Birdy said:
PETA does some outstanding work towards stopping the exploitation and torture of animals, so who gives a ******** if they take some of their ideas a bit too far. They have done a great job in the boycott of Australian wool and hopefully we'll see more of this by companies who don't want to associate themselves with the disgusting and embarrassing way Australia treats it's animals. Good on em.
Considering the replies in this thread, and from some boards I post in where the majority are Americans, a lot of people give a ********.
I'm all for humane practices, no animal deserves torture/cruelty, not even a pest - but you have to draw the line somewhere for being concerned about the welfare of animals. For one, they could stop forcing people to believe their vegan way of life... and look at BOTH sides before coming to a conclusion. For one they are against keeping pets - and I'm pretty sure that does not fit into most people's ideals, maybe even yours. This is perhaps the point where you should start caring.
I certainly wouldn't want my dog and three rats taken away (assuming they succeed in that policy).
If it was up to me, i would have every single member of PETA thrown in jail. I reckon they cross the line from protesting into a form of anarchism and terrorist like strategies to enforce there point of views, which are really pretty damn hypocritical. I mean you would have to think that PETA has led to the death of thousands of humans especially in India where they have driven 10''s and thousands out of work.
Terrorist like strategies? Where? I don't think they're
that bad. Extreme, yes.
I believe people like you are over exaggerating. Comparing them to other terrorist groups is a bit rich. Still, if I was a member of an animal rights group I'd be ashamed that they exist. But do not underestimate them - they have a lot of powerful people supporting them - probably rich people, celebrities and politicans.