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2015
annual review
Dear Friends,
Our work to free animals from abuse in circuses, in zoos, at
marine parks, and on racetracks was especially fruitful this year.
After massive PETA pressure, Ringling Bros. and Barnum &
Bailey Circus announced that it will end elephant acts by 2018.
With the rescue of six more bears this year, we’ve now given
a total of 41 a new lease on life by freeing them from desolate
roadside zoos or decrepit backyard cages and transferring them
to spacious, bucolic sanctuaries. We also helped get inhumane
bullhooks and wild-animal exhibits banned in several cities and
were instrumental in helping to hamper SeaWorld’s plans to
build new tanks in California, which it can now do only if it
stops breeding orcas. On the horse-racing front, racing titan Steve
Asmussen was slapped with a lawsuit by the federal government
In September 2015, we celebrated
35 years of progress for animals
at All Together Now: PETA’s
35th Anniversary Party with
Sir Paul McCartney.
Our success in engaging the Latino
community—the fastest-growing
demographic in the U.S.—was
evident in widespread coverage of PETA’s campaigns by such top
Spanish-language media outlets as CNN en Español, el Nuevo Herald,
EL UNIVERSAL (Mexico’s largest newspaper), La Opinión, People en
Español, Telemundo, and Univision.
We owe special thanks to our Vanguard Society, Augustus Club,
and Investigations & Rescue Fund members for making the victories
for animals on the following pages possible.
With kind regards,
Ingrid E. Newkirk
President
Board of Directors and Officers
Ingrid E. Newkirk, Chair
Michael P. Rodman, Treasurer • Jeanne Roush, Secretary
© Castenoid/Fotolia.com
We won our lawsuit declaring Idaho’s “ag-gag” law
unconstitutional; convinced major food companies to take steps
to stop dehorning calves by burning their horns out of their skulls
in dairy operations; persuaded thousands of college students to
experience life as a chicken through our traveling virtual reality
exhibit; successfully campaigned to end spinal taps and other
painful and stressful procedures that were part of the National
Institutes of Health’s cruel psychological experiments on baby
monkeys; got more companies—including the largest clothing
retailer in the world—to ban angora wool; successfully pressured
the University of Wisconsin to shut down its cat laboratory;
facilitated a webinar series for the PETA International Science
Consortium so that thousands of scientists could learn about
non-animal testing methods; and dealt three huge blows to
animal use in the fashion industry with exposés about dog
leather, wool, and crocodile skin.
after a PETA investigation at Churchill Downs and Saratoga Race
Course apparently revealed extensive labor violations, showing that
Asmussen’s company had about as little
regard for its staff as it did for the sore,
injured, overmedicated horses in its care.
Photo courtesy of MJ Kim
© PETA
With the help of our wonderful members and supporters, PETA made
sure that 2015 was jam-packed with significant victories for animals.
2015
annual review
Dear Friends,
Our work to free animals from abuse in circuses, in zoos, at
marine parks, and on racetracks was especially fruitful this year.
After massive PETA pressure, Ringling Bros. and Barnum &
Bailey Circus announced that it will end elephant acts by 2018.
With the rescue of six more bears this year, we’ve now given
a total of 41 a new lease on life by freeing them from desolate
roadside zoos or decrepit backyard cages and transferring them
to spacious, bucolic sanctuaries. We also helped get inhumane
bullhooks and wild-animal exhibits banned in several cities and
were instrumental in helping to hamper SeaWorld’s plans to
build new tanks in California, which it can now do only if it
stops breeding orcas. On the horse-racing front, racing titan Steve
Asmussen was slapped with a lawsuit by the federal government
In September 2015, we celebrated
35 years of progress for animals
at All Together Now: PETA’s
35th Anniversary Party with
Sir Paul McCartney.
Our success in engaging the Latino
community—the fastest-growing
demographic in the U.S.—was
evident in widespread coverage of PETA’s campaigns by such top
Spanish-language media outlets as CNN en Español, el Nuevo Herald,
EL UNIVERSAL (Mexico’s largest newspaper), La Opinión, People en
Español, Telemundo, and Univision.
We owe special thanks to our Vanguard Society, Augustus Club,
and Investigations & Rescue Fund members for making the victories
for animals on the following pages possible.
With kind regards,
Ingrid E. Newkirk
President
Board of Directors and Officers
Ingrid E. Newkirk, Chair
Michael P. Rodman, Treasurer • Jeanne Roush, Secretary
© Castenoid/Fotolia.com
We won our lawsuit declaring Idaho’s “ag-gag” law
unconstitutional; convinced major food companies to take steps
to stop dehorning calves by burning their horns out of their skulls
in dairy operations; persuaded thousands of college students to
experience life as a chicken through our traveling virtual reality
exhibit; successfully campaigned to end spinal taps and other
painful and stressful procedures that were part of the National
Institutes of Health’s cruel psychological experiments on baby
monkeys; got more companies—including the largest clothing
retailer in the world—to ban angora wool; successfully pressured
the University of Wisconsin to shut down its cat laboratory;
facilitated a webinar series for the PETA International Science
Consortium so that thousands of scientists could learn about
non-animal testing methods; and dealt three huge blows to
animal use in the fashion industry with exposés about dog
leather, wool, and crocodile skin.
after a PETA investigation at Churchill Downs and Saratoga Race
Course apparently revealed extensive labor violations, showing that
Asmussen’s company had about as little
regard for its staff as it did for the sore,
injured, overmedicated horses in its care.
Photo courtesy of MJ Kim
© PETA
With the help of our wonderful members and supporters, PETA made
sure that 2015 was jam-packed with significant victories for animals.
The Dedication and Generosity of
Members Make Our Work Possible
5
Vanguard Society members and Augustus Club members like those below serve as the roots of financial support that enable our vital programs to grow stronger.
WAY
We believe that animals have an intrinsic worth of their own, quite apart from
their utility to humans, and should not be treated as commodities. Therefore,
PETA’s motto is “Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for
entertainment, or abuse in any other way.”
The greatest cause of animal suffering is not malice. It is ignorance.
The places in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely
for the longest periods of time are inaccessible to most people: factory farms,
slaughterhouses, fur farms, laboratories, the entertainment industry, the pet
trade, and the backyards and homes of abusive animal guardians.
Awareness is the first step. Change is the second.
In addition to the aforementioned tactics, PETA also creates change
for animals through shareholder activism, corporate negotiations,
Internet marketing, scientific research and analysis, funding the
development of non-animal test methods, lobbying, humane education,
youth involvement, outreach to the courts and law enforcement,
and rescue work.
Just as mold thrives in the dark, animal abuse thrives in a climate of secrecy.
Just as sunlight is the best disinfectant, public awareness is PETA’s most
effective weapon against animal abuse.
With these tools, we’re convincing grocery and restaurant chains to
require their meat, milk, and egg suppliers to make sweeping reforms.
We’re persuading designers and retailers to stop selling fur, skins,
down, and wool. We’re getting animal tests replaced with sophisticated
and humane non-animal methods. We’re convincing the film, television,
and advertising industries to replace the use of live great apes and
other wild animals with computer-generated imagery or animatronics,
and we’re turning people away from live-animal shows and exhibits.
No one does more to raise awareness of the plight of animals than PETA.
The video footage and other findings from our eyewitness investigations of
facilities in which animals are neglected and abused draw millions of Web
viewers each year. Our media campaigns—and especially our recruitment
of celebrity spokespeople—put animal issues in the headlines of major
media outlets every single day. Our grassroots outreach is second to none,
with demonstrators and leafleters on the streets all over North America
seven days a week.
We’re saving animals’ lives through hands-on rescue work. We’re
convincing law-enforcement authorities to take cruelty to animals
seriously. We’re persuading the courts to give animal abusers stiffer
penalties, anger-management training, and prohibitions on owning
animals. We’re engaging young people and revolutionizing the way
future generations will regard animals. And we’re inspiring countless
people to go vegan, to buy only cruelty-free products, and to make
animal-friendly choices in all aspects of life.
At a time when all but the most controversial voices are drowned out in a
media din, our willingness to be cheeky and provocative when necessary
ensures that the plight of animals is not ignored.
Ultimately, PETA strives to achieve a world in which animals are
respected and people are aware of and concerned about the ways in
which their daily decisions affect the lives of other sentient beings.
The ally of ignorance is silence.
VANGUARD SOCIETY AND AUGUSTUS CLUB MEMBER
“I support PETA now, and I have PETA in my estate plan. For decades, its leadership and staff have demonstrated
abundant courage, effectiveness, and power in its messages and activities. PETA has evolved into a powerhouse
organization capable of many different types of strategies. Its efforts are paying off, but there is so much more
to do. Hard-hitting campaigns and undercover investigative work take guts—and that is what the animals who
are suffering need.”
VANGUARD SOCIETY MEMBER
FAITH & JAMES KNIGHT FOUNDATION
Lisa Knight,
“PETA has been my favorite cause since its inception, so when I inherited money to set up a charitable foundation, I took
advantage of the opportunity to donate substantially more money, contributing to PETA’s legendary quest to publicize and
wipe out cruelty to animals everywhere. PETA’s staff is incredibly hard-working and committed, and I plan to continue my
support as they work to open all eyes to the impact that animal suffering has had on humankind.”
Kent Rice and Craig Elsinger,
VANGUARD SOCIETY AND AUGUSTUS CLUB MEMBERS
Lion: © Sean Noronha • Other animals: © PETA
THE
Allison Burgess,
“PETA is the most effective organization we have ever known. This is demonstrated through their relentless pursuit to
end all animal suffering—from a small mouse in a lab to a hunted lion in Africa. Regardless of the animals’ size, PETA
is dedicated to their salvation, the conviction of those who harm them, and teaching the world that all animals have a
right to live and thrive in a peaceful environment. PETA’s mission is especially needed today when animals are viewed
as simply a resource. Thank you, PETA, for making our planet a better place for animals and people.”
The Dedication and Generosity of
Members Make Our Work Possible
5
Vanguard Society members and Augustus Club members like those below serve as the roots of financial support that enable our vital programs to grow stronger.
WAY
We believe that animals have an intrinsic worth of their own, quite apart from
their utility to humans, and should not be treated as commodities. Therefore,
PETA’s motto is “Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for
entertainment, or abuse in any other way.”
The greatest cause of animal suffering is not malice. It is ignorance.
The places in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely
for the longest periods of time are inaccessible to most people: factory farms,
slaughterhouses, fur farms, laboratories, the entertainment industry, the pet
trade, and the backyards and homes of abusive animal guardians.
Awareness is the first step. Change is the second.
In addition to the aforementioned tactics, PETA also creates change
for animals through shareholder activism, corporate negotiations,
Internet marketing, scientific research and analysis, funding the
development of non-animal test methods, lobbying, humane education,
youth involvement, outreach to the courts and law enforcement,
and rescue work.
Just as mold thrives in the dark, animal abuse thrives in a climate of secrecy.
Just as sunlight is the best disinfectant, public awareness is PETA’s most
effective weapon against animal abuse.
With these tools, we’re convincing grocery and restaurant chains to
require their meat, milk, and egg suppliers to make sweeping reforms.
We’re persuading designers and retailers to stop selling fur, skins,
down, and wool. We’re getting animal tests replaced with sophisticated
and humane non-animal methods. We’re convincing the film, television,
and advertising industries to replace the use of live great apes and
other wild animals with computer-generated imagery or animatronics,
and we’re turning people away from live-animal shows and exhibits.
No one does more to raise awareness of the plight of animals than PETA.
The video footage and other findings from our eyewitness investigations of
facilities in which animals are neglected and abused draw millions of Web
viewers each year. Our media campaigns—and especially our recruitment
of celebrity spokespeople—put animal issues in the headlines of major
media outlets every single day. Our grassroots outreach is second to none,
with demonstrators and leafleters on the streets all over North America
seven days a week.
