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PETA Rallies Shoppers Against Fur-and-Feather Coats
Personal Care & Fashion
How PETA’s Keeping the Pressure on Canada Goose to Ditch Fur, Down

Don’t be fooled by Canada Goose’s attempt to “humane wash” its image. Real fur is always obtained cruelly, and no one needs it but those who were born with it.

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Twitter’s Stand Against Hate Speech Wins PETA’s Anti-Speciesism Support

Calling other people “pigs” and “dogs” as an insult belittles animals’ talents and abilities too.

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The Powerful Moment This Activist With MD Condemns TAMU’s Dog Lab

Muscular dystrophy patient Johnathon Byrne confronted Texas A&M President Michael Young about the university’s cruel and deadly experiments on dogs.

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8 Big Victories You Won for Animals in September

Every month, PETA, our more than 6.5 million members and supporters, and other PETA entities win lifesaving victories for animals.

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VIDEO: Harness Racing Driver Viciously Whips Horse AFTER Race Is Over

Kyle Husted—a driver with a history of abusive behavior—can be seen violently whipping a horse after finishing in second place.

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VIDEO: Horse Pulling Carriage Collapses Amid Heavy NYC Traffic—When Will This Abuse End?

The heartbreaking footage reminds us again how cruel and dangerous horse-drawn carriages are. Here’s what you can do to help the horses.

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Personal Care & Fashion
BREAKING: Diane von Furstenberg Bans Fur, Angora Following PETA Pressure

The luxury clothing company joins countless other brands that recognize fur and angora for what they are: stolen parts of tormented animals.

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Days After Bull Leads Cops on Chase, Another Truck Tips Killing 11 Cows

Every time we see animals on the news who’ve escaped from transport trucks, gone running, and dodged traffic, we root for them.

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Dissection Is Wrong. #CutItOut

When enough students know the truth and refuse to dissect animals, this cruelty will end—supply can’t persist without demand.

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Instagram Stories Receive Animal Rights Flair, Thanks to New PETA GIFs

Search “PETA” under the GIFs tab on your Instagram story to share your passion for animal liberation with all of your followers.

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Save 200 Animals Every Year by Going Vegan
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13 Grim Photos Reveal the Tragedy of Animals Abandoned in Hurricane Florence

Countless animals were left to fend for themselves, or worse, trapped inside barns and sheds with no chance of escaping rising floodwaters.

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Animal Companions
WATCH: PETA’s Team Saved These Animals From Hurricane Florence Floods

These powerful photos and videos show just some of the animals our Emergency Rescue Team saved. Find out how you can support our vital work.

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Save the Fish: Swimming Creatures Deserve Our Sympathy and Protection

National Fish Amnesty Day is the ideal time to start, so let’s show compassion for fish and all other animals by refusing to catch or eat them.

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Is fish good for you
Forget Hunting and Fishing Day—for Real Nature Fans, It’s Fish Amnesty Day

We could have fishless oceans by 2050. These animals don’t deserve extinction—they deserve preservation. So let’s celebrate Fish Amnesty Day.

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PETA Rescued James From Hurricane Florence—Now He Needs a Loving Home

After being chained outside 24/7 and abandoned by his evacuating owners, James is now safe in a foster home and available for adoption.

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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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