What is People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals?
'''People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals''' ('''PETA''') is one of the [[earth|world's]] largest non-[[profit]] [[organisation|organisations]] about [[animal rights]]. The four main beliefs of PETA are that animals are not to be used for [[food]], [[clothes]], [[exploitation]] or [[Animal testing|testing]]. The [[headquarters]] of the organization is in [[Norfolk, Virginia]] in the [[United States]]. PETA was started by [[Ingrid Newkirk]] and Alex Pacheco in 1980. PETA has protested [[fast food]] chain [[KFC]] for the way it [[kill]]s [[chicken]]s and also for jallikattu or sallikattu in [[Tamil Nadu]] ([[India]]). In the past, it has protested many corporations including [[Iams]], which makes pet food. PETA's main [[website]] is made for [[adult]]s and [[vegan]]s. They also have another website called PETA2 which is made for [[teenager]]s who are [[vegetarian]], [[veganism|vegan]] or still deciding. PETA says it has over nine million members.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Mission Statement |url=http://www.peta.org/about-peta/ |publisher=People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals |accessdate=16 March 2023}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commons category}} * [http://www.peta.org PETA (General)] * [http://www.peta.org.uk PETA (UK)] * [https://www.youtube.com/user/officialpeta YouTube profile] * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPX0kJ-aWLW6yXNmOaNVdUg PETA UK] on YouTube [[Category:Animal rights]] [[Category:Non-profit organizations of the United States]] [[Category:Ethics]] [[Category:Norfolk, Virginia]]