I have been a monthly supporter of PETA for many, many years. I can always count on them to to do right by the animals when so many other organizations fail to do so. I am an AR activist and do a lot of vegan outreach and PETA is always there to donate literature to help me help the animals as well. LOVE YOU PETA!!!!!
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Causes: Animal Protection & Welfare, Animals, Veterinary Services, Wildlife Preservation & Protection
Mission: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the largest animal rights organization in the world, and PETA entities have more than 9 million members and supporters globally. PETA opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview, and 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 business. 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, investigative newsgathering and reporting, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement, and protest campaigns.
Geographic areas served: North America and worldwide
Programs: At PETA, we know that every animal is someone—they are all individuals, yet many end up as hamburgers, handbags, laboratory tools, or cheap burglar alarms. PETA spent 2024 opening people’s eyes to those someones. We achieved the first-ever federal criminal convictions of a supplier of animals for experiments. That win came from PETA’s 2021 undercover investigation into Envigo’s beagle factory farm, in which we exposed cruelty to dogs so extreme that the facility shut down and nearly 4,000 remaining dogs were released for adoption. Envigo was sentenced on historic conspiracy charges and ordered to pay more than $35 million in penalties. And following our 2021 investigation into Plainville Farms, one more ex-employee was convicted of cruelty to turkeys, bringing the total to 10. In India, PETA-supported Animal Rahat has rescued 360 donkeys from hard labor, replacing the weary souls with tractors and trolleys at 34 brick kilns since its mechanization program began. Following dozens of demonstrations by PETA entities at H&M stores around the world, an appeal from Joaquin Phoenix, shareholder resolutions, and more, the company announced that it has committed to no longer sourcing any new down for any of its brands worldwide. After we pushed and prodded fashion company Tory Burch about the suffering sewn into items made of wild-animal skins, that label did away with “exotic skins.” For animals abused for entertainment, PETA persuaded Miami-Dade County to finally terminate the Miami Seaquarium’s lease. Three parrots who were suffering in rusted cages in the cruel park are now enjoying life in a sanctuary home. These are just a few drops in a bucket overflowing with progress for animals.