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Originally Posted by simonandhallie  I just read this blog from PETA about why they euthanize so many animals and while it is VERY DISTURBING (that's a warning) it is a very well written, heartfelt article that explains a lot. There are pictures so please be aware before you look.
I am not posting this to debate any organization and I am well aware of the backlash I am sure to receive however, the article is informative and I think there will be some people here who will appreciate it as much as I did. The PETA Files: Why We Euthanize |
I know you don't want an argument - and honestly, I'm not wanting to start one - but I am also trying to understand all of this & the report that came out last week reporting that PETA killed 95 percent of its adoptable pets in 2008. I'm just trying to understand how PETA explains this?
Press Release | PETA Killed 95 Percent of Adoptable Pets in its Care During 2008
Posted On March 25, 2009
PETA Killed 95 Percent of Adoptable Pets in its Care During 2008
Hypocritical Animal Rights Group’s 2008 Disclosures Bring Pet Death Toll To 21,339
WASHINGTON DC – Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) published documents online showing that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) killed 95 percent of the adoptable pets in its care during 2008. Despite years of public outrage over its euthanasia program, the animal rights group kills an average of 5.8 pets every day at its Norfolk, VA headquarters.
According to public records from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, PETA killed 2,124 pets last year and placed only seven in adoptive homes. Since 1998, a total of 21,339 dogs and cats have died at the hands of PETA workers.
Despite having a $32 million budget, PETA does not operate an adoption shelter. PETA employees make no discernible effort to find homes for the thousands of pets they kill every year. Last year, the Center for Consumer Freedom petitioned Virginia’s State Veterinarian to reclassify PETA as a slaughterhouse.
CCF Research Director David Martosko said: “PETA hasn’t slowed down its hypocritical killing machine one bit, but it keeps browbeating the rest of society with a phony ‘animal rights’ message. What about the rights of the thousands of dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens that die in PETA’s headquarters building?”
Martosko added: “Since killing pets is A-OK with PETA, why should anyone listen to their demands about eating meat, using lab rats for medical research, or taking children to the circus?”
CCF obtained PETA’s “Animal Record” filings since 1998 from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Members of the public can see these documents at PetaKillsAnimals.com.