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Once again PETA shows they have the same IQ as all of Free Republic... [View all]	Archae	Nov 2012	OP
.	former-republican	Nov 2012	#1
I have eaten dog. So I guess turkey is okay for me.	jmowreader	Nov 2012	#2
That deserves credit. Funny. nt	Flabbergasted	Nov 2012	#221
If you wouldn't beat your dog to death, why swat a mosquito?	uppityperson	Nov 2012	#3
Because there are different levels of consciousness.	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#18
too much fat	WooWooWoo	Nov 2012	#25
You could raise lean free range humans.	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#27
Soylent Green, my friend, is very tasty!!	madinmaryland	Nov 2012	#29
For today's consumers it would have to be Soylent Brown	hack89	Nov 2012	#51
Hey, something has to replace those deep fried Twinkies! n/t	LadyHawkAZ	Nov 2012	#169
We already have free range humans	AgingAmerican	Nov 2012	#134
They are kind of gamey tasting. n/t	Gore1FL	Nov 2012	#203
Try barbecue sauce!	AgingAmerican	Nov 2012	#253
Also, the ad says "your dog" and "a turkey". I have less problem eating animals that aren't "my" pet	uppityperson	Nov 2012	#161
For that matter, turkeys aren't on the same level as dogs ...	Bake	Nov 2012	#162
With some fava beans and a nice Chianti? Sure.	TalkingDog	Nov 2012	#167
turkeys are marginally closer than a mosquito...	BlueMan Votes	Nov 2012	#192
tool making cockatoos	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#249
Dogs do not know they are alive or will die. Correct?	Logical	Nov 2012	#261
Dogs seem to have a pretty good idea of when the end is approaching	Art_from_Ark	Nov 2012	#269
You've never interacted with a live turkey, have you?	4th law of robotics	Nov 2012	#273
Quite frequently.	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#275
Wild ones are not in question	4th law of robotics	Nov 2012	#282
I consider my turkey to be beside the potatoe.....	PavePusher	Nov 2012	#289
Steamed carrots?	4th law of robotics	Nov 2012	#291
just so I understand your point here:	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#301
Clearly you don't understand:	4th law of robotics	Nov 2012	#304
so your new claim is that only "self awareness" matters and that we need	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#307
That's a very good question	biohazard9550	Nov 2012	#166
Welcome to DU!	hrmjustin	Nov 2012	#214
Actually, they're just presenting an inconvenient truth...	polichick	Nov 2012	#4
Agree nt	Raine	Nov 2012	#6
It's not really a truth	Confusious	Nov 2012	#14
All of those are food to some people.	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#19
"generally speaking"	Confusious	Nov 2012	#30
The french eat horse a lot.	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#58
Very few	Confusious	Nov 2012	#75
Oxen are eaten in the US A LOT	obamanut2012	Nov 2012	#69
Again "generally speaking"	Confusious	Nov 2012	#77
An ox is just a steer trained to be a draft animal. It's called beef at the store.	hobbit709	Nov 2012	#97
Well, oops.	Confusious	Nov 2012	#199
What's the matter? Don't like Beef? All oxen are are steers who trained as draft animals...	Ecumenist	Nov 2012	#106
Well, generally speaking	Confusious	Nov 2012	#197
That's a rather ego-centric opinion-universe, yes?	PavePusher	Nov 2012	#292
The only markets I can think of where there aren't "BIG HUNKS OF OXEN" are in India	Ecumenist	Nov 2012	#110
You needed to say that twice?	Confusious	Nov 2012	#200
Yes, you do -- it's called "beef"	obamanut2012	Nov 2012	#116
