70% does seem high. Although I agree with much of the stuff PETA preaches about, for the most part they are far more extreme and radical then I agree with. There were some PETA supporters that went to a local dog show many, many years ago and slipped antifreeze into the water of all cages occupied by dogs because "a dead dog is more humane then a caged dog" (at least that's the story that I researched). They are very radical, and they don't agree with owning pets for any reason. "Animals should be free, not domesticated for the pleasure of humans" They love animals, that is for sure true, but they ban pet ownership in general. I don't trust the group, nor do I trust anything they come up with. Far too radical for my liking. I also tend to think they overexaturate (sp?) many things to prove a point. I could be way off though...the abandonment rate could be at 70%, it just seems pretty high to me. I somewhat see their point on animal domestication but only for non-domescated animals like birds, reptiles, exotic critters, marsupials, primates, etc. Dogs and cats are domesticated, and ferrets are pretty much domescated I think.