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

DATE: Thursday, March 14, 1996               TAG: 9603140008
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A14  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

WELCOME PETA

I am proud to support the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' work on behalf of animals, and am dismayed to read so many negative comments regarding PETA's proposed move to Norfolk.

While some may view PETA's work to establish the rights of all animals as ``radical,'' its 400,000-plus members share the compassionate philosophy that animals are not ours to eat, wear or experiment on. Thanks in part to PETA's efforts, many people have made the healthy, humane and spiritually sound decision to change to a vegetarian diet.

CINDY A. KUBE

Virginia Beach, Feb. 20, 1996 by CNB