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FBI Foils Planned Bust of Bush Track, Allows Rampant Abuse of Horses to Continue
The Washington Post reports that following PETA’s investigation, federal agencies planned a massive raid of an underground racetrack in Georgia, only to nix it at the last minute.
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Why Did a Plane of Sick Monkeys Land in the U.S.? What Whistleblowers Reported
According to whistleblower reports, Charles River Laboratories is back at its monkey business, and this time the danger is already here.© Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals Media
Meet a Blood Bank From Hell’s Nearly 900 Prisoners, and Find Out How You Can Help Them
“The Veterinarians’ Blood Bank”—but where are the veterinarians? PETA captured video exposing what the company did to dogs and cats.
Tax-Funded Frauds: How to Stop NIH From Wasting Your Money in China
PETA has found even more reasons to urge your legislators to act.Let’s save lives and stop the National Institutes of Health from using our tax money to fund foreign laboratories.
We’ve Got the Purrfect Video for You to Watch on World Spay Day
Get your cat guardian skills up to scratch with PETA’s president’s exclusive book talk on The Cat Guardian’s Bible.
EVENT: Ingrid Newkirk Flips Everything You Knew About Animal Rights on Its Head
After this event with PETA’s president, you’ll have a new spring in your step, knowing you’re an integral part of the “all” in “All Together Now!” Get your tickets for the first tour stop—in Atlanta!
Support Our Campaigns Locally
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.
Have You Seen This Riveting Docuseries Yet? Available on Prime Video!
Curiosity has killed many cats.From PETA and executive producer Bill Maher, the new docuseries The Failed Experiment exposes what most people don’t know about experiments on animals.
PETA’s New Billboard Will Turn Heads—but Is It Too Late?
Penguins in Antarctica have begun dying from bird flu—and Big Meat is wealthier than ever.Are we going to let it cause the next pandemic?
PETA’s Rolling Out the Red Carpet to Reveal the Most Compassionate Flicks of 2023
Join PETA for the glitz and glamour of the Oscat Awards, when we honor Hollywood films and stars for championing animal rights!© StarMaxInc.com
17 Fabulous Vegan Fish Recipes for Lent
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!
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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.
© Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals Learn More about what PETA stands for
Help Free Corky, the Longest-Held Captive Orca in the World
Corky is the longest-held captive orca in history, and time is running out.Will you take action?
PETA Vows to Support Controversial Slaughterhouse—but With a Caveat
Terror in Taos! It’s easy to forget where meat comes from when it’s in neatly wrapped packages at the grocery store, but what if slaughterhouses had glass walls?Hannah Elizabeth |
Sympathy at Slaughter
CEO Wants to Create the Largest U.S.Monkey Prison—Here’s What He’s Lying About
PETA exposes the lies that Safer Human Medicine CEO Jim Harkness has been telling Bainbridge, Georgia, residents about the beagles who were held at Envigo.© Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals Media
Black History Month: Let These Icons Inspire You
For these civil rights proponents, creating a just society includes justice for animals.© StarMaxInc.com |
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What Is H&M Trying to Hide About Its Clothing?
Will H&M finally ditch down after PETA’s latest “bloody” stunt? Keep reading to see what we sent the company’s CEO.
A Lab Worker Threw a Monkey Like a Rag Doll—Guess What Else the Feds Found
Pigs, monkeys, and beagles are suffering at Altasciences.Find out what it did to get the feds’ attention and how to help animals now.Obtained by PETA through FOIA
Hallmark Makes a Compassionate Move After PETA Lays Our Cards on the Table
Victory! Hallmark’s action comes after PETA held lively demonstrations near the company’s headquarters, ran creative ads, and enlisted the help of celebrities.
What Do Animal Rights and the Titanic Have in Common? Listen In!
Celebrated playwright, author, and poet Ishmael Reed talks about his new play, The Shine Challenge, 2024, and how it puts the spotlight on forgotten humans and our fellow animals.
At This Point, It’s Fair to Ask: Does Liberty Media Hate Dogs?
GCI, owned by Liberty Media, continues to give the Iditarod more than $250,000 annually.See how PETA is urging it to drop the deadly dog-sled race.
Get a Free Way to Spark Kids’ Respect for Chicks
Teaching your young ones about animal rights can be a colorful experience.Help them display their respect for chickens with this fun and free PETA Kids activity.
Are You a Top-of-the-Line Captive-Wildlife Veterinarian? We Need You!
We’ve rescued big cats from Tiger King hellholes, stopped circuses from exporting endangered animals for their shows, and more.
Will you be a part of our next big victory?
The Truth About Why Vegans ‘Do It’ Better
Jamie and Justina get into the dirty details about the (honestly, pretty incredible) sex lives of vegans on PETA’s Just So You Know podcast.
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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?”
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— Ingrid E.
Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of
Animalkind.
