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PETA to Marines: Drinking Beheaded Cobras' Blood Is Abuse, Not Training

Jungles are full of fruits and other nutritious, edible plants—so why are U.S. Marines slaughtering snakes, proudly guzzling their blood, and calling it survival "training"? The Marines also killed chickens with their bare hands, gutted live geckos and ate them, and chomped on live tarantulas and scorpions.

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PART 2: FORMER SEAWORLD TRAINER TAKES PETA 'BENEATH THE SURFACE'. 
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Animalkind Will Be Your New Favorite Book

Did you know that geese fall in love and stay with a partner for life? Or that squirrels bury nuts by the position of the stars and pigeons navigate by low-frequency radio waves? Learn about the mesmerizing lives of animals and some exciting ways you can protect them in Ingrid Newkirk's new book, Animalkind, available in hardcover and audiobook.

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How Many Dogs Will Die?

Blinding snow, subzero temperatures—dogs are being forced to run up to 100 miles per day in the Iditarod right now, and their lives are in danger.

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Were Baby Chickens' Legs Cut Off for Your Easter Eggs?

"If the speed of the knives is incorrectly adjusted, it is not uncommon to see chicks just with their legs cut but still alive," the Swiss government recently noted as it banned shredding live baby chicks. You don't need to support the violent egg industry for Easter eggs or for food when there are so many humane products currently available.

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'Do Vegans Shower?' PETA's Staff Answers Your Burning Questions

The internet has questions about vegans, so we put staff members in the hot seat. Find out whether vegans shower, if vegans date only other vegans, and other things the internet is dying to know.

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It's Not Too Late for Dogs Cannoli, Lucilla, and Varinia at Texas A&M

Hundreds of dogs have already been killed in useless canine muscular dystrophy experiments at Texas A&M University. We have to get this laboratory shut down, and we have to get Cannoli, Lucilla, Varinia, and the other dogs still imprisoned there out.

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Geese and Coyotes Aren't Jackets

No matter how much consumers spend on fur-trimmed Canada Goose jackets, a coyote's fur will never truly belong to humans. Tell Canada Goose that you won't buy anything from it until it stops using real down and fur in its clothing!

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Victory! Baird Private Wealth Management Ends Iditarod Sponsorship

Following pressure from PETA and more than 85,000 of our members and supporters like you, Baird Private Wealth Management confirmed that it no longer supports the Iditarod. This is great news, but with the 2020 Iditarod underway, more action is needed now. Urge Chrysler and other remaining sponsors to cut ties with the deadly race.

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Think you have what it takes to be crowned PETA's "Sexiest Vegan Next Door"? Enter now for your chance to win a trip for two to Hawaii!

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Birds have far more brain cells than most mammals and possess extraordinary problem-solving abilities.