I’m quite familiar with PETA.
Unfortunately.
They’ve been a punchline on my channel a couple of times, actually.
But this time I thought, you know what, I’m not going make PETA a punchline in this video.
I’m going to make them a punching bag.
//roll intro Welcome to the definitive guide on PETA: People
for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Or as I like to call it, the Pathetic Evil Trash Association.
See, PETA’s mission statement is pretty straightforward: “Animals are not ours to
experiment on, eat, wear, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way”.
And if that’s all PETA was, I don’t think people would despise them so much.
But it’s-- we do.
But I figure we may as well start with the most disturbing, dark, ugliest place of the
entire internet, which also happens to be my favorite: Twitter.
“This sweet pig was so dehydrated she drank for nearly two full minutes when offered water.
Hashtag Reasons to Go Vegan.
Hashtag no it’s not.
Hashtag literally how—Like, okay, I’m in the target demographic, right?
I’m not a vegan yet, so this post is supposed to make me question that.
But the only thing this tweet really makes me question is . . . why can’t we delete
other people’s tweets?
Now, I’m not stupid—Well . . . am I?
. . . There was that one time—ooh.
Yeah, I am.
Now, I’m not so stupid that I don’t understand the issue.
In fact, the GIF itself was taken from a video that actually does show a pretty disturbing
pig farm, there’s like maggots and roaches, it’s in Indiana-- it’s just gross okay.
I mean, not because it’s Indiana.
But why say “Hey, look at this one pig farm in this state and how poorly they treat their
animals” to which people can respond “Okay, but that’s one farm” when you can just
say “Pigs thirsty.
That's all you need to know.
Now go vegan”.
Taking information out of context.
Check!
“If you eat meat, then shut up about the world being on fire”.
You would almost think this was a joke, right?
You would almost think this has to be ironic, but it’s not a joke, it’s just PETA.
Actually that’s kind of contradictory but you know what I mean.
“Hey how do you think we can let people know that if they care about the climate crisis
then they might want to look into how their eating habits are also negatively affecting
the environment?”
“We could just . . . tell them that?”
“But that’s not going to fit into a Tweet.”
“Um it definitely would fit, it’s like the exact length--”
“You’re right, we should just tell them to shut up”.
Putting down other world issues.
Check!
“You know what’s not a cute look?
Speciesism.
If you cuddle with your cat after eating a turkey sub, you’re probably speciesist.
Here’s how you can do better.”
Wow.
So now it’s an –ism.
Now it’s twitter-worthy.
PETA has given you the ability to cancel me for thinking that my hypothetical cat is more
important than the tuna I’m hypothetically feeding her.
I’m speciesist.
Specist?
I’m cancelled, that’s the point.
Or so you think.
But I stay one step ahead of the Twitter mob, so I’m going to go ahead and release my
apology video before I get cancelled.
Hi all.
I’ve had a continuous lapse in judgment.
And this is so hard for me, to make my tears look realistic, when it feels so to be so
young and have this fun and be successful . . . I’m so successful.
Speciesism.
I just-- Here’s how you can do bett-- Let’s find out how I can do better.
We are all the same in all the ways that matter.
It doesn’t matter what we look like-- Okay I actually completely agree with this
so far.
--what language we speak, or who we love.
It doesn’t matter if we have fur-- No . . . no?
This is too much.
Dehumanization: it’s the PETA way, cuz we are the same.
Oh- oh no.
Misleadingly attaching themselves to social issues, check.
And there you have it ladies and gentlemen: the PETA
playbook.
Spreading misinformation and taking information out of context, putting down other real world
issues, and trying to fit in with social issues that have nothing to do with the topic.
If you go to PETA's website or any of their social media platforms, just put on a hazmat
suit because that’s all you’re going to see.
Well you'll see that, as well as a very large donate button.
But you know, now that we’ve looked at how PETA operates online, it's not really that
bad, let’s take a look at how they operate in real life.
PETA has euthanized thousands of animals.
Look at this chart created by Dr. Stanley Coren which he compiled from information from
the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Over 10,000 animals between
the years 2007 and 2011 were put down at PETA’s shelters.
