Posted by Tina, Vancouver on June 22, 2009:

After PETA's ignorant rant about the veterinarian conference in Seattle regarding the Flying Fish folks from Pike Place Market, the totally stupid thing with the President and the fly did not surprise me! The deal with the flying fish is that it is a team building experience. My old company had us watch a video the fish market made about it, and we were quite fascinated. But PETA had a problem with people throwing dead fish around, since the fish had rights, too! They had feelings! Good grief!!!!! They are DEAD! They are FOOD!!! But the vets were scared enough to say they would substitute fake fish (or possibly the rubber fish PETA said they'd provide).

And now the Prez and the fly. Give me a break!

Posted by Don in Japan on June 22, 2009:

Wow... I don't know jack about PETA, but I can tell a one sided smear job when I read it. Talk about slanted, biased, and one sided. Whenever someone (you included Randy) spins a yarn like this that doesn't even try to give credible rational explanations for the opposite side's actions and points of view then there's no point in listening to them. This is just a waste of time.

If demonizing the other side is required to "win" your argument, then either you're not very bright or you think your audience isn't very bright.

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Oh dear: where do I start on this? So one tack might be, you jump in to express your views on a subject you "know jack about" and give one side. So your argument is that there's "no point in listening" to such. You really thought this out, didn't you, Don?

But let's talk reality. PETA spends millions of dollars and tens of thousands of hours per year to get their message out, and most journalists just go with their outrageous messages without comment. But I dared to comment with facts gleaned from where? PETA's own records! to bring just a little light to the other side. And I gave PETA space to present their unedited reply. Yet you call that little flicker of light against PETA's propaganda "biased" and not worthy of listening to. You can bury your head in the sand if you wish, but I won't. You may choose to plug your ears to protect your ignorance, but I won't. I think it's rather clear who here is "bright" and who isn't. -rc

Posted by Flip in Pittsburgh on June 23, 2009:

Concerned about bugs? I wonder if any PETA employees drive cars at over 5-10 MPH, walk on grass, etc. I wonder how many dust mites they kill when they launder their bed linens or vacuum their carpets?

Posted by Frank, Phoenix on June 23, 2009:

I hope you never tire of exposing the stupidity of the people that surround us. Your exposure of the PETA fiasco is sorely needed. When I saw them take the Prez to task for killing a fly, I knew someone (maybe many someones) had a screw loose. A FLY is a freaking insect and insects will outlive humans regardless of what we attempt to do to exterminate them. It frankly pisses me off that PETA gets so much publicity and not enough bad press. Alas, such is life. Thanks for exposing their hypocrisy. Keep at it.

Posted by Stephanie of San Jose, CA on June 23, 2009:

Well, I can't say that I'm surprised that PeTA was finally caught dumping animals that they killed. I'm just surprised that it took so long for it to happen.

Penn & Teller's show BS brought this to light in their second season. You can find the episode on YouTube if you just type in "Penn Teller PeTA". Do be warned that if you haven't seen the show before, Penn is not at all adverse to using 4 letter words.

The people at PeTA are bunch of hypocrites that should be ashamed of themselves.

Posted by Bob, Nevada on June 24, 2009:

Hmm. Peta is now attacking people who kill nasty insects? What's next, attacking researchers who attempt to kill viruses? It appears that they will do anything to get more donations from people who are ignorant of their tactics.

Posted by Bill, Oregon USA on June 26, 2009:

I have this page bookmarked, and regularly send people to it when they make the slightest pro-PETA noises. Then I send them to www.seakittens.com.....a clear sign that PETA have totally lost their grip on reality if ever they had one.

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Just a note of warning: the "Seakittens" domain redirects to the PETA site. -rc

Posted by Gerry (Boise, ID) on June 27, 2009:

"Just imagine if the $29 million they collected last year actually went to local SPCAs!"

Sounds like that's the reason they do what they do. It's the money.

Posted by Kim, Japan on June 27, 2009:

I've heard terrible stuff for years about PETA.

Generally, you're better off donating to a local group, where you KNOW where your money is going -- in this case, your local animal shelter -- than some national or international organization where mysterious people spend your money on heaven-knows-what. In this case, they spend the money on lobbying, idiotic commentary about the President, and equipment to kill animals.

Similar things hold true for a lot of "charitable" organizations. Years ago, I stopped donating to United Way because I have no idea where they'd send my money to -- and of course all that bureaucracy and lobbying wastes a lot of money, too.

For those who have posted on here saying "why are you so upset about PETA" and the like, I ask them to read more carefully what you posted here, and what others are saying. Yes, there is a lot of junk on the internet, but there's also a lot of valuable information. PETA may have started out with the noblest of intentions, but I think the nobility is long gone now.

Posted by Robert in Missouri on June 28, 2009:

I used to be on their mailing list. Suffice it to say after reading about their idiotic screed regarding President Obama killing a fly as well as the story that they kill animals entrusted to them for placement, I am no longer on their mailing list. If there is one thing I can't stand, it's hypocrisy.