2018-03-17T19:20:27-04:00 2017-07-31 522190100 SAGGAR & ROSENBERG PC 1 CHURCH ST STE 204 ROCKVILLE MD 20850 990 2016-08-01 521218336 PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS INC PEOP 7579628364 501 FRONT STREET NORFOLK VA 23510 INGRID NEWKIRK PRESIDENT/SECRETARY 7579628364 2018-03-14 true SUSAN J ROSENBERG P00059813 3017389040 2018-03-17 39187F9C86AA00A24603BBAA83312A000B7CDCC8 3D318CC522448A09E4774359C64A1DC48C68CF80 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z INGRID NEWKIRK 501 FRONT STREET NORFOLK VA 23510 55331437 false X WWW.PETA.ORG X 1980 VA PROTECTION OF ANIMAL RIGHTS. 4 2 272 285 122206 63070410 43332789 479492 603814 57789 604171 -1160690 68765 62447001 44609539 2096751 17360107 0 10676326 11941517 496962 484964 9066571 32844291 34425965 46114330 64212553 16332671 -19603014 39585908 19838054 6646085 6103532 32939823 13734522 X PROTECTION OF ANIMAL RIGHTS false false 13153501 107675 PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PETA CONDUCTS INFORMATIONAL CAMPAIGNS AND PUBLISHES MATERIALS FOR CHILDREN, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND EDUCATORS AS WELL AS FACTSHEETS, BOOKLETS, FLIERS, POSTERS, AND A MAGAZINE, PETA GLOBAL , FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND SUPPORTERS. PETA'S CAMPAIGNS-WHICH REACH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AND RECEIVE EXTENSIVE MEDIA COVERAGE-INVOLVE RENOWNED CELEBRITIES, INTERACTIVE SOCIAL NETWORKING, WEBSITE FEATURES, BLOG POSTS, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, WHICH ARE TYPICALLY PLACED FOR FREE IN HIGH-EXPOSURE OUTLETS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2017, PETA SECURED FREE ADVERTISING SPACE WORTH APPROXIMATELY 670,000 AND LOGGED MORE THAN 3,250 INTERACTIONS WITH THE MEDIA VIA LETTERS, TWEETS, AND RADIO, TV, AND PRINT INTERVIEWS. PETA'S VARIOUS WEBSITES RECEIVED MORE THAN 110 MILLION VISITS, ASSORTED FACEBOOK POSTS RECEIVED OVER 9 BILLION IMPRESSIONS, AND VIDEOS WERE VIEWED OVER 1.4 BILLION TIMES. 14842673 14842673 SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS THE FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT ANIMAL PROTECTION (THE "FOUNDATION") IS A TAX- EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS OPERATIONS OF CERTAIN ANIMAL PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING PETA. THE GRANT TO THE FOUNDATION WAS TO FURTHER ITS ANIMAL PROTECTION PROGRAM SERVICES SUPPORTING ALL PETA AFFILIATES (INCLUDING PETA ASIA, PETA INDIA, PETA GERMANY, PETA EUROPE, PETA AUSTRALIA, AND THE PETA INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE CONSORTIUM) AND TO DETER ANIMAL EXPLOITIVE INDUSTRIES FROM ATTACKING PETA'S ABILITY TO FUND CAMPAIGNS WHICH SEEK TO END THEIR ANIMAL ABUSING PRACTICES. 16165133 762390 496139 RESEARCH, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESCUE RECEIVING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS RELATED TO ANIMAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT EACH WEEK, PETA WORKS TO RESCUE ABUSED, NEGLECTED, AND AT-RISK ANIMALS AND ORGANIZES CARE FOR THEM. PETA ALSO INVESTIGATES CRUELTY CASES, CONDUCTS INVESTIGATIONS, GATHERS EVIDENCE OF LEGAL VIOLATIONS, AND TAKES ACTION TO ENSURE THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS. ANIMALS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY IN A JOINT EFFORT WITH THE ISRAELI GROUP ANONYMOUS FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS, PETA BROKE A MAJOR INVESTIGATION INTO KOSHER SLAUGHTERHOUSES IN SOUTH AMERICA THAT KILL COWS USING A BARBARIC METHOD CALLED "SHACKLE AND HOIST." EYEWITNESS VIDEO REVEALED THAT COWS WERE BEING PINNED DOWN WITH A SHARP TOOL CALLED A "DEVIL'S FORK" THEN HOOKED BY THE NOSE, THEIR THROATS WERE CUT, AND THEY WERE THEN HOISTED, STRUGGLING, INTO THE AIR BY THEIR SHACKLED LEGS, CUT OPEN, AND STABBED IN THE SPINE WHILE STILL COMPLETELY CONSCIOUS. FOLLOWING THAT INVESTIGATION, ISRAEL PRESSURED PARAGUAY, WHICH SUPPLIES IT WITH 40 PERCENT OF ALL ITS KOSHER BEEF-TO PHASE OUT ITS USE OF "SHACKLE AND HOIST" SLAUGHTER THEN ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD ONLY IMPORT BEEF FROM FACILITIES THAT SWITCH TO THE USE OF ROTATING RESTRAINT PENS, A MORE MODERN AND HUMANE METHOD. ANIMALS IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY IN A LANDMARK CASE, OFFICIALS IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, CHARGED SIX SHEARERS WITH AT LEAST 70 COUNTS OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, THE FIRST-EVER CHARGES AGAINST WOOL INDUSTRY WORKERS FOR ABUSING SHEEP. ONE DEFENDANT WAS BANNED FROM SHEARING OR BEING IN CHARGE OF FARMED ANIMALS FOR TWO YEARS, AND FOUR MORE SHEARERS PLEADED GUILTY TO MORE THAN 60 COUNTS OF CRUELTY. ALL WERE BANNED FROM SHEARING OR BEING IN CHARGE OF SHEEP FOR UP TO TWO YEARS AND FINED UP TO 3,500. THE SIXTH SHEARER WAS CONVICTED OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, BANNED FROM SHEARING OR BEING IN CHARGE OF SHEEP FOR SIX MONTHS, AND FINED 2,000. THE CHARGES FOLLOWED THE RELEASE OF A PETA INVESTIGATION THAT DOCUMENTED AUSTRALIAN WOOL INDUSTRY WORKERS BEATING, PUNCHING, AND STOMPING ON TERRIFIED SHEEP. ANIMALS IN THE EXPERIMENTATION INDUSTRY IN A HISTORIC MOVE, THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THAT IT INTENDS TO END ALL TESTS ON ANIMALS BY 2025. PETA WAS THE ONLY INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL- PROTECTION GROUP IN