These people euthanized 95% of the animals that were in their care, and yet they claim
to care about vegan issues . . . but you know what?
Any vegans out there, feel free to educate me on how euthanizing 10,000 fits with vegan
ideals, because I wouldn’t know.
Advocating against animal cruelty while doing . . . that, is just one of the many issues
PETA has, and I feel like it's one of the more well-known ones.
So instead, I would like to focus on PETA's lesser-known grievances
I've organized them all into a little something I'm calling the Plainly Explained Timeline
of Atrocities, or PETA for short.
At least two PETA employees over the years were caught with other people’s pets, with
the express intention of euthanizing them.
The president of PETA, Ingrid Newkirk, believes that all pitbulls should be banned and euthanized,
saying quote “Those who argue against the euthanasia policy for pitbull dogs are naïve",
as well as “Pits can go to the shelter and save one of the countless other br--" Okay
you know what, this just sounds like it was written by somebody who hates pitbulls because
she was terrified of pitbulls as a child-- what I'm trying to say here is it sounds like
the perfect candidate to be the president of an animal rights organization.
PETA also donates their own money, giving $1500 dollars in 2001 to an organization called
the North American Earth Liberation Front, or as the FBI liked to call it, “the largest
and most active US based--” Oh . . . oh no.
Some unlucky soul in 2001 thought he was saving the turtles by donating $1500 to save the
turtles, but really it went to the FBI’s most wanted.
They also donated $70,000 to some guy who burned down a Michigan University research
lab, $27,000 to a different guy who burned down a different, Oregon University research
lab, and $7500 to some lady who tried to assassinate the director of a medical research lab--
Are you seeing a pattern here?
They also target children with disturbing advertisements, with content like these horrifying
comic covers or these demented video games—wait Pokemon Black and Blue . . . how is this even
legal?
Oh, it’s a parody.
So Nintendo couldn’t sue them.
Just like everything in this video is alleged.
So PETA can’t sue me.
Got it.
And those are just a few.
Relatively speaking, this timeline barely scratches the surface.
It makes things like spray-painting people's fur coats or coining the phrase “anti-animal
speech”, or doing this with your advertisements because I guess the old ones weren't working,
seem like child’s play compared to the rest of the absolute garbage this organization
loves to gets themselves into.
And yet, despite the fact that everything I just mentioned is public knowledge, and
some of it is common knowledge, they were still raised $50 million dollars in donations
in 2018 alone.
PETA’s supporters fall into two categories.
There's the people who have no idea that PETA is doing any of this, and would probably be
horrified to see this video.
And obviously, we can't really blame those people.
But then there are people who are well aware of PETA’s activities, and somehow come to
the conclusion that it's still a good idea to support them.
Never mind the fact that it takes, you know, a certain level of economic privilege to make
the decision to completely cut out animal products and animal farming from your life;
never mind the fact that there are many other cultures out there who have completely different
relationships with animals then our understanding, never mind all of that.
Everyone in the entire world is wrong, except people who specifically stick with PETA's
worldview.
So just follow them and give them money.
Okay am I talking about PETA or a cult because-- did I get my scripts mixed up?
Oh, no, this is the right one.
Some of these people really seem brainwashed.
“Thank you Amazing PETA protestors for your bravery and commitment to the cause!”
“Thank you for the support.
Join PETA in making a di'"-- oh it’s a link to their website, okay.
This has the same energy as that one clip from Megamind.
That's right, that's right.
That's right.
I love you Metro Man!
And I love you, random citizen!
And you can find interactions like this all over their social media.
In conclusion, "Animals are not ours to experiment on, eat, wear, use for entertainment, or abuse
in any other way.
But, euthanizing perfectly healthy animals for no reason is just fine.
Distributing hundreds and hundreds of videos of suffering animals for the sole purpose
of making millions in donation money is also fine.
And giving that money to dangerous people and de-humanizing everyone who disagrees with
us is perfectly fine, because we respect all animals except human beings."
And pitbulls apparently.
If you're thinking about cancelling your donation to PETA, you can just send it to your local
animal shelter instead, because with over 80% of PETA employees making between 35 and
50,000 dollars a year, they're probably a lot more comfortable than the animals in their
shelter.
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