Don't underestimate the evil powers of PETA

[Jason Bowden]

People
Eating
Tasty
Animals
Yes I am a hunter!
PS: I like to catch and eat fish also!

Please support USARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And the NRA!

[Zoomie]

PETA really only serves their own use. I saw that a certain store chain here was selling bad bedding and i tried to contact their HQ and the store told me pretty much oh well. So I tried to get hold of peta and elt them know a dangerous beddings was being sold and they told me same thing pretty much.

[bsd13]

PETA is a disgusting organization that has no place in a civilized society. It's sad how many people are foolish enough to dump money and time into their sick agendas. I had heard about the "loony lefties" of PETA but it wasn't until I started owning Pit Bulls that I really started hearing about the garbage they pull. It's pretty sick.

http://www.petakillsanimals.com/

[Corvid]

I would just like to remind people before this gets out of control.
BP.net is a large community.
There are a lot of mis-represented views of the herp world on the media out there right now.
I would hate for someone to say something that might go into the media and misrepresent the herp world and shine a bad light on us.
While it's fine to discuss PETA intelligently (which for the most part this thread is doing very well at), please consider how something you might say on this large, public forum could impact us if taken wrong.

That's all, I'm not saying anyone has said anything wrong, but there is huge potential in such a topic that is so important and emotional to all of us.

[Hulihzack]

I would just like to remind people before this gets out of control.
BP.net is a large community.
There are a lot of mis-represented views of the herp world on the media out there right now.
I would hate for someone to say something that might go into the media and misrepresent the herp world and shine a bad light on us.
While it's fine to discuss PETA intelligently (which for the most part this thread is doing very well at), please consider how something you might say on this large, public forum could impact us if taken wrong.

That's all, I'm not saying anyone has said anything wrong, but there is huge potential in such a topic that is so important and emotional to all of us.

If the media cared what we thought there might be more public debate over the legislation rather than just hearings with Nelson and PETA. I also don't feel that we have any obligation to go easy on PETA. Hell, listen to reptile radio, they rip on PETA and USHS every episode (within obvious limits of decency), don't see media giving that any attention. I guess you raise a good point, but I'm having a hard time thinking of anything anyone could say that would widely affect us without being blatantly out of line and thus not representative of the forum as a whole.

[m00kfu]

Now they are fanatics that are WAY out there.

You have no idea. I remember reading an article where someone high up in the organization was talking about branching out into the ethical treatment of plants. She mentioned being able to hear wheat scream as she drove by a field that was being harvested.

[blackcrystal22]

There they go again.

[TheKingInYellow]

Add me to the list of Vegetarians who can't stand PETA.

They have a good message, but they go overboard. I think responsible pet ownership should be enforced, but to ban all pets? What's next? Ban all draft horses in under-developed countries? Ban seeing-eye dogs?

[wilomn]

Add me to the list of Vegetarians who can't stand PETA.

They have a good message, but they go overboard. I think responsible pet ownership should be enforced, but to ban all pets? What's next? Ban all draft horses in under-developed countries? Ban seeing-eye dogs?

Seeing eye dogs ARE on their list of animals that should not be.....of service.

[jsmorphs2]

What I've read about PETA sounds like it comes out of a sci-fi thriller movie where a crazy organization takes over the world.

Its not a laughing matter though, it really scares me that PETA is so involved in politics. At least USARK is helping to balance out PETA's actions on Capital Hill.