The People for the Efficient Termination of Animals (PETA) is complaining that George W. Bush is breaking the law by not forcing our military to accomodate people's pets in the evacuation of Americans from Lebanon.

While our military is evacuating Americans out of Lebanon, those Americans are not allowed to brings their pets with them.

Certainly a sad story. As a pet owner, I hate to see these animals left to fend for themselves in a war torn country.

But I can't help seeing the irony in PETA using this scenario.

PETA is still the same organization that euthanizes tens of thousands of perfectly healthy, perfectly adoptable, dogs, cats, and other animals. They put them to death! This is also the same organization that takes your donations on the notion that they're animal lovers. Read the facts.

PETA has launched a new media campaign pitting itself as the lone savior providing a voice to the hundreds of dogs and cats abandoned in the streets of Lebanon. It's even urging everyone of us to write letters to George W. Bush pleading for him to "stop breaking the law".

What law? There is no law requiring the federal government to accomodate pets in an evacuation.

And with this, PETA looks really good, and ends up looking like a great organization to donate money to.

In reality, they use that money to euthanize more dogs and cats. Why? Because PETA believes the answer to animal suffering is get rid of animals! There's too many of them! It's backwards-thinking, but sadly that's their platform. The fact is that these animals being left behind in Lebanon, are better off there than in the hands of PETA.

Don't fall for the scam! Next time PETA asks you for money, I recommend to instead donate it to an animal rescue organization in your neighborhood. Animal rescues take in abandoned animals and actually nurse them back to health, and give them a permanent home until someone adopts them. Find a list of animal rescues on PetFinder.

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Previous articles about PETA...

• Petition to Remove Tax-Exempt Status From PETA, Jun 21, 2005


• PETA Employees Arrested for Animal Cruelty, Jun 17, 2005


• Company Sues PETA for Fraud and Conspiracy, Jun 7, 2005


• Fish Have Feelings Too, Nov 22, 2004