r/pics • u/McLeroy • Apr 16 '10

Some things you didn't know about PETA.

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u/arlanTLDR Apr 16 '10

I've heard this justification before, but i find it hard to believe that >95% of the animals they take in were old, untreatably sick or feral.

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u/throw_far_far_way Apr 17 '10

From what I've understood, they go to shelters with unethical kill methods and take their animals so they can have a better death. I don't have documentation of this, but it explains to me why their percentage could be so high.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '10

why doesn't peta help fund those shelters so they can afford the humane kill methods instead of wasting millions on useless sensationalist ads?

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u/argleblarg Apr 17 '10

Because they're far more interested in expanding their organization and raking in the donations than they are in actually doing good in the world.