PETA has killed 95% of animals in one shelter

[Homeboy23]

After all of the crazy lawsuits PETA has tried against Sea World, etc. I find this interesting. I do wonder who they are going to blame for this.

 

http://www.nbc12.com/story/17024530/report-peta-killed-95-of-pets

 

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is known for its extreme methods to protect animals but a new report blasts the animal rights organization for not living up to its mission here in Virginia.

 

This is a report following a 2010 site visit to PETA's animal shelter in Norfolk.

 

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services found that the animal shelter killed nearly all of the adoptable dogs and cats in its care that year and also in 2011.

 

That shelter is classified by the Commonwealth as a legal animal shelter.

 

According to the new report, out of the nearly 2,000 cats and dogs the shelter received, only 24 were adopted, 34 were transferred and the rest were put down.

 

According to an article in London's Daily Mail, PETA says it's not possible for it to have a "No kill Policy" at its shelters. It goes on to say it would rather offer the animals a painless death than have them tortured, starved or sold for research.

 

The report states that PETA has a $37 million budget and makes no effort to find homes for these animals.

 

[Rollercoaster Rider]

Make sure to have your pets spayed or neutered. Same with PETA.

[XYZ]

Does SeaWorld put down most of their animals?

[doublestufforeo]

I don't think they care to give them homes, aren't they against domesticating animals? Don't they just want them to roam free and be truly "wild?"

[BeemerBoy]

Read the actual report, kids. Numbers reported by various news outlets (and probably some young reporter trying to dig for anything to make a name for him/herself) don't always tell the whole story.

 

Truth is, after looking over the ACTUAL STATISTICS (here, in case you missed 'em...or didn't bother to read), this practice doesn't seem all that uncommon from things I've heard (and seen firsthand to some extent). I've got a relative that runs the local Humane Society, and she and her husband began volunteering there 10 years ago purely out of the love for animals.

 

Fast forward to the present, and I can tell you that while they still love animals, the realities of what they do regarding the attempts to adopt out good pets was a quickly learned harsh lesson, and one that has hardened their views on society a bit. Fact is, their eyes were quickly opened to the reality that no matter how hard their facility tried to adopt out every pet they received, a good majority of them would unfortunately need to be put down.

 

When I look over the PETA report, a couple of things seem VERY similar to that. For instance, in the year 2011, it was reported that they brought in 35 strays, and 1993 "surrendered by owner" pets. That means that 1993 pet owners dropped of their pets to this facility for whatever reasons they had. Of that total, 11 were "reclaimed by owner," 28 were "adopted," and a very large percentage of those remaining were euthanized.

 

Now while you can jump to conclusions and try to argue that PETA did little with their money to try and adopt out, I challenge you to volunteer at your local facility and see just how difficult that task really is. Fact is, most of the pets they have in their care were most likely dropped off by idiots. Idiots who took on the responsibility of trying to care for a dog, cat, etc., and then quickly realized it was too much for them. The scenario usually plays out like this: They bought little Johnny or Susie a cute puppy from their local pet store (which probably came from a puppy mill) or took in a stray cat which resulted from some other idiot not spaying or neutering their own, and then came to the conclusion that, A) it was too much of a hassle to care for, B) they were possibly allergic to it, C) it bit them, or D) take your pick from a million other excuses.

 

Now, if you're PETA or any other local Humane Society, how are you gonna advertise what most of the public subconsciously feels are "defective" pets? It's VERY difficult.....trust me. Don't believe me? Try sitting through an ASPCA Sarah McLachlan TV commercial. Truth is, every facility puts down MANY MANY more pets than they're able to adopt out. Think about it, if 1993 people surrendered their pets, and you're an organization built upon finding GOOD homes for them, it's a daunting task.

 

You can hate PETA all you want for their publicity stunts, but I'm fairly confident that their facility practices are probably fair and safe to both the animals and workers. The only way I'd be upset with their numbers is if they were proven to use gas chambers, which I did not notice in the reports, and would highly doubt anyway.

 

The internet is a wonderful tool, folks. Use it to educate yourselves a bit before spouting off on a subject you know little about.