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Rabbits Are Beheaded and Chinchillas Scream During Electrocution for Fur

PETA Asia's new investigation of Russian fur farms reveals that rabbits were repeatedly bashed in the head with a metal pipe, strung up, and decapitated. One chinchilla screamed and struggled for over a minute during a botched electrocution. Nordstrom knows about the horrors of the fur industry, yet it continues to sell fur from countries such as China and Russia—urge it to stop selling fur immediately.

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CANADA GOOSE: FAKE ETHICS, REAL CRUELTY—LISTEN TO THIS BEFORE BUYING A WINTER COAT. 
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Short Documentary Debuts on December 6 at Midnight EST—Watch It Online for 3 Days Only

What do you do when the pressure to conform is intense and killing animals is a prerequisite for achieving your lifelong dream of becoming a scientist? Test Subjects, a new documentary—available online from December 6 to 8—details the gripping stories of three aspiring scientists who began to question the ethics and efficacy of animal experimentation while trying to earn advanced degrees.

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help pigs

Piglets Are Dying in Agony—Will You Help Them?

We're determined to protect more pigs and other animals from suffering on massive farms in 2020, but we need your help to do it.

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Video: Deaf Dog Rescued by PETA Gets a Holiday Miracle

A deaf dog named Pip was forced to live alone in an outdoor pen until PETA came to his rescue. Now he lives indoors with the rest of his loving new family. Share this video to show others that dogs are part of the family and should never be locked in a pen or trapped on a chain.

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act now for monkeys

Kalitta Air, Monkeys Aren't Cargo—Don't Ship Them to Laboratories

We've received disturbing reports that Michigan-based airline Kalitta Air has begun shipping monkeys from China to the U.S., where they will be cruelly experimented on and killed in laboratories. Tell it to stand with other leading airlines like Delta and American Airlines that already prohibit the transportation of primates to laboratories.

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see the victories

How PETA Made the World a Kinder Place for Animals in 2019

With your help, we've won hundreds of times for animals this year—and 2019 isn't over yet. Make sure you didn't miss any of the amazing news.

DID YOU CATCH ALL THESE VICTORIES?
otter at SeaQuest

Why Is PETA Campaigning to Help Otters at SeaQuest?

SeaQuest is a seedy chain of shopping mall aquariums, which are terrible places for otters and other animals. Here's what the company doesn't want you to know.

WHAT SEAQUEST IS HIDING
end speciesism

Kind and Committed: Joaquin Phoenix Is PETA's Person of the Year

For exemplifying compassion and respect for all sentient beings and working to end speciesism, we're honored to name Joaquin Phoenix PETA's 2019 Person of the Year.

HOW HE'S ENDING SPECIESISM
good news for rats and mice

Milestone! Pharma Giant Bayer Bans Near-Drowning Test

After hearing from PETA, Bayer AG—the world's fifth-largest pharmaceutical company—confirmed that it had made the compassionate decision to ban this widely discredited experiment, in which small animals such as mice and rats are made to swim frantically in inescapable beakers of water. It's time for Bristol-Myers Squibb and Eli Lilly to do so, too.

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help chickens

Exposed: Birds Punched and Beaten at Australia's Largest Chicken Producer

PETA Asia's undercover investigation of a facility—reportedly supplying McDonald's and other fast-food chains—shows that chickens in Australia were punched in the head before being bashed against metal railings and shackled by their legs for slaughter.

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what this means for animals

PETA Applauds New Law—Here's What It Means for Animals

With the passage of the PACT Act, those who commit heinous acts of animal abuse—including crushing, burning, drowning, or suffocating animals—will face federal prosecution.

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