We’re saving animals’ lives through hands-on rescue work. We’re
convincing law-enforcement authorities to take cruelty to animals
seriously. We’re persuading the courts to give animal abusers stiffer
penalties, anger-management training, and prohibitions on owning
animals. We’re engaging young people and revolutionizing the way
future generations will regard animals. And we’re inspiring countless
people to go vegan, to buy only cruelty-free products, and to make
animal-friendly choices in all aspects of life.
At a time when all but the most controversial voices are drowned out in a
media din, our willingness to be cheeky and provocative when necessary
ensures that the plight of animals is not ignored.
Ultimately, PETA strives to achieve a world in which animals are
respected and people are aware of and concerned about the ways in
which their daily decisions affect the lives of other sentient beings.
The ally of ignorance is silence.
“I support PETA now, and I have PETA in my estate plan. For decades, its leadership and staff have demonstrated
abundant courage, effectiveness, and power in its messages and activities. PETA has evolved into a powerhouse
organization capable of many different types of strategies. Its efforts are paying off, but there is so much more
to do. Hard-hitting campaigns and undercover investigative work take guts—and that is what the animals who
are suffering need.”
VANGUARD SOCIETY MEMBER
FAITH & JAMES KNIGHT FOUNDATION
Lisa Knight,
“PETA has been my favorite cause since its inception, so when I inherited money to set up a charitable foundation, I took
advantage of the opportunity to donate substantially more money, contributing to PETA’s legendary quest to publicize and
wipe out cruelty to animals everywhere. PETA’s staff is incredibly hard-working and committed, and I plan to continue my
support as they work to open all eyes to the impact that animal suffering has had on humankind.”
Kent Rice and Craig Elsinger,
Lion: © Sean Noronha • Other animals: © PETA
THE
Allison Burgess,
“PETA is the most effective organization we have ever known. This is demonstrated through their relentless pursuit to
end all animal suffering—from a small mouse in a lab to a hunted lion in Africa. Regardless of the animals’ size, PETA
is dedicated to their salvation, the conviction of those who harm them, and teaching the world that all animals have a
right to live and thrive in a peaceful environment. PETA’s mission is especially needed today when animals are viewed
as simply a resource. Thank you, PETA, for making our planet a better place for animals and people.”
7
ANIMALS ARE
Beth Levinson,
PETA added Chipotle, Dannon,
Denny’s, General Mills (which
owns Yoplait and Häagen-Dazs,
among other brands), Harris
Teeter, Compass Group, and
Kroger to the list of companies
we have persuaded to pressure
their dairy suppliers to end
cruel dehorning. This will save
countless calves from having
their horn buds painfully burned
out of their skulls.
PETA’s exposé of a Whole
Foods “humane” pork supplier revealed
to millions of consumers that a farm
that denies animals outdoor access, and
subjects them to severe crowding, injuries,
and temperature extremes still qualifies for
Whole Foods’ “humane” label, rendering the
term meaningless.
In an important victory for free speech,
a lawsuit filed by the PETA Foundation and
the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio against
the Green Local School District on behalf of teacher
Keith Allison was successfully resolved. Allison had
lost his job after posting a photo
on Facebook of calf pens at a dairy
farm. As a result of this lawsuit, Allison
was rehired, and the school district
awarded him back pay, court costs,
and attorney fees.
As a result of discussions with PETA,
IKEA and White Castle now offer
vegan versions of their
famous Swedish meatballs
and hamburgers, respectively,
in their U.S. stores, joining
many food service providers
that agreed to add more vegan
choices this year.
Actor Pamela Anderson,
musicians Morrissey and
Dawn Richard, film director
Richard Linklater, NBA
champion John Salley,
star photographer David
LaChapelle, and poker legend
Daniel Negreanu helped
PETA draw media attention
to animals suffering in the meat and dairy industries.
“At the heart of PETA is an incontrovertible conviction that all lives matter and are worthy of being treated with kindness and
compassion. Each day, every day, animals around the world are safer, happier, and loved, thanks to PETA. It’s why PETA’s in my will.”
© ThePetPhotographer.com
© Budimir Jevtic/Fotolia.com
Following PETA’s vigorous efforts, “ag-gag” bills—
designed by the meat and dairy industries to
outlaw investigations of farms and
slaughterhouses—were defeated in Colorado,
Montana, New Mexico, and Washington. We also
won our lawsuit declaring Idaho’s “ag-gag” law
unconstitutional! PETA campaigned against these bills
with the help of Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who also
helped us persuade Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to veto
a scurrilous plan to remove farmed animals and
horses from the definition of “animal” in that
state’s anti-cruelty statute.
Photo: David LaChapelle
After their lives
are reduced
to a living
hell, billions
of animals—
each an
individual with
feelings and a
personality—are
killed by the U.S.
food industry
every year.
PETA works
to eliminate
the most
egregious abuses of animals used for food while
actively campaigning to persuade people to go
vegan. Both strategies have met with success. To see
more of our progress, visit PETA.org/AnnualReview.
Negreanu: © Sabin Orr • Cards: © iStock.com/spxChrome
© Sunstep/Fotolia.com
not ours to eat
7
ANIMALS ARE
Beth Levinson,
PETA added Chipotle, Dannon,
Denny’s, General Mills (which
owns Yoplait and Häagen-Dazs,
among other brands), Harris
Teeter, Compass Group, and
Kroger to the list of companies
we have persuaded to pressure
their dairy suppliers to end
cruel dehorning. This will save
countless calves from having
their horn buds painfully burned
out of their skulls.
PETA’s exposé of a Whole
Foods “humane” pork supplier revealed
to millions of consumers that a farm
that denies animals outdoor access, and
subjects them to severe crowding, injuries,
and temperature extremes still qualifies for
Whole Foods’ “humane” label, rendering the
term meaningless.
In an important victory for free speech,
a lawsuit filed by the PETA Foundation and
the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio against
the Green Local School District on behalf of teacher
Keith Allison was successfully resolved. Allison had
lost his job after posting a photo
on Facebook of calf pens at a dairy
farm. As a result of this lawsuit, Allison
was rehired, and the school district
awarded him back pay, court costs,
and attorney fees.
As a result of discussions with PETA,
IKEA and White Castle now offer
vegan versions of their
famous Swedish meatballs
and hamburgers, respectively,
in their U.S. stores, joining
many food service providers
that agreed to add more vegan
choices this year.
Actor Pamela Anderson,
musicians Morrissey and
Dawn Richard, film director
Richard Linklater, NBA
champion John Salley,
star photographer David
LaChapelle, and poker legend
Daniel Negreanu helped
PETA draw media attention
to animals suffering in the meat and dairy industries.
“At the heart of PETA is an incontrovertible conviction that all lives matter and are worthy of being treated with kindness and
compassion. Each day, every day, animals around the world are safer, happier, and loved, thanks to PETA. It’s why PETA’s in my will.”
© ThePetPhotographer.com
© Budimir Jevtic/Fotolia.com
Following PETA’s vigorous efforts, “ag-gag” bills—
designed by the meat and dairy industries to
outlaw investigations of farms and
slaughterhouses—were defeated in Colorado,
Montana, New Mexico, and Washington. We also
won our lawsuit declaring Idaho’s “ag-gag” law
unconstitutional! PETA campaigned against these bills
with the help of Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who also
helped us persuade Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to veto
a scurrilous plan to remove farmed animals and
horses from the definition of “animal” in that
state’s anti-cruelty statute.
Photo: David LaChapelle
After their lives
are reduced
to a living
hell, billions
of animals—
each an
individual with
feelings and a
personality—are
killed by the U.S.
food industry
every year.
PETA works
to eliminate
the most
egregious abuses of animals used for food while
actively campaigning to persuade people to go
vegan. Both strategies have met with success. To see
more of our progress, visit PETA.org/AnnualReview.
Negreanu: © Sabin Orr • Cards: © iStock.com/spxChrome
© Sunstep/Fotolia.com
not ours to eat
9
ANIMALS ARE
not ours to wear
and the owner of Zara), Esprit, bebe, and Free People.
At PETA’s behest, Inditex donated all 30,000 angora
garments in its remaining stock to refugees in Iraq.
PETA and our affiliates are the only organizations
with major campaigns against the cruelty hiding in
the wool, down, leather, and exotic-skins industries.
For more news on the fashion front, please visit
PETA.org/AnnualReview.
PETA dealt punishing blows to the fur industry
this year by releasing an exposé of a U.S. mink
farm featuring rare footage showing a farmer
gassing and skinning the animals and by persuading
numerous retailers—including T.J.Maxx, HomeGoods,
Marshalls (U.S.), bebe, and Sport Chalet—to ban
fur, saving animals from being trapped, electrocuted,
bludgeoned, or even skinned alive.
Designer Stella McCartney and retailer Patagonia
suspended all purchases of wool after PETA released
our video exposé showing workers in Argentina
hacking into fully conscious lambs on farms in
the Ovis 21 network—a supposedly “sustainable”
wool supplier. Luxury goods company Kering also
stopped sourcing from Ovis 21 for all brands,
including Balenciaga and Gucci.
Narda Kramer, VANGUARD
© Ahmad Mousa/Demotix
This year, using footage from PETA Asia’s investigation
into angora farms—showing rabbits tied down and
screaming as
their fur is ripped
out— we greatly
expanded our
list of retailers
that have gone
angora-free
(which now
exceeds 120),
including Inditex
(the world’s largest
clothing retailer
We drew millions of viewers to PETA Asia’s
eyewitness investigation of China’s dog-leather
industry, which revealed that leather gloves, belts,
jacket collar trim, and other accessories sold around
the world may be made from—but not labeled as—
dog skin. Tens of thousands of viewers then signed
our online pledge not to wear any leather, and retailers
such as Choxi.com stopped selling leather gloves.
Through first-of-its-kind investigative footage—
viewed more than 35 million times—PETA showed
that thousands of crocodiles factory-farmed in
Zimbabwe were confined to crowded, barren
concrete pits for years on end and that alligators
on a Texas farm were raised in pits of fetid,
excrement-filled water inside dark, windowless
sheds and were slaughtered in crude, painful
ways. PETA revealed that Hermès uses skins from
these farms in luxury goods such as Birkin and Kelly
handbags, each bag requiring the slaughter of three
to four crocodiles. Hermès pulled its crocodile-skin
bags from display shelves in New York City,
London, and Paris.
We persuaded Restoration Hardware, WilliamsSonoma, Pottery Barn and West Elm, to offer
synthetic options for all their down bedding and
pillows and thereby spare many ducks and geese
the pain of having their feathers ripped out.
Joaquin Phoenix, Joss Stone, Daniella Alonso,
Joel Kinnaman, and Pink helped PETA inform millions
of people about the cruelty in the skins industry.
SOCIETY MEMBER
PETA Asia
“Most people are truly uninformed about the cruelty that takes place every day and what PETA does to bring this abuse to the forefront
and alert people. I admire those who work on site and undercover. It takes courage, restraint, and tenacity.”
9
ANIMALS ARE
not ours to wear
and the owner of Zara), Esprit, bebe, and Free People.
At PETA’s behest, Inditex donated all 30,000 angora
garments in its remaining stock to refugees in Iraq.
PETA and our affiliates are the only organizations
with major campaigns against the cruelty hiding in
the wool, down, leather, and exotic-skins industries.
For more news on the fashion front, please visit
PETA.org/AnnualReview.
PETA dealt punishing blows to the fur industry
this year by releasing an exposé of a U.S. mink
farm featuring rare footage showing a farmer
gassing and skinning the animals and by persuading
numerous retailers—including T.J.Maxx, HomeGoods,
Marshalls (U.S.), bebe, and Sport Chalet—to ban
fur, saving animals from being trapped, electrocuted,
bludgeoned, or even skinned alive.
Designer Stella McCartney and retailer Patagonia
suspended all purchases of wool after PETA released
our video exposé showing workers in Argentina
hacking into fully conscious lambs on farms in
the Ovis 21 network—a supposedly “sustainable”
wool supplier. Luxury goods company Kering also
stopped sourcing from Ovis 21 for all brands,
including Balenciaga and Gucci.
