How do members of PETA respond to Penn and Teller's documentary?

Question

There are a few answers I'd like to see from PETA members:

IN 2002, why did PETA purchase a walk-in freezer for $9,370.00?

Why is PETA killing 2/3 of the animals they rescued? (perhaps justifying the walk-in freezer, since you'd only use that for either meat or cadavers?)

Why does PETA want to outlaw, fishing, circuses, zoos, and even guide dogs for the blind?

Was Rod Coronado an "Ethical" activist for firebombing a Michican State University Lab in the name of Animal Rights? PETA paid $45,200 to the Rodney Coronado Support Committee, written off on Peta's Financial Public record. Hmmmm?

How about Mary Beth Sweetland, a Type A diabetic, whose medication to stay alive was developed from medical testing of DOGS. Oh, she's the VP of PETA. Isn't that hypocritical to condone violence, especially when the lab you're burning down is creating medicines to save your LIFE?

Here, watch this and respond, please.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1913999390200944075

Answer 1

I don't agree with al of PETA's practices, but you asked for answers.

The animals are killed, arguably because a life of suffering is worse than no life at all.

PETA wants to outlaw fishing, circuses, zoos, and even guide dogs for the blind because they all are enslavement of animals. Although many people are in a mindset that using animals is fine as long as it helpps humans, many are not.

I personally do not go to circuses with animals because they treat the animals horrifiically. Fishing reduced biodivirsity in our oceans as well as damaging it. Zoos often do not treat there animals humanely, their main priority is entertaining the zoo's patrons. Just last week a zoo poisoned tiger cubs they couldn't afford to keep. Also, Animal reserves give the animals far moore room and a more natural habiitat than zoos do. Blind people can use canes instead of guide dogs, & many do.

I would say it is hyppocritical, but I myself only do what I can as a vegetarian. If she was dead she would not be able to stand up for the rights of animals.

I, personally, dont agree that vaccines involve the use of animals. However, I would use them until there is an alternative.

As to contrasting mages of the halocaust with images of the horific conditions of animals. They are NOT trying to minimise the suffering of humans. The holocaust was absolutely horrific, HORRIFIC. But the conditions these animals live in is also horrific. And 6 million jews died in the many years of the war. 35 million beef cattle are slaughtered annually, 100 million pigs are slaughtered per year. Millions more chickens, fish and other animals too. This is all PER YEAR and just in the US. and these animals are not in good conditions before hand.

Pen & teller are presenting this as a big "personal choice". Would you regard it as someones personal choice to enslave someone who was black, beat them, trap them in a cage so small they can't even turn around & then slaughter them for money? Would you say it's someone's personal choice to set their dog on fire?

Of course you wouldn't, you'd step in, becuase it's only a personal choice when someone else isn't being hurt.

I think PETA does many good things, but some people within it have corrupted it and done things I don't agree with. I don't necescarly think you should write them off because of this without further research into the good they do.

Answer 2

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How do members of PETA respond to Penn and Teller's documentary?
There are a few answers I'd like to see from PETA members:

IN 2002, why did PETA purchase a walk-in freezer for $9,370.00?

Why is PETA killing 2/3 of the animals they rescued? (perhaps justifying the walk-in freezer, since you'd only use that for either meat or cadavers?)

Why does...

Answer 3

Penn And Teller Peta

Answer 4

Peta Documentary

Answer 5

To the first question, PETA has never condoned no-kill shelters. They don't feel that keeping an animal in a cage for weeks on end waiting for an adoption is humane. Instead they put them down, at least that's my understanding. Just a little added bonus chemicals banned to put animals to sleep are used in lethal injections.

Answer 6

Sometimes, not-quite-full-blown members respond fairly well. I've answered a few PETA-related questions here with a bunch of links to that and other what-not critical of PETA, and, more than once, have had a response along the lines of "Gee, I didn't know. I still support animal rights, but not PETA, now. Thanks."

Doesn't say much for them, no.

The head-in-sand response to criticism I've seen has usually been along the lines of "they do so much good work it doesn't matter," or "animals are so important that the extremism is fine."

For a group so big on bullying responses out of companies (qv iamscruelty.com, iamstruth.com), they're awfully short on answers to criticism about themselves. I do hope somebody who supports PETA will answer your question. But all their mindless sloganeering sound-bite junk -- "Meat's no treat for those you eat," etc -- does not attract a thoughtful membership.

Answer 7

I agree with you about PETA but you are probably not going to get any answers because they cannot make up an answer for your question. I think any thinking person who knew EXACTLY what PETA does would not join.

Answer 8

I read this on their website.Before Teller worked with Penn he worked with another magician, People sometimes heckled Teller so he decided not to talk,It got the hecklers mad because he didnt defend himself,Nobody heckles someone who doesnt talk

Answer 9

This is the Vegetarian and Vegan section.

Is this too difficult to understand for some people? PETA is an actvist group for animal rights. V&V are diets.

Answer 10

It's hardly news.

http://www.petakillsanimals.com/

I know this site is a very long way from perfect, but it illustrates the point.