People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the largest animal rights organization in the world. Founded in 1980 as a non-profit organization, it has its headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, and a claimed 800,000 members and over 100 employees worldwide. Outside the U.S., there are branch offices in the UK, http://www.peta.org.uk India, http://www.petaindia.com Germany, http://www.peta.de Asia, and the Netherlands. http://www.peta.nl Ingrid Newkirk is PETA's international president.

Further reading

Official PETA sites

• PETA
• PETA2.com
• GoVeg.com
• MassKilling.com
• JesusVeg.com - not to be confused with the Christian Vegetarian Association's christianveg.com
• Lettuce Ladies
• Fur is Dead
• Circuses.com
• CowsAreCool.com
• HelpingAnimals.com
• HelpingWildlife.com
• Stop Animal Tests
• Iams Cruelty
• AnimalActivist.com
• PETA TV
• Animal Savings Club
• Kentucky Fried Cruelty
• Running of the Nudes
• JLoDown.com
• TaxMeat.com
• FishingHurts.com

Sites critical of PETA

• Animalrights.net
• Animal Crackers
• Animal Scam
• RightHook.org
• Companion Species Coalition
• www.exposepeta.com
• www.HuntersUnite.com
• www.PhuckPeTA.com
• www.Peta-Sucks.com
• www.petakillsanimals.com
• "People Eating Tasty Animals" parody website
• Boston Globe article on the peta.org dispute
• Anti-Defamation League statement: PETA's Appeal for Jewish Community Support 'The Height of Chutzpah'
• Does "PETA" stand for People Excusing Terrorist Atrocities? Article from the Jewish World Review
• Jewish News of Greater Phoenix: Article criticising PETA for suicide bombing letter
• Aish.Com editorial - "Drop the dead donkey" (Jewish criticism of PETA)
• Feminists for Animal Rights: An Ecofeminist Alliance
• Center for Consumer Freedom
• Citizens Against the Abuse of Public Trust
• "Guiltless Grill" - a Maddox article regarding PETA
• RickRoss institute furcommision and FBI testimony -- pages detailing FBI and other records relating PETA and terrorism support.