Despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals maintains that animal research has played no role in understanding or treating birth defects, and the group regularly protests the March of Dimes.
PETA recently announced a protest against the March of Dimes. Here’s how PETA described its actions in a June 20 press release,
Armed with bloody dimes and a clothesline of stuffed “babies” to show how the March of Dimes “hangs babies out to dry while animals die,” PETA members will protest outside the charity’s regional office to let potential donors know that it funds cruel animal experiments…
For the moment, PETA has a Flash image on its March of Crimes web site showing something similar to what they’re planning.
Source:
PETA Gives March Of Dimes Its 2 Cents’ Worth. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Press Release, June 20, 2001.
Even more lunacy from Psychopathic Evil Thugs for Animals! 🙁