We had a couple of second hand dogs and they were great pets. One bloke thought people didn't trust second hand pets but would happily get married several times. I'd rather take my chances with a pound puppy! Back in 1991 I adopted a cat from a place called the "Anti-Crelty Society". Normally, I'd have expected a place with a name like that to be a no-kill shelter, but that wasn't the case. I had to fill out a double-sided application form printed on legal sized paper in seven point type. I also had to answer questions on veterinary medicine and animal behavior that might have stumped someone with a BS degree. It wouldn't suprise me to learn that this place has a high kill-to-placement ratio because their standards for prospective adopters are way too high. I can easily see PETA doing likewise (but consider it rather hypocritical). I did, however, end up adopting the cat I wanted, and he lived to the age of 19. "because their standards for prospective adopters are way too high" I could not agree more. Typo alert: "Anti-Crelty Society" = "Anti-Cruelty Society". Not that I think that they shouldn't do some screening, but expecting a prospective owner to know nuances of veternary medicine and feline ethology is a bit much. My most recently adopted cat was returned to the shelter twice before I adopted her. I assured the adoption counselor that, barring severe behavior problems, she wouldn't be back. So far, she's a real sweetie. It wouldn't suprise me to learn that this place has a high kill-to-placement ratio because their standards for prospective adopters are way too high. I can easily see PETA doing likewise (but consider it rather hypocritical).“Pet ownership is an absolutely abysmal situation brought about by human manipulation.” — Harper's, Aug 1988 "In the end, I think it would be lovely if we stopped this whole notion of pets altogether." — Newsday, Feb 1988 from Ingrid Newkirk These are a couple of more popular quotes from Ingrid Newkirk, founder and director of PeTA. Given that, it's far more likely that PeTA workers make no attempts at all to find homes for animals brought to them, ... In that same issue of Harper's (I've been a subscriber for 30+ years), Newkirk also advocated a total ban on ownership of animals of any kind - it was similar to her comment in Newsday: "We shuld learn to enjoy animals at a distance, in their natural habitat." (or words to that effect). My reaction? They'll take my cats away when they pry them from my cold, dead arms. I did some checking. The Center for Consumer Freedom is one of those astroturf organizations that's been organized since 1995 by Richard Berman, executive director of the public affairs firm Berman and Company. In the case of CCF, with $600,000 from the Philip Morris tobacco company. Its original purpose was to lobby against anti-smoking laws and higher cigarette taxes. It advocates against smoking bans and for keeping the legal blood-alcohol level for drivers at 0.10. It questions the dangers of red meat consumption and pesticides. Claiming that activists "drive consumer behavior on meat, alcohol, fat, sugar, tobacco ... (continued from previous comment) I don't particularly care for PETA myself, although I do agree with some of their aims. It's their tactics I don't like. nor do I accept their more extreme positions. However, I find Richard Berman and his company more than contemptible and would like to see that institution eradicated completely. PETA, at least, is composed of people who at least have confidence in their convictions. Berman and Company, on the other hand, has no morals, no ethics, and the only convictions they should get is from a court of law. |
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