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PETA is a “terrifying and desensitizing” “cult” — Another Former PETA Employee Speaks Out

By Nathan J. Winograd | February 27, 2019March 1, 2019 by Nathan J. Winograd

Ultimately, the culture was terrifying and desensitizing-Š—-Šand I gradually felt that my view of death, of taking animals’ lives, was being warped, my emotions being stripped away. Joining the ranks of former PETA fieldworker Heather Harper-Troje, another employee has come forward by name to tell about her experiences at PETA killing animals and the stifling, cult-like atmosphere that pervades the organization; a culture she described as “terrifying and desensitizing.” Laura Lee Cascada, a PETA employee,…

PETA News Coverage: Whimsy Over Substance

By Nathan J. Winograd | February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 by Nathan J. Winograd

PETA has been trending in the news but not for the reasons they should. In a tweet, they criticized Google’s decision to honor Steve Irwin, the Australian conservationist, by doing a doodle of him. Stories taking them to task appeared in USA Today, BuzzFeed, NBC, Fox, and more. They have appeared in Australian newspapers, Indian newspapers, British papers, and newspapers elsewhere across the world. Meanwhile, not a line of print is dedicated to the real…

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Kitbull

By Nathan J. Winograd | February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 by Nathan J. Winograd

What Pixar’s masterpiece says about how far the No Kill movement has come, how far it still has to go, the need for shelter reform legislation, and corruption within groups like the ASPCA. Kitbull is the new short film by Pixar. The name “Kitbull” comes from a combination of kitten and pit bull for the inseparable bond that forms between a feral kitten and an abused pit bull. It is a film that explores…

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PETA vs. Winograd

By Nathan J. Winograd | February 8, 2019February 8, 2019 by Nathan J. Winograd

PETA demanded in court that I reveal the names of PETA employees who spoke to me on condition of anonymity about PETA’s killing of animals. The information they provided was used to corroborate newspaper articles, on the record sources, government documents received under the Public Records Act, testimony and information from civil and criminal cases against PETA, videotape evidence, and admissions of killing by PETA officials. Their testimony was used for a series of…

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PETA’s Mass Killing Continues in 2018

By Nathan J. Winograd | February 1, 2019February 7, 2019 by Nathan J. Winograd

Just Released Statistics Show That Once Again, Thousands of Dogs, Cats, and Farmed Animals Were Killed By or Because of PETA A photo of a dead puppy given to me in 2015 by a PETA employee on condition of anonymity. The employee stated that PETA kills healthy and adoptable animals. January 31 marked the last day “shelters” in Virginia could submit statistics for 2018 to the Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services. And…

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Victory! Court Denies PETA’s Motion to Compel Disclosure of Confidential Informants

By Nathan J. Winograd | January 30, 2019February 3, 2019 by Nathan J. Winograd

Dear Friends and Colleagues: As many of you know, PETA demanded in court that I reveal the names of PETA employees who spoke to me on condition of anonymity about PETA’s killing of animals. The information they provided was used to corroborate newspaper articles, on the record sources, government documents received under the Public Records Act, testimony and information from civil and criminal cases against PETA, videotape evidence, and admissions of killing by PETA…

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Statement from the Reporter’s Committee for Freedom of the Press

By Nathan J. Winograd | January 8, 2019 by Nathan J. Winograd

On Dec. 20, PETA filed a motion in California state court to require Nathan Winograd to reveal the identities of his confidential sources who worked at PETA and disclosed information about PETA’s practices. Last week, he filed an opposition invoking his rights under the California Constitution’s shield law & the #FirstAmendment reporter’s privilege, which apply to those engaged in acts of journalism — gathering information from confidential sources with the intent to publish it. Read…

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Update: PETA Subpoena

By Nathan J. Winograd | January 3, 2019 by Nathan J. Winograd

As many of you may know, PETA has demanded that I reveal the names of individuals who have worked at PETA and spoke to me on condition of anonymity about PETA’s killing. The information they provided was used to corroborate newspaper articles, on the record sources, government documents received under the Public Records Act, testimony and information from civil and criminal cases against PETA, photographs, videotape evidence, and admissions by PETA officials. Their testimony was…

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Snoping Snopes

By Nathan J. Winograd | November 23, 2018March 23, 2020 by Nathan J. Winograd

Shining a light on Snopes.com’s lack of objectivity and due diligence when it comes to PETA. Snopes.com claims as its mission truth-seeking, writing that it “lights the way to evidence-based and contextualized analysis.” But when it comes to PETA, it has utterly failed in that regard. Recently, it claimed to do such “evidence-based and contextualized analysis” regarding the authenticity of a postcard Ingrid Newkirk, PETA’s founder and the architect of their mass killing and…

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Meritless PETA Lawsuit on Verge of Collapse

By Nathan J. Winograd | November 20, 2018December 3, 2018 by Nathan J. Winograd

One of the healthy puppies killed by PETA, after PETA staff promised they would find a home. For more than two decades, I have been working to expose the grisly truth about PETA: that far from being a voice for the rights of animals as is commonly believed, employees at PETA headquarters in Norfolk, VA commit daily violence against them, injecting thousands of healthy puppies, kittens, dogs, cats, rabbits, chickens, and other animals every year…