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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  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. |
I think that for most people its a lot to take in. Everyone here obviously loves animals and they want to save them all, or give them a chance. I think what people don't understand is the gravity of these animals situation. Those few pictures that go along with the article show 4 or 5 animals that were put to sleep because of their condition. I don't think everyday people can imagine the torment and torture that animals go through every single day because they are living with cancer, mange, starvation, tick fever, anemia, gum disease, severe allergies, tumors, overbreeding, etc, etc, etc. People may not think some of these things are that bad and that the animal can and should be treated, but the reality is that they just can't. By the time PETA gets these animals their disease/problem is so far out of control that NOTHING can be done to save them. I have PERSONALLY seen cases like the ones in the pictures. It is heartbreaking to see these poor animals living in that condition. I have worked with animals for the past 14 years in shelters and animal hospitals. My job was to try to save these animals from the pain and sometimes the only way to do that was with some tears, a pat on the head, a hug and a kiss, and a needle.
It is estimated that there are 90 million cats, and 70 million dogs in the USA. PETA euthanises 2000 a year. That's 2000 dogs and cats out of how many millions that are suffering, because we all know that those 90 mil and 70mil are not living in happy and healthy homes with owners who would do anything for them.