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The Billboard That Shines a Light on Dog Shows’ Dark Side

Attendees at a Denver dog show are squirming after PETA’s billboard points out the uncomfortable truth: Breeders kill shelter dogs’ chances.

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Why Should Animals Have Rights?

Whether it’s based on race, gender, sexual orientation, or species, prejudice is morally unacceptable. If you wouldn’t eat a dog, why eat a pig?

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Send a Love Letter to Lolita this Valentine’s Day!

Join PETA in standing up to ask for Lolita’s release! Post your “love letter for Lolita” to show that we’ll never stop fighting for her freedom!

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Grammy Winners Lend Hit Song to Help Homeless Animals!

The Black Keys share their mega-hit "Howlin' for You" in behalf of shelter animals.

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How Vivisection Kills

This PSA tells viewers what vivisectors don’t want them to know—that every second, three animals die in the US.

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Best Vegan Pizza in the Nation

We did all the work so you wouldn’t have to by picking the best vegan pizza all across the U.S.!

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7 Disturbing Dolphin Facts SeaWorld Doesn’t Want You to Know

Dolphins in captivity are deprived of everything that is natural and important to them. Here are seven reasons why they don’t belong at SeaWorld.

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Veterinarians: Want to Save Lives Every Day? We’ve Got a Job for You!

Are you a veterinarian with a passion for helping the most destitute patients and stopping animal homelessness in its tracks? If so, we want you on our team!

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PETA’s Spay-Neuter Clinics: Miracles Performed Daily

It was a banner year for PETA’s fleet of low- to no-cost mobile spay-neuter clinics, which sterilized nearly 11,000 dogs and cats.

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In Japan, Thoroughbreds Race or Die

A look at a heartbreaking series of photos that show what happens to thoroughbred horses in Japan.

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Tell the USDA to Shut Down Cruel Meat Animal Research Center!

Urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to stop these cruel experiments on farmed animals immediately!

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Don’t Miss Morgan Spurlock’s Latest Exposé

Morgan Spurlock takes on zoos in his latest investigation.

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PETA in Action

  • Camel in Critical Condition Gets a New Home
    Camel in Critical Condition Gets a New Home
    This camel was found tied up under a bridge until he was rescued by veterinarians from Animal Rahat, a PETA-supported program that helps working animals in India.
  • Killing Contests Abolished
    Killing Contests Abolished
    After PETA and other concerned groups weighed in with California wildlife authorities, cruel coyote, fox, and bobcat killing contests—in which the participant with the most kills wins cash and other prizes—were banned.
  • Rabbits Sheltered From Bitter Cold
    Rabbits Sheltered From Bitter Cold
    When PETA found out that rabbits were being kept outside in freezing weather in Vermont, we worked with authorities to ensure that they were brought in from the cold.
  • Goldfish-Eating Contest Cancelled
    Goldfish-Eating Contest Cancelled
    A Virginia event host made the compassionate decision to ditch the annual goldfish-eating contest after hearing our concerns.
  • Pookie Finds Forever Home
    Pookie Finds Forever Home
    Pookie the Chihuahua was chained outside because of his former owner's allergies until PETA and an activist got involved. They worked to find him a loving forever home, where he now lives happily indoors.
  • CSULB Cuts Ties With SeaWorld
    CSULB Cuts Ties With SeaWorld
    Just minutes before a demonstration was scheduled to start at California State University–Long Beach (CSULB), school administrators confirmed that they were cutting ties with SeaWorld and ending all promotions.
  • Injured Hawk Rescued
    Injured Hawk Rescued
    This flightless hawk, who was found in an industrial dumpster corral in California, was rescued and sheltered with PETA's help.
  • Squirrel Reintroduced Into the Wild
    Squirrel Reintroduced Into the Wild
    PETA persuaded a well-meaning citizen to let a volunteer take this squirrel, named Leila, to a wildlife rehabilitation center so that she could be reintroduced into the wild.
  • School Cancels Koi Fish Prize
    School Cancels Koi Fish Prize
    PETA persuaded officials at an elementary school in Hawaii to make the humane choice to end their more-than-a-decade-old practice of using koi fish as contest prizes in their annual fundraiser.
  • Ducklings Rescued from Drain Pipes
    Ducklings Rescued from Drain Pipes
    After ducklings were caught in drain pipes in an Ohio apartment complex, PETA worked with concerned residents to rescue them and convince the owners to retrofit the pipes to protect wildlife.
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