PETA likes to present itself as a defender of animals. But its outlandish campaigns, bogus science, and extreme statements reveal its real interest: to generate headlines that raise money to pay for the salaries of those at the top. 

In PETA’s own words: 10 PETA campaigns: 

• PETA campaign comparing farming to the Holocaust – “We’re asking people to recognise that what Jews and others went through in the Holocaust is what animals go through every day in factory farms.” – PETA’s Assistant Director of Factory Farming Campaigns, Matt Prescott. 
• PETA campaign pretending that there is a link between cows milk and autism – “Anyone who wants to alleviate the effects of autism should try giving cow’s milk the boot and switch to healthy vegan alternatives instead.” – from PETA’s ‘Got Autism?’ campaign. 
• PETA statement comparing an animal charity to the Ku Klux Klan – “Like the Klan, dog breeders who subscribe to the AKC standards are all about the sanctity of ‘pure bloodlines’.” – From a PETA brochure comparing the American Kennel Club to the Ku Klux Klan. 
• PETA interview proposing that women go on a sex strike against men – “PETA’s proposing a strike on sex with meat-eating men to persuade them to go vegan.” – PETA Sex Strike proposal.
• PETA campaign comparing zoos to the slave trade – “When you buy a ticket to our local zoo or aquarium, you are an active participant in this modern day slave trade” – PETA campaign against the existence of animals in zoos.
• PETA blog opposing the use of guide dogs for the blind – “Guide-dog breeders take homes away from dogs in animal shelters… and contribute to the animal overpopulation crisis.” – “Guide dogs? There’s an app for that”- PETA blog. 
• PETA statement opposing pet ownership – “This speciesist worldview, which using words like “pet” and “owner” helps perpetuate, is part of the reason why some people think nothing of acquiring a dog in the same way they would get a fancy handbag” – PETA article ‘The Problem With ‘Pet’.
• PETA statement arguing that sheep shearing is cruel – “The production of all wool spells extreme suffering and a terrifying death for millions of sheep and lambs.” – PETA opinion on animals providing wool for humans. 
• PETA campaign for a ban on fishing – “Imagine that a man dangles a piece of candy in front of you. As you grab the candy, a huge metal hook stabs through your hand and you’re ripped off the ground.” – Comic book designed for children called “Your Daddy Kills Animals”.