Alleged Theft and Killing of Dog by PETA Employees Moves Virginia Attorney General to Create New Legal Unit

by Douglas Cooper

Virginia’s Attorney General has announced a new animal law unit in response to the refusal to prosecute PETA for its workers allegedly stealing and killing a little girl’s dog.

Two pet thefts in Accomack County, Virginia, have received national attention recently. One involved PETA employees, who were videotaped stealing a dog that was later killed; the two employees were arrested, but released when the local prosecutor deemed that there was insufficient evidence of criminal intent. A second case involvedthe alleged theft of a dog from the same area, by animal activists unconnected to PETA (and critical of that organization). These activists were arrested and charged.

WBOC reporter Bill Mich reports:

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