{"id":1379,"date":"2015-03-27T13:07:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T13:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2015\/03\/27\/virginia-enacts-law-aimed-at-peta\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:25:20","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:25:20","slug":"virginia-enacts-law-aimed-at-peta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=1379","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Enacts Law Aimed At PETA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:9848,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com\\\/2012\\\/09\\\/peta-cant-leave-well-enough-alone.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251115201927\\\/https:\\\/\\\/onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com\\\/2012\\\/09\\\/peta-cant-leave-well-enough-alone.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 17:53:02&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 23:26:55&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 23:26:55&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:10781,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.petakillsanimals.com\\\/proof-peta-kills&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260419001017\\\/https:\\\/\\\/petakillsanimals.com\\\/proof-peta-kills\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/petakillsanimals.com\\\/proof-peta-kills\\\/&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:10782,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/hamptonroads.com\\\/2015\\\/03\\\/mcauliffe-signs-shelter-bill-peta-opposed#_ga=1.95723231.219467717.1364743741&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.pilotonline.com&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:10783,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/secure.peta.org\\\/site\\\/Advocacy?cmd=display&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=5889&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.peta.org\\\/?en_txn7=redirect::secure-peta-org-closed&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nAny long-time reader of this blog knows that I loathe and despise the so-called animal rights group PETA. In addition to their legal grandstanding against events like <a href=\"http:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/peta-cant-leave-well-enough-alone.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Possum Drop<\/a>, they run an animal shelter in Norfolk, VA. Unlike the private shelters in my area that operate as no-kill shelters, the PETA shelter seems to operate on the kill&#8217;em all and let God sort them out principle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petakillsanimals.com\/proof-peta-kills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Looking at the statistics<\/a> from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the last 10 years, the <u>lowest<\/u> percentage of animals euthanized (killed) in any one year was 82.4% in 2013. In 6 out of the 10 years, they euthanized 90% or more of the animals received. In a couple of those years, less than 10 animals (dogs or cats) per year were reported as adopted.<\/p>\n<p>In response to this abysmal record, <a href=\"http:\/\/hamptonroads.com\/2015\/03\/mcauliffe-signs-shelter-bill-peta-opposed#_ga=1.95723231.219467717.1364743741\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Virginia legislature enacted SB 1381<\/a> which clarified state law regarding private animal shelters. It says that &#8220;their purpose is to find permanent adoptive homes for animals.&#8221; The Virginian-Pilot reports that Gov. Terry McAuliffe has signed the bill.<\/p>\n<p>It should come as no surprise that <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.peta.org\/site\/Advocacy?cmd=display&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=5889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PETA opposed this bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The sponsor of the bill, Sen. Bill Stanley (R-Franklin County) said he hoped PETA will reduce their extremely high euthanasia rate. If not, they will lose access to the drugs used to euthanize animals.<\/p>\n<p>I guess PETA will have to go back to the old methods like using car exhaust.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Any long-time reader of this blog knows that I loathe and despise the so-called animal rights group PETA. 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