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What is PeTA?

PeTA, for those of you who may not already be aware, stands for People for the ethical Treatment of Animals (quite a hypocritical title as you shall find out). It is a group, that on the suface claim to be an animal rights group, with the intention of total liberation of animals, proclaiming in their motto “Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment.” As you could probably guess, I already have qualms with the motto, which I shall disect here:

Animals are not ours to eat It must be said, I can be a little of a gourmand, but I will eat what I want, and who are they to stop me or anybody else from doing so? The fact that they think that it is cruel, and that in some dodgy abattoirs they have found reasonably horrific methods of killing the animals does not constitute that every slaughterhouse in existence also follows the poor standards of hygiene and lack ofskilled workers. This idea of not eating animals, however, does not apply only to meat. It also applies to any animal-made products, including (but not limited to) honey, milk (and naturally all dairy produce, so no cheese, butter, cream, curds or whey, yoghurts, or ice cream), eggs, shellac (a colour), gelatine (used in the manufacture of medication), or isinglass (used in the purification of beer and wine). They would probably have us eat a diet of dried mushrooms and moss.

wear If they do not think that it is kind to kill animals for the sake of the æsthetique, then they shouldn’t buy clothing which are derived from animal. This part of the phrase essentially means, no leather (including animal skins such as snakeskin, crocodile skin, etc…) shoes, jackets, bags, or watch-straps, no fur coats or shawls, no silk products, no woollen mittens, caps, hats, sweaters (or any other woollen products), no down (so no quilted jackets or down duvets), no pashmina, angora, cashmere, camel hair, shearling, or moahair. Synthetic fibres do not breathe properly which leads to over-heating, and real fur does not melt snow on contact and cause it to re-freeze to the fibres, forming clumps of ice on coats. Another problem with faux fur is that many people have reactions to synthetic fibres.

experiment on The fact that the head (Ingrid Newkirk) of this profiteering, blackmailing, vandalising, slandering, and abusive company has said “Even if animal research resulted in a cure for AIDS, we would be against it.” speaks volumes in itself. Anyone that can remain in such incredulous opposition which would without a shadow of a doubt benefit man-kind so much, is reason-enough to have them deemed a public nuisance (or in my opinion, a criminal group, even), as they would rather let thousands if not millions of people die.

Conditions which have been vastly helped in terms of understanding them or being able to cure them, include (but are not limited to): Anthrax, Chicken Pox, Cholera, Diphtheria, Flu, Influenza, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Polio, Rabies, Smallpox, Cowpox, Tetanus, Yellow Fever, and Whooping Cough.

Medications helped by animal research include Insulin, Penecillin, Streptomycin, Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Pain killers, analgesics, Cyclosporine, and Chemotherapy.

Some devices which have been tested on animals to make sure that they are both safe and operational in humans: Pacemakers, many artificial bones & joints, and artificial hearts.

Medical procedures which have benefited from animal testing: Transplants of various parts of the body (including, but not limited to: Cornea, Heart, Kidney, and Liver), and angioplasty.

or use for entertainment This basically means, no circuses, no animal shows, no horse-riding, no guide dogs for the blind, no zoos, no pets, no hunting, no fishing, and (literally) no pest-control. Animals would only be seen in their natural habitat, which in all fairness, is nice to see. Certain animals however, are nicer to see from close-up, for example in the home. Keeping animals in the home is fine in my opinion (as is in the vast majority of the general public who thankfully who have not succumbed to PeTA’s misleading advertisements, coercion and brain-washing techniques), as long as they can be adequately cared for. PeTA however, believes that it is physically impossible to be able to take care of an animal. They, as you will read in an ensuing instalment in this series, have truly mastered the art of animal care.

I do hope that you will continue to this this series of posts regarding this money-laundering “charity”. The articles about this group of people will be roughly as follows:

1. What is PeTA? - Who they are, what they want, and what they believe in.

2. PeTA’s pet Guerillas - How PeTA reaches out to ever-younger audiences and gains support.

3. Still thinking of a title - PeTA’s acts of violence, slander, vandalism, terrorism, and arson.

4. Freedom, Freezer, Furnace; PeTA’s liberation - How PeTA really deals with animals; the biggest hypocrisy of all.