Penelope Cruz Gives Fur the Cold Shoulder

Known for turning heads on the red carpet, this Academy Award–winning actor turns a cold shoulder to fur and asks you to go fur-free! Read more.

Air France Cancels Live Monkey Transport

After 68,000 e-mails, thousands of Facebook posts and tweets, and hundreds of calls in just 24 hours from PETA and PETA affiliate supporters, Air France has cancelled plans to ship 60 monkeys to America for animal testing. Read more.

Beagles Are Barking With Joy Today!

We're thrilled that following months of campaigning by PETA and other groups, the planned beagle farm in East Riding has been refused. Read more.

Win a Gift Basket From Booja-Booja for Valentine's Day

Show your loved one how much you care or treat yourself to some indulgent dairy-free chocolates from Booja-Booja by entering our competition to win a decadent gift basket. Read more.

Kimberly Wyatt Shows the Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry

Kimberly Wyatt stars in a brand-new ad for PETA that shows the ugly side of the beauty industry. Check out the ad, and then urge the EU to stick to the 2013 deadline for banning animal-tested cosmetics. Read more.

Morrissey Named PETA's Person of the Year 2011

For helping to make the world a kinder place for animals, we're proud to announce that compassionate crooner Morrissey is PETA's 2011 Person of the Year. Read more.

Urge Ukraine to Cease Cat and Dog Massacre

Ukrainian authorities are trying to "cleanse" the country of homeless animals before it hosts the European Football Championship in 2012. Please contact the Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK and politely urge him to stop these cruel killings immediately. Read more.

Feeding the Future (Infographic)

On 31 October 2011, the world's population hit 7 billion people. Our current food system is incapable of addressing the needs of so many, and it's up to us to make a change in the way we eat.

Have a Heart: Don't Buy Wool

With plenty of cruelty-free alternatives available, have a heart in the coming cold season and don't buy wool!

Stop UK Animal Experimentation Law From Getting Even Worse

Take action by responding to the government's public consultation on amending the current UK animal experimentation law.

PETA and Animals Rights

Why Animal Rights?

Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: why should animals have rights? Learn more.