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Victory! No Live Opossums in This Year’s ‘Opossum Drop’

The “Opossum Drop” organizer says no live opossums will be trapped, confined to a Plexiglas box, and subjected to the terrifying sounds of fireworks and gunfire.

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See the Faces Behind Your Donations

The lives of these animals were forever changed for the better, thanks to your support.

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PETA Urges University of Nebraska to Tackle Athletes’ Cruelty

After a University of Nebraska student allegedly bludgeons a raccoon to death, PETA urges the school to require empathy training for all its athletes.

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These Chimpanzees Spent 30 Years in a Garden Shed

For three decades, Mimi and Dolly lived in a shack the size of a walk-in closet. Then PETA Germany stepped in.

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Whitetail doe looking at camera from between tree trunks

Gun Violence and Young Hunters: The Irrefutable Connection

A large number of U.S. mass shooters were exposed to hunting or other forms of violence against animals at an early age.

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How to Help an Injured Animal on the Highway

You’ve found an injured animal while on the road. What do you do now?

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Education 101: Keep Killing out of Yearbooks

Why would any high school allow guns and dead bodies to appear in its yearbook?

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Dog Saved From Drowning! And Two More Rescues

Saving animals from drowning and helping snakes who have found their way into houses are all in a day’s work for the Animal Rahat team.

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The Dolphin Slaughter Has Started—Let’s Work to End It

Read the latest news on the dolphin hunt in Taiji, Japan, and find out what you can do to help protect dolphins and whales.

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PETA Tells Hunters and Anglers: ‘We’re Watching From Land and Sea’

Hunters and anglers who are planning to participate in National Hunting and Fishing Day on September 27 had best beware: PETA could be watching.

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This ‘Skunked Beer’ Almost Killed Someone

No one likes skunked beer—especially not this skunk, whose head became trapped inside a beer can that was carelessly discarded near a fraternity house at Miami University in Ohio last week. Thankfully, a police officer and an animal control officer were able to free the skunk, who was unharmed. (We sent them vegan cookies and … Read more »

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Turnabout Is Fair Play: Bear Bites Hunter

A bear turns the tables on a hunter and shows him what it’s like to be hunted. PETA plans to let all hunters know that payback is hell.

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Boar Killers Get Schooled

PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk donates a valuable family heirloom to save boars from being culled.

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After 10 Years in Solitary, Monkey Gets ‘Parole’

A monkey travels from Indiana to Kentucky to Texas on her rescue odyssey.

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Are You Killing Geese With ‘Kindness’?

Did you know feeding geese could be bad or that rehabilitating them requires expertise and a specialized permit? Learn more about living at peace with geese.

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