‘Breaking the Chain’ Started a Movement—Help Dogs in Your Neighborhood

“Breaking the Chain” exposed a nationwide crisis of animal neglect. Here’s how you can help chained “backyard dogs” in your neighborhood right now.

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You’ll Crumble When You Watch Oreo the Cat’s Journey to the Sweet Life

Oreo was beaten so badly that we feared he wouldn’t survive—but then he surprised everyone.

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A Day in the Life of a PETA Animal Rescue Team Fieldworker

A PETA fieldworker tells all: One of those featured in the documentary “Breaking the Chain” takes you behind the scenes to show her work for animals in just 24 hours.

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Dog Dies in Airport Warehouse—PETA Wants Cargo Company Held Responsible

Alliance Ground International is reportedly complicit in transporting monkeys to their deaths in laboratories. And it just let a dog die in an airport warehouse.

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Get Out Your Hankie: New Film Tells Story of Dog Presumed Dead

A new documentary tells the touching story of a PETA fieldworker and a dog who was once presumed dead.

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Animals Need You to Watch ‘Breaking the Chain’—Now on Prime Video

For the first time ever, a documentary is sounding the alarm on a national crisis affecting dogs and other companion animals. Watch “Breaking the Chain” on demand now.

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OUT NOW! Highly Anticipated Film Shares How PETA Helps Animals 365 Days a Year

This gripping documentary, executive-produced by Anjelica Huston, tells the story of neglected, often-forgotten animals and the field team dedicated to giving them hope.

VIDEO: Iditarod Musher Gets Shifty When Police Ask About Dogs’ Well-Being

Iditarod musher John Baker told police that Snickers was in good health—so why did he tell a PETA investigator that he planned to shoot the elderly dog to end “her misery”?

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After 7+ Years in a Chain-Link Prison, Mingo Is Living Her Best Life

Imagine spending seven years locked inside a walk-in closet. That’s what life was like for Mingo before she was rescued by PETA.

PETA U.K. and Local Groups Rush to Aid Animals in Beirut

In the wake of tragedy, PETA’s Global Compassion Fund is supporting those scouring the ruins for animals, delivering crucial animal supplies to families, and more. See how you can help!

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Observe International Homeless Animals Day by Taking Action With PETA

The overpopulation crisis has left 70 million companion animals homeless in the U.S. Join PETA on August 20 to spread awareness not only of this problem but also of its solution.

Chained Puppies, an Orphaned Owl, and Many More Animals PETA Helped in July

From an orphaned owl to a suffering goose to doghouses delivered, here are some highlights from our field team, which came to the aid of animals in need.

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Dogs and Cats Starved and Abused at ‘Rescues’—Why Does This Keep Happening?

Ironically, authorities raid self-proclaimed “rescues” almost weekly to rescue animals from severe abuse and neglect. Make sure your support goes to the right place.

VIDEO: Terrified Military Macaw Screams After Being Shot

A shocking video from Durango, Mexico, shows a wild military macaw screaming in pain after being shot in the wing by a family who reportedly wanted to keep the bird as a “pet.”

This Kitten at a ‘Pet’ Market in China Can Barely Keep Their Eyes Open

A dehydrated pug, seemingly ill cats, dogs kept in feces-encrusted wire cages—these are just some of the horrors a PETA Asia investigator found at an open “pet” market in China.

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