The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, August 6, 1996               TAG: 9608060003
SECTION: FRONT                   PAGE: A14  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                            LENGTH:   17 lines

PETA EDUCATES

As an employee in the literature department of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, I take exception to P.L. Smith's letter (July 31) implying that PETA fails to educate the public about spaying and neutering.

Each year, PETA mails out thousands of spay-and-neuter fact sheets and other information on companion-animal overpopulation. We also send out press releases to the media reminding people of the need to spay and neuter.

RONNIE KLINE

Virginia Beach, Aug. 1, 1996 by CNB