I guess Indians eating dog	Confusious	Nov 2012	#201
I heard eating dog was a response to post WWII near-starvation	DBoon	Nov 2012	#94
You heard correctly	jsmirman	Nov 2012	#99
I lived in China and Taiwan for a while.	geardaddy	Nov 2012	#126
Cat's in the Kettle notwithstanding...?	MADem	Nov 2012	#283
What "WE" are you talking about?	demwing	Nov 2012	#31
I thought it was pretty clear	Confusious	Nov 2012	#53
we don't eat "pets" for some value of "pet".	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#59
exactly. eom	uppityperson	Nov 2012	#163
And pet doesn't have a universal definition	4th law of robotics	Nov 2012	#293
I can find oxtails in any grocery store in my town	obamanut2012	Nov 2012	#67
"generally speaking"	Confusious	Nov 2012	#79
Lots of people eat beef	obamanut2012	Nov 2012	#118
Generally speaking.... YUM!	Turborama	Nov 2012	#251
Speaking for myself	Confusious	Nov 2012	#258
PLEASE let me know if anyone knows of a good US supplier of this.	Nye Bevan	Nov 2012	#280
Here you go	Turborama	Nov 2012	#286
Some cultures eat "helper animals"	dynasaw	Nov 2012	#127
I said "generally speaking"	Confusious	Nov 2012	#198
How are cats "helper" animals?	MrSlayer	Nov 2012	#204
Well, yea	Confusious	Nov 2012	#206
They help me judge other people.	Hissyspit	Nov 2012	#233
As long as you limit 'we' to Americans. All those animal you listed are regular menu items all	Egalitarian Thug	Nov 2012	#223
For the 1,323th time	Confusious	Nov 2012	#235
And being wrong 1,323 times still doesn't make you right. n/t	Egalitarian Thug	Nov 2012	#238
So you are a cuisine expert?	Confusious	Nov 2012	#257
Depends on culture/location/circumstances.	PavePusher	Nov 2012	#290
That we should eat dog?	Renew Deal	Nov 2012	#23
Exactly	obamanut2012	Nov 2012	#63
Nothing original about an appeal to emotion	Major Nikon	Nov 2012	#80
not really, it's unpractical to eat dog..	snooper2	Nov 2012	#92
Even people who eat dog don't eat the family pet	Major Nikon	Nov 2012	#132
I didn't say they did, I said they would have to be farm raised-	snooper2	Nov 2012	#154
I'm just adding to what you wrote	Major Nikon	Nov 2012	#187
The Aztecs did exactly that	nadinbrzezinski	Nov 2012	#210
Lamb is bigger than dog and people eat lamb all the time.	Renew Deal	Nov 2012	#216
Well said!	Doremus	Nov 2012	#112
No they're not. Lots of people eat dog.	NYC Liberal	Nov 2012	#113
Well, at least this one avoided Holocaust comparisons. nt	Union Scribe	Nov 2012	#5
No	littlemissmartypants	Nov 2012	#7
LOL	Lefta Dissenter	Nov 2012	#48
PETA reminds me of the NRA	Azathoth	Nov 2012	#8
Congress knows the diff between PeTA and NRA.	Eleanors38	Nov 2012	#71
You can publicly oppose PETA and still get re-elected	DBoon	Nov 2012	#95
Too true	jsmirman	Nov 2012	#101
True, but that just means PETA isn't doing it as well n/t	Azathoth	Nov 2012	#189
Because PeTA is largely discredited and politically insignificant.	Eleanors38	Nov 2012	#270
Moral: political lobbying is more effective than bizarre ads featuring naked women	Azathoth	Nov 2012	#188
PETA is taking the best approach available.	Jim Lane	Nov 2012	#190
Attention's one thing. Where have they had results? n/t	customerserviceguy	Nov 2012	#207
Yes, PETA gets results.	Jim Lane	Nov 2012	#209
macaque monkeys	arely staircase	Nov 2012	#262
Can your high IQ explain what is false about the analogy?	redgreenandblue	Nov 2012	#9
I agree there really is nothing wrong with the analogy! NT	Sadiedog	Nov 2012	#13
Yup	obamanut2012	Nov 2012	#119
Not surprising that you have received no response. For a supposedly liberal message board,	Egalitarian Thug	Nov 2012	#224