ATTENDANCE AT THE ORIGINAL MEETINGS. ASKED TO HELP, PETA'S SCIENTISTS SUBMITTED AN EXTENSIVE DOSSIER OF INFORMATION TO GUIDE THE NETHERLAND'S TRANSITION TO ANIMAL-FREE TESTING, BEGINNING WITH AN IMMEDIATE END TO ALL ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS THAT CAN BE STOPPED RIGHT AWAY. FOLLOWING FIVE YEARS OF PRESSURE FROM PETA-INCLUDING PROTESTS, AN EYEWITNESS VIDEO INVESTIGATION NARRATED BY OLIVER STONE, AND A MEETING WITH U.S. COAST GUARD OFFICIALS-THE COAST GUARD BECAME THE FIRST BRANCH OF THE MILITARY TO END THE SHOOTING, STABBING, AND KILLING OF ANIMALS IN TRAUMA TRAINING DRILLS. IT CONFIRMED THAT THE POLICY CHANGE WAS PROMPTED BY PETA'S EXPOS. AS A RESULT OF PETA'S EFFORTS, HOUSE FOODS, A TOFU COMPANY, PUT AN END TO ITS LONGSTANDING PRACTICE OF FORCE-FEEDING MICE AND INJECTING THEM WITH CHEMICALS IN ORDER TO MAKE HEALTH CLAIMS ABOUT ITS PRODUCTS, AND NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY IN MASSACHUSETTS ENDED CRUEL EXPERIMENTS IN WHICH HAMSTERS WERE GIVEN ANABOLIC STEROIDS OR COCAINE TO MAKE THEM FIGHT. ANIMALS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY PETA RELEASED AN EYEWITNESS EXPOS OF SUMMER WIND FARMS SANCTUARY, A ROADSIDE ZOO IN MICHIGAN THAT WAS CITED BY THE USDA FOR HUNDREDS OF ANIMAL-WELFARE VIOLATIONS IN JUST THE LAST FEW YEARS. A PETA EYEWITNESS FOUND THAT ANIMALS WERE DENIED ADEQUATE VETERINARY CARE, INCLUDING MOHAN, AN ELDERLY TIGER WHO DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY PAIN MEDICATION FOR HIS LABORED GAIT, AND DAISY, A 2-YEAR-OLD TIGER WITH BALANCE ISSUES, APPARENT VISION LOSS, AND REPORTED SEIZURES. THE EYEWITNESS ALSO DOCUMENTED A MALE GOOSE WHO WAS KILLED BY A RIVAL GOOSE AFTER WORKERS FAILED TO SEPARATE THEM PROPERLY, TWO HIGHLY SOCIAL MACAQUES KEPT ISOLATED FROM EACH OTHER, AND BEARS EXHIBITING SIGNS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS, INCLUDING PACING AND SWAYING. PETA FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FEDERAL AUTHORITIES, AND JUST A WEEK LATER, BOTH TIGERS WERE RESCUED AND MOVED TO A SPACIOUS SANCTUARY WHERE THEY ARE NOW FINALLY GETTING THE FREEDOM, ATTENTION, AND VETERINARY CARE THAT THEY HAVE ALWAYS DESERVED. FOLLOWING YEARS OF COMPLAINTS AND PRESSURE FROM PETA, THE USDA REVOKED THE EXHIBITOR LICENSE OF THE MOBILE ZOO IN ALABAMA, MAKING IT ILLEGAL FOR THE FACILITY OR ITS OPERATOR TO EXHIBIT WARM-BLOODED ANIMALS-THE ONLY ONES COVERED UNDER THE FEDERAL ANIMAL WELFARE ACT (THE "AWA")-EVER AGAIN. THE LICENSE REVOCATION CAME ABOUT AS A RESULT OF A LAWSUIT FILED BY THE USDA AGAINST THE SORDID ROADSIDE ZOO FOR DENYING ADEQUATE VETERINARY CARE TO ANIMALS, INCLUDING BEARS WHO WERE VOMITING AND HAD DIARRHEA AND ONE WHO WAS SEEN PANTING AND SALIVATING EXCESSIVELY FROM THE SCORCHING HEAT. THE MOBILE ZOO'S OPERATOR WAS CHARGED WITH 28 COUNTS OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, AND A MOTHER BEAR NAMED ELSIE AND HER OFFSPRING, DUSTY AND BELLA, WERE CONFISCATED AND PLACED IN AN ACCREDITED SANCTUARY FOLLOWING MONTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS THAT WERE PROMPTED BY PETA. PETA COVERED THE TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR THE BEARS AND WILL HELP PAY FOR THEIR LIFETIME CARE AT THEIR NEW HOME-A MULTI-ACRE, NATURALISTIC HABITAT WHERE THEY CAN MAKE THEIR HOME IN A COZY DEN AND COOL OFF IN REFRESHING POOLS, KNOWING THAT THEIR DAYS OF ENDLESSLY PACING, PANTING, AND BEGGING FOR PEANUTS ARE FINALLY OVER. COMPANION-ANIMAL ISSUES AS FIRST REPORTED IN THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, PETA RELEASED AN EYEWITNESS INVESTIGATION OF BIRDS AND ANIMALS UNLIMITED, THE COMPANY THAT ALLEGEDLY SUPPLIED DOGS FOR A DOG'S PURPOSE AS WELL AS MANY OTHER ANIMALS USED IN FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS. THE EYEWITNESS DOCUMENTED CHRONIC NEGLECT, INCLUDING SICK AND INJURED ANIMALS WHO WENT WITHOUT ADEQUATE VETERINARY CARE AND WHO WERE HOUSED IN FILTHY ENCLOSURES. ANIMALS WERE DENIED FOOD SO THAT THEY WOULD BE HUNGRY WHEN BEING TRAINED TO DO TRICKS. TWO CATS WERE DENIED PROPER AMOUNTS OF FOOD IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM LOSE WEIGHT FOR A ROLE IN A FILM, RESULTING IN A DANGEROUS 5% LOSS OF BODYWEIGHT IN JUST FIVE DAYS. FOLLOWING PETA'S COMPLAINT, THE USDA CITED THE COMPANY FOR MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS OF THE AWA, INCLUDING FAILING TO SUPPLY BEDDING TO DOGS WHO WERE LEFT OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT IN THE COLD WITH NOTHING TO LIE ON EXCEPT THE CONCRETE AND FAILING TO PROVIDE PIGS, WHO WERE SUFFERING FROM SKIN CONDITIONS, LAMENESS, AND OVERGROWN HOOVES, WITH VETERINARY CARE. BECAUSE OF PETA'S EFFORTS, A PUPPY WAS RESCUED AND GIVEN A NEW, LOVING HOME AFTER AN ELGIN, ILLINOIS, MAN POSTED ON FACEBOOK ABOUT DELIBERATELY THROWING HIM AND BREAKING HIS LEG. THE MAN WAS CHARGED WITH FELONY AGGRAVATED CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AND TWO COUNTS OF MISDEMEANOR CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. PETA WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING CONVICTIONS FOR A NUMBER OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO ABUSED OR NEGLECTED ANIMALS. AND PETA SPRANG INTO ACTION AFTER SEEING A VIRAL VIDEO IN WHICH A DOG WAS BEING SEVERELY BEATEN WHILE PULLING A MAN ON A CART IN CHINA. PETA ASIA ASSISTED WITH TRACKING THE MAN DOWN, AND LOCAL ACTIVISTS PERSUADED HIM TO