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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA; / ˈ p iː t ə /) is an American animal rights nonprofit organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president.

1 day ago · Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro isn't a fan of PETA's plan for Punxsutawney Phil. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals had suggested the famed weather-forecasting rodent be allowed to ...

Every day, PETA helps lonely dogs who are languishing in backyards, longing for a friend. Sometimes, these dogs don’t even have basic food or shelter. PETA’s Doghouse Program allows donors to create a customized care package to help these neglected “backyard dogs” find some relief from their misery.

Jan 7, 2025 · PETA’s Global Compassion Fund powers low-cost or free sterilization surgeries worldwide that stop companion animal homelessness before it starts.

Jan 7, 2025 · People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), nongovernmental organization (NGO) committed to ending abusive treatment of animals in business and society and promoting consideration of animal interests in everyday decision making and general policies and practices.

PETA spends millions to stop the animal homelessness crisis at its roots. Our fleet of mobile clinics has sterilized more than 200,000 animals—including thousands of feral cats and pit bulls—for free or almost nothing since 2001, preventing tens of thousands of animals from being born into a world already bursting at the seams with unwanted ...

Month after month, PETA supporters win victories for animals. Getting circuses to go animal-free, persuading brands to drop fur and other animal-derived materials, ending cruel and irrelevant experiments on animals—PETA action alerts help accomplish all this and much more.

You can be confident that your contribution to PETA will go straight to work helping animals—by ending horrifying experiments, funding investigations to expose cruelty on massive farms, stopping animals from being abused and killed for their skin, rescuing dogs and cats from neglect, and much more.

PETA is the largest animal rights organization in the world, with more than 6.5 million members and supporters worldwide. We need your continued support in order to stop cruelty to animals wherever it occurs.