PETA employees arrested on animal cruelty charges

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I was under the impression from the first article that these animals that were dumped were just being picked up from the shelters and vet's clinics and never even arrived at the PETA facility but were euthanized on the spot and dumped.

Barry Anderson, Bertie County's animal control officer, identified nearly all of the dumped dogs as ones that Cook and Hinkle picked up just a few hours earlier Wednesday, said Detective Sgt. Ed Pittman of the Bertie County Sheriff's Office.

PETA said unfortunately, even some healthy animals may be euthanized if PETA cannot find them homes.

They sure didn't even try to find them homes so how can they use that line as defense? This time it can't be said that the information is simply false propaganda put out by the Center for Consumer Freedom.

I'd like to know why if PETA is paying for their attorneys. An article Here says:

After they are killed, Newkirk said, the carcasses are supposed to be sent to a crematorium, not dumped in bins.

“That conduct disgusts us,� Newkirk said of the dumping. “It shames us. It violates our own protocols, it happened without our knowledge and can never be allowed to happen again. But our work is important and our work must go on.�

And yet:

A probable cause hearing was set for July 19 . PETA will pay for their attorneys, Newkirk said.