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Seven dead horses in 10 days after Kentucky Derby

The advocacy group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) sharply criticized the Churchill Downs track after Saturday's second death.

 May 6, 2023: Louisville, KY, USA; Mage, left, with Javier Castellano up, wins the 149th Running of the Kentucky Derby on May 6, 2023, at Churchill Downs.
 A Chimpanzee

Woman who faked famous chimp's death ordered to pay $224K

Matt Hall gets his team ready at the ceremonial start of the Iditarod dog sled race in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., March 2, 2019.

Iditarod sled-dog race losing Exxon support amid animal-rights pressure

Elephant being killed by a hunter on a trip in South Africa, El Al decided to join other airlines and not fly hunting trophies. The US leads the world with 650,000 hunting trophies flown to it every year.

Animal-rights NGO persuades El Al to stop shipping hunting trophies


PETA defends controversial advertisement mocking 'Black Lives Matter'

The ad shows animals from bears to horses taking a knee, ending with an American bald eagle kneeling, before the caption rolls: "Respect is the right of every living being #EndSpeciesism."

A supporter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) lies on the pavement next to the Centre Pompidou modern art museum, also known as Beaubourg, to raise awareness on World Vegan Day, in Paris, France, November 1, 2017.

Second largest Israeli food and beverage company bans animal testing

Following criticism regarding a recent study in which mice were starved, killed and dissected, Strauss Group announced that it is banning animal testing.

A supporter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) lies on the pavement next to the Centre Pompidou modern art museum, also known as Beaubourg, to raise awareness on World Vegan Day, in Paris, France, November 1, 2017.

Orthodox Union to stop certifying meat slaughtered by unusual method

The largest kosher certifying agency in the United States will no longer accept meat slaughtered using the "shackle and hoist" method.

Cows grazing

PETA condemns use of 'terror falcon' by Hamas

"Animals claim allegiance to no nation, don't choose sides, and can only rely on human beings to show them mercy."

INPA and Gilad Gabai, July 17, 2018.

Natalie Portman pays vegan tribute to Isaac Bashevis Singer

The actress's new PETA video spotlights the Yiddish writer's animal activism.

Natalie Portman in a video for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in which she refers to her Jewish faith, and Yiddish writer Isaac Bashevis Singer

Israeli actress stars in PETA ad

Ayelet Zurer: If you wear fur, you've got blood on your hands.

Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer in PETA ad

PETA Vice President calls on Israeli residents to avoid Petra

The travel advisory came after an investigation by PETA detailed 1,300 donkeys, camels, mules and horses showing signs of abuse from beatings, exhaustion and chains embedded into their skin.

A camel suffering from an embedded chain.