why are so many veggies & vegans against peta?

Question

i am not part of peta or anything like that (except SSVE). i understand that some of the extremists are annoying but not all peta members are like that, alot of them just like to give money to support a good cause, why does peta hae such a negative image?

i have heard about the rumors about them killing animals, but i tend not to believe things with out proof.

also, no People Eating Tasty Animals jokes, they're getting boring

Answer 1

I'm divided about PETA. I appreciate their efforts at bringing awareness of a real problem to the masses. They certainly did that for me. I am very moved by visual materials generally (fine arts major), and PETA's graphic videos are no exception. In fact, I would cite "Meet Your Meat" as one of the reasons I went vegan in the first place.

While there's no doubt about their sincerity, I do sometimes question the honesty of the presentation. Their videos have a certain staged quality about them and things seem to be taken out of context to some degree. Extremism in presentation and demonstration is only going to gain so many converts. There's that word: "converts." Most people don't want to be converted to anything. There's a fine line there.

Answer 2

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why are so many veggies & vegans against peta?
i am not part of peta or anything like that (except SSVE). i understand that some of the extremists are annoying but not all peta members are like that, alot of them just like to give money to support a good cause, why does peta hae such a negative image?

i have heard about the rumors about...

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1. No, I have nothing against vegans/vegetarians, everyone has free choice, so as long as they leave my choices alone, I will do the same for them. 2. PETA hasn't influenced me in anyway, I don't give them that much power over me, good or bad. 3. I stayed away from them simply because they are actually animal haters and killers (no matter what they say), oh and idiots. 4. We eat meat at for almost every meal, same with dairy. I'm allergic to eggs, but my kids love them. 5. Most of the meat we eat is raised right here on our property, same with veggies. 6. I think it would be hypocritical of a vegan to wear leather and other animal products, that the animal has to die to produce, but I don't think it would be hypocritical for them to wear wool, because it doesn't hurt the animal to be sheared. (Unless of course you nick it with the shears, but they're fine in a second or two.) 7. I honestly have no idea what idiot decided to force their beliefs onto their dog, when dogs need meat. Your Welcome, lol.

Answer 5

I think blackbyrus is referring to the ad that showed an image of pubic hair peeking from underwear with the tag line "Fur Trim: Unattractive." It was mentioned in Ms. Magazine a few years ago.

I dislike PETA's sexist tactics and the constant use of scantily clad women for their ads. I suppose I should give them some props as the grandmommy of all animal rights organizations, but they've become more of a publicity celebrity machine than a true animal rights organization.

Many organizations manage to get a pro-veg message across without shock tactics or T&A advertising. It would be nice if PETA could move beyond that and do the same.

Answer 6

PeTA has more money than any other vegan organization, but they use that money on things that aren't going to actually sway people. Their videos are great resources, but the stunts and ads that they pull could be much better spent on "Why Vegan?" pamphlets.

Answer 7

the thing that makes me maddest about peta is ingrid's view on pitbulls.
considering reading about pit bull bans makes me soo mad, i don't like the fact that peta is "committed to saving animals", and yet they'll kills thousands of innocent dogs just because they are a so called aggressive breed.

also,
peta is wayy too extreme; most of their campaigns cross the line.

Answer 8

I don't like them because they have a reputation for using shock and scare tactics.

No idea if they do this, but thats the reputation they have.

I think the truth is bad enough that there is no need to dramatise it.

PETA are for the Ethical treatment of Animals so thier main focus is not vegetarianism, but animal protection. Fair enough, thats thier focus.

I think they would be better recieved if they were postive about thier education. They state how it is, and how wrong it is, but they don't seem to add the "this is how it could be" solution.

Maybe they do, i don't know, the message is lost on me because i don't pay attention becaue of thier "shock" reputation

I prefer to use my energy to support positive vegetarian groups. In my view that is the natural consequence of wanting to treat animals ethically .

Answer 9

1. I don't like their shock tactics which are uncompassionate and also seem to push people away more than anything.
2. They target kids, like with their Your Mommy Kills Animals pamphlet, which is a horrible thing to do.
3. I'm disgusted by many of their ads which have been sexist (including one with a woman's unshaved privates which said something like Fur Is Ugly... great, bash on women's self esteems to sell a product, you're not looking like the good guys here...)
4. They preach an unflinchingly hardline stance, while at the same time key members go against that stance, making them hypocrites. Key example: Newkirk's insulin. If Newkirk had said that everyone should do what they can to reduce animal suffering, but some things like medicine and seeing eye dogs are necessary to human survival so she and other people can use them, I would respect that. But no, she said in an interview that HER insulin is different, because she's so important to the animal rights movement that her life is worth more than OTHER people taking insulin. I can't think of a better example of arrogance and hypocrisy. :-/
5. Most of their money goes to the advertising mentioned in some of the above points, to get more money, to pay for more advertising... So basically, it's a self-perpetuating advertisement machine for making vegetarians look bad. No thanks.

Considering the low-level PETA members and donators I have met in my life, and read posts online from, it seems like most of them are fairly normal, are not extremists, and do not like 90% of what PETA does, but support them somewhat anyway simply because they are one of the most well-known animal rights organizations, or because they didn't know the extent of what PETA does. But because the high-level people *are* so corrupt and extreme, I choose to not affiliate with them at all, and would rather donate/help Food Not Bombs, or cancer and AIDS research, March of Dimes, homeless shelters, battered women's shelters, animal shelters, etc. that make a difference. I am starting my own vegetarian club that is positive, open to non-veg people, factual, and I look at PETA as being an example of what NOT to do.

Luci D: Vague? I mentioned 2 things specifically...
Your Mommy Kills Animals (A PETA pamphlet)
and their sexist Fur is Ugly ad. Why do you think that because we are against these tactics that are hateful towards women and children (and yes, I do consider toying with a child's emotions to make them think their parents will kill their pets and demeaning a woman's natural body to be disgusting, hateful things to do), then that means we are therefore ignoring reality and supporting animal cruelty? How do you figure?

Answer 10

I give to animal rights causes, but I would never, ever support PETA because of their violence, extremism and attempts at maninuplations. They are, IMO, an extremely dysfunctional and counter-productive organization.

As to your comment that many "just like to give money"--that's like denying responsibility for promoting terrorism becaue you "just like to give money" to Al Qaeda.