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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is one of the world's largest non-profit organisations about animal rights. The four main beliefs of PETA are that animals are not to be used for food, clothes, exploitation or testing. The headquarters of the organization is in Norfolk, Virginia in the United States. PETA was started by Ingrid Newkirk and Alex Pacheco on March 22, 1980.

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PETA has protested fast food chain KFC for the way it kills chickens and also for jallikattu or sallikattu in Tamil Nadu (India). In the past, it has protested many corporations including Iams, which makes pet food.

PETA's main website is made for adults and vegans. They also have another website called PETA2 which is made for teenagers who are vegetarian, vegan or still deciding. PETA has over 10 million members.[1]

PETA has made many stunts to catch the attention of the media, but people don't like how disruptive they are and how they try to appeal to people's emotions (make them feel guilty enough to join them) and profit off of serious events.[2][3][4][5][6]

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  1. ↑ "Our Mission Statement". People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  2. ↑ News, Fox (2015-03-25). "PETA Tells Kids to Run From Daddy". Fox News. Retrieved 2026-03-02. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ↑ "German Court Orders PETA to Halt Campaign". dw.com. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
  4. ↑ "Perspective | Trending: PETA needs to keep its thoughts about Steve Irwin in-house". The Washington Post. 2019-02-26. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
  5. ↑ "PETA sparks backlash with graphic shot at Umamusume". Dexerto. 2025-12-11. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
  6. ↑ "Old PETA Advert Associating Milk With Autism Causes Outrage". Vegan News, Plant Based Living, Food, Health & more. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2026-03-02.

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