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PETA Accused Of Pursuing Bloggers After Criticism Of Its Animal Shelter

100px-Peta.svg People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is famous for its public displays designed to shock and sometimes disgust people (here and here and here). However, PETA appears a bit thin skinned this week with legal attacks on critics who accused the organization of killing animals in a Virginia shelter. PETA reportedly is asking a court to give it the personal information, email addresses, phone numbers, and other data for three bloggers who reacted to an April 2 posting by a no-kill shelter advocate. One of the bloggers called PETA “animal Kevorkians.”

PETA has refused to discuss its efforts.

Articles have accused PETA of killing roughly 90 percent of stray dogs and cats at a Virginia facility. Critics insist PETA is not open or honest on its kill policy with donors.

I have been unable to see any of the alleged PETA filings or any response from the organization on these allegations. I find it troubling to see public interest organizations going after critics. PETA thrives on free speech and often engages in speech that many find troubling. Yet, we all defend their right to do so even if we criticize their tactics. I would be interested in seeing the filings if they are public and anyone has run across them.

Source: NY Post

256 thoughts on “PETA Accused Of Pursuing Bloggers After Criticism Of Its Animal Shelter”

  1. NONE of the six comments were any less than civil in ANY way. They were simply accounts of her previous crimes. You have no problem letting her assert the crimes of others- as long as they fall along your person bias.

  3. Ha ha the truth comes out about the real goals of the blogger. Surprise surprise!

  4. I have deleted about six comments on this thread as violating our civility policy and engaging in personal attacks and commentary. You are on the wrong blog for that type of discourse. This blog is reserved for adults who want to discuss these issues. It is not for everyone. We continue to grow however in readership precisely because this is a place for mature and civil discussion. There are clearly folks who have unresolved history with other posters. There are a host of blogs to vent such emotions. Please go on to those sites if you feel too limited by our civility rule. We welcome your views but we have zero interest in attacks on other posters or descriptions of their flaws. If you stay, please respect our civility rule and focus on the merits of these issues.

  8. Thank you Professor Turley for allowing me to speak. I apologize that the usual trolls will now descend upon this comment section, hijack it, and get the entire thing shut down.

    It’s what they do. All the while trying to blame “Lucy”.

  9. Bron, you ask what “Lucy’s” role is in “no kill”? Try professional cyber thug. She’s still rehashing comments made on Facebook two or three years ago. She should seek som professional help.

  10. Civility Randy? Here’s just one of the insulting rants Mr. “Civility” posted today:

    Randy DeCarlo
    Money doesn’t buy brilliance – it buys bull shit and debi proves that every day.

    1. Oh “Anon” you no kill nuts with your “PRO KILL”. i’ve never killed anything in my life. Your confusing my positions on these issues with all your hardcore breeder supporters. You ave to admit someone at No Kill Nation must be short a few marbles to spend a hundred grand trying to silence opposition.

  15. I would appreciate it if ms. veganmeanie would correct me on anything that I may have said here in regards to PeTA, as I am very concerned that I may once again be threatened with legal action for “defaming” them.

    And furthermore, I wouldn’t want ProfessorTurley to have to be on the receiving end of another PeTA petition where they demand my super secret hidden identity – when Mary Tully and the other 100 or so PeTA stalkers can give them my name, address, phone number and date of birth for free.

  16. Continued from my previous post about the VA State Shelter Inspection Report

    – a review of PeTA’s 2010 animal intake records showed that PeTA had killed 94% of the animals that they had “acquired” at their “shelter”. 90% of them were killed within 24 hours of receipt by PeTA.

    – Dr. Kovich’s findings stated that PeTA’s Norfolk “shelter” facility had a distinct lack of cages, runs or other appropriate means in which to house the number of animals that PeTA was reported to have taken into custody in a given year.

    – PeTA employee and spokesperson, Daphne Nakminovich, indicated to Dr. Kovich that the overwhelming number of animals taken into custody by PeTA employees and volunteers were considered to be “unadoptable”

    Now does anyone else notice something particularly odd with that last finding by Dr. Kovich? According to Ms. Nakminovich, a full 94% of the animals that PeTA employees and volunteers took into custody in 2010 were considered by them to be “unadoptable”….

    This begs the question as to what characteristics must these animals possess to be considered “adoptable” by PeTA standards? If they were all “sick and injured” as Mary Tully (aka veganmeanie) would have you believe, well then where are the veterinary records confirming the conditions of these animals?

    If no veterinarians are even consulted before PeTA takes it upon itself to KILL a full 94% of the animals in it’s care, then what exactly does PeTA consider to be “unadoptable”? An animal with a hangnail? Fleas? Too old? Too young?

    Please Ms. Tully, do chime in here whenever you’d like…

  17. LVP:

    that is too positive an appellation [gbk is that better?]. Cream floats to the top.

  18. I’m curious if anyone else here at Professor Turley’s blog and in this comment section actually cares about the fate of shelter animals or is it just me and the countless PeTA stalkers (who are all too cowardly to comment but trust me they are swarming to this blog to see what I DARE say about them).

    Anonymously Yours,

    That’s such an old joke, do you really think it’s still funny?

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