Founded in 1980 by Alex Pacheco and Ingrid Newkirk, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to protecting and promoting animal rights. These rights are not, of course, civil or religious, but rather, the right to live free from human-caused pain or predation. To this end, PETA has mounted campaigns against the use of animals in painful and frequently fatal medical experiments, as well as in the testing of cosmetics and other products. They have also campaigned against the trapping of fur-bearing animals, socalled "factory farming," such as confining cattle in crowded feedlots, and the cruel use of animals in rodeos, carnivals, and circuses. Through its newsletter, PETA News, and its "Factsheets," PETA publicizes these and other abuses and encourages readers to take action. Members write to the offending organizations...