Just a few statements about the real agenda of PITA that is not posted on their website. Its really all about us not owning, breeding, eating or using animals in any way. Of course to say this would not bring donations.
They do believe animals are "better off dead than bred".
Statements made by Ingrid Newkirk, the President of PETA:
“I don’t use the word 'pet.' I think it’s speciesist language. I prefer 'companion animal.' For one thing,
we would no longer allow breeding. People could not create different breeds. There
would be no pet shops. If people had companion animals in their homes, those animals
would have to be refugees from the animal shelters and the streets. You would have a
protective relationship with them just as you would with an orphaned child. But as the
surplus of cats and dogs (artificially engineered by centuries of forced breeding)
declined, eventually companion animals would be phased out, and we would return to
a more symbiotic relationship – enjoyment at a distance.” — The Harper's Forum Book,
“One day, we would like an end to pet shops and the breeding of animals. [Dogs]
would pursue their natural lives in the wild ... they would have full lives, not wasting
at home for someone to come home in the evening and pet them and then sit there and
watch TV.”
— The Chicago Daily Herald, 3/1/90
“In the end, I think it would be lovely if we stopped this whole notion of pets
altogether.” — Newsday, 2/21/88 |