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| | Non-profit_name = PETA Asia-Pacific | |||
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| | founded_date = 2005 | |||
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| | location = ], Philippines | |||
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| | key_people = Jason Baker, Vice President | |||
| | area_served = China, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea | |||
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| | Non-profit_slogan = "Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment." | |||
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| '''PETA Asia-Pacific''' is a charitable nonprofit ] organization founded in 2005 in ]. Its offices are in Hong Kong, and ], Philippines. PETA Asia-Pacific is an affiliate, but independent of, US-based ] (PETA) which claims the status of the largest animal rights group in the world. | |||
| PETA Asia-Pacific focuses on four core issues: ], ], ], and animals in entertainment. It works through public education, ] investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement, and protest campaigns. Its campaigns cover countries including ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://petaasiapacific.com/|title= PETA Asia pacific web site|accessdate = 17 March 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ==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 ] and ] diets through three specific campaigns; education about the benefits of a vegetarian diet,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spainbullfight.com/photo/1444372/?k=j83s12y12h94s27k02| title=Students look at members of PETA Asia-Pacific protesting against killing animals for food at Tokyo's Shibuya district|date=August 3, 2009|accessdate= 17 March 2010}}</ref> demonstrations and celebrity involvement against fast food outlets for better treatment of animals used for food,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pleasantmorningbuzz.com/blog/922071|title=Maggie Q Poses Nearly Naked With Chilis|date=September 27, 2007|accessdate= 17 March 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0711/S00107.htm|title=TV Star Goes Green for PETA's Ad Campaign| date= November 20, 2007|accessdate= 17 march 2010}}</ref> | |||
| PETA Asia Pacific regularly demonstrates against ] outlets to promote better treatment of chickens used by the company.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=2301|title=Hilltop Hoods Frontman Joins PETA Campaign|date=June 14, 2007|accessdate= 19 March 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ===Anti-fur=== | |||
| ] fashion week.]] | |||
| 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news6809.html|title=Filipino singer goes naked for pro-vegetarian campaign |August 19, 2009|accessdate= 17 March 2010}}</ref> The group also stages anti-fur events to publicize their opposition to fur.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shanghai's First PETA Benefit Gets Wild|url=http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/shanghai-china-first-peta-anti-fur-benefit-gets-wild.php| date= March 15, 2010|accessdate= 17 March 2010}}</ref> | |||
| PETA Asia Pacific has been involved in several undercover investigations of fur farms in China<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_china/2010-02-26/606476905383.html|title=Hong Kong: PETA Anti-fur Activists Speak Out|date= February 25, 2010| accessdate = 19 March 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ===Animals used for entertainment=== | |||
| ] | |||
| The group regularly protests the use of animals in entertainment, including ]. These demonstrations are specific to the area, including anti-bull riding,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imogenbailey.com/peta-bull.html|title=Peta Camapigns| date=June 7, 2007|accessdate= 17 march 2010}}</ref> not keeping wild animals in chains,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohlalaparis.com/ohlalaparis/2007/11/ohala-patrick-r.html|title=Ohala Patrick Ribbsaeter for Peta Asia Pacific |accessdate= 17 March 2010|date=November 17, 2007}}</ref> and stopping human/animal wrestling matches.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://wrestlingtruth.com/news/peta-charity-responds-to-dragon-gate-monkey-abuse/|title=PETA Charity Responds To Dragon Gate Monkey Abuse|date= June 3, 2009|accessdate = 17 March 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ===Other=== | |||
| PETA Asia Pacific also coordinates protests against other uses of animals which it believes are abusive, such as improving the treatment of ]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/180370,animal-rights-group-urges-kindness-and-respect-for-rats.html|title=Animal rights group urges kindness and respect for rats|date= January 30, 2008|accessdate = 17 March 2010}}</ref> and advocates for improvements for companion animals<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2008/06/07/159892/PETA:-Sanchong.htm|title=PETA: Sanchong shelter is an embarrassment to Taiwan|date=June 7, 2008| accessdate = 17 March 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ==Web sites== | |||
| * – Organization’s official web site | |||
| * – Chinese language page about vegetarianism | |||
| * – Chinese language page about the use of animal fur | |||
| * - Chinese language page about H1N1 avian flu | |||
| * - Chinese language page about H1N1 avian flu | |||
| * – Hindi language site about avian flu | |||
| * – Thai language site about elephant use in Thailand | |||
| * – English language site about Elephant use in Thailand | |||
| * - Chinese language page about the use of animal fur | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| * | |||
| ==References== | |||
| {{Reflist}} | |||
| {{DEFAULTSORT:Peta Asia-Pacific}} | |||
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