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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is an American animal rights organization based in Norfolk, Virginia. The non-profit corporation claims 6.5 million supporters. Its slogan is «Animals are not ours to experiment on, eat, wear, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way.»
Founded in 1980 by Ingrid Newkirk and fellow animal rights activist Alex Pacheco, the organization today focuses on four core issues: opposition to factory farming, fur farming, animal testing and the use of animals in entertainment. It also campaigns for a vegan lifestyle and against eating meat, fishing, the killing of animals regarde
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is an American animal rights organization based in Norfolk, Virginia. The non-profit corporation claims 6.5 million supporters. Its slogan is «Animals are not ours to experiment on, eat, wear, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way.»
Founded in 1980 by Ingrid Newkirk and fellow animal rights activist Alex Pacheco, the organization today focuses on four core issues: opposition to factory farming, fur farming, animal testing and the use of animals in entertainment. It also campaigns for a vegan lifestyle and against eating meat, fishing, the killing of animals regarded as pests, the keeping of chained backyard dogs, cock fighting, dog fighting, beekeeping, and bullfighting.
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