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Originally Posted by wildcard  I am not a PETA fan however my objections have nothing to do with their euthanasia rate. It is my understanding that PETA provides euthanasia services for shelters that don't have the facilities and that is why it is so high, they aren't designed as an agency to take in and rehab adoptable pets. I am unhappy with their positions on political issues, not with their kill rate. The fact is many pets are brought to shelters in unsaveable conditions and euthanasia is the only real option. |
I absolutely respect this because I understand the position from where your opinion is coming from (political).
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To others - I think what is making this confusing is that people are
still slamming the euthanasia/death rate - and that's why some people are asking if the article was even read and/or understood.
I'm not sure where to go from here, other than to ask - since the death rate is so troublesome, what would folks have PETA do? Would you rather they rescue these near-death, totally-beyond-treatment animals and force them to stay alive so the animal can die an
excruciating and prolonged, but natural, death? Just so that PETA has a more acceptable death rate?
Look...I have
no issues w/ folks who just don't want to support PETA, I get it - feel free to support what feels right. But putting down animals who are in a tortured physical state of health, who are beyond repair, is the kindest thing that can be done for these animals - and I support PETA for being stuck with this awful job of rescuing the worst of the worst. I have a lot of empathy for those people on the front lines who rescue these animals and have to make these decisions. It saddens me to have what they do criticized and misunderstood, but I do understand where that comes from - I do understand why PETA is not an easy organization for some folks to accept.