Comment by Karen — December 4, 2009

You may not think so, Karen, but you’re wrong. The HSUS under Wayne Pacelle has recently moved decidedly away from PETA-style ideology. As we’ve noted, it doesn’t matter what Mr. Pacelle personally believes or what he said years ago. It matters what the HSUS actually says and does now.

Following a link in the PeTA page above (link on the text “those who hold the needle”) I came to this: http://www.opendoorshelters.org/

Which are two of the shelters in Pittsburgh from whom I am unworthy to adopt a cat because I own an intact dog.

They appear to now be partnered with PeTA. This artsy lil’ fundraising website seems to be about half nasty little swipes at the very successful No-Kill shelter locally.

I can tell you that these guys undoubtably killed two cats rather than adopt them out to an unworthy home — but the blame apparently lies with the No-Kill, not with them. (The No-Kill also finds us filthy dog breeders to be unworthy of neutered cat ownership.)

I thought I was no longer capable of being shocked. But PeTA?! Really?!

Oh well, now I know.

No pet owner is ‘worthy’ enough for PETA. It’s cute how they at least admit it’s not because of ‘lack of homes’, it’s because not enough people are ‘good enough’ to be allowed to adopt an animal. Their use of statistics that contradict their entire ‘overbreeding’ premise, blithely hoping that the people who read their drivel can’t do basic math, is also precious.

http://www.google.com/search?c.....8;oe=UTF-8

http://www.aspca.org/blog/lett.....-peta.html

Now we know that if you count yourself as a part of the part of the world that wanted not to betray an abused animal, then you are a lunatic by lunatic’s standards, and therefore ‘damaging’ and not ‘ethical’. I obviously need to buy a new dictionary, ‘cause my old one has gotten so out of date, thanks PETA.

Sadly, both PETA and the HSUS have many supporters who don’t realize what they’re supporting.

Comment by Elle — November 23, 2009

You’re incorrect about the HSUS, your information off by many years now. In fact, the HSUS has shown a decided trend AWAY from PETA’s ideology.

How far away and will it stick? No one knows. But on forced spay-neuter, TNR, responsible breeder and other issues, the gap is wide and growing.

Realize you’re new here, but you need to catch up before repeating old lies in this forum.

As for PETA … spot on: It’s all better-dead-than-fed with that bunch, and they just keep getting more strident about it.

What people need to understand is that PETA is NOT an animal welfare organization. They’re an animal liberation organization. They believe that domesticated animals are being exploited and abused simply because they are domesticated. It is completely within their mission to destroy cats and dogs simply because they are cats and dogs. They do not believe in pets, period. Their goal is the extinction of all domesticated animals, including cats, dogs, domesticated farm animals, etc.

And the HSUS is increasingly moving in the same direction, especially under the control of animal liberation advocate Wayne Pacelle.

Sadly, both PETA and the HSUS have many supporters who don’t realize what they’re supporting.