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Indian Oil, BP and HP Support Cruelty to Bulls

Don’t you just love our over-the-top ways of protesting cruelty to animals? Now, in keeping with that tradition, our latest tactic was a stage takeover at the India Oil …

Jiah Khan Shows Her ‘Wild’ Side

The actor and model urges people to steer clear of zoos and says that we should let wild animals live in their natural homes.

Keep Prisons a Meat-Free Zone

As soon as we found out that the Mumbai High Court has asked Maharashtra state to justify why it mainly serves only vegetarian food in prisons in response to …

Help Elephants Gain Freedom This Ganpati

It turns out that the happy reunion of the elephant Marriapan with his mom was just the beginning of the good news. After years of campaigning by PETA India …

Victory! UGC Recommends End to Animal Dissection in Universities

Following an extensive PETA India campaign, the University Grants Commission (UGC) accepted the recommendation of an expert committee to end animal dissection in university and college laboratories. This decision …

Hurricane Irene Hits Virginia

Amidst severe flooding and heavy rain, PETA US staffers have been out in force to respond to emergency animal cases as a result of Hurricane Irene which has so …

R Madhavan Narrates ‘Glass Walls’

Islam and Animals

We hope you are having a very happy Ramadan! Did you know that most of the world’s major religions teach respect for animals and that that includes Islam? The …

Be Kind to Cows: Go Vegan This Janmashtami

This Janmashtami, show your love for cows by going milk-free! Why? Because dairy products are detrimental to human health and dairy farms are notorious for their abuse of animals. …

Nepal Elephant-Training Procedures For ‘Joyrides’

Calves are separated from their mothers and then chained. Heavy chains are used to hold the calf in one place for many hours. During “training”, the bull calf is poked, …