'your dog' vs 'a turkey'	4th law of robotics	Nov 2012	#276
Not seeing your point	tkmorris	Nov 2012	#10
Self satisfaction in unfounded feeling of superiority?	JackRiddler	Nov 2012	#16
Huh. Actually, I kinda doubt that there are many vegans in Freeperville.	Zorra	Nov 2012	#11
Let 'em have their tofu turkey and crestnuts...	Comrade_McKenzie	Nov 2012	#12
+10000000000	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#98
This message was self-deleted by its author	darkangel218	Nov 2012	#15
ozzy fudd the wabbit slayer	Fla_Democrat	Nov 2012	#247
This message was self-deleted by its author	darkangel218	Nov 2012	#252
And maybe higher than some here at DU	Eyes of the World	Nov 2012	#17
Just use the trash button	demwing	Nov 2012	#33
Much smarter than freepers	quaker bill	Nov 2012	#20
They are smart	RandiFan1290	Nov 2012	#21
So true, and even telling them doesn't stop them. n/t	Egalitarian Thug	Nov 2012	#225
They love being dramatic and publishing stupid things. Seems dumb to me. I know of no one who....	Logical	Nov 2012	#246
I really don't care if somebody elae refuses to eat meat, but they piss me off when they do all	RomneyLies	Nov 2012	#22
They've done nothing to stop you	RandiFan1290	Nov 2012	#24
Their goal is to stop all meat production	RomneyLies	Nov 2012	#26
lol See #21	RandiFan1290	Nov 2012	#28
Their goal is to persuade people to rethink what they eat and what their	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#55
Maybe they should protest the wild animal shows	Confusious	Nov 2012	#85
So well said	jsmirman	Nov 2012	#104
It sure hasn't forced me to rethink my relationship	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#105
All this ad did for me was to convince me to go out and buy the biggest, fattest, freshly killed	RomneyLies	Nov 2012	#125
I did not say it changed your mind. It forced you to "re-think".	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#152
It did nothing of the kind.	RomneyLies	Nov 2012	#196
Re-think implies an original thought.	Egalitarian Thug	Nov 2012	#226
LOL!	Capt. Obvious	Nov 2012	#165
So you're basically like	JoeyT	Nov 2012	#195
I imagine the corollary is true, also	LanternWaste	Nov 2012	#137
No one want to touch your "come dead hand"	demwing	Nov 2012	#36
The hazards of posting from a phone	RomneyLies	Nov 2012	#65
thanks for not getting sweaty, I was just ribbing ya	demwing	Nov 2012	#91
Bullshit. All they're doing is expressing their beliefs.	Democracyinkind	Nov 2012	#62
PETA attempts to change the laws to cram their beliefs down everybody's throats	RomneyLies	Nov 2012	#68
ASPCA Good PeTA Bad	william cail	Nov 2012	#136
The ASPCA is great. I try to donate to them as much as possiible.	RomneyLies	Nov 2012	#151
I agree with them, meat is meat. Dog, cow , cat, chicken	bowens43	Nov 2012	#32
Dogs are cute	demwing	Nov 2012	#40
If society every completely broke down	RomneyLies	Nov 2012	#93
Meh, turkey pretty much sucks anyway	quinnox	Nov 2012	#34
Always easy to say with a full stomach	RandiFan1290	Nov 2012	#37
Still even then, I'd chomp down on some squirrels before I even considered eating a filthy dog	quinnox	Nov 2012	#43
Your attitude about dogs tells me all I need to know.	hobbit709	Nov 2012	#50
oh well	quinnox	Nov 2012	#52
Yes, I'm a dog person but I don't go around saying I hate cats.	hobbit709	Nov 2012	#54
well, I have had bad experiences with dogs	quinnox	Nov 2012	#56
I've been bitten by cats and dogs.	hobbit709	Nov 2012	#61
have you ever been physically attacked by a large dog?	quinnox	Nov 2012	#70
More than once	hobbit709	Nov 2012	#74
