PETA is in some hefty hot water in Hampton Roads....
PETA workers accused of dumping dead dogs, cats in garbage
Associated Press
© June 16, 2005 | Last updated 5:13 PM Jun. 16
AHOSKIE, N.C. -- Two employees of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have been charged with animal cruelty after dumping dead dogs and cats in a shopping center garbage bin, police said today.
Investigators staked out the bin after discovering that dead animals had been dumped there every Wednesday for the past four weeks, Ahoskie police said in a prepared statement.
Police found 18 dead animals in the trash bin and 13 more in a van registered to PETA. The animals were from animal shelters in Northampton and Bertie counties, police said.
Police charged Andrew Benjamin Cook, 24, of Virginia Beach and Adria Joy Hinkle, 27, of Norfolk each with 31 felony counts of animal cruelty and eight misdemeanor counts of illegal disposal of dead animals. They were released on bond and an initial court date was set for Friday in Winton.
PETA has a long-standing relationship with shelters to euthanize pets that the shelters feel are no longer adoptable, a spokeswoman told WAVY-TV.
Hinkle has been suspended, but Cook continued to work for the organization, based in Norfolk, the television station reported.
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