[Jacob-list] More of PETA from the Center for Consumer Freedom.

[Donnangelo,Nicholas C.]

Unlike perhaps some others on the List I am actually sympathetic to
animal rights issues, but not to PETA.  The following is from a Center
for Consumer Freedom press release dated June 22.

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.