Squirrel is great! Fried, stewed, pot pie -- good stuff.	Eleanors38	Nov 2012	#78
you'd be surprised at what you'll eat when you get hungry enough.	hobbit709	Nov 2012	#44
sure, but that is not our situation.	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#250
What "ethics"?	PavePusher	Nov 2012	#294
What is stupid about this?	oberliner	Nov 2012	#35
PETA has to be outrageous because that's the only way they get attention.	hobbit709	Nov 2012	#38
What's wrong with that message? I don't get your point.	Honeycombe8	Nov 2012	#39
I'm allergic to dogs, but not to turkey. So that bird is going down.	JoePhilly	Nov 2012	#41
YUM! n/t	RomneyLies	Nov 2012	#72
My mouth is watering for Turkey. nt.	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#109
Oh, you rotten bastidge....	PavePusher	Nov 2012	#295
Maybe you are feeling guilty?	Eyes of the World	Nov 2012	#42
well, a PETA spokesman has arrived	quinnox	Nov 2012	#45
best to dismiss that with an eye roll smilie than to look behind the curtain.	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#66
didn't realize you were a PETA fan	quinnox	Nov 2012	#81
I didn't realize your total lack of empathy for non human creatures.	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#155
That poster is 100% right -- poultry ranching is horrific	obamanut2012	Nov 2012	#73
another PETA fan, eh?	quinnox	Nov 2012	#82
Count me in too please.	aandegoons	Nov 2012	#84
you guys are coming out of the woodwork, eh	quinnox	Nov 2012	#86
True they are not humans.	aandegoons	Nov 2012	#88
you are really being mealy-mouthed	quinnox	Nov 2012	#96
Humans have a moral and ethical duty bto be stewards of animals	obamanut2012	Nov 2012	#121
"If a human has a soul, then a turkey or a pig or a steer certainly does"	alp227	Nov 2012	#241
so by extension you are stating that all of us are "batshit crazy" too.	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#156
+10000 big difference NT	rDigital	Nov 2012	#234
Thanks	obamanut2012	Nov 2012	#120
Thoughtful response	jsmirman	Nov 2012	#108
Because every person pro humane livestock ranching is "fringe"	obamanut2012	Nov 2012	#115
This is spot on	jsmirman	Nov 2012	#107
PETA fan #4	quinnox	Nov 2012	#111
Why does it surprise you to find PETA fans here?	Beaverhausen	Nov 2012	#147
Thank you, Beaverhausen	jsmirman	Nov 2012	#159
Nope, pretty sure I just think PETA's full of idiots	Arkana	Nov 2012	#103
Most theists assume a negative reaction to their crazy proclamations	4th law of robotics	Nov 2012	#278
When will	Jasana	Nov 2012	#46
Welcome to DU!	hrmjustin	Nov 2012	#211
I would give PETA more of a break IF	get the red out	Nov 2012	#47
You've been fed a pack of lies.	yewberry	Nov 2012	#217
PETA perverts "pro life".	alp227	Nov 2012	#243
Here we go again...	Iggo	Nov 2012	#49
Can you help us low-IQ people with how this analogy	Democracyinkind	Nov 2012	#57
It's my gut feeling that...	Iggo	Nov 2012	#138
I don't see anything wrong with what PETA said	obamanut2012	Nov 2012	#60
Break with traditon.	cloudbase	Nov 2012	#64
I love PETA!	OhZone	Nov 2012	#76
A dog is a filthy animal, but at least it's got personality	slackmaster	Nov 2012	#83
Agriculture does huge damage to animals and ecosystems...	Eleanors38	Nov 2012	#87
No - PETA is much cleverer than FR by leaps and bounds	DBoon	Nov 2012	#89
Long ago, I got banned from PETA after remarking	DinahMoeHum	Nov 2012	#90
Yeah	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#114
And rightly so!	Sadiedog	Nov 2012	#139
I disagree....	PavePusher	Nov 2012	#296
Turkeys are cute. I see wild ones all the time.	Dash87	Nov 2012	#100