Narda Kramer, VANGUARD
© Ahmad Mousa/Demotix
This year, using footage from PETA Asia’s investigation
into angora farms—showing rabbits tied down and
screaming as
their fur is ripped
out— we greatly
expanded our
list of retailers
that have gone
angora-free
(which now
exceeds 120),
including Inditex
(the world’s largest
clothing retailer
We drew millions of viewers to PETA Asia’s
eyewitness investigation of China’s dog-leather
industry, which revealed that leather gloves, belts,
jacket collar trim, and other accessories sold around
the world may be made from—but not labeled as—
dog skin. Tens of thousands of viewers then signed
our online pledge not to wear any leather, and retailers
such as Choxi.com stopped selling leather gloves.
Through first-of-its-kind investigative footage—
viewed more than 35 million times—PETA showed
that thousands of crocodiles factory-farmed in
Zimbabwe were confined to crowded, barren
concrete pits for years on end and that alligators
on a Texas farm were raised in pits of fetid,
excrement-filled water inside dark, windowless
sheds and were slaughtered in crude, painful
ways. PETA revealed that Hermès uses skins from
these farms in luxury goods such as Birkin and Kelly
handbags, each bag requiring the slaughter of three
to four crocodiles. Hermès pulled its crocodile-skin
bags from display shelves in New York City,
London, and Paris.
We persuaded Restoration Hardware, WilliamsSonoma, Pottery Barn and West Elm, to offer
synthetic options for all their down bedding and
pillows and thereby spare many ducks and geese
the pain of having their feathers ripped out.
Joaquin Phoenix, Joss Stone, Daniella Alonso,
Joel Kinnaman, and Pink helped PETA inform millions
of people about the cruelty in the skins industry.
SOCIETY MEMBER
PETA Asia
“Most people are truly uninformed about the cruelty that takes place every day and what PETA does to bring this abuse to the forefront
and alert people. I admire those who work on site and undercover. It takes courage, restraint, and tenacity.”
11
ANIMALS ARE
not ours to experiment on
PETA’s progress in exposing the cruelty of animal
experiments and getting them replaced with
non-animal methods accelerated in 2015. See
PETA.org/AnnualReview for more achievements.
PETA is the largest
member of the
PETA International
Science
Consortium Ltd.,
a team of scientists
on three continents
who are changing
the face of
chemical testing.
Here are a few
of the consortium’s significant accomplishments:
• Assisting PETA U.K. in obtaining a landmark decision
from the European Ombudsman directing the
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to verify that
companies test on animals only as a last resort,
potentially preventing hundreds of thousands
of animals from suffering and dying in the EU’s
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and
Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) program—
the largest animal testing program in the world
• Securing an annulment of an ECHA decision that
would have required tests on 1,300 animals, thereby
setting a precedent that all existing data be
Jim and Shannon Weiland,
considered before conducting new animal tests
• Producing a free webinar series on the replacement
of animal tests in the REACH program, attended
by thousands of scientists around the world
• Hosting an international workshop for leading
nanotechnology experts and funding the design
of a non-animal test for nanomaterials
PETA’s campaign to end cruel brain experiments
on cats at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
ended when the laboratory closed its doors, its
lead investigator retired, and the remaining cats
were adopted. For decades, cats had had holes drilled
into their skulls, metal restraint posts screwed into
their heads, and steel coils implanted in their eyes.
PETA won a successful open-records battle with the
school, held demonstrations, solicited hundreds of
thousands of e-mails from PETA supporters, enlisted
the help of Oscar nominee James Cromwell and
comedian Bill Maher, ran bus ads, and filed federal
complaints that led to penalties.
In 2015, PETA also achieved these stunning victories:
• Persuaded Barilla, the world’s largest pasta
company, to switch to non-animal testing methods
• Ended spinal taps and other painful and
stressful procedures on infant monkeys in cruel
psychological experiments at the National Institutes
of Health (NIH) and prompted congressional
•
•
•
•
•
requests for an ethical review of all federally
funded primate experiments
Halved the number of animals used in infection
studies in India by working alongside PETA India
on an influential government oversight committee
Persuaded the Environmental Protection Agency to
adopt PETA’s recommendations to replace animal
tests in its Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program
Exposed animal abuse and other improprieties
that resulted in the indefinite suspension of
federal contracts with the U.S. military’s leading
contractor for cruel trauma training on animals
Released findings from our investigation of
Primate Products, Inc.—a Florida company that
imports monkeys
and sells them
to laboratories—
which led to
citations for
more than
27 Animal Welfare
Act violations
Donated human
simulators to
replace live
animals in
surgical training
courses in
seven countries
VANGUARD SOCIETY MEMBERS
“PETA’s impassioned and unrelenting defense of animals who can’t defend themselves inspires us every day, and we are pleased
and proud to be able to be part of this movement that is changing the world.”
11
ANIMALS ARE
not ours to experiment on
PETA’s progress in exposing the cruelty of animal
experiments and getting them replaced with
non-animal methods accelerated in 2015. See
PETA.org/AnnualReview for more achievements.
PETA is the largest
member of the
PETA International
Science
Consortium Ltd.,
a team of scientists
on three continents
who are changing
the face of
chemical testing.
Here are a few
of the consortium’s significant accomplishments:
• Assisting PETA U.K. in obtaining a landmark decision
from the European Ombudsman directing the
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to verify that
companies test on animals only as a last resort,
potentially preventing hundreds of thousands
of animals from suffering and dying in the EU’s
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and
Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) program—
the largest animal testing program in the world
• Securing an annulment of an ECHA decision that
would have required tests on 1,300 animals, thereby
setting a precedent that all existing data be
Jim and Shannon Weiland,
considered before conducting new animal tests
• Producing a free webinar series on the replacement
of animal tests in the REACH program, attended
by thousands of scientists around the world
• Hosting an international workshop for leading
nanotechnology experts and funding the design
of a non-animal test for nanomaterials
PETA’s campaign to end cruel brain experiments
on cats at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
ended when the laboratory closed its doors, its
lead investigator retired, and the remaining cats
were adopted. For decades, cats had had holes drilled
into their skulls, metal restraint posts screwed into
their heads, and steel coils implanted in their eyes.
PETA won a successful open-records battle with the
school, held demonstrations, solicited hundreds of
thousands of e-mails from PETA supporters, enlisted
the help of Oscar nominee James Cromwell and
comedian Bill Maher, ran bus ads, and filed federal
complaints that led to penalties.
In 2015, PETA also achieved these stunning victories:
• Persuaded Barilla, the world’s largest pasta
company, to switch to non-animal testing methods
• Ended spinal taps and other painful and
stressful procedures on infant monkeys in cruel
psychological experiments at the National Institutes
of Health (NIH) and prompted congressional
•
•
•
•
•
requests for an ethical review of all federally
funded primate experiments
Halved the number of animals used in infection
studies in India by working alongside PETA India
on an influential government oversight committee
Persuaded the Environmental Protection Agency to
adopt PETA’s recommendations to replace animal
tests in its Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program
Exposed animal abuse and other improprieties
that resulted in the indefinite suspension of
federal contracts with the U.S. military’s leading
contractor for cruel trauma training on animals
Released findings from our investigation of
Primate Products, Inc.—a Florida company that
imports monkeys
and sells them
to laboratories—
which led to
citations for
more than
27 Animal Welfare
Act violations
Donated human
simulators to
replace live
animals in
surgical training
courses in
seven countries
“PETA’s impassioned and unrelenting defense of animals who can’t defend themselves inspires us every day, and we are pleased
and proud to be able to be part of this movement that is changing the world.”
13
ANIMALS ARE
PETA’s vigorous campaigns to end the suffering
of animals used in entertainment are winning
landmark victories. Check out PETA.org/
AnnualReview for more.
Elephants used in circuses are chained, struck with
bullhooks, and sometimes forced to perform while
sick or injured. For decades, PETA has used video and
photographic exposés, creative ads, lobbying, celebrity
support, pressure on sponsors, online activism, and
thousands of demonstrations to campaign against
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus’ abuse
of elephants. This year, just days after learning that
PETA had obtained documents proving that the
circus has put elephants who tested positive for
the human strain of tuberculosis on the road since
at least 2010, Ringling announced that it would
phase out its elephant acts by 2018. America’s largest
producer of Shrine circuses ended all its wild-animal
acts, including those featuring elephants.
SeaWorld felt the impact of our vigorous campaign
against its use of captive orcas, who are denied
everything that makes their life worth living. Here are
some of our actions:
• Played a key role in persuading the California
Coastal Commissioners to ban SeaWorld from
building new tanks in California unless it stops
breeding orcas
Martin and Marian Rees,
• Took our “I, Orca” virtual reality experience—
voiced by Emmy winner Edie Falco—all over the
U.S., giving visitors the perspective of an orca whose
calf is taken away by SeaWorld
• Held headline-grabbing demonstrations, educating
millions about the horrors of captivity
• Busted
SeaWorld’s
corporate
espionage
campaign
by outing a
SeaWorld
employee who
had posed as
an activist and
tried to incite
illegal actions
SeaWorld laid off more than 300 people, attendance
continues to drop, it was forced to lower its 2015
earnings projections by $10 million, and both its
CEO and CFO resigned.
PETA rescued two bears from a decrepit backyard
cage in Tennessee, four bears from a defunct
Pennsylvania roadside zoo, and a chimpanzee
named Iris from a shoddy Georgia roadside zoo.
All were placed in naturalistic sanctuaries.
We successfully petitioned the federal government
to grant Endangered Species Act protection to
Lolita—the lone orca at the Miami Seaquarium—
the first step toward getting her released. We also
prevented future Great Bull Run events in California;
helped pass ordinances banning the use of
bullhooks
in cities in
California,
Virginia, and
Texas and
banning
exotic-animal
performances
or ownership
in towns in
four states;
filed complaints
that resulted in
serious legal
penalties for
numerous
exotic-animal
exhibitors; and
enlisted Alan Cumming, Lily Tomlin,
Russell Simmons, Davey Havok, Marisa Miller,
Joanna Krupa, Holly Marie Combs, Kelly Slater,
and Dulce Maria to object publicly to the exploitation
of animals for entertainment.
“We have witnessed PETA’s work over the years and believe that because of their strong advocacy for animal rights, the tide is turning
with respect to how people regard and treat animals. Their progress for animals in circuses is an excellent example of their impact.”
Photo: Robert Sebree
not ours to use for entertainment
13
ANIMALS ARE
PETA’s vigorous campaigns to end the suffering
of animals used in entertainment are winning
landmark victories. Check out PETA.org/
AnnualReview for more.
Elephants used in circuses are chained, struck with
bullhooks, and sometimes forced to perform while
sick or injured. For decades, PETA has used video and
photographic exposés, creative ads, lobbying, celebrity
support, pressure on sponsors, online activism, and
thousands of demonstrations to campaign against
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus’ abuse
of elephants. This year, just days after learning that
PETA had obtained documents proving that the
circus has put elephants who tested positive for
the human strain of tuberculosis on the road since
at least 2010, Ringling announced that it would
phase out its elephant acts by 2018. America’s largest
producer of Shrine circuses ended all its wild-animal
acts, including those featuring elephants.
SeaWorld felt the impact of our vigorous campaign
against its use of captive orcas, who are denied
everything that makes their life worth living. Here are
some of our actions:
• Played a key role in persuading the California
Coastal Commissioners to ban SeaWorld from
building new tanks in California unless it stops
breeding orcas
Martin and Marian Rees,
• Took our “I, Orca” virtual reality experience—
voiced by Emmy winner Edie Falco—all over the
U.S., giving visitors the perspective of an orca whose
calf is taken away by SeaWorld
• Held headline-grabbing demonstrations, educating
millions about the horrors of captivity
• Busted
SeaWorld’s
corporate
espionage
campaign
by outing a
SeaWorld
employee who
had posed as
an activist and
tried to incite
illegal actions
SeaWorld laid off more than 300 people, attendance
continues to drop, it was forced to lower its 2015
earnings projections by $10 million, and both its
CEO and CFO resigned.
