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Animal Welfare
Animal Rights, No No No |
I have loved animals all my life. When I
was younger, I got sucked into the propaganda put |
Some outside links: |
If you have pets in your life that make you smile and bring you joy, if you enjoy watching a child walking their dog down the street or an old man cuddling his kitty, if you get misty over Pets on Wheels and companion animals so incredibly trained to help the blind, the halt, the unfortunate -- then you are also an animal lover. If you
think these pets and companion animals should be treated humanely, given proper
shelter, well fed, properly vetted, provided affection, exercise and attention
-- The two
leading AR (Animals Rights) groups operating today |
All the
donations they solicit, and boy do they solicit, are put into legislative
efforts to end companion animals, propaganda, and even terrorist acts.
They do not run shelters, supply funds to support rescue or spay and neuter
programs or aid animals in any
way. |
There are
other smaller groups who follow the lead of these two, so check out
any
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Years ago
Baltimore City was trying to pass a new animal control law. The proposal
started with the goal of stronger control over aggressive dogs and fighting dogs
(which were already illegal, btw) In a matter of weeks the Bill blossomed into a
full blown mandatory spay/neuter and microchip requirement for every pet in the
city. CFA's (Cat Fancier's Association) legislative group got involved and
I became part of the liaison team and met with the city council several times
during heated discussion/brain storming sessions. The Animal Control folks
have an incredibly difficult job and mostly agree that more legislation is not
going to help -- they find it almost impossible to enforce the laws already in
place for basic licensing and aggressive dogs. We cited time and again how
such extreme legislation has failed in cities throughout the country. The
only diagram of success is continuing education and offering low-cost
spay/neuter and rabies vaccines to the general public. Cities that have
adopted this strategy have significantly reduced the number of animals in their
shelters consistently, while the more harsh legislations adopted in other cities
saw shelter inhabitant numbers soar as law-abiding people simply abandoned the
pets they couldn't afford to spay/neuter, microchip and license.
Nathan Winograd, on Licensing |
These AR
extremists are insidious and smart. Some of
their more publicized goals sound okay, and those are the ones they push the
hardest. I don't particularly approve of animal
research for the cosmetics industry, nor would I choose to buy fur as an
adornment or accessory. The whole "I'd rather go naked" publicity campaign
drew in a lot of support from folks who feel the same, who simply don't know the
extent of their agenda. I would very much like to see AIDS and Huntingtons and Parkinsons and Lupus eradicated, maybe even Cancer and Alzheimers... well, it's a long list. I am an
unapologetic carnivore. My cats live in the house. They are no danger to the fauna that resides in my community, so bird-watchers have no reason to revile me (or them). I breed my purebred Maine Coons in a responsible fashion, poring over pedigrees, health testing, providing proper diet and a clean (if cluttered) and healthy environment. My girls' health and condition is a priority, as is the health and temperament of the kittens. I do NOT make money at this - no responsible breeder does. The years I break even financially are cause for a big happy dance. But PETA
and HSUS hate me. |
These
people are radical extremists. |
Warn your children. REALLY. They target children. |
some quotes (in order I found them):
"Arson, property destruction, burglary, and theft are ‘acceptable crimes’ when
used
for the animal cause." - PETA co-founder Alex Pacheco lists the “acceptable” tactics to fight for animal rights, Associated Press |
"Our
campaigns are always geared towards children and they always will be." |
"We
are complete press sluts." - Ingrid Newkirk, President of PETA in The New Yorker (April 14, 2003) |
"The life of an ant and that of my child should be granted
equal consideration." |
"Pet ownership is an absolutely abysmal situation brought
about by human manipulation." - HSUS senior scholar Michael W. Fox in Harper's |
"In
the end, I think it would be lovely if we stopped this whole notion of pets
altogether." |
"There’s no rational basis for saying that a human being has special rights. |
"Humane treatment [of animals] is simply sentimental, sympathetic patronage." - - HSUS senior scholar Michael W. Fox in Newsweek (May 23, 1998) |
"Bank executives have had their
yachts sunk behind their houses. Cars have been blown up; windows have been
smashed; offices have been stormed. We’re tired of yelling at buildings -- no
one cares. We’re tired of yelling at executives while they’re in those
buildings, and allowing them to go home and forget about us who are out there
that afternoon -- we’re going to their homes. We’re doing what’s effective.
We’re shutting this company down." |
If you've read
this far and aren't scared yet,
you're not paying attention...
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