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You mean this?

http://www.consumerfreedom.com/pressrelease_detail.cfm?release=6

Posted On August 8, 2002

Center for Consumer Freedom Trumps PETA on Animal Shelter Contribution

PETA's Links To Domestic Terrorism Sink Their Standing In Yadkin County, North Carolina

Washington, DC - The Center for Consumer Freedom is contributing $15,000 toward construction of a new animal shelter in Yadkin County, North Carolina, after commissioners rejected a similar offer from People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) at a county commission meeting last month. The $15,000 offer from PETA was rebuffed by County Commissioner Brent Hunter, who led dissenters in rejecting the offer, in light of recent revelations that PETA has links to active domestic terror groups.

"While construction of the county animal shelter is a priority, I cannot, in good faith, accept an offer from a group like PETA when they support and finance groups that engage in arson, harassment and vandalism in the name of their political agenda," Hunter said. "The Center for Consumer Freedom's offer is very generous and timely in meeting the needs of our county while sticking to our principles."

PETA has a long history of financially and philosophically supporting the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) and Animal Liberation Front (ALF), organizations that the FBI has labeled "the largest and most active U.S.-based terror group." Since 1996, ELF and ALF have caused more than $43 million in property damage resulting from over 600 attacks including arson, assault and massive vandalism.

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http://www.consumerfreedom.com/pressrelease_detail.cfm?release=6

No. It wouldn't surprise me. My first post on the subject was that it sounded like something CCF would be involved in, because it fits too perfectly with their recent petakillsanimals campaign.

I was just reading on Veggie Boards:

http://www.veggieboards.com/boards/showthread.php?p=942081#post942081

There are also many other action alerts and updates about various issues addressed by PETA in North Carolina. Not to be a conspiracy theorist, but PETA has also blown the whistle on lots of farm animal abuse in North Carolina, which would make PETA a big target for Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), a lobbyist group disguised as a non-profit.

http://www.peta.org/about/victoryItem.asp?id=99
http://www.peta.org/about/victoryItem.asp?id=85
http://www.peta.org/feat/turk-terr/index-ad.html

The corporations who contribute to CCF certainly have a lot to lose in North Carolina, which is one of the top poultry and pork producing states:

http://www.soc.duke.edu/NC_GlobalEc...og/overview.php
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/poultry/intro.htm