Animal Companions
It’s the Eye-Opening Event of Spring! Join PETA for a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Teams Helping Animal Companions Around the Globe

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!

Ruth, Rosie, and a Rescue to Remember (Video)

Ever since PETA released footage exposing a Jack Russell breeder for exploiting dogs, it’s been one victory after another. Now two of the dogs are at PETA’s shelter—will you be the one to give them the perfect home?

VICE Report: Animals Are ‘Dying at Alarming Rates’ in PetSmart Stores

“People going into PetSmart should know the company doesn’t view [companion animals] as animals,” one former, traumatized employee told VICE. “They view them as products.”

What Is Life Really Like for a Dog Bred to Race in the Iditarod?

“Has anyone died during the Iditarod?” It’s an important question, but the horrors of life for a dog in the Iditarod extend beyond the race.

Animal Companions
PETA Statement on Sentencing of ‘The Monkey Whisperer,’ Chris Brown’s Monkey Dealer

Many animal advocates alerted PETA to Chris Brown’s illegal possession of a capuchin monkey, and they helped us take down a cruel and criminal breeder.

Save Lives, Fight Poverty, and Curb the Climate Catastrophe—10 Things to Do for Lent

PETA LAMBS is encouraging everyone to fight speciesism by valuing all animals for who they are as individuals, by choosing merciful vegan meals, and by making other lifesaving choices during Lent and beyond.

Updates on the Situation for Animals in Ukraine

Amid the attacks in Ukraine, PETA is urging governments to simplify entry requirements for animals into the U.K. and EU.

Animal Companions
WATCH: Where There’s a Will to Help Animals, There’s a Way!

From morning shows to county fairs, PETA staff members are always looking for new, creative ways to help animals. Watch the second of three videos to learn how they do it!

PETA Shares the Valentine’s Day Love With Dogs in Cancún (Photos)

PETA Latino went to Cancún for Valentine’s Day—not for a romantic getaway but to share the love with 217 dogs by spaying or neutering them for free!

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Dogs Suffer When Used for Sledding: Watch ‘Dogs in Distress’

“Dogs in Distress,” a new Canadian investigation, shows what PETA has been saying for years: Dogs used for sledding suffer. Read on to find out how you can help.

Animal Companions
You Don’t Have to Wait for ‘Hocus Pocus 2’—Binx Is Ready to Meet You

Binx is willing to travel (even to Salem) to find his perfect match. And he’s ready to protect his adoptive family from the Sanderson sisters—or just foil balls and yarn.

PETA Stormed Runway Shows: How Fur Went out of Style

The fall of fur in fashion didn’t happen overnight. Read on to find out how PETA changed the fashion industry’s sense of style by storming the runway.

We Did It! Millennium Hotels Drops Iditarod After Worldwide PETA Campaign

Dogs deserve better than being run to death for mushers’ prize money, and Millennium Hotels and Resorts has agreed to stop supporting such cruelty. The hotel chain is dropping its Iditarod sponsorship after nearly 30 years.

Animal Companions
Pit Bull and Chihuahua Besties Go From Freezing to Freedom, Thanks to PETA

Chihuahua mix Charlie and pit bull mix Diamond were huddled together, shivering and scared, when PETA fieldworkers found them locked in a wire crate.

Animal Companions
Public Shelters: Refuge for Animals or Not?

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.

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