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What Is Life Really Like for a Dog Bred to Race in the Iditarod?

“Has anyone died during the Iditarod?” It’s an important question, but the horrors of life for a dog in the Iditarod extend beyond the race.

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Parents: Encourage Your Kids to ‘Stick’ Up for Animals

Want to help your kids get more active for animals? PETA Kids’ free stickers can help your young ones share their compassion for animals with classmates and friends.

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Woody’s Menagerie Owner Buys and Sells Animals and Has a History of Sending Them to Slaughterhouses

This shady intermediary of the roadside zoo industry buys and sells animals and has a history of sending them to slaughter. Take action against roadside zoos!

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PETA Statement on Sentencing of ‘The Monkey Whisperer,’ Chris Brown’s Monkey Dealer

Many animal advocates alerted PETA to Chris Brown’s illegal possession of a capuchin monkey, and they helped us take down a cruel and criminal breeder.

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Save Lives, Fight Poverty, and Curb the Climate Catastrophe—10 Things to Do for Lent

PETA LAMBS is encouraging everyone to fight speciesism by valuing all animals for who they are as individuals, by choosing merciful vegan meals, and by making other lifesaving choices during Lent and beyond.

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With a PETA Present, you can send a beautiful e-card and help animals.
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PETA Victory Results in More Than $180,000 Payout From ‘Tiger King’ Villain Jeff Lowe

Jeff Lowe was slammed for “appalling cruelty” in PETA’s lawsuit win. Find out how you can help stop further suffering of animals at roadside zoos.

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Horses Are Suffering on Film and TV Sets—Tell the Industry to STOP Exploiting Them!

Which film is supposedly forcing horses to suffer in extreme heat in Malta? PETA sent an urgent letter to director Ridley Scott after hearing from a whistleblower.

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Ring Doorbell Films Dozens of Escaped Cows Experiencing Freedom for Perhaps the First Time (Video)

It wasn’t your typical security camera footage: A woman awoke at 3 a.m. to an alert from her Ring doorbell—dozens of cows had risked everything by escaping from a nearby dairy farm.

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Profiles in Cowardice: WaNPRC Officials Who Hide the Ugly Truth

These experimenters at the University of Washington’s primate center take your money to torment monkeys and apparently think they don’t have to show you how they use it.

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PETA Supporters Donate Fur Coats to Afghanis and Pakistanis in Need

More than 250 fur coats donated by PETA U.S. and PETA U.K. supporters have made it to Afghanis and Pakistanis in need.

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Save 200 Animals Every Year by Going Vegan
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Students Are Dismantling Speciesism, and You Can Join Them—Find Out How

Are you between the ages of 13 and 24? People like you are leading the way to animal liberation—and you can, too. Follow Students Opposing Speciesism on Instagram to stay in the loop!

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Updates on the Situation for Animals in Ukraine

Amid the attacks in Ukraine, PETA is urging governments to simplify entry requirements for animals into the U.K. and EU.

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3 Ways PETA Entities Combat Speciesism and Advocate for Primates

Right now, thousands of monkeys are locked in cages, living in fear, and being denied the opportunity to engage in behavior vital to their well-being.

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PETA Uncovers Bumbling Incompetence in LSU Laboratories

PETA is calling on Louisiana State University to act immediately to stem the tide of incompetence and stop animal welfare violations in its laboratories.

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Members of Congress Come Down On Feds’ Lack of Enforcement Action Against Notorious Beagle Supplier

A laboratory-supplying beagle-breeding factory farm—it was the PETA undercover investigation heard around the world. And the shockwaves reached Rep. Dina Titus and other members of Congress.

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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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