PETA

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Anji said (excerpts);

>I personally do not agree with the philosophy that any press is good press...

I am protective of my members and I insist that this list be an environment

where everybody feels free to express their feelings

without fear of criticism.

 

 

 

Right on!! :-)

 

Deborah

 

 

 

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Well with a mature post like that I guess we know who the idiots are

don’t we, I don’t even need to defend them (PETA).

Tammy : )

 

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> Not that this is really appropriate but PETA is a bunch of idiots.

And as

> for this type of info, this is a recipe post, not an animal rights

list.

> The

> list moderator set up as such...

>

> Be Good, Jeff

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In Defense of PETA

 

I'd like to add my 2 cents to what has already been said about PETA.

First, I agree with some of the others who have said that PETA does

use some tacky tactics at times. I think that they use almost

anything they can to achieve their ends. Many of these tactics

appeal to people who would otherwise ignore animal issues.

 

As to the " easy issues " that PETA has taken on, I list these as

examples:

· Campaigns against the March of Dimes because of its cruel

animal testing, including getting some of its large corporate

sponsors to require that their donations not be used for animal

experimentation;

· Persuading Mc Donald's, Burger King and Wendy's to ask for

improved treatment of the factory-farmed animals they use;

· Undercover investigations into conditions on farms and

ranches, including one in Oklahoma which led to the manager of a pig

farm being charged with four counts of felony animal cruelty;

· Persuading the US Congress to spend four million dollars to

develop non-animal tests;

· Working with other animal groups to rescue and aid animals

stranded in New York after September 11 and working to reunite them

with their families;

· Working to end the use of animals in circuses, rodeos and

other performances where they are treated cruelly;

 

Comparing PETA's use of funds with that of other animal rights and

welfare organizations finds PETA's executives at the " poverty level "

when compared with those of many other large organizations. For

example, the Humane Society of the United States employs eight

executives at compensation levels over $100,000 (salary, benefits and

expense accounts), including Paul Irwin, at $288,848; John Stevenson

of NorthShore earned $359,399. Contrast these amounts with Ingrid

Newkirk of PETA: $29,996.

 

PETA isn't perfect, and they do some things I don't agree with, but

in general, I think they have accomplished more for animals than any

other single group, they are courageous in the causes they take up,

and they work for the animals, rather for their own financial gain.

 

Karen