People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

The Unfriendly Skies: Rare Monkey Transport Photos Show What Airlines Try to Hide

Monkeys trapped in blood and feces-smeared cages, others suffer from medical emergencies without care. New photos shared with PETA must be seen to be believed.

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Chaos at Coach! PETA Supporters Disrupt Annual Meeting in Push to End Leather Sales

The writing’s on the windows: Leather kills. See PETA’s eye-popping takeover at the leather peddler’s HQ.

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Oreos Under Fire: PETA Program Slams Food Companies for Animal Tests

Some food and beverage companies, like the maker of Oreos, pay for deadly and useless tests on animals. PETA just launched a program to stop them.

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PETA Ads Blast HSUS and ASPCA for Betraying Animals

PETA is calling on the ASPCA and the Humane Society of the United States to stop being apologists for animal abusers and factory farms. Learn more.

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1,000 Days of War: Find Out What It’s Like to Rescue Animals in Ukraine

It’s been 1,000 days of war in Ukraine, and Igor Sobko’s team is still rescuing animals thanks to PETA support. Learn how you can help!

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5 Showstopping Ways That SeaWorld Could Thrill Guests Without Harming Corky

By listening to the demands of conscientious people around the world and releasing Corky, SeaWorld could usher in a new era.

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No More Malarkey! PETA Calls on President Biden to Cancel a Cruel Meat Industry Stunt

He may be a “lame duck,” but the outgoing President has a joyous opportunity to stand up for other birds.

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PETA’s ThanksVegan Message Lands in Times Square

Ahead of Thanksgiving, a sky-high appeal landed in New York City urging everyone to have a delicious “ThanksVegan” meal that leaves turkeys and all other animals off the menu.

Protesters Push Crate of Shrieking ‘Monkeys’ in Front of Ethiopian Embassy

PETA U.K. members delivered a shipping crate of shrieking “monkeys” in London to represent the primates Ethiopian Airlines transports for deadly experiments. Take action at PETA.org/Ethiopia.

Protesters Urge the Pope to Denounce Bull Torture

Concerned animal protectors gathered outside the Blessing of the Animals service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston to call on the pope to stop blessing bullfighters and bullfights.

Chicken or Chaffinch? PETA U.K. Points Out There’s No Difference

A PETA U.K. supporter served up songbird “wings,” urging anyone horrified by the thought of eating them to extend compassion to all birds, including chickens, and not be an animal-eater.

Coco Is Sweet on Her New PETA Doghouse

PETA fieldworkers delivered a sturdy, custom-made doghouse for Coco to replace her useless plastic “shelter” after her free spay surgery.

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PETA Latino Calls For End to Monkey Exports to Labs at COP16 Conference

Primate defenders in Colombia urged government leaders to keep monkeys out of experimenters’ clutches and shift to human-relevant, animal-free research methods. Learn more at PETA.org/RMD.

PETA Protester Arrested at Humane Society Gala Over Factory Farms

In New York, a “pig” protested the Humane Society of the United States’ support of a humane-washing scheme that promotes factory farms. Learn more at PETA.org/GAP.

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Racing ‘Monkey’ Urges University to Sprint Toward Better Science

PETA supporters joined the Alaska Airlines Dawg Dash held at the University of Washington, reminding attendees about the hidden horrors monkeys face in the school’s underground primate prison. Take action at PETA.org/Seattle.

PETA Interrupts Neuroscience Summit to Demand End to Absurd Experiment

Protesters interrupted a speech at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, calling for Michael Platt to stop tormenting monkeys in an experiment that doesn’t advance human health.

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‘Screaming Turkey’ Truck Confronts Thanksgiving Shoppers Nationwide

PETA’s hyperrealistic “turkey transport” truck showed Los Angeles shoppers that behind every trussed-up turkey is a once-living, sensitive individual who was crammed onto a truck for a terrifying, miserable journey to their death.

PETA Supporters Call Out Hypocrisy at Women’s Marathon in Georgia

A group of animal allies will gather at a women’s marathon in Savannah, Georgia to send a message to its organizer—find out why.

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Victory! PETA Acts When Whole Foods Won’t, and Now its Coconut Milk Is Monkey Labor-Free!

While Whole Foods failed to take action after PETA notified the company that monkeys were being exploited for coconuts in Thailand, we went straight to their coconut milk suppliers who agreed that monkey labor has no place in the industry.

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Rise and Grind! Find Out Why You Should Head to Starbucks Right Now

PETA stirred up change for coffee lovers everywhere by getting this chain to drop the upcharge. Find out how this move will help cows.