SURRENDER THE DOG. THE DOG IN THE VIDEO AND ANOTHER DOG THE MAN HAD IN HIS POSSESSION WERE QUICKLY ADOPTED BY A LOVING FAMILY. PETA'S COMMUNITY ANIMAL PROJECT, WHICH OFFERS ANIMALS IN THE HAMPTON ROADS AREA OF VIRGINIA HANDS-ON CARE, RESPONDED TO MORE THAN 2,200 CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE AND HELPED MORE THAN 3,000 ANIMALS. IT ALSO BUILT AND DELIVERED MORE THAN 270 FREE DOGHOUSES-BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER DISTRIBUTED SINCE THE PROGRAM STARTED TO MORE THAN 6,800-AND BAGGED 1,717 BALES OF STRAW, PROVIDING DOGS FORCED TO LIVE OUTDOORS WITH WARM, DRY SHELTER. PETA'S MOBILE CLINICS DIVISION SPAYED AND NEUTERED 15,263 CATS AND DOGS-INCLUDING 680 FERAL CATS AND 1,541 PIT BULLS-IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AT A REDUCED COST OR FREE OF CHARGE. FINALLY, PETA SENT A FIELDWORK CREW DOWN TO LOUISIANA TO ASSIST WITH EFFORTS TO LOCATE AND RESCUE STRANDED ANIMALS FOLLOWING DEVASTATING FLOODING. THE TEAM RETURNED WITH THREE VANS FULL OF DOGS, CATS, RABBITS, AND A COCKATIEL NAMED CRASH. ALL THESE ANIMALS WERE EITHER TRANSFERRED TO PETA FROM BATON ROUGE-AREA SHELTERS OVERWHELMED AS A RESULT OF THE FLOODS OR SURRENDERED DIRECTLY BY OWNERS UNABLE TO CARE FOR THEM. THE VIRGINIAN- PILOT AND ALL THREE LOCAL TV STATIONS AWAITED THEIR ARRIVAL, AS DID VEHICLES FROM SEVERAL AREA SHELTERS. ALL THE ANIMALS WERE ADOPTED. PETA'S RESCUE TEAM WAS ALSO ON THE GROUND IN NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA FOLLOWING HURRICANE MATTHEW. PETA'S CREW SLOGGED THROUGH WATER TO SEARCH FOR LOST, INJURED, AND STRAY ANIMALS AND HELPED GUARDIANS COPE WITH THE AFTERMATH. 10475317 1755044 INTERNATIONAL GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGNS PETA ORGANIZES CAMPAIGNS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ABUSE AND SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS IN THE FOOD, CLOTHING, EXPERIMENTATION, AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES, AMONG OTHER TYPES OF CRUELTY. IN 2017, PETA HELPED ORGANIZE MORE THAN 2,400 DEMONSTRATIONS AND SENT OUT MILLIONS OF LETTERS THROUGH PETA'S ONLINE ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS TO URGE COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE CHANGES THAT BENEFIT ANIMALS. PETA'S YOUTH DIVISION, PETA2, INTERACTED WITH MORE THAN 460,000 YOUNG PEOPLE AT COLLEGES, MUSIC FESTIVALS, AND OTHER EVENTS. THE GROUP VISITED MORE THAN 45 TOP COLLEGES WITH ITS "ARC OF JUSTICE" EXHIBIT, A TIMELINE- STYLE HISTORICAL LOOK AT THE PROGRESS THAT THE ANIMAL RIGHTS MOVEMENT HAS MADE OVER THE LAST FEW HUNDRED YEARS. PETA2'S CAMPUS REPRESENTATIVE PROGRAM-THE FIRST AND LARGEST STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM OF ANY ANIMAL CHARITY-HELPED STUDENTS ON MORE THAN 100 COLLEGE CAMPUSES CARRY OUT MORE THAN 1,600 ACTIONS. STUDENTS HELD VEGAN FOOD GIVEAWAYS, GOT ALL-VEGAN STATIONS OPENED IN THEIR DINING HALLS, STOPPED CRUEL ANIMAL EXHIBITORS FROM SETTING UP ON CAMPUS, AND HOSTED INFORMATIVE GUEST SPEAKERS. TEACHKIND, PETA'S HUMANE EDUCATION DIVISION, LAUNCHED AN UPDATED VERSION OF SHARE THE WORLD-A FREE EMPATHY-BUILDING VIDEO AND CURRICULUM KIT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EDUCATORS. ANIMALS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF PETA AND PAMELA ANDERSON, THE MAYOR OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, CHOKWE ANTAR LUMUMBA, AND FOUR OF HIS STAFF MEMBERS ACCEPTED A CHALLENGE TO GO VEGAN FOR A MONTH IN RESPONSE TO THE CITY'S OBESITY PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, PETA'S AD FEATURING VARIOUS ANIMALS ALONGSIDE THE MESSAGE "I'M ME, NOT MEAT. SEE THE INDIVIDUAL. GO VEGAN" REMINDED PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY ABOUT THE INDIVIDUALS HARMED IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE ITEMS THAT THEY PURCHASE. PETA ALSO PERSUADED DUNKIN' DONUTS TO OFFER ALMOND MILK AT ALL ITS LOCATIONS, HELPED INFLUENCE OLIVE GARDEN TO MAKE ITS MINESTRONE SOUP VEGAN, AND PERSUADED STARBUCKS, THE COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF, HARD ROCK CAFE, PANERA BREAD, ONLINE GROCER FRESHDIRECT, AND LIVE NATION (WHICH OWNS OR OPERATES ABOUT 165 VENUES IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE) TO ADD MORE VEGAN OPTIONS TO THEIR MENUS. ANIMALS IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY IN A MAJOR WIN FOR ANIMALS, CROATIA'S FUR-FARMING BAN FINALLY WENT INTO EFFECT AFTER A 10-YEAR PHASE-OUT PERIOD, THANKS IN PART TO SHARON OSBOURNE'S EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF PETA. A CROATIAN MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RELEASED A STATEMENT CONGRATULATING PETA ON A SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN. PETA PERSUADED DUTCH, LLC (WHICH SELLS PRODUCTS ONLINE AND IN SHOPS IN MORE THAN 2,000 LOCATIONS IN 75 COUNTRIES), JO-ANN STORES, AND CANADIAN TIRE TO BAN FUR, IN ADDITION TO CONFIRMING THAT HIGH-END BOUTIQUE BRAND 1 HOTELS WILL START PURCHASING ONLY DOWN-FREE BEDDING FOR ITS CURRENT LOCATIONS AND MAKE ITS FUTURE HOTELS DOWN-FREE. PETA ALSO PERSUADED SEVERAL COMPANIES, INCLUDING GLOBAL BRANDS GROUP (WHICH CONTROLS BRANDS BUFFALO, JUICY COUTURE, JONES NEW YORK, AND MANY OTHERS) AND OVERSTOCK.COM, TO JOIN THE LIST OF MORE THAN 200 MAJOR COMPANIES THAT HAVE BANNED ANGORA, AS ITS PRODUCTION INVOLVES PAINFULLY RIPPING OUT LIVE RABBITS' FUR. AFTER HEARING FROM