Arguing with PETA Monday about Feral Cats

[Die Fledermaus]

At Coney Island Labor Day. (Photos later).

Made a point after fish and chips at Nathan's to seek out the PETA crowd protesting the circus nearby.

Only one was a little extreme--hated the idea of housecats doing tricks! And there was an act with them in the circus; I found it cute and harmless. The CFA has no problem with it (mentally stimulating), but she didn't like them either for "breeding genetic defects", supposedly.

But the point was TNR--Trap, Neuter, Return, of feral cats, and out maintaining of feral colonies, in which we also deal with any sick cats we see, that as numbers steadily are reduced.

I had been told Ingrid Newkirk--who runs PETA--OPPOSES TNR, AND advocates mass euthanasia. I found proof of the former on her site, but proof of the latter is a bit more iffy.

What was really strange was none of the four people I spoke to knew a thing about either issue, not even the objections to TNR. Stranger, they all claimed to PRACTICE TNR themselves!!

Eventually, they took an e-addy from me with the intent of finding some things out and contacting me. After all, such attitudes to feral
cats and TNR are worse than the alleged circus abuses, and some are not alleged as with certain issues re: the elephants.

When I got back I did some research online and PETA is up to some things I do not like, and which many condemn. The HSUS also took criticism from many of the dog people at last year's Meet the Breeds.
But that is another matter for another time.

Please check out these links. . .

>>http://www.nokillnow.com/PETA<<

>>http://www.squidoo.com/saveferalcats#module3856968<<

>>http://petakillsanimals.com/<<

[Hamsters82]

PETA has always been a problem. They go for animal rights that are just so out there it's not even funny. I heard one time that they didn't want anyone to have pets, I mean c'mon! That organization is a waste of space and money.

If I ever gave to an animal organization it'd be the HSUS or ASPCA, which I have by the way, but stopped. I only give to one organization now.

[Die Fledermaus]

As I said, even the HSUS has some people irritated. More on that later.

But PETA is doing a lot more than "way out" stuff. They seem to be involved in BAD stuff, and their TNR position is very problematic, whatever it is exactly.

[Andrea]

That organization is a waste of space and money.

Amen to that LOL
I dislike PETA, i don't dislike the thought of what they could/should represent. But I find all the fanatical extremists are the ones 'high up' there making a crappy situation a worse one.

[Die Fledermaus]

Again, I am talking about not fanatical "way out" things--which some may NOT think way out. I am talking about bad stuff, as detailed on the links above that I hope you look at.