Why do people not like PETA?

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Toki

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Originally posted by: Jmman
Peta folks are wackier than a 3 dollar bill. There newest line is that fish are smarter than most dogs, so we should not be eating fish....give me a freakin break....:)

some people eat dogs.
 

IGBT

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..that's true. Spend some time in the PI or China..they raise a special breed of dawg for BBQ's and everybody I know who has tried it says it's dog gone good.
 

Double Trouble

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The sad part is that most normal people are against cruelty to animals, and I definitely believe in protecting animals..... But PETA are a bunch of extremist wacko vegan terrorists that ruin it and give anyone who loves animals a bad name. All PETA members should be flogged.
 

MartyMcFly3

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Originally posted by: Jmman
Here you go......

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CBS) Fish can be wondrous to behold and delicious to consume, but now animal rights activists are declaring that fish are smart - too smart to eat.

"They actually do better on cognition tests than do dogs and cats," says Bruce Friedrich of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Friedrich believes a fish is an intelligent individual.

If they are so damn smart why do they keep going for a worm/minnow/other bait on a hook repeatedly?
 
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Originally posted by: Ready
I was going through their main site after watching that raccoon video. It seems most of what they're against are extreme cruelty towards animal.

So do people not like them because of their believes or is it because of their method?

1) People should have something better to do with their lives. At 2 PM, I am at work, not holding up picket signs!
2) I bust my butt day in and day out to provide for my family and seeing people like PETA people drives me nuts.
3) We are the top of hte food chain.
4) It's a sad state when people worry more about animals than people.
 

LASTGUY2GETPS2

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There extremists. Now I may get flamed for this and I don't care. As of now we have more important things to worry about. Animal rights issues are dwarfed by domestic problems, debt, etc. I don't think now is the time to focus on animals.
 

Vic

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Originally posted by: Jmman
Here you go......

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CBS) Fish can be wondrous to behold and delicious to consume, but now animal rights activists are declaring that fish are smart - too smart to eat.

"They actually do better on cognition tests than do dogs and cats," says Bruce Friedrich of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Friedrich believes a fish is an intelligent individual.
Fish is brain food!! :D
 

Freejack2

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I agree that there is some cruel things being done to animals like chickens being tortured with electricity to produce more eggs, cows being herded into tiny areas with nearly no movement all their lives, etc.
However I strongly disagree with what PETA feels has to be done; I don't want to be a vegetarian or blow up buildings.
What I would like to see is a group that works to make commercial farms more animal friendly and that's it. No firebombing, no required vegetarianism, etc...
 

LikeLinus

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Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
watch the penn and teller episode on it

Thats probably the best answer right there.

They found that PETA actually killed MORE animals last year than they actually SAVED.

If that's not hypocritical...I don't know what is.

Those guys are lunatics.
 

0roo0roo

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like many eco groups, they may seem to support somewhat reasonable goals at times. but their actual position is very very extreme. such as that pets should have rights blah blah.."ownership" is like slavery... that no one should eat a scrap of meat. so basically reaching compromise on a reasonable issue is not possible with such extreme agendas. and yes, eco terror and such, people that do harm in the name of good. whether intentional, or unintentional consequences of their actions. they are bizare niave religious whacks that somehow believe mother nature is wonderful and human beings have no right to really exist. they never look at the fundamental natural cruelty that exists in nature.
 

I Saw OJ

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Because they are a bunch of hypocritical terrorists who say one thing then do another. They are too high and mighty to eat a hamburger, but wont think twice about firebombing your house. They are no different than the Taliban who supported Al Qaeda. The government should go after them and shut them down.
 

wchou

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I THINK PETA IS PRETTY FUNNY
I THINK PETA IS PRETTY CREATIVE
IT PISSES OFF THE MEAT EATTER WHO WOULD EAT THEIR PETS IF THEIR IS NOTHING ELSE TO EAT AND EVEN OTHER HUMAN BEINGS AS A LAST RESORT.
LAST, I FIND PETA VERY ENTERTAINING AND HOPE THEY BE AS BIG AS MICROSOFT



 

Pepsei

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Originally posted by: Jmman
Peta folks are wackier than a 3 dollar bill. There newest line is that fish are smarter than most dogs, so we should not be eating fish....give me a freakin break....:)

great, let's all eat dogs now.
 

Mookow

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Originally posted by: wchou
I THINK PETA IS PRETTY FUNNY
I THINK PETA IS PRETTY CREATIVE
IT PISSES OFF THE MEAT EATTER WHO WOULD EAT THEIR PETS IF THEIR IS NOTHING ELSE TO EAT AND EVEN OTHER HUMAN BEINGS AS A LAST RESORT.
LAST, I FIND PETA VERY ENTERTAINING AND HOPE THEY BE AS BIG AS MICROSOFT

Wow, you managed to be factually incorrect within the first two words of your post. Not many people are capable of that.
 

Gibsons

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Originally posted by: wchou
I THINK PETA IS PRETTY FUNNY
I THINK PETA IS PRETTY CREATIVE
IT PISSES OFF THE MEAT EATTER WHO WOULD EAT THEIR PETS IF THEIR IS NOTHING ELSE TO EAT AND EVEN OTHER HUMAN BEINGS AS A LAST RESORT.
LAST, I FIND PETA VERY ENTERTAINING AND HOPE THEY BE AS BIG AS MICROSOFT

Well said. I'm sure this post will change a lot of people's minds.
 

Staples

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Oct 28, 2001
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There are just angry people and they need something to complain about.

I love Republicans. They'd think Bin Laden would be a better choice for President than John Kerry.

I don't pay attention to idiots like this.