i have mentioned this before. i WAS a member of peta, but i left quite a while ago. i didn't like SOME of their tactics (i DO like what they stand for in general and i DO like MOST of their programs). however, hiring a former cia operative to spy on them, to undermine them, is NOT a good thing. oh, and i don't go to a circus that has animals in it.
Spies under the big top?
Lawsuit: Circus owner spied on animal rights groups
FAIRFAX, Virginia (AP) -- The trial of a lawsuit accusing the owner Ringling Bros. Circus of spying on animal rights groups begins Friday in Virginia.
On Thursday, a judge issued sanctions against the circus for filing late and incomplete documents in the lawsuit.
The judge also ordered Kenneth Feld, chief executive and president of privately held Feld Entertainment Inc., to disclose his net worth and his most recent tax returns to PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
PETA sued Feld Entertainment more than four years ago, claiming that he ran an extensive corporate espionage campaign against it and other animal-rights groups. According to PETA, Feld -- which produces the Ringling circus, Disney on Ice and other shows -- paid a former CIA operative to help run its spy operation.
PETA attorney Philip Hirschkop said one of the documents was mostly blacked out before it was turned over..............
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