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PETA Asia-Pacific is a charitable nonprofit animal rights organization founded in 2005 in Hong Kong. Its offices are in Hong Kong, and Manila, Philippines. PETA Asia-Pacific is an affiliate, but independent of, US-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) which claims the status of the largest animal rights group in the world.

PETA Asia-Pacific focuses on four core issues: factory farming, fur farming, animal testing, and animals in entertainment. It works through public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement, and protest campaigns. Its campaigns cover countries including China, Japan, Malaysia, and South Korea.

History

PETA Asia Pacific was founded in Hong Kong in 2005 by PETA co-founder Ingrid Newkirk to support animal rights programs and campaigns in Asia. Jason Baker, a former staff member of PETA who was instrumental in setting up PETA India and PETA Australia, is PETA Asia Pacific's first director. In 2009, the organization opened a second office in Manila, Philippines.

Programs and campaigns

Vegetarian/Vegan/Factory farming

PETA Asia Pacific promotes vegetarian and vegan diets through three specific campaigns; education about the benefits of a vegetarian diet, demonstrations and celebrity involvement against fast food outlets for better treatment of animals used for food, and undercover investigations of animals used for live transport and traditional religious slaughter. The organization has also used the PETA Lettuce Ladies in local demonstrations.

PETA Asia Pacific regularly demonstrates against KFC outlets to promote better treatment of chickens used by the company.

Anti-fur

PETA Asia Pacific supports the PETA campaign "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur," in which celebrities appear nude to express their opposition to wearing fur. The group also stages anti-fur events to publicize their opposition to fur.

PETA Asia Pacific has been involved in several undercover investigations of fur farms in China

Animals used for entertainment

The group regularly protests the use of animals in entertainment, including circuses. These demonstrations are specific to the area, including anti-bull riding, not keeping wild animals in chains, and stopping human/animal wrestling matches.

Other

PETA Asia Pacific also coordinates protests against other uses of animals which it believes are abusive, such as improving the treatment of rats and advocates for improvements for companion animals

Web sites

• PETAAsiaPacific.com – Organization’s official web site
• 51veg.com– Chinese language page about vegetarianism
• 81Fur.com– Chinese language page about the use of animal fur
• AvianFlu.cn - Chinese language page about H1N1 avian flu
• AvianFlu.hk - Chinese language page about H1N1 avian flu
• AvianFlu.in.th – Hindi language site about avian flu
• ChuayChangThai.com– Thai language site about elephant use in Thailand
• HelpThaiElephants.com– English language site about Elephant use in Thailand
• NoFur.hk- Chinese language page about the use of animal fur

External links

• People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

References

1. "PETA Asia pacific web site". Retrieved 17 March 2010.
2. "Students look at members of PETA Asia-Pacific protesting against killing animals for food at Tokyo's Shibuya district". August 3, 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
3. "Maggie Q Poses Nearly Naked With Chilis". September 27, 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
4. "TV Star Goes Green for PETA's Ad Campaign". November 20, 2007. Retrieved 17 march 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
5. "Hilltop Hoods Frontman Joins PETA Campaign". June 14, 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
6. "Filipino singer goes naked for pro-vegetarian campaign". Retrieved 17 March 2010. {{cite web}}: Text "August 19, 2009" ignored (help)
7. "Shanghai's First PETA Benefit Gets Wild". March 15, 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
8. "Hong Kong: PETA Anti-fur Activists Speak Out". February 25, 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
9. "Peta Camapigns". June 7, 2007. Retrieved 17 march 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
10. "Ohala Patrick Ribbsaeter for Peta Asia Pacific". November 17, 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
11. "PETA Charity Responds To Dragon Gate Monkey Abuse". June 3, 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
12. "Animal rights group urges kindness and respect for rats". January 30, 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
13. "PETA: Sanchong shelter is an embarrassment to Taiwan". June 7, 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

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