Michelle Malking posted a link to the Peta Kills Animals site. I didn't see anything there that I hadn't heard or read before but I did wonder who the non-profit organization (Center for Consumer Freedom) that runs the site is.
It turns out that "CCF is a non-profit coalition of restaurants, food companies and individuals working to promote personal responsibility and protect consumer choices." Pretty much what I had assumed...someone with a motivation to try to counter PETA's claims, but I would have been more impressed with them if they had mentioned their relationship to the food industry on their About Us page. Knowing that it's business people who are knowledgable about the food industry, even if they have a vested interest in the debate, makes the site more credible to me than if I'm left wondering if it was created by someone who just dislikes PETA.
Not that I hold PETA in high regard.
One of their latest plans is to follow Queen Elizabeth around Canada protesting the use of bearskin hats by her guards. Canada issues 20,000 licenses for the killing of bears each year. The British use fewer than 100 each year for the hats. The small percentage doesn't matter, they go where they get the most publicity. Besides, where the Queen may have the good grace to ignore their obnoxious behavior the hunters may get annoyed with PETA's intrusion into their business.
PETA is also protesting the Shrine Circus in Sault Sainte Marie, Red Deer, Iron Mountain, Oswego, and other cities. (The PETA press releases are basically the same, only the locations are changed.) Tthey complain about injuries to people but don't be fooled, that's only to point out how the animals are reacting to "abuse". Their claim "Shrine Circuses raise funds for the temples’ administrative costs, not for the Shriners children’s hospitals" is misleading. The "administrative costs" includes getting children who need their services to the hospitals.
I just wonder why they left out a Shriner/Mason/Illumiati reference.
* Penn And Teller page for their PETA show.
Posted by marybeth at May 12, 2005 02:29 PM PETA