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O&M and PETA Take Home the Gold

We knew from the moment that we saw it that Ogilvy & Mather’s (O&M) creative and provocative art installation “Fur Hurts” was one of the best—and now the agency …

PETA Strikes the Right Chord at Midi Music Fest

PETA staffers and volunteers were out front and center when the Midi Music Festival—China’s longest-running music event—hit Shanghai for a three-day run in October. Thousands of music fans stopped …

Save Endangered Animals Every Time You Eat

Every year, at least 10,000 species go extinct—and once they’re gone, there gone forever. Many of us work to help endangered species by shopping for recycled products, donating to …

Another Dog Dies: Why Animals Aren’t Meant for Cargo Holds

When a passenger decided to travel with his beloved dogs, an adult and a puppy named Shon, he had no choice but to fly both animals in the aircraft’s …

Daniel Henney Fights Against Animal Homelessness in New PETA Ads

Actor and model Daniel Henney has recently taken on a very different kind of role: helping to end the homeless dog and cat crisis. The heartthrob stars in two …

A Call to Arms for Octopuses

We all know that eating animals is bad for our health, but eating octopuses takes this problem to an all-new level. That’s because some restaurants are chopping up and …

Surabaya ‘Death’ Zoo Kills Again

An endangered female Bornean orangutan is dead, the latest victim of the notoriously cruel Surabaya Zoo. Nanik apparently suffered for weeks before dying at the tender age of 12 years …

Mixed Message at School Celebration

PETA Asia representatives were recently invited to a school in Manila to celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi—the patron saint of animals—as well as the anniversary of …

Mauritius Steps Backward: The Country’s First Animal Welfare Bill Legalizes Vivisection

The fact that the European Union, India, and Israel have banned animal testing for cosmetics gives us hope that dripping chemicals into rabbits’ eyes and force-feeding them to rats …

U.K.’s Fortnum & Mason Continues to Sell ‘Torture in a Tin’

With stores located in the U.K. and Japan, retailer Fortnum & Mason prides itself on luxury, class, and a royal standard—but the conditions for geese and ducks raised on …