I originally had a blog about pit bulls, but I decided that if I'm ever going to help their image, I had to tell the truth about those who'd rather see them extinct in the first place-animal rights activists.
On this blog, I'll be posting articles from humanewatch.org, peta-sucks.com and other news sources, including the groups themselves. I'll be covering the main groups, such as HSUS, PeTA and Sea Shepherd, as well as the smaller groups such as Farm Sanctuary, United Poultry Concerns and ASPCA (while the ASPCA is an 0n-the-fence group, too many of their policies and values point towards animal rights).
I'll also make this statement right here and now-I firmly believe in animal welfare. I believe that animals are living beings that are capable of being used by us, but by our using them, we have a responsibility to ensure the welfare of that animal. I do not believe that domestic animals should die out, as is the belief of animal rights activists. I do not believe that someone claiming to be an expert knows more than someone who's worked in the industry for 30+ years and who relies on that industry to put food on their plate. I believe that everyone should be free to make their own choice, and if that means they don't believe domestic animals should exist, or that animals shouldn't be eaten, then so be it and best wishes to you.
Right now, I'm only linking to various sites for reading material and info, tomorrow I should have some articles up.
http://humanewatch.org/
http://www.peta-sucks.com/smf/index.php?action=forum
http://www.horses-and-horse-information.com/articles/0496anright.shtml
http://www.humanesociety.org/
http://www.peta.org/
Do you know what 'tarring everyone with the same brush' means? You're doing it right now. "animal rights activists" do NOT advocate for the extinction of a certain species based on poor caring by 'owners'. It's just a few people who clearly do not understand animal rights that believe such - not to mention all those non ARA's who think pits should be banned because they believe in the 'dangerous dogs' hype.
ReplyDeletePerhaps you ought to learn about the 'enemy' (as I'm assuming they are the enemy to yourself who uses and abuses animals as you see fit) before attempting to 'debunk' their beliefs (especially debunking beliefs they don't even hold).