Does PETA go too far?

Question

After reading PETA's list of guidelines, and what they think is appropriate when it comes to reinforcing animal rights, I found myself agreeing to the majority - such as being against animal abuse, testing or poaching.

But as I scrolled down their list of 'ethics', I saw that they are also against us eating other animals.

Sorry - but I really had to laugh about that one! Honestly - humans arent supposed to eat soley vegtables and fruits! If we were, we wouldnt have our canine teeth. Besides that, we belong to the primate family, who also eat a variety of birds and small rodents. It is a scientifically proven fact that if a human were to eat soley flora, they would lack several vitamins and be seriously unhealthy.

I can understand if a vegitarian chooses not to eat meat out of their own preference, but to impose this on others?

Do you think PETA is going just a little too far with this 'Animals arent there to be eaten' statement?

Id like to get your opinions on that...

Answer 1

yes, those idiots want to change our menus.
if ethics does not work, they will say it is healthier.

while red meat with too much saturated fats and cholesterol is unhealthy, meat can be healthy like skinless,grilled chicken, salmon.
also, there is a myth u can get all proteins from soy,legumes and grains.

there are different amino acids and not all of em are available in veg. products.

we have people killing each other, stealing, dying of hunger and all these ppl care about are animals?

i mean, i would like to see animals treated humanely but PETA are ridiculous.
i hurts when i see an animal tortured or in pain.

@x, u buffoon, u call urselfcivilised? ppl are starving in africa and u load up ur SUV and buy so much food for ur dog or cat, u idiot.

Answer 2

I love animals but PETA really gets under my skin. They have a reputation for going too far and this is no different. It was not the jockey's fault. If it was discovered that there was some wrong-doing on the jockey's part after an investigation, then there should be some punishment. But suspending the jockey right now would be unfair.

Answer 3

i believe it is everyones choice to eat meat or not, but you can live without meat, im a vegaterian and i do it because of the cows contribution to climate change and the animals that are slaughtered for food are usually treated so inhumanley before they die and are pumped full of hormones and i just love animals i cant stand eating meat. it was once a living breathing thinking creature.
but i dont believe PETA has the right to impose this on others, but it can be seen as a form of animal cruelty, the meat just didnt appear on your plate you have to think about where it came from.

sorry for the rant =)

and i DO think peta does go too far sometimes and a are a little crazy. i would never join

Answer 4

PETA is an internationally recognized terrorist organization that on occasion *encourages* some of it's members to *eliminate* threats to nature "by any means possible". Members have assassinated, arsoned, and performed other acts in the name of Mother Nature. The group publicly condemns such actions, and sponsors them through clandestine means.

Answer 5

welcom to earth. its crazy here.
life is odd
america is plastic.
want proof?
turn on the news or MTV
im a 17 year old guy still living in mommys basement saying this
people are going to cry no matter what.


whatever people can do for attention they will dive at.

my opinion on the situation, we eat meat. end of story, if i get into religion, people will cry, if i get into evolution, people will cry.
i think you understand where i am going with this issue.

this is my "Amish friendly" as you say, answer



ps
haha watch out, if peta sees this they will drop a brick

Answer 6

Yes they go too far...but you are trying to debate idiots with logic.

One example is the graphic (bloody) comic books they tried to hand out to grade schoolers to show animals being slaughtered to provide meat. They were trying to encourage them to refuse to eat meat when they came home... Their headquarters should have been tried on terrorism charges for that.

I have one point to dispute...a well-rounded vegetarian diet can contain all vitamins except B12. B12 can be added to yeast (which they sprinkle on foods) but do you know where that B12 is derived from?

From meat.

Answer 7

peta sucks. if you're a stickler for the rules then don't join peta. they all about being vegans and stuff. i love animals and everything, but I eat meat. i can't live without my meat. sorry peta ppl. i remember when they wrote a letter to a town near i live that they HAD to change the name of the town. The town is Hamburg. they are crazy sometimes.

Answer 8

Last time I wrote my version of what PETA means, was awarded the best answer, by the questioner. The question was deleted and I got a violation.

Answer 9

Yes they go too far. They bomb companies that do things they believe are cruel. It is OK for them to kill people to show that we are cruel to animals. Also they are quick to point out when they think a company is cruel, but they do not give kudos when the same company changes policy.

Answer 10

I had a beautiful boyfriend once. He was one of god's most physically attractive creatures. After we broke up, he became a vegan. I ran into him again after he had been a vegan for a while. He was ugly. I mean his hair was dry as straw, his skin looked sallow and unhealthy. He looked so awful, he reminded me of one of those crack addicts. (Before anyone says "maybe he WAS a crack addict"..let me assure you he was not). You are right, if we were meant to be vegans, the vegan diet would make us look and feel much healthier, not, as it does, closer to the grave. Humans are meant to be omnivorous. I don't need a study to show me that. Common sense will tell you that. When you eat something unhealthy, or when you lack something in your diet, your body shows it. OUR body's need meat. Thank you. Sorry for the long answer. The end. :)