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Virginia residents can call to have PeTA's "shelter" status revoked

Posted by Pat B! on March 30, 2008, 11:18 am, in reply to "Followup column on PeTA's threat against PetConnection"
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Here is a blog that describes the situation - since PeTA kills 97% of the animals they take in, it becomes very questionable as to whether they satisfy Virginia state's legal definition of a "shelter" under which they are operating:

http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2008/03/people-euthanizing-thousands-of-animals.html

And here is the site with the information on the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services who can be called at 804-786-2483 to do the inspection:

http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/animals/welfare.shtml