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PETA:
Executing Tame Animals |
Shocking news from rural North Carolina late last week -- the story of
two People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) employees caught
killing and dumping 31 dogs and cats
-- has left animal-rights activists from coast to coast scratching their
heads. Could it be that PETA kills animals? If you're among the 600,000 people who have visited www.PetaKillsAnimals.com (a project of the Center
for Consumer Freedom), or
one of the millions who have seen our Times Square billboard, you
already know the answer.
While PETA lectures Americans about the "evils" of eating meat, wearing
wool, taking children to the circus, and using lab rats to help cure
cancer, the group puts to
death most of the actual flesh-and-blood animals entrusted to it by the
public. And judging from the 62 felony charges handed down last week,
the manner in which some of these animals were executed and disposed of
appears to be anything but "ethical."
As we're finding out from the North Carolina case, PETA picks up dogs,
cats, puppies and kittens from shelters and veterinarians, often with
assurances that new homes will be found for them. But in 2003 PETA killed over 85
percent of the animals it took in.
In North Carolina, the animals -- including at least seven puppies and
two kittens -- were dead less than an hour after two PETA employees
picked them up. All 31 were killed in a windowless cage-lined van,
apparently with drugs the PETA pair were not legally authorized to
dispense.
And authorities say the self-proclaimed more-ethical-than-thou PETA
discarded their bodies ingloriously (and illegally) in a strip-mall
dumpster.
If anyone else were responsible for these animals' deaths, PETA would
hold a press conference to condemn them. Instead, it's desperately
scrambling to preserve what's left of its public image.
PETA has acknowledged killing over 10,000 animals between 1998 and 2003; recent reporting suggests
PETA added 2,200 more to its body count in 2004.
All while presiding over a gargantuan fundraising operation that brought
in nearly $29 million last year.
With that kind of money, PETA could afford to care for every single one
of the animals it picks up -- if it weren't so hell-bent on spending
millions turning children into vegetarians, demonizing people who
don't have an all-polyester wardrobe, and misleading Americans about the
medical breakthroughs that have only come about through the use of
research animals. PETA even pays for the bail and legal expenses of
animal activists who -- like this week's unintentional celebrities --
run afoul of the law.
It's time for Americans who want to help animals to stop sending money
to PETA, and start supporting their local animal shelters instead. You
can help. Visit www.PetaKillsAnimals.com to learn the whole story
behind PETA's latest hypocrisy. If you know any PETA members, tell them
about their group's disgraceful behavior. And consider making a small
donation to help the
Center for Consumer Freedom tell Congress, the media, and ordinary Americans that PETA's
warm-and-fuzzy image is a deadly sham.
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