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PETA Saves Animals

PETA operates what could be called a “shelter of last resort” for the most broken animals. When impoverished families cannot afford to…

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Critter Chat with Paulette Dean

A couple of weeks ago, I was a witness to a sad moment for a family. They had brought their beloved Great…

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Video: Cats Chained Outside

Recent photos of cats chained to small boxes outside have been making the rounds online and sparking outrage on Facebook. A local…

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Chicken Pizza? No, Thanks! Chicken Eating Vegan Pizza? Yes, Please!

The Internet was enthralled when an adorable rat dragged a slice of pizza down subway steps…

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Dog Chained Down In Junk Pile But Help Arrived In Nick Of Time

At first, PETA fieldworker Heather Johnson thought the dog’s leg was broken: Athena’s tether was…

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These Dogs Are So, So Happy to Be Adopted (Photos)

They came, they saw, they fell in love at PETA’s wildly successful “Fall” in Love Adopt-a-thon this weekend at our Norfolk, Virginia,…

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This Chained Dog Got Fed Every Day … Unless It Was Raining

Update: Jazz has been adopted! His cheerful, outgoing personality won the hearts of a couple who attended PETA’s Fall in Love adopt-a-thon…

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Photos: They Came, They Saw, They Adopted

Here at PETA, our motto is “go big or go home.” So, of course, when we held a multishelter adopt-a-thon at the Sam…

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Public Swimming Pool Goes to the Dogs

It was a busy weekend for PETA staffers in our hometown of Norfolk, Virginia. We were proud to be one of the…

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These Cats Love PETA’s Spay/Neuter Clinic (Photos)

Danville, Virginia, is the birthplace of the first female member of Parliament and home to the Martinsville Speedway, the American Armoured Foundation…

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