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Their shelters have high kill rates - According to their website, PETA feels it is a kindness to euthanize homeless pets. PETA shelters have been reported to euthanize over 90% of the animals they shelter.
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Their shelters have high kill rates - On its website the organisation states that euthanasia is defined as a merciful release from life in order to end suffering.
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They suggest human testing - PETA rejects animal testing and, according to their website, suggests that humans are better suited to endure medical and cosmetic testing.
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They suggest human testing - Its website states “There are some medical problems that can probably only be cured by testing on unwilling people, but we don’t do it because we recognize that it would be wrong.”
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They take pets from people's homes - According to pilot online, members of PETA went into a trailer park, entered people's homes, and removed and killed family pets.
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They take pets from people's homes - Among the animals allegedly stolen and killed were two kittens and three dogs.
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The buy stocks in companies they hate - PETA released a statement on its website explaining why it holds stocks in organisations it opposes.
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The buy stocks in companies they hate - Buying stocks means PETA has the ability to influence management and change policies from within the organisation. PETA currently holds shares in 56 companies including Seaworld, McDonald's, and KFC.
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Ingrid Newkirk - Co-founder of PETA Ingrid Newkirk released a public will wherein she asked that her flesh be cooked, her feet made into umbrella stands, her skin turned into leather, and her organs be preserved, in order to highlight how other animals are treated.
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Ingrid Newkirk - Ingrid has made many polarising statements including "Even if animal tests produced a cure for AIDS, we’d be against it.”
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Ingrid Newkirk - And has been reported as saying "Six million Jews died in concentration camps, but six billion broiler chickens will die this year in slaughterhouses".
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Porn? - PETA is known for its bold publicity stunts and has long used images of nude celebrities in campaigns. In 2012, it launched a porn site.
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Porn? - The site contains enough adult content to qualify for an xxx domain, but also contains graphic pictures of abused animals.
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Porn? - In a Q&A, adult film star Ron Jeremy said “This is the perfect example of sex just being used to draw interest, and then once you’re there on the site, we’re going to hit you with facts that you need to know about the world of animals.”
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PETA vs. Pokemon - PETA has asserted that Pokemon glamorizes violence against animals and compared it to animal fighting. On its website it states that "The amount of time that Pokémon spend stuffed in pokéballs is akin to how elephants are chained up in train carts, waiting to be let out to "perform" in circuses. But the difference between real life and this fictional world full of organized animal fighting is that Pokémon games paint rosy pictures of things that are actually horrible."
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PETA vs. Pokemon - When Pokemon released a game with characters called Black & White. PETA released a parody version, titled Black & Blue, in which the player rescues animals from cruel trainers.
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They provoke debate - PETA released a shocking campaign video showing a woman being "killed" for wearing a fur coat.
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They provoke debate - Debate ensued about whether it highlighted that we wouldn't treat human animals the way we treat other animals, or promoted violence against women.
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They provoke debate - PETA co-founder Ingrid Newkirk has been quoted as saying “We are complete media sluts. We didn’t make up the rules, we just learned how to play the game.”
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They retaliate in creative ways - When celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay cooked horse meat on his show 'The F-Word', PETA dumped a ton of horse manure outside one of his restaurants.
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They're willing to use extreme measures - Director of PETA Alex Pacheco was quoted as saying "Arson property destruction, burglary and theft are 'acceptable crimes' when used for the animal cause."
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Online attacks? - The organisation is unafraid to use the internet and social media to directly contact public figures it feels don't match its values.
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Celebrity attacks - Kim Kardashian was flour-bombed by a PETA activist while giving a red-carpet interview.
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Celebrity attacks - Khloe Kardashian wrote in a blog post. “I just received word that the woman responsible has very close ties to PETA, despite PETA publicly stating otherwise."
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Celebrity attacks - “Not only has PETA lied to the public, but they have proved that they support this kind of behavior. I’ve been a vocal supporter of PETA for a long time but I have also been very vocal about anti-bullying, so this was a huge disappointment for me. As you all know, I don’t condone violence and bullying and what happened last Thursday was just that.” Khloe continued.
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The shocking truth about PETA
Is the animal rights movement a terrorist organisation or an activist group?
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PETA has been around for decades and labels itself an animal rights group that sometimes resort to extreme measures to make a point. But how far is too far?
Here are some shocking truths about People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
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