2016-02-17T13:17:16-08:00 2015-07-31 Saggar & Rosenberg PC One Church Street Suite 204 Rockville MD 20850 990 2014-08-01 521218336 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc PEOP 7579628364 501 Front Street Norfolk VA 23510 Ingrid E Newkirk President 2016-02-17 true Richard Bockman P01030787 3017389040 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z Ingrid E Newkirk 501 Front Street Norfolk VA 23510 50202132 false false X www.peta.org X 1980 VA Protection of animal rights 3 2 235 208 65810 -75646 41781557 41768531 688272 449916 192178 417202 273125 163338 42935132 42798987 2611636 2138586 0 8295624 9847396 343931 392181 6767834 27139582 30333329 38390773 42711492 4544359 87495 20940277 21696694 4456725 5214432 16483552 16482262 X Protection of animal rights false false 13952726 875180 Research, Investigations, and Rescue PETA receives complaints of cruelty to animals; works for the release of and obtains care for abused, neglected, and at-risk animals; investigates cruelty cases; conducts undercover investigations; gathers evidence of law violations; and takes action to ensure the enforcement of laws and regulations in an effort to protect the animals involved. In response to a whistleblower complaint, PETA investigated the Osborne Farm dairy in North Carolina and found emaciated and lame cows forced to live in a 3-foot-deep pool of their own liquefied manure, which left them to suffer from skin ulcers and painful hoof ailments. As a result of this expos, Piedmont Milk Sales and Ingles Markets Milkco ended their relationships with the farm, the owner was cited after it was discovered that some of the manure was washing into a nearby creek, and the farm was shut down. PETA pressured New Mexicos lawmakers to let the states most recent ag-gag bill die without even having a committee hearing on it. Ag-gag statutes criminalize whistle-blowing investigations at factory farms and specifically target animal advocates who expose cruelty to animals. This is an important victory that will protect crucial eyewitness investigations, which reveal blatant, often illegal animal abuse on factory farms. A PETA eyewitness investigation of Deployment Medicine International (DMI), the U.S. militarys leading contractor for trauma training courses, documented instructors shooting live pigs with shotguns and cutting open the animals to cause massive bleeding. At least one pig woke up while being cut open. Footage also showed instructors ramming a metal rod through at least one pigs leg, cutting into his abdomen, pulling out part of his intestines, and shooting him in the face, blowing off his jaw. Following the release of the investigation, the owner of DMI lost his medical license and the company was indefinitely suspended from receiving any federal contracts. As a result of PETAs efforts, India has now added imported animal-tested cosmetics and their ingredients to the existing ban on all cosmetics testing on animals, the U.K. introduced a ban on testing household products on animals, and the Canadian government is reevaluating its requirement to test citronella bug sprays on animals. Following PETAs recommendations, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to incorporate the results of non-animal methods as a step toward its goal of developing a set of in vitro methods to replace all animal tests in its Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program, which has the potential to spare millions of animals lives. The PETA scientists associated with the PETA International Science Consortium also hosted an international workshop at the EPA headquarters with the goal of designing a non-animal test that could replace the use of rats in inhalation toxicity studies. PETAs investigation of Primate Products, Inc., a Florida facility that imports hundreds of monkeys every year and sells them to laboratories, uncovered sick and injured monkeys who were denied adequate veterinary care, including for exposed bones in their tails and fingers; workers routinely grabbing monkeys by the tails; and monkeys kept outside without heat throughout the winter. As a result of the investigation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cited the company for 25 violations of the Animal Welfare Act. After PETA filed complaints and requests asking the USDA to conduct investigations in response to incidents in which children were bitten by dolphins, SeaWorld Orlando announced that its ending its public dolphin-feeding program. PETAs international expos of the exotic-skins industry in Africa and the U.S. revealed the appalling conditions in which crocodiles and alligators are raised and/or killed on factory farms for Herms luxury goods. Alligators are packed into dank pools and crocodiles are crowded into barren concrete pits for months or even years before finally being slaughtered for their skins. Workers were documented crudely hacking into the necks of some alligators and trying to scramble their brains with metal rods. Some reptiles were still conscious, flailing and kicking, even minutes after workers tried to kill them. As a result, Jane Birkin requested that Herms remove her name from the crocodile Birkin bags. Following PETAs calls for stronger whipping regulations in the U.S.including for the Kentucky Derby, in which Triple Crown winner American Pharoah was whipped more than 30 timesthe California Horse Racing Board implemented the strictest regulation in the country governing the use of whips in horse racing. Other lifesaving reforms were made in the horse-racing industry, thanks to PETA, including the introduction of legislation mandating federal drug intervention; the adoption of new, stronger rules to eliminate