PETA Is Not the Enemy.

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82. If PETA spent as much money on saving animals as they do their insane

advertising, they could make a difference. Instead we have an organization that makes animal rights advocates look like complete crack heads. They turn more people off with their extreme ways of spreading their "message" than anything else. Do you have any idea how much they have hurt the cause by being the attention whores they are? I hate nothing more than animal abuse and neglect, and how some farm animals are treated - but PETA have no clue how to attract a wider audience because most rational people know that their tactics are disgusting and counter productive. I hate the way they conduct themselves while promoting something I have a lot of passion for. You might think what they are doing is great and all, but they're driving the cause into the ground. I don't understand why you can't see that? If you want to educate people on becoming vegetarian/vegan, that's fine. My advice is to do so with those open to learning about it and get the hell away from PETA. Don't you see how many people just in this thread who cannot stand this organization? It's dominating the entire conversation because that's just how offensive they are. You say they aren't the enemy, but I consider any organization that alienates most rational thinking people from even wanting to learn, then they are the enemy to me because they sabotage a cause that's extremely important to me.

Talk to people who are willing to change their diet, help to change the way these farms are run and help animals in need, but find an organization who knows how to unite people to a common cause. PETA is not the way.