PETA Is Not the Enemy.

[OwnedByCats]

145. Well when it comes to this subject

I can be a little over the top, I know. I think you're genuine in your beliefs and I understand why PETA can seem appealing. Not all their ads are bad. Sometimes it's just a simple ad educating about something like not leaving your dog in the car when it's hot, unfortunately some people still do that. At my State Fair just this past summer, someone did that, unfortunately by the time the dog was noticed, she had died. I don't know what possesses people to do that.

I'll tell you about something I saw in a Canadian video (I live about an hour and half from Canada so we picked up a couple of Canadian channels on TV) when I was about 9 years old. I already hated cruelty or seeing an animal suffer, but what I saw was traumatizing. It was a short video about a certain trap hunters used there that they wanted outlawed. I can't remember what it was called, but it was the sort of trap that gradually tightens on the animal over time. They actually showed animals being trapped in this video, and I had to see them suffer. I was mortified and devastated. I know this was more graphic than PETA's picture of the turkey, but it upset me greatly. Another reason I'm overly sensitive is at 16 I actually witnessed someone who did something awful to an animal and it has stayed with me ever since. That further traumatized me. As I said, I was firmly against cruelty before these events, but the video and what I witnessed as a teen, made me so sensitive about it that I get very distressed. It's something I could have done without.

So again, I appreciate what you're trying to do - your message is good. I just think mentioning PETA takes away from that message. I'm glad you give support to other places too. I very much appreciate any help you provide.