Year Receivedï¿½ Adopted Killed Transferred % Killed % Adopted 2005 2145 146 1946 69 90.7 06.8 2004 2,640 361 2,278 1 86.3 13.7 2003 2,224 312 1,911 1 85.9 14.0 2002 2,680 382 2,298 2 85.7 14.3 2001 2,685 703 1,944 14 72.4 26.2 2000 2,684 624 2,029 28 75.6 23.2 1999 1,805 386 1,328 91 73.6 21.4 * 1998 943 133 685 125 72.6 14.1 Total 17,806 3,047 14,419 331 80.1 17.1

* figures represent the second half of 1998 only

ï¿½ other than spay/neuter animals -column G on PETA's paperwork

See PETA's paperwork

According to Newkirk's figures, year after year PETA has killed more animals than 80% of the animal control shelters in the State of Virginia. 1 In 2003 the Norfolk SPCA found adoptive homes for 73 percent of its animals. The Virginia Beach SPCA adopted out 66 percent. The same year PETA could only manage 14 percent. Note the steady increase in the rate of PETA's killing since 1998. And these are just the deaths PETA admits to. The accuracy of this data came into question the instant PETA was caught red-handed killing animals that it promised to adopt out and hiding the dead bodies in other people's dumpsters in the middle of the night. NEWKIRK PEDDLES PETA'S KILL SKILLS TO POUNDS

Newkirk's killing spree doesn't stop there. For years Newkirk has been hawking PETA as killers-for-hire to pounds throughout the state. Instead of using its annual budget of $29,000,000 to negotiate a better life for these animals, Newkirk has been offering to do the pound's killing for them in her 'softer and gentler' way. Just how many kittens and puppies she's responsible for killing may never be known. Newkirk Opposes No-Kill Sheltering

Newkirk staunchly opposes a no-kill goal despite an avalanche of worldwide supporters including several dozen shelters in PETA's home state which have adopted the philosophy. In 2005 PETA came out with a scathing cover article on why no-kill shelters won't work and says its supporters 'have no clue'. In 2000 Newkirk told a reporter: "It sounds lovely if you're naive. We could become a no-kill shelter immediately. It means we wouldn't do as much work." If by 'work' she means killi ng, many would agree. Reportedly PETA has been quite busy rounding up thousands of animals statewide from vet offices, pounds, rescues and guardians; leaving each group with the indelible impression the donated animals would be adopted; then procuring and warehousing enough chemicals to kill thousands; and finally, disposing of all those bodies without anyone catching on..... The latter was probably the most challenging task for a notorious organization that for decades has been vehemently protesting the killing of animals at anyone else's hand. Some dead bodies presumably wound up in a huge freezer, which cost PETA $9,370 according to a tax return. (What else would vegans do with a walk-in freezer?) Others mysteriously popped up in commercial dumpsters at shopping centers. Each known drop was on a Wednesday in the wee-hours, about 30 carcasses per load, the bodies always encased in heavy-duty black plastic bags. These regular 'deliveries' were first noticed 18-months ago. Newkirk has doggedly defended PETA's killing to date. But the question begs: if she truly believes her killing is justified, why the wee-hour dumping and the cover up?



PETA Endorses Trapping and Killing Feral Cats

Killing seems to be a continuing theme at PETA. Apparently death is Newkirk's "all-sizes-fit-one" solution for stray cats as well. PETA publishes instructions encouraging the public to end their misery by trapping them and disposing of them at the neighborhood pound where they are almost certain to die. The manual reads, "Please do not allow the prospect of euthanasia to deter you from trapping cats." Newkirk ignores the long-standing practice of TNR or TNRM- Trapping, Neutering, Releasing and Monitoring. This allows cats to live unfettered outdoors for years with the help of human caregivers who provid e food and medical treatment including spay and neuter. In September 2003, PETA battled local rescuers to block a neuter/return program proposed to the city of Newport News. 1 PETA is the last major animal advocacy group in the U.S. that overtly opposes TNR feral cat control and no-kill sheltering. 1 NEWKIRK ACCUSED OF KILLING CAT COLONIES SUPERVISED BY RESCUES

In March 1998, Animal People published an allegation of Norfolk cat-rescuer, John Newton. He claimed that for three years 'a hit squad,' led initially by Newkirk, trapped colonies of cats they knew were being cared for by rescue Meower Power and took many to their deaths at kill pounds. Newkirk's Employees Caught in the Act - a Story about Deception and DeaTH

