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In 2008, meat industry lobby group the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) said in a news release that "[a]n official report filed by PETA itself shows that the animal rights group put to death nearly every dog, cat, and other pet it took in for adoption in 2006," with a kill rate of 97.4 percent. [169]
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has noted a marked decrease in euthanasia rates since 2011 [47] and the Humane Society of the United States reported that euthanasia of animals in shelters has been declining sharply since 1970. [48] In addition, the reasons for euthanasia vary.
The remaining $22 million will be parceled out over the next three years — $9.9 million in 2023-24, $9.6 million in 2024-25 and $2.5 million in 2025-26. ... Is the euthanasia rate ‘just a ...
From 1998 to 2011, the euthanasia rate of animals that entered the Austin, TX, city shelter went from 85% to less than 10%, and as of 2011 Austin is the largest no-kill city in the United States. [35] In August 2011, the City celebrated its highest save-rate month ever, in which the shelter saved 96% of all impounded animals. [36]
As shelters nationwide work to keep euthanasia rates down, attendees of the 2022 Best Friends National Conference gathered in Raleigh to swap strategies. The group’s goal is to end space-based ...
Director James Gunn has been named PETA’s 2023 Person of the Year. Per the animal rights organization, Gunn has been selected “for using impressive and stunningly well-crafted CGI animals to ...
Ingrid Elizabeth Newkirk (née Ward; born June 11, 1949) is a British-American animal activist, author and the president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the world's largest animal rights organization. Newkirk founded PETA in March 1980 with fellow animal rights activist Alex Pacheco.
Rates of euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) have increased substantially in developed countries, with wide variance in the rates of increase. [61] Eligibility for euthanasia varies across jurisdictions where it is legal. [62] Some countries such as Belgium and the Netherlands allow euthanasia for mental illness. [63]