Yes, because eating the family pet is TOTALLY the same as eating a goddamn frozen turkey.	Arkana	Nov 2012	#102
It really is no different	obamanut2012	Nov 2012	#122
You do realize the exact same logic applies to plants, right?	jeff47	Nov 2012	#168
I eat as far from my DNA as possible. -nt	CrispyQ	Nov 2012	#176
Who is talking about souls?	4th law of robotics	Nov 2012	#279
Yes, because eating the family is the same as eating a turkey. Meat is meat, after that	Egalitarian Thug	Nov 2012	#227
If you wouldn't eat a turkey, why are you fine with the mass destruction of	Bluenorthwest	Nov 2012	#117
But I've had dog...not my personal one of course	Rex	Nov 2012	#123
Wow. Such great wit.	HERVEPA	Nov 2012	#130
Crazy Talk.	RC	Nov 2012	#124
Humans are Omnivore!	darkangel218	Nov 2012	#128
It is not unnatural in the slightest	HERVEPA	Nov 2012	#129
Oh please. Like we evolved from apes eating tofu.	darkangel218	Nov 2012	#150
Please to not introduce the facts	Rex	Nov 2012	#265
We didn't evolve from apes, we share common ancestors, but	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#271
Plants are other beings.	jeff47	Nov 2012	#170
Now that is funny.	Rex	Nov 2012	#264
There are lots of behaviors that we have that are "natural"	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#157
Why does this goal not apply to plants?	jeff47	Nov 2012	#171
As I stated up thread, for me it is level of consciousness.	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#274
Studies have shown a surprising level of awareness in plants	jeff47	Nov 2012	#277
experience and reaction are not consciousness.	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#305
My point is you've failed to show a lack of consciousness.	jeff47	Nov 2012	#308
A properly managed cow pasture can be home to a variety of plant and animal life	4th law of robotics	Nov 2012	#306
Well for one	Drale	Nov 2012	#131
Sick! nt	Sadiedog	Nov 2012	#141
"Long pork"....	PavePusher	Nov 2012	#297
Actually, your post title sounds like a Teabilly rant to me.	byronius	Nov 2012	#133
+1000000000	whatchamacallit	Nov 2012	#240
This ad is just silly	LongHairedCountryBoy	Nov 2012	#135
...and your dog thinks the same thing about you.	Iggo	Nov 2012	#140
No doubt	LongHairedCountryBoy	Nov 2012	#145
Welcome to DU LongHairedCountryBoy	Autumn	Nov 2012	#142
Thank you	LongHairedCountryBoy	Nov 2012	#146
Well when you talk you seem to make a statement	Autumn	Nov 2012	#182
Welcome to DU!	hrmjustin	Nov 2012	#212
Two reasons	Bradical79	Nov 2012	#143
1. Wild turkeys are highly intelligent.	PavePusher	Nov 2012	#298
Because it is inefficient to raise carnivores for food?	Tom Ripley	Nov 2012	#144
The point is valid	booley	Nov 2012	#148
Exactly	obamanut2012	Nov 2012	#160
Actually, the problem is the same argument applies to plants	jeff47	Nov 2012	#174
yes and no	booley	Nov 2012	#285
Harry Harper: family 'devastated' at baby boy's pet dog attack death	FarCenter	Nov 2012	#149
Peta always has the ad campaigns people notice	Sunlei	Nov 2012	#153
Way too skinny....	PavePusher	Nov 2012	#299
Hey Peta, come up with something fun, like making fungus into the shape of a turkey...n/t	DearAbby	Nov 2012	#158
Because I am smart enough to see the difference between "my" and "a".	uppityperson	Nov 2012	#164
Darn it! Now I'm craving Jack Russell.	dawg	Nov 2012	#172
How Dare PETA try to nudge our species towards compassion?!11!	superpatriotman	Nov 2012	#173
What's compassionate about shredding a living creature with your teeth?	jeff47	Nov 2012	#175
Plants don't have a nervous system	RedCappedBandit	Nov 2012	#181
