Why I Hate Animal Rights Groups
It all comes down to wacked ideology.
Animal rights groups like PETA, HSUS, et al, have this philosophy that anything having to do with mankind is inherently unnatural.
Dogs are essentially animals that man created, even cats as well. This is true. Centuries ago, perhaps as far back as the Ice Age, man was able to breed the wolf, and through a process of natural selection, kept the offspring that he found desirable. Eventually, man learned how breed these animals for specific traits that suited his needs.
That's where dogs of today came from.
But groups like PETA believe this is wrong, and the path to end all dog suffering lies in eliminating dogs. They feel that the reason why we have too many unwanted dogs is because we have a love affair with buying perfect puppies and paying a high price to get pure bred animals. And that's true we do. But PETA considers this to be animal suffering.
They point out certain tragedies like the high number of unwanted dogs euthanized in animal shelters as Man's fault for even having created the dog breeds. It was not normal for Nature to have domesticated dogs, and now the euthanization of dogs is Man's fault.
So their solution is to get rid of all the dogs. No dogs means no euthanasia, which means over population, which means no animal suffering.
PETA actually kills the dogs they "rescue". I wrote an article about this subject entitled, "Faces of Dog Death", which points out that PETA actually admits to killing EVERY dog and cat they get their hands on, at least in the State of North Carolina.
And people are donating money to PETA on the grounds that they're out to save animals?
PETA uses slick marketing campaigns that capitalize on current events. Recently, when Israel began shelling Lebanon in an attempt to kill Hezbollah terrorists, PETA sounded an alarm about the USA not allowing fleeing Americans to bring their dogs on board US Naval ships. They pleaded for people to donate money to their cause, but the truth is that there's nothing PETA could have done to convince the US Military to change its position. PETA could have used its resources to rescue those dogs, but they didn't. In effect, they seized upon an opportunity to collect more money for their campaign to eliminate the world of domestic animals.
PETA even made lots of noise about the dog tragedy going on in China, where the government is killing ALL medium to large dogs in an attempt to stamp out rabies. But PETA isn't doing anything to rescue these dogs. They're using the opportunity to collect donations.
I even wrote an article about the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, a bill in Congress to punish anyone who commits harm and destruction to other people and property associated with pet shops, breeders, circuses, county fairs, and food processors. PETA signed on in opposition to this bill. Why? Isn't PETA against violence. Apparently not. They think it's ok to burn down a building as long as that building contributes to the perpetuation of domestic animals.
The bottom line is that Animal Rights groups are not friendly towards domesticated animals. They don't want to save them. If you're a dog owner, then PETA is not your friend.
If anything you, should support Animal Welfare groups. These are the rescues and charities that seek to help domestic animals, give them permanent homes, treat their illnesses, and feed them food.
Labels: Animal Rights, Philosophy, Politics
Posted: Tuesday, November 14, 2006








