2026-11-14 17:17 UTC
The vast majority of commonly spouted anti-PETA information is pure meat industry propaganda. They have spent so much money to paint PETA as cartoonishly evil, and people just bought it hook, line, and sinker. Yes, they have pulled some abrasive and controversial publicity stunts. No, they are not, as an organization, kidnapping and euthanizing healthy animals. They’re just passionate animal lovers, and just like within any large organization, people make mistakes. The difference is if someone makes a mistake in most charitable organizations it’s treated as such, where any mistake made by someone even peripherally related to PETA is attributed to the organization as a whole as a deliberate, malicious act.
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@reallykindasorta@lemmy.ml 2026-11-14 17:58
When I was 11/12 and first going vegetarian I was pretty disturbed by the material PETA included in their informational packet. Why would anyone want a poster or a sticker of an animal at slaughter let alone multiple image options for both formats? I was scared my parents would find it and think I was into some kind of cult. (I don’t think they’re an industry plant though, they just don’t have the most effective tactics).
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@cnnrduncan@lemmy.cnnrduncan.com 2026-11-14 20:41
Wasn’t one of the main anti-PETA websites run by that crazy Tiger King guy because they called out his animal abuse?
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@Squidiey@lemmy.ml 2026-11-15 04:36
I’m a normal guy on my bed sharing opinions.
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@generallynonsensical@piefed.ca 2026-11-15 05:05
If Bill Maher is on your board, and he was for some time, you’re douchebags.