PETA erks me off!

Okay first I am all for animal rights. Ask anyone I know and they will tell you I am in love with absolutly every animal and respect them.

Well I support pretty much every organization for animal rights except PETA.

PETA I think only concentrates on testing, eating animals, and wearing fur. THERE'S MORE THEN THAT!

I personally don't think PETA knows diddly-squat about most animals. Did they know...
-1.4 million animals don't feel pain during testing?
-Pfizer only uses white rats for blood samples and genetics?
-It was Jane Goodal who saw that chimps will hunt wild boar?
-Scientests suggest fish do not feel pain when fished because they release more pain killers from the brain then humans?
-Many people believe deer and cow do not releaze death?

*NOTE I AM NOT FOR ANIMAL TESTING I AM JUST STATING FACTS*

PETA requests $16 a year to stay a member. Lets see PETA doesn't run a sanctuary or a shelter so what does the money go to? PETA claims that the money "goes right towards the animals"
How? Buying some cardboard to write "FREE THE CHICKENS" on? Do they give money to other sanctuaries and shelters? Nope. Did they care when I woman asked them to protest someone who was abusing primates she sold as pets and was doing "kitchen surgery"? No

So I just had to say that I'm really sick of PETA. There are better organazations people could support.

~Rachel

I have a feeling this will turn into a long & angry thread, I'm a little hesitant to say my opinion... oh well

I am not a card carrying member of PETA (as I am writing this I'm eating pork goyza & wearing leather shoes :(), but I do support some of the things PETA does. Even if I do eat meat & have products that contain animal by-products (believe me, I often feel guilty about that) I don't care what anyone says, I STILL DO LOVE ANIMALS!! A few months ago I donated some money to PETA (I can't remember what for ...), but consequently I have been receiving a lot of mailings from them (maybe that's where all that money goes ;)). Just the other day I got a survey asking for my opinion on animal testings. While the survey had questions on using animals for testing beauty products, household cleaners, and what not, it did not mention using animal testing for medical purposes. While I am against animal testing for the first reasons, I do support animal testing for medical purposes (however, it would be nice if the animals had more humane treatment :(). I know several people who would definitely not be alive today if it weren't for animal testing. I do not think those animals die in vain. It bothered me that PETA failed to mention that.

I eat meat. I eat organic.

Well you would think after PETA rants on about animals kept in tiny cages and battery hens, etc. they would like the fact many people have switched to eating animals that are farm raised and kept in adequete houseing but alas there is no pleasing them.

I can't wear leather. Many people think it's because I don't believe in it but I am allergic to the dyes they put in them.

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I don't care what anyone says, I STILL DO LOVE ANIMALS!!

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I couldn't agree more.

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A few months ago I donated some money to PETA (I can't remember what for ...), but consequently I have been receiving a lot of mailings from them (maybe that's where all that money goes )

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If it does think of all the money they could be donating to sanctuaries and other animal rights fondations.

Pfizer uses rats for medical reasons. They don't test but they do take blood samples and things like that. Oh but according to PETA that's a crime. Hey don't they take blood samples when you bring your pets to the vet?

~Rachel

Agreed.

I try as much as possible to eat range grown & organic fed livestock. The majority of fruit & veggies I eat are organic as well. I try to avoid buying anything that contains animal by-products, but it still happens. When I read some of the stuff PETA has on their website they make me feel like a criminal or something :rolleyes: I love that PETA cares so much for animals, but I agree with what you said in your first post - I think there are better organizations than PETA that you could support.

I am not a fan of PETA either, but, I think their ideas are, at heart, good ones, but they carry it way over the top. I am against testing on animals and animal abuse and killing baby seals for their fur and lots and lots of things that they fight, but, again, I don't like most of their tactics.

PS(Just to stir the pot a little bit more....Mike always tells people he is a member of PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.....he LOVES to joke and stir)

I absolutely cannot and will not support PETA in any way shape or form.

They advocate killing every single pit bull that comes into any shelter, regardless of temperment, to make room for the 'nice dogs'.

Wow, I see how this works. Save the chickens but kill the pit bulls.

This attitude does not impress me.

I thought their idea was to save ALL animals. Interesting.:mad:

I think PETA has the right ideas (don't kill animals for fur, testing animals, etc) but they go nuts about it. One lab stated they were getting very threatening letters for PETA and phone calls too. If you want someone to change there ways saying they are going to burn in hell isn't exactly the way to do it.

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PS(Just to stir the pot a little bit more....Mike always tells people he is a member of PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.....he LOVES to joke and stir)

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I remember last year their was this girl in one of my classes who was a member of PETA. She would scream at us and say sugar was made of...whatever animal part she could think of. It got kinda funny because I was always debating with her and every time I stated a really good point everyone would cheer.

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I absolutely cannot and will not support PETA in any way shape or form.

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They do!? OMG well know I can tell the PETA girl that PETA doesn't want her to own her dog.

~Rachel

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Originally posted by Cheshirekatt
They advocate killing every single pit bull that comes into any shelter, regardless of temperment, to make room for the 'nice dogs'.

Wow, I see how this works. Save the chickens but kill the pit bulls.

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:eek: OMG, I never knew that! That is horrible :mad: How did you find that out? Any links?
Grr, that makes me mad :mad:

http://www.helpinganimals.com/t-facts19.html

That was interesting. The site is PETA run.

~Rachel

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Originally posted by RubyMutt
:eek: OMG, I never knew that! That is horrible :mad: How did you find that out? Any links?
Grr, that makes me mad :mad:

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I read about this on Diane Jessup's web site.

www.workingpitbull.com

I found it on the "How YOU can help"

Sheesh. Another reason to add to my "Why PETA doesn't work" list.

~Rachel

Hey PETA doesn't support having pets either! How lovely...way to get people's attention!

I wrote on a PETA message board why they don't like pit bulls and where the money they get goes to.

~Rachel

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Originally posted by Cheshirekatt
I absolutely cannot and will not support PETA in any way shape or form.

They advocate killing every single pit bull that comes into any shelter, regardless of temperment, to make room for the 'nice dogs'.

Wow, I see how this works. Save the chickens but kill the pit bulls.

This attitude does not impress me.

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I don't believe this at all... Please direct me to a link or other
reliable source for the truth of this statement.If it's your opinion
just say so, if it's a true fact, show me.....

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Originally posted by lizbud
I don't believe this at all... Please direct me to a link or other
reliable source for the truth of this statement.If it's your opinion
just say so, if it's a true fact, show me.....

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The link is in an above post.....you should read all the posts. It's not just my opinion, or I would have stated that.

Diane Jessup is THE pit bull expert in the world. I have no doubt the info on her site is realiable and correct.

Unlike PETA she doesn't rely on propaganda.