In what is turning to be a yearly series, I’m over at EcoSalon raising a weary eyebrow at the latest antics by the People For The Protection Of Animals.
The usual arguments apply: “Any publicity is good publicity” vs. “Hey, people are animals too” (because PETA’s human rights record is a little patchy).
So it feels good to poke fun. It feels good because it’s all so frustrating. They do good work, and they do terrible things.
It’s like two people, one of which is knitting a bright, jaunty scarf, the kind that keeps your ears really warm and is really useful and makes the world more colorful and fun – and the person next to them is unpicking the whole damn thing before your eyes, except in a way where the unpicked wool is twisted, taffled and knotted, the same infuriating way that mp3 player headphones get when you shove them in your pocket.
If the second person buggered off, I’d happily buy one of their scarves.
But they’ve got comfortable together.
That’s PETA.
Image: Shreyans Bhansali
Such a brilliant analogy.
I believe in animal rights (my basic stance is to reduce suffering wherever possible) and as you say, people are animals too!
Funny and true. Spot on analysis. Maybe “The Rescue Shelter Boys” should write a theme song for PETA.