Press Releases

Government Records Show PETA Killed over 90 Percent of "Companion Animals" in 2007 (5/7/08)
An official report filed by People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) with the Virginia government shows that the organization put to death more than 90 percent of the dogs, cats, and other pets it took in for adoption during 2007.
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PETA Times Square "Shower" Protest Is All Wet, Says Consumer Group (4/21/08)
PETA falsely claims that "producing just 1 pound of meat requires water equivalent to more than a year's worth of showers." But according to the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), it would take less than 18 ten-minute showers to consu
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PETA Employees Let Off the Hook, But Animals They Killed Weren't So Lucky (4/15/08)
Regardless of the outcome, this criminal trial brought PETA's disturbing animal-killing program into the light of day.
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PETA’s Adria Hinkle and Andrew Cook Win 6th Annual CCF Nanny Awards (1/18/08)
Today the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) announced the winner of the 6th Annual “Nanny Awards:” People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ (PETA) Adria Hinkle and Andrew Cook.
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Consumer Group Asks Virginia Government to Reclassify PETA as a Slaughterhouse (1/17/08)
Center for Consumer Freedom formally petitioned Virginia's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), requesting that the government agency officially reclassify People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) as a slaughterhouse.
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PETA Killed 97 Percent of “Companion Animals” in 2006 (1/10/08)
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
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