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Heartbreaking: Woman Flushes Her Hamster After Being Denied Flight

Spirit Airlines faces a PR mess after a customer claimed that an employee told her to flush her hamster down the toilet in order to board a flight.

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Here’s Why That Viral Chick-Hatching Video Is Actually Dark and Demented

Ever wonder where these chicks go after their stint in kindergarten jail?

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Animal Companions
Meet PETA’s Rescue Team and the Animals They Help

We will never turn our backs on the animals who need us the most. Here’s why.

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a dog named violet nearly died after someone attempted to dye her purple with human hair dye
This Is Why You Should Never Put Hair Dye on Your Animal Companions

Animals are living, feeling individuals—they’re not props or fashion accessories. Read Violet’s story and learn why you should never dye animals’ fur.

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‘Ice Maidens’ Shame Iditarod Mushers by Crossing Antarctica Dog-Free

Iditarod enthusiasts, take note: These women accomplished a trailblazing feat without exploiting or killing dogs.

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Another Look Inside Infamous PetSmart and Petco Supplier’s Warehouse

The new images follow the release of an insider’s report of the disgraceful Sun Pet facility.

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PETA Ads on Denver Bus Shelters Remind Commuters to Let Cold Dogs Stay Indoors

StreetMedia Group partnered with PETA to post 50 of these ads throughout the city this winter.

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scruffles, one of two dogs who recently died after visiting a groomer at a new jersey petsmart store
One New Jersey PetSmart Blamed for Two Dog Deaths in Just Eight Days

According to customer reports, at least two dogs have died and another was seriously injured after visiting a PetSmart in New Jersey.

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PETA’s Fieldworkers Are Braving the Cold

PETA’s field team won’t let anything stop them from helping animals in need.

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as winter weather blasts the U.S., dogs are literally freezing to death
Animal Companions
These Wintertime Horror Stories Show Why All Dogs Should Come Indoors

From Michigan to Florida, dogs are dying in frigid winter weather. Please take your animals indoors, and check out these other lifesaving tips.

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Philly to Start 2018 Right by Shutting Down Philadelphia Carriage Co.

This company came under fire after it illegally forced sick horses to haul heavy carriages day in and day out.

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Infamous Roadside Zoo That Confined Bears to Concrete Pit Shuts Down

Yellow River is known for having General Beauregard Lee—a “celebrity” groundhog who’s kept in a tiny cage only to be paraded around on Groundhog Day.

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Little Boy Enraged at Dad for Killing a Mouse Tells Him What’s What

I want to be this kid when I grow up.

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Cat-Throwing Teen Arrested, PETA Offers Humane Education

While law enforcement handles the cat-throwing teenager, PETA is offering his school a humane education program to combat cruelty and violence.

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PETA Crashes Texas A&M Dinner With a Message for the President

Before the activists could be pushed out, they began chanting, “Michael Young, shut the dog lab down now!”—only feet away from the infamous president.

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The first World Day for Laboratory Animals protest in the U.S., 1980
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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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