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World’s Largest Climate Conference Goes ‘Mostly Vegan’—but Could Go All the Way

Although the COP28 climate summit is taking a good step by going “mostly vegan,” find out how PETA is pressing world leaders to “go all the way.”

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Animal Companions
Cat Squad in Search of a New Member? Slurpee’s Just Jonesing to Join!

Sweet Slurpee escaped a hoarding hell—now this adoptable kitten is looking to join your cat crew!

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What Everyone’s Missing About Angela—the Standing Sun Bear at a Zoo in China

Heard about the viral video of a sun bear standing and “waving” in a Chinese zoo? Instead of focusing on whether she’s “fake,” PETA points to the real problem.

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Food
VIDEO: Mabel’s Life a Year After Her Liberation From Envigo’s Lab-Supplying Hellhole

It’s been one year since Mabel the beagle was freed from a laboratory-supplying breeding hellhole. See what her life is like now.

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Animal Companions
PETA Tips About Dog Boots, Paw Burns, and Other Summer Concerns

Are dog boots good protection from hot surfaces? Sometimes—but there are several other ways to keep your canine companion’s paws burn-free this summer.

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With a PETA Present, you can send a beautiful e-card and help animals.
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Mutilated for Watermelons? Tell the Watermelon Board That a Perfect Fruit Needs No Promotion

Everyone knows watermelons are delicious and nutritious. So why is the National Watermelon Promotion Board killing animals to sell you more? This National Watermelon Day, tell it to stop this.

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‘It’s a Crisis’: PETA Talks to an Animal Control Chief About Hoarding in the ‘Rescue’ Industry

The stench made investigators gag—but dogs had to breathe, eat, and sleep in this hoarding hell house 24/7. Make sure your local shelter isn’t dooming animals to similar fates.

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Did People Die Because Drugmaker Sanofi Relied on a Bogus Animal Test?

Why does French drugmaker Sanofi refuse to ban the debunked near-drowning test? PETA may have found the answer.

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Animal Companions
From Facing Floods to Busting Abusers: Stories Animal Rescuers Need You to Hear

PETA President Ingrid Newkirk will take you as close to the flood in Ukraine as you can get without needing a boat, and that’s just the beginning! Save your spot today.

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Animal Companions
The Signs You Need to See: Rite Aid, Xfinity Live!, and CVS Help Dogs in Hot Cars

Stores like Rite Aid and CVS are helping PETA make sure shoppers see the signs of danger and know never to leave a dog in a hot car.

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Save 200 Animals Every Year by Going Vegan
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VIDEO: The Havasupai Trail Is Hell for Horses and Mules

For years, travelers have been reporting the neglect and deaths of “pack animals” on the Havasupai trail. New PETA footage shows more suffering.

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Animal Companions
Vegan Meals for Soldiers and More: See How PETA-Supported Teams Are Making an Impact in Ukraine

For more than 6,500 dogs, cats, donkeys, and other animals, rescue teams supported by PETA’s Global Compassion Fund were the difference between life and death.

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Victory! Feds Strip License From Notorious Montana Animal Exhibitor

Victory! Animals of Montana lost its license at long last. Learn about PETA’s role and how you can help protect animals used for entertainment.

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The True Cost of Wagyu Beef: PETA Reveals Horrific Conditions for Cows

Is Wagyu beef worth the cost? Not to the cows who are killed for their flesh. PETA breaks down the top five reasons never to purchase Wagyu.

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It’s Only Getting Hotter: What Greece Needs to Do to Save Lives

As record-breaking temperatures in Greece raise alarms, PETA U.K. is leaping into action to help a group of animals before it’s too late.

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The first World Day for Laboratory Animals protest in the U.S., 1980
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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