People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

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Animal rights organisation PETA India recently called for withdrawal of the Centre’s proposed rules on animal experimentation, claiming it could weaken existing protections for animals.

About People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 

• It is a nongovernmental organization (NGO) committed to ending abusive treatment of animals in business and society and promoting consideration of animal interests in everyday decision-making and general policies and practices.
• It is the largest animal rights organization in the world.
• PETA was founded in 1980 by Ingrid Newkirk and Alex Pacheco, who were influenced by Australian ethicist Peter Singer’s book Animal Liberation (1975). 
• It is based in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, with entities worldwide.
• Initially recognized for exposing cruelty in research laboratories, PETA has grown into a global entity with over ten million members and considerable annual expenditures. 
• The very heart of all of PETA’s actions is the idea that it is the right of all beings—human and nonhuman alike—to be free from harm.  
• PETA advocates that animals should not be used for human benefit and promotes alternatives made possible by technological advancements. 
• PETA opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview, and focuses on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: 
  • in laboratories; 
  • in the food industry;
  • in the clothing trade; and 
  • in the entertainment business.
• PETA also works on a variety of other issues, including the cruel killing of rodents, birds, and other animals who are often considered “pests” and cruelty to domesticated animals.
• PETA works through public education, investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, protests, and negotiations with companies and regulatory agencies.

News: NIE

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