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PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS (PETA)

In Their Own Words

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), based in Norfolk, Virginia, has been described as “by far the most successful radical organization in America.” The key word is radical. PETA seeks “total animal liberation,” according to its president and co-founder, Ingrid Newkirk. That means no meat or dairy, of course; but it also means no aquariums, no circuses, no hunting or fishing, no fur or leather, and no medical research using animals. PETA is even opposed to the use of seeing-eye dogs. Bruce Friedrich, who serves as PETA's Vegan Coordinator, is a former Grinnell College student who has advocated violence against those involved in any facet of livestock farming or meat consumption

“I responded that it was too late this year to do anything different, but I did say that I would take this before the congregation for future consideration. I think PETA can be very aggressive at times, but I respect the passion behind it.”

Rev. David Digby
First Christian Church, Ames
Ames Tribune, Nov. 17, 2004
In response to a request from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals that the church not serve “turkey carcasses” as part of its annual community Thanksgiving Day dinner.

Peta News

	Date	Title
2504	3/31/2009 5:06:10 PM	PETA not so animal friendly, public records show	Group killed 95 percent of its adoptable pets in 2008, notes consumer group.
2408	1/14/2009 3:25:38 PM	PETA launches new campaign in support of fish	Well, not fish... instead, the activist group is seeking to protect 'Sea Kittens.'
2361	12/5/2008 11:44:29 AM	PETA buys more shares in meat companies	Additional payments necessary to maintain PETA's involvement in these companies.
2335	11/20/2008 11:33:30 AM	PETA releases video from Virginia turkey farm	Latest in a series of tapes designed to push vegetarianism.
2330	11/18/2008 10:34:52 AM	PETA demonstrates at Iowa grocery stores	Effort seeks to persuade people to go vegetarian.
2180	8/7/2008 3:34:41 PM	PETA challenges West Virginia Beef Queen	Megan Webb would be wise to ignore PETA's latest publicity stunt.
2088	6/5/2008 4:37:51 PM	PETA protest in Des Moines a yawner, draws few onlookers	Within 30 minutes of starting, crowed dwindles from 60 to 6.
2085	6/4/2008 4:34:53 PM	PETA plans June 5 protest in downtown Des Moines	Event will try to encourage people to choose cauliflower over an Iowa Chop.
1835	1/8/2008 1:47:32 PM	Mommas, don’t let your babies grow up to join PETA	Children not served well by associating with animal rights group.
1818	12/28/2007 4:33:38 PM	PETA to renew push for tax on meat	Anti-livestock activist group says 10-cent tax needed to cover health, environmental costs.
1807	12/21/2007 11:39:07 AM	PETA shut down monk-run egg farm	Say PETA's intrusions were just too much to continue operations.
1794	12/14/2007 10:02:25 AM	Milk producers demand apology from PETA	Anti-livestock and dairy group uses publicity campaign to discourage milk consumption.
1790	12/13/2007 10:38:59 AM	PETA alleges abuse of hogs	Says undercover video obtained at Smithfield farm.
1472	5/15/2007 7:57:22 AM	PETA calls on AP style gurus to change	Want personal pronouns used when referring to animals.
1339	2/23/2007 1:07:30 PM	Animal-Rights Scaremongering Runs A-Monk	PETA's brazen allegations don't hold up... again.
1320	2/14/2007 12:06:49 PM	Animal rights group demonstrates at NCBA conference	PETA can't resist Nashville's bright lights to promote anti-meat agenda.
1239	1/5/2007 3:51:18 PM	Colorado Governor: PETA “A Bunch Of Losers,” “Frauds”	Animal rights organization fails to help animals in need following historic blizzard.
953	6/12/2006 3:11:35 PM	PETA tries to capitalize on bird flu scare	Billboard to read, "Payback time! Bird flu kills. Go vegetarian."
881	4/28/2006 8:15:38 AM	PETA Celeb Eats Fish: 'Nobody's Perfect'	Many celebrities don't toe the radical group's anti-meat line.
867	4/17/2006 1:15:47 PM	PETA Earns Its Thirty Pieces Of Silver	Animal rights fanatics use holiest of days to promote anti-meat agenda.
800	3/10/2006 3:36:40 PM	PETA promises to "Give FFA hell"	Starts petition drive against one of America's most successful high school programs.
786	3/3/2006 3:02:25 PM	PETA publicity stunt calls on Powerball winners	Activist group begs for money in the name of animal welfare.
774	2/23/2006 8:51:01 AM	PETA's investments not paying	Shareholders rejecting group's animal rights extremism
735	1/19/2006 2:17:01 PM	Dean and Mary Stocker named January Good Neighbor Award winners	The Stockers are always willing to lend a hand and there to help out," write the nominees.
716	1/5/2006 3:24:22 PM	Attending the PETA class reunion? Bring your parole officer	Arrest of six suspects in a string of eco-terror arsons has generated a string of related stories.
710	12/30/2005 11:57:43 AM	The New York Times Keeps Tabs On PETA	PETA calls FBI investigation "harassment and very disturbing."
643	11/9/2005 10:07:25 AM	Center for Consumer Freedom blasts PETA over avian flu hysteria	CCF accused the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals organization for using misperceptions about avian flu to promote the public eliminating meat from their diets.
596	10/2/2005 2:02:59 PM	PETA tries to turn children against parents	The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has come up with a new way to turn children against their parents: a gruesome comic entitled "Your Daddy Kills Animals," telling kids that fathers who fish are murderers.
537	8/18/2005 3:48:15 PM	PETA's newest display draws loud rebuke from NAACP	Traveling "Animal Liberation" exhibit draws the ire of the National Associatioin for the Advancement of Colored People after comparing the harvesting of livestock to lynching.
