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In reply to the discussion: Post removed [View all]kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)30. PETA opposes the very existence of livestock and livestock farming.
They don't accept humane farming techniques. They want an end to ALL "animal exploitation" and that means even an end to beekeeping.
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What's that got to do with trying to traumatize kids with gruesome posters?
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2013
#1
An honest question would be whether a PETA person made an effort to do so.
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2013
#8
The ad campaign is misguided imo, but the OP is right that the outrage is misdirected and
cui bono
Nov 2013
#22
How many kids cried watching Bambi? And that's Disneyfied, cleaned up, a cartoon. nt
Electric Monk
Nov 2013
#12
Once you've seen Food Inc you'll (or most people, anyway) start to question
Electric Monk
Nov 2013
#7
Ah, someone who engaged in binary thinking. Post gruesome posters for kids OR feed them chicken.
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2013
#68
The same as traumatizing kids with video games and movies of an equal or greater content of violence
LanternWaste
Nov 2013
#75
"traumatizing children" is propaganda. It's not happening. There is no proog of it.
cui bono
Nov 2013
#23
I've seen young children "traumatized" by Barney and Santa Claus. Some kids cry easy. nt
Electric Monk
Nov 2013
#26
PETA cares more about getting attention for their shit than bringing awareness to these type of
JI7
Nov 2013
#17
So I'm curious is most of the objection is to the factory farming aspect and how it treats animals
Arcanetrance
Nov 2013
#19
I'm against it in one way for example I really believe people who adopt pets need to be vetted
Arcanetrance
Nov 2013
#60
here is what Peta considers their victories & milestones from 1980 on their webpage.
Sunlei
Nov 2013
#35
I truly hope that we find an economical way to mass produce lab grown meat...
Humanist_Activist
Nov 2013
#31
So you're being a board nanny trying to tell DU'ers what they should talk about.
KittyWampus
Nov 2013
#58
One half of the people are below average. That is for all types of measurements.
SoLeftIAmRight
Nov 2013
#78