Polar Vortex Emergency: Don’t Let a Dog Freeze to Death

 

Donate Now January 29, 2026 As EPA Phases Out Skin Irritation Tests on Rabbits, Stop the FDA’s Plan to Kill Animals for Tampons Progress! Thanks to help from PETA scientists, the EPA is moving away from its outdated rabbit test to assess industrial chemicals for skin irritation. However, the FDA may soon start to conduct pointless, deadly animal testing for menstrual products. TELL THE FDA NOT TO KILL ANIMALS Shivering Chihuahua Found Chained Out in the 2026 Storm—PETA’s Urgent Tips for Protecting Animals This Winter. LISTEN NOW!   Victory! Indonesia Cracks Down on Elephant Abuse Exposed by PETA Asia The elephant riding industry always involves violence. Here’s what’s really going on in this industry—and how Indonesia’s government is taking a stand. YOU CAN SPEAK UP FOR ELEPHANTS, TOO Polar Vortex Emergency: Don’t Let a Dog Freeze to Death When the bomb cyclone pummels the East Coast this weekend with record-shattering snowfall and arctic temperatures, the region served by PETA’s fieldworkers will be among the very worst hit—and this extreme cold could kill dogs.  RUSH AN EMERGENCY CARE PACKAGE Caught on Camera: Top Jockeys Spotted at Illegal Cockfight PETA is calling for consequences after footage exposed award-winning jockeys participating in a cockfight in Puerto Rico. WHY PETA IS DEMANDING ACTION Tea Importer Says No More Crueltea After Hearing From PETA PETA is ending cruel experiments one steep at a time! Learn which tea company just banned tests on animals and how you can help spare animals from being tormented in laboratories for food products. HELP END OTHER TESTS ON ANIMALS Cows Hacked Apart for Leather Shoes—Urge New Balance to Ban Leather Now Leave a comment on New Balance’s Instagram page asking the company to reconsider ties with the violent leather trade—where cows are often branded, castrated, dehorned, and more without pain relief before their throats are slit—and switch to more compassionate, vegan materials. LEAVE A COMMENT HERE Cut Cruelty, Not Dogs! Sam Asghari Calls on Westminster to Ban Ear Mutilations on Dogs In a new PETA video with his pup, Porsha, actor and model Sam Asghari discusses a painful procedure commonly performed on dogs and why no one—including the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show—should support this cruelty. WHAT PROCEDURE IS DANGEROUS FOR DOGS? Joe’s Crab Shack Struggles to Stay Afloat—Meanwhile, Vegan Seafood Is Thriving The national chain is trying to stay afloat as consumers wake up to the cruelty of the fishing industry. DO THIS TO HELP CRABS Why I’d Think Twice Before Hiring a Dog Sitter Through an App Like Rover News reports say the guardians of twenty dogs may have hired the same dog sitter through the Rover app without knowing it. According to news reports, at least one dog was allegedly exposed to meth, and others may have been left in a car overnight during a storm. Two dogs are now dead. WHAT HAPPENED TO ALFIE AND OTHERS? PETA Celebrates a Landmark Move in Taiwan’s Food Safety Laboratory Testing PETA secures another major win for animals abused in laboratories as a Taiwanese government agency is now prioritizing non-animal testing for food products. KEEP THE WINS COMING FOR ANIMALS Panicked Horses Forced to Run through Fire in Spain’s Luminarias Festival Scorching flames. Screaming crowds. Smoke-filled air. This is the terror horses face during an annual festival in Spain—all under the guise of “tradition.” SEE WHAT THESE HORSES ENDURE Urgent Alerts Roadside Zoo Caught Breaking the Law—Speak Out Against Cruel Facilities Like This There’s Just 5 Weeks Left Before a Cruel Dog Race Begins, Urge This Brewing Company to Rethink Its Future Sponsorship Don’t Let Levi’s Continue to Greenwash Animal Leather In 2026—Tell It to Use Vegan Leather Patches Instead Christmas Is Over, But Exploitation Isn’t! Help ‘Rudolph’ Management Company Reconsider SeaWorld Ties Take this 3 Week Challenge to Help Animals Before Veganuary Is Over Trending Lifestyle News Hit Your Macro and Protein Goals With These Easy Vegan Meals How to Go Paleo as a Vegan (Yes, it’s Possible!) Onion Flowers and Other Delicious Vegan Finds at Trader Joe’s Right Now ☆  ☆  ☆ Fascinating Fact: Because adult rabbits’ scent, movement, and visibility can attract predators to the nest, mother rabbits visit their babies only briefly each day to nurse them to avoid attracting other animals. This has led to many well‑meaning people mistakenly “rescuing” baby rabbits who were never abandoned. This e-mail was sent by PETA, 501 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510 USA.