506	7/23/2005 4:17:02 PM	PETA serves as source for Iowa State Daily columnist's rant	An Iowa State Daily columnist who some thought offered an original thought when he recommended taxing meat garnered his opinion from none other than People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
503	7/19/2005 8:34:09 AM	PETA employees face charges as CCF turns up the heat	People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals employees Adria Hinkle and Andrew Cook will face felony charges today (July 19) for allegedly killing healthy cats and dogs in the back of a PETA-owned van.
495	7/13/2005 12:17:42 PM	Animal cruelty charges reveal PETA's true motives	Given the recent headlines, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals isn't so chipper today and is in full-blown damage control. That's because the group has been exposed for what it is - a fringe organization more eager to violate human rights than protect animal welfare.
477	6/29/2005 5:13:00 PM	PETA: Now Petnappers Too?	PETA now under fire from pet owners for being connected to animals that have gone missing. So reports a North Carolina TV station. The news comes on the heels of two PETA employees being charged with 31 counts of animal cruelty.
466	6/21/2005 8:22:13 PM	PETA under fire	Things have gone from bad to worse for the animal rights activist group after two of its employees were caught red-handed last week killing and dumping 31 dogs and cats in a dumpster.
461	6/17/2005 1:11:43 PM	PETA employees charged with animal cruelty	Authorities in Ahoskie, North Carolina dropped a disturbing bombshell June 16 with the news that they had charged two employees of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) with 31 felony counts of animal cruelty.
454	6/14/2005 8:53:56 AM	Troops are getting restless at PETA	The Center for Consumer Freedom's new web site, www.petakillsanimals.com, has generated a great deal of attention...and that's not a good thing for one of America's most radical animal rights organizations.
423	5/21/2005 2:20:24 PM	PETA Gets to Your Kids	Radical animal-rights activists may be the last people you'd think would be planning school lessons for your children. Well, think again.
411	5/13/2005 3:40:53 PM	Times Square billboard gets attention	The nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom has purchased billboard space for the month of May at Times Square in New York City to characterize PETA as hypocrites.
375	4/20/2005 11:43:59 AM	PETA members get soaked	A KFC manager dampened the efforts of a group of PETA protestors by turning on the lawn sprinklers. The action soaked the activists and dilluted their message, much to the delight of livestock farmers and everyone that enjoys delicious, nutritious meat.
306	2/23/2005 10:18:56 PM	Waterloo, Mason City targeted by PETA	Virginia-based activist group gets chilly receptions at events designed to discourage the consumption of chicken nuggets.
303	2/19/2005 12:30:51 PM	Consumer Group: Get PETA Out Of Schools	School officials are urged to remove animal rights materials from her school’s lesson plans.
302	2/18/2005 9:40:21 AM	Parent upset with anti-meat propaganda distributed in school	Inappropriate materials prepared by PETA assaulting the health benefits of consuming meat and dairy products have found their way into a Delaware middle school and that’s not sitting well with one parent.
278	2/2/2005 3:00:37 PM	Sharpton stumps for PETA	Rev. Al Sharpton enjoys the spotlight and has rarely met a publicity opportunity he hasn’t liked. Now, he’s stumping for the People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals (PETA), an organization that supports violence against people and personal property.
273	1/30/2005 4:31:06 PM	Farm-friendly organization turns tables on PETA	Center for Consumer Freedom protests outside New York City bookstore where PETA president Ingrid Newkirk appeared -- and Fox News captured the moment and feated on the irony.
222	12/22/2004 6:10:18 PM	Postville rebels against animal activist group	If PETA thought that video clips and some news releases would shake a town’s faith in an important ag business, it's going to be disappointed.
219	12/20/2004 6:11:20 PM	PETA threatens Iowa company with legal action	The Virginia-based activist group has threatened to sue the vice president of Agriprocessors Inc. unless he “retracts allegedly defamatory remarks about the animal rights organization.”
192	11/18/2004 5:17:25 PM	Ames church at center of PETA controversy	An Ames pastor said he respects the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animal's (PETA) passion, but it's too late to honor the activist group's request that his church not serve turkey at its annual Thanksgiving dinner.
142	10/4/2004 1:52:43 PM	PETA targets children in wicked effort to end meat consumption	WHO Radio talk show host Jan Mickelson devotes time during his Oct. 4 program to set the record straight about animal activism and your children.
128	9/17/2004 11:22:50 AM	PETA turned away... in Canada!	People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has received a chilly reception from Canadian officials who shut down its outrageous "Holocaust on Your Plate" campaign in Toronto.
77	7/9/2004 5:53:00 PM	PETA activities more than meet the eye	PETA's not all the day they are. Wow, what a surprise. But if you still don't believe it, there's plenty more to read.
30	5/21/2004 8:41:21 AM	PETA director has his day in court	It's a small victory, but it's something. On Thursday a Jefferson County, Kentucky court convicted People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals campaign director Bruce Friedrich -- who advises "blowing stuff up and smashing windows" -- on one count of Criminal Trespass.
23	5/18/2004 9:12:59 AM	City scoffs at PETA offer	Because of the city's association with hamburgers, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) offered the German port city of Hamburg $10,500 to change its name to "Veggieburg."