PETA not so peaceful...

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I thought it stange that you MUST make a donation to become a member. Most activist organiations do not require paying a fee just so you can offer time, committment, etc., which is what my intentions were. I hear good and bad about that place. It's true, usually positive thinking and motvation factors play a large role in socialization, however, I went to a movie, "The Victim", and I was literally shocked nto tears at the cruelty going on in fur farms and agricultural animal environments. I, too, thought they did nothing but spur negitivity with their signs of controversial matter ( I saw the one spoken of with the chickens and the jews, and personnaly I don't see why humans think they are any more important to the planet than any other animals--we all eat, breathe and shit), but the people that put out those photos probably had the right idea in mind at first and shocked themselves into secondary thoughts of "just hit them the hard way" as a means of making the public aware. I could easily get that way myself, I've caught myself wanting to spread their pamphlets with the same graphic images on them to my friends, but until you "witness" it graphically the way I did at the free movie they put out, you can't comprehend the depth of the need for the public to be made aware of the immense and needless suffering that continues day to day for these helpless, innocent lower species. Maybe the people at PITA don't hit the public with the greatest tact, but you try knowing and facing what they have and see how you do. I still have to question having to pay money to get involved, though. I'm looking to involve myself with a local group. Bon Appetite. Have a great tofurkey day!

 

I dont think you have to pay anything to be a "member". All I did was send out for a free vegetarian starter kit from them and I signed up for "action alerts" through email and I get things in the mail from them all the time saying "dear member", "dear activist". So I dont think you need to send them anything if you want to be involved in the activist work they do.

 

I still support them. You don't have to agree with or support every single thing a group does, that's not possible. A Jew who SURVIVED the holocaust actually came up with the "Holocaust on your plate" campaign.

 

I have already stated (more than once) that I support the goal of curbing animal abuse, but not abolishing all animal use. I oppose cosmetic testing on animals, and I oppose many "factory farm" practices. However, I do not oppose the use of animals for vital medical research, food, or clothing.

Do you see no moral difference between swatting a mosquito and shooting another person?

You've previously alluded to the human capacity for evil, implying that we are actually inferior to animals. Our capacity for evil is directly proportional to our capacity for good. Because we are moral agents, we are "higher" beings than amoral animals. With rights come responsibilities. If we were to extend legal rights to animals, would we then prosecute carnivores for murder?