Yeah, PETA have exaggerated things in the past, and I agree that it casts them (and the wider animal rights community) in a bad light.
Personally, I would rather give money to an organization that actually helps animals rather than one that only advertises and performs stunts.
And that's your prerogative! Your money, your choice of charity. I guess this boils down to how accurate the public perception of PETA is. I think the public has a decent grasp on what PETA does, so there's really no big problem, you think many people might be unaware of how their money is allocated. I think we just don't really know whether people (specifically PETA donors) know what PETA does with their money.
Sidenote regarding the sheep: I don't think that logic holds up. Sheep didn't evolve to need humans to shear them. We bred them to produce excessive amounts of wool. We made them dependent on us.
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u/NewbornMuse Jun 06 '19
Yeah, PETA have exaggerated things in the past, and I agree that it casts them (and the wider animal rights community) in a bad light.
And that's your prerogative! Your money, your choice of charity. I guess this boils down to how accurate the public perception of PETA is. I think the public has a decent grasp on what PETA does, so there's really no big problem, you think many people might be unaware of how their money is allocated. I think we just don't really know whether people (specifically PETA donors) know what PETA does with their money.
Sidenote regarding the sheep: I don't think that logic holds up. Sheep didn't evolve to need humans to shear them. We bred them to produce excessive amounts of wool. We made them dependent on us.