{"id":87,"date":"2005-07-23T02:20:02","date_gmt":"2005-07-23T07:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clank.org\/pundit\/?p=87"},"modified":"2005-07-23T02:20:02","modified_gmt":"2005-07-23T07:20:02","slug":"peta-and-the-wolf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clank.org\/pundit\/2005\/07\/23\/peta-and-the-wolf\/","title":{"rendered":"PETA and the wolf"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warning<\/em><\/strong>: This story is not suitable for young children, regardless of any similarity the title may bear to a children’s story.<\/em><\/p>\n

Those kooky PETA folks have done it again.
\n
\nApparently, ethical includes unlawful killing.<\/p>\n

The following story is from This is True<\/em> dated 17 July 2005. It is Copyright 2005 Randy Cassingham, all rights reserved, and reprinted here with permission<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\n
\n

“Ethical” Defined<\/strong><\/p>\n

After more than 100 dead dogs were dumped in a trash dumpster over
\nfour weeks, police in Ahoskie, N.C., kept an eye on the trash receptacle
\nbehind a supermarket. Sure enough, a van drove up and officers watched
\nthe occupants throw in heavy plastic bags. They detained the two people
\nin the van and found 18 dead dogs in plastic bags in the dumpster,
\nincluding puppies; 13 more dead dogs were still in the van. Police say
\nthe van is registered to the headquarters of People for the Ethical
\nTreatment of Animals, and the two occupants, Andrew B. Cook, 24, and
\nAdria Joy Hinkle, 27, identified themselves as PETA employees. An autopsy
\nperformed on one of the dogs found it was healthy before it was killed.
\nPolice say PETA has been picking up the animals — alive — from North
\nCarolina animal shelters, promising to find them good homes. Cook and
\nHinkle have been charged with 62 felony counts of animal cruelty. In
\nresponse to the arrests PETA President Ingrid Newkirk said it’s against
\nthe group’s policy for employees to dump animals in the trash, but “that
\nfor some animals in North Carolina, there is no kinder option than
\neuthanasia.” (Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald) …Oops, my mistake: that’s
\n“Playing God” Defined.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In his author’s notes section, Cassingham had more to say about this
\nstory:<\/p>\n

\n
\n

The more I learn about PETA,<\/strong> the less I think of
\nthem. The story of them killing animals isn’t even unusual. According to
\nPETA’s own filings, in 2004 PETA killed<\/em> 86.3 percent of the
\nanimals entrusted to its care — a number that’s rising, not falling.
\nMeanwhile, the SPCA in PETA’s home town (Norfolk, Va.) was able to find
\nloving homes for 73 percent of the animals put in its care. A shortage of
\nfunds? Nope: last year PETA took in $29 million in tax-exempt donations.
\nIt simply has other priorities for the funds, like funding terrorism
\n(yes, really). But don’t take my word for it: I got my figures from
\nhttp:\/\/www.PETAkillsAnimals.com<\/a>
\n— and they have copies of PETA’s state and federal filings to back it
\nup. The bottom line: if you donate money to PETA because you think they
\ncare for and about animals, you need to think some more. PETA literally
\nyells and screams about how others “kill animals” but this<\/em> is how
\nthey operate? Pathetic.<\/p>\n

And you know what I wonder? PETA’s official<\/em> count of animals
\nthey kill is 86.3 percent. But if they’re going around picking up
\nanimals, killing them while they drive around and not even giving them a
\nchance<\/em> to be adopted, and then destroying the evidence by dumping
\nthe bodies in the trash, are those<\/em> deaths being reported? My
\nguess: no. While 86.3 percent is awful, the actual number is probably
\nmuch, much<\/em> higher. How dare<\/em> they lecture anyone<\/em>
\nabout the “ethical” treatment of animals!<\/p>\n

(This is True<\/em> is a weekly column featuring
\nweird-but-true news<\/a>
\nstories from around the world, and has been published since 1994. Click
\nthe link for info about free subscriptions.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Way
\nto go, folks. You really got us this time. Oh, and the moral outrage, the
\nrighteous indignation? Uh, yeah, about
\nthat…<\/p>\n

PS – OK, so this has nothing to
\ndo with Michael Moore (say, is he making another “documentary”?) it seems like
\njust the sort of thing he’d do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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