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Animal Companions
Meet PETA’s Rescue Team and the Animals They Help

We will never turn our backs on the animals who need us the most. Here’s why.

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GRAPHIC: Cats Suffer When Shelters Stop Sheltering

What happens to unwanted cats when shelters refuse to help them?

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Georgia’s Proposed State Dog Is Just Peachy

Georgia’s House of Representatives has unanimously voted to name “the adoptable dog” the state’s official canine.

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(Photos) It’s NOT Raining Cats and Dogs, Thanks to PETA’s Spay-a-Thon

It was a cold, rainy day, but that was no match for PETA!

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Video: Ailing, Nearly Blind and Deaf Hound Makes Miraculous Transformation

Sarah was one of the saddest dogs PETA’s fieldworkers had ever encountered, which is saying a lot. But just look at her now.

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Dogs Run Over, Cats Thrown in the Trash: Victims of ‘No-Kill’ Policies

“No-kill” often means slow-kill when shelters turn animals away. Urge your shelter to keep its doors open to all animals in need.

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(Graphic) The Odds Are Deadly for Cats Released Into the Great Outdoors

Freezing temperatures, traffic, parasites, illness, injuries, and cruel people are everyday dangers that cats face when released outdoors.

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PETA Time Hop: Watch What Happened When PETA Supporters Disrupted the Westminster Dog Show in 2010

You won’t believe the crowd’s reaction when homeless dogs get a say at Westminster.

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Here’s What Happens When You Breed or Buy a Dog (It Isn’t Pretty)

Just in time for Westminster, PETA’s tongue-in-cheek video and bold protest outside the show reveal what breeders really think of dogs.

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PETA to Help Dogs in Danger After a Dog Park Is Littered With Thumbtacks

After someone strews thousands of thumbtacks around a California dog park, PETA offers a reward and to help pay for CCTV cameras to catch the culprit.

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PETA Asks Match.com to Do More to Connect Animal-Friendly Singles

PETA wants to help animal-friendly singles meet up—with an idea that works even better than just hanging out at the dog park, hoping.

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Why Is Everybody Wearing Orange?

An innovative initiative involving PETA and 11 other animal shelters raises awareness of animal homelessness.

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Football Star (and Friend to PETA) Heads to Super Bowl 50 This Weekend!

NFL players have long been kind friends to PETA. We celebrate two recent favorites and thank all the generous football stars who have helped PETA help animals!

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PETA Sting Leads to Conviction for Baby-Turtle Peddler

A tip from PETA leads to the conviction of a Virginia man illegally selling wild-caught baby turtles.

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Beware: Scam Shelters Are Everywhere

Scam “rescues” that hoard and neglect animals, sometimes fatally, depend on donations from kind but unwitting people. What kind of “rescue” are you supporting?

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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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