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16 Celebs You’ll See at PETA’s (Virtual) 40th Anniversary Gala This Saturday!

If you only attend one livestream event this winter, make sure it’s the celebrity-packed PETA 40th anniversary party on Saturday, December 12. Here are just a few of the stars who’ll be there—see how you can reserve your spot today.

JOIN THESE CELEBS TO CELEBRATE

PETA BLOWS LID OFF SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT'S SECRET TIES TO TROPHY HUNTING INDUSTRY. LISTEN NOW!

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Progress! PETA Asked and These Companies Cut Ties With a Deadly Dog Race

Dogs in the Iditarod are forced to run a thousand miles in the snow, even with raw and bleeding paw pads. However, after talks with PETA, nearly a dozen companies—including Fortune 500 businesses—stopped sponsoring the Iditarod. Which businesses cut ties and which company still refuses to do right by dogs?

SPEAK UP FOR DOGS

Reindeer Exploited for Holiday Festivals; Ostriches Killed for ‘Luxury’ Bags

Animals exploited for Christmas events or killed for holiday gifts are anything but merry. Take these top 10 actions to help them and other animals this month.

TAKE DECEMBER’S MOST URGENT ACTIONS

Victory! Animals Spared Deadly Tests in Taiwan After PETA Appeal

Now that the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has adopted PETA’s recommendations for accepting advanced, non-animal testing methods, there should be little to no health food safety tests on animals in Taiwan going forward. This is huge progress in health food safety testing, but we still need to urge the TFDA to oppose cruel and pointless animal experiments in the testing of health claims.

STOP OTHER TESTS ON ANIMALS

PETA's 40th Anniversary Auction is Live—Bid Now!

PETA.org/auction ends this Monday, December 14, and you don't want to miss out on this unique way to help animals! Bid now, and you could be set with a year's worth of Miyoko's Creamery Cheese, decked out in the lastest vegan fashion, or driving into the sunset in your new Polestar 2 car!

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Texas A&M Lab: Another Dog Dies Without Ever Knowing Freedom

Experimenters bred Jambi to have canine muscular dystrophy and then denied him the chance to have a loving home. We won’t let the remaining 23 dogs in the lab meet the same fate.

TAKE ACTION BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE

PETA’s Company of the Year Award Goes to Maggie Baird’s Support + Feed

Activist—and mother of award-winning pop stars Billie Eilish and FINNEAS—Maggie Baird has stepped up to help vegan restaurants stay afloat while also offering free animal-friendly meals to first responders and others during the worldwide pandemic. Here’s why her company won a major PETA award.

50,000 REASONS WE LOVE THIS COMPANY

PETA Turns 40: See Our Most Shocking Investigations―and How They Changed Things

A lot has changed since the Silver Spring monkeys case (PETA’s first undercover investigation), but one thing has remained constant: Our exposés help us win victories for animals.

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Comic Carol Leifer Shares Her Simple Tips for a Vegan Hanukkah

From savory latkes to guilt-free gelt, Carol Leifer joins PETA to show us how to celebrate a cruelty-free Hanukkah.

HOW TO CELEBRATE A VEGAN HANUKKAH

PETA: Speciesism Should Be Stamped Out Like All Other Forms of Supremacy

The global pandemic and growing awareness of inequality have prompted a social reckoning—one that should include a reflection on the ways in which humans violate the rights of other animals.

HOW YOU CAN END SPECIESISM

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PETA Podcast #149: PETA Blows Lid off South African President’s Secret Ties to Trophy Hunting Industry

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Fascinating Fact:

Ducks are outgoing, social animals who are meticulously clean and keep their nests free of waste and debris. They use vocalizations and body language to communicate—they even have regional accents, just like humans do! Scientists found that city ducks have more of a “shouting” quack so that other birds can hear them above the hustle and bustle, while country ducks have softer voices.