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Teens Arrested After Allegedly Cutting Open a Kitten on Snapchat

Students in the area are instructed to cut open cats and other animals in classroom dissection exercises that are eerily similar to this case.

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Why Are Those Who Push ‘No-Kill’ So Silent on Sham Hoarder ‘Rescues’?

Not a week goes by without reports of animals found in criminally cruel conditions at self-professed “rescues” that claim to “save” animals from euthanasia.

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Necropsy Shows Dog Made to Pull Sled Inhaled Vomit, Died of Pneumonia

Jack Daniels, Iditarod sponsor, take note: Another dog has just died, and the 2018 race is around the corner. When will this bloodbath end?

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Cruelty to Animals Is a Red Flag for Future Violence

“I fear that my 14-year-old son will be a victim of gun violence…if acts of cruelty to animals are not addressed.” – PETA EVP Tracy Reiman

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Another Airline Disaster—Your Animal Companion’s Safety Is YOUR Responsibility

We must prioritize our animal companions’ well-being, because it’s clear that airlines don’t. Their safety is our responsibility.

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Dog Dies After Allegedly Being Forced Into an Overhead Bin on a United Flight

This never should have happened. Animal companions belong where their guardians can see them and reassure them during flights.

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Watch: Activists Crash Crufts’ ‘Best in Show’ to Protest Extreme Dog Breeding

Through its obsession with “purity of breed,” Crufts rewards breeders for producing dogs with “ideal” physical traits with little or no regard for their welfare.

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PETA’s February Victories for Animals

Vegan frats, jailed animal abusers, funding cuts for animal tests—check out some of PETA’s notable triumphs from February.

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PETA’s Position on Cloning Dogs

After the media reported on celebrities who are having dogs cloned, we’re sharing our perspective on cloning companion animals.

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Selfie-Obsessed Beachgoers Use Shark Dragged From the Water for a Photo Op

According to the shark activist who filmed the incident, this endangered hammerhead will be dead in weeks because of these people’s thoughtlessness.

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Suspected High School Shooter Has Reported History of Animal Abuse

The deadly violence taking place in schools in recent years has, in many cases, begun with cruelty to animals.

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8 Things That You Should Be Doing in the Year of the Dog

This year belongs to the dogs. If you’re not doing these things already, 2018 is a great time to start!

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Photos: From Jack Daniel’s to Canada Goose, PETA Protests to Save Lives

Who else spreads the good vegan word as effectively as PETA?

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More Explosive Allegations: Iditarod Champ Kills Dogs ‘in Fits of Anger’

Weeks before the start of the 2018 race, PETA calls for another investigation into the alleged killing of dogs raised for the Iditarod.

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Victory! Here Are 13 Ways PETA Crushed December and January

From demonstrating at football games to winning in the courts and rescuing bears, we won’t stop until all animals are liberated.

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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?”

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

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