PETA, RETAILER H&M PULLED LEATHER FROM ITS CONSCIOUS EXCLUSIVE CLOTHING LINE, LYFT REMOVED THE LEATHER REQUIREMENT FOR PREMIER VEHICLE INTERIORS, AND TESLA ELIMINATED LEATHER SEATS, MAKING ALL SEATS VEGAN. ANIMALS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOLLOWING THREE DECADES OF PETA CAMPAIGNS, PROTESTS, AND COMPLAINTS TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA), RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS SHUT DOWN, AND AFTER HEARING FROM PETA, NUMEROUS BUSINESSES AND VENUES, VOWED NOT TO HOST CIRCUSES THAT USE ANIMALS. FURTHERMORE, THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL BANNED ALL TRAVELING CIRCUSES WITH WILD ANIMALS FROM ENTERING THE CITY, AND CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS BANNED THE USE OF BULLHOOKS (WEAPONS RESEMBLING FIREPLACE POKERS WITH A SHARP METAL TIP AT ONE END) ON ELEPHANTS. PETA WAS ALSO INSTRUMENTAL IN SEEING THAT CALIFORNIA BECAME THE FIRST STATE TO BAN THE BREEDING OF CAPTIVE ORCAS, AND PETA'S DETERMINED CAMPAIGNING AGAINST SEAWORLD CONTINUES TO PAY OFF, AS THE MARINE PARK HAD ITS WORST YEAR YET, FINISHING 2016 WITH ITS LOWEST ATTENDANCE SINCE THE DOCUMENTARY BLACKFISH WAS RELEASED IN 2013. AFTER MEETING WITH PETA, TRIPADVISOR, THE WORLD'S LARGEST TRAVEL SITE, ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL NO LONGER SELL TICKETS TO ACTIVITIES IN WHICH WILD ANIMALS ARE FORCED TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING ELEPHANT RIDES, TIGER ENCOUNTERS, AND "SWIM WITH DOLPHINS" EXCURSIONS. MORE THAN A DOZEN TRAVEL AGENCIES, TOUR COMPANIES, AND OTHER BUSINESSES ALSO AGREED TO STOP OFFERING CAPTIVE-ELEPHANT ENCOUNTERS, AND PETA SUCCESSFULLY PRESSURED STATE FARM, GUGGENHEIM PARTNERS, AND WELLS FARGO TO SEVER TIES WITH THE CRUEL IDITAROD RACE. PETA ALSO GOT NUMEROUS CRUEL EVENTS CANCELED, INCLUDING A GOLDFISH GIVEAWAY IN NEW YORK'S TIMES SQUARE; A HANDS-ON NURSE SHARK ENCOUNTER AT A FESTIVAL IN MACON, GEORGIA; AND MULTIPLE "MONKEY RODEOS," IN WHICH TINY CAPUCHIN MONKEYS ARE STRAPPED TO DOGS, WHO THEN RUN AROUND RACETRACKS AT FAIRS AND ON MINOR-LEAGUE BASEBALL FIELDS. TOP ADVERTISING AGENCY VSA PARTNERS, WHOSE PROMINENT CLIENTS INCLUDE GE, CARGILL, IBM, FACEBOOK, AND CONVERSE, BECAME THE 40TH AD AGENCY TO PLEDGE NOT TO USE GREAT APES IN ADVERTISING AFTER HEARING FROM PETA. OTHER CRUELTY TO ANIMALS IN RESPONSE TO A LAWSUIT FILED BY PETA AND AN ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, THE ARCADIA CITY COUNCIL CANCELED ITS PLAN TO USE CRUEL NECK AND LEG SNARES TO TRAP AND KILL COYOTES. PETA ALSO SUCCEEDED IN PERSUADING MADISON, WISCONSIN OFFICIALS TO STOP TRAPPING AND KILLING BEAVERS IN A CITY PARK; INDIANAPOLIS OFFICIALS TO BUILD RAMPS TO PREVENT DUCKLINGS AND GOSLINGS FROM DROWNING IN THE CITY'S DOWNTOWN CANAL; AND HOME DEPOT, FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST, AND MORE THAN 25 U.S. AIRPORTS TO STOP USING GLUE TRAPS. CRUELTY-FREE MERCHNDISE PROGRAM PETA ENCOURAGES AND FACILITATES CRUELTY-FREE LIVING BY PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WITH CONSUMER PRODUCTS-SUCH AS COSMETICS AND HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS THAT AREN'T TESTED ON ANIMALS, ANIMAL-CARE PRODUCTS, AND SLOGAN T-SHIRTS-INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS AND BOOKS, ANIMAL-RESCUE EQUIPMENT, AND CAMPAIGN MATERIALS. THESE ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH THE PETA MALL AND THE PETA CATALOG. PETA'S ONLINE LISTS OF COSMETICS AND HOUSEHOLD-PRODUCT COMPANIES THAT DO AND THAT DON'T TEST ON ANIMALS ARE AMONG THE MOST VISITED PAGES ON PETA.ORG, GARNERING MILLIONS OF VIEWS THIS YEAR. PETA ALSO WORKED TO PERSUADE COMPANIES TO ENACT BANS ON ALL ANIMAL TESTS-AND THIS YEAR, PETA ADDED MORE THAN 560 OF THEM TO THE CRUELTY-FREE LIST, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BUSINESSES THAT DON'T TEST ON ANIMALS TO 2,753. 10475317 1755044 54636624 true true false true false false false false false true true false false true true false true false false false false true false true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false true false false false true 213 0 272 true true true true CA false false false true true false false false false X 4 2 false false true false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false AK AL AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NH NJ NM NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WI WV X X X KELLY FIDLER 7579628364 501 FRONT ST NORFOLK VA 23510 INGRID NEWKIRK PRESIDENT/SE 40.00 X X 22688 0 3955 TRACY REIMAN EXC. 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UNDER THE TERMS OF THE FIRST ENDOWMENT FUND, 20% OF THE ORDINARY EARNINGS FROM INVESTMENTS ARE PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED WHILE 35% ARE AVAILABLE FOR UNRESTRICTED USE AND THE REMAINING 45% ARE DONATED TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. EARNINGS ON THE REMAINING THREE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE UNRESTRICTED. TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED ASSETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR CAMPAIGNS AGAINST ANIMAL TESTING, FACTORY FARMING, AND ANIMAL CRUELTY FOR PERIODS AFTER JULY 31, 2017. 