[Petwrenny]

In 2011, government report obtained by nonprofit organization claims 1,911 animals killed
Only 34 adopted in same time span

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals killed more than 95 per cent of animals in its care last year at a Virginia shelter, a shocking new report states.

The report, released by non-profit consumer group, claims that PETA - which is known for its outspoken stance on animal rights - were responsible for the deaths of nearly 2,000 adoptable animals last year alone.

The records also show that the animal-rights organization has killed more than 27,000 animals at its headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia since 1998.

Only 3,159 animals, mostly dogs and cats, were adopted in that time.

Records from the Virginia Department of Agriculture obtained through public records by the Centre for Consumer Freedom show figures that are quite contrary to PETA’s mission.

Records from 2011 alone state that of the 1,992 cats and dogs received, 34 were transferred, and 24 were adopted.

The remaining 1,911 were put down, the report states.

‘PETA hasn’t slowed down its slaughterhouse operation,’ CCF executive director Rick Berman said. ‘It appears PETA is more concerned with funding its media and advertising antics than finding suitable homes for these dogs and cats.’

The organization also runs the website PETAkillsanimals.com, which details their claims into the organisation’s seemingly shady operations.

More than 4 million animals are killed annually at shelters across the nation, citing unsustainable cost of caring for unwanted creatures and space limitations.

PETA said in an April 2011 interview with Newsweek that the ‘no-kill’ policy simply wasn’t possible. ‘We would rather offer these animals a painless death than have them tortured, starved, or sold for research,’ Daphna Nachminovitch told the magazine.

However, humane societies in Nevada have successfully run ‘no-kill’ shelters. Bonney Brown, who is executive director of the Nevada Humane Society told Newsweek that with the help of more volunteers, 2007 became their first no-kill year.

PETA media liaison Jane Dollinger told The Daily Caller via email that most animals that fall into the Norfolk centre’s cair are ‘somehow unadoptable.’

While she did not dispute the claims, she qualified that many animals were killed because of ‘injury, illness, age, aggression, or because no good homes exist for them.’

The report by CCF implies that laziness, and not a lack of funding or volunteers, is to blame for the death rate.

The report states: ‘Despite its $37.4million budget, PETA employees make little effort to find homes for the thousands of animals they kill every year.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...care-year.html

[Katoabralia]

PETA are lying sacks of crap.

[kimaddison]

Penn and Teller can suck my c*ck.......

[CowextetleSix]

Im no fan of P&T.............. but that was just a well done peice which exposed the absolute Hipocracy of PETA

Any other day those two Crypto Jews can kiss my Silver @$$

[Lgcjqxlw]

But they care for the animals before they kill them...........

[etdgxcnc]

I suppose the real question is...how much does it cost to save 5%, and what are the real numbers on what that costs/should cost?

[casinobonusa]

being adoptable and being adopted are a long way apart. I hate the thought of putting animals down, fact is we do it, a lot every day. Sure this example is pets. Many may have sad stories behind them. Are people not rescuing pets any more? Not taking pets from shelters? We seem to be saying these people just wanted to kill the animals and didn't try to place them. 4 Million animals a year is a lot of animals. Seems like a supply side issue to me.

[CamVideoQl]

being adoptable and being adopted are a long way apart. I hate the thought of putting animals down, fact is we do it, a lot every day. Sure this example is pets. Many may have sad stories behind them. Are people not rescuing pets any more? Not taking pets from shelters? We seem to be saying these people just wanted to kill the animals and didn't try to place them. 4 Million animals a year is a lot of animals. Seems like a supply side issue to me.

I don't have the time right now to look into it but I'm almost positive 2011 wasn't the first year that their euthanasia rates were ridiculously high...

[etdgxcnc]

I get tired of sensationalism these days.

The original article did not make any case either way.

If it's supposedly rotten from the inside out...show the numbers.

[Kliopeion]

as long as i don't start seeing PETA "Filet du Greyhound" at the meat counter.


of course, that reveals my 'Western' bias - in China the disposal of those animals might be considered a waste of food.