This article appears every year after their annual report. I don’t think anything has changed over the past four or five years. I would take this as an indication that PETA knows its audience for what they are idiots. Once again: PETA-shelter-was-slaughterhouse.

PETA euthanized 1,411 cats and dogs last year, according to the consumer group, which said that while Virginia shelters killed an average of 16.9 percent of the animals in their care, PETA killed nearly 72 percent.

Virginia lawmakers were concerned about PETA’s extraordinarily high rate of euthanasia and even set out to redefine the term animal shelter to refer to a place whose primary mission is to find a permanent home for pets.

It did not deny killing more than 1,400, noting that “PETA operates a rescue team—which is on call 24/7 to offer relief to abused and suffering animals—as well as a single ‘shelter of last resort’ that takes in mostly aggressive, sick, elderly, injured, feral, and otherwise unadoptable animals, many of whom have been turned away by shelters with limited-admission policies.”

PETA’s own website breaks down the numbers. It appears that PETA runs only one shelter, that in Virginia.

We took in 2,007 animals, roughly 1 percent of all the animals who entered Virginia shelters.

We delivered 488 adoptable animals to high-traffic open-admission shelters and referred many others to them so that we could concentrate on helping the ones no one would ever want.

And we found wonderful permanent homes for 80 dogs, cats, rabbits, horses, chickens and other animals in 2016—truly “forever homes” because, instead of just giving animals away, we carefully screen potential adopters and place vital safeguards on all our adoptions. PETA.org/petas-rescue-team/

To be fair to PETA, I think a no-kill shelter is a pipe dream. With limited resources, not every animal can be saved. There are animals out there that are too sick, damaged, injured or old that cannot be saved. To try and do so would be at the expense of other animals that might have a chance at adoption. Two thousand animals taken in 568 found homes (488 transferred to other shelters and 88 adopted through PETA’S efforts) the Custer had better odds than that, and we all know what happened to him.

Checking one source about charitable giving Charity Navigator shows PETA at the bottom of the top rated animal advocacy groups. You can find their report here: PETA rating via www.charitynavigator.org/index.

I see a lot of money coming in and a lot of money in the bank. I don’t see a lot of infrastructure to support the outreach effort. Want PETA in San Antonio? It better be for a sandwich because Pita bread is as close as you get. Well no problem, surely there is a state coordinator, Crickets.

How about if I wanted to start a shelter, outreach, or rescue consistent with PETA’s philosophy, they must put out useful guides. Why must they? Here is a link to available PETA literature, available at low cost: petacatalog.com/catalog/Literature-39-4.html. PETA spends millions on outreach; a seminar is the way to go. According to the Internet, there aren’t any.

How come a charity has 16 million in the bank? Where does the money go? According to Charity Navigator PETA had $35 million in program expenses. They operate one shelter, print a buttload of bumper stickers and posters, which they charge for, do not seem to offer any seminars. Where does it go?

I’ve decided to give up blogging and become a charity. I’m going to call it, “I Feel Your Pain.” I commiserate with you about damn near anything. If you are feeling guilty, I will assuage your guilt. Not guilty enough, got you covered. Too fat, too skinny, got you covered. E-mail me. For a one-time contribution of the Porsche pictured below, I’ll do it in person.