It's a shame Eight Belles had to be euthanized at the Kentucky Derby. What's baffling is an organization that slaughters thousands of animals in the exact same manner is allowed to cry foul and use it as a platform to advance its psycho babble agenda.
PETA wants the jockey suspended for not knowing a complete accident was going to take place with a multi-million dollar horse. It's hard enough making weight for a jockey now they have to be psychic. In a contradictory demand:
PETA also announced plans to protest the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority on Tuesday, arguing for major changes, including a ban on using the whip or racing horses younger than 3. (AP)
I thought they were against all use of animals? Now they're saying, what the hell if the horse is three go right ahead and ride him...
PETA hypocritically kills by lethal injection 85% of the animals turned into its shelters annually. Thousands of pets take the dirt nap on PETA each and every year. For an organization with almost a million members you'd think they'd send them to a big PETA farm to live happily ever after like a Disney film. Fat chance.
How does the President of PETA morally justify the slaughter in her twisted vegan universe? According to the cult's head wackjob and founder Ingrid Newkirk; PETA provides, "...a painless exit from an uncaring world." They care so much they kill them dead. She goes on to describe a Walton's Christmas type exit where the animal is cooed, petted, and loved as it slips this mortal coil.
The reality is PETA was caught red handed injecting them in a van after they collected the animals from supposedly inhumane shelters in North Carolina and repeatedly left the bodies in a dumpster behind a Piggly Wiggly Supermarket. The bitter irony indeed. No doubt PETA picketed that chain for exploiting the wiggly in piggly.
PETA is a very dangerous cult. They compare processing animals for food to the Holocaust and owning an animal to slavery. Allowing them to speak for animals is like asking the ####'s to explain Passover.
PETA is the largest funder of animal rights terrorism in the world donating tens of thousands of dollars yearly to known terrorist groups like the ELF, ALF, arsonists and bombers. They send a convicted arsonist to colleges to explain how to make incendiary bombs to use on buildings and labs.
PETA will only be happy when every animal is "liberated" from man. In short, no shoes, belts, pets, livestock, meat, fish, or game, no guide dogs for the blind, no bio-medical use for life saving procedures and medicines. Scratch diabetics too, goodbye insulin, cross off leather goods like jackets, pants, or vests, furniture, and sporting equipment. No hunting, fishing or dancing bears. PETA wants to replace milk with beer for children. That's not even a joke or a typo.
Do they really care about horse racing? Do the math. If you turned over every horse used in the sport today, 85% of them would be bloated carcasses dumped behind your local supermarket within 24 hours. Because PETA knows an animal cannot bear the shame of once being held captive. So do us all a favor PETA ooze back into the swamp and leave horse racing alone. I can't wait until PETP, People for the Ethical Treatment of Plants reveal you for the mass murdering vegans you really are.
These are the same Liberals who justify killing babies in the name of convenience. 40 million and counting.
The only thing PETA is good for is throwing some carne asada in it and eating it while drinking a cold one and watching the Preakness on my leather couch.
tcb,
Well said, why are people who are pro-abortion also against the death penalty? There's a gaping logical consistency to that construct. How does a PETA supporter logically explain the canine incisor teeth in their own mouth?
Ah well.....PETA needs to quit abusing the vegetables and eat more meat, especially RED meat. Replacing red meat with soy for protein is known to have caused vegans to wig out and support pigeons' rights to #### on them at baseball games.
BTW: Mr. Duck, this was a very enjoyable read. Wonder if they know or care that cutting grass is hurtful and that trees cry as they are "executed" by rabid loggers.
Thanks, I appreciate it, I was thinking would you like to be PETP regional director for your state?
We're looking for people who understand until every plant is freed from slavery to mankind there can be no real justice.
That's the spirit Fuzz until lawn mowers are a dim memory we can't look in the mirror without self-loathing and disgust...what right do you have to crisp lettuce and tomatoes, let alone bread? The BLT should just be a B!!!
These PETA smokers slay me. They talk a bunch of #### to prey on the dog loving public's mind. You'll never see them protesting outside a rodeo or a bull riding event though. Why is that? Because they know that a real cowboy won't put up with their BS?
Now what, ALF eats a couple of cats, and he's labeled a terrorist?
Ed - nicely done. As soon as I heard the PETA comments I just rolled my eyes and shook my head...again. If this had happened in any other race on any other venue we wouldn't have heard squat. Major network and one of the biggest races of the year means...PR opportunity!!! I have often wondered if they sit there waiting and actually hoping something goes wrong so that they can rear their ugly head and start swinging with the short arms. Now that the vets and trainers on site, including the trainer of the poor horse that was put down due to injury, have said the jockey did nothing wrong and that the horse looked fine out of the race...this will quite down quickly...just like every other PETA protest I have ever heard. They are exercising their next 15 minutes in the spotlight...just to let us kow they are still around.
