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the earth.” “I am not a morose person, but I would rather not be here. I don’t have any reverence for life, only for the entities themselves. I would rather see a blank space where I am. This will sound like fruitcake stuff again but at least I wouldn’t be harming anything.” “I openly hope that it [hoof-and-mouth disease] comes here. It will bring economic harm only for those who profit from giving people heart attacks and giving animals a concentration camp-like existence. It would be good for animals, good for human health and good for the environment.” “I will be the last person to condemn ALF [the Animal Liberation Front].” ALF is a violent domestic terrorist organization that claims to be anti-violent but has terrorized hundreds of people, committed millions of dollars in property damage through arson, sent letter bombs to targets of intimidation, and advocates violence as a means to an end. “Our nonviolent tactics are not as effective. We ask nicely for years and get nothing. Someone makes a threat, and it works.” “The bottom line is that people don't have the right to manipulate or to breed dogs and cats... If people want toys, they should buy inanimate objects. If they want companionship, they should seek it with their own kind.” “Pet ownership is an absolutely abysmal situation brought about by human manipulation.” “There is no hidden agenda. If anybody wonders about -- what’s this with all these reforms -- you can hear us clearly. Our goal is total animal liberation.” “One day, we would like an end to pet shops and the breeding of animals. [Dogs] would pursue their natural lives in the wild ... they would have full lives, not wasting at home for someone to come home in the evening and pet them and then sit there and watch TV.” “Even if animal tests produced a cure for AIDS, we’d be against it.” “In the end, I think it would be lovely if we stopped this whole notion of pets altogether.”

of millions of sheep annually. It's a dangerous and irresponsible campaign that will only lead to increased suffering and risk for sheep unless they get more responsible about it. All farmers face challenges to protect their animals from injury sickness and disease. In Australia we have to protect our sheep from flystrike. We have major breeding programmes under way to breed natural resistance in sheep, in the meantime, where-ever it is still needed, there have also been major improvements to the procedure to make it minimal and humane with the use of wound anaesthetics and antiseptics. Sheep farmers are pouring millions of dollars into constant welfare enhancements to protect our sheep humanely. PETA should help us address this health risk for our sheep responsibly. They should also take much better care of the health and welfare of the animals that they take in. They should treat them with love, food shealter and medicines - instead of going the simple cheap option of just putting them all down. We all know they have more than enough money for this.If you want to help sheep in australia, you should buy australian wool because it is money from the sale of wool that funds the responsible health and welfare programmes that are helping us to address this serious fly strike health risk for sheep in the safest most scientifically responsible and ethical manner available. If you want to help stray animals - write to PETA and tell them to stop killing them all and lspend their money looking after them better.

would mean they have a right to their own life lived with minimal or no human interference. PETA admits that domesticated animals now depend on humans and will likely need us for a long time to come. PETA advocates no "use" of animals because it feels humans consistently and perpetually misuse and abuse animals, 99% of which is true. Yes, there are good animal guardians. Yes, there are better ways to treat animals and worse ways. BUT, to dismiss PETA as a horrible organization is misjudging it entirely. They have been one of the most successful organizations in the world for changing how animals are treated for the better. Their outrageous antics help to draw attention to the plight of animals under human control. If you think you can do more or better, please feel free to step up and create the organization!