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Category: Overpopulation

Luck Was on This Black Cat’s Side

It was fate! A wrong turn ended up taking this lucky cat in the right direction.

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Dog Suffocates in Plastic Bag in Botched Home ‘Euthanasia’

What happens when misguided “no-kill” shelter policies make it hard for financially strapped people to surrender sick and elderly animals? Things like this happen.

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Watch the Video Trap-Neuter-Release Advocates Don’t Want You to See

Would you ever dream of abandoning your cats on the streets to fend for themselves? This is what could happen if you did.

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Heed the Dancing Condoms: Get Your Cat or Dog Spayed or Neutered

There aren’t enough good homes for all the cats and dogs who deserve them. Spaying and neutering can help end the overpopulation crisis.

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How PETA Helps Dogs Who Need It the Most

A member of PETA’s social media team shadows PETA’s fieldworkers as they help dogs in need.

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One for the Books: Spay/Neuter Clinics Set New Record in February

With 1,304 dogs and cats sterilized—and in a short month, too—the numbers have never been better.

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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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GRAPHIC: Cats Suffer When Shelters Stop Sheltering

What happens to unwanted cats when shelters refuse to help them?

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Georgia’s Proposed State Dog Is Just Peachy

Georgia’s House of Representatives has unanimously voted to name “the adoptable dog” the state’s official canine.

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(Photos) It’s NOT Raining Cats and Dogs, Thanks to PETA’s Spay-a-Thon

It was a cold, rainy day, but that was no match for PETA!

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PETA Asks Match.com to Do More to Connect Animal-Friendly Singles

PETA wants to help animal-friendly singles meet up—with an idea that works even better than just hanging out at the dog park, hoping.

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Why Is Everybody Wearing Orange?

An innovative initiative involving PETA and 11 other animal shelters raises awareness of animal homelessness.

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A Record-Setting Year for PETA’s Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinics!

2015 was the best year ever for PETA’s low- and no-cost mobile spay/neuter clinics, which sterilized a record number of animals.

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Smurf Got Help, but What About the Countless Others Like Him?

A kitten who was dyed purple and apparently used as a live chew toy has found help, but countless other abused animals need a safe place to go.

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PETA Pays Tribute to Scott Weiland

To honor the legacy of Scott Weiland, who rescued a stray pit bull, PETA is offering free services to other adopted pit bulls.

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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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