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Reuters Report: Top Federal Official Steps Down Following PETA Exposé

After PETA obtained documents that show how U.S. Department of Agriculture leaders repeatedly and systemically failed neglected beagles at Envigo, a top official is leaving.

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2024 Is Proving to Be No Different for SeaQuest Fort Worth

Filthy facilities and severely crowded enclosures are just the most recent problems. Will SeaQuest Fort Worth ever clean up its act?

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PETA Celebrates: Farmer John Slaughterhouse to Shut Down

The Farmer John slaughterhouse in Vernon, California, is finally closing, along with the fortress of lies it built around the premises depicting “happy” pigs.

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TeachKind Hosts ‘Meet the Author’ Events With Stewart Mitchell, Author of ‘Liberation Summer’

Author Stewart Mitchell visited five schools in New York to help kids learn about the importance of having empathy for animals.

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VIDEO: Fatal Tiger Mauling Is a Reminder to Skip Roadside Zoos

These cruel attractions put visitors and staff at risk—and the animals they exploit for profit are doomed to a life of abuse and neglect.

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Fear, Pain, and Death in a UMass Lab—This Is Anakin’s Story

Pain, fear, and deprivation were all that Anakin—a marmoset imprisoned in a UMass laboratory—ever knew. Take action for monkeys like him today.

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Update: Superglued Buddhist Monk, Other PETA Supporter Arrested at Chicago Starbucks

Starbucks hasn’t stopped charging extra for its vegan milks, so PETA will keep shouting our message until it sticks—literally.

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Historic! Pakistani Government Meets With PETA on Strategic Animal Reforms

PETA President Ingrid Newkirk and other staffers met with a top Pakistani government official to discuss potential groundbreaking reforms that would seismically shift how animals are treated in that country.

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PETA Australia Video: A Million Reasons to Throw Live Export Overboard

This investigator still sees cows’ faces in every leather boot, bag, and jacket. Watch PETA Australia’s new video exposing the live-export industry and take action today.

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Rock and Roll Icon Joan Jett Calls Out SeaWorld During Annual Meeting

SeaWorld doesn’t give a damn about its bad reputation—or dolphins—and Joan Jett and PETA have something to say about it.

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Another Self-Professed Animal ‘Rescue’ Exposed: Officials Find 30 Dead and Decomposing Animals

See what happened to 30 dogs and cats at a South Carolina “rescue” and help PETA prevent it from happening to other animals.

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Animal-Friendly Ways to Put the Spotlight on Dad This Father’s Day

Whether they’re foxes, seahorses, flamingos, or humans, fathers deserve a day just for them. Learn about animals’ paternal caretakers and ways to celebrate this Father’s Day.

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Victory! Companies Ban Badger-Hair Brushes After Shocking PETA Exposé

PETA Asia’s first eyewitness investigation of its kind reveals how badgers are violently killed for brushes sold around the globe.

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U.K. Airports Can’t ‘Handle’ PETA’s Latest Anti-Leather Ad—See Why

The public deserves to know that behind every piece of leather luggage is a sensitive individual who had the same wants and needs we do—so why are U.K. airports banning PETA’s latest ad?

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Orangutan at Indonesian Zoo Grabs Teen Who Jumped Barrier and Allegedly Taunted Him

One wannabe social media influencer learned an important lesson about teasing animals after an orangutan he allegedly taunted decided to fight back.

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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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