I am a huge animal lover, so a few years back when I discovered an organization called PETA I couldn’t have been more thrilled. PETA stands for “People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals” and are well known for their strong beliefs in the well being of those animals.

It wasn’t until recently that I have acknowledged that PETA may not be as amazing as I thought. While doing research it was clear to see that the “people for ethical treatment of animals” are not all that ethical, they have hidden motives behind everything they do.  So I continued my hunt for the truth…

Does PETA actually help animals? Yes, they do but only to a certain extent. In my opinion they have a blurred vision of what’s right and what’s wrong. They do rescue animals that are in need of help but only to put them to sleep afterwards as they fell that those animals are no longer adoptable. This leads to my next question:
Does PETA kill animals? Yes, and there are documents to back up this statement. Out of the large number of animals that were found, rescued and brought into the shelter in 2008 only 7 of the 2,216 were adopted, which means PETA killed 95%. (Read more about this at www.petakillsanimals.com.)
I find that very contradictory to what PETA itself is claiming to represent.

I was discussing this topic with a friend recently and he also wanted to share his views and opinions on this issue:

“In this day of information it is always a difficult task to keep up with what information is legitimate and what information has a hidden agenda for the purpose of either making money or controlling the way you think. PETA (People for the ethical treatment of animals) just so happens to be an organization that has a massive media push that conveys a message that is at times confusing. When I first heard of PETA I commended them for making people aware of animal cruelty, but as a few years went past people started bringing my attention to certain blogs and websites discrediting the organization.

The first website that came up that discredited PETA in my hunt for the truth was www.petakillsanimals.com . This website describes how unethical this organization really treats animals that are brought to their shelters that are suppose to go up for adoption. This website claims PETA euthanized 95 percent of the dogs and cats in its care last year that were supposed to be adopted. The reason for this killing I believe is a simple one, it actually costs money to care for animals and with PETA’s 32 million dollar budget just on advertising that leaves little room for the actual care of animals. It’s unfortunate a group who I m sure initially had good intentions really got twisted up into a media circus of pressing believes instead of caring for animals.

I’m sure PETA has done many other things in favour of the ethical treatment of animals to counter balance this argument, but that still does not give the right for an organization that has such strong views as PETA to turn around and kill off the majority of the animals there shelters take in. If you looking to donate to a shelter or organization, take some time to research what the organizations procedures are with taking in animals. There are plenty of small organizations you can find that do really well at finding homes for animals but don’t have half the budget PETA does.”

-Paul
www.SavilionMusic.com
With all of this being said I do however support PETA in other aspects of what the foundation is associated with. Although PETA’s views are very strong and are sometimes too forceful, I think it is great that they are making people aware of the mistreating of animals in big companies such as KFC. KFC’s chickens are severely abused and brutalized in a way that is not humane. The chickens beaks are often pulled off by the slaughterhouse workers, thrown against walls and boiled to remove feathers, all of which is done while the chickens are still conscious and are able to feel pain. Undercover agents helped PETA and it’s followers get the inside scoop of what really takes place in KFC chicken farms by filming this video:

If you would like to take part is putting a halt to this cruelty PETA offers an online petition that can be signed here to help put a stop to animal welfare. To sign, click here.

Please note: All of what has been discussed above are our own views. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I think everyone should discover this organization for themselves and come to their own conclusions on what they think of PETA.

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