I received this reply from PETA:
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I direct PETA’s Emergency Response Division and your email was forwarded my way. Thanks for reaching out to us Russ. Just a little about my division’s work – I have a small crew of caseworkers dealing with cases involving animal fighting, beating, starvation, drowning, rape, etc. Really ugly stuff. We get about 300 new cruelty cases (with animal victims alive and suffering terribly) from around the globe each week. And I’m not sure why—maybe the bad economy, or PETA’s increased exposure—but these intake numbers are on a steep incline. As you can imagine we’re slammed beyond belief, things are getting worse, and I’ve got to be brutal about picking and choosing what to assign. I’ve been doing this work for about ten years and it became clear in my first couple years that we weren’t making any headway with the atrocities you’re talking about. Drove me nuts. Agencies would just dig in their heels and nothing good would result (and often the guardians would regret out involvement if/when they brought their lawsuits). What I found heartening was that many such shoots garnered easy media coverage and public outrage, but with police “policing” their own (you know how that is), justice is/was still hard to come by. And with our insane intake volume, I had to focus my division on issues where we can definitely make a difference. Sorry man I wish I could tell you different and I can only hope that you understand.
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And I understand that – limited resources, non-profit org, and so on. But I at least thought a highlight of the issue from Mr. Maher on his Real Time show — maybe “New Rule: No More Dog Killing for Pot”.

Haven’t heard a thing from him. But I suppose he’s really busy.