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X 17 32612 FMV X 53 2463800 FMV X VARIOUS 173 173408 FMV false true true SCHEDULE M, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 32B EBAY IS USED TO SELL NONCASH DONATIONS (ART, CONCERT TICKETS) AND CHARITY BUZZ IS USED TO AUCTION NONCASH DONATIONS SUCH AS CELEBRITY EXPERIENCES FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A APPROXIMATELY 670,000 AND LOGGED MORE THAN 3,250 INTERACTIONS WITH THE MEDIA VIA LETTERS, TWEETS, AND RADIO, TV, AND PRINT INTERVIEWS. PETA'S VARIOUS WEBSITES RECEIVED MORE THAN 110 MILLION VISITS, ASSORTED FACEBOOK POSTS RECEIVED OVER 9 BILLION IMPRESSIONS, AND VIDEOS WERE VIEWED OVER 1.4 BILLION TIMES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B ATTACKING PETA'S ABILITY TO FUND CAMPAIGNS WHICH SEEK TO END THEIR ANIMAL ABUSING PRACTICES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C THAT KILL COWS USING A BARBARIC METHOD CALLED "SHACKLE AND HOIST." EYEWITNESS VIDEO REVEALED THAT COWS WERE BEING PINNED DOWN WITH A SHARP TOOL CALLED A "DEVIL'S FORK" THEN HOOKED BY THE NOSE, THEIR THROATS WERE CUT, AND THEY WERE THEN HOISTED, STRUGGLING, INTO THE AIR BY THEIR SHACKLED LEGS, CUT OPEN, AND STABBED IN THE SPINE WHILE STILL COMPLETELY CONSCIOUS. FOLLOWING THAT INVESTIGATION, ISRAEL PRESSURED PARAGUAY, WHICH SUPPLIES IT WITH 40 PERCENT OF ALL ITS KOSHER BEEF-TO PHASE OUT ITS USE OF "SHACKLE AND HOIST" SLAUGHTER THEN ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD ONLY IMPORT BEEF FROM FACILITIES THAT SWITCH TO THE USE OF ROTATING RESTRAINT PENS, A MORE MODERN AND HUMANE METHOD. ANIMALS IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY IN A LANDMARK CASE, OFFICIALS IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, CHARGED SIX SHEARERS WITH AT LEAST 70 COUNTS OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, THE FIRST-EVER CHARGES AGAINST WOOL INDUSTRY WORKERS FOR ABUSING SHEEP. ONE DEFENDANT WAS BANNED FROM SHEARING OR BEING IN CHARGE OF FARMED ANIMALS FOR TWO YEARS, AND FOUR MORE SHEARERS PLEADED GUILTY TO MORE THAN 60 COUNTS OF CRUELTY. ALL WERE BANNED FROM SHEARING OR BEING IN CHARGE OF SHEEP FOR UP TO TWO YEARS AND FINED UP TO 3,500. THE SIXTH SHEARER WAS CONVICTED OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, BANNED FROM SHEARING OR BEING IN CHARGE OF SHEEP FOR SIX MONTHS, AND FINED 2,000. THE CHARGES FOLLOWED THE RELEASE OF A PETA INVESTIGATION THAT DOCUMENTED AUSTRALIAN WOOL INDUSTRY WORKERS BEATING, PUNCHING, AND STOMPING ON TERRIFIED SHEEP. ANIMALS IN THE EXPERIMENTATION INDUSTRY IN A HISTORIC MOVE, THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THAT IT INTENDS TO END ALL TESTS ON ANIMALS BY 2025. PETA WAS THE ONLY INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL- PROTECTION GROUP IN ATTENDANCE AT THE ORIGINAL MEETINGS. ASKED TO HELP, PETA'S SCIENTISTS SUBMITTED AN EXTENSIVE DOSSIER OF INFORMATION TO GUIDE THE NETHERLAND'S TRANSITION TO ANIMAL-FREE TESTING, BEGINNING WITH AN IMMEDIATE END TO ALL ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS THAT CAN BE STOPPED RIGHT AWAY. FOLLOWING FIVE YEARS OF PRESSURE FROM PETA-INCLUDING PROTESTS, AN EYEWITNESS VIDEO INVESTIGATION NARRATED BY OLIVER STONE, AND A MEETING WITH U.S. COAST GUARD OFFICIALS-THE COAST GUARD BECAME THE FIRST BRANCH OF THE MILITARY TO END THE SHOOTING, STABBING, AND KILLING OF ANIMALS IN TRAUMA TRAINING DRILLS. IT CONFIRMED THAT THE POLICY CHANGE WAS PROMPTED BY PETA'S EXPOS. AS A RESULT OF PETA'S EFFORTS, HOUSE FOODS, A TOFU COMPANY, PUT AN END TO ITS LONGSTANDING PRACTICE OF FORCE-FEEDING MICE AND INJECTING THEM WITH CHEMICALS IN ORDER TO MAKE HEALTH CLAIMS ABOUT ITS PRODUCTS, AND NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY IN MASSACHUSETTS ENDED CRUEL EXPERIMENTS IN WHICH HAMSTERS WERE GIVEN ANABOLIC STEROIDS OR COCAINE TO MAKE THEM FIGHT. ANIMALS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY PETA RELEASED AN EYEWITNESS EXPOS OF SUMMER WIND FARMS SANCTUARY, A ROADSIDE ZOO IN MICHIGAN THAT WAS CITED BY THE USDA FOR HUNDREDS OF ANIMAL-WELFARE VIOLATIONS IN JUST THE LAST FEW YEARS. A PETA EYEWITNESS FOUND THAT ANIMALS WERE DENIED ADEQUATE VETERINARY CARE, INCLUDING MOHAN, AN ELDERLY TIGER WHO DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY PAIN MEDICATION FOR HIS LABORED GAIT, AND DAISY, A 2-YEAR-OLD TIGER WITH BALANCE ISSUES, APPARENT VISION LOSS, AND REPORTED SEIZURES. THE EYEWITNESS ALSO DOCUMENTED A MALE GOOSE WHO WAS KILLED BY A RIVAL GOOSE AFTER WORKERS FAILED TO SEPARATE THEM PROPERLY, TWO HIGHLY SOCIAL MACAQUES KEPT ISOLATED FROM EACH OTHER, AND BEARS EXHIBITING SIGNS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS, INCLUDING PACING AND SWAYING. PETA FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FEDERAL AUTHORITIES, AND JUST A WEEK LATER, BOTH TIGERS WERE RESCUED AND MOVED TO A SPACIOUS SANCTUARY WHERE THEY ARE NOW FINALLY GETTING THE FREEDOM, ATTENTION, AND VETERINARY CARE THAT THEY HAVE ALWAYS DESERVED. FOLLOWING YEARS OF COMPLAINTS AND PRESSURE FROM PETA, THE USDA REVOKED THE EXHIBITOR LICENSE OF THE MOBILE ZOO IN ALABAMA, MAKING IT ILLEGAL FOR THE FACILITY OR ITS OPERATOR TO EXHIBIT WARM-BLOODED ANIMALS-THE ONLY ONES COVERED UNDER THE FEDERAL ANIMAL WELFARE ACT (THE "AWA")-EVER AGAIN. THE LICENSE REVOCATION CAME ABOUT AS A RESULT OF A LAWSUIT FILED BY THE USDA AGAINST THE SORDID ROADSIDE ZOO FOR DENYING ADEQUATE VETERINARY CARE TO ANIMALS, INCLUDING BEARS WHO WERE VOMITING AND HAD DIARRHEA AND ONE WHO WAS SEEN PANTING AND SALIVATING EXCESSIVELY FROM THE SCORCHING HEAT. THE MOBILE ZOO'S OPERATOR