Reportedly, the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise issued a complaint to IRS Commissioner Charles Rossotti that says "publicly available information strongly suggests that PETA induces or encourages the commission of unlawful acts."

The complaint contains details about PETA supporting the animal rights terrorist organization Animal Liberation Front, stealing trade secrets, advocating arson and assaulting business executives.

In a related story, the New York Post recently reported that PETA funds arsonists. On April 20, 2001, the organization donated $1,500 to the North American Earth Liberation Front (ELF) to "support their [sic] program activities."

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) calls ELF "the largest and most active U.S.-based terrorist group," noting that it has already caused more than $43 million in damages since 1996.

The discovery of this donation not only shows that PETA is sympathetic to a domestic terrorist organization, it also could lead to the names of individuals connected with ELF – names that have, to this point, eluded authorities. If the federal government can get the name of the individual who signed PETA’s donation check, it may be able to identify the eco-terrorists involved with ELF.