PETA is almost Cult Like in their recruitment and their protesting. Using sex to get people interested in their cause and receive donations, supported by Celebrities and people around the world, who blindly follow an Organization regardless of any proof to the harm the Organization actually does. It is as if they are turning their members into sheeple and then releasing them into the world to do their bidding. How can you support an organization that so blatantly does not practice what it preaches, fully capable of destroying property, or disrupting peoples lives, getting in your face and condemning all for eating meat, for not being vegan. They build their army of raving followers, who blindly go out and support the organization, while not fully understanding the message they are preaching.
It's easy to be a raving vegan, until you have children. I don't know of any parent on the planet that would let their children die from starvation, rather than feed them meat.
In some places it is far too expensive for most families to be able to afford to live vegan. This is a fact.
Would you condemn Eskimos for being Omnivores? Again of course not because it is ok to sometimes eat meat.
Also for the racism vs. specism arguement, would you, or any reasonable person save an animals life over a human's life? Would you ever let your child die to save an animal?
People eat meat. We are omnivores by nature. Just because you can do something doesn't mean everyone should. There are people who live out there entire lives never needing a computer, but I see you are perfectly happy using one. Technology causes a lot of destruction to the planet, mining the minerals and resources that go into using your computer.
Think of all of the animals that had to be displaced or out right killed for you to have access to the internet, yet you have somehow justified using one? Do you walk everywhere? Don't you know how destructive sprawl is to animals? Or roads? Do you live out in the woods in a home you made for yourself as to cause minimal impact to nature?
Of course not, you don't live your life by absolute example, you justify those actions that you take and by participating in life in a way that the effects on the animals is justified in your mind. So where is the line drawn? It's ok to use electricity and roads and technology that causes destruction to the earth and directly impacts animals, but god forbid any one any where ever eats meat? It's hypocritical to think that you draw the line for others.
Tolerance, and understand make real change. Not guilt. For the record I am raw food vegan, am anti-factory farm, but support hunters and people who ethically raise animals for food.
PETA does not teach tolerance, it is almost dogmatic in it's inability to possibly entertain any notion that they could be wrong.
Sources:
Newsweek: Even among animal lovers, killing unwanted pets is a divisive issue.
PETA’s Pet Killing Program Set a New Record in 2008
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Sex sells, sure some find it degrading (just read "The Sexual Politics of Meat" by Carol Adams if you want to know more), but whatever I think since it gets so many people's attention, it's a good tactic!
ReplyDeleteNot only does it depend where you live, for how much it cost to be vegan, but it depends on how you actually eat. Faux meat, tempeh, tofu etc. can all be pretty expensive most of the time. Lentils are super cheap, so are various others beans, especially if they are dried etc. More whole foods you eat, generally somewhat cheaper at times. There are always ways to cut corners, without losing to much nutritional quality.
"People eat meat. We are omnivores by nature"
I invite you to check out this article....
http://tiny.cc/LLvsp
Great Article, but in the interest of balance:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.vrg.org/nutshell/omni.htm
An article that argues that we are omnivores.
http://www.beyondveg.com/billings-t/comp-anat/comp-anat-1a.shtml
ReplyDeleteAnother Link that goes far into the science behind why we are in fact omnivores.