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Dogs Don’t Smile With Their Tongue Out: How to Know When It’s Too Hot for Spot

Even if it doesn’t feel too hot outside to you, it can be dangerous for your dog. Find out why your dog is panting and how you can help keep them safe in hot weather.

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Animal Companions
Westminster Dog Show Winner Sage Will Be Exploited for Life

The only prize the “Best in Show” winner of the 2024 Westminster dog show gets is a lifetime of being exploited.

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Spay-a-Thons, Adoptions, and More: Just 3 Months Into 2024

From access to spay/neuter surgery to end-of-life services and adoption, we help animals around the world and in our own backyard.

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Governor Who Bragged About Shooting Her Dog Is In for a Fright This Halloween

See PETA’s response to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem admitting that she shot and killed her 14-month-old dog, Cricket, and a goat who smelled “musky.”

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Animals Kept in Filth, Left to Die at Self-Proclaimed ‘Rescue’—PETA Calls For Charges

PETA exposed neglect at this animal-hoarding hellhole posing as a “rescue” facility. Now we’re asking the local prosecutor to file charges against its owner.

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Breeders, Beware! L.A. Passes Temporary Ban on Issuing Dog-Breeding Permits

Join PETA in calling on Mayor Bass to do her job and remind city shelters of theirs: to provide shelter to all animals in need.

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Nothing to ‘Snicker’ About: Mars Candy Tied to Bleeding Animals

Mars Inc. has a sick connection to what a recent PETA investigation exposed. Find out what the Snickers maker has to do with bleeding dogs and cats.

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Animal Companions
From Life in Prison to Life of the Party: Meet Jane

A PETA investigator rescued Jane from an animal blood bank just in the nick of time—now this terrific tabby is banking on finding the perfect permanent home.

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Animal Companions
Iditarod 2024 Updates: Race Ends With 3 Dog Deaths, 200+ Pulled From Trail

Now that the deadly 2024 Iditarod is over, PETA is breaking down the chaos of the race and the dogs’ suffering that permeated it.

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See Why French Bulldogs Can’t Breathe: Their Skull vs. a Healthy Dog’s

What does a bulldog skull look like? Why do flat-faced dogs struggle to breathe? PETA answers your questions about breathing-impaired breeds.

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Death Before the Death Race: Iditarod Training Accidents That Killed Dogs

While training for the Iditarod, dogs have been injured and killed in moose encounters, snowmobile accidents, and many other gory ways. Find out how you can help dogs.

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Meet Cats, Dogs, Goats, Chimpanzees, and Others PETA Helped Rescue in 2023

Take a look at 23 of the top animal rescues we helped carry out in 2023 and find out how you can help us do more great work for animals next year.

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Tune In: PETA VP Featured on Podcast Breaks Down ‘No-Kill’ Sham

What does “no-kill” really mean? A PETA vice president joined “The Animal Welfare Junction” podcast to discuss the divisive term.

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Animal Companions
Video: See Rescued ‘Backyard Dogs’ Thrive in Cancún Foster Home

When a local woman alerted us to two thin, chained dogs in Cancún, we acted immediately. See Kal and Abigail now.

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Photos: See How PETA Helped Dogs Trapped in Tropical Storm Ophelia’s Path

See how PETA fieldworkers helped “backyard dogs” left outside in Tropical Storm Ophelia’s path when their owners failed to bring them indoors.

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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?” READ MORE

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind

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