PETA rescued two bears from a decrepit backyard
cage in Tennessee, four bears from a defunct
Pennsylvania roadside zoo, and a chimpanzee
named Iris from a shoddy Georgia roadside zoo.
All were placed in naturalistic sanctuaries.
We successfully petitioned the federal government
to grant Endangered Species Act protection to
Lolita—the lone orca at the Miami Seaquarium—
the first step toward getting her released. We also
prevented future Great Bull Run events in California;
helped pass ordinances banning the use of
bullhooks
in cities in
California,
Virginia, and
Texas and
banning
exotic-animal
performances
or ownership
in towns in
four states;
filed complaints
that resulted in
serious legal
penalties for
numerous
exotic-animal
exhibitors; and
enlisted Alan Cumming, Lily Tomlin,
Russell Simmons, Davey Havok, Marisa Miller,
Joanna Krupa, Holly Marie Combs, Kelly Slater,
and Dulce Maria to object publicly to the exploitation
of animals for entertainment.
“We have witnessed PETA’s work over the years and believe that because of their strong advocacy for animal rights, the tide is turning
with respect to how people regard and treat animals. Their progress for animals in circuses is an excellent example of their impact.”
not ours to use for entertainment
15
ANIMALS ARE
not ours to abuse in any other way
PETA’s eyewitness investigation of Jurassic Pets,
LLC—a Colorado pet store—and its supplier revealed
that animals died of starvation and dehydration and
that sick and injured animals were painfully frozen
to death. Acting on PETA’s evidence, officials executed
a warrant and seized more than 100 animals.
Gail and Robert Houghtaling,
Officials charged the owners and store manager
with 97 counts of cruelty to animals.
PETA rescued 83 rabbits from a Riverside County,
California, backyard breeder. We found them in poor
condition, kept in outdoor cages with wire floors that
cut their feet, and destined to
be sold for meat, fur, or reptile
food. With help from the San
Diego Humane Society, they were
treated and put up for adoption.
PETA helps in regions where
animal-protection services are
scarce or non-existent. Here
are just a handful of the many
animals who were spared a tragic
end when PETA’s fieldworkers
intervened, treated them, and
found them a new home:
• A puppy named Justice had spent his life chained
outdoors 24/7, and his collar—which had not been
loosened as he grew—had become embedded in
his neck, leaving an infected wound.
• Ducklings Harry and Houdini were an unwanted gift
to a woman who confined them to a tiny plastic
carrier spilling over with their own waste.
• A pup named Gabe suffering from mange had been
kept for weeks inside a coffin-like lidded wooden box.
• The owners of 11 piglets had become too attached to
them to send them to slaughter, but they were unable
to provide lifelong care.
• A dog named Joey sustained serious, infected
wounds after being attacked by another dog, but
his owners could not afford veterinary care.
Other victories include
helping to pass a
mandatory spay/neuter
ordinance in Pasadena,
California, and getting
Pocket Pets—which sells
squirrel-like marsupials
called sugar gliders—
banned from CBL &
Associates Properties
(the company is now
banned from more
than 1,300 properties).
Evidence from PETA led to the first-ever federal
conviction for producing and distributing animal
“crush” videos. We enlisted Tom Hardy, Krysten
Ritter, Fred Willard, Jillian Michaels, The Black Keys,
Kid Ink, Tyrann Mathieu, Jarvis Landry, and Chris
Culliver to champion companion-animal issues. We
held eye-catching demonstrations to help chained
dogs and helped secure chaining restrictions in
Michael Vick’s hometown, Newport News.
Photo: © KP Pictures/Splash News
PETA helped alleviate the homeless-animal crisis by
sterilizing more than 200 cats and dogs every
week this year. We also handled more than 300 cruelty
reports each week, working to get abused animals
seized and their abusers prosecuted. Here is a tiny
glimpse of this year’s cases. See more rescue stories
at PETA.org/AnnualReview.
PETA
“We believe that all animals have the right to be treated with respect and compassion. To know how successful PETA’s work is, one need
only look at the number of animals whose lives have been changed by this wonderful organization. We proudly stand with PETA.”
15
ANIMALS ARE
not ours to abuse in any other way
PETA’s eyewitness investigation of Jurassic Pets,
LLC—a Colorado pet store—and its supplier revealed
that animals died of starvation and dehydration and
that sick and injured animals were painfully frozen
to death. Acting on PETA’s evidence, officials executed
a warrant and seized more than 100 animals.
Gail and Robert Houghtaling,
Officials charged the owners and store manager
with 97 counts of cruelty to animals.
PETA rescued 83 rabbits from a Riverside County,
California, backyard breeder. We found them in poor
condition, kept in outdoor cages with wire floors that
cut their feet, and destined to
be sold for meat, fur, or reptile
food. With help from the San
Diego Humane Society, they were
treated and put up for adoption.
PETA helps in regions where
animal-protection services are
scarce or non-existent. Here
are just a handful of the many
animals who were spared a tragic
end when PETA’s fieldworkers
intervened, treated them, and
found them a new home:
• A puppy named Justice had spent his life chained
outdoors 24/7, and his collar—which had not been
loosened as he grew—had become embedded in
his neck, leaving an infected wound.
• Ducklings Harry and Houdini were an unwanted gift
to a woman who confined them to a tiny plastic
carrier spilling over with their own waste.
• A pup named Gabe suffering from mange had been
kept for weeks inside a coffin-like lidded wooden box.
• The owners of 11 piglets had become too attached to
them to send them to slaughter, but they were unable
to provide lifelong care.
• A dog named Joey sustained serious, infected
wounds after being attacked by another dog, but
his owners could not afford veterinary care.
Other victories include
helping to pass a
mandatory spay/neuter
ordinance in Pasadena,
California, and getting
Pocket Pets—which sells
squirrel-like marsupials
called sugar gliders—
banned from CBL &
Associates Properties
(the company is now
banned from more
than 1,300 properties).
Evidence from PETA led to the first-ever federal
conviction for producing and distributing animal
“crush” videos. We enlisted Tom Hardy, Krysten
Ritter, Fred Willard, Jillian Michaels, The Black Keys,
Kid Ink, Tyrann Mathieu, Jarvis Landry, and Chris
Culliver to champion companion-animal issues. We
held eye-catching demonstrations to help chained
dogs and helped secure chaining restrictions in
Michael Vick’s hometown, Newport News.
Photo: © KP Pictures/Splash News
PETA helped alleviate the homeless-animal crisis by
sterilizing more than 200 cats and dogs every
week this year. We also handled more than 300 cruelty
reports each week, working to get abused animals
seized and their abusers prosecuted. Here is a tiny
glimpse of this year’s cases. See more rescue stories
at PETA.org/AnnualReview.
PETA
“We believe that all animals have the right to be treated with respect and compassion. To know how successful PETA’s work is, one need
only look at the number of animals whose lives have been changed by this wonderful organization. We proudly stand with PETA.”
17
ANIMAL RIGHTS:
the next generation
peta2 took part in some of the most popular music
events of 2015. We hit the road with our “Not Ours”
campaign, which accompanied the massively
popular annual Vans Warped Tour. Hundreds of
thousands of concertgoers took free peta2 items,
including DVDs, and tens of thousands of young
people shared photos of our giant inflatable displays
with slogans such as “#FreeTheAnimals” on social
media, spreading our message of compassion.
More than 100,000 young people who attended
texted a message to SeaWorld, asking that its
orcas be released to seaside sanctuaries.
© Gioco/Fotolia.com
Ellie the Elephant—PETA Kids’ new life-size
animatronic elephant voiced by Quantico star
Priyanka Chopra—appeared at protests of
opening-night Ringling performances across
the country and wowed elementary school
children during classroom presentations on
ways kids can help save elephants. peta2’s Human
Ethics Rescue Operation Robot, an ethical artificial
intelligence robot, visited college campuses
across the country to answer students’ questions,
such as “What’s wrong with eating meat?”
and “Why not wear wool?”
peta2’s network of campus reps—college students
who push for pro-animal changes on campus—
expanded to more than 75 schools across the
country, from the Ivy League universities to
the Big Ten.
Our “I, Chicken” virtual reality experience wrapped
up its tour of 113 college campuses, letting thousands
Elizabeth Abbott, VANGUARD
of students catch a glimpse of life as a chicken.
A technology professor at one university wrote
an unsolicited op-ed declaring “I, Chicken” the
highest-quality virtual reality program he had ever
experienced and heralding its pioneering role in
increasing empathy and influencing the future
of social change.
From convincing a group of New York middle schoolers
to cancel their plans to kill and eat a classroom fish to
helping a Missouri student get a “donkey basketball”
game canceled to helping an 11th-grader in Virginia
persuade her school district to stop using inhumane
glue traps, peta2 provided information and
mentorship to students working to change
harmful policies.
Subscriptions to TeachKind, PETA’s program to
help schools bring compassion into the classroom
through free humane-education materials and
curriculum guidance, grew to more than
15,000 educators.
Many popular
young stars—
including actor
Noah Cyrus,
pop group
Fifth Harmony,
and YouTube
sensations
Jordyn Jones
and Skylar
Stecker—joined
our campaigns.
Our ad against the cruelty in the wool industry starring
Australian musician Jona Weinhofen caused such a
ruckus that it sparked a news conference by Australia’s
agriculture minister!
SOCIETY AND AUGUSTUS CLUB MEMBER
“Decades ago, after my eyes were opened to the horrors of factory farming and other animal abuse, I became vegan but did not know
what else to do. PETA offered the innovative, imaginative, and bold campaigns that have succeeded in changing attitudes, practices,
and laws.”
With more
than 1.3 million
“likes” on
Facebook
and nearly
400,000 mobile
subscribers, our
youth outreach
division—
peta2—is
extremely successful at galvanizing young people
to support animal rights in exciting ways. To learn
more, please visit PETA.org/AnnualReview.
17
ANIMAL RIGHTS:
the next generation
peta2 took part in some of the most popular music
events of 2015. We hit the road with our “Not Ours”
campaign, which accompanied the massively
popular annual Vans Warped Tour. Hundreds of
thousands of concertgoers took free peta2 items,
including DVDs, and tens of thousands of young
people shared photos of our giant inflatable displays
with slogans such as “#FreeTheAnimals” on social
media, spreading our message of compassion.
More than 100,000 young people who attended
texted a message to SeaWorld, asking that its
orcas be released to seaside sanctuaries.
© Gioco/Fotolia.com
Ellie the Elephant—PETA Kids’ new life-size
animatronic elephant voiced by Quantico star
Priyanka Chopra—appeared at protests of
opening-night Ringling performances across
the country and wowed elementary school
children during classroom presentations on
ways kids can help save elephants. peta2’s Human
Ethics Rescue Operation Robot, an ethical artificial
intelligence robot, visited college campuses
across the country to answer students’ questions,
such as “What’s wrong with eating meat?”
and “Why not wear wool?”
peta2’s network of campus reps—college students
who push for pro-animal changes on campus—
expanded to more than 75 schools across the
country, from the Ivy League universities to
the Big Ten.
Our “I, Chicken” virtual reality experience wrapped
up its tour of 113 college campuses, letting thousands
Elizabeth Abbott, VANGUARD
of students catch a glimpse of life as a chicken.
A technology professor at one university wrote
an unsolicited op-ed declaring “I, Chicken” the
highest-quality virtual reality program he had ever
experienced and heralding its pioneering role in
increasing empathy and influencing the future
of social change.
From convincing a group of New York middle schoolers
to cancel their plans to kill and eat a classroom fish to
helping a Missouri student get a “donkey basketball”
game canceled to helping an 11th-grader in Virginia
persuade her school district to stop using inhumane
glue traps, peta2 provided information and
mentorship to students working to change
harmful policies.
Subscriptions to TeachKind, PETA’s program to
help schools bring compassion into the classroom
through free humane-education materials and
curriculum guidance, grew to more than
15,000 educators.
