PETA Celebrates 30 Years Of Animal Accomplishments
Written by Vegetarian Star on September 24th, 2010 in Animal Issues, Charitable Causes And Campaigns.
PETA 30th Anniversary Gala
People love and hate People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in equal numbers, but no one can argue the organization doesn’t get noticed and get its message out. This weekend on September 25th, the group will celebrate its 30th anniversary at a sold out gala in Hollywood where celebrities who have worked with the animal rights group like Dave Navarro, Glee’s Lea Michele and Bob Barker will be honored. The event will be streamed live on the Internet.
What exactly has PETA done in the past three decades besides strip people to promote vegetarianism? You’d be pleasantly surprised if you don’t track the group’s record, which is outlined in a document titled “30 Reasons to Celebrate PETA’s 30th Anniversary.”
- The first ever felony animal cruelty conviction was obtained against factory farm workers after undercover investigations at a North Carolina pig-breeding farm found workers beating pregnant sows with metal rods and sawing off a conscious animal’s legs.
- The group’s exposure of the exotic skin trade of snakes and alligators prompted several large companies, Nike, Cole Haan, Victoria’s Secret, H&M, and Overstock.com, to stop selling these products.
- Dogs and cats can no longer be shot in military experiments after PETA successfully got a Defense Department Wound Lab shut down.
- Big oil companies like Mobil, Shell and Texaco were convinced to cap exhaust stacks, which were causing birds and bats to burn to death.
- The U.S. government has eliminated a $1 million subsidy to mink farmers.
- PETA convinced Burger King to adopt better animal welfare standards, which included allowing their hens more room to move. Other companies have followed BK’s lead.
Guess the moral of the story is, never underestimate provacative ladies in lettuce bikinis or seemingly wacky public displays to prove a point. There’s obviously a lot more to this organization than what catches the eye. More on PETA’s last three decades of accomplishments here.
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