%26quot;It is time we demand an end to the misguided and abusive concept of animal ownership. The first step on this long, but just, road would be ending the concept of pet ownership.%26quot;
John Bryant, Fettered Kingdoms: An Examination of A Changing Ethic, PETA, 1982, p.15.
%26quot;The cat, like the dog, must disappear..... We should cut the domestic cat free from our dominance by neutering, neutering, and more neutering, until our pathetic version of the cat ceases to exist.%26quot;
PETA%26#039;s Statement on Companion Animals
%26quot;The bottom line is that people don%26#039;t have the right to manipulate or to breed dogs and cats ... If people want toys they should buy inanimate objects. If they want companionship they should seek it with their own kind
Pet ownership is an abysmal situation brought about by human manipulation.%26quot;
-Ingrid Newkirk, President, PETA, Washingtonian, August 1986|||Pet ownership is an abysmal situation brought about by human manipulation.%26quot;
-Ingrid Newkirk, President, PETA, Washingtonian, August 1986
That line pretty much sums it up.
I have read many of their articles. They support the complete emancipation of service animals, then eventually companion animals. Just because he left out bits and was misleading does not mean he did not get what they were saying.
They also support the elimination of the entire pitbull breed (despite the many well adjusted pitbulls that exist in the world). On top of that, they somewhat openly fund the bombing of labs (which kills animals!)
Unfortunately they are also excellent at appearing relatively mainstream and duping people into giving them money and supporting their causes.|||They are making a misguided and incorrect connection between pets and say, free range chickens and cows. There is no such thing as a %26quot;free%26quot; domesticated animal. Cats and dogs were specifically bred AS pets. They were not wild animals that we %26quot;enslaved%26quot; by making them our pets. Also, spaying and neutering are important ways to keep strays down. Many strays die of starvation, which is much crueler than being %26quot;enslaved%26quot; by humans who love them and care for them. Mr. Bryant and Ms. Newkirk need to check their facts before spouting irresponsible dogma.|||You are misinterpreting and should have provided the whole article instead of just segments.
What they are saying is that through breeding we are creating animals that we think are %26quot;pretty%26quot; and %26quot;cute%26quot; and are not taking into account what the animals needs are.
For example...people breed Persian cats to have a smaller more pushed in nose then ever. That is actually desirable! Especially for show Persians. Problem is these cats end up having respiratory problems for the rest of their life because people are breeding the animal to have physical attributes that they want, however, these same people are not taking into account what is best for the animal.
Also...dogs...take the Dalmatian for example. A lot of people want Dalmatians for a lot of reasons. They are cute, they are iconic of child-hood, they are fire dogs for gods sake! hahahaha No one takes into account that Dalmatians can literally go 400 miles a day AND KEEP ON GOING! A lot of people own dogs who need activity like this and the animals are miserable because they are not getting it.
Another example...Great Danes...this animals breed was manipulated so much over the years to have bigger this and bigger that. Now these animals are having pre-mature visits to the vet for joint problems.
PETA does not want irresponsible breeding...they don%26#039;t want the average Jo Blow owning pets that they are not knowledgeable about.|||First things first, plz utilize an entire article not just the segments that work in your favor. PETA is stating that breeds are not meant to be %26quot;adjusted%26quot; to our liking and that certain pet owners should never even thought of owning a pet.
If you are choosing to stand by this argument then be careful what you read about child protective services or families that are on welfare. The %26quot;parents need to provide for their children, not break the system%26quot; concept comes into play.|||PETA - beware
Highly activist and extremist
That%26#039;s exactly what they mean.
If Peta had their way all animals would be walking freely around. Many starving, only the fitest would survive. I am talking ALL animals! No sanctuaries, No national reserves, No pets. No farms nothing.
Have you been reading in the States where horses are wandering around starving because the slaughter houses have shut down. People can%26#039;t afford to feed them so have just let them go free. Many of those %26#039;let free horses%26#039; are now starving. Imagine ALL the horses , no other animal, being set free. All the horses in the States wandering around where ever they want to. Now, add to that every single dog and cat. Now add all the cows, steers, bulls, all forms of sheep and goats and pigs etc. etc. Now add all the game farms and zoo animals. That is PETA.
Be very careful with PETA
