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| PETA is well known for aggressive media campaigns and public demonstrations for animal rights. Reception of the group's actions is sharply polarized. Critics claim that PETA's campaigns are offensive, unethical, and dishonest (see Morrison, 2001, for an extensive discussion with many references). Their supporters, however, believe the group's actions to be justified to combat what they see as avoidable cruelty. The debate, where it takes place at all, is highly emotionalized, and the group often attracts hostility and ridicule. | PETA is well known for aggressive media campaigns and public demonstrations for animal rights. Reception of the group's actions is sharply polarized. Critics claim that PETA's campaigns are offensive, unethical, and dishonest (see Morrison, 2001, for an extensive discussion with many references). Their supporters, however, believe the group's actions to be justified to combat what they see as avoidable cruelty. The debate, where it takes place at all, is highly emotionalized, and the group often attracts hostility and ridicule. | ||
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In June 2000, a federal judge ordered the owner of www.peta.org, a parody web site called "People Eating Tasty Animals", to give up its domain name to PETA for trademark reasons. This web address is now PETA's main web site. | ||
| PETA has many famous members and supporters, including ] and ]. | PETA has many famous members and supporters, including ] and ]. | ||
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to animal rights. It was founded in 1980, and its current president is Ingrid Newkirk.
PETA is well known for aggressive media campaigns and public demonstrations for animal rights. Reception of the group's actions is sharply polarized. Critics claim that PETA's campaigns are offensive, unethical, and dishonest (see Morrison, 2001, for an extensive discussion with many references). Their supporters, however, believe the group's actions to be justified to combat what they see as avoidable cruelty. The debate, where it takes place at all, is highly emotionalized, and the group often attracts hostility and ridicule.
In June 2000, a federal judge ordered the owner of www.peta.org, a parody web site called "People Eating Tasty Animals", to give up its domain name to PETA for trademark reasons. This web address is now PETA's main web site.
PETA has many famous members and supporters, including Pamela Anderson and Paul McCartney.
See also animal rights group
External Links
- PETA web site
- "People Eating Tasty Animals" parody website
- Related Boston Globe article
- Morrison (2001) in its entirety.
References
Morrison, A.R. (2001). Personal Reflections on the “Animal-Rights” Phenomenon. In Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, vol 44:1, pp. 62-75. The Johns Hopkins University Press.