WAS CHARGED WITH 28 COUNTS OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, AND A MOTHER BEAR NAMED ELSIE AND HER OFFSPRING, DUSTY AND BELLA, WERE CONFISCATED AND PLACED IN AN ACCREDITED SANCTUARY FOLLOWING MONTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS THAT WERE PROMPTED BY PETA. PETA COVERED THE TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR THE BEARS AND WILL HELP PAY FOR THEIR LIFETIME CARE AT THEIR NEW HOME-A MULTI-ACRE, NATURALISTIC HABITAT WHERE THEY CAN MAKE THEIR HOME IN A COZY DEN AND COOL OFF IN REFRESHING POOLS, KNOWING THAT THEIR DAYS OF ENDLESSLY PACING, PANTING, AND BEGGING FOR PEANUTS ARE FINALLY OVER. COMPANION-ANIMAL ISSUES AS FIRST REPORTED IN THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, PETA RELEASED AN EYEWITNESS INVESTIGATION OF BIRDS AND ANIMALS UNLIMITED, THE COMPANY THAT ALLEGEDLY SUPPLIED DOGS FOR A DOG'S PURPOSE AS WELL AS MANY OTHER ANIMALS USED IN FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS. THE EYEWITNESS DOCUMENTED CHRONIC NEGLECT, INCLUDING SICK AND INJURED ANIMALS WHO WENT WITHOUT ADEQUATE VETERINARY CARE AND WHO WERE HOUSED IN FILTHY ENCLOSURES. ANIMALS WERE DENIED FOOD SO THAT THEY WOULD BE HUNGRY WHEN BEING TRAINED TO DO TRICKS. TWO CATS WERE DENIED PROPER AMOUNTS OF FOOD IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM LOSE WEIGHT FOR A ROLE IN A FILM, RESULTING IN A DANGEROUS 5% LOSS OF BODYWEIGHT IN JUST FIVE DAYS. FOLLOWING PETA'S COMPLAINT, THE USDA CITED THE COMPANY FOR MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS OF THE AWA, INCLUDING FAILING TO SUPPLY BEDDING TO DOGS WHO WERE LEFT OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT IN THE COLD WITH NOTHING TO LIE ON EXCEPT THE CONCRETE AND FAILING TO PROVIDE PIGS, WHO WERE SUFFERING FROM SKIN CONDITIONS, LAMENESS, AND OVERGROWN HOOVES, WITH VETERINARY CARE. BECAUSE OF PETA'S EFFORTS, A PUPPY WAS RESCUED AND GIVEN A NEW, LOVING HOME AFTER AN ELGIN, ILLINOIS, MAN POSTED ON FACEBOOK ABOUT DELIBERATELY THROWING HIM AND BREAKING HIS LEG. THE MAN WAS CHARGED WITH FELONY AGGRAVATED CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AND TWO COUNTS OF MISDEMEANOR CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. PETA WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING CONVICTIONS FOR A NUMBER OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO ABUSED OR NEGLECTED ANIMALS. AND PETA SPRANG INTO ACTION AFTER SEEING A VIRAL VIDEO IN WHICH A DOG WAS BEING SEVERELY BEATEN WHILE PULLING A MAN ON A CART IN CHINA. PETA ASIA ASSISTED WITH TRACKING THE MAN DOWN, AND LOCAL ACTIVISTS PERSUADED HIM TO SURRENDER THE DOG. THE DOG IN THE VIDEO AND ANOTHER DOG THE MAN HAD IN HIS POSSESSION WERE QUICKLY ADOPTED BY A LOVING FAMILY. PETA'S COMMUNITY ANIMAL PROJECT, WHICH OFFERS ANIMALS IN THE HAMPTON ROADS AREA OF VIRGINIA HANDS-ON CARE, RESPONDED TO MORE THAN 2,200 CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE AND HELPED MORE THAN 3,000 ANIMALS. IT ALSO BUILT AND DELIVERED MORE THAN 270 FREE DOGHOUSES-BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER DISTRIBUTED SINCE THE PROGRAM STARTED TO MORE THAN 6,800-AND BAGGED 1,717 BALES OF STRAW, PROVIDING DOGS FORCED TO LIVE OUTDOORS WITH WARM, DRY SHELTER. PETA'S MOBILE CLINICS DIVISION SPAYED AND NEUTERED 15,263 CATS AND DOGS-INCLUDING 680 FERAL CATS AND 1,541 PIT BULLS-IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AT A REDUCED COST OR FREE OF CHARGE. FINALLY, PETA SENT A FIELDWORK CREW DOWN TO LOUISIANA TO ASSIST WITH EFFORTS TO LOCATE AND RESCUE STRANDED ANIMALS FOLLOWING DEVASTATING FLOODING. THE TEAM RETURNED WITH THREE VANS FULL OF DOGS, CATS, RABBITS, AND A COCKATIEL NAMED CRASH. ALL THESE ANIMALS WERE EITHER TRANSFERRED TO PETA FROM BATON ROUGE-AREA SHELTERS OVERWHELMED AS A RESULT OF THE FLOODS OR SURRENDERED DIRECTLY BY OWNERS UNABLE TO CARE FOR THEM. THE VIRGINIAN- PILOT AND ALL THREE LOCAL TV STATIONS AWAITED THEIR ARRIVAL, AS DID VEHICLES FROM SEVERAL AREA SHELTERS. ALL THE ANIMALS WERE ADOPTED. PETA'S RESCUE TEAM WAS ALSO ON THE GROUND IN NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA FOLLOWING HURRICANE MATTHEW. PETA'S CREW SLOGGED THROUGH WATER TO SEARCH FOR LOST, INJURED, AND STRAY ANIMALS AND HELPED GUARDIANS COPE WITH THE AFTERMATH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D INTERNATIONAL GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGNS PETA ORGANIZES CAMPAIGNS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ABUSE AND SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS IN THE FOOD, CLOTHING, EXPERIMENTATION, AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES, AMONG OTHER TYPES OF CRUELTY. IN 2017, PETA HELPED ORGANIZE MORE THAN 2,400 DEMONSTRATIONS AND SENT OUT MILLIONS OF LETTERS THROUGH PETA'S ONLINE ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS TO URGE COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE CHANGES THAT BENEFIT ANIMALS. PETA'S YOUTH DIVISION, PETA2, INTERACTED WITH MORE THAN 460,000 YOUNG PEOPLE AT COLLEGES, MUSIC FESTIVALS, AND OTHER EVENTS. THE GROUP VISITED MORE THAN 45 TOP COLLEGES WITH ITS "ARC OF JUSTICE" EXHIBIT, A TIMELINE- STYLE HISTORICAL LOOK AT THE PROGRESS THAT THE ANIMAL RIGHTS MOVEMENT HAS MADE OVER THE LAST FEW HUNDRED YEARS. PETA2'S CAMPUS REPRESENTATIVE PROGRAM-THE FIRST AND LARGEST STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM OF ANY ANIMAL CHARITY-HELPED