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‘Talk to Me. Stop Torturing Owls’: Over 1,000 PETA Supporters Issue Urgent Plea to JHU

More than 1,000 people with attention disorders are taking aim at Johns Hopkins University’s owl abuse.

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Two Monkeys Burned in a Federal Lab—PETA Demands Action

Squirrel monkeys don’t do drugs, so why is the National Institute on Drug Abuse tormenting them in its laboratories?

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PETA Scientists’ New Paper Offers Methods to Test Pesticides Without Using Live Animals

Animal tests aren’t good science—here’s how PETA scientists are challenging the status quo and advancing human-relevant testing.

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Celebrate ‘World Vegan Day’ With PETA—It’s As Easy As One, Two, Three 

PETA has an easy guide to help you start living vegan: Find out what to buy, what to make, and where to eat. 

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University of Washington Investigated After a Botched Procedure

Following a PETA complaint, a state investigation has been opened into the gruesome death of a monkey during a botched procedure.

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Animal Companions
PETA ‘Fixes’ Danville Cats and Dogs for Free! See How We’re Curbing Companion Animal Overpopulation in Underserved Areas

PETA trekked to an underserved community in Virginia to help curb companion animal overpopulation and homelessness. See how our mobile clinic made an impact!

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Delta Wins Award From PETA for Adding Oat Milk Creamer to In-Flight Coffee Service

Delta Air Lines has won PETA’s Compassion on Board Award for being the first major airline to offer vegan creamer on all its flights departing the U.S.

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Animal Companions
Need a Little More Action in Your Life? Meet This Adoptable ‘Karate Kid’

Karate used to worry he’d never be fed again—but since PETA stepped in, this dog’s only challenge is finding a family willing to share their vegan sushi.

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Should Hurricanes and Storms Be Named After Climate-Harming Industries?

PETA is calling for a new policy to name tropical storms and hurricanes after beef, butter, cheese, and other animal-derived foods. Find out why.

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‘Polar Bears’ Swarm Starbucks Over Pro-Dairy Policy
Will Starbucks’ 2023 Climate Report Reflect the Company’s Unsustainable Practices?

Before Starbucks gets scored on its annual climate report, PETA is asking the reviewing agency to factor in the company’s unfair, unsustainable practices.

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Hot off the Press: Damning E-Mails Released Concerning Hellhole Miami Seaquarium

Animals were denied routine veterinary care for months because the Miami Seaquarium employed only one veterinarian, and now it seems it won’t even have that.

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Dog Miraculously Survives Bombing in Ukraine —See His Smile After Rescuers Found Him

How did Arik escape his bombed-out home in Ukraine? Watch this video, and learn how to support this vital work.

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Loredana Cannata and others at a Bull Torture Protest
PHOTOS: Why Are the Streets in Front of the Vatican Drenched in Blood?

PETA U.K.’s papal plea to help bulls took to the streets in Rome with a display that turned heads and changed hearts. 

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This doomed animal in a hyperbaric chamber is one of the countless rats used by University of South Florida experimenter Jay Dean to supposedly study oxygen toxicity in humans, even though human-relevant, animal-free methods are widely available.
On Navy Day, It’s Time to Celebrate Sailors by Sinking Pointless Animal Experiments

Killing animals doesn’t help members of the U.S. Navy, so why is the military branch wasting time and money on cruel experiments?

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After Video Shows Downed Racehorse Whipped, PETA Calls For Criminal Investigation

Anyone who violently assaults a horse should be banned from racing. After seeing this footage of horseman Brevin Lupton, PETA is calling for a criminal investigation.

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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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