AKC takes on PETA

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

http://www.akc.org/press_center/article.cfm?article_id=5056

The American Kennel Club® (AKC) and the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association (VVMA) have today issued statements to highlight their vehement disapproval of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)’s apparent policy of euthanizing animals frequently at its shelter in Norfolk, VA.

 Furthermore, the AKC has called for the PETA shelter to take steps towards balancing its adoption and euthanasia rates for dogs and cats in its shelter.

“While most shelters strive for a 90% re-homing rate, PETA is apparently proud of their 99% killing rate and callously boasts that the animals it rescues are ‘better off dead’.

That is an alarming ratio that should be fully investigated. PETA’s track record is absolutely unacceptable,” said AKC Chairman Alan Kalter.

 “Legitimate animal shelters in America re-home most of their sheltered animals. If some of Michael Vick’s fighting dogs can be rehabilitated and re-homed then PETA can – and should – do better. If they cannot – or will not – then they should leave sheltering to others.”

“Re-homing a dog is not always the easiest but it is AKC’s preferred route. PETA’s apparent lack of commitment to re-homing is hypocritical. 

Our experience, through AKC clubs’ rescue network, proves that a rescued dog can often thrive if given the much-needed love, medical care, rehabilitation and responsible placement into a new home. AKC is disgusted that euthanasia is seemingly so easily employed by PETA.”

“While it is true that some animals at shelters are too physically injured or psychologically scarred to be adoptable, many of them can be successfully treated, rehabilitated and adopted," said VVMA President, Mark Finkler, D.V.M. “Veterinarians throughout Virginia work with numerous shelters and rescue groups to assist in the care of these dogs and cats. It is disappointing to hear that PETA has a different philosophy regarding the handling of these abandoned and unwanted pets."

• AKC affiliated clubs and dedicated volunteers comprise the largest dog rescue group network in the country. www.akc.org/breeds/rescue
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• The AKC Humane Fund also supports rescue group activities through its Rescue Grants. Learn more at: www.akchumanefund.org
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• The American Kennel Club believes euthanasia should be employed only as a last resort when all reasonable efforts to place adoptable dogs have failed. At the same time, AKC recognizes that not all dogs are adoptable due to temperament and health issues.

Penn and Teller - P.E.T.A. (Full Episode)

"We are going to use the ballot box and the democratic process to stop all hunting in the United States ... We will take it species by species until all hunting is stopped in California. Then we will take it state by state." Wayne Pacelle, Senior VP Humane Society of the US (HSUS)

This 30-minute episode will tell you more about HSUS and PETA than 100 written articles will ever do. Sit back, turn on the speakers, cook up a good steak, open a beer or glass of wine and enjoy Penn and Teller's direct and enjoyable expose on PETA.

30 minute Penn and Teller Bullsh*t Episode on PETA

Humane Society of the United States Revealed for what they are.

SOAP BOX WARNING:

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) are NOT like the local chapters of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). 

Your local SPCA deserves all the support you can give them.

HSUS and PETA are not folks that Vizsla owners would want as neighbors. 

My guess is many of us have neighbors who support HSUS and PETA  by sending checks for what they think are helping shelters. 

In their mind the below is ugly. 

In their mind the below is a crime.

I, for one, hope the light of day shines on their operation and the U.S. Congress ends their tax-exempt status.

Will the next generation get to enjoy the Vizsla?

Post from last summer on the topic:

Animal Rights Extremists nearing victory in California

HSUS close to winning against "breeding" in California

Soap box warning!

Vizsla lovers around the U.S.  Please understand that the Vizsla, as a pure-bred dog, is under attack here in California. 

 "Mutts Rule" is the slogan most used by PETA and HSUS. 

I never want Redbirddog to be my political "soap box."  That is another aspect of my life that I try and keep separate from my love of Bailey and Chloe and the Vizsla world community.  

"Mutts do not rule in my world!"  Healthy breeding practices should be applauded and not held in ridicule by uninformed animal rights activist.


The way it is going, I will need to show pictures of a Vizsla to my grandchildren so they can know what a Vizsla looked like.  I'd rather have them grow up around these wonderful dogs. - Rod

The notice was sent to me by Gordon and Linda Strohmeier. San Franscisco Bay Area Vizsla lovers for over thirty years.
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"Alert your friends, neighbors, and co-workers!"

SB 917 was slyly passed the Assembly last night  (July 11, 2011) and is on its way to the governor’s desk!  I am sure HSUS pushed Lieu very hard to do this quickly because they know people are very upset about this bill and that opposition to it is exploding throughout California and beyond. This is HSUS’ last ditch effort to save their bill.

