So, we've all heard their message. PeTA is pretty good at making sure they're in the news, I'll give them that. But they also seem pretty good at ignoring the blatant hypocrisies that they practice and continuing brainwashing the masses(for proof, just visit PeTA2.org. It's sad, really.)

Hypocrisy #1

"Boycott KFC because they abuse animals!"

Commonly left out fact: It was 2(maybe 3) employees of Pilgrim's Pride(KFC's provider) who were caught abusing chickens. They were fired for their actions. However PeTA still continues on in their campaign against KFC.

So, where is the hypocrisy?

Two PeTA employees, Adria Hinkle and Andrew Cook, were busted red-handed dumping dead cats and dogs into dumpsters behind grocery stores. They were charged with animal cruelty, among other charges. Now, you'd think since PeTA is against any type of animal cruelty they'd fire these employees immediately, right? Wrong. To this day, they are still on the payroll and PeTA paid all of their legal fees. That's right kids...those of you who donate money to PeTA, your donations went towards DEFENDING people charged with animal cruelty.

This leads me to:

Hypocrisy #2

"PeTA Kills Animals"

That's right, PeTA kills a good couple thousand dogs and cats every year. Sure, they play it off as necessary due to overpopulation and it's more suffering for animals to live in shelters. Now, I completely understand that. I DO support kill-shelters because unfortunately overpopulation is a *huge* issue and until people wise up and spay/neuter all of their pets, it will continue to be an issue. But the problem lies in the fact of just how many animals they do "humanely euthanize". In 2005(their 2006 numbers have yet to be released), they euthanized ~90% of the animals they took in. That's right, only 10% of the animals found homes. Am I seriously expected to believe that other local shelters can find homes for 70-80% of the animals they take in, but PeTA can't? Or the ones PeTA takes in are just that unadoptable? Sorry, but I'm not buying it. Especially when in the animal cruelty case, some of the animals that were dumped were puppies and kittens. And as anybody knows, it's just about the easiest thing in the world to find homes willing to take in cute, baby animals. So you tell me, how is euthanizing animals with perfectly good chances at finding homes "humane"?

Hypocrisy #3

"Animal Testing is Bad!"

PeTA is constantly making a campaign against animal testing. Both cosmetically and medically. Now, I'll agree with them on the cosmetic issue, it's unnecessary. But that's not what this is about. I'm talking about medical testing here. It is a necessity if we actually want to cure diseases. PeTA even goes so far as to boycott the March of Dimes, because they do support animal testing. Well, it's a little hard not to when the FDA requires all medications to undergo animal testing before it's even allowed to go on to human trials. But apparently they want to ignore that little tidbit. So basically, we are all expected to go without medications due to the fact that they were tested on animals. Well, apparently that only applies to *us* because Mary Beth Sweetland(VP of PeTA) is a diabetic. And, you guessed it, she takes insulin. Which not only was tested on animals, but is an animal byproduct itself. But of course, she needs to take it so that she can 'help the animals'. I suggest perhaps she just face the fact that she's just as "selfish" as her organization claims other people are.

So PeTA, start practicing what you preach or quit holding others to a standard that you don't even meet.

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