Why do you hate Peta?

[AdoreMyDogs]

Many, many years ago I read that a couple PETA activists went to a dog show and proceeded to slip anti-freeze into the water dishes of many of the show dogs who were in cages while thier owners/handlers were busy showing other dogs or taking a break. Thier reasoning was "a dead dog is better off then a caged dog". I read they ended up causing dozens of show-dog deaths from anti freeze poisoning.

Euthanizing an animal for humane reasons is one thing, killing several VERY spoiled/pampered/well taken care of and well-loved dogs simply because they spend a small percentage of thier lives in cages is quite another.

How could anyone call themselves animal lovers, how could they even live with themselves for doing such an ugly, totally unnecessary act of cruelty? They are an extreme, radical group of very violent people.

[GreyhoundDaddy]

Here ya go.. this is all the reason ANYONE needs to dislike PETA:
http://www.petakillsanimals.com/

[LoudLou]

Penn & Teller's BullSh** on Showtime did a fantastic job exposing PETA... I think you can rent it on DVD. GREAT show!

[lady_zana]

Originally posted by Lady's Human
The group that has "freed" testing animals in labs is the animal liberation front, ALF, that has been tied on numerous occasions to PETA.

PETA did, however, try to get March of Dimes shut down as they support scientific studies on birth defects that use animal testing. While there are things that animal testing should not be used for (cosmetics especially) there are some research projects that could not happen without animal testing, including most of the research in cures for cancer.

Thank you, Lady's Human for the correction. It had been several years ago, when I was in high school and I thought I remembered how the story when but I wasn't completely sure. I don't want to credit the wrong group with such an act.

[lady_zana]

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[kitten645]

While I don't agree with most of PETA's ethics, it seems to me there are so many other groups worthy of my distain. At least PETA is making a statement about animals. It amazes me that a so called "human" can abuse an animal and they get no more than a slap on the wrist..at most. It is well documented that "people" and I use the term lightly..that abuse animals arethisfaraway from abusing people. And I find the abuse of an animal MUCH more offensive than that of an adult human. They have no recourse. They have no legal rights. THey have no voice. The abuse of children and animals SHOULD be held as the worst of all offenses. It breaks my heart that a defensless animal or child should have to go thru that.
Can anyone overlook that cats are skinned alive and set on fire as a "childhood prank"? THat makes me sick.
PETA takes it to the extreme and I don't agree with that either but sometimes you have to be dramatic to make a point. Anti-gays ..white supremists, radical right or left for that matter are really a problem IMO.
While Peta advocates putting down dogs, so does society as a whole. They are "expendable" and not worthy of consideration.
As they say ..JMO. Flame on.
Kitten

[mugsy]

Kitten,

You are limiting yourself to only having disdain for one or 2 groups? I don't think anyone thinks that the anti-Semitics, white supremesists (ok, I can't spell today), anti-gay, the Klan, the Black Panthers, whatever extremist group you're talking about doesn't deserve distain, but, that doesn't take the heat off of PETA either. What about them? They go out an viciously attack people for doing thngs that THEY don't think are right. They are literally a terrorist organization. You say that child abuse is a bad thing, what do you think PETA is doing when they accost little school children coming out of school and telling them that their mommies are murderers because they serve them meat or that they wear fur and then showing them horrific pictures so that they will have nightmares for weeks? Excuse me, I would deem that as child abuse. I guess I'm just confused as to why PETA is ok because they are supposed to be animal rights activists. You do understand that they think that ALL animals should be "free" and that they shouldn't be kept in houses or in yards that are fenced....etc.....

[DJFyrewolf36]

Read the above posts...

PETA is a bunch of extremists. While they are bringing to light a lot of issues that need to be adressed, the approach they use is completely out of line.

I doubt many animals will be helped if PETAs extreme actions make every other animal activist look like a total whacko.

[davidpizzica]

I've seen PETA in action. I work at a private country club. About ten years ago there was a big gala event with people driving up in limos and the women decked out in furs. Then the people from PETA showed up stopping cars and harrasing the women wearing furs. I don't know if they had cans of spray paint, but thet were sure giving everyone a hard time. This group is DEFINITELY a terrorist organization in my opinion!

[K9soul]

I try to always see the good along with the bad in everything if at all possible, but for me I can't do it with PETA. For every "good" they do, they do plenty of other horrendous things that cancel it out. I honestly don't see how any true animal lover can support them because their goal, (total animal liberation) though they will never be able to reach it, is completely at odds with what I feel a true animal lover desires. To me, I think of an animal lover as someone who dreams of living and working surrounded by and interacting with animals. PETA's objective is to end human/animal interaction completely, even pets, therapy, and service animals. What we take joy in here at Pet Talk, the celebration of the human and pet bond, PETA's founder calls an abysmal situation brought about by human manipulation. Little of the millions of dollars they raise goes towards actually helping animals, it goes to their campaigning against things they will never be able to stop, i.e. the eating of meat, the wearing of fur, stopping fishing, stopping insulin production for diabetics and other medical practices, and on and on.

I feel if people support and send them money, they are condoning and supporting ALL of PETA's practices, the vile along with the "good."

[lizbud]

The whole thread is so pointless. Nobody is going to convince
anyone else where the truth lies, but I guess it's good for people
with a lot of hate stored up to vent occasionaly. Keeps them from
blowing up any innocent bystanders.


Another viewpoint:

http://all-creation.franciscan-anglican.com/peta.htm

[K9soul]

Originally posted by lizbud
but I guess it's good for people
with a lot of hate stored up to vent occasionaly. Keeps them from
blowing up any innocent bystanders.

That comment was quite uncalled for. Please do not imply that me or others with opinions against PETA have "a lot of hate stored up" or are prone to blow up innocent bystanders. You can post your opinions without personally judging and attacking people who feel differently.

[lizbud]

Originally posted by K9soul


That comment was quite uncalled for. Please do not imply that me or others with opinions against PETA have "a lot of hate stored up" or are prone to blow up innocent bystanders. [/B]

I was referring to spontaneous combustion.

[DJFyrewolf36]

Lizbud, I have to say that I am in agreement with the alternative viewpoint as well. I do know that PETA has an awful lot of GOOD people working for them but they do have some bad people that make everyone associated with them look like nuts.

[kitten645]

Mugsy..
I said I don't agree with the extremest actions taken by any group. I happen to be EXTREMELY anti fur. But I don't think you should blow up a Neiman Marcus. But to make people aware of what they are supporting (I know many don't know the way animals are killed) isn't a bad thing. I never said I supported PETA. But I think there are alot worse things out there. I was there on 9/11 and THAT is worth venting over.
Kitten
PS Lizbud..I agree..I just see so many PETA posts and I always just thought it was worth a mention on the other side..though I'm not really the other side...as I said.