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PETA killed 95% of the animals it rescued in 2008
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We Boulderites are known for being animal-loving, tree-hugging, Crocs-wearing, vegan hippie types, prone to committing random acts of kindness and rants of righteous indignation. Well, this article should stir up much of the latter.
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, is well-known among the aforementioned animal-loving hippie types around here. PETA is hailed as an activist group that takes itself very, very seriously and gets serious results, at least in the media.
But now there is a new PETA story in the media and I'm hoping against all evidence that it is wrong. PETA recently filed their "Animal Record" report for 2008 with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. According to the report, PETA took in 2,216 animals in 2008. They found homes for seven of them. Seven. That means 95% of the animals PETA "rescued" last year ended up dead at their hands.
WTF? PETA killed 95% of the animals they took in? What the hell did they do with the obscene amounts of money ($32 million) their very visible media blitzes brought in if they didn't use it to help the animals? Apparently they used it to create more media blitzes. Like the one in which a struggling, crying person's head is cut off and their flesh eaten to educate the public about the atrocities of the slaughterhouse.
Melissa Clouthier of Pajamas Media summed it up succinctly: "Over 20,000 dogs and cats were killed by PETA since 1998. Meanwhile, they spent millions chiding people for eating meat and chicken and fish. Just a tiny percentage of their massive budget could save thousands of lives and yet they hypocritically lecture others about their lifestyle."
I keep searching for contentions that prove this story false but I just keep coming up with more evidence of it's veracity. I always felt PETA was too radical for me personally but I appreciated what I thought was a heartfelt effort to help animals. I'm disillusioned and worse, I'm terrified about the effect this announcement may have on other, legitimate animal organizations.
So, all my animal friends out there, what do we do about this? How do we rescue the animals that PETA rescues? Nothing seems adequate. I await your suggestions.
