PETA en de war on pets

[Wautd]

PETA Killed 97 Percent of 'Companion Animals' in 2006, According to VDACS

Death toll up to 17,400; overdue report describes PETA's deadliest year ever

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An official report from People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), submitted nine months after a Virginia government agency's deadline, shows that the animal rights group put to death more than 97 percent of the dogs, cats, and other pets it took in for adoption in 2006. During that year, the well-known animal rights group managed to find adoptive homes for just 12 pets. The nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) is calling on PETA to either end its hypocritical angel-of-death program, or stop its senseless condemnation of Americans who believe it's perfectly ethical to use animals for food, clothing, and critical medical research.

Not counting animals PETA held only temporarily in its spay-neuter program, the organization took in 3,061 "companion animals" in 2006, of which it killed 2,981. According to Virginia's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), the average euthanasia rate for humane societies in the state was just 34.7 percent in 2006. PETA killed 97.4 percent of the animals it took in. The organization filed its 2006 report this month, nine months after the VDACS deadline of March 31, 2007.

"Pet lovers should be outraged," said CCF Director of Research David Martosko. "There are thousands of worthwhile animal shelters that deserve Americans' support. PETA is not one of them."

In courtroom testimony last year, a PETA manager acknowledged that her organization maintains a large walk-in freezer for storing dead animals, and that PETA contracts with a Virginia cremation service to dispose of the bodies. In that trial, two PETA employees were convicted of dumping dead animals in a rural North Carolina trash dumpster.

Today in Southampton County, Virginia, another PETA employee will face felony charges in a dog-napping case. Andrea Florence Benoit Harris was arrested in late 2006 for allegedly abducting a hunting dog and attempting to transport it to PETA's Norfolk headquarters.

"PETA raised over $30 million last year," Martosko added, "and it's using that money to kill the only flesh-and-blood animals its employees actually see. The scale of PETA's hypocrisy is simply staggering."

To speak with a spokesman contact Tim Miller at 202-463-7112.

For more information about PETA's massive euthanasia program, visit http://www.PetaKillsAnimals.com.
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Website: http://www.PetaKillsAnimals.com/

Was ik geen dierenvriend, dan had ik goed gelachen met hun hypocrisy

[lantjes]

Wautd, de situatie is hier niet veel beter.....er zijn asielen waar systematisch het spuitje gegeven wordt, Aalst is er bv een van. Het blauwe kruis in Brugge idem maar dat van Oostende dan weer niet. Punt is dat katten- en honden eigenaars eindelijk eens hun verantwoordelijkheid moeten opnemen en hun dieren steriliseren/castreren. Er zouden heel wat minder ongewenste honden en katten in asielen terecht komen waar ze afgemaakt worden.

[brontosaurus]

Kijk eens hoe de mensheid wordt behandeld
Verwacht je van de overheid iets anders voor de dieren als de mens als dier wordt mishandeld

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Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door brontosaurus

Kijk eens hoe de mensheid wordt behandeld
Verwacht je van de overheid iets anders voor de dieren als de mens als dier wordt mishandeld

Mensen hebben de keuze, dieren niet...er zijn nu eenmaal veel varkens van mensen (met excuses naar de soort porcus....)

[brontosaurus]

Zelfs de mensheid wordt de keuze ontnomen

[lantjes]

Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door brontosaurus

Zelfs de mensheid wordt de keuze ontnomen

Maar wel door hun soortgenoten hé....beestengedrag kan je enkel bij mensen vinden.