critter diseases

[garnet]

Originally Posted by jane_says

I have never spent $50 at Red Lobster, because I have never eaten there. I don't eat at chain restaurants. I will thank you to keep your silly generalizations to yourself.

Calm down, there Jane. A little defensive about that, no? I bettin' you've spent more than a few dollars at the ol' Red Lobster....

Originally Posted by jane_says

You have no idea what my priorities are. If I could keep an animal alive and healthy through veterinary care, I would. But paying to have a hamster euthanized, when it will die very shortly anyway, is ridiculous..

Actually, your priorities are pretty clear: you don't care that your pets suffer, especially if that pet is "just" a hamster that only cost $4.

Originally Posted by jane_says

Anyway, as a PETA employee, shouldn't you be railing against people keeping pets at all,..

Actually, if you would take the time to educate yourself, PETA doesn't rail against having pets. I have pets, as does almost everyone who works here--animals that have been rescued.

[jane_says]

PETA doesn't rail against having pets. I have pets, as does nearly everyone who works here.

PETA disagrees.

[garnet]

Originally Posted by jane_says

PETA disagrees.

That's an interesting website to use as a "source."

Hmmm...a hunting website. I'm sure they wouldn't make up anything about PETA, would they? And I generally don't take websites featuring a large picture of Homer Simpson on their front page very seriously, but gosh, you won me over with this one. I'm sure it's all real accurate.... duh.

[jane_says]

Oh, and I forgot.

Bruce is right. You're a fucking asshole.

[garnet]

Originally Posted by jane_says

Oh, and I forgot.

Bruce is right. You're a fucking asshole.

Yeah, that's real mature.

[jane_says]

Yes, it sure was. It made me feel much better. You call me a liar, which makes me think you're an asshole.

Care to comment on my link, which contains quotes from your organization's co-founder that are in direct opposition with what you are saying re: PETA's stance on animals as pets?

[garnet]

Originally Posted by jane_says

Yes, it sure was. It made me feel much better. You call me a liar, which makes me think you're an asshole.

Once again, name-calling is such an effective way of dealing with things...You're making youself look really stupid. OK, I'm waiting with bated breath for you foul mouth to strike back.

[jane_says]

Sorry, you posted as I was typing. Are they misquoting your organization's co-founder?

[garnet]

Originally Posted by jane_says

Sorry, you posted as I was typing. Are they misquoting your organization's co-founder?

Yes, they are. I bet the next website you'll come up with is activistcash.com or consumerfreedom.com. Those are real accurate too.

I'm not arguing with you anymore. If I'm such a fucking asshole, why are you bothering with this thread? I could care less what someone like you thinks of PETA (or me). So go have yourself a nice day, OK?

[jane_says]

Hmmm. Lots of people misquote the same person.

These folks are misquoting too?

[garnet]

Originally Posted by jane_says

Hmmm. Lots of people misquote the same person.

These folks are misquoting too?

Wait, how come you didn't throw in some four letter words there?

Believe whatever you want. Afterall, if it's on the web, it must be true, right? I've never heard of either one of those websites. Maybe you should come up with a quote from CNN, ABC, a wire service, etc. (like I did in the other thread) to back yourself up. Then you might be taken seriously.

Like I said before, PETA could care less what people like you think. So keep posting and keep whining, and we'll keep ignoring people like you.

[jane_says]

All these are wrong too? The same quotes? The ones with cites from Harper's and Newsweek? Hmmm... I know! It's a media conspiracy!

Here here and here.

Same quotes, attributed to the same person, the co-founder of the organization, saying that PETA is against animals as pets.

[garnet]

Originally Posted by jane_says

All these are wrong too? The same quotes? The ones with cites from Harper's and Newsweek? Hmmm... I know! It's a media conspiracy!

Here here and here.

Are you a little slow?

None of these are actual CREDIBLE news sites. Go to CNN.com, ABC.com, etc. or any LEGITIMATE site and see what you find about PETA. You gave me a list of sites I never heard of (and you probably never of) with quotes that came from God knows where. How do I know that "quote" actually came from harpers or Newsweek? Like I said, I could care less what you think. But if you're dumb enough to believe everything you read on some sham website, then that's your problem.

[jinx]

"Even people who care about animals are often unable to recognize or meet animals' many needs. Domesticated animals are in a catch-22 situation--they can no longer survive on their own, yet they retain many of their basic instincts and drives. Usually, they are isolated from their natural packs. Their bodies and souls yearn to roam--but, for safety's sake, they are confined to a house or yard, always dependent on their guardians, even for a drink of water, food to eat, or social contact."

Peta.org Factsheet

[Cyber Wolf]

Originally Posted by garnet

None of these are actual CREDIBLE news sites. Go to CNN.com, ABC.com, etc. or any LEGITIMATE site and see what you find about PETA.

In all fairness, if none of these better funded news sites ever hears of or picks up a story, you won't find anything about it there. It's possible that CNN and ABC never ran with it. Even if PETA went to them with a statement, it depends on what else is going on in the world whether or not they run the story. The Olympics, Federal developments, war developments and presidential campaign developments are trumping just about everything else at the moment. And after the feds, the war and the pres. race, there's very little time left on the standard 30 minute broadcast for anything else. And if they do run it, they will make edits to allot for time, they'll paraphrase or take snippets of quotes. I guess the bottom line is, even with these news sites, it's difficult for the viewer to get a good line on a story that isn't part of the public focus right now.

Admittedly, I haven't looked at all those sites, mainly because I'm at work and have to budget my 'playtime' on the web, but (and this question is for anyone, not just Garnet) does it appear that these quotes were taken from an issued statement? Or were they noted during a speech or rally or taken from a personal interview?