20 Times PETA Smashed Experiments and Saved Animals in 2020

2020 may have blown chunks, but PETA gutted animal testing like never before! Relive 20 of our favorite victories from this year that saved millions of animals.

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Victory! Animals Spared Deadly Tests in Taiwan After PETA Appeal

This new regulation will save so many animals’ lives! Learn more about PETA’s work with foreign countries to end pointless experiments on animals.

Victory! EPA Stops Requiring Use of Animals in Pesticide Test

Good news: The Environmental Protection Agency is reducing pesticide testing on animals! Find out how you can help end more cruel tests.

1 Year Later, How Have PETA Scientists Helped the EPA End Tests on Mammals?

One year ago today, the EPA committed to ending toxicity experiments on mammals. How much has changed since then?

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HUGE News! Cosmetics Regulations in China Just Got More Animal-Friendly

New regulations are expected to allow many more products to be sold in China without any animal testing. Find out how PETA is involved and what it means for consumers.

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Huge PETA Win! Taiwan Drops Drowning, Electric Shock Tests on Animals

In a groundbreaking decision, PETA pushed the Taiwan FDA to drop drowning and electric shock tests on animals in its draft regulation for marketing anti-fatigue health food claims.

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PETA Victory! Chocolatier Barry Callebaut Bans Tests on Animals

Barry Callebaut, the “world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate,” nixes cruel and deadly animal tests after hearing from PETA entities.

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The Secret’s Out: Top Deodorant Brand Joins PETA’s ‘Beauty Without Bunnies’ List

Do good, feel good, smell good—achieve it all with PETA’s latest Beauty Without Bunnies list addition: Secret deodorant.

Breakthrough! PETA Science Group Saves Animals With New 3-D Lung Model

As animals are commonly used and killed in inhalation tests, the exciting development of this 3-D lung model has the potential to save tens of thousands of lives.

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You Paid for It: Mice Baked to Death, Zebrafish Killed With Salt

Federal documents reveal chronic violations of minimum animal welfare standards at the taxpayer-funded National Institutes of Health.

Virginia Bill Would Save Dogs, Cats From Experiments Here and Overseas

The bill comes in the wake of PETA’s release of disturbing video footage taken at a facility in Cumberland, Virginia, that breeds beagles for experimentation.

PETA Scientists Bring Advanced, Animal-Free Testing Methods to the Web

PETA scientists know that education and training are some of the best ways to get animals out of laboratories.

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Big Victory! Pharma Giant Bristol-Myers Squibb Bans Near-Drowning Test

Under PETA pressure, Bristol-Myers Squibb has confirmed that it has banned making small animals swim for their lives.

How Does PETA End Animal Tests? Just Read Our 2019 Recap to Find Out

We’re starting 2020 with hope, because last year, we saved millions of living individuals who were being tormented and ultimately killed in laboratories.

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Progress for Rabbits and Horseshoe Crabs Used in Painful Fever Test

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration still requires companies to use painful pyrogen tests. But thanks to a new report, things could change.

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