What exactly happened in the Peta trial?
November 13th, 2009 | by admin |All I know is that 2 employees were killing cats and dogs. Was it just these employees or the whole organization. Also, do they still euthanise animals? Did the group appologize for their employees actions?
Please answer. I am very interested in learning more about what exactly happened.
It’s over, folks. A North Carolina jury has acquitted two PETA employees of Animal Cruelty and Obtaining Property By False Pretenses. Guilty verdicts were handed down for Littering, in connection with PETA employees Adria Hinkle and Andrew Cook’s improper disposal of their furry victims’ bodies. Hinkle and Cook were each given suspended 10-day jail sentences, 12 months’ probation, 50 hours of community service, a $1,000 fine, and nearly $3,000 in restitution. And PETA’s "death van" has been confiscated by the town of Ahoskie, NC.
While we certainly didn’t see these "Not Guilty" verdicts coming, we’ll give PETA’s highly paid lawyers credit for blowing enough smoke and sowing enough confusion to confuse a jury. (That’s their job, after all.) But it has now been established in court that PETA, in fact, kills animals. Inevitably, more and more of PETA’s naive supporters will get a clue.
From July 1998 through the end of 2005, PETA killed over 14,400 dogs, cats, and other "companion animals" — at its Norfolk, Virginia headquarters. That’s more than five defenseless animals every day. Not counting the dogs and cats PETA spayed and neutered, the group put to death over 90 percent of the animals it took in during 2005 alone. And its angel-of-death pattern shows no sign of changing.
The organization has been criticized for some of its campaigns, for the actions of some of its employees regarding their treatment of animals, and for the number of animals it euthanizes.
PETA is against the no kill movement and euthanizes the majority of animals that are given to them. It recommends euthanasia for animals, for certain breeds of animals (e.g. pit bull terriers) and in certain situations for unwanted animals in shelters: for example, for those living for long periods in cramped cages. Ingrid Newkirk has said: "Our service is to provide a peaceful and painless death to animals who no one wants." PETA recommends the use of an intravenous injection of sodium pentobarbital provided it is administered by a trained professional.
PETA condemned the dumping as against their policy, and suspended one of the employees involved for 90 days. Police charged the two employees with 31 felony counts of animal cruelty and eight misdemeanor counts of illegal disposal of dead animals. In October, these charges were dropped, and replaced with 42 combined counts of animal cruelty, and 3 counts of "obtaining property under false pretense". In the trial, which began on January 22, 2007, both workers were acquitted of all charges, including animal cruelty charges, except a misdemeanor count for improper disposing of the euthanized animals.
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By Buckie on Nov 13, 2009 | Reply
It’s over, folks. A North Carolina jury has acquitted two PETA employees of Animal Cruelty and Obtaining Property By False Pretenses. Guilty verdicts were handed down for Littering, in connection with PETA employees Adria Hinkle and Andrew Cook’s improper disposal of their furry victims’ bodies. Hinkle and Cook were each given suspended 10-day jail sentences, 12 months’ probation, 50 hours of community service, a $1,000 fine, and nearly $3,000 in restitution. And PETA’s "death van" has been confiscated by the town of Ahoskie, NC.
While we certainly didn’t see these "Not Guilty" verdicts coming, we’ll give PETA’s highly paid lawyers credit for blowing enough smoke and sowing enough confusion to confuse a jury. (That’s their job, after all.) But it has now been established in court that PETA, in fact, kills animals. Inevitably, more and more of PETA’s naive supporters will get a clue.
From July 1998 through the end of 2005, PETA killed over 14,400 dogs, cats, and other "companion animals" — at its Norfolk, Virginia headquarters. That’s more than five defenseless animals every day. Not counting the dogs and cats PETA spayed and neutered, the group put to death over 90 percent of the animals it took in during 2005 alone. And its angel-of-death pattern shows no sign of changing.
The organization has been criticized for some of its campaigns, for the actions of some of its employees regarding their treatment of animals, and for the number of animals it euthanizes.
PETA is against the no kill movement and euthanizes the majority of animals that are given to them. It recommends euthanasia for animals, for certain breeds of animals (e.g. pit bull terriers) and in certain situations for unwanted animals in shelters: for example, for those living for long periods in cramped cages. Ingrid Newkirk has said: "Our service is to provide a peaceful and painless death to animals who no one wants." PETA recommends the use of an intravenous injection of sodium pentobarbital provided it is administered by a trained professional.
PETA condemned the dumping as against their policy, and suspended one of the employees involved for 90 days. Police charged the two employees with 31 felony counts of animal cruelty and eight misdemeanor counts of illegal disposal of dead animals. In October, these charges were dropped, and replaced with 42 combined counts of animal cruelty, and 3 counts of "obtaining property under false pretense". In the trial, which began on January 22, 2007, both workers were acquitted of all charges, including animal cruelty charges, except a misdemeanor count for improper disposing of the euthanized animals.
References :
http://www.petakillsanimals.com/Trial.cfm
http://www.petakillsanimals.com/petaKillsAnimals.cfm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_for_the_Ethical_Treatment_of_Animals