PETA, like many, many organizations, are neither all bad nor all good. PETA has done a lot FOR animals, probably more than many other so called 'animal groups' (HSUS, ASPCA come to mind....), but there are some very, very sketchy concepts floating around there, too. I like them for the good they do, and dislike them for some of the radical, hard line concepts, too.

The take away? Start local, stay local and have SOME idea where your charity dollars are going to.