Reply #45: Nice if you had a link or two [View All]

[Karmadillo]

It's difficult to assess the accuracy of your statements.

1. Google indicates PETA claims to have rescued several hundred animals, not "50 animals in 14 days." Given the difficult conditions rescuers faced, several hundred seems like a fairly good job. Where does your count come from?

2. Is PETA really "sitting" on $29 million? What financials (month, line item etc) are you referring to?

3. First you indicate PETA has no interest in shutting down puppy mills. Then when it's clear they've had at least some interest in doing this, you claim they stole credit. From whom? Which rescue groups did the real work (names etc.)? Surely one must have published something (maybe even on the internet with a working link) critical of PETA's glomming on to their work and taking all the credit. You also noted they spent only $100 in the whole campaign. Where did you get that number?

4. If PETA lies through their teeth, please provide at least a few links to back up what you say.

If your account is accurate, many of us here at DU have certainly been misled. Unfortunately, you've provided little in the way of documentation. If PETA board members were actually enriching themselves while the organization neglected its mission, I imagine there are a fair number of wingnut corporate groups who would rush to publicize the fact. And I don't think they would be shy about putting their documentation on the internet.