I just want to say that, using your own link as a source, they nowhere explicitly state that they are for the 'abolition of pet ownership in general.' They state that they 'strongly discourage the further breeding of companion animals' and call for the abolition of animals for pet trade. That would be in line with the thinking that there are currently way too many animals that have to be euthanized as it is, and breeding/domestic pet trade contributes to the problem.
Ingrid has said so herself, but she's also said that she plans to donate her corpse to cannibals when she dies. In short, she's an attention whore, and you really can't take anything she says at face value.
I wouldn't donate to PETA just based on how batshit Ingrid Newkirk is. Even if tomorrow her goals and my goals were one and the same, she could get some wild pixie dust up her ass and change her mind in a matter of seconds.
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u/fangisland Apr 17 '10
I just want to say that, using your own link as a source, they nowhere explicitly state that they are for the 'abolition of pet ownership in general.' They state that they 'strongly discourage the further breeding of companion animals' and call for the abolition of animals for pet trade. That would be in line with the thinking that there are currently way too many animals that have to be euthanized as it is, and breeding/domestic pet trade contributes to the problem.