PETA is a such mass of contradictions.

The group does some amazing work, such as the investigation of the veterinarians at Auburn University in Alabama. Their study involved cruel experiments with kidney transplants between non-related dogs. 100% of the animals died. Clients were charged huge amounts, about $14 000, and assured that their pets had a chance.

http://www.stopanimaltests.com/f-auburn.asp Cruel Dog Experiments That Didn’t Work

Here we see actually PETA showing some interest in the fate of the hapless dogs. They went right in there and shed light on a very nasty occurrence, as they did with Covance Laboratory where they documented horrific experiments performed on primates.

Then we see the total disregard for animal life shown by PETA's actions, with their death vans filled with lethal drugs.

Lest there be any doubt about Ingrid Newkirk's position on killing, the New Yorker interview she gave tells quite a story,

"I would go to work early, before anyone got there, and I would just kill the animals myself. Because I couldn't stand to let them go through other workers abusing the animals. I must have killed thousands of them, sometimes dozens everyday."

-- Ingrid Newkirk, PETA President, The New Yorker, April 14, 2003

Just what does PETA stand for? How can the group get so many people who are prepared to kill healthy animals? Where do these killings fit in with the group's perception of itself as being in support of ethical treatment for our fellow inhabitants of the earth?

Jean