Many popular
young stars—
including actor
Noah Cyrus,
pop group
Fifth Harmony,
and YouTube
sensations
Jordyn Jones
and Skylar
Stecker—joined
our campaigns.
Our ad against the cruelty in the wool industry starring
Australian musician Jona Weinhofen caused such a
ruckus that it sparked a news conference by Australia’s
agriculture minister!
SOCIETY AND AUGUSTUS CLUB MEMBER
“Decades ago, after my eyes were opened to the horrors of factory farming and other animal abuse, I became vegan but did not know
what else to do. PETA offered the innovative, imaginative, and bold campaigns that have succeeded in changing attitudes, practices,
and laws.”
With more
than 1.3 million
“likes” on
Facebook
and nearly
400,000 mobile
subscribers, our
youth outreach
division—
peta2—is
extremely successful at galvanizing young people
to support animal rights in exciting ways. To learn
more, please visit PETA.org/AnnualReview.
19
© Mbridger68/Fotolia.com
the year in numbers
• PETA’s websites were visited more than 60 million times,
and our videos, which include hard-hitting investigations
and celebrity ads, were viewed more than 384 million times.
• PETA’s Facebook posts were viewed an average of
487 million times each month.
• PETA sent e-newsletters to more than 3.3 million
subscribers.
• PETA’s blog received more than 6.7 million page views,
and the PETA Living blog received more than 16 million
page views.
• PETA Latino’s Facebook posts alone reached about
36 million people a month, and its videos netted more
than 138 million views.
• PETA sent out more than 8.3 million letters through
our online advocacy campaigns, urging companies and
individuals to make changes that would help animals.
• PETA added 176 new names to our list of companies that
don’t test on animals—bringing the total to more than 1,700.
• PETA secured free advertising space worth nearly
$2 million.
• PETA’s Communications Department booked more than
4,300 radio, TV, and print interviews.
• PETA’s International Grassroots Campaign Department
helped organize more than 1,600 demonstrations.
• PETA’s Youth Division, peta2, reached more than 241,000
young people at colleges, music festivals, and other events,
and our Youth Action Team grew to more than 130,000
members.
• PETA filled requests for more than 598,800 free copies of
our vegan starter kit.
• PETA handled more than 16,000 calls and e-mails regarding
cruelty to animals.
• PETA’s Mobile Clinics Division sterilized more than 11,940
cats and dogs, including more than 375 feral cats and more
than 1,025 pit bulls at low or no cost. We’ve now spayed or
neutered more than 122,050 companion animals.
• PETA built and delivered more than 200 free sturdy
•
•
•
•
•
doghouses and bagged 1,700 bales of straw, providing
dogs who are forced to live outdoors with some comfort
and protection. We’ve now delivered a total of more than
6,200 free doghouses.
PETA’s online catalog sent out more than 45,000 pieces
of animal rights merchandise, including T-shirts, mugs,
tote bags, books, stickers, buttons, and items for
companion animals, which raised funds for PETA
campaigns and promoted cruelty-free living.
PETA had more than 555 letters to the editor and
610 opinion pieces posted on websites and printed in
various newspapers and magazines.
PETA was mentioned by almost every major news
media outlet, including the Associated Press, Billboard,
Bloomberg Businessweek, The Boston Globe, the Boston
Herald, BuzzFeed, the Chicago Tribune, The Daily Beast,
the Daily Mail, Forbes, The Guardian, The Hollywood
Reporter, the Huffington Post, the Los Angeles Times,
Mashable, The Miami Herald, National Geographic, the
New York Daily News, The New York Times, People, Politico,
Reuters, Rolling Stone, E.W. Scripps, Slate, Smithsonian,
ThinkProgress, TIME, USA Today, Vanity Fair, The Wall
Street Journal, The Washington Post, and Yahoo! News.
PETA’s work received television and/or radio news coverage
from many media outlets, including ABC News, ABC News
Radio, Al Jazeera America, BBC News, CBS News, CBS
This Morning, CNN, CNN en Español, CNNMoney, The
Daily Show, E!, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Entertainment
Tonight, ESPN, Fox News, Fox News Latino, Good Morning
America, Hannity, HLN, MSNBC, MTV, MundoFox,
Nancy Grace, NBC Nightly News, NPR, PBS NewsHour,
Reuters TV, Telemundo, TMZ, and Today.
PETA has, as of this year, given a total of $4 million
(including the value of in-kind donations) toward the
development of non-animal testing methods and simulators
to replace animals in science education and medical training
as well as toward training scientists in their use.
financial statement
REVENUES
Contributions
Gross Merchandise Sales
Interest, Dividends, Royalties,
and Other Income
Total Revenues
OPERATING EXPENSES
Programs
International Grassroots Campaigns
Public Outreach and Education
Research, Investigations, and Rescue
Cruelty-Free Merchandise Program
Supporting Services
Membership Development
Management and General Expenses
Total Operating Expenses
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
Net Assets Beginning of Year
Net Assets End of Year
Donor Restricted (Permanently)
Donor Restricted (Temporarily)
Board-Designated Legal Matters
Undesignated
OPERATING EXPENSE ALLOCATION
Direct Program Support
Management and General Operations
$ 43,532,264
$
566,513
$
824,373
$ 44,923,150
$ 8,903,548
$ 12,528,963
$ 14,745,352
$
928,381
$ 6,963,668
$
854,528
$ 44,924,440
($
1,290 )
$ 16,483,552
$ 16,482,262
$ 3,191,246
$ 1,942,130
$ 1,000,000
$ 10,348,886
82.60%
15.50%
1.90%
PETA is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) corporation
funded almost exclusively by the contributions of our
members. We strive to use our funds in the most
cost-effective and efficient manner possible, a
commitment illustrated by the fact that 82.6 percent of
our operating expenses went directly to our programs
fighting animal exploitation. We expended only 15.5
percent on fundraising efforts that drive our operations
and 1.9 percent on management and general operations.
Seven percent of PETA’s dedicated staff earn only
$24,000 to $29,999, 39 percent earn $30,000 to
$39,999, and only the remaining 54 percent make more
than $39,999. Our president, Ingrid Newkirk, earned
$40,320 during the fiscal year ending July 31, 2015.
The financial statement shown here is for the fiscal year
ending July 31, 2015, and is based on our independently
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• PETA’s websites were visited more than 60 million times,
and our videos, which include hard-hitting investigations
and celebrity ads, were viewed more than 384 million times.
• PETA’s Facebook posts were viewed an average of
487 million times each month.
• PETA sent e-newsletters to more than 3.3 million
subscribers.
• PETA’s blog received more than 6.7 million page views,
and the PETA Living blog received more than 16 million
page views.
• PETA Latino’s Facebook posts alone reached about
36 million people a month, and its videos netted more
than 138 million views.
• PETA sent out more than 8.3 million letters through
our online advocacy campaigns, urging companies and
individuals to make changes that would help animals.
• PETA added 176 new names to our list of companies that
don’t test on animals—bringing the total to more than 1,700.
• PETA secured free advertising space worth nearly
$2 million.
• PETA’s Communications Department booked more than
4,300 radio, TV, and print interviews.
• PETA’s International Grassroots Campaign Department
helped organize more than 1,600 demonstrations.
• PETA’s Youth Division, peta2, reached more than 241,000
young people at colleges, music festivals, and other events,
and our Youth Action Team grew to more than 130,000
members.
• PETA filled requests for more than 598,800 free copies of
our vegan starter kit.
• PETA handled more than 16,000 calls and e-mails regarding
cruelty to animals.
• PETA’s Mobile Clinics Division sterilized more than 11,940
cats and dogs, including more than 375 feral cats and more
than 1,025 pit bulls at low or no cost. We’ve now spayed or
neutered more than 122,050 companion animals.
• PETA built and delivered more than 200 free sturdy
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dogs who are forced to live outdoors with some comfort
and protection. We’ve now delivered a total of more than
6,200 free doghouses.
PETA’s online catalog sent out more than 45,000 pieces
of animal rights merchandise, including T-shirts, mugs,
tote bags, books, stickers, buttons, and items for
companion animals, which raised funds for PETA
campaigns and promoted cruelty-free living.
PETA had more than 555 letters to the editor and
610 opinion pieces posted on websites and printed in
various newspapers and magazines.
PETA was mentioned by almost every major news
media outlet, including the Associated Press, Billboard,
Bloomberg Businessweek, The Boston Globe, the Boston
Herald, BuzzFeed, the Chicago Tribune, The Daily Beast,
the Daily Mail, Forbes, The Guardian, The Hollywood
Reporter, the Huffington Post, the Los Angeles Times,
Mashable, The Miami Herald, National Geographic, the
New York Daily News, The New York Times, People, Politico,
Reuters, Rolling Stone, E.W. Scripps, Slate, Smithsonian,
ThinkProgress, TIME, USA Today, Vanity Fair, The Wall
Street Journal, The Washington Post, and Yahoo! News.
PETA’s work received television and/or radio news coverage
from many media outlets, including ABC News, ABC News
Radio, Al Jazeera America, BBC News, CBS News, CBS
This Morning, CNN, CNN en Español, CNNMoney, The
Daily Show, E!, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Entertainment
Tonight, ESPN, Fox News, Fox News Latino, Good Morning
America, Hannity, HLN, MSNBC, MTV, MundoFox,
Nancy Grace, NBC Nightly News, NPR, PBS NewsHour,
Reuters TV, Telemundo, TMZ, and Today.
PETA has, as of this year, given a total of $4 million
(including the value of in-kind donations) toward the
development of non-animal testing methods and simulators
to replace animals in science education and medical training
as well as toward training scientists in their use.
financial statement
REVENUES
Contributions
Gross Merchandise Sales
Interest, Dividends, Royalties,
and Other Income
Total Revenues
OPERATING EXPENSES
Programs
International Grassroots Campaigns
Public Outreach and Education
Research, Investigations, and Rescue
Cruelty-Free Merchandise Program
Supporting Services
Management and General Expenses
Total Operating Expenses
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
Net Assets Beginning of Year
Net Assets End of Year
Donor Restricted (Permanently)
Donor Restricted (Temporarily)
Board-Designated Legal Matters
Undesignated
OPERATING EXPENSE ALLOCATION
Direct Program Support
Management and General Operations
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$ 44,923,150
$ 8,903,548
$ 12,528,963
$ 14,745,352
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$ 16,483,552
$ 16,482,262
$ 3,191,246
$ 1,942,130
$ 1,000,000
$ 10,348,886
82.60%
15.50%
1.90%
PETA is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) corporation
funded almost exclusively by the contributions of our
members. We strive to use our funds in the most
cost-effective and efficient manner possible, a
commitment illustrated by the fact that 82.6 percent of
our operating expenses went directly to our programs
fighting animal exploitation. We expended only 15.5
percent on fundraising efforts that drive our operations
and 1.9 percent on management and general operations.
Seven percent of PETA’s dedicated staff earn only
$24,000 to $29,999, 39 percent earn $30,000 to
$39,999, and only the remaining 54 percent make more
than $39,999. Our president, Ingrid Newkirk, earned
$40,320 during the fiscal year ending July 31, 2015.
The financial statement shown here is for the fiscal year
ending July 31, 2015, and is based on our independently
audited financial statements.
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PETA would like to thank the following compassionate companies, which are members of
our PETA Business Friends program. These companies are generous PETA and animal rights
supporters. To learn more about this program, please visit PETABusinessFriends.com.
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Alternative Outfitters
Andy’s Healing Center
AnimalRightstuff.com
Bear Auto Sales
Bebidas Fizzy
Boston Baked Bonz
By The Moon
Calico Dragon
Cavalier Cottage
ChameleonJohn.com
Clear Conscience
ColorProof Evolved Color Care
Colors of Nature
Colourful Grass
Company XVII
CREO Originals
Cykochik Custom Handbags
Daisy Dog Studio
Darling Naturals
Dermarose Skin Revitalized
Dive The World
Dolsen Design
Dragonfyre Apothecary
Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps
Ethical Ocean
Everlasting Memories
Everlife Memorials for Pets
FACED Makeup
Fairy Girl Cosmetics
Fake Meats
Finngate Pictures
Forgotten Souls
Funky Homo sapiens
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HappyCow’s Vegetarian Guide
Harbor Candy Shop
HarveyPrince.com
Humane Cellars
HumaneTravel.com
HydroPeptide
Jaan J.
