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Victory! California Bans Sales of Lizard, Hippo, and Caiman Skins

California’s new law will protect often-overlooked animals who want the same thing all of us do: to live their lives in peace.

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Victory! California Bans Alligator and Crocodile Skin Sales

California’s ban on the sale and import of alligator and crocodile skins will save countless animals’ lives.

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PETA’s Dan Mathews Urges Fashion Professors to Teach Sustainability, Ethics

PETA Senior Vice President Dan Mathews addressed more than 100 fashion professors at this year’s CFDA Fashion Education Summit. Find out what he had to say.

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PETA Victory! Prada Bans Fur

After more than a decade of PETA action, including runway takeovers and headline-grabbing demonstrations, Prada bans fur.

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Dear Met Gala Attendees: Feathers Are Just as Cruel as Fur

The 2019 Met Gala kept up with its usual extravagant fashions and runway hullabaloo—but to PETA’s disappointment, this year’s event featured a LOT of feathers.

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Victory! Alexandre Birman Steps Away from Exotic Skins After PETA Talks

After talks with PETA, Alexandre Birman has confirmed that it will stop sourcing exotic skins, marking another major victory for animals used for fashion.

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Victory! Victoria Beckham Bans Exotic Skins After PETA UK Appeal

In banning exotic skins from all designs, Victoria Beckham joins Vivienne Westwood, Diane von Furstenberg, and Chanel, which have made the same compassionate decision.

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PETA x Coalition LA Talk ‘Conscious Fashion’ at WWDMAGIC Trade Show

PETA x Coalition LA presented a vegan fashion panel in partnership with WWDMAGIC, the largest womenswear trade show in the U.S.

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From Mice to Elephants: 6 Ways You and PETA Won for Animals in January

Here are just a few of the things we accomplished after you and PETA went to bat for animals this month.

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Another Fashion Victory! Chanel Bans Fur and Exotic Skins

Chanel is the first big-name fashion brand to ban fur as well as the skins of exotic animals. Learn more about this vegan fashion milestone victory!

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BREAKING: Diane von Furstenberg Bans Fur, Angora Following PETA Pressure

The luxury clothing company joins countless other brands that recognize fur and angora for what they are: stolen parts of tormented animals.

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PETA Wants Paul Manafort’s Ostrich Jacket—Here’s Why

Since Paul Manafort will likely no longer have a need for his ostrich-skin jacket, PETA wants to put the garment to good use. Learn how.

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Burberry Is Setting Fire to Items That Cost Animals Their Lives

Perhaps if Burberry eliminated cruelly obtained animal skins from its designs, there wouldn’t be 90 million pounds of unsold merchandise to burn.

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Snakes on a Plane: PETA U.K. ‘Snake’ Goes to Milan to Confront Prada

PETA U.K.’s bodypainted “snake” turned heads outside Prada’s store, and a PETA rep at its annual meeting made sure execs didn’t slink away.

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Photos: Across the U.S., Animal Rights Messages Light Up the Sky

Sometimes people just need a little help to see the light.

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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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