STUDENTS ON MORE THAN 100 COLLEGE CAMPUSES CARRY OUT MORE THAN 1,600 ACTIONS. STUDENTS HELD VEGAN FOOD GIVEAWAYS, GOT ALL-VEGAN STATIONS OPENED IN THEIR DINING HALLS, STOPPED CRUEL ANIMAL EXHIBITORS FROM SETTING UP ON CAMPUS, AND HOSTED INFORMATIVE GUEST SPEAKERS. TEACHKIND, PETA'S HUMANE EDUCATION DIVISION, LAUNCHED AN UPDATED VERSION OF SHARE THE WORLD-A FREE EMPATHY-BUILDING VIDEO AND CURRICULUM KIT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EDUCATORS. ANIMALS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF PETA AND PAMELA ANDERSON, THE MAYOR OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, CHOKWE ANTAR LUMUMBA, AND FOUR OF HIS STAFF MEMBERS ACCEPTED A CHALLENGE TO GO VEGAN FOR A MONTH IN RESPONSE TO THE CITY'S OBESITY PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, PETA'S AD FEATURING VARIOUS ANIMALS ALONGSIDE THE MESSAGE "I'M ME, NOT MEAT. SEE THE INDIVIDUAL. GO VEGAN" REMINDED PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY ABOUT THE INDIVIDUALS HARMED IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE ITEMS THAT THEY PURCHASE. PETA ALSO PERSUADED DUNKIN' DONUTS TO OFFER ALMOND MILK AT ALL ITS LOCATIONS, HELPED INFLUENCE OLIVE GARDEN TO MAKE ITS MINESTRONE SOUP VEGAN, AND PERSUADED STARBUCKS, THE COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF, HARD ROCK CAFE, PANERA BREAD, ONLINE GROCER FRESHDIRECT, AND LIVE NATION (WHICH OWNS OR OPERATES ABOUT 165 VENUES IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE) TO ADD MORE VEGAN OPTIONS TO THEIR MENUS. ANIMALS IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY IN A MAJOR WIN FOR ANIMALS, CROATIA'S FUR-FARMING BAN FINALLY WENT INTO EFFECT AFTER A 10-YEAR PHASE-OUT PERIOD, THANKS IN PART TO SHARON OSBOURNE'S EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF PETA. A CROATIAN MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RELEASED A STATEMENT CONGRATULATING PETA ON A SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN. PETA PERSUADED DUTCH, LLC (WHICH SELLS PRODUCTS ONLINE AND IN SHOPS IN MORE THAN 2,000 LOCATIONS IN 75 COUNTRIES), JO-ANN STORES, AND CANADIAN TIRE TO BAN FUR, IN ADDITION TO CONFIRMING THAT HIGH-END BOUTIQUE BRAND 1 HOTELS WILL START PURCHASING ONLY DOWN-FREE BEDDING FOR ITS CURRENT LOCATIONS AND MAKE ITS FUTURE HOTELS DOWN-FREE. PETA ALSO PERSUADED SEVERAL COMPANIES, INCLUDING GLOBAL BRANDS GROUP (WHICH CONTROLS BRANDS BUFFALO, JUICY COUTURE, JONES NEW YORK, AND MANY OTHERS) AND OVERSTOCK.COM, TO JOIN THE LIST OF MORE THAN 200 MAJOR COMPANIES THAT HAVE BANNED ANGORA, AS ITS PRODUCTION INVOLVES PAINFULLY RIPPING OUT LIVE RABBITS' FUR. AFTER HEARING FROM PETA, RETAILER H&M PULLED LEATHER FROM ITS CONSCIOUS EXCLUSIVE CLOTHING LINE, LYFT REMOVED THE LEATHER REQUIREMENT FOR PREMIER VEHICLE INTERIORS, AND TESLA ELIMINATED LEATHER SEATS, MAKING ALL SEATS VEGAN. ANIMALS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOLLOWING THREE DECADES OF PETA CAMPAIGNS, PROTESTS, AND COMPLAINTS TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA), RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS SHUT DOWN, AND AFTER HEARING FROM PETA, NUMEROUS BUSINESSES AND VENUES, VOWED NOT TO HOST CIRCUSES THAT USE ANIMALS. FURTHERMORE, THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL BANNED ALL TRAVELING CIRCUSES WITH WILD ANIMALS FROM ENTERING THE CITY, AND CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS BANNED THE USE OF BULLHOOKS (WEAPONS RESEMBLING FIREPLACE POKERS WITH A SHARP METAL TIP AT ONE END) ON ELEPHANTS. PETA WAS ALSO INSTRUMENTAL IN SEEING THAT CALIFORNIA BECAME THE FIRST STATE TO BAN THE BREEDING OF CAPTIVE ORCAS, AND PETA'S DETERMINED CAMPAIGNING AGAINST SEAWORLD CONTINUES TO PAY OFF, AS THE MARINE PARK HAD ITS WORST YEAR YET, FINISHING 2016 WITH ITS LOWEST ATTENDANCE SINCE THE DOCUMENTARY BLACKFISH WAS RELEASED IN 2013. AFTER MEETING WITH PETA, TRIPADVISOR, THE WORLD'S LARGEST TRAVEL SITE, ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL NO LONGER SELL TICKETS TO ACTIVITIES IN WHICH WILD ANIMALS ARE FORCED TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING ELEPHANT RIDES, TIGER ENCOUNTERS, AND "SWIM WITH DOLPHINS" EXCURSIONS. MORE THAN A DOZEN TRAVEL AGENCIES, TOUR COMPANIES, AND OTHER BUSINESSES ALSO AGREED TO STOP OFFERING CAPTIVE-ELEPHANT ENCOUNTERS, AND PETA SUCCESSFULLY PRESSURED STATE FARM, GUGGENHEIM PARTNERS, AND WELLS FARGO TO SEVER TIES WITH THE CRUEL IDITAROD RACE. PETA ALSO GOT NUMEROUS CRUEL EVENTS CANCELED, INCLUDING A GOLDFISH GIVEAWAY IN NEW YORK'S TIMES SQUARE; A HANDS-ON NURSE SHARK ENCOUNTER AT A FESTIVAL IN MACON, GEORGIA; AND MULTIPLE "MONKEY RODEOS," IN WHICH TINY CAPUCHIN MONKEYS ARE STRAPPED TO DOGS, WHO THEN RUN AROUND RACETRACKS AT FAIRS AND ON MINOR-LEAGUE BASEBALL FIELDS. TOP ADVERTISING AGENCY VSA PARTNERS, WHOSE PROMINENT CLIENTS INCLUDE GE, CARGILL, IBM, FACEBOOK, AND CONVERSE, BECAME THE 40TH AD AGENCY TO PLEDGE NOT TO USE GREAT APES IN ADVERTISING AFTER HEARING FROM PETA. OTHER CRUELTY TO ANIMALS IN RESPONSE TO A LAWSUIT FILED BY PETA AND AN ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, THE ARCADIA CITY COUNCIL CANCELED ITS PLAN TO USE CRUEL NECK AND LEG SNARES TO TRAP AND KILL COYOTES. PETA ALSO SUCCEEDED IN PERSUADING MADISON, WISCONSIN OFFICIALS TO STOP TRAPPING AND KILLING BEAVERS IN A CITY PARK; INDIANAPOLIS OFFICIALS TO BUILD RAMPS TO PREVENT DUCKLINGS AND GOSLINGS FROM DROWNING