Outrage On The Green - PETA

Maria Garriga - August 9th, 2005 - New Haven Register

NEW HAVEN — A two-hour animal rights demonstration on the Green Monday sparked outrage instead of sympathy from the public.

"This is the most racist thing I’ve ever seen on the Green. How dare you," roared Philip Goldson, 43, of New Haven at the protest organizers at Church and Chapel streets.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, a national animal rights group, posted giant photographs of people, mostly black Americans, being tortured, sold and killed, next to photographs of animals, including cattle and sheep, being tortured, sold and killed.

Here in Bertie County it is easy to miss some of the newest radical ideas from fringe groups that are showing up in urban areas of America. That is why a lot of people have failed to appreciate the nonsense that comes from the so-called "animal rights" group known as PETA. The term "animal rights" is not what you might think it is. This is not a group that cares about animals. This is a group that has an extreme liberal political agenda.

PETA does not think that black people have any more rights than animals. In their hatred for mankind, they actually see animals as superior to people. This concept was defended when people attacked them for the demonstration documented in the article above. Read some of the quotes in the article and you can start to understand what PETA's agenda really is. "You can’t compare me to a freaking cow," shouted John Darryl Thompson ...

Another article by Brian O'Connor, "A Zookeepers Perspective", explains the misunderstanding about beliefs of the "animal rights" groups like PETA and the traditional "animal welfare" groups such as the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). PETA benefits from this misunderstanding.

The list of quotes from PETA representatives listed in this third article will leave no doubt that PETA is primarily opposed to people, and cares little for animals other than as a way to attack mankind. As an example, they think it is okay for a lion to eat meat, but that it should be illegal for humans to eat meat. The logic by which they arrive at this conclusion is bizarre. PETAs President says the following, "Mankind is the biggest blight on the face of the earth." -- Ingrid Newkirk, PETA.

Is there any surprise that they still do not think they did anything wrong when they took Bertie County animals using the promise to see them adopted, and then killed them (having never made any attempt to allow them to be adopted) to make room in the van to pick up more animals? Pretending to care about animals gets them large donations to support their political causes. That is what they care about, and the Cook-Hinkle case has been damaging to their image.

To overcome that they have mounted a letter writing campaign to the Bertie Ledger defending the killing of the animals and providing glowing accounts of their good works. This PR effort, designed to mitigate the damage done by the actions of their group, is documented in another Brian O'Connor article here. Most animal welfare groups don't buy it. We shouldn't either.