People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is famous for its public displays designed to shock and sometimes disgust people (here and here and here). However, PETA appears a bit thin skinned this week with legal attacks on critics who accused the organization of killing animals in a Virginia shelter. PETA reportedly is asking a court to give it the personal information, email addresses, phone numbers, and other data for three bloggers who reacted to an April 2 posting by a no-kill shelter advocate. One of the bloggers called PETA “animal Kevorkians.”
PETA has refused to discuss its efforts.
Articles have accused PETA of killing roughly 90 percent of stray dogs and cats at a Virginia facility. Critics insist PETA is not open or honest on its kill policy with donors.
I have been unable to see any of the alleged PETA filings or any response from the organization on these allegations. I find it troubling to see public interest organizations going after critics. PETA thrives on free speech and often engages in speech that many find troubling. Yet, we all defend their right to do so even if we criticize their tactics. I would be interested in seeing the filings if they are public and anyone has run across them.
Source: NY Post
LVP:
Oh my.
MEAT, MEAT, MEAT, IS REALLY TASTY.
GRILLED AND RARE WITH BLOOD FLOWING.
Yummy!
LVP:
he isnt going to shut this down, there isnt much that is uncivil so far. I dont think calling someone stupid quite rises to that level at least I hope not.
Whale meet China, dog meet Korea. More dogs and cats in Japan than children under 16.
annie:
it doesnt seem to uncivil to me at least in relation to how it used to be.
Do as Bob Barker suggest: spay or neuter your pets if you really love them.
if all the dogs and cats were gone, what would PETA do?
Why would they prefur dogs and cats to be extinct? Good luck with getting that done.
Amazing that Professor Turley allows this to continue. I guess the civility rule flew out the window.
Bron,
These people want the shelters to keep up the killing. Don’t let them fool you into thinking they care about animals.
They would in fact prefer that dogs and cats were extinct. Which is why they resort to any and all ridiculous antics in order to distract from the topic of PeTA killing cats and dogs.
That is all this is about. Their attempts to hide and distract from the truth about PeTA.
wow, who knew all of the infighting going on among animal rights activists.
And here I thought you were monolithic in your support for animals.
No wonder animals are getting euphamised, you guys are too busy fighting each other.
Now kiss and make up and go save some kitties and puppies.
wow, who knew all of the infighting going on among animal rights activists.
And here I thought you were monolithic in your support for animals.
No wonder animals are getting euphamised, you guys are too busy fighting each other.
Terry, she knows it you.
Snoopy don’t let them get you down.
I will once again become a WWI flying ace. It happens the last day of October. Watch it Red Baron!
Lucy will be your nemesis Pig Pen.
*fooled*? Odd choice of words, Pig Pen….
Really bizarre.
Oh they’ll never get her- she’s far too smart and beautiful to be fooled by anyone!
I was just setting the record straight publicly is all. Clearly, the PeTA trolls are out to get me. They never give up even after PeTA has long since given up.
Lucy,
What do you expect to gain from posting your 5€ words here? So far alls I’ve read is they are out to get you.
Here ya go sweetie. Don’t believe what you’ve been told by your *legal counsel*. PeTA cannot sue me for anything I posted over at the Huffington Post and they don’t have 6 years to do it either. It’s over, really it is.
Don’t take your legal advice from Virgina, she doesn’t know what the hell she is talking about.
I know you will still cling to your fantasy but seriously, it’s time to move on:
http://definitions.uslegal.com/d/dismissed-with-prejudice/
BTW – far up in the comments *Really disturbed, Actually* seems to think she is in fact a legal expert – and I would like to clarify for her that NO, PeTA cannot sue me *directly* for any of the comments I made over at the Huffington Post. That ship has sailed sweetie…..The lawsuit was withdrawn , “with prejudice” and they cannot sue me for those comments EVER again.
(of course, they never actually attempted to sue me in the first place)
So, again…I’m sorry to burst your little staking bubble fantasy about big bad PeTA shutting me up through the legal system – but it aint gonna happen sweetie….
Let it go…Your dream is dead…..Time to move on….You’ve gotta bigger fish to stalk than I.