electro-shock devices in California; a lawsuit against Thoroughbred horse trainer Steve Asmussen by the federal Department of Labor; and the filing of felony charges against jockey Roman Chapa for allegedly using an electric shock device during a race. Because of PETAs efforts, Kora and Justice, two dogs from two different cases who were found with collars embedded in their necks, were rescued and adopted into new loving homes; a Corpus Christi,Texas man, who allegedly lifted his dog by the neck, punched and threw the dog to the ground, and dragged the dog inside his house, had the dog seized from him and is now facing charges related to the incident; and a Virginia father and daughter, whose emaciated and starving dog Peaches had to be euthanized after she was found suffering from a foul-smelling infection caused by a horribly embedded collar that had sawed into her neck and caused a 1-inch cut, were found guilty of cruelty to animals and sentenced to 12 months jail time (the man will ultimately serve six of the 12 months, and his daughter will serve three). Both have been banned from owning any other animals for life. PETA was also responsible for obtaining punishment for a number of other individuals around the nation for abusing or neglecting animals. PETAs Community Animal Project, which provides animals in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area with hands-on help, handled more than 2,000 calls for assistance; rescued more than 2,700 animals; built and delivered more than 250 free doghouses, which brings the total number of doghouses built since the program started to more than 6,200; and bagged 1,800 bales of straw, providing warm, dry shelter for dogs forced to live outdoors. PETAs Mobile Clinics Division spayed and neutered 11,131 cats and dogs in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, including 457 feral cats and 564 pit bulls, at a discounted rate or free of charge. PETA instituted Operation Animals, a program-wide military discount that offers reduced-cost surgeries to active-duty and retired military service members; partnered with two Virginia shelters to offer free monthly clinics; held a multi-shelter dog adopt-a-thon at its Bea Arthur Dog Park; and hosted a chicken adoption event at its Los Angeles office, the Bob Barker Building, during which 97 chickens found loving homes. 11855478 50 Public Outreach and Education PETA conducts educational campaigns and publishes materials that are distributed to students, teachers, the general public, and supporters. These efforts include making materials available for younger children, high school and college students, and educators as well as publishing factsheets, booklets, fliers, posters, and PETAs magazine, Animal Times. Our 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 2015, PETA logged more than 4,500 interactions with the media via letters, tweets, and radio, TV, and print interviews. PETA also had more than 62 million visits to its various websites. 8424944 1263357 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 others. In 2015, PETA helped organize more than 1,450 demonstrations and sent out several million letters and e-mails to urge companies and individuals to make changes that benefit animals. Influenced by PETAs continuing efforts to end dehorning in the dairy industry, companies such as General Mills, Dannon, Chipotle, and Dennys have stated their support of and purchasing preference for polled, or naturally hornless, cattle, paving the way for the elimination of the painful dehorning process (i.e., cutting or searing off calves horns with no pain relief). PETA also persuaded IKEA to add vegan meatballs to its in-store menus; worked with a cemetery in Amherst, New York, to retrofit its spiked fence in order to prevent deer from becoming fatally impaled on it; and helped enact a bullhook ban in Oakland, California, and Richmond, Virginia. Numerous companies, including United Airlines, JetBlue, Virgin America, Hyundai Motor America, World Travel Guide, DestinationCoupons.com, and the Miami Dolphins football franchise, severed ties with SeaWorld after hearing from PETA, and PETAs relentless public pressure on SeaWorld has led to an 84 percent drop in its profits from 2014. PETAs youth division, peta2, interacted with more than 250,000 young people at colleges, various music festivals, and other events and took along the I, Chicken exhibit, which uses cutting-edge virtual reality technology and allows students to see life from the perspective of a chicken who will be killed for food. Following 35 years of pressure and protesting from PETA, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced that it will end its elephant performances by 2018. Bill Cunningham, the largest Shrine circus producer in the U.S., eliminated all wild animal acts from his shows. After hearing from PETA, 11 retailers, including Inditex (the worlds largest clothing retailer), Esprit, bebe, and Adidas, joined the list of over 80 companies that have banned angora, the production of which involves painfully ripping the fur out of rabbits skin. PETA persuaded Mercedes-Benz USA to make the base model of its new smart fortwo (C453) completely leather-free and prompted Williams-Sonoma to add a synthetic down option for every down option it offers. PETA also got numerous events, including circuses, a Pamplona-style bull run in California, a coyote-killing contest, a petting zoo, a hermit crab giveaway, and live-animal exhibits canceled; persuaded retailer Anthropologie to pull an ad featuring an elephant and to enact a policy against using elephants in ads; and persuaded Endemol Shine North America not to air a segment of Gordan Ramsays show MasterChef that featured a chimpanzee. Among other things, PETA succeeded in getting Alliance Residential Company, the ninth-largest apartment management company in the nation, to stop using glue traps and CBL & Associates to stop allowing Pocket Pets to sell sugar gliders in its malls. 