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Animal Companions
Tangled Tether Almost Costs Dog Her Leg

We have no idea how long the dog had been immobilized, but one thing is certain: She needed help right away.

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Animal Companions
Animals’ Favorite Playboy Playmates

The iconic men’s magazine “Playboy” is pulling its pin-ups, but have no fear: Here at PETA, we’d still rather bare skin than wear skin.

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Superheroes Emerge From South Carolina Flooding Disaster

Flood victims Lucky, Tila, and George owe their lives to the kindness of strangers.

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Video: Cats Chained Outside

It doesn’t matter who’s at the end of the chain—chaining is wrong.

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Animal Companions
Guest Post: Animals Aren’t Numbers

Statistics don’t tell the whole story. One shelter director explains why she’ll always do the right thing for animals in need.

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Beatles Donate Use of ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ to PETA for Adoption Campaign

After three decades of being one of the most prolific forces for animal rights, Paul McCartney is still finding creative new ways to promote compassion.

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Priceless: Mama Dog and Son Abandoned at Yard Sale Meet New Family

An adoption odyssey takes two tiny Chihuahuas all the way from rural Virginia to Big Sky Country.

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These Cats Love PETA’s Spay/Neuter Clinic (Photos)

PETA spays and neuters more than 120 cats and dogs during three-day marathon.

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Public Swimming Pool Goes to the Dogs

PETA makes a splash at three local events near our Norfolk, Virginia, headquarters, the Sam Simon Center.

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Photo by Barbara Hays/Norfolk Animal Care Center
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Animal Companions
These Dogs Didn’t Have to Die Frightened and Alone on a Dirt Road

What happens when shelters turn away animals in need? The animals suffer and die somewhere else.

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UPDATE: Woman Who Tortured Animals Found Guilty in Federal Court

In a historic decision, a woman who made videos of herself torturing animals became the first person convicted for “crush” videos in federal court.

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Animal Companions
These Dogs Were Put in Crates—and Never Came Out

Not only is confining a dog to a crate for hours (or days) at a time cruel, it can also be deadly.

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Animal Companions
General Growth Properties Bans Animal Exhibits

The mega-mall owner has also banned the cruel sale of sugar gliders on all of its properties.

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Animal Companions
You Need Help, and These Cats Know It

Do you have an opening for a certified stress reducer? Have we got the job candidate for you!

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These Shopping Malls Aren’t Selling Out Animals

Mall-management company Macerich puts animal welfare first.

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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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