2013-03-04T07:55:11-08:00 2012-07-31 Saggar & Rosenberg PC One Church Street Suite 204 Rockville MD 20850 990 2011-08-01 521218336 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc PEOP 7579628304 501 Front Street Norfolk VA 23510 Ingrid E Newkirk 2013-03-01 true Susan J Rosenberg 3017389040 2011 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z Ingrid E Newkirk 501 Front Street Norfolk VA 23510 41747999 false false X www.peta.org X 1980 VA Protection of animal rights 3 2 245 75 45623 -27658 30591252 29748279 660816 589970 248267 212645 311780 463342 31812115 31014236 3158194 1071203 0 7644965 7088857 514071 639116 5106673 25552084 23125543 36869314 31924719 -5057199 -910483 18023301 16064507 5875320 4895829 12147981 11168678 X Protection of animal rights false false 10195601 421232 RESEARCH, INVESTIGATIONS & 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. The only animal protection group actively targeting the issue of "dehorning" in the dairy industry, PETA's undercover investigation of Adirondack Farms, LLC, a factory farm that supplies milk for the maker of Cabot and McCadam cheeses revealed how calves have their horn buds burned off as they thrash in agony without pain relief and showed cows subjected to being electro-shocked and jabbed and hit with poles. The release of the investigation ratcheted up the pressure on the dairy industry to adopt crucial reforms demanded by PETA. PETA released video footage from a military whistleblower showing Coast Guard medical training drills in which instructors cut off the limbs of live goats with tree trimmers, stabbed the animals, and pulled out their internal organs while they kicked and moaned. PETA's evidence led to federal citations against the contractor Tier 1 Group for violating the Animal Welfare Act. PETA also presented research at one of the largest military medical conferences in the U.S. now published in the Army's own medical journal showing that nearly 80 percent of the U.S.'s NATO allies do not use animals for medical training, but employ superior methods like simulators instead; spurred the firing of three cruel animal experimenters at the University of Texas Medical Branch; got ferrets and pigs replaced with human patient simulators in numerous medical training courses in the U.S., Egypt, and Germany; persuaded dozens of high schools and universities to stop animal dissections in biology classes, convinced the Washington, D.C., Omaha and Detroit school districts to implement dissection choice policies, and donated virtual dissection software to dozens of schools in the U.S. and abroad. As a result of PETA's efforts and funding of scientific experts, the Chinese government is poised to accept its first-ever non-animal test for cosmetics ingredients; and changes have been made to the Environmental Protection Agency's endocrine-disruptor screening program that have the potential to save more than 3 million animals from painful and deadly chemical tests. PETA also helped convince the European Union to greatly reduce the number of animals used in reproductive toxicity tests for the massive REACH chemical testing program; prompted Bioqual to end the use of chimpanzees in experiments; and persuaded China Southern Airlines to stop transporting primates to the U.S. for use in experiments; TAM (Latin America's largest airline), Hainan, Air China and El Al Airlines to stop shipping primates to any countries for use in experiments; and Nippon Cargo Airlines and one of the world's largest logistics companies to ban the shipping of any animals for use in experiments. PETA sued the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS), forcing the FWS to end its 30-year practice of secretly issuing permits to rundown roadside zoos, unqualified wildlife collectors, and abusive circuses while ignoring the public comment period required by the Endangered Species Act, and filed a lawsuit against SeaWorld, accusing the marine park of violating the 13th Amendment. This precedent-setting lawsuit marks the first time in history that a U.S. court considered constitutional rights for animals. PETA's undercover investigations revealed the seedy underworld of pigeon racing, and documented racehorses sold for slaughter in the U.S. and driven 1,100 miles, in subfreezing conditions, to a Canadian slaughterhouse where 40 percent of the horses were still conscious when they were killed. PETA managed to rescue former racehorse Royale With Speed, a grandson of Triple Crown winner Secretariat, from slaughter, and the findings from the investigation strengthened the push for legislation to prevent the reopening of domestic horse slaughterhouses and ban the export of American horses for slaughter. Other lifesaving reforms were made in the horse racing industry thanks to PETA, including the Jockey Club's adoption of a multi-million dollar, industry-supported thoroughbred retirement program that will spare countless horses from slaughter; a ban in Kentucky on the race-day medication furosemide, which can conceal the presence of pain-masking drugs that often lead to catastrophic breakdowns; and stronger whip restrictions at the Meadowlands harness track. As a result of another PETA undercover investigation, nearly 700 cats were seized from a Florida so-called "sanctuary" called Caboodle Ranch, Inc., where gravely ill cats were neglected and forced to live in filthy, crowded conditions. Based on PETA's evidence, the cats were seized by law-enforcement authorities and most were eventually placed in homes or with reputable shelters, where they got a second chance at life. Based on PETA's evidence, officials charged the operator with felony