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Category: Empathy for Animals

Mother Teresa: Saint to Humans and Animals

The “saint of the gutters,” Mother Teresa, will soon officially become a saint. Her love for “the least of these” included those who weren’t even born human.

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Smithsonian Puts Cubic Foot in Its Mouth With Callous Exhibit

Respect for nature? Hardly! The National Museum of Natural History is encouraging visitors to take animals out of their habitats and harass and photograph them.

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Nothing Could Break Ponso’s Spirit

Called the “loneliest chimp in the world,” Ponso was left alone on an island for years after being used in cruel experiments. His luck is finally changing.

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Tilikum, Subject of Documentary ‘Blackfish,’ Very Ill

If Tilikum never sees the ocean again, after being stolen from it 30 years ago, his blood will be on SeaWorld’s hands.

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‘We Have Our Voices for a Reason’: Why All Females Have to Stick Together

This Women’s History Month, women can help out the female animals who are being subjugated, oppressed, and abused.

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Georgia’s Proposed State Dog Is Just Peachy

Georgia’s House of Representatives has unanimously voted to name “the adoptable dog” the state’s official canine.

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2016 Oscar Winner Sports PETA ‘Fake Not Leather’ Pin on Stage!

Vegan leather never looked so cool.

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Could Guantanamo Bay Become PETA’s ‘Empathy Center’?

We’re asking the newly appointed Special Envoy to replace the prison camp with an exhibit center promoting justice and respect for all beings.

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Baby Dolphin Dies After Being Pulled From Ocean for Selfies

No photo is worth someone’s life.

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Which 2016 Grammy Nominees Love Animals?

PETA’s musical friends come from all genres, and this year, four of them are nominated for Grammy Awards!

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Save 200 Animals Every Year by Going Vegan
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Shocking Video Shows Live, Struggling Cow Dropped Into Dump Truck

PETA is calling for an investigation after this disturbing video surfaced.

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PETA Has a Plan for the ‘Silence of the Lambs’ Buffalo Bill House

No one wants to buy the property associated with a fictional serial killer who made a “skin suit,” but PETA has a better idea anyway.

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FFA Is Lame AF

What Future Farmers of America really stands for will surprise you.

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Video: Dogs Cry, Left Outside to Freeze During Blizzard

The animals’ whimpering will break your heart.

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Watch: This Video Proves That Helping Animals Means Helping People

We can’t bring back the angora rabbits killed after being used for their wool, but we can help those in need.

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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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