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Originally Posted by Nikki+2  In Blue: Both are animal welfare agencies. Their focus is on ALL animals- not just pets. Neither has ever claimed to be an animal shelter. That is not where their work is done.
In orange: Who is putting out information, or intentionally misleading information should be important to us all. Have you looked at their other campaigns? Do you agree with those "facts"? If so, congratulations, you've found the perfect group for you.
In purple: This was explained in great detail in the article linked. It was actually the primary purpose for the article.
Everyone has a right to who they support and what they are comfortable with but supporting completely false and extremely misleading statements is inexcusable. |
That's a colorful response. I'll keep it more black and white. Both PETA and HSUS are animal rights groups, not animal welfare groups. There is a clear distinction between the two. If PETA doesn't claim to be an animal shelter, then maybe they should close their facility where they euthanize the vast majority of those taken in. I guess you're right, though. A 90+% kill rate wouldn't meet the classic definition of a 'shelter'. My point, which you only selectively 'colored', is that most people donate to these groups, perhaps blindly, in the thought that they are doing something to help homeless pets. What you quoted in orange makes no sense at all. I never said I was a supporter of any group, but the fact is that I don't care if the devil himself puts out the info. It's either true or not. Would you care to address the truthfulness of their data showing PETA's kill rate? Your comment reminds me of those that were going off on the American Sporting Dog Alliance because they broke the story of Oprah's puppy dieing from parvo. People didn't like the messenger so they focused on that rather than the truthfulness of the info, which, by the way, was true. If their (the CCF) data is true, then shame on PETA. I only recently heard of the CCF and to say, "congratulations, you've found the perfect group for you" is insulting. Your comment about what you highlighted in purple (the purpose of the article) could be said about almost any shelter in the country. PETA gets no respect from me by posting a sad story, no matter that it's true. Finally, I agree with you that everyone has the right to support any group they wish. I happen to not support any group other than my local Humane Society. As for the CCF statements, I tend to believe them as I've heard of these kill percentages by PETA from other sources. And I'm free to believe them without supporting their agenda. What is really inexcusable is to damn someone just because they believe some data put out by someone you don't like.