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PETA's operation of animal shelters has drawn criticism.

In 2008, the Center for Consumer Freedom formally petitioned Virginia's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, requesting official reclassification of PETA as a slaughterhouse.

The CCF claimed in a press release that "( a ) n official report filed by PETA itself shows that the animal rights group put to death nearly every dog, cat, and other pet it took in for adoption in 2006.

" A spokesperson for the Virginia Department of Agriculture responded that " PETA will basically take anything that comes through the door, and other shelters won't do that ," and that it had considered changing PETA's status from " shelter " to " euthanasia clinic.