PETA (said: Peter), isn't that a name to send a shiver down your spine. Doesn't it make you so damn mad? Don't you just want to get a big ol' slab of beef and whack it into one of their thick skulls until they see that they are in fact all idiots?
Why?
Why is PETA such a detested group on these forums? I have never agrued either way, for or against them until yesterday. I decided, with such a hate for the group with little backing claims, I should go out and do some research on them.
The group have many agendas such as: factory farming, fur farming, animal testing, and animals in entertainment, and also campaigns against keeping dogs chained up in the backyard, cock, dog and bullfighting as well as fight against speciesism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speciesism). These I can't argue against. These are all things that I would want abolished utterly!
I know people here would hate to see a cruelty against animals and would agree whole-heartedly with their missions, but are more quick to jump on their extremist behaviour.
Also, too many points have been taken too literally. The case of the human milk used instead of cows in ice-cream, it was all satire used to spread more awareness. To quote a member:
I do agree however that PETA are fanatics to their cause and extremists in behavious, but with goals like this, I can't see people here doing any more to better these goals.
Many people had claimed that they wish to make the world vegetarian. They probably do, but that is not their choice as only you have the power to control your own diet and eating behaviours; it is not theirs.
Though, in PETA's mission statement, found here:
http://www.peta.org/about/index.asp
It states that,
'PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms, in laboratories, in the clothing trade, and in the entertainment industry.'
I don't see them coming after your meat.
People also have claimed that they hurt themselves with extremist fanatic acts more then the help save animals. I would be inclined to disagree finding out, after a bit of research that they do a massive amount to help their cause:
http://www.peta.org/about/victories.asp
...with a look that could kill!
Going onto two years of being on this site, I have never witnessed such idiocy then that I saw on the 15th of July when a thread of PETA was made. The topic was a user being dumbfounded by a game that PETA had made and had set up a link. The following 16 pages of comments however barely touched on the subject, instead ending up in a massive wank about how PETA is nothing but the devil. Few people were actually able to make sense of what had happened and presented good arguments. The arguments in return were nothing but the same misinformed attacks that wee throughout the thread.
I'm really just ranting now and I don't want to. I just really want people to think before they act and stop following the crowd.
I'm not arguing to say that PETA is amazing and everyone should join, hell, I'm not trying to promote them, I just want people to have some sense before they put in their two cents.
And please, I really want this to be civil. I want actual fact and not anti-propaganda, nor do I want to see one line of text exclaiming how evil PETA is or how People should Eat Tasty Animals.
Why?
Why is PETA such a detested group on these forums? I have never agrued either way, for or against them until yesterday. I decided, with such a hate for the group with little backing claims, I should go out and do some research on them.
The group have many agendas such as: factory farming, fur farming, animal testing, and animals in entertainment, and also campaigns against keeping dogs chained up in the backyard, cock, dog and bullfighting as well as fight against speciesism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speciesism). These I can't argue against. These are all things that I would want abolished utterly!
I know people here would hate to see a cruelty against animals and would agree whole-heartedly with their missions, but are more quick to jump on their extremist behaviour.
Also, too many points have been taken too literally. The case of the human milk used instead of cows in ice-cream, it was all satire used to spread more awareness. To quote a member:
Many of PETA's promosions are generally not to be taken so literally as people do.Escapian said:
I do agree however that PETA are fanatics to their cause and extremists in behavious, but with goals like this, I can't see people here doing any more to better these goals.
Many people had claimed that they wish to make the world vegetarian. They probably do, but that is not their choice as only you have the power to control your own diet and eating behaviours; it is not theirs.
Though, in PETA's mission statement, found here:
http://www.peta.org/about/index.asp
It states that,
'PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms, in laboratories, in the clothing trade, and in the entertainment industry.'
I don't see them coming after your meat.
People also have claimed that they hurt themselves with extremist fanatic acts more then the help save animals. I would be inclined to disagree finding out, after a bit of research that they do a massive amount to help their cause:
http://www.peta.org/about/victories.asp
...with a look that could kill!
Going onto two years of being on this site, I have never witnessed such idiocy then that I saw on the 15th of July when a thread of PETA was made. The topic was a user being dumbfounded by a game that PETA had made and had set up a link. The following 16 pages of comments however barely touched on the subject, instead ending up in a massive wank about how PETA is nothing but the devil. Few people were actually able to make sense of what had happened and presented good arguments. The arguments in return were nothing but the same misinformed attacks that wee throughout the thread.
Kuliani, the Community Manager himself had to come on and try and stop you guys from acting like jerks:Man 2 said:
I'm not targeting this at one person or any person, nor am I saying it was the entire community, I?m just saying for some people to think before they start typing.Kuliani said:
I'm really just ranting now and I don't want to. I just really want people to think before they act and stop following the crowd.
I'm not arguing to say that PETA is amazing and everyone should join, hell, I'm not trying to promote them, I just want people to have some sense before they put in their two cents.
And please, I really want this to be civil. I want actual fact and not anti-propaganda, nor do I want to see one line of text exclaiming how evil PETA is or how People should Eat Tasty Animals.
