PETA
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the largest animal rights organization in the world, with more than 6.5 million members and supporters.
PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: in laboratories, in the food industry, in the clothing trade, and in the entertainment industry. We also work on a variety of other issues, including the cruel killing of rodents, birds, and other animals who are often considered “pests” as well as cruelty to domesticated animals.
PETA works through public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement, and protest campaigns.
PETA Foundation was founded in 1993 as an organization that helps PETA run, and includes departments like IT, Development, and Interactive Media. PETA and the PETA Foundation are two separate organizations but work very closely together. Source
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| Language | English |
| Country | United States of America |
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Search ArticlesOnce Upon a Time: Come Relive PETA’s Magical Milestones
You’re invited to join PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk and President Tracy Reiman, along with PETA’s leaders for a journey like no other—a celebration with brunch canapés, cocktails, and commemorations.
Records Show Pfizer Used Sick Monkeys in Drug Testing, PETA Urges Review
For Immediate Release: April 17, 2026 Contact: Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 New Iberia, La. – In letters sent yesterday, PETA urges multiple pharmaceutical companies and other laboratories to review all experiments on monkeys they acquired from or commissioned at the University of Louisiana’s New Iberia Research Center (NIRC), the nation’s largest primate laboratory.
‘Free Corky!’ Protestors Head to SeaWorld 5K
For Immediate Release: April 17, 2026 Contact: David Perle 202-483-7382 San Diego – SeaWorld’s annual Fins and Flippers 5K on Sunday will face some major hurdles as PETA protestors bearing signs reading “Run Away From SeaWorld!” will converge at the event to call for the release of Corky—the longest-held captive orca in the world—to a seaside sanctuary where she could dive deep, swim fast, and have some semblance of a natural life.
Massachusetts Universities, Companies Urged to Probe Studies Using Monkeys From Filthy Lab After PETA Exposé
For Immediate Release: April 17, 2026 Contact: Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Boston – In letters sent yesterday, PETA urges the Ragon Institute — affiliated with Mass General Brigham, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University— Elicio Therapeutics, and SeromYx Systems, Inc. to review all experiments on monkeys they commissioned at the University of Louisiana’s New Iberia Research Center (NIRC), the nation’s largest primate laboratory with 12,000 monkeys.
University of Nebraska Medical Center Urged to Probe Studies Using Monkeys From Filthy Lab After PETA Exposé
For Immediate Release: April 17, 2026 Contact: Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Omaha, Neb. – In a letter sent yesterday, PETA urges the University of Nebraska Medical Center to review all experiments on monkeys purchased from the University of Louisiana’s New Iberia Research Center (NIRC), the nation’s largest primate laboratory with 12,000 monkeys. Last month, PETA released a whistleblower video showing monkeys at NIRC confined in accumulated waste with visible signs of stress and injury.
Urgent: Flood Survival Tips for Animals
With severe weather and flood alerts already issued for both sides of Lake Michigan, PETA is issuing a reminder that people should stay vigilant as the storms continue and never leave dogs tethered or penned outside. Whenever there’s a natural disaster, many dogs and other companion animals are left outside to fend for themselves and even left behind when humans evacuate. Dogs kept tethered will swim to exhaustion and drown—and, unfortunately, there are dogs kept tethered in every community.
Trashed Ipswich Community Farm Gifted Seedlings, Vegan Groceries From PETA
For Immediate Release: April 17, 2026 Contact: Andrew Grant 202-483-7382 Ipswich, Mass. – After vandals destroyed $20,000 worth of seedlings at the Three Sisters Garden Project, a non-profit farm in Ipswich that grows food for neighbors in need, PETA supporters will deliver baskets packed with some replacement seedlings, along with shelf-stable tofu, grains, beans, oat milk, and other nutritious and delicious vegan staples to help the organization recover and continue serving the community.
Lovelace Biomedical Urged to Probe Studies Using Monkeys From Filthy Lab After PETA Exposé
For Immediate Release: April 17, 2026 Contact: Brandi Pharris 202-483-7382 Albuquerque, N.M. – In a letter sent yesterday, PETA urges Lovelace Biomedical to review all experiments on monkeys purchased from the University of Louisiana’s New Iberia Research Center (NIRC), the nation’s largest primate laboratory with 12,000 monkeys. Last month, PETA released a whistleblower video showing monkeys at NIRC confined in accumulated waste with visible signs of stress and injury.
Bite This: Giant ‘Tick’ to Hand Out Free Vegan Cookbooks Amid Surge in Alpha-Gal Cases
For Immediate Release: April 16, 2026 Contact: Andrew Grant 202-483-7382 New York – As Long Island sees a surge in alpha-gal syndrome cases—a severe tick-borne allergy to meat and dairy—a giant “Lone Star Tick” will crawl through Huntington on Friday to give away free copies of PETA’s Lone Star Tick Cookbook—courtesy of PETA and Humane Long Island.
Deer Run on the Atlantic Wins First-Ever ‘Hospitality With Heart Award’ From PETA
For Immediate Release: April 16, 2026 Contact: Andrew Grant 202-483-7382 Big Pine Key, Fla. – As travelers look ahead to summer getaways, PETA is spotlighting the nation’s most compassionate stays with its inaugural Hospitality with Heart Awards—and Big Pine Key’s own Deer Run on the Atlantic has made the list. Located within the National Key Deer Refuge, this serene, adults-only hideaway offers a one-of-a-kind oceanfront retreat for eco‑conscious guests.