PETA, the group that professes to be an animal rights organization killed 2,124 pets in 2008, and only managed to place 7 in new homes. They claim to only euthanize those that unadoptable but it’s hard for me to imagine that was the case for every single one of those 2,124 pets. The way I see it, those pets that were killed had a right to something better than death.
On “The Fifth Down,” the New York Times football blog, a guest contributor posed a provocavtive question today: If you had to give up your beloved pet, would you be better off giving it to disgraced quarterback Michael Vick (of dogfighting notoriety), or Ingrid Newkirk, the president and founder of PETA? Answer: If you truly care about the family pup’s welfare, you should keep it as far from PETA as possible.
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According to public records from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, since 1998 a total of 21,339 dogs and cats have died at the hands of PETA workers. Last year, PETA killed 2,124 pets and placed only seven in adoptive homes.
Just seven. Out of 2,124. That’s a new record. Can you imagine what would happen if the Red Cross helped one-third of one percent of people who needed their help following a tornado or hurricane? Or if a soup kitchen fed only seven people when a line of over two thousand trailed around the block?
The Center for Consumer Freedom has more about PETA. And, for more about this, be sure to read Gina’s comments over at Pet Connection.
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It’s utterly tragic that PETA continues to fool so many people into thinking that supporting PETA is helping animals.
Thats deplorable. How can euthenizing this large number of animals be considered humane? There are so many wonderful people out there that are willing to adopt pets with special needs that I fail to see how none of these pets could not have been found good homes. Grrrrrrr….