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10 Reasons Not to Torture or Kill Barn Owls

Barn owls are highly sensitive and intelligent animals who have complex communication systems and cooperative social structures. They have even been known to share their nest with other species. See PETA's top tips for helping them, and then urge Johns Hopkins University to stop tormenting them in its laboratory.

TAKE ACTION FOR BARN OWLS

ON ANIMAL RIGHTS AND BLACK LIVES: ONE PETA ACTIVIST'S VIEW. 
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change how you view snakes

WATCH: This Will Change How You View Snakes

Snakes are so misunderstood—did you know that most of them are shy and pose no threat to humans? Listen to this short story, and then discover the hidden lives of snakes and other animals in PETA President Ingrid Newkirk's new book, Animalkind.

LEARN (AND UNLEARN) ABOUT SNAKES
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'Save Our Skin' Match: Double Your Impact

Right now, dogs are being violently killed in hellish facilities and their skin is being turned into leather gloves or belts. Will you help them?

YOUR GIFT DOUBLES
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LSU Pays a Serial Bird Killer to Pump Sparrows Full of Sex Hormones?!

Exposed! PETA has obtained new records revealing that experimenter Christine Lattin at Louisiana State University plans to continue her sadistic, pointless experiments that involve killing and dismembering birds.

TELL LSU TO END THIS CRUELTY
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Why Do Black and Brown People Go Vegan? We're Eating for the Revolution

Living vegan is a political and revolutionary act against an unjust status quo. Here's how going vegan has a positive impact on our communities.

JOIN THE VEGAN REVOLUTION
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Asha Was Torn Away From Her Mother as a Baby and Has Spent Years Without Other Elephants

Elephants can communicate using infrasonic waves that can travel underground for more than a mile—but Asha, who has been exploited at Natural Bridge Zoo for decades, hasn't been able to communicate or socialize with other elephants in years.

SEND A MESSAGE FOR ASHA
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Crushed Turtles on the Road May Be Alive—PETA Shows You How to Save Them

Many turtles are severely injured or killed on roads every year. If you see a turtle on or near a road, here's what to do!

HOW TO HELP TURTLES IN THE ROAD
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These 14 'Before and After' Photos of Dogs Rescued by PETA Will Melt Your Heart

Get ready to smile at these wonderful photos of Coco, Justice, Cora, and others rescued by PETA's dedicated fieldworkers.

SEE THEM IN THEIR NEW HOMES
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40 Black Vegan Activists, Influencers, and Chefs to Follow on Instagram

Support Black vegans online by following these compassionate accounts.

FOLLOW THEM ON INSTAGRAM TODAY
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Birds Can Be Slaughtered in Full View of One Another—Urge lululemon to Ditch Down!

Geese who are raised and killed for down may have gone more than eight hours without access to food or water. Sick or injured birds can be left without any care and allowed to suffer for three days before being killed. So why is lululemon still supporting the cruel down industry?

SPEAK UP FOR BIRDS KILLED FOR DOWN

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PETA Podcast #123: A PETA Activist Discusses Animal Rights and the Current Movement Against Racism

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Fascinating Fact:

Rats and mice speak to other individuals of their species in squeaks and high-frequency sounds that are inaudible to the human ear. Male mice woo their mates with high-pitched love songs, and infant rats even giggle when they're tickled.