PETA: Lies, Abuse, and Death
by Dave Gibson, Columnist
September 3, 2003
TAP EXCLUSIVE!!
First of Three Parts
Part I: PETA's Horrible Secret
We
all know that PETA is quite possibly the most annoying and certainly the most
arrogant of all the leftist groups currently attempting to alter our way of
life. However, I doubt that outside of a few nosy people and former PETA employees
anyone knows how they care for homeless pets in Hampton Roads, Virginia (their
headquarters, right)...They kill them!
That's right, this warm fuzzy bastion of animal rights kills every once beloved
family pet who has the misfortune of being carried through PETA's doors. People
take animals to PETA instead of local shelters because they believe that they
will be placed into a home and will not be put down. Unlike local animal shelters,
PETA doesn't even bother trying to find homes for these pets. All of them are
killed within a few hours. In fact, PETA has gone through several area vets,
and they refused to euthanize healthy animals. Finally PETA constructed their
own facilities for this practice.
A former PETA employee spoke of one particular incident that burned into her
mind forever: A teary-eyed man showed up at PETA headquarters one day with his
beloved pet rabbit. The man had grown old and sick and was no longer able to
care properly for his friend. He supplied a cage, bed, toys, and even vet records
for this pet. He was assured by PETA workers that they would take "good
care" of his rabbit and find him a home. The man left distraught but no
doubt believing that his friend would be able to live out the rest of his life
in a loving, compassionate home...PETA workers carried him to the 'death house'
immediately and ended his life!
PETA doesn't stop with animals who are dropped off at their facility. No, they
actively seek out animals throughout the community to kill. PETA sets traps
to catch roaming animals all over Hampton Roads. These traps are designed to
catch cats, many of these are not just strays but people's pets. They have even
ventured onto a local federal installation, where they captured dozens of cats
and immediately killed them. The cats at this particular facility were living
in a 'feral cat colony'. They were well fed, spayed and neutered, and received
regular veterinary care at the expense of the government workers. PETA in their
renowned arrogance decided that they knew better and illegally entered the installation
several times, stole these people's cats and ended their lives.
PETA employees and volunteers regularly enter private property to capture animals,
which according to former PETA employees are often times people's pets - someone's
cat out for a midnight stroll or even just sitting in their owner's yard! Car
loads of cats are regularly brought to PETA headquarters by employees and volunteers
whose job it is to 'round them up'. One such volunteer has brought in hundreds
of cats, many wearing tags bearing the name and address of their owner. The
animals are loaded into a small storage shed, where they sometimes sit for several
hours in the heat and cold...awaiting their date with the executioner.
We have all seen the outrageous costumes worn by PETA wackos. As an example
of just how callous and truly bizarre these people truly are, two of the employees
who perform the euthanizations came to a PETA function dressed as syringes!
PETA's co-founder (Alex Pacheco) left the group over its absurd policy of feline
genocide. PETA's mission statement, written by that group's leader Ingrid Newkirk
states "We believe that animals have an intrinsic worth of their own".
So Ms. Newkirk...Did you forget your mission?
In researching this article, I spoke to former PETA employees as well as people
whose pets have been stolen by PETA (which were undoubtedly killed). Everyone
of these people were willing to talk to me but insisted I not divulge their
names or even the cities in which they now reside! When I asked one of these
people why she was so afraid of retribution from PETA, I was told..."They
will take it out on my animals".
Ingrid Newkirk is not only hypocritical but incredibly cruel. Euthanasia is
something which is at times necessary, I know this all too well as I have had
to make this heart-breaking decision. It is something that is done as a last
resort, not a first response. It is a decision which must be made out of love
and compassion, with a great deal of soul-searching. It is not something to
be committed out of haste and blind loyalty to some feminazi. It is done to
end suffering or when all efforts to find one a home has failed. It must never
be done to animals that don't belong to you! ***
© 2003 Dave Gibson
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