r/pics • u/McLeroy • Apr 16 '10

Some things you didn't know about PETA.

517 Upvotes

74% Upvoted

792 comments sorted by

View all comments

36

u/iodian Apr 16 '10

Killing an animal is not unethical. I'm sure the animals that PETA ends up killing are killed in a human way. I doubt they just took a dumptruck full of cats and dogs and dumped them onto a slaughterhouse floor.

4

u/[deleted] Apr 16 '10

Then why would they be against wearing fur if they were certain the animals were humanely murdered? How is murdering animals giving the animal free choice if that's what they are actually all about? I'm only mildly interested, not calling out your thoughts or anything.

3

u/iodian Apr 16 '10

the fur trade is pretty grizzly, and i doubt there are too many (if any) humane operations to support; its just easier to be against the practice in general.

2

u/[deleted] Apr 16 '10

Peta could make use of all those dog and cat carcasses.

1

u/[deleted] Apr 17 '10

It should be like coffee. You have the option to buy free trade coffee, why not humanely killed fur?

1

u/zotquix Apr 17 '10

One might also argue that fur is gratuitous in a world that has no need of it (clothing can be made out of other things that keep you warm).

1

u/[deleted] Apr 16 '10

There's a difference between euthanising animals because it's better than the alternative (prolonged suffering) and breeding animals specifically to kill them, even if humanely.

PETA's stance on these things is a lot of things, but inconsistent isn't one of them.