cruelty to animals and a judge has ruled that he may no longer possess any animals. PETA's Emergency Response Team responded to more than 300 reports of animal cruelty each week. Because of PETA's efforts, a New York puppy mill owner was charged with 50 counts of cruelty and forced to relinquish 26 dogs; an Illinois man and juvenile who filmed themselves tormenting dogs in a series of videos, were indicted on multiple counts, including felony animal torture, and had 10 dogs taken from them; a Georgia animal hoarder was charged with cruelty and forced to relinquish more than 80 horses and donkeys, and a number of other individuals around the nation were punished for abusing or neglecting animals. PETA's Community Animal Project, which provides hands-on help to animals in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area, handled 2,350 calls for assistance, rescued and/or took custody of nearly 2,000 animals, built and delivered more than 240 free doghouses and bagged 1,200 bales of straw, providing warm, dry shelter to dogs forced to live outdoors. PETA's Mobile Clinics Division spayed and neutered more than 8,500 cats and dogs in Southeastern Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina, including 927 feral cats and 534 pit bulls at a discounted rate or free of charge. 8589573 60 PUBLIC OUTREACH & EDUCATION - PETA conducts educational campaigns and publishes materials that are distributed to students, teachers, the general public, and supporters. These efforts include materials made available through our programs for younger children, high school and college students, and educators as well as publications such as factsheets, booklets, fliers, posters, and PETA's magazine, Animal Times. Campaigns involve renowned celebrities, extensive media attention, interactive social networking, Web site features and blogs that reach millions of viewers, and public service announcements, which are typically placed for free in high-exposure outlets. In fiscal year 2012, PETA booked more than 4,000 radio, TV, and print interviews, had more than 29 million people visit its various websites. 7252825 649911 INTERNATIONAL GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGNS - PETA organizes campaigns to inform the public about how animals are abused in the food, clothing, experimentation, and entertainment industries, among other places. In 2012, PETA helped organize more than 1,900 demonstrations and sent out more than 9 million letters and emails to urge companies and individuals to make changes that benefit animals. After pressure from PETA, Hormel agreed to phase out gestation crates, iron-maiden-like cages that virtually immobilize mother pigs for months at a time, within five years. PETA also convinced New York City-based online grocery-shopping service FreshDirect and the nation's eighth largest retailer, Sam's Club, to stop offering foie gras; worked with communications giant Comcast to implement a nationwide training requirement for line technicians in humanely handling birds' nests; prompted Meridian Group, Inc. to end declawing requirement for cats at its 100 residential properties; and got four major companies to ban Pocket Pets, which sells squirrel-like marsupials called sugar gliders from 690 retail properties. PETA's youth division, peta2, reached out to more than 90,000 young people at colleges, music festivals, and other events, including an L.A. and Chicago-based conference series which taught student activists about effective advocacy. PETA kept up the pressure on the Canadian government to stop Canada's annual seal slaughter by helping to persuade Russia, which had been importing 95% of Canadian seal pelts to ban seal pelt imports, and working with Canadian Senator Mac Harb to introduce a bill to end the slaughter. The PUMA Group, which distributes sports footwear and apparel in more than 120 countries, and Mango, a clothing retailer with 2,060 stores in 104 countries, banned the use of fur and exotic skins in their product lines after hearing from PETA. As a result of PETA's newly launched campaign against down, the first such campaign in the animal protection movement, online clothing retailer Haband stopped selling products made of down feathers. PETA also got numerous events, including circuses, elephant rides, pig wrestling contests, donkey basketball games, and horse-diving acts cancelled; convinced top advertising agencies DDB Worldwide and Campbell Ewald to pledge not to use great apes in advertising; and talked to The Ad Council to extend its pledge to oppose the use of all wild animals in advertising. 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X 41 143639 Market Value X 1 771109 Sale Price X various 60 19806 FMV 1 false true true Part I, Line 32, Hire and Use of Third Parties PETA sold jewelry items through an auction house, which takes a percentage; PETA used Ebay and Craigslist to sell some items; vehicle donations are sold using VDAC which accepts, processes, sells, and then distributes the money in the form of a grant to PETA, and the same situation occurs with timeshares, which are handled through Donate for a Cause. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The specified documents are made available at the Board of Director's discretion. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b 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. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c 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 11 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: 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. 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