Pro Abortion, help the poor at the cost of the rich, don't use the death penalty every chance, against stupid wars
Republicans
Anti Abortion, let it grow up and get jobs keep the rich richer, kill them at will or send them to war.
So please politics aside, this is about wacky cults like Peta and also the hypocritical sports fans who see a difference between this and Vick for some reason.
Some good comments here. tcbdog...props.
Nice post ed.
PETA is a joke, they value the lives of animals above humans.
I tried to adopt a puppy two years ago...you wouldn't believe the hoops they want you to jump through. First off, every person that worked there was ####. The hairy legged bull #### didn't like me. I'm pretty sure it was jealousy that I had a #### - because she LOVED my wife and I was basically non existant (except when it was time to explain how to give the dog a bath and what to look for in their droppings) They wanted a signed promise that we would pay up to 10,000 dollars should the dog develop any health problems...that was my breaking point as far as being polite with this skank. She kept referring to the dog as, "a family member" and saying, "would you let your child die from a preventable disease?"
I replied, "my child ?, NO...but for 10,000 dollars I can buy quite a few replacement puppies"
She kicked us out.
So I BOUGHT a dog, and it is like a family member, but if it gets sick and the vet comes up with a 2,000 bill?.....let's just say, I'll miss that dog.
These dog ####'s are disturbed individuals, and they look tame compared to PETA.
I'll leave the liberals for another day.
I don't even know why they are called liberals, they're anything but.
They should be called what they are...Socialists, or Communists.
Viva Capitalism!
...I'll have steak and lobster tonight in PETA's honor.
Finally, some one writes an objective article on the Death of a very good Race Horse.(Tragic)But, the horse died doing what it loved most, Running a very fast race.
Thanks to for standing up to PETA. I love animals as much as anyone. But PETA and the Bleeding heart Liberals are completely out of line here.
Liberals who slaughter millions of unborn babies every year need to shut up or be even further exposed for who and what they are.
Hi Ed, the Peta crazies are at it again. I have to agree with them in one sense though,I don't like meat,as a matter of fact I've been known to beat it often....when know one is looking...uhh...the meat that is.
Wow, the ideological bigotry in the comments is too much ignorance for one to bear, and should be illegal.
I don't even know why they are called liberals, they're anything but.
They should be called what they are...Socialists, or Communists.
Incorrect. Socialism is an economic system; Communism is socioeconomic.
Liberalism is a broad philosophy that may or may not support pro-government economic control. It's a little of Column A, Column B, and Column C, whatever those may be. Generalizing any type of broad philosophy, be it liberalism or conservatism, is intellectually dishonest.
Viva Capitalism!
How's that working out for the U.S. these days?
How'd it work out for Chile under Augusto Pinochet?
Eddie I had to cover my eyes because I can't read anymore about that poor horse. I don't like PETA and everyone knows they are just talking to get publicity for their cause. They're stupids. Still I can't talk about that little girl who died on the track.
I just wanted to say I missed your blog for a couple of day. Nice to see you're back.
Liberals who justify killing babies in the name of convenience.
That's not why people are pro-abortion. Abortion is supported because of the realization that if a pregnant woman wants an abortion, she is going to get one. Better for her to get it in a sterile environment performed by trained professionals rather than in a dark, dirty back alley by some thug with a coat hanger.
Well said, why are people who are pro-abortion also against the death penalty?
The two aren't logically related. I've laid out the pro-abortion mindset above; people are against the death penalty because of the potential cost and the inhumanity, regardless of what the culprit may have done.
PETA needs to quit abusing the vegetables and eat more meat, especially RED meat.
A lot of people are vegetarians nowadays because red meat contributes considerably to global warming.
It's funny people who eat meat don't picket vegetable stands...
Could it be because vegetables can't feel pain?
You'll never see them protesting outside a rodeo or a bull riding event though.
You don't know this.
PETA is a joke, they value the lives of animals above humans.
Incorrect; they value the lives of animals equally as human lives.
But, the horse died doing what it loved most, Running a very fast race.
Liberals who slaughter millions of unborn babies every year need to shut up or be even further exposed for who and what they are.
I'd ask you to justify this statement but I know that there's no intellectually-honest way you will be able to, so I'll instead just quote that for the hilarity of your ignorance.
* Addendum from above on abortion: Abortion should be legal for the same reason drugs should be legal: people are going to use them anyway, you may as well accept reality and make sure they're doing so in a safe way. For drugs, this means getting them from established and qualified vendors so that they are not laced with anything (which is a huge concern that unnecessarily leads to the deaths of thousands of peaceful marijuana users yearly).
Prohibition has never worked. It didn't work on alcohol, it's been a colossal failure with drugs, it's not working with teenagers and sex (some people are actually naive enough to lobby against sex education being taught in schools), and it won't work with abortion.
