On behalf of the No Kill Advocacy Center, I have asked the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture to issue regulations requiring shelters in Virginia to maintain and provide records to the public that cover when and how each animal was taken in, why the animal was taken in, the condition of each animal, what attempts were made to reunite the animal with the family, the kinds of care and treatment each animal received, the disposition of each animal, and if the animal was killed, when and why the animal was killed: bit.ly/1BP4U3Z This request follows PETA—which is licensed in Virginia as a shelter—stealing Maya, a happy and healthy dog, from her porch while her family was out: youtu.be/hpOyHnvycKE. They killed her that very day: bit.ly/1pGUQcj According to a spokesman for a family whose dog was stolen from his home and killed by PETA, PETA came to the trailer park where the family lives, where most of the residents are Spanish speaking with few resources. The PETA representatives befriended the residents. They got to know who lived where and who had dogs. In fact, they sat with the family on the same porch off which they later took Maya. Waiting until the family was away from the home, PETA employees backed their van up to the porch and threw biscuits to Maya, in an attempt to coax her off her property and therefore give PETA the ability to claim she was a stray dog “at large.” But Maya refused to stay off the porch and ran back. Thinking that no one was around, one of the employees—who was later charged with larceny—went onto the property and took Maya. When the family returned and found their beloved Maya missing, they searched around the neighborhood before checking the video on the surveillance camera. That is when they saw the PETA van on the film and recognized the woman who had come to their house on prior occasions to talk to them about Maya. They called PETA and asked for Maya’s return. According to a family spokesperson, PETA claimed it did not have the dog. When PETA was told that its employees had been filmed taking the dog, they hung up. Shortly afterward, a PETA attorney called and informed the family that Maya was dead. PETA had killed her. She may not be the only one. On the day they stole Maya, other animals went missing as well. Had a surveillance video not been available, the killing of Maya would have remained unknown, as are the fates of the other animals. As I write in the petition for rulemaking, We believe that by passing the requested regulations, organizations will be less likely to abuse state benefits—benefits such as their ability to acquire the controlled substances used to kill Maya and others—to the detriment of the animals of the Commonwealth and the people who love them… “We are asking you to pass regulations that will protect families in Virginia, protect animals, assist state regulators in monitoring the activities of its licensees, and provide taxpayers with the information they need to be informed citizens… As Justice Louis Brandeis once wrote, sunlight is… the best of disinfectants.” For more info: A Senator calls for an investigation of PETA: bit.ly/1uAn44m The Richmond SPCA calls for an investigation of PETA: bit.ly/1sxijIO The Accomack County attorney calls for an investigation of PETA: delmarvane.ws/1JXDKOj The Virginia Federation of Humane Societies calls for an investigation of PETA: bit.ly/1ygmbFq The No Kill Advocacy Center asks the State Veterinarian to revoke PETA’s status as a shelter: bit.ly/1zxqE5o A call to pass Maya’s Law: bit.ly/1zJoHDb Since the late 1990s, PETA has killed over 30,000 animals, roughly 2,000 animals a year including kittens and puppies. Before asking why? visit whyPETAkills.org to learn more. Photos: Maya. Stolen and killed by PETA. The room where PETA kills animals. According to staff, “once you went in that room, you never came out.” Puppies killed by PETA after promising to find them homes. A mother cat and her two kittens also killed by PETA after promising to find them homes.
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:57:14 +0000
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