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New Year, No Furs: California’s New Animal Protections Start on January 1

California’s fur ban starts on January 1. Learn more about the effects of fur production on animals and the environment and how you can help protect animals used for their fur.

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What Is ‘Nochebuena’? Vegan Tips for a Compassionate Christmas Eve

There are plenty of delicious vegan ham brands to enjoy this “Nochebuena” that will keep pigs off your table during the holidays (and afterward).

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Shriners BEAT UP Peaceful Protesters, Hold Them Against Their Will

This week, Moolah Shriners, who abuse animals in their annual circus, assaulted two peaceful protesters who simply came to deliver coal in protest of their misdeeds.

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Dugongs Declared Functionally Extinct in China, Partially Due to ‘Ghost Gear’

Don’t like being “ghosted”? Neither did China’s now functionally extinct dugongs. Read how one of the causes was discarded fishing equipment called “ghost gear.”

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SHELL-Bent on Getting Home: Snails Know Where They Want to Go

Even though their maximum speed is 0.029 mph, tiny garden snails will hurry home. PETA President Ingrid Newkirk shares a tale of these mollusks’ determination.

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PETA Wins Lawsuit Demanding L.A. Metro Hit the Brakes on Free-Speech Restraint

This win is proof that L.A. Metro’s unconstitutional practices won’t deter PETA’s efforts to end speciesism. For animals, there’s too much on the line.

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VIDEO: Mabel Spends Her First Holidays in a Loving Home—Instead of in a Miserable Laboratory-Supplying Factory

After being freed from Envigo’s dog-breeding hellhole, Mabel the beagle is spending her first holidays in a loving home, thanks to PETA.

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Victory! Dukal Corporation Ends Sale of Bandages Depicting Animals in Circuses

As circuses with animals disappear so should the exploitative imagery. PETA praises Dukal Corporation for no longer using artwork of animals in circuses on its bandages.

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Free Speech Win for Animals! ‘Cruelty Doesn’t Fly’ Ad Finally Makes It to Wyoming

Wyoming’s Jackson Hole Airport tried to quash our right to free speech, but it finally surrendered!

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22 Victories for Animals Exploited for Entertainment in 2022

PETA celebrated major wins for exploited animals in 2022, including a successful nationwide search for a chimpanzee and taking down a “Tiger King” villain in court.

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PETA Cheers as Biden Signs ‘Big Cat Public Safety Act’ Into Law

Prior to the bill’s passage, PETA lawsuits had nearly annihilated the extremely cruel big-cat cub-petting industry by taking down the biggest players.

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Not Your Average Nativity: PETA Illustration Reveals Animals’ Christmas Wish

PETA’s new illustration shows why, for many animals, the holiday season isn’t merry or bright—and what you can do to help change that today.

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Victory! Following Push From PETA, ‘City & County Credit Union’ Cuts Ties With SeaQuest

Victory! Another company has cut ties with SeaQuest—a chain of crummy shopping mall aquariums plagued by animal deaths and injuries to visitors.

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Will Lewis Hamilton Help End Formula 1 Owner’s Iditarod Sponsorship?

A word from Hamilton could prevent more dogs from dying—at least 150 have died so far—in the treacherous 1,000-mile Iditarod race, so what’s keeping the seven-time world champion from jumping in and responding to PETA U.K.’s appeal for help?

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VIDEO: PETA’s 2022 Year in Review Reveals Our Innovation—and Our Success

2022 was an outstanding year for PETA. But until speciesism itself is a thing of the past, we will keep working, pushing, and innovating—into 2023 and beyond.

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