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The Disturbing Link Between PETA and Domestic Terrorism By William John Hagan
Houston Home Journal (Perry GA) ^ | July 29, 2005 | William John Hagan

Posted on 06/28/2005 8:05:20 PM PDT by WJHII

The Disturbing Link Between PETA and Domestic Terrorism By William John Hagan Houston Home Journal 06/29/2005

This week the organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) came up on the national radar screen. Two PETA employees, one named Adria Joy Hinkle, were arrested for disposing of dead animals in a shopping center's dumpster. The animals had been killed by PETA, which was astonishing given their incessant rhetoric about being the guardians of America’s pets. Police discovered 18 dead animals in the dumpster and 13 more in a PETA-owned van. It turns out that, unbeknownst to most Americans and PETA’s charitable donors, it is a common practice for PETA to euthanize healthy companion animals. In fact, it was discovered that over a six year period, of the 12,735 animals obtained by PETA’s Virginia headquarters only 2540 had actually been adopted out while the remaining 10,195 were destroyed. Daphna Nachminovitch, Director for PETA's Domestic Animal and Wildlife Department, conceded the following in an interview with Fox News: “Did we euthanize some animals who could have been adopted? Maybe.”

When contacted about this matter PETA assured me that it was definitely against their policy “to put the bodies of animals in dumpsters”. They further described the offending Ms. Hinkle as, “a caring soul”. Really? It seemed to me this was quite possibly an example of the fox guarding the chicken coop, and I had to wonder what other types of good works PETA might be doing to our communities.

I interviewed Jen McClure, PETA’s Media Liaison, and concluded it would have been easier to get a straight answer out of Al-Qaeda. When questioned about certain facts, I was struck by her stark evasiveness. For example, it had been rumored that PETA had contributed defense money to the notorious domestic terrorist group ELF. The Earth Liberation Front is known for blowing up buildings, medical research labs and budding development communities. The FBI has estimated that ELF has committed more than 600 criminal acts in the United States since 1996, resulting in damages in excess of 43 million dollars. Naturally, it would be unthinkable to assume that PETA money was going to finance domestic terrorism, however, when asked if “PETA directly or indirectly donated money to the Earth Liberation Front (ELF)” McClure, at first, refused to answer. Later, after checking with her superiors she stated, “PETA has no involvement with alleged ELF actions.” Then, in a propaganda spiel worthy of Baghdad Bob, she went on to define terrorism as the “violence inflicted on billions of animals annually in the meat, dairy, experimentation, tobacco, fur, leather, and circus industries.” Or, some would say, in PETA’s animal shelters.

As it turns out, McClure later admitted that PETA did give a grant of $1500 to Craig Rosebraugh, a leading member of ELF and their self-declared spokesman. Mr. Rosebraugh stated goals are to: “Attack the financial centers of the country. Physically shut down financial centers which regulate and assist the functioning of U.S. economy.” Further it’s been reported that PETA gave $45,000 to the defense of Rod Coronado, an Animal Liberation Front (ALF) member who was convicted of a fire bombing at Michigan State University.

For years, PETA has duped good people into donating their hard earned money to this organization under its claim of helping animals. The truth is that PETA kills thousands of pets each year and financially supports domestic terrorists. The time has come for the IRS to revoke PETA’s tax free status and for the FBI to begin an investigation into their possible fraudulent and criminal conduct.

Letters to the editor can be e-mailed to: hhj@evansnewspapers.com

William John Hagan can be visited on the Internet at: http://williamjohnhagan.blogspot.com


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Georgia; US: North Carolina; US: Virginia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alf; animals; deepecology; domesticterrorism; elf; euthanize; hagan; killing; leftistagenda; peta; terrorism

1 posted on 06/28/2005 8:05:28 PM PDT by WJHII
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To: WJHII
Daphna Nachminovitch, Director for PETA's Domestic Animal and Wildlife Department, conceded the following in an interview with Fox News: “Did we euthanize some animals who could have been adopted? Maybe.”

Maybe, we need to start throwing paint on PETA members, and calling them murderers.

2 posted on 06/28/2005 8:08:30 PM PDT by Paul Atreides (Do something nice for a Gitmo detainee: buy him a pit bull, for his cell.)
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To: WJHII

Bump.


3 posted on 06/28/2005 8:18:49 PM PDT by Rocko
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To: WJHII

PETA are some of the scariest, most evil subhumans on the planet. Only their stupidity and general air of loserish incompetence prevents them from being worse than groups like al-Qaeda. Muslim terrorists may hate infidels, but PETA hates ALL humans. They really do want all of us to die.


4 posted on 06/28/2005 8:55:13 PM PDT by Trimegistus
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To: WJHII

bump


5 posted on 06/28/2005 9:06:26 PM PDT by RaceBannon ((Prov 28:1 KJV) The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.)
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To: WJHII

Pagans Euthanizing Throwaway Animals


6 posted on 06/28/2005 9:26:34 PM PDT by theymakemesick (Adjusted for inflation, Clinton's 1997 $42m inauguration cost 25% more than W's $40m in 2005)
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To: theymakemesick

Psychotics Exterminating Tame Animals


7 posted on 06/28/2005 10:10:55 PM PDT by Salamander (We're pain, we're steel, a plot of knives. We're Transmaniacon MC!)
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To: WJHII

I think it's long past time that Ingrid Newkirk be stripped and staked out in the woods for the bears and coyotes.


8 posted on 06/28/2005 10:19:00 PM PDT by Noumenon (Activist judges - out of touch, out of tune, but not out of reach.)
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To: devolve

domestic terrorism ping


9 posted on 06/29/2005 12:09:29 AM PDT by ntnychik
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To: ntnychik


PETA's "Vegan-Guru"

Bruce Friedrich - Terrorist


10 posted on 06/29/2005 12:23:37 AM PDT by devolve (-------------------------------------------------)
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To: Trimegistus

"Muslim terrorists may hate infidels, but PETA hates ALL humans. They really do want all of us to die."

You are 100% correct! The media has treated these slime with kid gloves for far too long, they think they are cute. Their leader, Ingrid Newkirk, is absolutely insane and should really be put in a mental institution for our own good.


11 posted on 06/29/2005 1:59:36 AM PDT by jocon307 (Can we close the border NOW?)
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To: WJHII

I think if God didn't want us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them out of meat.


12 posted on 06/29/2005 2:14:14 AM PDT by Gum Shoe (I'm not a professional military officer, I just play one on TV.)
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To: theymakemesick

Pagans Euthanizing Throwaway Animals

Change the E to Eating.


13 posted on 06/29/2005 3:49:24 AM PDT by moog
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To: Gum Shoe

I think if God didn't want us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them out of meat.

Watch out or the People for the Extreme Treatment of Anything people will start in on not killing plants too!


14 posted on 06/29/2005 3:51:00 AM PDT by moog
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To: WJHII
McClure later admitted that PETA did give a grant of $1500 to Craig Rosebraugh, a leading member of ELF and their self-declared spokesman. Mr. Rosebraugh stated goals are to: “Attack the financial centers of the country. Physically shut down financial centers which regulate and assist the functioning of U.S. economy.”

No Terrorism here... Everyone go back to your homes... Nothing to see here

15 posted on 06/29/2005 4:02:11 AM PDT by Cowman (Just when you hit the bottom of the stupid hole you notice the guy next to you is digging)
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