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5 Easy Ways to Help Animals This World Oceans Day

June 8 is World Oceans Day. Here’s 5 easy ways you can help ALL marine animals!

Whale off Thailand’s Coast Dies After Swallowing Over 80 Plastic Bags

Shocking photos from Thailand are showing the grim effects of litter on animals.

Watch a Crayfish Remove His Own Claw to Escape a Boiling Pot

A crayfish who was being boiled alive in a pot of hot soup made a courageous attempt to save his own life as diners looked on.

PETA Has Decimated the Angora Industry. Now Let’s Win Against Mohair

The success of the anti-angora campaign has effectively decimated the industry. With angora on its way out, PETA and our international affiliates set our sights on mohair.

Tourism-Fuelled Animal Abuse on the Gili Islands in Indonesia

Small, exhausted horses are being worked to death hauling backpackers, honeymooners, and other tourists.

Take Action! Cats Being Killed for Fur Coats

Did that fur coat have a collar? Every year, countless cats—some of them wearing collars—are abducted and hanged, bled, or strangled for fur.

Reward for Information About Person Who Tied Dog to Train Tracks in South Africa

PETA is offering a reward of up to R50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction on cruelty-to-animals charges of the person responsible for this crime.

This Lion at a Philippine Zoo Is Blind Because of a ‘Breeding Mistake’

According to zoo officials at Maasin Zoo in Iloilo, southern Philippines, Lyka—a lion at the facility—is blind because of a “breeding mistake.”

Man Dragging a Dog Behind His Motorbike Is Yet Another Reason Why China Needs an Animal-Protection Law

Dogs in China are at risk of enduring all sorts of horrors—from the country’s dog-meat and dog-leather industries to vicious attacks like this one.

This Is Sick: Man Kidnaps Stranded Dolphin From a Beach in China and Drives Off

This is sad and outrageous. Chinese netizens are horrified and furious at the man’s actions.