Published May 20, 2026 by PETA Staff. A foxtail may look harmless, but this common weed can seriously injure—or even kill—dogs and cats. Foxtails are grass seed heads with sharp, barbed tips designed to burrow into the ground. The barbs can also burrow …
Published May 13, 2026 by PETA Staff. Last Updated May 21, 2026. Hamsters are sometimes referred to as “starter pets,” a harmful characterization that implies that they have less worth and fewer needs than other animals. Hamsters should never be used as …
Published May 8, 2026 by Elena Waldman. Last Updated May 19, 2026. If you love big comfort-food energy, get ready: Animal rights advocate, content creator, documentarian, and author John Lewis (aka “The Badass Vegan”) just brought unapologetically bold …
Published May 4, 2026 by Rebecca Libauskas. Last Updated May 19, 2026. Doomscrolling? Me too. So, let’s put our phones in time-out. If your thumb opens social media before you even think, give it something better to do. Build an analog bag. What an analog …
Published May 1, 2026 by Sara Oliver. Last Updated May 6, 2026. She was already vegan for animals, but this one change made all the difference for her health. Monica, a PETA staff member, didn’t use Wegovy, Ozempic, and other GLP-1s, but she did take a …
Published December 23, 2025 by Sara Oliver. Last Updated January 2, 2026. 6 min read This year, PETA entities helped thousands of animals around the world thanks to our generous supporters. Whether they were running for their lives in war-torn Ukraine or …
3 min read Chico, a tiny eight-pound chihuahua, spent his days alone. His owners left him outside, tied with a barely two-foot-long, hopelessly tangled tether attached to a trampoline. He had nothing to curl up next to except a hard, heavy concrete block …
2 min read Sometimes, a PETA rescue story kicks off with a dog on the brink of death, an undercover investigation, or law enforcement calling on our field team for help. But occasionally, it’s a simple phone call—like the one we received from an open- …
3 min read Daisy’s life was uncomfortable and lonely. She was forced to spend her time chained outside. Besides her constant solitude, the most consistent part of her life was the painful inflammation of her ear due to a chronic infection that left her …
Published March 12, 2025 by PETA Staff. 4 min read As a polar vortex sent temperatures plummeting, PETA’s Community Animal Project (CAP) fieldworkers navigated unplowed roads and deep snow to reach dogs left outside in the bitter cold. These dogs had no …
4 min read Update: OK, Billie fans, now let’s get in formation. We have exciting news concerning the formerly chained chihuahua once known as Beyoncé—PETA has found her an irreplaceable family! Billie’s new family is helping her continue to sing a new, …
Published January 22, 2025 by PETA Staff. Last Updated January 27, 2025. 3 min read Minnie’s life in Puerto Rico was about as far from white gloves and oversized hair bows as you can get. The miniature mutt was forced to roam the beaches and compete for …
3 min read It’s not October 3, and the only math this cat gets enthused over is 1 treat + 1 treat = 0 treats because he already ate them—but four-legged Kevin G. does share one very important personality trait with his Mean Girls namesake: His confidence …
4 min read Sometimes, it takes a village. And for Copper—a beagle who was chained outside 24/7 near Galax, Virginia, with no shelter and, judging by his protruding rib and hip bones, nearly no food—that village consisted of caring Twin County Humane …
Published December 4, 2024 by Sara Oliver. Last Updated January 27, 2025. 3 min read For nearly ten years, PETA fieldworkers visited Rusty in a tiny dirt pen. Now, the senior dog is celebrating his golden years. See Rusty’s very special retirement party— …
In a single month, PETA Germany’s Romanian partner, Eduxanima, helped hundreds of dogs and cats across the country, thanks to support from PETA’s Global Compassion Fund. The team sterilized 132 animals and provided medical care, deworming medicine, …
Published November 7, 2024 by PETA Staff. Last Updated November 12, 2024. 3 min read Abigail didn’t have much to be thankful for until she met PETA’s fieldworkers. Chained outside and largely ignored, the lonely German shepherd mix quickly flopped on her …
