is condemned by animal rights campaigners such as people for the ethical treatment of animals (peta) and joey carbstrong, who identify the practice as a form of rape due to its sexual, involuntary and perceived painful nature. animal rights organizations such as peta and mercy for animals frequently write against the practice in their articles. much of the meat production in the united states depends on artificial insemination, resulting in an explosive growth of the procedure over the past three decades. the state of kansas makes no exceptions for artificial insemination under its bestiality law, thus making the procedure illegal.