Does PETA euthanize unwanted pets at its Virginia headquarters?

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) are an animal rights non-profit organization based in the United States.

The Center for Organizational Research and Education lobbies against PETA, and runs the PETA Kills Animals site. They describe about an attempt to conduct an inspection of an “Animal Shelter” at the PETA headquarters in Virginia.

… most animals taken in by PETA aren’t housed for very long. After reviewing two months worth of records, Kovich found that 245 of the 290 animals–84 percent–that PETA took into custody were killed within 24 hours.

A PETA web-site to counter those claims, Is ‘PETA Kills Animals’ a scam?, attempts to refute those claims:

We welcome every animal in need—without waiting lists, far-off appointments, admission fees, or restricted hours—including those whom “no-kill” shelters have refused to accept simply because they requested euthanasia. PETA takes in dogs who are dangerously aggressive and/or suffering from advanced, deadly heartworm disease after spending their lives chained outdoors; sick and/or injured feral cats who are sometimes ravaged by the feline immunodeficiency virus, feline leukemia, or other contagious, fatal diseases; elderly animals with extremely poor quality of life, who can no longer see, walk, or eat; and animals who are suffering and unadoptable for other reasons. We transfer almost every adoptable animal to local open-admission shelters (which, unlike “no-kill” shelters, don’t turn away the very animals who are often the most in need) for a chance at finding a home. We also find permanent, loving homes for many animals.

Does PETA euthanize unwanted pets at its Virginia headquarters? Does it account for 84% of the animals they receive

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) are an animal rights non-profit organization based in the United States.

The Center for Organizational Research and Education lobbies against PETA, and runs the PETA Kills Animals site. They describe about an attempt to conduct an inspection of an “Animal Shelter” at the PETA headquarters in Virginia.

… most animals taken in by PETA aren’t housed for very long. After reviewing two months worth of records, Kovich found that 245 of the 290 animals–84 percent–that PETA took into custody were killed within 24 hours.

A PETA web-site to counter those claims, Is ‘PETA Kills Animals’ a scam?, attempts to refute those claims:

We welcome every animal in need—without waiting lists, far-off appointments, admission fees, or restricted hours—including those whom “no-kill” shelters have refused to accept simply because they requested euthanasia. PETA takes in dogs who are dangerously aggressive and/or suffering from advanced, deadly heartworm disease after spending their lives chained outdoors; sick and/or injured feral cats who are sometimes ravaged by the feline immunodeficiency virus, feline leukemia, or other contagious, fatal diseases; elderly animals with extremely poor quality of life, who can no longer see, walk, or eat; and animals who are suffering and unadoptable for other reasons. We transfer almost every adoptable animal to local open-admission shelters (which, unlike “no-kill” shelters, don’t turn away the very animals who are often the most in need) for a chance at finding a home. We also find permanent, loving homes for many animals.

Does PETA euthanize unwanted pets at its Virginia headquarters? Does it account for 84% of the animals they receive