More on PETA and euthanasia

[Guest guest]

I read a blog post this morning by no kill advocate Nathan Winograd.

While I differ with him philosophically, as somebody who has worked for

a long time in the field, he offers an interesting perspective on Mari's

question and Newkirk's blog post. It's worth reading in full.

 

http://www.nathanwinograd.com/?p=907

 

Two snippets:

 

" In a December 2, 2008 interview with George Stroumboulopoulos of the

Canadian Broadcasting Company, Stroumboulopoulos asks Newkirk: " Do you

euthanize those pets, the adoptable ones, if you get them? " To which

Newkirk responds: " If we get them, if we cannot find a home,

absolutely. " In short, Newkirk admits that PETA " absolutely " kills

savable animals. "

 

" ... PETA neither has an animal control contract, nor do they operate as

a rescue group. Any effort to offer a lifesaving alternative to killing

is dismissed as " no clue " or " warehousing animals " and any dissent by

employees or volunteers is allegedly punished by termination or ousting

from the group. In talking with an ex-PETA employee, he indicated that

during a staff meeting, he was subjected to a PETA video of this kind

(No Kill equals hoarding). Having lived in San Francisco during the

1990s when No Kill was in its heyday there and the San Francisco SPCA

the nation’s premier shelter, he openly questioned the veracity of the

information and was asked to his supervisor's office and terminated. "

 

The interview cited in the blog post is online at:

http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=946681339

 

The interview is worth watching starting from 8:40 through to the end,

as Stroumboulopoulos asks some very thoughtful questions. (The cited

quote occurs at 9:50)

 

Victor

 

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