James&Co
Jamieson Laboratories Ltd.
JaneUnChained.com
JC Clothing Drive
JewelryKeepsakes.com
Jill Milan
Jivamukti Yoga Centers
JL Fields Consulting
Juicerville
Kosmatology
Laguna Lodge Eco-Resort and
Nature Reserve
Larry Torro
Lavish Lint, LLC
Looloo’s Escape Organic Body Care
Luca Chiara Accessories
Lucky Break Wishbone Corp.
LuxuryWatches-sale.com
Macro-Mediterranean
Main Street Vegan
Max & Ruffy’s Natural Organic
Treats for Dogs
Max Green Alchemy
Memorials.com
Mercedes Medical
Mulberry Bridal
My Lip Stuff
• Native Foods Café
• Nomadic State of Mind
• Opificio V Italian Luxury
Vegan Shoes
• The Organic Wine Company
• Pangea Organics
• Pet Playgrounds
• PlanetShoes.com
• Primal Spirit Foods
• Prime Pet Supply
• Pura Botanica
• PurrBath.com
• Royal Canadian Laboratories
• Simi Essentials
• SkinVacMD by UltraRadiance
• Skinveda
• Truly Organic Foods
• Upaya Naturals
• Urban Expressions
• V-dogfood, LLC
• Veestro
• Vegan Cuts
• Veganese Organic Clothing
• Vegan Essentials
• The Vegetarian Health
Institute
• The Vegetarian Site
• VegVoyages
• VetBus
• Wharton Insurance &
Financial Services
• Wonderbar USA
(Drunk Elephant)
• Y3K Tutor In Your Home
• ZENMED
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animal-friendly businesses
PETA’s Tree of Life is on permanent display in
our headquarters. Each golden leaf on the tree
can be inscribed with a special message to
honor someone whose commitment to animals
is exemplary. Leaves can also be engraved to
pay tribute to the memory of a loved one.
For additional information about the Tree of Life
as well as other ways to make “in honor of”
and memorial gifts, please contact Cindy Kent
at 757-962-8368. For specific information about
making memorial gifts, you can also visit our
True Friends® Memorial Program website at
TFMemorial.org.
PETA’s True Friends® Memorial Program honors and preserves the memory of people who were true friends to animals as well as the
memory of animals who were true friends to their guardians. For more information about this program, please visit TFMemorial.org.
In loving memory of the following true friends:
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• Our monthly pledge donors, who support
PETA’s Investigations & Rescue Fund
• Our Vanguard Society members, for their
generosity and leadership
• Our Vanguard Society President’s
Circle members, for their outstanding
commitment
• Our Augustus Club members, who have
included PETA in their wills and estate plans
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Alicia Mirambell, from the Gomez family
Allen Serody, from Dr. Regina Bannan
Amelia Armstrong, from Carol Armstrong
Annette Pickett, from Holly Pearson
Beau, from Caroline Wied
Betty Fulton, from Bea (Anne) Bee
Betty Walters, from Kathleen Sutherland
Betty Zurenko, from Robert Pettit and
Elvira Rossi
Bill Payden, from Joan Payden
Brian Soucy, from Marjorie and David
Soucy
Brody Banks, from Dru Nolan
Brutus Smith, from Sasha Itzikman
Buddy, from Sylvia S. Phillips
Burns Crawford, from Harden Crawford
Buster, from Suzanne and Stephen
Schmitt
Carolyn “Virginia” Girone, from Edward
Moran
Cecil the Lion, from Julie Thomas,
Mayumi Kosugi, Joe Pieters, and Joel
Steinberg
Cesar Weezer the Cockatiel, from Barbara
Gleason
Chynna Rose Loh, from friends and family
Daisy, from Christa Carrington
Darlene Rose Fanty, from Chris and
Bud Leonard, Michael Blythe, Arthur
Kania, Walter Piesiecki, Victoria Myers,
Mark Goerlach, and the Piasecki Aircraft
Corporation
Dave, from Satish Karandikar
David Tenberg, from Marvin Tenberg
Denise Fuselier, from William Sabatier
Dr. Renee Lorraine, from Robert Stanley
Dr. Robert Post, Seymour and Leona
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Post, Sadie and Lewis Post, from Judith
Ann Post
Druzhok, Koro, Shandy, Rogan, Darby,
Rowdy, Sophia, Dexter, and Sarah, from
Karen Porreca
Duke, from Ed and Claire London
Edie, from Daisy
Elizabeth A. Mitchell, from Emily Chiang
Elizabeth Morton, from S.H. Ely
Farkle, from Zoe and Marty Stolbun
Gary A. Hoskins, from Barry Roofing Inc.
Gladys Clara O’Rear, from Brad Mowrer
Greg Halverson, from Barbara Gleason
Gregory Reiter, from Scott Anderson,
Susan R. Johnson, and Sally Snidow
Gus Kehrli, from Leigh Corrigan-Owens,
Becky Fenson, and Steve Kehrli
Homer Bates, from Ronald Adams
James Ladino, from Richard Miller
Joan B. Allison, from Dr. Ron Allison and
Ms. Patty Allison
Joan Halverson, from Barbara Gleason
Joe, from Brooke Hill
John Kazanjian, from Bernard G. and
Joann M. Latham
John Mishico, from the Cartaya Family
John Walsh, from Gloria Walsh
Joy Hall, from Joan Blake
Kathleen Palubinsky, from Dr. Ariel
Santos
Katie, from Luise Graff
Kay, from the Dancing Divas of Lago Vista
Kay Edwards, from Elaine Henderson
Leroy
Leroy, from your PETA family
Li’l Edie
Lisa Rudstedt, from Walter Tourinho
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Lori Ellen Brown, from Richard C. Orr
Lorraine Skelding, from Michael
Lieberman
Lory Taormina, from 325 South River
Properties LLC
Lucky LuLu Belle, from James Spates
Lulu Pyle, from Nick Pyle
Maggie, from Arthur Seitzman
Mama Lou, from Leslie and John
Thornton
Marja-Leena Peebles, from Gregory
Peebles
Mark Stewart, from Mike C., Parker
Geissler, and Urban Yoga Spa Seattle
Marta Martin, from Susan Oakley
Martha K. Leckar, from Jenece Leckar
Max, aka Maxi, from Joanne Nikkel
Maxie Lafaver, from Barbara Gleason
Michael, from Maria Lucchese
Michael Squillante, from Tory, Carrie,
and Paolo Raho
Mike, from Sue Mitchell-Runow
Mike Vavarek, from Amy Sperling
Miss Kitty, from John Percival and Laura
Percival
My Cats, from Hazel Myers
Nellie “Pretty Girl,” from Anne Doherty
Nicolau Sevcenko, from his friends and
colleagues
Olivia, from Virginia Carlson
Paula A. Salley, from Carol Hodapp and
Beth Ferreira
Pepper, Peachy, Tasha, Ginger, and
Wilma, from Sheila Armenti
Pixie, from Joan Williams
Quincy the Cat, from Donna and Steve
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Rebecca Gurecki, from Anne E. Gurecki
Roman, from Steve Kehrli
Ryan Walsh, from Eve Keshen
Sammy and Scooby, from Kalista Barter
and Kyle Stephan
Sam Simon, from Carol and Howard
Rosenburg, Sharon Kantanen, Eleanor
Tomlinson, Marjorie Lucero, Frederick S.
Pilsbury, and the Bridge Foundation
Sandy Bartlett, from your family and
loving friends of Pinellas Park Middle
School
Stan Petrey, from Peggy and John Yusk
Stefanie Lynn Gold, from Martin
Mathewson
Summer, from Elizabeth Morris
Sweet Chloe, Nellie, Maud, Maggie,
and Babe, from Rick Thompson and
Ken Siegert
Sylvia C. Milton, from Susan Pinkerton
and the Coe family
Tetter, from Paul Butt
Tippy Tulip, from Lani Gillis
Tom Cormier, from Gordon and Maryann
Foy
Tyke, from Barbara and Jeff Neff
William Collings, from Donna Collings
Will Seagraves, from Donna and Brian
Seagraves; Wanda Barnett; Aunt Kelly;
Renee Hall; Mark, Lisa, Ellie, and Cason
Hardigree; John, Rose, and John Evan
Layher; Lauren O’Grady; James and
Mary Seagraves; Ryan and Lisa Sledge;
Ciara Caladra; Jason Sledge; and PSI
Willy Fivis, from Donna and Bob Fivis
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PETA would like to thank the following compassionate companies, which are members of
our PETA Business Friends program. These companies are generous PETA and animal rights
supporters. To learn more about this program, please visit PETABusinessFriends.com.
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Allison’s Gourmet
Alternative Outfitters
Andy’s Healing Center
AnimalRightstuff.com
Bear Auto Sales
Bebidas Fizzy
Boston Baked Bonz
By The Moon
Calico Dragon
Cavalier Cottage
ChameleonJohn.com
Clear Conscience
ColorProof Evolved Color Care
Colors of Nature
Colourful Grass
Company XVII
CREO Originals
Cykochik Custom Handbags
Daisy Dog Studio
Darling Naturals
Dermarose Skin Revitalized
Dive The World
Dolsen Design
Dragonfyre Apothecary
Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps
Ethical Ocean
Everlasting Memories
Everlife Memorials for Pets
FACED Makeup
Fairy Girl Cosmetics
Fake Meats
Finngate Pictures
Forgotten Souls
Funky Homo sapiens
Gr8ful SkinCouture
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HappyCow’s Vegetarian Guide
Harbor Candy Shop
HarveyPrince.com
Humane Cellars
HumaneTravel.com
HydroPeptide
Jaan J.
James&Co
Jamieson Laboratories Ltd.
JaneUnChained.com
JC Clothing Drive
JewelryKeepsakes.com
Jill Milan
Jivamukti Yoga Centers
JL Fields Consulting
Juicerville
Kosmatology
Laguna Lodge Eco-Resort and
Nature Reserve
Larry Torro
Lavish Lint, LLC
Looloo’s Escape Organic Body Care
Luca Chiara Accessories
Lucky Break Wishbone Corp.
LuxuryWatches-sale.com
Macro-Mediterranean
Main Street Vegan
Max & Ruffy’s Natural Organic
Treats for Dogs
Max Green Alchemy
Memorials.com
Mercedes Medical
Mulberry Bridal
My Lip Stuff
• Native Foods Café
• Nomadic State of Mind
• Opificio V Italian Luxury
Vegan Shoes
• The Organic Wine Company
• Pangea Organics
• Pet Playgrounds
• PlanetShoes.com
• Primal Spirit Foods
• Prime Pet Supply
• Pura Botanica
• PurrBath.com
• Royal Canadian Laboratories
• Simi Essentials
• SkinVacMD by UltraRadiance
• Skinveda
• Truly Organic Foods
• Upaya Naturals
• Urban Expressions
• V-dogfood, LLC
• Veestro
• Vegan Cuts
• Veganese Organic Clothing
• Vegan Essentials
• The Vegetarian Health
Institute
• The Vegetarian Site
• VegVoyages
• VetBus
• Wharton Insurance &
Financial Services
• Wonderbar USA
(Drunk Elephant)
• Y3K Tutor In Your Home
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animal-friendly businesses
PETA’s Tree of Life is on permanent display in
our headquarters. Each golden leaf on the tree
can be inscribed with a special message to
honor someone whose commitment to animals
is exemplary. Leaves can also be engraved to
pay tribute to the memory of a loved one.
For additional information about the Tree of Life
as well as other ways to make “in honor of”
and memorial gifts, please contact Cindy Kent
at 757-962-8368. For specific information about
making memorial gifts, you can also visit our
True Friends® Memorial Program website at
TFMemorial.org.
