Recent News

Update: PETA is Helping Animals on Taal Volcano and in the Evacuation Zone

PETA is on the ground right now providing food and basic veterinary care to animals, and are ready to help animals on the island itself when permitted.

The Link Between Wildfires and Slaughterhouses: Climate Change

Everything about Australia’s current fate seems apocalyptic in scale. Nearly a billion charred, dead animals litter the land.

Update: South Korea’s Largest Horse Slaughterhouse and Two Employees Fined for Illegal Killing Methods Following PETA Exposé

This is the first time that a South Korean company or its workers have been prosecuted for illegally killing horses.

PHOTOS: ‘Elephant’ and Other Activists Protest Abuse at Nepal’s Chitwan Elephant Festival

An “elephant” and other PETA activists stood outside Nepal’s Department of Tourism to protest the cruel Chitwan Elephant Festival where elephants are abused for human entertainment.

PETA Asia’s 2019 Company of the Year Is Taking Down the Meat Industry

This company is being recognized for its delicious and innovation vegan pork that’s taking Asia by storm.

Progress! Avon Products, Inc., Takes Steps Toward Becoming Cruelty-Free

Avon Products, Inc., is taking exciting steps to prevent sensitive rabbits, guinea pigs, mice, rats, and other animals from enduring excruciating tests.

Vegan Wrestling Champ Zack Sabre Jr. Gives the Meat Industry a Beatdown

In a new PETA campaign, heavyweight wrestling champion and the winner of the 2018 New Japan Cup, Zack Sabre Jr., credits vegan foods with giving him his powerful physique.

Photos: PETA ‘Rat’ Hits Ajinomoto’s Offices in Malaysia to Tell Company to End Horrific Tests on Dogs and Other Animals

Ajinomoto—the world’s largest manufacturer of MSG and the owner of frozen-food brands—has been tormenting thousands of dogs, pigs, rats, and other animals in horrific experiments.

PETA Calls for Investigations Into Cruelty to a Horse at Happy Valley Racecourse

He had been diagnosed with osteoarthritis in both front legs just six months before his death, but he was forced to keep racing.

PHOTOS: PETA’s Giant, Dancing ‘Condom’ Promotes Animal Birth Control in Vietnam

The happy “condom” reminded passersby that animals can’t wear condoms, so it’s up to us to take responsibility and get them “fixed.”