The animal-rights group PETA is seeking personal information on anonymous commenters who allegedly defamed the organization by blasting its pet-euthanasia policy on the Huffington Post, according to a new Manhattan lawsuit.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants the court to release names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers and other private details about three bloggers who reacted to an April 2 posting by a no-kill shelter advocate that’s received almost 5,000 comments and 240,000 “likes” on Facebook.
PETA needs to identify the anonymous commenters to bring a lawsuit against them.
A spokesman for the Huffington Post declined to talk about pending litigation.