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‘The Hobbit’: Unexpected Cruelty

New Zealand has been buzzing with excitement at the upcoming release of The Hobbit, but disturbing allegations of a slew of animal deaths on set have left a dark …

Get Off My Back!

Would you want to carry someone around on your back all day? How about seven days a week, 365 days a year—even during sweltering heat? That’s the life of …

Chinese Scientists Learn Non-Animal Testing

Thanks to a grant from PETA U.S., scientists in China are learning how to test cosmetics in a test tube instead of on animals. The Institute for In Vitro …

Broken Silence 269: Branding in Israel

“Fear is fear. Blood is blood. Suffering is suffering.” These are the words that hung in the background as three activists in Tel Aviv had their bodies branded with …

Canada’s Commercial Seal Slaughter: A Dying Industry (Infographic)

Every year, the Canadian government allows fishers in their off season to bludgeon and shoot seals to death. The U.S., the E.U., Mexico, and Russia—which had been importing 95 …

Wildlife Woes—What to Do When Snakes Visit

Last year, snake handler Greg Shannon made headlines across Australia after he captured a 5-meter-long scrub python near the town of Ingham, Queensland. For most of us, grabbing a …

UPDATE: Egypt Clarifies Cattle Mutilations

UPDATE: PETA Australia has received assurance from the Australian government that they have communicated with the Egyptian government on this matter, and that the ears of animals will not …

A Vacation to Remember

Last June, I spent a long weekend in Donsol. Although I visited the city after the infamous whale shark season had ended, I still enjoyed spending time on the …

No Monkey Business! Tell Airlines to Stop Transporting Monkeys to Laboratories!

UPDATE: VICTORY! United Airlines has banned the transport of primates to laboratories. The decision follows a year-long campaign by our affiliate PETA U.S. China Southern Airlines and Air France …

The Intern Experience: Naomi Boscoe

I was surfing the Internet one day searching for some kind of adventure. I looked for hours at various overseas charities, orphanages, animal welfare groups, and so on. None …