Video: ‘Possum Drop’ Opossum Injured in Capture, Has Leg Amputated
Video: ‘Possum Drop’ Opossum Injured in Capture, Has Leg Amputated

An opossum trapped for a North Carolina town’s “Possum Drop” event had to have her badly injured leg removed and will never be free again.

Let’s Talk About Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year: ‘Justice’
Let’s Talk About Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year: ‘Justice’

We applaud Merriam-Webster for spotlighting the importance of justice. Eliminating speciesism and other prejudices is indeed vital. Here’s how you can help.

Twitter’s Stand Against Hate Speech Wins PETA’s Anti-Speciesism Support
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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8 Big Victories You Won for Animals in September
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.

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

PETA Reveals: Everybody’s Got a Story (VIDEOS)
PETA Reveals: Everybody’s Got a Story (VIDEOS)

From locking eyes with pigs headed for slaughter to participating in eyewitness investigations, speakers recall eye-opening experiences that changed their lives in this new video series.

Here’s Why Israel Is the Vegan Capital of the World
Here’s Why Israel Is the Vegan Capital of the World

The push for complete animal liberation has skyrocketed in Israel—and in the global Jewish community in general—so what’s going on?

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PETA Launches Spotify Channel With Playlists for the Animal Rights Revolution
PETA Launches Spotify Channel With Playlists for the Animal Rights Revolution

From punk to pop and everything in between, check out PETA’s Spotify channel for the best music to motivate the animal liberator in you.

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Robbyne Kaamil Fought to Free Animals From the Chains of Human Supremacy
Robbyne Kaamil Fought to Free Animals From the Chains of Human Supremacy

We’re forever grateful that Robbyne Kaamil used her soulful talent and fiery nature to defend animals from human oppression.

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How Bigotry Begins
How Bigotry Begins

It’s time we realize that the fight for animal rights is inseparable from the fight for human rights.

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5 People Who Took On Animal-Abusing Industries and Won
5 People Who Took On Animal-Abusing Industries and Won

From starting the first cruelty-free eye-care company to sparing animals in military drills, five people prove that just one can win.

Reject the Dairy Industry’s Real-Life ‘Handmaid’s Tale’—Go Vegan
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Reject the Dairy Industry’s Real-Life ‘Handmaid’s Tale’—Go Vegan

“The Handmaid’s Tale” depicts a future society in which women are forced to reproduce and their babies are taken from them. But cows are forced to live this way right now.

Is Leonardo da Vinci the Forefather of the Animal Rights Movement?
Is Leonardo da Vinci the Forefather of the Animal Rights Movement?

Leonardo da Vinci was known just as much for his extraordinary artwork as for his scientific genius, but did you know he was also an animal rights pioneer?

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Ingrid Newkirk Tackles Speciesism in Cross-Country Tour
Ingrid Newkirk Tackles Speciesism in Cross-Country Tour

“Every living, feeling being deserves respect and understanding.” —Ingrid Newkirk

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FREE ‘Stop Gun Violence’ Poster for the March This Weekend
FREE ‘Stop Gun Violence’ Poster for the March This Weekend

Now is the time to promote kindness and compassion rather than violence, bloodshed, and death.

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