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The Kitten Nobody Wanted

Brock plays the perennial bridesmaid as all the other kittens get adopted.

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Animal Companions
Kitten Narrowly Escapes the Number One Killer of Strays

This injured kitten owes her life to a kind person who didn’t just shrug and walk away.

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Dangerous Pairings, Cruelty, and Exploitation—Behind the Scenes of Viral ‘Unlikely Friends’ Videos

If you see content featuring “unlikely animal friends,” don’t share it. Here’s what really happens behind the scenes of these videos.

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Video: Little Dog Offers Big Lesson in Forgiveness

A little terrier mix who was attacked by dogs twice meets a towering Lab mix—and you won’t believe what happens next.

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Woman Protests Dog Chaining by Wearing Fur Coat in Sweltering Heat

A PETA supporter chained herself to a cinderblock to call on government officials to outlaw tethering.

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Can You Make These Rescued Cats’ Dreams Come True?

These cats lived through a nightmare—abandoned, starving, and sick. Now, they need someone to give them the life they’ve dreamed about.

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Petland Cruelty Exposed—Again!

A former Petland employee’s Facebook post went viral this week for exposing neglected animals with open sores who were forced to live in cramped conditions.

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Is There Room in Your Heart and Home for the Cast of Napoleon Dynamite?

Meet Napoleon, Carlinda, Tina, and Lafawnduh—four kittens named for characters in the cult hit Napoleon Dynamite (of course).

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Dogs Found Burned, Skinned, and Beheaded

PETA and other animal advocates have come together to offer a combined $17,000 reward for information.

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GRAPHIC: Matted Fur Is an Emergency

Grooming isn’t just a beauty treatment—it’s vital to animals’ health and well-being. One dog’s sad and appalling story shows why.

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Video: Watch This Injured Puppy’s Miraculous Transformation

Joey’s injured leg was useless after he was mauled by another dog—but just look at him now!

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She Went Home to Die—and Then Something Amazing Happened

The vet gave Soupster six months to live, but she had other plans.

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Officer: ‘The Poor Dog Did Not Make It’

Hot weather can be deadly, especially for dogs who are penned or chained outside.

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Caution: Cute Kittens Ahead

What happens when cats aren’t spayed or neutered? Kittens! This adorable trio is desperately seeking their forever scratching posts.

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PETA Wants to Nip the Problem of Deadbeat Dads in the Bud

With Father’s Day approaching, PETA is getting snippy with deadbeat dads.

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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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