First and foremost - I hate PETA. But who doesn't? Pet owners, that's who. And they really should, or at least they should do a little more research before they start throwing their money at PETA without knowing the organization's true intentions and beliefs.
They have a section on their website just for kids, and I have here a direct quote from the site:
Are there animals being held hostage at your school, commonly known as “classroom pets” or “hatching experiments”? Do your teachers plan yearly field trips to the zoo or the circus? It’s your school, too, and that means that your voice counts, so speak up and let your teachers know that there are alternatives to animal exploitation.
Rabbits, mice, guinea pigs, frogs, parakeets, rats, snakes, fish, turtles, and countless other animals who are used as teaching "tools" or class "pets" are abused and neglected in school classrooms around the country. Students can and do learn about responsibility, animal behavior, and hands-on science without the presence of animals in their classrooms, and there are far more constructive ways to learn about living beings than by holding them captive in hazardous and neglectful school environments.
I agree that certain classroom environments could be hazardous to an animal’s health, but that shouldn’t apply to every classroom in the world. I feel like this is the same mentality that some ignorant Americans donned after 9-11, that Muslims and all Arab-looking people were terrorists.
Another PETA quote regarding the classroom pet travesty:
If no other classroom adopts the snails, teachers are instructed to "collect them in a bag, euthanize them by placing them in the freezer, and then dispose of them in the trash."
So what I’m getting from this is that euthanizing animals, regardless of method, is BAD? I’m not putting words in their mouth by drawing this conclusion, right? Ok. Now let’s make sure that PETA isn’t being hypocritical in this aspect…
Wait! Could it be? Ingrid Newkirk, the president of PETA, is quoted as saying “…sometimes the only kind option for some animals is to put them to sleep forever."
WOW. So to all of you teachers out there killing snails in the freezer, shame on you - unless you happen to work for PETA – then it’s considered a “kind option.”
Another point of contention is medical research that utilizes animal testing. PETA doesn’t believe that animal testing is beneficial because humans and animals are biologically different. In fact, not only is it not beneficial, but they go so far as to call it irrelevant! Never mind the countless diseases and conditions that have been cured or made treatable thanks to the benefits of animal testing.
People who “benefit” from this irrelevant testing are clearly abusing animals, for example, diabetics who must inject insulin daily. They shouldn’t be given any special treatment for any reason – they are just as cruel and despicable as anyone else who benefits from animal testing.
Oh wait… except for former PETA Vice President, Mary-Beth Sweetland, who just happens to be a diabetic. Interesting. So what are her views on the matter? Clearly she doesn’t think herself above the laws of PETA, except for the fact that she has “no qualms about it.” Yikes. And her infallible reasoning, her explanation of why she is in the right: “I don’t see myself as a hypocrite. I need my life to fight for the rights of animals.”
That is laughable. By that logic, any scientist who does animal testing could say "I'm not a hypocrite - I'm saving the lives of animal rights activists so it's okay." So if you aren't benefitting from a program, it's not acceptable. But once your life depends upon it, it's suddenly alright? Why is that? Could be because people from PETA are morons. See how I took the high road there??
But I digress. The incident that sparked this rant was contained in this crappy headline from... where else, CNN.com. The headline was something to the effect of Obama Kills a Fly. WOW, I thought, BREAKING NEWS!! I promptly forgot it and moved on, until this morning when I saw that PETA has made a big stink about Mr. President killing a fly. Click the link to see the massacre. Put your children to bed first though.
In conclusion, I hate PETA. And as my brother so eloquently puts it:
me: obama slapped a fly and killed it duringa n interview
and peta is freaking out.
dboywonder: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
shit ur pants peta
dying for publicity
i laff
One last quote from PETA president Ingrid Newkirk: "Pet ownership is an absolutely abysmal situation brought aboutby human manipulation."
That's right - all you pet owners sending money to PETA should know that if they had their way they would take your precious doggies and kitties and ferrets and whatever other freaky animals you own and liberate them to stop your oppression and manipulation.
Personally, I think it's really cute when my cat jumps off the bed he's been sleeping on all day and runs to the door to greet me when I get home from work. I absolutely love when he jumps up on his back legs to give me a kiss when I bend down and make kissy noises. And I don't know if I could fall asleep at night without him curled up next to me in the crook of my arm, where he jumps up right around bedtime every night.
But then again, those behaviors were brought about by my human manipulation, so maybe the love I feel for him (and I'd like to think he feels for me!) is all in my head. Hmm. That's a thinker. I'll mull it over while I pack my cat's bags and send him on his way to FREEEEDOOOOMMMMM.
Ingrid Newkirk with her photographer's dog. Excuse me, with her photographer's manipulated slave-dog. That's better.
I think the part about euthanizing the snail was brought up by PETA because it may not be viewed as humane, which is the whole intention of euthanizing an animal. In terms of those animals being held hostage...what a load of chicken manure. Animals such as those are bred by labs to be killed and/or tested. It's not like the teacher goes out behind the school making frog calls trying to trick a poor froggy into jumping into the shackles of frog oppression just to be murdered like Hitler's Forth Reich's newest enemy (I just watched Inglorious Basterds yesterday). PETA needs to get down on their knees and orally remove the stray hairs upon my ball sack. Fuck Ingrid Newkirk and her stupid fucking name. Cunt.
ReplyDeleteThe method used to euthanize snails (freezing them) is the same way that PETA puts down animals!!
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