PETA rattled by response to animal-slave campaign

Associated Press
August 14, 2005

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is reconsidering a campaign comparing images of animal abuse with those of slavery after complaints from civil rights groups and others.

PETA's "Animal Liberation" campaign included 12 panels juxtaposing pictures of black people in chains with shackled elephants and other provocative images.

"We're not continuing right now while we evaluate," said Dawn Carr, a PETA spokeswoman