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Ethiopian Airlines Tears Families Apart for U.S. Labs—See How PETA’s Increasing the (Cabin) Pressure

Packed into dark cargo holds, monkeys on Ethiopian Airlines flights face near-certain death in labs in the U.S.—but protesters are speaking out. Learn how you can help stop this cruelty.

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Rabbits Violently Killed for Fur—Tell Mud Bay to Stop Selling Fur Toys!

Act now to protect rabbits exploited and killed for their skin by urging Mud Bay to stop selling fur!

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Animals Force-Fed Feces and Sliced Open—Urge Oreo Maker to End Cruel Experiments

Urge Mondelēz International to stop testing on animals and join PETA’s Eat Without Experiments program.

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43 Monkeys Made a Run for It: Help Them Reach Happily Ever After

They escaped, ran, and hid. They deserve to live the rest of their lives free from Alpha Genesis torment. Urge the feds to send the monkeys to sanctuary today!

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Bears Have Died in This Concrete Pit—Help Young Bears Before It’s Too Late

Urge Three Bears to close the pit and send the bears to an accredited sanctuary where they could get the space and high-quality care that they need and deserve.

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Zanzibar Turtles Returned to the Ocean!

Join PETA in urging the hotel to do the right thing by ensuring the rehabilitation of these turtles with a local group and doing away with the exhibition of animals altogether.

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Monkeys Scared Awake on Your Dime: Take Action to Balance the Books

You’ve heard of Five Nights at Freddy’s—what about one night with Agnès Lacreuse? Find out how this National Institutes of Health–funded experimenter used your money to terrify monkeys.

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WHAT PETA STANDS FOR

People

I am you, only different

Ethical

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Treatment

Animals are not ours to experiment on, eat, wear, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way.

Animals

We are all animals.

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Are Your Favorites Nominated for a peta2 Libby Award? Vote Now!

Peta2 nominated individuals, brands, and products that rocked compassion for animals in 2024. Now you decide which ones should win. Vote now by November 27!

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Create a ‘ThanksVegan’ Menu to Remember With These Recipes

Let these delicious recipes inspire you to create a show-stopping "ThanksVegan" menu that's comforting and compassionate.

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The PETA Podcast: PETA’s Plan to Save Monkeys on the Run from Shady Laboratory

PETA monkey expert Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel reveals PETA’s proposal to save monkeys who escaped from a laboratory in South Carolina. Will the government allow it?

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Hamster ‘Fight Club’? PETA Stopped These 5 Twisted Animal Experiments

You’ll never think of Mr. Potato Head dolls, “Fight Club,” or NASA the same way. Here are five twisted animal experiments that are history, thanks to PETA.

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Kindness Is Always in Season: Learn How to Celebrate ‘ThanksVegan’ 

Prep your vegan menu and learn how to buy all your holiday favorites with PETA’s ultimate guide to hosting “ThanksVegan.”

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NIH Has Been Misusing Your Money for Years, but This Could Change Everything

This landmark bill would curb the National Institutes of Health’s out-of-control waste of taxpayer funds on animal experiments around the world, and we need your help to get it passed! 

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Uproar! LSU Forces a Live Tiger Back on the Field

Wait, what decade is it? Tell Louisiana State University to leave live animal mascots in the past and leave tigers in peace!

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Just-Obtained Records Expose MORE Suffering at the Pet Store Supplier Repeatedly Cited by Feds

A public records request submitted by PETA exposed more suffering at Sun Pet Ltd., a big box “pet” store chain supplier. Find out what the records exposed and take action!

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Broken Tail and System: This Harvard Scandal Just Caught the Feds’ Attention

Feds have taken a rare step after experimenters put another bloody stain on Harvard’s reputation.

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Progress! PETA Pressure and Student Pushback Spare Pigs at OHSU

Medical residents at Oregon Health & Science University have spoken—and they don’t want to cut open live pigs in pointless practice surgeries.

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Dressed to Distress: Find Out Which Urban Outfitters’ Fits Are Out of Step

Alpaca, wool, cashmere, mohair, leather, and down—all are produced with extreme violence and fear. Join the campaign to rid Urban Outfitters of these cruel materials!

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VIDEO: Go Inside a Breeding Facility That Fuels Bad Science and Betrays Beagles

Marshall BioResources workers do this to dogs so the company can sell the animals at a higher rate to laboratories for use in experiments, some of which are tax-funded. Watch the video and take action.

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People

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