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Westminster Dog Show Winner Buddy Holly Will Be Exploited for Life

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

van with puppies inside crashes in Virginia Beach

Video: Van Hauling Puppies Hundreds of Miles in Tiny, Waste-Filled Crates Crashes

Find out what—or who—police found at the scene of a Virginia Beach van wreck, and learn about the reality of online puppy sales.

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Shooting in Dallas Leads to Discovery of 2,000+ Chickens in Peril

Roosters used in cockfights suffer and die. PETA explains how you can help victims of this vile blood sport.

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Animal Companions

10 Reasons Not to Buy a Bunny for Easter—or Ever

Bunnies aren’t Easter decorations—they’re sensitive individuals who are surprisingly high maintenance, and you’ll be shocked by how terribly they’re treated in the pet trade.

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Animal Companions

Former AKC Judge Faces 27 Criminal Charges After Officials Found 2 Dogs Dead, Others Reportedly ‘Swimming in Feces’ at His Kennel

This breeder used to judge dog shows for the American Kennel Club. Now it’s his turn to be judged—and he’s facing 27 criminal charges.

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cruelty invesigations department cat who now lives inside

A Week in the Life of PETA’s Cruelty Investigations Department

Animal emergencies don’t take the day off. On holidays, weekends, and every other day of the year, PETA receives calls about animals in danger.

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Here’s How This Donkey-Rescuing Celeb Is Taking Action in Greece

Learn why animal advocate and actor Anjelica Huston wrote a letter to the prime minister of Greece—and why you should take action, too.

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close-up of a section of Chili's restaurant chain's children's placemat with the question, "Would you rather have a talking parrot or a little monkey for a pet?" but is no longer in use

Chili’s Is Changing Children’s Placemats to Help Wild Animals?

What did parrots, monkeys, and Chili’s children’s placemats have in common that required a change? PETA has the compassionate scoop.

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Joanthan Franzen in yellow and blue circle next to sad cat outdoors

Jonathan Franzen Explains the Number One Threat to American Birds

Author Jonathan Franzen joined PETA to talk about the dangers of keeping cats outdoors and a real-life incident that prompted a story in his novel “Freedom.”

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pet monkey shot dead in Oklahoma after attacking woman

Animal Companions

Reports: Two Wild Animals Kept as ‘Pets’ Shot Dead Following Attacks

These violent incidents are further proof that monkeys and other wild animals are unpredictable and powerful and that they should never be kept as “pets.”

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Animal Companions

After PETA Push, Dog-Breeding Restraint No Longer Sold at Walmart

After PETA pointed out that dog-breeding stands are used to restrain female dogs so that they can’t fight back, Walmart removed the devices from its website.

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Kokas Exotics raccoons confined in a cage

Victory! USDA Cracks Down on Craig Kokas

Craig Kokas kept hundreds of animals at his hellhole of a breeding operation for years—now the USDA is acting on its damning findings.

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Duke the dog on a short leash in front of the rickety shanty where he slept.

Animal Companions

From Concrete Slab to Dog Condo: See How PETA Helps ‘Backyard Dogs’

A heavy chain couldn’t stop Duke’s joy when PETA’s team first saw him in Cancún. See how they changed his life and learn how you can help dogs like him.

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PETA's top Iditarod Facebook and Twitter and Instagram posts with two dogs forced to pull sled through freezing Alaska terrain for Iditarod race

Damning Video Shows 2023 Iditarod Winner’s Greed and Cruelty to Dogs

PETA received damning footage of the 2023 Iditarod winner, Ryan Redington, dragging his visibly exhausted dogs during the race.

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Breeding breathing-impaired cats for sale is cruel, including all flat-faced breeds like this cream-colored Persian, and any other Persian, Himalayan, exotic shorthair, or Burmese cat

Animal Companions

The Blatant Cruelty of Breeding and Buying Breathing-Impaired Cats

Do you think cats deserve to breathe? We do, too. Find out why breeding flat-faced cats for sale is so cruel.

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