PETA’s True Friends® Memorial Program honors and preserves the memory of people who were true friends to animals as well as the
memory of animals who were true friends to their guardians. For more information about this program, please visit TFMemorial.org.
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• Our monthly pledge donors, who support
PETA’s Investigations & Rescue Fund
• Our Vanguard Society members, for their
generosity and leadership
• Our Vanguard Society President’s
Circle members, for their outstanding
commitment
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Alicia Mirambell, from the Gomez family
Allen Serody, from Dr. Regina Bannan
Amelia Armstrong, from Carol Armstrong
Annette Pickett, from Holly Pearson
Beau, from Caroline Wied
Betty Fulton, from Bea (Anne) Bee
Betty Walters, from Kathleen Sutherland
Betty Zurenko, from Robert Pettit and
Elvira Rossi
Bill Payden, from Joan Payden
Brian Soucy, from Marjorie and David
Soucy
Brody Banks, from Dru Nolan
Brutus Smith, from Sasha Itzikman
Buddy, from Sylvia S. Phillips
Burns Crawford, from Harden Crawford
Buster, from Suzanne and Stephen
Schmitt
Carolyn “Virginia” Girone, from Edward
Moran
Cecil the Lion, from Julie Thomas,
Mayumi Kosugi, Joe Pieters, and Joel
Steinberg
Cesar Weezer the Cockatiel, from Barbara
Gleason
Chynna Rose Loh, from friends and family
Daisy, from Christa Carrington
Darlene Rose Fanty, from Chris and
Bud Leonard, Michael Blythe, Arthur
Kania, Walter Piesiecki, Victoria Myers,
Mark Goerlach, and the Piasecki Aircraft
Corporation
Dave, from Satish Karandikar
David Tenberg, from Marvin Tenberg
Denise Fuselier, from William Sabatier
Dr. Renee Lorraine, from Robert Stanley
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Post, Sadie and Lewis Post, from Judith
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Druzhok, Koro, Shandy, Rogan, Darby,
Rowdy, Sophia, Dexter, and Sarah, from
Karen Porreca
Duke, from Ed and Claire London
Edie, from Daisy
Elizabeth A. Mitchell, from Emily Chiang
Elizabeth Morton, from S.H. Ely
Farkle, from Zoe and Marty Stolbun
Gary A. Hoskins, from Barry Roofing Inc.
Gladys Clara O’Rear, from Brad Mowrer
Greg Halverson, from Barbara Gleason
Gregory Reiter, from Scott Anderson,
Susan R. Johnson, and Sally Snidow
Gus Kehrli, from Leigh Corrigan-Owens,
Becky Fenson, and Steve Kehrli
Homer Bates, from Ronald Adams
James Ladino, from Richard Miller
Joan B. Allison, from Dr. Ron Allison and
Ms. Patty Allison
Joan Halverson, from Barbara Gleason
Joe, from Brooke Hill
John Kazanjian, from Bernard G. and
Joann M. Latham
John Mishico, from the Cartaya Family
John Walsh, from Gloria Walsh
Joy Hall, from Joan Blake
Kathleen Palubinsky, from Dr. Ariel
Santos
Katie, from Luise Graff
Kay, from the Dancing Divas of Lago Vista
Kay Edwards, from Elaine Henderson
Leroy
Leroy, from your PETA family
Li’l Edie
Lisa Rudstedt, from Walter Tourinho
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Lori Ellen Brown, from Richard C. Orr
Lorraine Skelding, from Michael
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Lory Taormina, from 325 South River
Properties LLC
Lucky LuLu Belle, from James Spates
Lulu Pyle, from Nick Pyle
Maggie, from Arthur Seitzman
Mama Lou, from Leslie and John
Thornton
Marja-Leena Peebles, from Gregory
Peebles
Mark Stewart, from Mike C., Parker
Geissler, and Urban Yoga Spa Seattle
Marta Martin, from Susan Oakley
Martha K. Leckar, from Jenece Leckar
Max, aka Maxi, from Joanne Nikkel
Maxie Lafaver, from Barbara Gleason
Michael, from Maria Lucchese
Michael Squillante, from Tory, Carrie,
and Paolo Raho
Mike, from Sue Mitchell-Runow
Mike Vavarek, from Amy Sperling
Miss Kitty, from John Percival and Laura
Percival
My Cats, from Hazel Myers
Nellie “Pretty Girl,” from Anne Doherty
Nicolau Sevcenko, from his friends and
colleagues
Olivia, from Virginia Carlson
Paula A. Salley, from Carol Hodapp and
Beth Ferreira
Pepper, Peachy, Tasha, Ginger, and
Wilma, from Sheila Armenti
Pixie, from Joan Williams
Quincy the Cat, from Donna and Steve
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Rebecca Gurecki, from Anne E. Gurecki
Roman, from Steve Kehrli
Ryan Walsh, from Eve Keshen
Sammy and Scooby, from Kalista Barter
and Kyle Stephan
Sam Simon, from Carol and Howard
Rosenburg, Sharon Kantanen, Eleanor
Tomlinson, Marjorie Lucero, Frederick S.
Pilsbury, and the Bridge Foundation
Sandy Bartlett, from your family and
loving friends of Pinellas Park Middle
School
Stan Petrey, from Peggy and John Yusk
Stefanie Lynn Gold, from Martin
Mathewson
Summer, from Elizabeth Morris
Sweet Chloe, Nellie, Maud, Maggie,
and Babe, from Rick Thompson and
Ken Siegert
Sylvia C. Milton, from Susan Pinkerton
and the Coe family
Tetter, from Paul Butt
Tippy Tulip, from Lani Gillis
Tom Cormier, from Gordon and Maryann
Foy
Tyke, from Barbara and Jeff Neff
William Collings, from Donna Collings
Will Seagraves, from Donna and Brian
Seagraves; Wanda Barnett; Aunt Kelly;
Renee Hall; Mark, Lisa, Ellie, and Cason
Hardigree; John, Rose, and John Evan
Layher; Lauren O’Grady; James and
Mary Seagraves; Ryan and Lisa Sledge;
Ciara Caladra; Jason Sledge; and PSI
Willy Fivis, from Donna and Bob Fivis
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partnership opportunities
President’s Circle
• Nanci Alexander and Sublime
Restaurant & Bar
• Arcus Foundation
• Marie Bohlen
• The Bridge Foundation
• Robert and Erika Brunson
• Anonymous
• Anonymous
• The Janet L. Mills Foundation
• The John and Wendy Neu
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• Anonymous
• Carlee McGrath
• Laurie C. McGrath
• Anonymous
• Sam Simon
• Anonymous
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Vice President’s Circle
• Dr. Ron Allison and Patty Allison
• Robert W. Baggett
• James Bowers
• Anonymous
• Doreen Dykes
• Gary and Nadine Edles
We would like to extend a special thank-you to the members of our Campaigner’s Circle ($5,000-$9,999), Investigator’s Circle
($10,000-$24,999), Director’s Circle ($25,000-$49,999), Vice President’s Circle ($50,000-$99,999), and President’s Circle
($100,000+). You give us hope on the hard days, strength when we’re tired, and the resources necessary to make the huge
changes that animals need. Animals can’t pick up the phone and dial 911—but thanks to each of you, they have a loud voice,
and society is listening. Members of our Leadership Council and Executive Committee (President’s Circle donors) provide
additional invaluable support and guidance, for which we are particularly grateful.
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Metta Foundation Fund
E. Carlton Parrott
Eleanor Phipps Price
Vincelee Stevens and Dr. Alex
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Director’s Circle
• Beth Bader
• Bob Barker
• Tina Beriro
• Allison Burgess and Match®
premium vegan meats
• Bob and Judy Clark
• Larraine Decker
• Maryam and Jonathan Dickey
• Wendy and Michael Doyle
• Bob and Martha Falkenberg
• Emogene Gable Fund
• Rima Farah and Olivier Lordonnois
• Sharon Gannon and David Life
• Archie Gottesman and Gary DeBode
• Dr. Daran Haber
• Lea Harris
• Robert and Gail Houghtaling
• Jivamukti Yoga
• The Judi and Howard Strauss
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Steve Komie
Cary M. Mabley
Eric Margolis
Jim Nicol
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Inma Ortoll
Perkins-Prothro Foundation
Mary Prothro
Elizabeth K. Raymond
Marco Antonio Regil
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Diane Myer Simon
Andrew Smith and Jennifer Bottos
The Turney Charitable Animal
Welfare Trust
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Zombie
Investigator’s Circle
• Mike and Gabrielle Allen
• Florence Azria
• Anne Barasch and John Ryan
• Bea and Dick Barnhart
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• Patricia Boyle
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Carol House Furniture
The Celia & Marcos Family Institute
Gloria Christal
Deborah Claassen
Richard Culp
Laurie Dahlstrom-Dey and Philip
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Barbara Dauphin
Michel David-Weill
Rick Davis
Lisa DeBartolo and Don Miggs
Patricia Delemos
John and Lori DiPaola
Cindy Doumani
Anonymous
Craig Elsinger and Kent Rice
Drs. Hope Ferdowsian and Nikhil
Kulkarni
Brian J. Field
Stanley and Martine Fleishman
Debbie Fong
Alyne Fortgang
Kathryn Fox-Winokur
Kathy Freston
David and Laura Frisk
J.D. Gannett Jr. and Ute Gannett
Jim and Susan Gatten
S. Kendall Gold
Deborah Goodman
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The Harry Schwartz Foundation
Emi Isabey
Robert and Shellan Isackson
Sam Jain
Jerrold and Elaine Jerome
Joyce Project
Rick and Peggy Kaplan
Christian Keesee
Karen and Walter Kieckhefer
Narda A. Kramer
David Krasne
Michael and Angela Kroeger
Eric and Melissa Kurtzman
Deb Lacusta and Dan Castellaneta
Guido Lenarduzzi and Tammy Huot
Claire and Ed London
Linda Look
Sally Mackler
Alysoun Mahoney and Greg Reiter
Jennifer Maitland
Marius and Lucy Maxwell
Brooks McCormick
Patrick and Emily McCoy
The Melvin D. Mond Fund
David Monbaron
Anonymous
Kyle Muters
Anne W. Noonan
Charles Otto
Jannette Patterson
The Paulus Foundation
Joan Payden
Pettus Crowe Foundation
Patience Parker Pierce
Belle Price
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Nancy Richards
Anonymous
Linda Ritholz
Lavonne Rodstein
Phil Rome
Dr. H. Charles Romesburg
Kathy Ruttenberg
Caryn Schall and Jeff Davis
Susan Schmidt
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David and Molly Selig
Arnold Shapiro and Karen MacKain
The Shared Earth Foundation
Gerald B. Shreiber
Terri and Jeff Siben
Russell Simmons
Al and Judy Smith
Jean Sotiropoulos-Foss
Lawrence Stockton
Khaleel Siddick Sulaiman
Mehran and Laila Taslimi
Frances and Ronald Terwilliger
Jennifer and Steven Titus
Bob Tuschman
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K. Brent Venable
The Wanda Bobowski Fund
Diane Warren
Dr. Richard Wernick
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• The Adam J. Richter Charitable Trust
• Vinod Ahooja
• Richard and Mona Alonzo
• Frances and Aileen Arrington
• Elise Assaraf
• Bridget Barrow
• Barbara Baxter
• Frederick Bear
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• The Black Cat Foundation
• Anonymous
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• Geezer and Gloria Butler
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• Peter Castonguay
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Mary Crowe
Mridu Hari Dalmia
Shera Danese-Falk
Sandra Davidson
Mike and Sheila Deacy
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Jack and Barbara Dick
Louis Dorfman
Joyce Doria
Rodney and Diana Dunetz
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Dennis Erdman
Jessie Ewing
Karen Farrar
Vicki and Gilles Fecteau
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Dr. and Mrs. Fernando
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Paul Fortin
Elaine Guest Fossler
Jorja Fox
Ann Garfield
The Gianna Simone Foundation
Robert Glaze
Nancy Goeschel
Brad Goldberg
Lynn and Gary Goodman
Thomas Graffy
Graham Family Charitable
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Thomas Greither and Laura Eaton
Robert G. Grimley
Susan Gunst
James and Annee Gustafson
Leslie Haines
William E. Hamilton
John and Sarah Henry
Susan Heriford-Jorgensen and Mark
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Randolph Huebsch
Clifford Hunte
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Vikki Johnston
Kathleen Josey
Grace Kadoya
Minkyoung Kim
Sue Klapholz
Sandy Knudsen
Erwin Kuechau
Sujata Kulkarni
Dawn Ladd
Anonymous
Dr. Melissa Li
Kim Liebowitz
Deborah Lucas
Marjorie Lucero
Rae Lyon and Bob Radabaugh
Eileen Mandel
Anonymous
Mireille McGail
Sherryl Melchiorre
David Milner
Moore Memorial Trust
Dr. Holly Morris and Dr. Renee
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Cathy Morton
Donny Moss
Sandra Moss
Edward and Kelly Moyzes
Gina Myers
Margery Nicolson
David Niekerk
Others First
Stephen L. Owens
Holly Pearson
Joan and Larry Peaslee
John and Laura Percival
Fred and Suzanne Perlman
Patricia A. Petro
Anonymous
Nancy V. Powell
Richard and Donna Pressman
Ellen Quinlan and Alan Gould
Shiva Rajaraman
Alexandra Ramsey
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Jacques Salain
Ariel and Jen Santos
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Jerome Scanlan
Schechter Charitable Foundation
Erika Seshadri
Julie Sosa
Darren and Lucinda Sparks
Elizabeth Steele
Mimi Steitz
Keith and Mattie Stevenson
Joanna Stroz
Sonia Swartz
Norton and Dorit Tabackman
Clare Eddy Thaw
Brett Thompson
Topaz Industries, Inc.
