PETA kills 95% of animals entrusted to its care.

Oops, sometimes reports leak out...

You know why PETA raise a big stick about fur but leave leather alone? It's a lot safer picking on a lady wearing a fur coat than it is to challenge bikers wearing leather.

 

I'm sure they'd have something to say if I put down 95% of the animals in my care.

Agree with you on the fur/leather debate. Would love to see the resulting Police incident when some 18 year old student threw paint over a load of bikers .

It is often said that for fur the animal is killed purely for that fur and is wasteful, yet with leather the animal is also used for its meat. But that isn't always the case. Personally I think animal welfare is important for both cases and avoid the importation of meat or leather and fur products from Countries with lax wealthfare. Which is worse, a cheap leather coat purchased from China or a Canadian fur coat reared to the correct high welfare standards? And then I won't even start the subject about religious slaughter methods for meat produce.

I'm sure vegetarians will say that all animal products including meat shouldn't be used and are bad for the planet, and that argument has some merit but that utopian situation isn't going to happen in my lifetime.

 

There is a big difference between abusing an animal and euthanizing an animal.

 

Is there an organization that does a better, or even equal, job as PETA in advancing animal welfare ?

If not, this thread is just a troll and should be deleted.

 

Why? It's in the right place and the op has a long history with Priuschat. It's a valid poing ready for discussion (or whatever ).

Be interesting to see different peoples views whatever they may be. To add a UK balance. We have the PETA equivalent in the RSPCA who also put down significant numbers of animals yet give the impression they're the number one carer of said animals. A smaller charity called Dogs Trust does the same job as the RSPCA yet NEVER puts a healthy dog down. Perhaps something similar happens in the USA with PETA?

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I don't see why you are classifying euthanasia deaths as a "bad job".

Animal shelters are overcrowded thanks largely from people who refuse to spay/neuter their animals and let them run around making babies, as they do. There isn't enough demand for rescued animals versus homes that actually want animals. What do you do with the rest? Your options are to either keep them alive and let them live in a cage for their life or kill them. If they live a cage, they are unhappy and a great drain on resources that could be spent better elsewhere. If you kill them, it is a drop in the bucket, because some multiple more were probably just born in some shed.

My sister works in a "kill-shelter" as she puts herself through vet school, and volunteers in a "no-kill shelter". Both receive very little funding, both are packed to the point where the only time they can accept a new animal is when one is adopted which is rare or when one dies.

If people actually listened to Bob Barker, this issue wouldn't be so bad.

It would still be bad because lots of people like puppies and kittens. Unfortunately they grow into dogs and cats. Lots of great dogs and cats in the shelters with their only crime being that they grew up and weren't as "cute" anymore.

 

kinda like people.

 

Nearly 100% of hospice patients die, yet they are considered an effective and ethical organization.

Tom

 

Nobody wants to adopt hospice patients.

 

No, one branch may have a high euthanasia rate. Why must you infect any discussion with political garbage ?

Question: If that branch is unable to find adopters, what exactly would you have them do ?

 

How over-crowded are they ? What would they do if over-crowding exceeded whatever limits they accept ?

 

You are missing the obvious. If the branch could find homes for the animals no euthanasia would occur.

This sounds like PETA is a victim of its own success. Anyway, save your faux outrage for the people who abandon their pets.