PETA Kills Animals
New Documents: PETA Killed a Near Record-Breaking 95 Percent of Adoptable Dogs and Cats in its Care During 2011
Hypocritical Animal Rights Group Brings Pet Death Toll To 27,751Washington, DC — Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) published documents online, obtained by a Freedom of Information Act request, showing that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) killed a staggering 95.9 percent of the adoptable pets in its care during 2011. Despite years of public outrage over its euthanasia program, the notorious animal rights group has continued killing adoptable animals at its Norfolk, VA headquarters, at an average of 37 pets every week.
According to records from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, PETA killed 1,911 cats and dogs last year while placing just 24 in adoptive homes. Since 1998, a total of 27,751 pets have died at the hands of PETA workers.
"PETA hasn’t slowed down its slaughterhouse operation, even as the group continues to lecture the American public with its phony ‘animal rights’ message," said Rick Berman, CCF’s Executive Director. "It appears PETA is more concerned with funding its media and advertising antics than finding suitable homes for these dogs and cats."
Despite its $37.4 million budget, PETA employees make little effort to find homes for the thousands of animals they kill every year.
A 2010 inspection of 290 PETA animal custody records performed by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services discovered that PETA killed 84 percent of the animals it took control of within only 24 hours. Additionally, the inspection discovered that PETA’s animal shelter didn't meet PETA’s own published guidelines for running a humane shelter.
"For the 13th year in a row, PETA’s leaders have shown they don’t care about the unlucky dogs and cats that come to its Norfolk facility," Berman continued. "It’s about time PETA’s ‘shelter’ is reclassified as a slaughterhouse."
CCF has obtained PETA’s "Animal Record" filings for every year since 1998 from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Members of the public can see these documents at www.PETAKillsAnimals.com.
Pets Killed by PETA
Year | Received† | Trans- ferred |
Adopted | Killed | ||
2011 | 1,992 | 34 | 24 | 1.21% | 1,911 | 95.9% |
2010 | 2,345 | 63 | 44 | 1.86% | 2,200 | 93.8% |
2009 | 2,366 | 31 | 8 | 0.34% | 2,301 | 97.3% |
2008 | 2,216 | 34 | 7 | 0.32% | 2,124 | 95.8% |
2007 | 1,997 | 35 | 17 | 0.85% | 1,815 | 90.9% |
2006 | 3,061 | 46 | 12 | 0.39% | 2,981 | 97.4% |
2005 | 2,165 | 69 | 146 | 6.74% | 1,946 | 89.9% |
2004 | 2,655 | 1 | 361 | 13.60% | 2,278 | 85.8% |
2003 | 2,224 | 1 | 312 | 14.03% | 1,911 | 85.9% |
2002 | 2,680 | 2 | 382 | 14.25% | 2,298 | 85.7% |
2001 | 2,685 | 14 | 703 | 26.18% | 1,944 | 72.4% |
2000 | 2,681 | 28 | 624 | 23.27% | 2,029 | 75.7% |
1999 | 1,805 | 91 | 386 | 21.39% | 1,328 | 73.6% |
1998* | 943 | 125 | 133 | 14.10% | 685 | 72.6% |
Total | 31,815 | 574 | 3,159 | 9.93% | 27,751 | 87.23% |
* figures represent the second half of 1998 only † Other than spay/neuter animals » Skeptical? Click here to see the proof. |
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What is Peta Kills Animals?
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has a problem. Despite its mission to advocate for "total animal liberation," government documents obtained through public records requests indicate that each year PETA kills thousands of animals at its headquarters.According to records from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, PETA has killed more than 25,000 animals (mostly dogs and cats) at its headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia.