Have you heard of the new PETA campaign?

Question

Have you guys heard of PETA's new campaign called Save the Sea-Kittens. Yes, they are wanting to rename fish sea-kittens. Are you Serious? Fish have been fish for hundreds of years. Also they wanted Ben and Jerry's to stop using cow's milk and instead use breast-milk for ice-cream. Ewww, YUCK! Um, isn't that what cows are for? And the one that made me mad the most, is that they are Pro-BSL. They support the innocent killing of Pit Bulls and other breeds of dogs. They also wanted to put all of the Micheal Vick dogs down. So I will wrap this up. What is your guy's view of PETA? Do you think they help or hurt animals.
I personally think they may have started out with good intentions, but lost it somewhere along the way.

Answer 1

Haha.That is sooooo PETA.



Sea kittens......Hello. Fish are FISH. No matter what you call them, they are fish. And fish are not kitten-like in any way. They arn't even mammals! Course, Im not surprised. I mean, PETA isnt really known for being very bright.....



Breast milk? Oh yes, GREAT Idea. So, how would they attain this? Have farms of pregnant woman? Oh yes, that will REALLY help the various food crisises around the world. Do they think 6 billion isnt enough? And how would they feed this growing population? Oh, they would all be vegatarians, I see. Ok, so you would need more farmland. So take more habitat from the wild animals. And that doesnt defeat the purpose at all...........



And PETA is just showing their true colors there. They have such severe tunnel vision, they dont look at the big picture of their actions.Because sure, it is totally "Ethical Treatment of Animals" to kill dogs simply because they were born the wrong breed. Its about the equivalent of if the US government decided that all blondes are evil and should be shot, regardless of the individual. Hmmm, kinda sounds like the Holocaust, doesnt it? Except PETA would skip the concentration camp part, just gas them right away.



I agree with you. They started out ok prolly, but then some wackos came to power, and off they went. They get alot of support, but you know what? They get most of it from photos they post. And they are amazingly biased about what they take pictures of. And they don't have such a stunning record themselves ( http://www.petakillsanimals.com ) You know, the KKK was the same way. Started out as a club between friends. Just a group- no radical racial leanings. Similar to some club- like a book club, or knitting. The name was actually a pun. But look how it has mutated. I think PETA's on the same track. I mean, they already support terroristic methods, kill animals, want to dictate exactly how people live and what they eat......the only thing is the government doesnt reprimand them. Well, the KKK wasnt reprimanded at first either. Until it got to be such a huge problem it was too big to ignore, by which time they (The gov) had a heck of a time getting it under control.

Answer 2

It hits a little closer to home here. I live in South Dakota, and there is a town called Spearfish, which is very famous for it's depiction of the Passion Play every year. PETA is petitioning the high school there to change their name to the Sea-Kittens because they think the name Spearfish High School causes children to associate it with violence against fish.



PETA may have once had the right ideals, but through the years the person running it has obviously lost her mind. What started out as an agency to protect animals has turned into a terrorist group with a scary agenda that shoves their revised ideals down people's throats.



I think they do more harm than good and give a place for mentally imbalanced people to roam free. Not ALL PETA members are insane, I want to clarify that. I think the majority work within the law and in a non-headline grabbing way to do what is more in line with what we would hope for in an animal rights group. Sadly, the ones that make headlines are the nuts and the whackos who hurt more than they help. When they released mink in Washington or Oregon, they destroyed an entire species of animals that the mink preyed on (PETA denied it, but it was later traced to an organization they hired to do it). Not only that, but most of the mink ended up dead in the road after being hit by cars, or killed by predators. Being raised for fur isn't the nicest thing in the world, but it's got to be better than being smashed by cars or ripped apart by mountain lions and bears, especially after never having seen the outside world.



Their stance on having ANY pets is sickening, and I don't think people who join their organization fully understand exactly what they are representing. NO animal should ever be kept as a pet. NO animal should ever be in a cage. All animals should be set free to roam the earth as God intended. Ehhhh - what a horrid situation that would be!

Answer 3

I agree, too. In the beginning they probably did intend for the best, but somewhere along the way they went off the deep end and are now spouting a whole bunch of garbage, and making more realistic animal welfare groups look bad.



I have heard of the Sea-Kitten campaign. And while I'm sure that fish feel pain (all animals do), trying to *change* an animal into something it's not to gain a wider audience is not going to work. People have to care for what the animal really is, and what to help it then.



I do not feel bad because we eat certain animals--it's natural. But I do detest the way we always assume these animals are 'dumb' or 'emotionless' just to justify torturing them because we are too lazy and self-centered to give animals a good-quality life before they die and to make that death as quick and painless as possible.

Answer 4

See, guys, the thing is, PETA doesn't actually want any of these things to happen ;-)



Creating controversy draws attention to their REAL causes. Yes, PETA campaigns are sometimes outlandish, but hey - would you have heard of PETA if they weren't?



PETA isn't made up of or funded by "terrorists." Yes, there are laboratory bombings in the name of animal rights, but those aren't associated with PETA. For awhile, I think the NEA was on some sort of government watch list - yes that's the teachers' union - so you really have to take rumors like that with a grain of salt.



Obviously, there are some critics of PETA's methods, but there are also people who feel the publicity is necessary.



I'm not sure about PETA's stance on BSL, but I think it's important to view each issue individually. I don't agree with PETA's stance on every issue, but I agree with some.



ETA: This is PETA's official stance on BSL:

http://www.peta.org/about/hottopic007.asp

Answer 5

PETA is downright dangerous. They've been linked to terrorist organizations. They euthanize most of the animals they "rescue" and they want to abolish the human-animal relationship, whether it's pets, working animals or animals raised for food.



I don't support PETA and neither should anybody else. That whole Sea Kitten campaign is such a joke.

Answer 6

oh well i suppose its starting to gain cult statice well i guess people from PETA can get along with scientologists and drink the kool-ade together

Answer 7

well, that is their point of view.

personally, i agree with you.

Answer 8

RIDICULOUS!