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Great stuff as always. PETA's priority is NOT the ethical treatment of animals. They are about one thing only; being controversial and making obviously outrageous statements to achieve the ultimate goal: headlines. And sadly, the media always oblige. Hey, I love animals too, but those nutjobs will never get a dime of my money.
And it's interesting to me to see what "protesting" has become. I thought the idea was to convince the "other side" to change their minds and join "our side". But it's not about that anymore, is it? It's all in-your-face confrontation and controversy, and all that winds up doing is alienating the "other side" and driving them further away.
Do you even read what you type? You explanation of the various forms of liberalisms is proof that we live in a society where education for the pure sake of not having to get a constructive, meaningful job is getting a little out of hand.
And BTW, do the volunteer activists that share your federally funded work-space think it's funny that your lips move while you do it.
"What's all this talk about conserving this countries national racehorses?" There are lots of other kinds of horses out there that are just as important you know. Like police horses and farm horses or little ponies.
What?
............Resources!............O h that's quite different.
Never Mind!
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ed...amen. Personally, I think PETA is preying on rich old widows who live in Central Park apartments with their ten cats. "Don't forget to put us in your will, Ms. Cabot. Your cats will appreciate the gesture."
They made millions off of Vick...but it's time to start picking the pockets of animal lovers again. Gullible. The reason why PETA exists.
Liberals...Neo-Conservatives...Comm unists...Atheists...Anarchists...Li bertarians...Pot Smokers...Beer Drinkers...Whatever! All I know is that most these people, no matter how you want to label them, agree that PETA is a tragic farce run by a complete attention seeking loon. (well maybe not the Anarchists)
You explanation of the various forms of liberalisms is proof that we live in a society where education for the pure sake of not having to get a constructive, meaningful job is getting a little out of hand.
What is this supposed to mean? I don't follow. And again, I did not explain "various forms of liberalisms." If you had bothered to actually read what I had written, you'd have read:
"Liberalism is a broad philosophy that may or may not support pro-government economic control. [...] Generalizing any type of broad philosophy, be it liberalism or conservatism, is intellectually dishonest."
And BTW, do the volunteer activists that share your federally funded work-space think it's funny that your lips move while you do it.
Again, I don't follow what you're going for here. I assume it was an attempt to be funny, and you whiffed.
(well maybe not the Anarchists)
Why wouldn't anarchists like PETA? Anarchists don't believe in any organizational rule.
In this REPUBLIC (it is not a democracy, that's just how we vote), we have a little something called:
FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
I certainly don't agree with YOUR politics, you're obviously a Democrat or Marxist. Our soldiers fought to the death so you and the rest of us could even HAVE the right to say what we want to.
To make it illegal is oppressive and ridiculous. Without open debate, our country is no longer free.
Any way you cut it, an animals life IS NOT EQUAL to that of a human.
If you don't like Capitalism, what form of government/econonmic system is better than what we have in the US? ...please enlighten us.
God Bless America and Freedom.
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That was a facetious statement, obviously, but feel free to run with it...
you're obviously a Democrat or Marxist.
There's little difference between Democrats and Republicans, they're all owned by big business. I don't vote but if I did, I'd label myself an independent.
Our soldiers fought to the death so you and the rest of us could even HAVE the right to say what we want to.
What does this have to do with anything?
Any way you cut it, an animals life IS NOT EQUAL to that of a human.
Justify this statement.
If you don't like Capitalism, what form of government/econonmic system is better than what we have in the US?
Capitalism isn't a form of government.
Socialism or a mixed-market that is socialist-leaning is better than capitalism. See the Scandinavian countries for examples.
God Bless America
If God exists (He doesn't), why should he bless only America? Why not the whole world?
Your arguments are flimsy and intellectual dishonest.
Point 1: If you condemn eating meat because of anthropogenic "global climate change" (the term "global warming" is a misnomer), then you must also condemn vegetarianism for the same reason. Growing fruits, grains, and vegetables release CO2 during cultivation and are incredibly inferior to natural grasses and plants at sequestering CO2. You also should stop driving, wearing any kind of synthetic fabric, using electricity, using anything with plastics, etc.
Point 2: Your argument in opposition to capital punishment is ideologically identical to many people's arguments in opposition to abortion: "because of the potential cost and inhumanity." In fact, the fetus, unlike the culprit (convenient choice of words--I prefer convict) you want to protect, is assuredly innocent.
Point 3: I know race horses love to run more certainly than you know that plants don't feel pain. My grandfather raced horses and some could not wait to run.
If you condemn eating meat because of anthropogenic "global climate change" [...] then you must also condemn vegetarianism for the same reason.
