UPDATE: Game-Changing Woocoa Earns PETA’s 2018 Animal-Free Wool Prize
UPDATE: Game-Changing Woocoa Earns PETA’s 2018 Animal-Free Wool Prize

The innovative team’s hemp-, coconut-, and mushroom-derived material is helping to stop sheep from being shorn bloody for their wool.

LEFT: Valery Rizzo
RIGHT: Woocoa
UPDATE: Gucci Bans Angora Wool After PETA Exposé
UPDATE: Gucci Bans Angora Wool After PETA Exposé

The company—which banned fur last year—confirmed that it’s joining hundreds of brands that no longer sell items made with hair ripped out of live rabbits.

Animals Pay the Real Price for SeaWorld’s Up-Close Encounters
Animals Pay the Real Price for SeaWorld’s Up-Close Encounters

Please, if you care about these animals, don’t pay to “encounter” them. There’s nothing trendy or likeable about a selfie with a SeaWorld captive.

So Many Brands Have Banned Mohair—ASOS Is Taking Things a Step Further
Personal Care & Fashion
So Many Brands Have Banned Mohair—ASOS Is Taking Things a Step Further

Following a PETA video exposé of the mohair industry, the online retailer announced that it will strengthen its overall animal-welfare policy.

VIDEO: Elephants Jabbed With Bullhook During Garden Bros. Circus Show
VIDEO: Elephants Jabbed With Bullhook During Garden Bros. Circus Show

This is the sort of abuse that Garden Bros. uses in front of audiences—imagine what goes on when the curtains are closed.

It’s Career Day, and This Poor Little Girl’s Dad Is a SeaWorld Orca Trainer
It’s Career Day, and This Poor Little Girl’s Dad Is a SeaWorld Orca Trainer

“He said the ocean is too dangerous for orcas, and I said, ‘That doesn’t make any sense!’ But you know how dads are!”

P!nk Takes SeaWorld to Task During Annual Meeting
P!nk Takes SeaWorld to Task During Annual Meeting

The longtime PETA supporter urged executives of the marine park to send the captive orcas to seaside sanctuaries. Will you join her?

LEFT: © StarMaxInc.com
VIDEO: Outrage Ensues After Trainer Puts Lipstick on Captive Beluga Whale
VIDEO: Outrage Ensues After Trainer Puts Lipstick on Captive Beluga Whale

This park clearly has no idea how to care for animals. These whales should be sent to reputable sanctuaries before the next stupid stunt takes place.

VIDEOS: These Bears Were Used for Entertainment—Now, They’re Thriving
VIDEOS: These Bears Were Used for Entertainment—Now, They’re Thriving

Seeing these bears in their new homes will melt your heart. But hundreds of others who continue to suffer for entertainment still need our help.

Pledge to Protect the Water By Not Eating Its Inhabitants
Food
Pledge to Protect the Water By Not Eating Its Inhabitants

Fish, octopuses, lobsters and other sea animals are every bit as sentient, sensitive and in some cases as intelligent as the dogs and cats who share our homes.

Shocking Video Shows Dead Whale Found With 80 Plastic Bags in His Stomach
Shocking Video Shows Dead Whale Found With 80 Plastic Bags in His Stomach

The video footage may look like a horror film, but it serves as an all-too-real reminder: Our litter is killing animals. And it must stop.

7 Huge Animal Victories That PETA Has Claimed Since Ringling’s Last Show
7 Huge Animal Victories That PETA Has Claimed Since Ringling’s Last Show

If you thought we hung up our hats post-Ringling, you’re mistaken. Since its last show, we’ve put even more pressure on other circuses that still use animals.

The Avengers Are Going Vegan, and We Think That’s ‘Marvelous’
The Avengers Are Going Vegan, and We Think That’s ‘Marvelous’

Removing meat and dairy “products” from your meals may not give you superpowers, per se—but you will be a superhero for countless animals.

Slaughterhouses—Where Some Kentucky Derby Horses Are Sent
Slaughterhouses—Where Some Kentucky Derby Horses Are Sent

But it’s not all doom and gloom. PETA is working hard to help Thoroughbreds and other horses beyond their racing careers. You can, too.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Royal Wedding Gift From PETA India Is … a Bull!
Personal Care & Fashion
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Royal Wedding Gift From PETA India Is … a Bull!

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are sure to receive a wide variety of wedding gifts, but PETA India’s may be the most unique.

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