Mission Statement:
PETI is a non-profit organization dedicated to encourage
ethical treatment of insects world wide. We believe that all species, without
exception, are equal, and that no one species has a right to exploit another.
We work for a future where humans and insects can co-exist in harmony.
We believe that it is just as evil to kill any insect, or any creature
for that matter, as it is to kill a small child. We hope to establish laws
prosecuting those who would kill or harm any insect, and to increase safety
features on windshields, swimming pools, and to ban Fly Swatters, pesticides,
and any bug traps, including roach hotels, spider and ant traps, and Bug
Zappers. By building a strong membership, we strive to build awareness
in the households of America about the plight of insects everywhere. We
will not be held back by intolerant bigots who are unsympathetic to our
cause; we will not be held back by our rival organizations with less ambitious
plans: namely People Aspiring Toward Happiness and Ethical Treatment of
our Insect Cousins. We believe our cause to be of vast importance, for
if we save the life of a single insect, it is worth it.