Good news!

Dear Friends,

Every day, our office is inundated with calls and e-mails from people alerting us to the plight of animals in trouble. Thanks to our dedicated supporters, PETA rescues countless animals from emergency situations.

Recently, we received a report about some sorely neglected animals on a property in Washington state. Upon investigating this hellhole—where sick, starving animals were denied veterinary care and proper food—we discovered a bull named Blue. Suffering from pneumonia, a high fever, and severe gastric distress, his ribs stuck out like a coat rack, and you could count every notch in his spine. 

Blue was too weak even to stand, and it was obvious that this poor animal’s days would be numbered if we didn’t get help to him fast. Jumping into action, we contacted local humane officials and private individuals who coordinated his rescue. As a result, Blue was whisked to a good animal sanctuary and is now the picture of health. Glowing from head to hoof, he now spends his days hanging out with his best new buddy, Rudy—a goat who was rescued with him!

Blue and Rudy are not alone. PETA’s case files are full of stories of individual animals much like them whom we are working tirelessly to help, including the following:

We responded immediately to a whistleblower who told us of a pig farm where workers were beating pigs with gate rods and hammers. As a result of PETA’s quick action, several pigs received immediate medical treatment, and much-needed improvements on the farm have now been implemented.
We mobilized law enforcement and got surviving cows confiscated after our caseworkers received a report of 11 underweight cows and five carcasses at a Missouri farm. The case is now with the district attorney, and we’re pushing for maximum charges!

We succeeded in getting New Mexico officials to respond to reports of a downed cow who was languishing in agony for days without any sign of relief.

Cases like these and dozens of others have shown how far we’ve come in the fight to help farmed animals, but as you know, we still have miles to go. PETA does whatever we can do for those who cannot speak or act to save themselves from cruelty in all its ugly forms, whether it exists behind the big top, in a nasty little roadside zoo, in a steel cage in a laboratory, or out in the woods where traps are set to catch unsuspecting fur-bearing animals.

We’re in this fight together! Please educate folks, support groups who care about animals …

Kind regards,
Ingrid E. Newkirk
President