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Boojatta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-02-09 08:57 PM
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A Short History of PETA
PETA was established in 1957 by Ayn Rand, shortly after she observed that fur-poor animals used force to expropriate fur from the backs of fur-rich animals. She appointed Nathaniel Branden as the first operating manager of PETA, but kept the directorship for herself.

When Branden claimed that lack of self-esteem motivates some rich people to make conspicuous displays of wealth such as by wearing fur coats, Rand recognized that Branden's obvious hatred for people who are money-rich could easily transform itself into hatred for animals that are fur-rich. Therefore, Rand banished Branden and appointed Leonard Peikoff as the new operating manager of PETA.

Leonard Peikoff discovered that when people act on a true idea, the results are always pro-life. He condemned the butchers of the world and compared them to Hitler and Stalin. Thanks to Peikoff, PETA is today a flourishing organization.
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triguy46 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-02-09 09:27 PM
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1. Ok.
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Ikonoklast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 01:47 PM
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6. PETA vs PETA.











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Boojatta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 01:55 PM
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7. Maybe they got confirmation that the chickens in that particular bucket...
were top executives at KFC in a previous life.
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backwoodsbob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-03-09 05:13 AM
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2. as I said in another PETA thread
this is useless without pics of the naked painted girl in the cage
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-03-09 06:25 AM
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3. Why do I always have to do the heavy liftng?
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Boojatta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-03-09 09:47 AM
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4. You're strong. We need someone who can do heavy lifting.
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Boojatta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 01:26 PM
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5. Kick
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