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See PETA Rescue Stranded Animals in Texas (Video, Photos)

PETA’s Community Animal Project rescue team members, along with a staffer from our sheltering partner Virginia Beach SPCA, spent a week on the ground in Texas.

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Animal Companions
Finding the Right Home for Your Companion Animal

Many people would like to have an animal companion, but not everyone is a responsible, compassionate animal guardian.

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Peter Dinklage Warns That Buying Huskies as ‘Direwolves’ Is Hurting Dogs

Direwolf look-alike huskies are being bought on a whim by Game of Thrones fans and then given away when novelty wears off and responsibility sets in.

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Update: PETA Offers Up to $5,000 to Catch Jerk Who Dumped Dog from Car

People are outraged after a shocked motorist captured dash-cam footage of a driver dumping a dog on a busy street in Tampa, Florida.

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Dog’s Death on United Flight Will Make You Hate the Airline All Over Again

Yet another animal, treated like a piece of luggage, has died in the cargo hold on a United Airlines flight.

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Petco and PetSmart Lose Big as Cambridge Passes New Ordinance

Cambridge, Massachusetts, became a hot spot for celebration as officials passed a sweeping ban on the sale of nonrescued animals.

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Robert Pattinson Refuses to Molest Dog for New Film ‘Good Time’

Thankfully, this dog found an advocate in RPattz, but this is one more example demonstrating why it’s never a “good time” to be an animal used in films.

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Cue the ‘Aww’s! Three of the Most Adorable Rodents Are in Search of Homes

Hank, Dale, and Bill may be small, but trust us—they’ll have a big impact on your heart. Find out more about this adorable, adoptable trio.

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PetSpace Adoption and Education Center Is Sure to Leave You Speechless

We can’t wait to give the human-sized hamster wheel a try, but that’s only the beginning of why PETA is so excited that Wallis Annenberg PetSpace is open.

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This Lively ‘Girlfriend’ Is Anything but a Ball and Chain

We loved Girlfriend at her worst, and now she’s ready to love someone deserving of her best.

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VIDEO: Couple Says Great Dane Lost 28 Pounds in Nine Days at PetSmart Hotel

When the Michigan residents picked up Beauvine, the Great Dane, he was dehydrated, lethargic, and covered with feces and vomit.

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Animal Companions
Heatstroke and Neglect Killed This Pit Bull—but There’s Still Time to Save Others

A chained pit bull in Gatesville, North Carolina, died after being left in the heat. PETA is urging local authorities to protect other animals from similar neglect.

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Animal Companions
Scout’s Honor: Boy Scouts Work to Find Person Who Buried Dog Alive

PETA is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

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Were Dogs and Cats Tormented for Your Animal’s Flea-and-Tick Products?

Most animal guardians don’t know that numerous companies are actually performing painful experiments on the same animals they purport to help.

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PETA Seeks Warning Messages in Map Apps and Stores After Numerous Hot Car Deaths

Signs and alerts could help warn drivers that children and dogs left in hot vehicles can die of heatstroke within minutes.

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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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