PETA has lost its sense of direction. Instead of fighting for the ethical treatment of animals, PETA corrupts the youth by handing out stickers that say, “Cut class, not frogs!” It engages in terrorist acts that disturb everyday life.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA, was founded in 1980 and is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary. Its main focus is that animals are not human belongings, therefore, animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment, according to the PETA Web site.
Instead of distributing stickers that advocate, “cutting class, not frogs,” PETA should suggest eating more fruits and vegetables, among other nutritious items, that can increase the quality of health and reduce the amount of meat consumed.
Instead they protest in front of schools, without the permission of school officials or parental consent with images of dead bloody animals. There are other ways of educating the youth to avoid the unethical treatment of animals.
One of them is to teach children to respect animals, to not kick or throw objects at their pets. It’s better to educate children than pay money to have stickers printed out with the image of bloody animal carcasses and images with corrupting messages, such as “Question Authority.”
One of their many outcries against animal cruelty is the treatment of male bulls. Male bulls’ testicles are removed without the use of anesthesia. Instead of helping meat companies find ways of removing the bulls testicles in a cheap effective way to secure the animals’ safety, they waste thousands of dollars in meaningless protest, such as sending members to parade in the nude during family oriented events.
Sneaking into fashion shows to cause havoc and dumping buckets of money soaked in fake blood on audiences at an international fur fair is not the correct way to advocate ethical treatment for animals. However, annoyance and hatred is a great way to gain negative feedback.
Parading in the nude during the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade resulted in protesters being arrested for public nudity. Children were exposed to this nudity, and the parade kept going, not to mention the negative attention PETA gained from yet another meaningless protest.
Another cry of animal cruelty is the painful “debeaking” of chickens, and instead of providing a cheaper more “ethical” way of producing better quality chicken for venues such as KFC, PETA wastes money printing bloody images that merely cause the public squirm in sickness.
To advocate a healthier lifestyle, there’s no need to expose the public to nudity and bloody images. I agree that animals should be treated with care and respect, whether they be a house pet or out on a farm ready to be made dinner. However, I strongly disagree with the way PETA and its members advocate the ethical treatment of animals.
It’s easier to change the ways animals are being treated with education than with the use of bloody images.
Scaring people into being vegetarian is not the correct way to advocate healthier living or the ethical treatment for animals.
Using emotional appeals is not as effective as it seems. Sure, someone can look at a bloody picture and say, “Ew I’ll never eat meat again!” but chances are that 30 minutes later that same person will have a juicy burger.
So educate the public, don’t scare them or play the blame game. PETA should know that this will not work.