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Grab a Pussy(cat)

PETA is aiming to help people choose the right cat-idate and elect to adopt.

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This Dog Scratched Himself Bloody From Fleas (Photos)

His bald spot makes him look like a middle-aged man, but Chip is really just a young whipper-snapper full of puppy pep.

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PETA Is on the Ground in Wake of Hurricane Matthew

Hurricane Matthew has left behind immense flooding in North Carolina, so PETA’s animal rescue team is there and ready to help.

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How We’re Ending Pit Bull Overpopulation the Right Way

PETA’s free spay/neuter services for pit bulls attack the crisis at its source: breeding!

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This Is TNR. Don’t Let Anybody Tell You Different. (Video)

If we wouldn’t abandon our own cats, we shouldn’t abandon any cats.

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Animal Companions
We Save Pit Bulls by Spaying Them

Montréal’s pit-bull legislation has the potential to protect pit bulls by helping ensure that they will be well cared for and won’t contribute to the homeless-dog crisis.

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Snip, Snip, Hooray! PETA ‘Spays’ the Day in Danville

PETA’s third annual trip to Danville, Virginia, is a success—with 123 animals “fixed” and countless unwanted births prevented.

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Dogs Caged Without Water, Bullied at Florida Kennel

When you go away on vacation, who takes care of your dog? And when you sign up for dog training, who is at the other end of the leash?

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Man Tries to Kill Cat After Shelter Refuses to Euthanize Her

A man in Juneau, Alaska, couldn’t afford the cost of euthanizing his terminally ill cat. When the shelter refused to help, he took matters into his own hands.

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Why People Who Care About Pit Bull Welfare Support Breed Protection

Pit bulls are the world’s most abused dogs—they deserve laws to ensure proper care and to prevent irresponsible breeding, including for profit or fighting.

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Gut-Wrenching Photos of Injured Kitten Show How Littering Hurts ALL Animals

Add litter to the list of perils that “outdoor” cats face each day. This little guy is lucky to be alive.

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Looking to Find a New Home for an Animal? Read This First

It’s a dangerous world out there for animals. Make sure their future is secure by following these tips.

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Impossibly Adorable Dog Joins Posse of Other Adorable Dogs (Photos)

And they all lived adorably ever after.

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VIDEO: Newly Adopted Animals Make a Fresh Start After Louisiana Floods

PETA’s rescue teams transported 62 animals from overwhelmed shelters in flood-ravaged Louisiana to Virginia—watch some of them meet their new families.

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‘DWTS,’ Season 13—Chock-Full of Animal-Minded Celebrities!

More than half of the 13 stars this year are mindful of animal welfare.

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The first World Day for Laboratory Animals protest in the U.S., 1980
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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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