Category: Animal Companions

Impressionable moviegoers are notorious for buying animals they see on the silver screen, only to abandon them after the novelty wears off.

Barefoot and decked out in a PETA T-shirt, Scott DeFusco dedicated his Boston Marathon race to helping lonely, neglected “outdoor dogs.”

Our actions are vehicles for compassion. Here are nine super-easy ways you can be kind to animals for the other 51 weeks of the year.

The Soto family dropped their dog off to be groomed. A little over an hour later, he was dead—and that’s just the beginning of the story.

Beyoncé couldn’t make it, but Poochella was still a tail-wagging good time that featured vendors, food, and dozens of awesome dogs from local shelters.

Millions of animals are currently in shelters nationwide—2,100 dogs are awaiting adoption in metropolitan D.C. alone. Will you give one of these deserving pups a good home?

Jack Daniels, Iditarod sponsor, take note: Another dog has just died, and the 2018 race is around the corner. When will this bloodbath end?

They call them “puppy-mill rescues.” But they might more accurately be called simply “puppy-mill purchases.”

From a severely crowded rural shelter to PETA’s headquarters, Bernadette steals hearts wherever she goes.

General Mills banned tests on animals, SeaWorld continued to “tank,” and more companies decided to ditch fur. But we didn’t stop there!

Roman the cat was betrayed by the very people claiming to “save” animals. This is the reality of so many “trap-neuter-release” programs.