People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA,PeTA, is a Virginia-based animal rights organization founded in 1980 by activist Ingrid Newkirk.
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Overview[edit]
PETA's core functions are opposition to the use of animals for food, clothing, entertainment, and research;[1] and the promotion of a vegan lifestyle.[2] PETA's sister organization, geared toward young people, is Peta2.
Activism[edit]
PETA's tactics range from consumer activism such as boycotts,[3][4][5] to lawsuits attempting to gain Thirteenth Amendment rights for orcas.[6] They also produce artistic PSA campaigns, such as ads[7] and art demonstrations.[8]
These tactics have drawn controversy to the group. For example, an exhibit comparing animals slaughtered for food to victims of the Holocaust was condemned by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and banned in Germany as an "offense against human dignity".[citation needed] On the other end, some within the animal rights movement, such as Gary Francione, have criticized the group for not being radical enough.
PETA and furry[edit]
Real fur[edit]
In March 2009, PETA sent a letter to Anthrocon to ascertain that fursuits are not made of real fur.[9] They received a brief response from Anthrocon chair Uncle Kage, which read:
| Real fur is frowned upon at all furry conventions, in the same sense that leaping in front of speeding locomotives is frowned upon at comic book conventions."[9] |
By September of the same year, PETA learned that Further Confusion was set to allow the sale of real fur, and wrote a letter to that convention as well, urging them to disallow it.[10]
Califur 2017[edit]
- See also: Califur 2017#Controversy
In 2017, PETA staged a convention near the venue of Califur.{{cb} The same year, the convention received a large amount of threats to its venue.
Though originally reported by Califur staff as being partially due to PETA,[11] The convention was unrelated to PETA's protest.[citation needed] PETA was cited as a contributing factor to Califur's increased security costs and police presence that year.[11][12]
References[edit]
- ↑ About PETA: Our Mission Statement - peta.org. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ↑ Annual Review 04 - peta.org. Archived February 15, 2005.
- ↑ "Search results for "boycott" on peta.org. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ↑ Boycotts List hosted by Ethical Consumer, featuring many called by PETA. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Beauty Without Bunnies", a PETA program dedicated to boycotting cosmetic companies that allege utilize animal testing.
- ↑ "SeaWorld performing killer whales are slaves, group says" - David Crary, Julie Watson for NBC news. Dated October 25, 2011, Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Ads by brand: PETA" on adsoftheworld.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ↑ NYC: Drop Dead (Meat) - peta.org. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Dear Furries, Please Don’t Wear Real Fur. Love, PETA - blog post by Amy Elizabeth for PETA. Dated March 21, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ↑ A Flurry of (Faux?) Furries - blog post by Heather Drennan for PETA. Dated September 28, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 CaliFur Statement Regarding Threats to Venue: Expanded post to Califur blog. Archived June 26, 2017, retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ↑ "PLEASE NOTE: Due to PETA protest and the threat issues this year we do have full uniform LAPD on site and walking con." - Tweet by @Califur, dated May 20, 2017, retrieved October 18, 2018. Archived.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Peta.org - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' official website
- Peta2.com - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' official website (children only)
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