Can you be a vegan/vegetarian and not support PETA?!
Answers: I have 6 friends that are vegan or vegetarians but are not big fans of PETA. They get turned off by their outlandish protests, public spectacles, history of animal euthanasia, expensive galas, donated money that goes into criminals like rodney coronado, freezers that keep animals that are killed, or animals that are killed and thrown to dumpsters, celebrity endorsements payments, expensive galas and that much of the money is not spent helping animals but rather on expensive costumes, and that PETA wants domesticated animals to dissapear. Is there a level of hypocrisy with PETA that turns people off?
Yes you can. I'm glad you see the hypocrisy in PETA's techniques unlike some people here. I'm not even talking about the euthanasia thing. They are hypocrites because they say they are ethical in the way they are trying to spread their message, yet they make significant monetary contributions to prominent members of ALF. They are also hypocrites because they have celebrities like Pam Anderson who speak out against fur and leather yet wear designer shoes that are made out of LEATHER (yes, she has publically admitted to doing that ON TV). If that's not hypocritical, I don't know what is.
yes there is they do some good work but i think they go a lil far sometimes
just an opinion
Sounds like you already answered your own question....yes
YES!!!! The loud minority can make us look just stupid. I get it but can we turn back the extreme dial a bit.
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Yes, you can be vegan/vegetarian without supporting PETA. Yes, there is a level of hypocrisy with PETA that turns people off. There is a way to get your opinion and point across to people without cramming it down their throat and being rude. I don't think PETA understands that.
you can do whatever you want, support whatever causes you want, be selective, get it right....
you don't have to meat if you don't want to...you could hate animals and want them all to die but not like meat or not want to consume meat for your own reasons. maybe you are grossed out by it but still hate animals? PETA is a crazy organization and some people don't like that
I do find the way protests are arranged by such groups to be a bit off. There are so many better ways to get this done. I agree, you can be vegan, but not support PETA
Yeah you can be a vegan and not support PETA.
PETA is just an organization about animal rights (well, its supposed to be about that), there is no requirement to support them if you want to be a vegan.
I think they are getting a bit extreme.
Yeah definately over the edge with that. I used to be a vegan mainly because I wanted to lose weight. Then I got tired of it and had a hambuger.
Yes indeed, my brother is a vegetarian and like me he does not support PETA.
And yes there is a level of hypocrisy with PETA that turns people off.
The money donated to PETA would be better off spend in animal shelters were they do keep dogs and cats alive.
I have a friend that doesnt eat meat simply because she cannot digest it well. And another because he wanted to be more healthy, he could care less about the animals though. The third is hardcore against animal cruelty but I've never heard a word about PETA from her so...
-sigh- to each his/her own.
Yes, you can be a vegetarian without any affiliations to any organization. Being a vegetarian has lots of advantages. But sometimes being one become so tradical to those who are not. We call this hypocrisy. I realized that it's advantageous to me to become a vegetyarian and I try it for more than 3 years. It was pretty good.
I'm a vegetarian and I think PETA is just fine with their message of treating animals ethically. As far as celebrities who use PETA for their own gains well ... maybe there is hypocrisy there but at least there's an organization that keeps the issues on the board. Who else speaks for animals who have no voice when it comes to experimenting, skinning, or mistreatment?
Yep.....remember, vegan is a way of life, or a lifestyle, PETA is a political organization with an agenda....
They are two separate things...
yes, Peta and being a Vegan don't have to agree. Some people choose to be Vegan for health reasons, not just for animal rights and all that propaganda that comes with PETA is an extra. I believe in animals being treated fairly but if it was up to PETA they would nominate a platypus for president. I guess each to his own but Vegans don't have to agree with Peta, Like i said, Vegan's life style could be about the environment, human health, and spiritual or religious concerns.
My oppinion is that every organisation that ever was has its positives and negatives - its fores and against and of course its politics and internal politics. All orgainisations will have this because they are personality driven meaning that different personalities drive the services. This year Peta maybe one thing get anther CEO and it ill be diferent again. No big surprize acknowledge the good works they do and focus on these positives and let the other stuff go.
PETA is an organization that initailly had good intentions but has been corrupted by its own initial success. Now it is merely a radical group whose causes are turning more people off thana ttracting them. Admittedly, it still has loyal following and support base but the organization is doing them a disservice by its grandstanding and theattrical tactics. What would PETA officers be doing, how would they be earning a living if PETA did not exist?
Yes, sure can.
There are plenty of animal rights or vegetarian groups in the world, PETA just appear to be the loudest because of thier confrontational approach.
If you want something more positive, try the Vegetarian Society, or the IVU ( International Vegetarian Union )
If you want animal rights, try VIVA ( Vegetarians International Voice for Animals )
Obviously you can be, if your friends are.
But why would they be so offended by PETA's protests? Do they have something against democracy, or feel that the reasons they are vegan are not important enough to warrant activism? And how can they rationally oppose PETA's "history of animal euthaniasia" when I doubt any of them have ever donated money to them to help them support the thousands of animals they rescue, let alone adopting one? And how does a celebrity endoresment render a cause unworthy of support?
The only hypocrisy involved in the PETA debate is whether their critics have lifted a finger to help their cause before attacking PETA's methods.
Of course. Just like you can support the troops and wish them the best and not support the action to which they've been assigned.
There are a lot of people who are vegetarian or vegan that don't agree with PETA's methods of educating. Some people just eat a vegetarian or vegan diet for health reasons. Those who do it for ethical reasons may share the same views as PETA but not agree with their methods. They tend to favor a more conservative animal rights group. I personally support PETA. I do agree that their members can be a bit bizzare but as long as they get the point accross without hurting anyone that is what matters. Also, the euthanasia story was a hoax. Some anti-peta group took a quote my Ingrid Newkirk out of context and made a false story about it.
As a vegetarian, I do support some of the things that PETA stands for, but I do not always support some of their tactics. Yes, I do believe there is some level of hypocrisy that does turn people off. I would much rather support organizations like Farm Sanctuary and the ASPCA.
Kim at: http://www.peaceful-organic-planet.com/h...
Sure! There are plenty of great pro-vegetarian organizations that don't engage in the silly tactics PETA does.
Yes, like the others said, they can get a bit extreme, and they are hypocritical, I don't want people to think I'm some extremist or something just because I'm a vegetarian. Not all vegetarians are in it for the animals though, some are in it for the health benefits. I for one am in it for the animals though.
If you have an answer, why bother asking the question?
Read the 65464564 questions about this that came before yours. I know they popped up in a neat little list for you when you tried to post this one.
No. They aren't hypocrites. I REALLY wish people would learn what hypocrisy means. It's thrown around here all the time, and almost always incorrectly.
And once again, vegetarianism has nothing to do with peta.