Original sentence: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) stated the family's choice to accept the gift of a puppy from a family friend "disquieting," but also publicly urged the President to have Bo neutered, even though the dog had been neutered before the Obamas received him
Edited sentence: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), a group generally opposed to the keeping of animals as pets, made a notable media gaffe when they not only characterized the family's choice to accept the gift of a puppy from a family friend "disquieting," but also publicly urged the President to have Bo neutered, even though the dog had been neutered before the Obamas received him