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Cute Yorkie mix Bella is available for adoption
Rescued Dog’s Saga Includes Broken Pelvis and Fractured Leg

An abusive home couldn’t suck the life out of this spunky little Yorkie mix.

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Happy rescued dog Maggie
Video: Dog Saved From Iditarod Musher Lost Her Voice but Not Her Spirit

After a PETA eyewitness rescued Maggie during an investigation of dog yards owned by Iditarod mushers, she went from chained to cherished.

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See the Animals PETA Helps in Our Quarterly Reports

During last quarter, the veterinary staff of our mobile spay/neuter clinics sterilized 3,143 animals, including 102 in a single day for World Spay Day.

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After a Week of Trying to Rescue a Cat, Residents Called PETA for Help

For a week, residents tried coaxing this cat out of a tree. But they knew that in order to save her life, they needed professional help.

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PETA's Community Animal Project
PETA’s Community Animal Project Helped Over 100 Animals in March—See How

Every month, our team is out in the field delivering much-needed attention and affection to neglected animals—and March was no exception!

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Two photos of small dog, one where she's tied to a trash can and one where she's being held by a rescuer
‘Garbage Pail Kid’ Goes From Trash to Treasure

A tiny dog’s situation goes from bad to worse when she’s put out with the trash.

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Happy dog in field of grass and flowers
Mark Cuban Invests Half a Million in Vegan Dog Food Startup on ‘Shark Tank’

Now even “sharks” are embracing vegan, cruelty-free products.

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They Found These Million-Dollar Babies at the Dollar Store

After being rescued from the doorstep of a dollar store, these two adorable piglets are seeking their fairy-tale ending.

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A PETA fieldworker helps a dog in need.
Animal Companions
The Top 10 Things That PETA Fieldworkers See—and How They Help Animals

Our Community Animal Project fieldworkers encounter dogs, cats, and other animals no one will help—no one except PETA, that is.

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Video: He Escaped a Racetrack and a Blood Bank—See This Greyhound Now

Discarded by the racing industry and saved from a canine blood bank, Bodhi is now adopted and adored. You won’t believe his transformation.

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Save 200 Animals Every Year by Going Vegan
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poe the black cat stands over a toy with his tongue out
PETA Steps In When Cat’s Guardian Can Care for Him Nevermore

He’s named after Edgar Allan Poe, but there’s nothing dreary about this rescued cat’s future.

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Hunters Throw Dogs Down Wells, Tie Them to Railway Lines

Hunters reportedly leave tens of thousands of dogs for dead after hunting season is over so that they don’t have to pay to feed them.

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People Are Buying Dogs for Instagram Pics and Dumping Them at Shelters

Researchers found that after young people shelled out for purebred dogs for “likes,” they often dumped the animals at shelters.

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Meet Psycho and 10 Other Animals PETA Fieldworkers Helped This Month
Animal Companions
Meet Clyde and 10 Other Animals PETA Fieldworkers Helped This Month

Ever wonder what our Community Animal Project fieldworkers do? Here are just a few examples of the many animals they help every single day.

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Video: NYPD Officer Saves Dog in Pouring Rain—Now They’re Best Friends

It was pouring rain and freezing cold. NYPD Officer Michael Pascale was on patrol when he saw a figure huddled shivering beside a fence.

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The first World Day for Laboratory Animals protest in the U.S., 1980
PETA’s Milestones for Animals: 1980 to Now
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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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