Michele Fletcher
The Law / Culture / Family
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Anti-PETA petition logs 10,000 signatures in first week
Posted on: Thursday, January 29th, 2004 by Michele Fletcher
The Center for Consumer Freedom, a nonprofit organization funded by restaurants and food and beverage companies launched the petition and two national TV commercials after the group said it learned that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service is investigating PETA at its Norfolk, VA headquarters.
As a matter of policy, the IRS does not confirm or deny the status or undertaking of any investigation until its concluded, and a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney in Norfolk declined to comment on the alleged investigation.
PETA's press office did not return telephone calls for comment.
The CFC says since PETA pays no federal income taxes, American taxpayers provide the radical group with over $3 million in subsidies every year.
"By bankrolling arsonists, PETA has failed the public's trust," said CFC director of research David Martosko. "Animal welfare is certainly worthy of the government's support. But if PETA wants to pursue a violent approach to 'total animal liberation,' it shouldn't be allowed to do it on the public's dime."
In recent months, CFC has highlighted PETA's funding of more than $150,000 to criminal activists -- including...
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