PETA Mourns the Death of Kiska, a Long-Suffering Orca Held Captive in Canada

Like all orcas and other dolphins held prisoner in marine parks, Kiska deserved to live in the ocean with her family, where she could have experienced a natural life.

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PETA-Supported Teams Overcome Tremendous Odds to Secure Food for 35 Skinny Horses in Ukraine

From orphans feeding homeless animals to a little dog getting a chance at a better life, you won’t want to miss these updates from PETA-supported rescuers in Ukraine. Here’s how your Global Compassion Fund support is making all of this possible!

Sweet Victory! How PETA Got Taiwan to Pull Rotten Dental Tests on Animals

Find out which crude tests on animals will no longer be conducted so that companies can make human health claims for marketing foods and beverages in Taiwan, thanks to your comments.

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Loyal animals are forced to run through harsh, freezing conditions. Help make this year’s Iditarod the last-ever nightmare for dogs.

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BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: Animals’ Only Hope for Relief in Jordan Is Back in Action, but There’s Another Bad Turn of Events

The PETA-supported veterinary clinic staff is once again back in Petra and the surrounding villages, helping sick and injured animals. Learn why these animals need help.

Find Out Which Medical Charities Deserve Your Support

PETA has asked medical charities worldwide to do the right thing for both animals and patients. See which ones so far have agreed.

You’ll Never Guess How PETA’s Telling Budweiser to Take Off the Beer Goggles

The self-crowned “King of Beers” will have a disruptor in its court, advocating against horse mutilation: Find out how we got a seat at the table!

See How These Top Oscar®️ Nominees Can Help End Monkey Experiments

PETA is gifting this year’s top Oscar® nominees a way to support their necks AND primate rights.

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Join PETA’s Action Team to hear about protests, events, and volunteer opportunities in your area. You’ll also get tips and ideas to help you advocate for animals.

What the Public Deserves to Know About NIH’s Latest Stunt

The National Institutes of Health may soon face legal action from PETA after its latest stunt, but the public deserves to know about what’s going on in its laboratories.

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Is This the Future You Want for Your Kids? PETA Airs Shocking Ad Amid ‘The Last of Us’ Finale Buzz

Amid the buzz surrounding the season finale of HBO’s “The Last of Us,” PETA aired a new ad with our own spin on a post-apocalyptic scenario.

PETA’s Got Guts: Why Did a Supporter Invest in a Probiotics Company?

PETA’s got a seat at a new table, thanks to a supporter’s stock purchase in Taiwanese probiotics company GenMont Biotech Inc. Here's what we intend to do.

Travel to Help Animals—Apply to Work for PETA Today!

Want a REAL job that makes a difference? Get new experiences, see new places, and make the most of your life—help animals as if it’s your job, because it would be, by applying to be PETA’s traveling campaigner today.

What PETA Stands For

People

I am you, only different.

Human beings create temporary and arbitrary boundaries to exclude beings who aren’t like them. Human beings have justified wars, slavery, sexual violence, and military conquests through the mistaken belief that those who are “different” do not experience suffering and are not worthy of moral consideration.


Ethical

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

We are taught the Golden Rule as young children, and all major religions teach principles of nonviolence and kindness. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Ethical treatment—the Golden Rule—must be extended to all living beings: reptiles, mammals, fish, insects, birds, amphibians, and crustaceans.


Treatment

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

All beings desire freedom to live a natural life, according to their inherent desires and instincts. While the lives of all beings necessarily involve some amount of suffering, human beings must stop deliberately inflicting suffering on all beings for our own selfish desires. We lose nothing in replacing a cheeseburger with a veggie burger or a leather purse with a fabric one. But beings we exploit lose their lives just for our fleeting fancy.


Animals

We are all animals.

We believe all beings deserve liberty and respect not because they share the characteristics we admire in ourselves but because they are living beings. We share the same evolutionary origins, we inhabit the same Earth, and we are ruled by the same laws of nature. We are all the same.

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PETA's Beauty Without Bunnies program is the ultimate resource for conscientious shoppers, making the quest for cruelty-free products as easy as pie.

Would You Vacation at a Prison? Why People Are Saying ‘No Tanks’ to SeaWorld

Learn more about the cruelty of marine parks and discover ways to help animals.

How to Wear Vegan

A Fresh Start: Which Brand Dropped Cruel Coconut Milk After 100K PETA Supporters Took Action?

After initially denying its use of coconuts supplied by forced monkey labor, this meal-kit service will be phasing out cruelly produced Thai coconut milk by mid-2023.

Your Lent Will Go Swimmingly With These Vegan Fish Recipes

With these vegan fish recipes, you can let fish swim in peace while you still hang on to the taste. Don’t get “caught” not trying them during Lent this year!

More Than 100 Animals Have Died in Fires Recently, and the Reason Why Might Surprise You

Hoarders who claim to “save” animals often cage them in criminally cruel conditions. When fires break out, animals have no chance to escape. (Warning: graphic images)

Now on Audible: ‘Free the Animals’ Special Edition

Urban Outfitters Turns Animals into Fashion Victims

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!

Thanks to PETA, Feds Call a Halt to Tearing Monkeys Away From Their Families and Homes

What will this decision mean for the monkeys who are forcibly abducted from their homes?

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Grab the Popcorn and Get an Inside Look at This Year’s Animal-Friendly Films

Did PETA award your favorite flicks and celebs an Oscat this year? Hear why our winners got a standing ovation while others got two thumbs down.

Do You Know Where Your OB/GYN Was Trained? If It Was at OHSU, Be Warned

Oregon Health & Science University is stuck in the past as other schools advance. Here’s how you can urge it to switch to training methods that actually save lives.

The One Thing You Can Do to Help Stop the Iditarod Death Race From Your Couch

More than 150 dogs have died during the Iditarod in the race’s gruesome history. PETA is working hard to stop the 2023 Iditarod in its tracks.

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Students: Help Your School Take a Leap in the Right Direction  

Science education should be cutting-edge, so why are some classes still cutting open animals? If you’re a student, sign up to receive FREE stickers and leaflets to help us end dissection.

Parents: Don’t Miss This Free Animal-Friendly Kids’ Magazine

From puzzles and stickers to vegan tips, this free magazine has everything your kids need to be superheroes for animals.

Want to Help Stop Tests on Animals? Find Out How

Our scientists have a plan to phase out animal tests and improve research for human health. See our Research Modernization Deal here.

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 Ingrid E. Newkirk

“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?” READ MORE

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind