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This Video of an Owl Family Saving an Orphaned Owlet Will Make Your Day

Just try not to smile when you see what one owl family did to save an orphaned baby bird.

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Beulah, Big E Fair
Progress! Following Death of Beulah the Elephant, ‘Big E’ Goes Elephant-Free This Year

After Beulah the elephant’s death, The Big E fair heard PETA and more than 175,000 of our supporters. Help get Minnie the elephant into a real sanctuary!

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Video: Rescued Pig Brothers Swim, Play, and Go Crazy Over Fruit

If you’ve never seen pigs splashing in a pool, getting giddy over fruit, and wagging their tails before, you’re in for a treat.

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Animal Shelter, Animal Abuse
Woman Shoves Sick Dog Into Trunk of Car After Shelter Turns Them Away

This is another example of the dangers that unwanted animals face when shelters make it difficult for people to do the right thing and bring them in.

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He Reported Animal Abuse at the State Fair—Then Got Banned for Life

The Iowa State Fair is under fire after a man who recorded alleged cruelty to animals was banned for life—but the suspected abusers weren’t.

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Video: Rescuers Save Life of Injured Cow in Deep, Water-Filled Trench

A harrowing day had a happy ending for one sweet bovine, thanks to a team of rescuers who refused to give up.

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PETA Wants Social Media Platforms to Hold Animal Abusers Accountable

Social media users who harm animals should be removed from their platforms, and PETA is urging YouTube, Twitch, and others to take action.

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Cow Who Escaped Slaughterhouse Killed in Home Depot Parking Lot (VIDEO)

Slaughterhouse workers in Connecticut chased down a cow who had made a dash for freedom, slitting her throat in a Home Depot parking lot.

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Victory! Ndume the Gorilla Arrives at Accredited Cincinnati Facility

Victory! Ndume the gorilla has been returned to the Cincinnati Zoo after a year-long ordeal in which The Gorilla Foundation refused to move him.

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Do You Have What It Takes to Be an Undercover Investigator for PETA?

You: Diligent, sensible, willing to go above and beyond. Us: Largest animal rights organization on Earth. Together, let’s change the world for animals.

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Video: Flutist Serenades Rescued Animals, and They Love It

If you need your spirits lifted today, watch these rescued animals enjoying a private concert. (Spoiler: You’ll never forget what one cow does.)

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In ‘Pet’ Cemetery, Artist Creates Monument to Unmourned Animals

In the middle of Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York, stands a memorial unlike any other.

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Outraged by the ‘Live Puppy Claw Machine’? Here’s What You Can Do.

A video making its way around Twitter purports to show live puppies trapped in a claw machine arcade game.

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Vlogger Who Tried to Eat Live Octopus Receives Instant Karma

The callous vlogger has claimed that she doesn’t know why she’s not more popular. No one wants to watch someone torment and eat animals for “likes”—go figure.

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The Long, Cruel History of Concrete Bear Pits (PHOTOS)

These shocking photos show that, for generations, barren concrete pits have caused bears to suffer. Let’s finally end this cruelty!

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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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