IN THE CITY'S DOWNTOWN CANAL; AND HOME DEPOT, FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST, AND MORE THAN 25 U.S. AIRPORTS TO STOP USING GLUE TRAPS. CRUELTY-FREE MERCHNDISE PROGRAM PETA ENCOURAGES AND FACILITATES CRUELTY-FREE LIVING BY PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WITH CONSUMER PRODUCTS-SUCH AS COSMETICS AND HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS THAT AREN'T TESTED ON ANIMALS, ANIMAL-CARE PRODUCTS, AND SLOGAN T-SHIRTS-INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS AND BOOKS, ANIMAL-RESCUE EQUIPMENT, AND CAMPAIGN MATERIALS. THESE ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH THE PETA MALL AND THE PETA CATALOG. PETA'S ONLINE LISTS OF COSMETICS AND HOUSEHOLD-PRODUCT COMPANIES THAT DO AND THAT DON'T TEST ON ANIMALS ARE AMONG THE MOST VISITED PAGES ON PETA.ORG, GARNERING MILLIONS OF VIEWS THIS YEAR. PETA ALSO WORKED TO PERSUADE COMPANIES TO ENACT BANS ON ALL ANIMAL TESTS-AND THIS YEAR, PETA ADDED MORE THAN 560 OF THEM TO THE CRUELTY-FREE LIST, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BUSINESSES THAT DON'T TEST ON ANIMALS TO 2,753. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B CANADA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4 THE NUMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS WAS INCREASED FROM 3 TO 4. TRACY REIMAN WAS ADDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OF A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION REVIEW FORM 990 WITH THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS OF A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION'S MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FINANCE DISCUSS THE FORM 990 WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. THE ORGANIZATION FILES FORM 990 AFTER BOARD OF DIRECTOR APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C REGULAR CONFIRMATION AND CERTIFICATION BY BOARD MEMBERS AND THROUGH INTERNAL CONTROLS PUT INTO PLACE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A DATA IS REVIEWED FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL QUALITY. DECISIONS ARE MADE BY THE PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B LINES 15A AND 15B - PERSONS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION ARE PRECLUDED FROM VOTING ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO THEIR COMPENSATION. THE PRESIDENT AND THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES OF A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION EVALUATE THE REASONABLENESS OF OFFICERS' COMPENSATION, WHICH IS BASED ON COMPARABLE REMUNERATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS WITH CONSIDERATION OF BACKGROUND, EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, AND ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN SIMILARLY SITUATED ENVIRONMENTS. DELIBERATIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE VERBAL WITH DECISIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS DOCUMENTED IN PERSONNEL FILES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 LOUISIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MISSISSIPPI, MONTANA, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN, WEST VIRGINIA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE AT THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S DISCRETION UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS 8,780,266 342,438 3,831,479 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 COST OF GOODS SOLD 266,897 RENTAL EXPENSES 14,765 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 267,681 COST OF GOODS SOLD -266,897 RENTAL EXPENSES -14,765 SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES -267,681 ROUNDING 1 ROUNDING 0 TOTAL 1 FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT ANIMAL PROTEC 501 FRONT STREET NORFOLK VA 23510 521842274 SUPPORT DE 501C3 12 TYPE I N/A false ANIMAL RAHAT 50/8 TOLSTOY LANE NEW DELHI JANPATH IN 110 001 PROTECTION IN NA NA N/A false PETA ASIA ROOM 706 FEDMAN BLDG199 SALCEDO ST MAKATI LEGASPI VILLAGE RP 1229 PROTECTION RP NA NA N/A false PETA DEUTSCHLAND EV FRIOLZHEIMER STR 3A STUTTGART GM 70499 PROTECTION GM NA NA N/A false PETA FOUNDATION UK PO BOX 70315 LONDON UK N1P 2RG PROTECTION UK NA NA N/A false PETA FRANCE 6 PLACE DE LA MADELEINE PARIS FR 75008 PROTECTION FR NA NA N/A false PETA INDIA PO BOX NO 28260 MUMBAI JUHU IN 400 049 PROTECTION IN NA NA N/A false STITCHING PETA NEDERLAND WITTEVROUWENSIGNEL UTRECHT NL 1052514AM PROTECTION NL NA NA N/A false PETA EUROPE LIMITED PO BOX 36668 LONDON UK SE1 1WA PROTECTION UK N/A C CORP false PETA AUSTRALIA PO BOX 20308 WORLD SQUARE SYDNEY AS NSW 2002 PROTECTION AS N/A C CORP false PETA CANADA 40 KING STREET WEST SUITE 5800 TORONTO CA M5H 3S1 PROTECTION CA N/A C CORP false PETA INT'L SCIENCE CONSORTIUM LTD ALL SAINTS BLDG 8 ALL SAINTS ST LONDON UK N1 9 RL PROTECTION UK N/A C CORP false false true false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false PETA FOUNDATION B 2500 CASH PETA INTL SCIENCE CONSORTIUM B 198000 CASH ANIMAL RAHAT B 312348 CASH & FMV PETA AUSTRALIA B 350000 CASH PETA ASIA B 415576 CASH & FMV PETA INDIA B 765000 CASH FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT ANIMAL PROTEC K 1203797 CASH FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT ANIMAL PROTEC M 14284067 CASH FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT ANIMAL PROTEC B 14842604 CASH