While loudly complaining about the "unethical" treatment of animals by restaurant owners, grocers, farmers, scientists, anglers, and countless other Americans, the group has its own dirty little secret.

PETA kills animals. By the thousands.

(I'm taking this with a grain of salt. I'm not too sure it's true.) picked by direwookiee 4 months ago

An animal protection group on Friday rescued more than 200 animals, including 26 hissing cockroaches and two bearded dragons, from an eastern Texas home. picked by dollyllama 4 months ago

Panelists discuss whether animals should play a more active role in the fight for their rights by participating in marches or organizing boycotts. picked by tubs 4 months ago

Penguins are hot heads, pelicans are cold hearted and the nose of a healthy sloth is cold and damp.

These astonishing pictures, taken with a state-of-the-art thermal camera, reveal a fascinating new side to some of the best known animals in London Zoo. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Baying crowds now gather in zoos across the country to watch animals being torn to pieces by lions and tigers. picked by kamaloo 4 months ago

US scientists are taking the first step towards testing potentially hazardous chemicals on cells grown in a laboratory, without using live animals. High speed robots would make testing faster, cheaper, and more effective, while leaving animals unharmed. picked by mahler87 3 months ago

This week the Zoological Society of London published a list of the world's weirdest animals, including a purple frog that lives 12ft underground. picked by MissWinkle 4 months ago

A group of college students who called themselves Fangs A Lot have opened a business in Britain named Animal Solutions. They sell false teeth for cats. And dogs and other animals, as needed.

I deliberated whether to post this in WTF or Animals picked by doggylives 2 months ago

*I can't understand if they make a top 8 why don't they make a top 10 while they're at it...*
However, here are some very interesting animals. Some I had no idea about picked by kamaloo 3 months ago

The Small Dog With Hitler's Head (Canis hitlercephalus) has the body of a small dog, but the head of a mass murdering dictator, and a funny little moustache. Approach with caution. Might bite or gas. The Small Dog With Hitler's Head also has an uncontrollable aggression towards Jews, cats, and Jewish cats. picked by muppet 4 months ago

Vents in New York sidewalks blow gusts of air up to street level each time a subway train goes past. So if you attached an inflatable animal to the vent it would stand up with each gust. Watch it - it will make sense.

Part 2, which is more involved, in the comments. picked by pocksucket 3 weeks ago

Archaeologists from UCLA and the University of Groningen (RUG) in the Netherlands have found the earliest evidence ever discovered of an ancient Egyptian agricultural settlement, including farmed grains, remains of domesticated animals, pits for cooking and even floors for what appear to be dwellings. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

An Upstate animal shelter is sending out mass e-mails of with pictures of animals scheduled for death in hopes of saving some of their lives. picked by dollyllama 2 months ago

US researchers say they have developed an effective way to kill unwanted plants and animals that hitch a ride in the ballast waters of cargo vessels. picked by Bornbad 3 days ago

....but you know the worst thing about this case? She refused to sign over the animals to the welfare people so they have had to keep them at great cost until the case came to court! She is in Hospital now, suffering perhaps? picked by topofall 4 months ago

For your daily dose of cute!

My personal favorite is the baby raccoon picked by doggylives 2 months ago

New York's ban was signed in March, one of the final acts of former Gov. Eliot Spitzer before he resigned after he was implicated in a prostitution ring. Nothing was made of the passage then in the tumultuous transition to a new governor.
*Somewhat gruesome details in article. picked by dollyllama 2 weeks ago

Another awful story about man and the way we treat animals - is it me or are the stories getting worse? picked by topofall 4 months ago

White, pale and pasty...interesting creatures who need a tan bad. picked by deepcleanfun 3 weeks ago

Each year, American doctors inject more than 3 million doses of Botox to temporarily smooth their patients' wrinkles and frown lines. But before each batch is shipped, the manufacturer puts it through one of the oldest and most controversial animal tests available. picked by dollyllama 1 month ago