PETA killed more than 1,600 cats and dogs at...

By Katie Davies

Animal rights charity PETA killed almost 90 per cent of dogs and cats placed in the care of the shelter at its Virginia headquarters last year, it has been revealed today.

The charity, well-known for attention grabbing publicity campaigns such as the 'I'd rather go naked' anti-fur campaign, euthanized 1,647 cats and dogs last year and only placed 19 in new homes according to the data submitted to the Virginia Department for Agriculture and Consumer Services.

PETA told Mail Online that the animals they take in at the center are 'unadoptable', however 89.4 per cent of pets is much higher than their own approximation that half of animals taken to shelters end up being euthanized.

Not long ago PETA was in hot water for getting caught doing this. Charities seemingly are becoming nothing more than a scam be it for humans or animals. It seems people are always ripping off the people from these huge organizations.

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CIVIL UNREST is coming Mar 21, 2013, 4:40pm UTC

PETA killed more than 1,600 cats and dogs at its Virginia headquarters last year - almost 90% of the animals handed over to the charity's American shelter

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Ellen T P. Mar 21, 2013, 7:31pm UTC

This makes me sad...thanks for sharing

CIVIL UNREST is coming Mar 21, 2013, 8:09pm UTC

your welcome Ellen, sorry for such sad news, but loo at it this way it's better to know that way we can all seek out true animal lovers so they can really get good homes from the heart and not for dollars.

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Thomas R. Mar 21, 2013, 8:16pm UTC

seek out true animal lovers so they can really get good homes from the heart and not for dollars. You are one of God's Angels Civil! Your husband is a very lucky man!

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PETA killed more than 1,600 cats and dogs at its Virginia headquarters last year - almost 90% of the animals handed over to the charity's American shelter

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