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Horses in New York Are Being Beaten to 'Run Faster'—Take Action

Whipping a horse causes pain and distress, and researchers have even proved that it doesn't make horses run faster. This is animal abuse.

URGE OFFICIALS TO BAN WHIPPING

PETA PRESIDENT INGRID NEWKIRK WROTE THE BOOK ON ANIMAL COMPASSION. LISTEN NOW!

After Decades of PETA Efforts, TJX-Owned Companies Are All Finally Fur-Free!

The TJX-owned Canadian department store chain Winners has just banned fur, scoring a major win for animals in the fur industry. Now, keep the pressure on TJX to take the next compassionate step by banning angora, which comes from rabbits who are restrained and whose fur is ripped out of their sensitive skin while they scream in pain.

URGE IT TO STOP SELLING ANGORA

Support PETA's Laboratory Investigations

Our investigations and exposés are inspiring millions to take action and securing landmark victories for animals. Will you give this vital work an immediate boost today?

YOUR HELP GOES TWICE AS FAR TODAY

Get Loud for Animals: 4 Actions to Take on Your Phone Right Now

From action alerts you can take anywhere to ringtones that speak up for animals, we've compiled a list of new, easy phone-based actions that you can take for animals today.

ALERTS, FREE RINGTONES, AND MORE

'Doc' Antle From Tiger King Was Just Charged With Two Felonies

"Doc" Antle, an infamous exploiter of big cats, has been charged with a felony count of wildlife trafficking, another felony count of conspiracy to traffic in wildlife, and more. PETA has been winning victory after victory, from rescuing 75 big cats from shabby roadside zoos to closing them down altogether. These achievements represent huge progress, but our work to end the exploitation of big cats isn't done yet.

TAKE ACTION FOR TIGERS

Creative, Thought-Provoking Ways Celebs Have Spoken Out Against Animal Testing

What do a Beatle, an Oscar winner, an NFL star, and the "Godfather of Punk" have in common? They've all joined with PETA to speak out against animal testing in unique ways that have sparked important conversations about ending torturous, pointless experiments on animals.

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Bloodied, Suffering Pigs Dumped at Tyson Facility—PETA Demands Charges

A renderer admitted that one pig "probably should be euthanized" but that Tyson was trying to sell the animal in an attempt to make "five bucks."

HOW YOU CAN HELP PIGS

PETA Victory! Columbia Sportswear Company Bans Alpaca Fleece

Thanks to PETA, Columbia has just joined the ever-growing list of companies that have banned alpaca fleece, but some companies, such as Anthropologie, are still on our bad list for continuing to sell it. Here's what Anthropologie doesn't want you to know about the alpaca fleece industry.

URGE ANTHROPOLOGIE TO FOLLOW SUIT

Epic Fail: Desperate Monkey Experimenters Try to Justify Their Employment

PETA is clapping back after desperate animal experimenters suggested that COVID-19 vaccines be tested on monkeys, even though human trials are already underway. Misleading tests on animals waste valuable time, resources, and lives while delaying the development of treatments and cures for human diseases.

GET MONKEYS OUT OF LABS

The Countdown for PETA's Spectacular Virtual 40th Anniversary and Holiday Party Has Begun

Celebrate our bold work to save animals—sing along, dance along, dine along, and laugh along from home—with over 1,000 fellow PETA revelers, revolutionaries, and surprise guests. You won't want to miss our biggest event of the year!

RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY

'Backyard Chicken' Eggs: A Kinder Option or Straight-Up Speciesist?

Buying chickens supports a deadly industry, so if you really want to give chickens a "retirement home," please adopt instead of buying them—and love them like companions, instead of treating them like a breakfast service.

READ THIS BEFORE ADOPTING CHICKENS

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PETA Podcast #141: PETA President Ingrid Newkirk Wrote the Book on Animal Compassion

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Fascinating Fact:

Barn owlets (baby barn owls) are nonviolent, altruistic, family-oriented animals. Barn owl siblings get along perhaps better than most human siblings do—they clean and feed each other, huddle together to stay warm, and decide among themselves who is the hungriest and should get food from their mom or dad based on which one emits the neediest call.