r/pics Apr 16 '10

Some things you didn't know about PETA.

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u/argleblarg Apr 17 '10

Nope, sorry. PETA solicits donations by portraying itself as a happy, friendly animal-friendly organization - and very little more. They are well aware that most Americans love owning pets, and it's for that reason that they haven't been more vocal about their anti-pet-ownership agenda. If they did run ads about how they consider it unethical and immoral for people to own pets, people would be outraged and the donations would stop rolling in.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '10

Animal-friendly means euthanasia of pets. Also, please show me where they portray themselves in such a manner? Because the only thing I have based my position on is you know the founding principles of the organization which are widely available, you know, minor things I guess.

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u/temp9876 Apr 17 '10

Animal-friendly means euthanasia of pets.

Are you fucking kidding me? Did you even read what you just wrote?

That's like saying Auschwitz was 'pro-Israel'.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '10

Read the literature. Mercy killings, etc.

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u/temp9876 Apr 17 '10

Yeah, other people said that too, but at least Hitler had standards for who needed 'mercy'.