Mary Toynbee
Donna Turley
Jay and Liza Turley
Muriel Van Housen
Jonathan and Ann Vitti
Jennifer and John Vogel
Francis Walsh
Pauline Walton-Flath
Dr. Georgiana White
Greg White and Cathie Shooter
Travis Viola
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Helen Wong
Mary Yarborough
Amy Zakarin
Margaret and Martin Zankel
Roni Zeigler
Jean and Richard Zukin
Lt. Col. Dawna Maria Zullo
GIVING ANIMALS A FUTURE:
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We would like to express our profound appreciation to the following members who in the past fiscal year joined PETA’s Augustus
Club, which is named after a macaque monkey discovered by PETA in 1980 at a laboratory in Silver Spring, Md., during our first
undercover investigation. Augustus’ dignity and noble image make him a fitting symbol for this very special group. By naming PETA
in their will or trust or as a beneficiary of another planned gift, they and the rest of our 6,200 Augustus Club members enable us to
protect other animals from suffering the inexcusable cruelty that Augustus endured—and to do so for generations to come.
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Kathleen Alderman
Dale Alexander
Mike and Gabrielle Allen
Susan Arrowsmith
Guilherme Arruda
Irene Asack
Carey Ashby
Allen and Christine Avakian
Elsie Baehr
Marcia Bahr
Lynn and Fred Balas
Suzanne Baldwin
Rebecca Banchero
Earlene Barry
Robert Bartho
Sandra Battaglini
Harvey Bear
Heidi Beck
Richard Beilock
Ron Belkin
Lori Bell
Brian and Gini Belveal
Toube L. Benedetto
Marlene Bennett
Richard Bevis
Virginia Birge
Donna Bonomo
Carol Boruch
Gene Brewer
Shannon Briggs
Kathy and Joe Brocato
Barbara Brown
Susan Brown
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Kathleen Cairns
Rick Carlin
Susan Carney
Linda Catterson
Donald H. Chadduck
Yuriko Cho
Kathi and David Chorneyko
Lucille Cipriano
Robert and Judy Clark
Tara Conant
Marta Cone
Colleen Coogan
Yvonne Cook
Elizabeth Dame
Benjamin Davis
Ashleigh Day
Frances De Gelia
Dr. PJ Deitschel
Jacki Del Val
Lisa Mae DeMasi
Mary Denton
Stephen Dilts
Janet Dingwell
Lisa Dostich
Cornellius Duckworth
Susan Dudley
Des Durrant
Doreen Dykes
Todd Easley
Martha Elkins
Tiffany Elliot
Selina English
Nadia Erdolen
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Elizabeth Fletcher
Olga Flick
Paul Fortin
George Foster
Andrea Fought
Barbara Frane Church
Bruce Frankish
Liz Fritzinger
Carmen Frost
Charles Frost
Judith Fruge
Lorraine Gadala
Pauline Gallie
Paula George
Jackie Geyer
Carolyn and Chris Gilson
Lou Ann Giunta
Andrew Glick
Prisca Gloor
Leslie Goggans
Hanna Golan
D. Richard Goshin
Gilles Gosselin
James Gould
Beatrix Greve
Elaine Gronskis
Carol Grosser
Julie Guenther
Melanie Rachel Gutteea
Jennifer Hall
Theres Harkins
Selina Hayes
Frederick Hendricks
Marvin Henk
Restaurant & Bar
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• Anonymous
• Anonymous
Foundation
• Anonymous
FOUNDATION
• Bill Maher
• Anonymous
• Carlee McGrath
• Anonymous
• Sam Simon
• Anonymous
• anna j ware
• Anonymous
• James Bowers
• Anonymous
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• Bob Barker
• Tina Beriro
premium vegan meats
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• Dr. Daran Haber
• Lea Harris
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Steve Komie
Cary M. Mabley
Eric Margolis
Jim Nicol
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Inma Ortoll
Mary Prothro
Marco Antonio Regil
Anonymous
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Diane Myer Simon
Welfare Trust
Zombie
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Bisbee
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Deborah Claassen
Richard Culp
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Barbara Dauphin
Michel David-Weill
Rick Davis
Patricia Delemos
Cindy Doumani
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Kulkarni
Brian J. Field
Debbie Fong
Alyne Fortgang
Kathryn Fox-Winokur
Kathy Freston
S. Kendall Gold
Deborah Goodman
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Joyce Project
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Narda A. Kramer
David Krasne
Linda Look
Sally Mackler
Jennifer Maitland
Brooks McCormick
David Monbaron
Anonymous
Kyle Muters
Anne W. Noonan
Charles Otto
Jannette Patterson
Joan Payden
Belle Price
Anonymous
Nancy Richards
Anonymous
Linda Ritholz
Lavonne Rodstein
Phil Rome
Kathy Ruttenberg
Susan Schmidt
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Gerald B. Shreiber
Russell Simmons
Al and Judy Smith
Lawrence Stockton
Bob Tuschman
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K. Brent Venable
Diane Warren
Dr. Richard Wernick
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• Elise Assaraf
• Bridget Barrow
• Barbara Baxter
• Frederick Bear
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• Anonymous
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Mridu Hari Dalmia
Shera Danese-Falk
Sandra Davidson
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Louis Dorfman
Joyce Doria
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Dennis Erdman
Jessie Ewing
Karen Farrar
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Paul Fortin
Jorja Fox
Ann Garfield
Robert Glaze
Nancy Goeschel
Brad Goldberg
Thomas Graffy
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Robert G. Grimley
Susan Gunst
Leslie Haines
William E. Hamilton
Jorgensen
Dr. Patricia Herzog
Randolph Huebsch
Clifford Hunte
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Vikki Johnston
Kathleen Josey
Grace Kadoya
Minkyoung Kim
Sue Klapholz
Sandy Knudsen
Erwin Kuechau
Sujata Kulkarni
Dawn Ladd
Anonymous
Dr. Melissa Li
Kim Liebowitz
Deborah Lucas
Marjorie Lucero
Eileen Mandel
Anonymous
Mireille McGail
Sherryl Melchiorre
David Milner
Holoien
Cathy Morton
Donny Moss
Sandra Moss
Gina Myers
Margery Nicolson
David Niekerk
Others First
Stephen L. Owens
Holly Pearson
Patricia A. Petro
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Shiva Rajaraman
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Elizabeth Steele
Mimi Steitz
Joanna Stroz
Sonia Swartz
Clare Eddy Thaw
Brett Thompson
Mary Toynbee
Donna Turley
Jay and Liza Turley
Muriel Van Housen
Francis Walsh
Dr. Georgiana White
Travis Viola
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Mary Yarborough
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Suzanne Baldwin
Rebecca Banchero
Earlene Barry
Robert Bartho
Sandra Battaglini
Harvey Bear
Heidi Beck
Richard Beilock
Ron Belkin
Lori Bell
Toube L. Benedetto
Marlene Bennett
Richard Bevis
Virginia Birge
Donna Bonomo
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Colleen Coogan
Yvonne Cook
Elizabeth Dame
Benjamin Davis
Ashleigh Day
Frances De Gelia
Dr. PJ Deitschel
Jacki Del Val
Lisa Mae DeMasi
Mary Denton
Stephen Dilts
Janet Dingwell
Lisa Dostich
Susan Dudley
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Pauline Gallie
Paula George
Jackie Geyer
Lou Ann Giunta
Andrew Glick
Prisca Gloor
Leslie Goggans
Hanna Golan
D. Richard Goshin
Gilles Gosselin
James Gould
Beatrix Greve
Elaine Gronskis
Carol Grosser
Julie Guenther
Jennifer Hall
Theres Harkins
Selina Hayes
Frederick Hendricks
Marvin Henk
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Brian J. Field
Debbie Fong
Alyne Fortgang
Kathryn Fox-Winokur
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T H E C A MEL
Who Lost His Hump
Recognizing that he was at death’s door, Animal Rahat
veterinarians gained custody of him and took him to
their Home for Retired Bullocks, where he was given
a good meal, a medicated bath, and a handmade
blanket to keep his frail frame warm overnight.
They also removed his painful nose peg and replaced
it with a comfortable cotton halter. Within a few
months, Waheed—which means
“handsome” in Arabic—had
gained over 300 pounds and
gai
his hump had returned!
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Karan (left) and Waheed
Two other camels,
Tracy and Badshah,
were rescued from
circuses after Animal
Rahat inspectors
documented abusive
conditions there. Tracy
was suffering from an
untreated skin condition,
and Badshah was
covered with mud, not
given access to food or
water, and suffering from a
torn nasal septum caused by
rough yanking on his nose peg.
Badshah
A fourth camel, Karan, was found terribly neglected—
emaciated, dehydrated, and nearly bald. He also
had lacerations on his hip and head. Animal Rahat
representatives went to the local police station to seek
custody, but the owner’s family members descended
on the station, shouting that they would never let him
go. Fortunately, the police understood that Karan was
in danger and transferred custody to Animal Rahat.
Today, all four camels are thriving at Animal Rahat’s
sanctuary. They go for daily walks and have even
made friends with some of the resident bullocks.
Founded by PETA President Ingrid Newkirk, Animal
Rahat provides working animals in India with crucial
veterinary care as well as a peaceful retirement at its
sanctuary. To offer support and help give animals like
Waheed, Badshah, Tracy, and Karan a chance at a
better life, please visit AnimalRahat.com.
Tracy
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals • 501 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510 • 757-622-PETA • PETA.org
Cover photo: © Modfos | Dreamstime.com • Tracy, Waheed, and Karan: © Aneesh Sankarankutty • Badshah: © Koustubh Pol
Waheed
Did you know that camels store extra fat in their humps
to help them survive lean times? But when camels are
deprived of food and water for too long, their humps
waste away. That is what was happening to 14-year-old
Waheed when he was found by the PETA-supported
animal-relief organization Animal Rahat. He had been
tied under a bridge in Maharashtra, India. He was
bone-thin, severely dehydrated, and suffering from
liver disease and a skin condition that had caused
most of his hair to fall out. But his owner was still
trying to wring every last rupee out of him by forcing
him to give rides to tourists.

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