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Exposés and Undercover Investigations

PETA entities have conducted more undercover investigations than any other animal group. They undertake investigations to expose animal abuse in laboratories, on farms and in slaughterhouses, in the clothing industry, in the pet trade, and elsewhere.

Their efforts have led to significant victories, including the closure of abusive laboratories and farms as well as the seizure and rescue of suffering animals.

PETA has been launching investigations since 1981, beginning with the exposure of the suffering of the Silver Spring monkeys in a Maryland experimentation facility. This investigation resulted in the first-ever police raid on a laboratory, the first confiscation of abused animals from a laboratory, and the first U.S. Supreme Court victory for animals used in experiments.

Columbia University Cruelty

PETA exposes how Columbia University uses baboons, dogs, and other animals in cruel and deadly experiments.

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Investigation Exposes Cruelty at Ferret Mill

A new PETA investigation reveals chronic, fatal neglect at a ferret factory farm that supplies animals to laboratories and pet stores across the U.S.

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Professional Laboratory and Research Services Undercover Investigation

Product testing laboratory exposed: PETA’s undercover investigation reveals that dogs and cats were caged, cursed at, kicked, and tormented.

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Greedy Veterinarians Make Animals and People Suffer for ‘Slush Fund’

Investigation reveals animals suffering in labs at Auburn University.

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University of Utah Investigation

A PETA investigator worked undercover inside the laboratories of the University of Utah and documented miserable conditions for the animals there.

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Behind the Scenes in the Pet Trade: A PETA Undercover Investigation

PETA went undercover inside the facility of one of the top dealers of mammals and reptiles in the United States and found routine abuse and neglect of hamsters, frogs, snakes, lizards, and other exotic animals who are exploited by the pet trade. Explore the videos and photos now.

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Amarillo Wildlife Refuge

The Amarillo Wildlife Refuge (AWR) is anything but a refuge. A PETA investigator documented the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of the wild animals imprisoned at AWR.

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Ringling Bros. Beats Animals

Ringling Bros. Circus has failed to meet even minimal federal standards for the care of the animals it uses, and its workers have repeatedly been documented beating animals.

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Puppy Mill Prison

A PETA investigator worked for months at Nielsen Farms, a puppy mill in Kansas, and found unimaginable cruelty.

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Foie Gras: Cruelty to Ducks and Geese

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Butterball’s House of Horrors: A PETA Undercover Investigation

Take a look inside PETA’s undercover investigations at a Butterball slaughterhouse in Ozark, Arkansas. Learn how you can help stop this cruelty to turkeys now!

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Israel’s Chief Rabbi Forbids ‘Shackle and Hoist’ Kosher Slaughter

PETA’s recent undercover investigation of the largest slaughterhouse in Uruguay exposed that the facility was using the primitive and cruel “shackle and hoist” method for kosher slaughter. This slaughterhouse is the largest foreign supplier of kosher meat to the U.S. and a major kosher meat exporter to Israel. Thanks to the PETA investigation, the Chief … Read more »

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PETA Investigations Reveal Taxpayer-Funded Torture at UNC Laboratory

PETA’s undercover footage showed that animals were living and dying in misery in the laboratories of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Oklahoma Pseudo-Sanctuary: Shelter From Danger or Dangerous Shelter?

Undercover investigation at G.W. Exotic Animal Memorial Park reveals extremely crowded conditions and neglected and abused animals.

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PETA Reveals Extreme Cruelty at Kosher Slaughterhouses

Kosher slaughter is intended to minimize animals’ suffering. But undercover PETA investigations have revealed that Agriprocessors, the world’s largest glatt kosher slaughterhouse, has been ignoring both the Jewish commitment to compassion and federal law—and animals endure prolonged suffering and nightmarish deaths as a result. What Happens in Kosher Slaughter All slaughter is terrifying for the … Read more »

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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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