Director of PETA Alex Pacheco was quoted as saying "Arson property destruction, burglary and theft are 'acceptable crimes' when used for the animal cause." Founded in March 1980 by Ingrid Newkirk and fellow animal rights activist Alex Pacheco, the organization first caught the public's attention in the summer of 1981 during what became known as the Silver Spring monkeys case, a widely publicized dispute about experiments conducted on 17 macaque monkeys inside the Institute of Behavioral Research in Silver Spring, Maryland. For Alex Pacheco, co-founder and chairman of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), a single horrifying event provided the impetus to become an activist. The footage was shot in 1983–1984 by the researchers themselves as they inflicted brain damage on baboons with a hydraulic device.
It’s that fascinating, unique, inspiring, and impactful. The “no-kill” debate may have contributed to the quiet departure last year of Alex Pacheco, who as a young political science student helped Newkirk found PETA 20 years ago.
Jun. Alex Pacheco was born on August 19, 1958 in Joliet, Illinois, USA as Alexander Fernando Pacheco. 15, 2000 . There, Pacheco found the poor Macaque Monkeys; not only were they being tested in unsanitary conditions, they were also being treated inhumanly. PETA’s earliest efforts included exposure of and litigation against government and private research laboratories that used animals in testing.
Alex Pacheco, Director: Unnecessary Fuss. Alex Pacheco’s life as an animal activist should be a #1 New York Times best seller and a major motion picture. But donors who handed the charity their hard earned cash will be dismayed to learn that scientists have rubbished his claims. PETA was founded in 1980 by Ingrid Newkirk and Alex Pacheco, who were influenced by Australian ethicist Peter Singer’s book Animal Liberation (1975). After 20 years of being dedicated to PETA, Pacheco resigned in 2000. A search warrant executed at Blanton’s home turned up evidence that PETA’s other co-founder, Alex Pacheco, had also been planning burglaries and break-ins along with Rodney Coronado. As co-founder of both the world’s largest animal rights organization (PETA) and the world’s largest non-profit animal adoption organization (Adopt-A-Pet), his 3 Newkirk founded PETA …
Alex Pacheco Owner: Ingrid Newkirk Date of launch: March 22, 1980 Status: Active "I'm a member of PETA! People eating tasty animals." After gathering information, Alex caught the attention of the Maryland PD. Free the Animals. Founder at 600 Million Dogs, Co-Founder of PETA. The bow of the ship had been reinforced with tons of poured concrete as part of preparations to ram the world's most notorious illegal pirate whaling ship, the Sierra. Newkirk used the help of Amory in 1987 when she seized corporate and financial control of the anti-research New England Anti-Vivisection Society and its multi-million dollar bank account, the first of her moves to consolidate the animal movement under her influence. PETA co-founder Alex Pacheco is being condemned by fellow animal rights activists for making bogus claims about a “dog neutering pill”. Alex's favorite award prior to starting PETA was "Crew Member of the Year" while crewing aboard the 200 foot ship Sea Shepherd and sailing across the Atlantic Ocean on a search and destroy mission.
It was the first animal-rights case to do so, though the newly formed PETA ultimately failed in its battle to secure the animals’ release.Newkirk, Ingrid.