Re: OT - PETA question

[Lernermichelle]

I have to say, I actually agree with PETA on all of that, though not on their feral cat stance.  They do not think that people should not adopt and care for animals, they just think they should not be bred in order to be pets for people. I agree.  I also took care of my two horses for decades without riding them, because after some years of riding I discovered that our relationships were much better without doing that.  And breeding dogs certainly leads to the population issues that cause shelter euthanasia. I doubt many people on this list would support breeding cats intentionally.  We are all adamant about spaying and neutering them!  I certainly do not think existing pit bulls or any other animals should be banned anywhere, but I am in favor of banning intentional breeding of animals.   Anyway, I agree this is not the forum for a big debate on any of these issues. But I wanted to voice that some of us, or at least I, do not think these stances are crazy and in fact believe in them strongly.  I am not a PETA supporter, though, because I disagree with their oppositioln to TNR with ferals and because I think a lot of their ad campaigns are sexist. But I think they have done a lot for animals too.   Michelle   In a message dated 6/10/2005 11:51:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I believe that truly is PETA's stance. But not just for Pits, for ALL pets. PETA is against breeding, period.   Here is the actual PETA website article on pit bull breeding bans: http://www.caringconsumer.com/c/tragedy.html And here is another one about breeding in general ("no breeding is responsible"): http://www.helpinganimals.com/Factsheet/files/FactsheetDisplay.asp?ID=29    PETA does not believe in animals being use by humans in any way. Pets are used just by being pets (they see companion animals as human creations that should never have been created, much less continued to be bred). They do not believe in riding horses, they believe they should roam freely and never be used for any work. They do not believe in cows existing at all, more or less, because cows more or less have been changed by humanity to suit our needs as a food source. And on and on, etc. I used to be a member of PETA, but as the years go by, they just get more and more extreme, and now if you are even a member of PETA, the government red flags your name, as they consider PETA a terrorist group now.   That's all I'm saying on the issue, I do NOT intend to be part of a PETA opinion debate. Jenn