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Thailand’s government issued a statement on Wednesday denying PETA’s allegations that monkey labor is exploited to harvest Thai coconuts on an industrial scale.

Federal officials are investigating an Oklahoma zoo made famous in Netflix’s “Tiger King” series after an animal rights group accused it of neglect.

Tens of thousands of non-essential breeding or lab animals used by researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) are allegedly being euthanized due to the coronavirus shutdown. On UCSD’s website for researchers, the university posted on March 18 a message for staff to “consider culling non-essential animals.” The post has since been taken down but was saved in…

A growing number of U.S. states are considering a ban on the sale or import of cosmetics that have been tested on animals, as advocates argue testing products such as lotions, shampoos and makeup on rabbits, mice and rats is cruel and outdated. The cause has gained support from consumers and many cosmetics companies, but the biggest hurdle is...

A reward was increased Friday to $5,000 for information leading to whoever placed an illegal foothold trap that led to the death of a raccoon in the Santa Clarita area. Wildlife Emergency Services offered a $1,000 reward on Thursday, andPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals chipped in $4,000. Wildlife Emergency Services circulated a photograph of the raccoonthat was recently found dead...

The animal rights group PETA worries the reptiles are not being killed humanely because Florida officials did not offer instructions on how to kill them.

A Cardiff woman made it to the final round of PETA’s “Sexiest Vegan Over 50” contest.

An Oceanside woman was named People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ “Sexiest Vegan Over 50” October 5, 2017.

PETA is trying to get Marylanders to give up a beloved pastime and go vegan.

PETA placed a billboard one mile from the border wall in San Ysidro to protest family separations under the Trump administration, including the separation of cows.

The animal rights group PETA wants the annual Chincoteague Pony Swim to end after one of the ponies died at the Virginia carnival grounds.

PETA is offering a $5,000 reward for information on two cases in San Diego this month involving puppies dumped in trash bins alongside garbage.

Two adorable, tiny puppies were pulled out from the garbage of a trash can at the Old Town trolley station on Jan. 12. Once they get a little older, these pups will need a forever home.

Out of all the sexy vegans across the country, a woman hailing from Oceanside is one of six national finalists for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ (PETA) annual “Sexiest Vegan Over 50” contest.

A killer whale was euthanized Tuesday after a long treatment for an infection, SeaWorld San Diego officials said.

The last killer whale born in captivity under SeaWorld’s former orca-breeding program died Monday at the company’s San Antonio park. Veterinarians were treating the calf for an infection, possibly pneumonia, but her health continued to decline. The park discontinued its breeding program in March 2016.

A curious monkey with a toothy grin and a knack for pressing a camera button was back in the spotlight Wednesday as a federal appeals court heard arguments on whether an animal can hold a copyright to selfie photos.

The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says it became a shareholder in Miami Seaquarium’s parent company to push the park to release its captive orca into a marine sanctuary.

Polk County deputies are taking care of nearly 200 farm animals, including more than 100 pigs, they say had been living in deplorable conditions at a rescue ranch in Polk City.