You don't need a central nervous system to feel pain.	jeff47	Nov 2012	#183
Reaction =/= pain	RedCappedBandit	Nov 2012	#184
Then what is pain?	jeff47	Nov 2012	#186
By your logic...	bunnies	Nov 2012	#193
And these plants, they're grown in areas	4th law of robotics	Nov 2012	#281
Fuck PETA, they're not helping at all.	MrScorpio	Nov 2012	#177
peta strikes again!	madrchsod	Nov 2012	#178
No but if I were a turkey my dog wouldn't hesitate to eat me	Rstrstx	Nov 2012	#179
Perfectly reasonable logic, IMO	RedCappedBandit	Nov 2012	#180
Yeah well, you know... that's just like, their opinion, man. n/t	DefenseLawyer	Nov 2012	#185
Well?	bunnies	Nov 2012	#191
Does the dog get to eat turkey?	Cleita	Nov 2012	#194
Idiots...	BVictor1	Nov 2012	#202
Oh look it's a turdoggen.	Guy Whitey Corngood	Nov 2012	#205
lol	Renew Deal	Nov 2012	#215
As soon as the rest of the animal world	Berserker	Nov 2012	#208
Wish they would have drawn attention to factory poultry farms instead	LeftInTX	Nov 2012	#213
So, let me ask you, Archae,,,	yewberry	Nov 2012	#218
I support the right of people to believe in, for instance, ridiculous religious goofiness.	Warren DeMontague	Nov 2012	#237
As do I.	yewberry	Nov 2012	#267
How do you know I eat meat?	Warren DeMontague	Nov 2012	#268
I rolled the dice and won.	yewberry	Nov 2012	#288
Nice	mimosa_bunny	Nov 2012	#219
Just not the same	treestar	Nov 2012	#220
The owner of my stable where I board my horse. One-eye has survived another Thanksgiving, BTW. n/t	Egalitarian Thug	Nov 2012	#228
I had a chicken as a pet.	Hissyspit	Nov 2012	#231
you can't get a chicken to come when you call it?	treestar	Nov 2012	#309
No, that's not the definition of domesticated.	Hissyspit	Nov 2012	#310
Actually, my brother's family has a pet turkey.	PavePusher	Nov 2012	#300
Sometimes PETA brings important issues to the forefront	liberal_at_heart	Nov 2012	#222
Good point, PETA, we should not be so quick to dismiss dogs as food animals.	Deep13	Nov 2012	#229
It's not the edible-ness.	Hissyspit	Nov 2012	#232
The logic can be read either way. ...	Deep13	Nov 2012	#248
They lost me when they advocated killing stray and feral cats instead of TNR...	joeybee12	Nov 2012	#230
How's the dog taste?	Warren DeMontague	Nov 2012	#236
mmmmm	Libertas1776	Nov 2012	#239
So then the desire to eat people would make one a genius?	whatchamacallit	Nov 2012	#242
Actually, as the controversy over Obama eating dog as a child shows	LiberalElite	Nov 2012	#244
They are as radical as the NRA. Nuts boths of them. People fucking eat meat. We were evolved to....	Logical	Nov 2012	#245
I've noticed that people who give themselves vainglorious monikers like	whatchamacallit	Nov 2012	#254
LOL, wow, no defending PETA just insulting my name? How clever. PETA Sucks!	Logical	Nov 2012	#260
PETA Rocks!	Skip Intro	Nov 2012	#255
My Dog fully endorses eating Turkey	standingtall	Nov 2012	#256
Paul Newman's dog food outfit makes some nice organic turkey, chicken and beef dog food. nt	MADem	Nov 2012	#284
I don't think so. I don't agree with them but if you have a moral opposition to eating animals	RB TexLa	Nov 2012	#259
Meh...no.	Jamaal510	Nov 2012	#263
I support PETA because they support animals. Bless their hearts!	ailsagirl	Nov 2012	#266
If you wouldn't easy your prized rosebushes why eat a salad?	4th law of robotics	Nov 2012	#272
I love PETA threads on DU.	flvegan	Nov 2012	#287
The only threads on DU I find more entertaining than PETA threads are the ones on Chavez	Bad_Ronald	Nov 2012	#302
My husband’s family - meat eaters, every one of them -	frogmarch	Nov 2012	#303