THE STAKE-OUT after entering the van. The dead animals found on June 15 came from at least three sources - where each were led to believe PETA was saving the day by helping to find homes for the adoptable. Bertie County Manager Zee Lamb said he believed the animals were being taken for evaluation and "the ones that were adoptable would be adopted," and euthanasia would be only a last resort. Sue Gay, health director for Northampton County, said she assumed the same. Others animals came from Northhampton County pound where Veterinarian James Brown worked. He said he turned over many animals to PETA. ï¿½When they started taking them, they said they would try to find homes for them,ï¿½ he told the Virginian-Pilot. ï¿½Nobody ever checked on them.ï¿½ More dead came from Ahoskie Animal Hospital according to vet Patrick Proctor. ï¿½They came to the office last Wednesday and picked up the cat and two kittens," he told Roanoke-Chowen reporters immediately after the arrests. "They were just kittens we were trying to find homes for. PETA said they would do that...So imagine my surprise when I learned they allegedly dumped dead animals in a trash bin later that same day." He said the animals ï¿½were in good health and were very adoptable, especially the kittens.ï¿½ Proctor was asked to examine one of the dead animals taken from the PETA crime scene. ï¿½The animal that I found was a very healthy six-month puppy that had been killed that day,ï¿½ he told TV station WNCT Channel 9. "It was a six month old lab mix and appeared to be in very, very good shape...and he had received some type of injection in his front right leg," he said. ï¿½PETA will never pick up another animal from my practice.ï¿½ Since 2001, PETA has taken animals from shelters in Bertie, Hertford and Northampton counties and the town of Windsor. No one knows how many of those were killed by PETA or dumped in trash cans.



Read about 220 more dead animals found in trash bags, infra. PETA APOLOGIZES FOR ILLEGAL DUMPING, BUT NOT FOR KILLING HEALTHY ANIMALS

PETA issued apologies after the criminal acts but these were limited to the dumping of the bodies in someone else's dumpster. No apology was given for killing adoptable kittens, puppies and small dogs. David Harrell, who manages the store where the animals were dumped, received a letter from Newkirk apologizing and offering money, stating, "If it is true, as it appears, that our staff members have done this, PETA owes you a huge apology. Such conduct is hideous and absolutely violates PETA policy. Although the case is pending, I would like to pay for any expenses that you might have incurred in dealing with body disposal or related matters. Please let me have a bill for that and I will see that it is promptly attended to." 1 PETA issued another apology limited to the dumping of the bodies on August 15, 2005 in response to an article on the PETA arrests by Randy Cassingham of This is True: "A terrible mistake was made with the dead bodies, but no secret was made of the fact that PETA euthanizes animals and that the animals retrieved from the pounds would be provided with a humane death." But veterinarians and animal control officers disagreed. They told police PETA workers promised to find homes for the animals rather than euthanize them. The grand jury apparently did not buy PETA's version. Criminal indictments were handed down charging PETA staff members with obtaining animals under false pretenses.



Read additional details about the PETA crime and charges: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 more allegations of peTA deaths, crimes & disappearances

HUNDREDS MORE DEAD BODIES IN DUMPSTERS!

The Ahoskie dumping on June 15, 2005 was not an isolated incident. Harrell said over a period of 18 months, dead animals were found on a regular basis in Ahoskie dumpsters, apparently dumped in the wee hours on Wednesdays. In every instance, the bodies were inside industrial-strength black bags. 1 Harrell told a Norfolk television station, "They just slung the doors [open] and started throwing dogs ... beautiful cats. I saw a [dead] beagle last week that was pregnant ... last week it was 23 or 24 dogs ... it's happened to us nine times ... they drove straight from there, straight here, and disposed of the dogs in 30 seconds." Inquiring minds are asking: Where else were bodies dumped that have yet to be discovered?



70 ADDITIONAL DEAD ANIMALS DISCOVERED!

A few days after the arrests, officials in Greenville, North Carolina told WNCT-TV News they found in excess of 70 dead animals that could possibly be linked to PETA. They are in addition to the bodies found in grocery dumpsters. 150 MORE EUTHANIZED DOGS FOUND IN TRASH BAGS IN VIRGINIA!

Just prior to the June, 2005 PETA arrests, an eerily similar event occurred. On April 8, 2005 MSNBC reported that 150 euthanized dogs were found in industrial-strength trash bags in PETA'S home state. A construction worker made the grisly discovery on a remote road outside of Gate City. The bags contained various breeds, including Rottweilers, German shepherds, Labradors and a few small-breed dogs. Sheriffï¿½s investigator Chris Holder said, ï¿½Iï¿½ve never seen anything like it. It looks like a deliberate dumping.ï¿½ 1 Just the tip of the iceberg? GUARDIANS WHO GAVE PETA THEIR PETS THOUGHT THEY WOULD GET ADOPTED

A former PETA employee told a reporter: "a teary-eyed man showed up at PETA headquarters one day with his beloved pet rabbit. The man had grown old and sick and was no longer able to care properly for his friend. He supplied a cage, bed, toys, and even vet records for this pet. He was assured by PETA workers that they would take "good care" of his rabbit and find him a home. The man left distraught but no doubt believing that his friend would be able to live out the rest of his life in a loving, compassionate home...PETA workers carried him to the 'death house' immediately and ended his life!" The employee said there are many similar examples. 1 Former director of Norfolk's SPCA, Dana Cheek, wrote "I often receive phone calls from frantic people who have surrendered their pets to PETA with the understanding that PETA will "find them a good home...Little do they know that the pets are killed in the PETA van before they even pull away from the pet owner's home."



RESCUES FEAR THE WORST FOR ANIMALS THEY GAVE TO PETA TO ADOPT

The recent arrests have local rescues frantic with worry about the animals they gave PETA.