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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

American animal rights organization
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

Summary

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is a nonprofit organization[1]. It ranks in the top 0.46% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,006 views/month, #15 of 3,287).[2]

Key Facts

  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's field of work was animal rights[3].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is in the country of United States[4].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[5].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's instance of is recorded as international non-governmental organization[6].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's instance of is recorded as antispeciesist organization[7].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's founder is recorded as Alex Pacheco[8].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's founder is recorded as Ingrid Newkirk[9].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's headquarters location is recorded as Q49231[10].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's headquarters location is recorded as London[11].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's Commons category is recorded as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals[12].
  • March 1980 marks the founding of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals[13].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's official website is recorded as https://www.peta.org[14].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's topic's main category is recorded as Category:People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals[15].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's director / manager is recorded as Ingrid Newkirk[16].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+1157'}[17].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way.'}[18].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[19].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's official blog URL is recorded as https://www.peta.org/blog[20].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'PETA'}[21].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's different from is recorded as peta[22].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's member count is recorded as {'amount': '+800000'}[23].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+44609539'}[24].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+60643106'}[25].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+48135183'}[26].
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+52948473'}[27].

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Founding

Founders include Alex Pacheco[8] and Ingrid Newkirk[9]. March 1980 marks the founding of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals[13].

Identity

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'PETA'}[21].

Leadership

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's director / manager is recorded as Ingrid Newkirk[16].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Q49231[10], an independent city in the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1682[30] and London[11], a metropolis[31], in Roman Empire[32], founded in 0047[33].

Industry

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's field of work was animal rights[3].

Why It Matters

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ranks in the top 0.46% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,006 views/month, #15 of 3,287).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

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References

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  17. [19] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · C960657 · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bluesky handle → peta.org
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42635|batch #42635]]: Bluesky"
  2. 14d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Director manager → —
    Harper's tag → peta
    Legal form → 501(c)(3) organization
    Instance of → nonprofit organization, international non-governmental organization, antispeciesist organization
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: peta, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289954520|peta (#289954520)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
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