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Scout’s Honor: Boy Scouts Work to Find Person Who Buried Dog Alive

PETA is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

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Pigs in Arms, Not on Plates, at PETA’s Congressional Veggie Dog Lunch

Members of Congress and their staffers got to “pig out” on National Hot Dog Day.

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Hundreds of Hagfish Die in Oregon Highway Crash

Slaughterhouse-bound trucks often overturn while carrying cows, chickens, or pigs, too—killing the animals on board. No one deserves this fate.

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Dog Is Rescued From Hot SUV Live on Facebook as Owner Is MIA

A dog was rescued from a hot vehicle in the parking lot of the St. Louis Zoo, and the incident was broadcast live on Facebook.

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91 Thoughts We Had While Watching ‘Okja’

84. This movie is going to have people crying in the meat aisles of grocery stores.

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WATCH: Activists Leap Into Bullring to Protest Cruel, Barbaric Bullfights

Activists from Vegan Strike Group jumped into a bullring to comfort a dying bull in Pamplona, Spain.

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Tommy Lee Calls on Tourists to Stay Away From ‘Running of the Bulls’ Festival

Tommy Lee makes the point to UK publication, “It’s a pathetic display of human idiocy and cruelty.”

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Officers Discover Three Live, Endangered Deer Tied Up in Back of Car

Year after year, the lengths that people go to for “selfies with animals” become more and more upsetting. When will this violent trend end?

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Baby Shark Attacked, Thrown From Water as People Laugh and Film

Terrorizing wild animals to get attention on social media is obviously wrong, yet people keep doing it. A “like” isn’t worth their pain.

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We’ll Send You Our Vegan Starter Kit. You’ll Need One After Watching ‘Okja’

Okja just stole our vegan hearts.

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Animal Companions
Someone Sexually Abused a Dog With a Broom and Left Her to Die

PETA is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who caused this dog’s suffering.

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PETA Pushes the EPA to Reduce Animal Tests—and Animals Win!

New developments in chemical regulations will spare countless animals cruel tests.

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Video: Four Cows Who Have Probably Seen ‘Wonder Woman’

These brave bovines fight for their friends, defend their babies, and even risk their own lives to save women.

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The Gregory J. Reiter Award Goes to the Virginia Beach SPCA

The VBSPCA provides shelter and care to almost 4,000 companion animals each year. Last year, taking in over 250 dogs and cats from PETA’s cruelty and neglect cases.

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Hooked Topless ‘Mermaid’ Hangs in Protest of Cruel Fishing Industry

Hanging several feet in the air from hooks pierced through her back, this PETA “mermaid” wants you to know that “Fishing Hurts.

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PETA’s Milestones for Animals: 1980 to Now
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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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