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[Gwerlain]

they do bring some abusive practices to light, and I think the dialog their very existence stimulates is healthy, but they have problems with their tactics, which both damage the dialog and damage their causes, and they also advocate some pretty dumb stuff sometimes. For example, making a fuss about people keeping pets. Sorry, my pets' other choice is to be dead or live in the wild- I feed them, and I house them, and I take responsibility for their medical care; not to mention, I take the time to socialize with them, and I value them as individuals; the restrictions I impose are the minimum needed for their safety. If you think that's abusive, you can fold it up until it's all sharp corners and edges and...

'Nuff said.