This Is Why I’ll Never Watch the Kentucky Derby

More than 1,000 horses used for racing are injured and die every single year in North America.

PETA Files for G.W. Zoo Owner’s Exhibitor License to Be Terminated

Jeff Lowe—who’s the owner of the infamous Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park—is a known lawbreaker and longtime animal abuser.

PETA Urges Derby Owners to Donate $15,000 to Save Horses from Slaughter

The audiobooks company has donated a 2nd time to save Thoroughbreds from slaughter. PETA is asking all owners of the horses running in the Kentucky Derby to pony up.

See the Airplane Banner PETA Is Flying Near SeaWorld San Antonio

We timed the overhead orca offensive to coincide with San Antonio’s largest annual celebration, Fiesta, which more than 350,000 people attend.

Bold PETA Activists Protest Seal Slaughter, Take Public Showers, and More

PETA demos are full of head-turning hijinks that save animals. Check out some of the latest rallies that have stopped folks in their tracks.

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Outraged Internet Agrees With PETA: Chaining Monkey Is Disturbing and Cruel

We’ve shown that animals are hanged from their necks and beaten into performing, but this spectacle is just as creepy as it is cruel.

UPDATE: New Yellville ‘Turkey Drop’ Sponsors to Spare Turkeys

For more than 70 years, Yellville has held a cruel “turkey drop.” Learn about this barbaric event and those who have worked to end it.

WATCH: Bear Forced to Present Ball During Russian Soccer Match

The bear is the symbol of Russia, so PETA hopes the country’s people will show compassion and national pride and stop abusing these animals.

PETA-Led Coalition Sues USDA for Covering Up Animal-Welfare Violations

The agency claims to support animal safety but is protecting animal abusers and hiding its actions instead. PETA is demanding transparency.

What Do Nat Geo, a Vegan Saudi Prince, and ‘Game of Thrones’ Have in Common?

Places like SeaWorld better watch their backs—people are obsessed with Ocean Odyssey animated aquariums, and they haven’t even opened yet.

Why PETA Wanted to Love ‘Rampage’—but Just Couldn’t

A film about a man’s unwavering bond with a gorilla sounds like one PETA would love, right? Here’s why we’re giving it little to no praise.

PETA-Proposed Technology Will Spare Horses Used for Racing

Pop-up donation screen will enable bettors to contribute to retirement for racing thoroughbreds.

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PETA Weighs In on Florida’s Consideration of an Elephant-Ride Ban

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is taking comments about the state’s elephant-ride rule—and you know PETA has some.

General Mills Bans Tests on Animals—and More! March News Roundup

General Mills banned tests on animals, SeaWorld continued to “tank,” and more companies decided to ditch fur. But we didn’t stop there!

PHOTOS: Dead and Injured Elephants Cover a Spanish Highway After Circus Truck Crashes

Stunned drivers and pedestrians gaped as elephants roamed the highway. The dead elephant was reportedly removed from a ditch, where her body had landed following the crash.

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