gentle giants
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Happi Bun wrote:
The same reason anyone else does, to make money. And I get this idea through paying attention to PETA's deeds, which speak far louder than words. You can go to PETA's own website, and read some of their opinions there. Here are some quotes from their own site:
âHow can you justify the millions of dollars of property damage caused by the Animal Liberation Front (ALF)?â
Throughout history, some people have felt the need to break the law to fight injustice. The Underground Railroad and the French Resistance are examples of movements in which people broke the law in order to answer to a higher morality. The ALF, which is simply the name adopted by people who act illegally in behalf of animal rights, breaks inanimate objects such as stereotaxic devices and decapitators in order to save lives. ALF members burn empty buildingsin which animals are tortured and killed.
The part that scares me the most in that one is the "break the law in order to answer to a higher morality" bit. Here is another, that says that people and animals are of the same importance:
âHow can you justify spending your time helping animals when there are so many people who need help?â
There are very serious problems in the world that deserve our attention, and cruelty to animals is one of them. We should try to alleviate suffering wherever we can. Helping animals is not any more or less important than helping human beingsâthey are both important. Animal suffering and human suffering are interconnected.
All it takes is a very little research to know what PETA is really about. A couple ofother links of interest: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/06/23/EDG11DC9BK1.DTL http://www.petakillsanimals.com/petaKillsAnimals.cfm http://www.petakillsanimals.com/article_detail.cfm?article=134
Sorry to hijack a bit here, Kherrmann!
gentle giants wrote:I never understand how people get this idea. Why would they sell companion animal supplies directly on their website if this was so?Um, no, don't EVER contact PETA. They would be just as likely to try and take away Kherrmann's rabbits as the ones in the petstore. They don't think anyone should ever have/own any kind of pet whatsoever, no matter how well treated. Also, 98% of any animals that PETA "rescues" are pts without any attempt ever being made to find them homes.
The same reason anyone else does, to make money. And I get this idea through paying attention to PETA's deeds, which speak far louder than words. You can go to PETA's own website, and read some of their opinions there. Here are some quotes from their own site:
âHow can you justify the millions of dollars of property damage caused by the Animal Liberation Front (ALF)?â
Throughout history, some people have felt the need to break the law to fight injustice. The Underground Railroad and the French Resistance are examples of movements in which people broke the law in order to answer to a higher morality. The ALF, which is simply the name adopted by people who act illegally in behalf of animal rights, breaks inanimate objects such as stereotaxic devices and decapitators in order to save lives. ALF members burn empty buildingsin which animals are tortured and killed.
The part that scares me the most in that one is the "break the law in order to answer to a higher morality" bit. Here is another, that says that people and animals are of the same importance:
âHow can you justify spending your time helping animals when there are so many people who need help?â
There are very serious problems in the world that deserve our attention, and cruelty to animals is one of them. We should try to alleviate suffering wherever we can. Helping animals is not any more or less important than helping human beingsâthey are both important. Animal suffering and human suffering are interconnected.
All it takes is a very little research to know what PETA is really about. A couple ofother links of interest: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/06/23/EDG11DC9BK1.DTL http://www.petakillsanimals.com/petaKillsAnimals.cfm http://www.petakillsanimals.com/article_detail.cfm?article=134
Sorry to hijack a bit here, Kherrmann!