Category: Overpopulation

The largest “purebred” dog registry in the world ranked this breathing-impaired breed as the most registered dog in the U.S.

As communities experience the disastrous results of misguided “no-kill” policies, PETA urges shelters to make animals, not statistics, their priority.

When an animal is in need, PETA fieldworkers do everything in their power to help. Learn more about their groundbreaking work.

Do you know when your dog’s or cat’s rabies vaccination expires? Forgetting can be deadly for all your loved ones.

Cancún, Mexico, has a surplus of animals but no lack of heart. PETA Latino’s clinic helped residents care for their animal companions.

The “dog days” of summer are every day for PETA fieldworkers, who are outside helping chained dogs beat the heat.

Perdita in a puppy-breeding factory and Pluto chained? PETA’s satirical series reimagines these and other iconic Disney dogs.

PETA’s Poochella adoption festival came back with a bang this year, with dozens of happy dogs looking for loving new homes.

Get the tales behind the tails: Join PETA on April 13 for a virtual event benefiting our life-changing work for companion animals in communities most in need. And it’s free—sign up now!

When lockdown resulted in an unexpected surge of adoptions and new foster homes, many shelters chose to leave cages empty, rather than offering refuge to homeless animals.

Euthanasia is not a solution to overpopulation but rather a tragic necessity given the present crisis.