I personally do not condemn eating meat, but was just explaining why others might. This article states:
"According to the study, however, reducing global meat consumption to just 90 grams a day could help cut the methane and nitrous oxide emissions released from cows, and thus help slow the rate of climate change."
You also should stop driving, wearing any kind of synthetic fabric, using electricity, using anything with plastics, etc.
There's a line between cutting conveniences (like red meat) and cutting necessities (like clothing and electricity).
Your argument in opposition to capital punishment is ideologically identical to many people's arguments in opposition to abortion: "because of the potential cost and inhumanity." In fact, the fetus, unlike the culprit (convenient choice of words--I prefer convict) you want to protect, is assuredly innocent.
This is not a refutation of my argument, though, as long as you realize that.
It's not identical, either. Pregnant women who want abortions are going to get abortions regardless of what the law states, just like drug users, and sexually active teenagers. The only way the capital punishment argument is similar to this pro-abortion stance is if you argue that "The prisoners are going to die anyway, we're just speeding up the process," but you, of course, would realize the fallacy of this statement.
I know race horses love to run more certainly than you know that plants don't feel pain.
I know for a fact that plants don't feel pain, because pain is derived from nerve endings and signals sent to the brain.
You don't know what race horses love to do, and personally, I don't disagree with the argument that racing horses is akin to enslaving horses.
Your pro-abortion and drug arguments I'll agree with...but the death penalty one?...a little screwy...you wrote,
"The two aren't logically related. I've laid out the pro-abortion mindset above; people are against the death penalty because of the potential cost and the inhumanity, regardless of what the culprit may have done."
The potential cost and humanity??
What about the cost to keep a murderer or pedophile #### in jail for life?
"regardless of what the culprit may have done"
Is that to say that a car thief is equal to killers?...The punishment SHOULD fit the crime.
Where was the humanity for the victims?
An eye for an eye in my book.
It's cheaper and safer to dispose of this type of human waste...they are not fixable.
How is it that you have compassion for convicted criminals but not for innocent, un-born life...don't get me wrong, I believe abortion should remain legal, but it IS morally wrong, and I could never bring my wife/girlfriend do it.
Global warming is a theory...the earth's climate has always changed. To blame it on eating meat, or humans in general is too easy. I'm all for recycling and protecting the environment, but farting cows blowing a hole in the ozone is out there.
Are you the Unibomber or what?
You should probably go "Into the Wild" with Sean Penn. Civilization doesn't suit you.
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I never tried to refute your arguments. I pointed out the internal inconsistencies, which you did not address.
Reducing meat consumption will reduce various green house gasses. So will reducing the amount of plants cultivated to feed animals and humans.
I also never said to cut clothing--only synthetic fabrics. And millions (if not billions) of people survive without electricity, life is just alot more difficult and hazardous. But then again, studies have shown that life without meat, from a dietary standpoint, is also more hazardous.
Also, the argument that an activity should be legalized because people are going to do it anyway is absurd. People murder, steal, rape, abuse, etc. I doubt you would even insuate that those activities should be legalized. That is an argument of convenience, as has been said before.
There are numerous studies that indicate plants have sensory capabilities and may even communicate. Vegans regard as inferior one living organism, e.g., plants, solely because of their lack of a nervous system. Such a position is to admit there is a hierarchy of organisms.
About horses: Peta tried to shut down the movie "Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken" because it was cruel to "make" the horse dive off of a platform--no horse would dive into a pool, they said. Disney took Peta representatives to view the horse. I was in a pen with a platform and a pool. Without even any encouragement, the horse repeatedly dove off the platform into the pool. It enjoyed it. Similarly, horses like to run; they do it naturally in the wild fo
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Ultra, Anarchists seem to like organizations that PETA supports. That was my point that you seemed to have missed.
Also, you do not know that plants do not feel pain. The way pain is understood in animals may not apply to the way pain is understood in plants. As far as I know, plants, unlike animals, have no way to indicate that they are experiencing pain through trama. I agree with much of what you say, but you are presumptuous to say that you know for a fact that plants do not feel pain.
Ideological bigotry is redundant. Please look up the word bigotry.
No one is ignorant for not adhering to your beliefs. You're welcome to state your opinion like anyone else. Please refrain from ad hominem attacks. This applies equally to others responding to you as well.
Leave America and embrace the standard of living anarchy affords or communism. How did that work anywhere? Otherwise you are a capitalist by virtue of living in a capitalist society.
Socialism and communism are failed political, social and economic systems and philosophies.
It is wholly illogical and inconsistent that you support killing a baby and protest killing a convicted murderer.
It is a syllogism to say anything should be legal because people are going to do it anyway. That would equally apply to rape, murder, arson, and every other crime under such a fallacy.
How much better would the world be if they would come back and find a sneaker where somebody had chained themselves to a tree. Then the tree belches and it smells like Moonbeam, Starshine or whoever the hell was chained to the tree...