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Permanently restricted net assets are comprised of four separate endowment funds. 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 second,third and fourth endowment funds are unrestricted.Temporarily restricted assets are available for campaigns against animal testing, factory farming, and animal cruelty for periods after July 31, 2015. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Rental expenses $24413 Cost of goods sold $265389 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Rental expenses $24413 Cost of goods sold $265388 Rounding $1 Asia Animal Protection 1421849 Wire 108665 Animal Protecti FMV Australia Animal Protection 145000 Wire 6 false false false false false false X X X X X true Infocision Telefundraising false 185289 209029 Donor Services Telefundraising false 66803 103387 SD&A Telefundraising false 51662 47266 4396 Mal Warwick Prof Fundraisin false 27500 ROI Solutions Telefundraising false 7850 false false false 303754 395032 4396 AK AL AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS NC ND NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WI WV Gala 878202 878202 26971 Sam Simon Fundraiser 568257 568257 2037 23518 3050 33810 4 76626 72739 3887 5661 2222 3603 23543 1523085 1519198 3887 7698 2222 27121 3050 84324 124415 -120528 true Capital Area Food Bank 4900 Puerto Rico Avenue NE Washington DC 20017 521167581 501(c)(3) 0 5778 FMV Vegan pate donated to food bank Animal Protection Chimp Haven 13600 Chimpanzee Place Keithville LA 71047 742766663 501(c)(3) 18000 0 Animal Protection Duo Duo Animal Welfare Projec 1030 E Camino Real 302 Sunnyvale CA 94087 462519733 10000 0 Animal Protection Elephant Aid International PO Box 106 Hohenwald TN 38462 272243265 501(c)(3) 8000 0 Aniaml protection Foodbank of SE VA & Eastern 800 Tidewater Drive Norfolk VA 23504 521219783 501(c)(3) 0 17333 FMV Vegan pate donated to food bank Animal Protection Friends of NACC PO Box 11403 Norfolk VA 23517 352262336 501(c)(3) 6500 0 Animal Protection Isla Animals 1750 30th Street 97 Boulder CO 80301 271387083 501(c)(3) 7500 0 Animal Protection PAWS PO Box 1037 Lynnwood WA 98046 916073154 501(c)(3) 23079 0 Animal Protection Rockingham-Harrisonburg SPCA 2170 Old Furnace Road Harrisonburg VA 22803 540935739 501(c)(3) 17050 0 Aniamal Protection San Diego Humane Society 5500 Gaines Street San Diego CA 92027 951661688 501(c)(3) 100000 0 Animal Protection Save The Chimps PO Box 12220 Fort Pierce FL 34979 650789748 501(c)(3) 160000 0 Animal Protection The Cow Sanctuary PO Box 227 Shiloh NJ 08353 311743764 501(c)(3) 22575 0 Animal Protection The Wild Animal Sanctuary 1946 County Road 53 Keensburg CO 80643 841351483 501(c)(3) 15000 0 Animal Protection 13 0 Animal protection 1 10000 Animal Protection Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used PETA monitors the use of grant funds in the U.S. through an internal donation request form specifying information that allows management to evaluate that the recipient will use the funds exclusively for exempt purposes. X 29 23890 X 1 19509 FMV X 47 476678 FMV X 1 635000 FMV X Various 97 180938 FMV false true true Part I, Line 32, Hire and Use of Third Parties Donated property is sold by means of silent auctions at events, online auctions, eBay, through auction houses with the assistance of professional auctioneers, jewelers, the PETA web thrift store, local thrift stores, and at our annual Beasty Bonanza yard sale. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Cruelty-Free Merchandise Program PETA encourages and facilitates cruelty-free living by providing educational materials and consumer products, such as cosmetics and household cleaners that are not tested on animals, animal-care products, message T-shirts, educational videos and books, animal rescue equipment, and campaign materials that are used by concerned people around the world. These items are available online through the PETA Mall and the PETA Catalog. PETAs online lists of cosmetics and household products companies that do and that dont test on animals are among the most visited pages on PETA.org, garnering well over 3 million views this year. PETA also works to persuade companies to enact bans on all animal tests, and this year, PETA added approximately 300 companies to the cruelty-free list, bringing the total number of companies that dont test on animals to nearly 1,800. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process PETA's audit committee and the Controller of the Foundation to Support Animal Protection (FSAP), a supporting organization, review the Form 990 with FSAP's General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs. The audit committee and the supporting organization's Controller discuss the Form 990 with the organization's independent auditors. The organization files the Form 990 after Board of Director approval and acceptance. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Regular confirmation and certification by board members and through internal controls put into place. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees Lines 15a and 15b - Persons who receive compensation are precluded from voting on matters pertaining to their compensation. PETA's President and the Director of Human Resources of FSAP 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 the personnel files. 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