Posted on 06/16/2005 7:28:40 PM PDT by Altair333
PETA possibly involved with dead dogs
By Cal Bryant AHOSKIE - A month-long investigation into animal cruelty has resulted in a pair of arrests, individuals possibly linked with PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).
On Wednesday, Andrew Benjamin Cook, 24, of 504 Tree Top Street, Virginia Beach, Va. and Adria Joy Hinkle, 27, of 1602 Claremont Ave., Norfolk, Va. were each charged with 31 felony counts of animal cruelty and eight misdemeanor counts each of illegal disposal of dead animals.
Both were transported to the Hertford County jail, each under a $35,500 secured bond.
Ahoskie Police Chief Troy Fitzhugh said Cook and Hinkle posted bond prior to incarceration.
"We've been investigating animal cruelty and illegal disposal of dead animals within our city for the last four weeks," Fitzhugh said. "Our investigators determined that these incidents were occurring every Wednesday for approximately one month."
Yesterday (Wednesday) law enforcement officials with the Ahoskie Police and Bertie County Sheriff's Office were able to observe a white panel van drive next to the commercial dumpster located behind Piggly Wiggly in Newmarket Shopping Center. A person in the van tossed several dark-colored bags in the dumpster before the van attempted to pull away.
At that time, a traffic stop was initiated on the van - a vehicle occupied by Cook and Hinkle.
The bags located in the dumpster contained 18 dead dogs, including one bag containing seven puppies. An additional 13 dead dogs were found in the van.
A license check revealed the van was registered to PETA in Norfolk, Va.
It is not yet confirmed if Cook and Hinkle are official representatives of the animal rights group.
However, Detective Sgt. Ed Pittman of the Bertie Sheriff's Office confirmed, through the county's Animal Control Officer, that Cook and Hinkle identified themselves as PETA representatives from Norfolk, Va.
"According to Barry (Anderson, Bertie's Animal Officer), the man and woman told him they were picking up the dogs to take them back to Norfolk where they would find them good homes," Pittman said.
Pittman added that as far as he knew, persons identifying themselves as PETA representatives had picked-up live dogs at the Bertie Animal Shelter for at least the last two months.
Anderson, also involved in Wednesday's surveillance and subsequent arrest, was able to positively identify nearly all of the dogs found in the dumpster as the ones picked-up just a few hours earlier on Wednesday by Cook and Hinkle.
"Barry documents the animals as they are received at the animal shelter," Pittman noted.
Two of the 31 dogs were kept for an autopsy. The remainder were properly buried on Town of Ahoskie property.
Chief Fitzhugh praised the work of his lead investigator, Detective Sgt. Jeremy Roberts, as well as the outstanding corporation between his agency and Bertie County Sheriff Greg Atkins and his investigators.
http://www.roanoke-chowannewsherald.com/articles/2005/06/16/news/anews1.txt
There's a great Penn & Teller "Bullshit" Episode on PETA.
Their publicly available financial records show that they bought a large freezer for storing cadavers. They kill animals just like the government animal shelters whose employees they give death threats too.
The number 2 chick at PETA is also an insulin dependent diabetic whose medicine is made from animal products and research.
And so much more...
Typical liberal hypocrite monsters, far worse and far more evil than those they criticize.
Just wondering out loud.
You gotta love PETA.
They were collecting these animals, no doubt telling all of their donors that they were finding them good homes. Then they minimized costs by killing them. Does anybody actually know anybody who has ever gotten an animal from PeTA? I know they collect a lot of animals, but where do they go?
Into the dumpster behind the Piggly Wiggly, apparently...
You wonder if they even bothered to kill them humanely. These people are worse that beasts.
Anderson, also involved in Wednesday's surveillance and subsequent arrest, was able to positively identify nearly all of the dogs found in the dumpster as the ones picked-up just a few hours earlier on Wednesday by Cook and Hinkle.
TOO BIZARRE FOR WORDS.
Is this not enough reason to secure a search warrent for the PETA HQ? Where is the SWAT team when you need them.
Good, I hope this makes front page news in all the lefty press, such as the Village Voice, etc.
I delisted myself from the last vegan email group not too long ago. Too much self righteousness and not enough happiness and enjoying healthy living. I'm glad this news is coming out. Many PETA leadership members need to be whacked off the pedestal.
Never mind.
How can they charge these people with animal cruelty for disposing of dead dogs? Sounds like charging due to assumptions.
PETA would be euthanizing human beings and throwing the corpses in dumpsters if they thought they could get away with it.
From the title I had visions of Peta-philes involved in necrophilia with dead dogs.
These news headlines are really ridiculous.
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