Tag Archives: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

As in culling seals for conserving fish, U.S. activists try to halt an Australian way of life: Killing Kangaroos

“See, that’s a doe,” he said. “I don’t especially want to shoot a doe.” A doe usually has a joey in her pouch. He and others who hunt kangaroos bear this in mind, Mr. White said, despite claims to the contrary by American activists who are trying to shut down their livelihood, calling it inhumane. These critics, he said, just don’t understand how life actually works here in the middle of Australia. Kangaroos have been hunted on the continent for thousands of years, “and there are still more of them than people,” Mr. White said. Most important, said Mr. White, 58, a third-generation full-time shooter who goes by “Whitey,” kangaroos produce healthy meat, strong leather and the jobs that keep small towns whole. >click to read< 09:51

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals defamed a 90-year-old woman to raise money for itself

VISTA, Calif. (CN) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals defamed a 90-year-old woman who raises chinchillas as pets, in videos “laced with photos and video of other chinchilla farms,” to raise money for itself, the woman claims in court. Lurlie Adams dba Valley View Chinchilla Ranch sued PETA, Lisa Lange, Sam Simon, and the SamSimon Foundation, in Superior Court. Lange is a senior vice president of PETA. Read the rest here 15:22