Reply #60: They're extremists [View All]

[Feron]

I support animal welfare, not animal rights. PETA believes that animals cannot be pets or used by humans in any way. Ingrid Newkirk even believes that seeing eye dogs for the blind is abuse. They are just as bad as the fundie Christians who try to push their beliefs on me.

It's funny because those against animal experimentation have no qualms about accepting treatments that came about because of it. While it would be great if computer modeling could completely replace animals in tests, right now that isn't possible.

And what little good PETA does is overshadowed by their extremist positions and their nutty stunts. PETA's support of ALF doesn't help either.

It's all about choice. No matter how hard PETA tries there will always be fur wearers, hunters, fishermen, meat eaters, and pet owners. Trying to force the world into their vegan image of utopia is a nonstarter. Individuals choosing a vegan lifestyle is one thing, pushing it on your neighbors is another thing altogether.

Not to mention that some morons impose their dietary choices onto their pets. A cat is a carnivore, not an herbivore. You wouldn't feed a lion a salad or a snake a soy rat ,so why do you think that soy is a great cat food?! If meat makes you that squeamish, then rehome the cat.

In short, lobbying Congress to pass fully-funded bills strengthening animal protection laws goes a lot further than putting some guy in a fish suit.