Swiftboating The Crazies

In the War on Animals, you're either with us or you're against their enemy. Got it? Good. Volunteer ghost stringer & part-time grunt, Stiggy, has provided headquarters with this helpful link. It's a bloggocentric rundown of the recent brouhaha surrounding the news of PETA employees charged with animal cruelty. The original news reports were not particularly fascinating: dead pets in a dumpster. Some might be inclined to think that this is merely a case of PETA employees blowing off steam. Certainly it represents a stumbling block to those who seek to protect and coddle the enemy.

For a quick look at the logic that's being used to bludgeon PETA's reputation, let's take a look at this (via link above):

"In 2003, PETA euthanized over 85 percent of the animals it took in," said a press release from the lobby, "finding adoptive homes for just 14 percent. By comparison, the Norfolk (Va.) SPCA found adoptive homes for 73 percent of its animals and Virginia Beach SPCA adopted out 66 percent."

The center's David Martosko considered PETA's hefty budget -- reportedly, $20 million -- and many contributions from well-heeled Hollywood celebrities, then figured, "PETA has enough money in the bank to care for every unwanted animal in Virginia (where it has its headquarters) and North Carolina."

Excellent! Spreading the news that PETA murders animals will ruin this morally corrupt organization and clear yet another obstacle to the successful implementation of a final solution to the animal problem. Sure, a quick look at the financial reports for PETA makes it clear that it's a political action organization and not a homeless shelter for animals, but who cares!? Between the murder charges and the lunatic protests, their goose is cooked. And all I've got to say is "Yum".