I just received word from Diane Amble that she has been contacted by a major television news outlet about her recent article in “American Thinker”.

http://redbirddog.blogspot.com/2011/07/animal-rights-extremists-nearing.html

 The reporter will be exposing AB 1117 and SB 917!!  Stay tuned. More to follow as news breaks about this!!!

We are doing a great job everyone! We need to keep doing what we are doing. Please follow the instructions below.

We must all contact the following people and media immediately. To oppose SB 917, we must now melt down the phone lines and fax machines at the governor’s office.

 This is make or break time folks!!

Also, for now we need to contact on these media sources. The Sacramento Bee and Aroundthecapitol are go to news venues for Jerry Brown. They need to be informed about these horrid bills and why their passage will be terrible for California .

Here is the critical contact information:

You may contact Governor Jerry Brown by :

Phone: (916) 445-2841

Fax: (916) 558-3160

Or write to the  Sacramento Bee

2100 Q St., Sacramento , CA 95816

P.O. Box 15779, Sacramento , CA 95852

(916) 321-1000

Go to this link and hammer it with our opposition hard!

http://www.aroundthecapitol.com/email.html

The Animal Rights Extremists Nearing Victory in California

My caution: Political statements may offend some.

Article by Diane Amble - July 7, 2011
Diane is with the California Animal Voters Alliance.


Picture below and You Tube video above I pulled from the internet


"It is becoming clearer with each passing day that something is terribly, terribly wrong in California.

Gradually, unnoticed by most, California is slowly deteriorating over time like a grand old mansion with a steadily crumbling foundation. The California Dream is slowly dying and what seems to be rising from the ashes is a nightmare.

Why? How did this happen? The answer is quite simple. Deliberate and strategic social and political engineering by motivated special interest groups. These groups seek to force their agendas upon us via carefully crafted and legislated mandates.

The most powerful, dangerous, and influential of these groups are found in the realms of environmental activism (green groups) and animal rights. Homeland Security has identified in an official national security report that these groups constitute one of the most dangerous terrorist threats to America on a par with Muslim jihadists. While we have been busily pursuing our livelihoods and enjoying our families and animals, these dangerous groups have been stealthily working behind the scenes to gain more and more political power and influence over us all.

Among the more potent of these special interest groups are HSUS (Humane Society of the United States) and PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). HSUS is the richest and most politically powerful Animal Rights organization in the world. They seek to synthesize an unnatural world devoid of all animal use including the abolition of pet ownership and animal-based farming. Their ultimate goal is nothing less than the extinction of all domestic species.

Here is one of the more infamous quotes from the president of HSUS, Wayne Pacelle, which clearly conveys this horrific goal:

"We have no ethical obligation to preserve the different breeds of livestock produced through selective breeding ...One generation and out.
We have no problems with the extinction of domestic animals. They are creations of human selective breeding. " 
      - Animal People News, May 1993

PETA, funded by the leftist Tides Foundation, is no less radical in its beliefs as conveyed by President Ingrid Newkirk:

There's no rational basis for saying that a human being has special rights. A rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. They're all animals." - Ingrid Newkirk,  Washingtonian magazine, Aug. 1986
"Humans have grown like a cancer. We're the biggest blight on the face of the earth." - Ingrid Newkirk, Washingtonian magazine, Feb 1990

Shockingly, PETA kills over 95% of the animals it takes into their Norfolk, Virginia "shelter" annually according to state records. One can only assume that they equate death with kindness.

Unbelievably, HSUS, and to a lesser extent PETA, have grown into well-funded juggernauts with tremendous political influence at the local, state, and federal levels in the United States. HSUS pushes for a thousand-plus laws on all levels per year to usher in its brave new vegan vision. Most of this lobbying activity appears to be illegal and based upon fraudulent fundraising activity. There is an ongoing IRS investigation into this matter. Meanwhile, PETA's focus is the media, education, and influencing public opinion to embrace the animal rights agenda. Horrifically, they have been incredibly successful to this end.

It has long been the goal of HSUS and PETA to "capture" California and to mandate veganism through carefully worded and placed state laws. The "capture" of California would be the crown jewel of their animal rights movement knowing that as goes California, so goes the nation.

To this end, HSUS has ushered forth SB 917 and AB 1117. 

SB 917 will legally redefine the term "animal cruelty" with purposefully overbroad and poorly defined law to include the transportation, display, and all sales of animals on public property.

Think carefully about that. This would mean that if you walk your dog or if your cat suns herself in your front yard you are, be the strictest interpretation of this law, "displaying" an animal and are guilty of "animal cruelty," which will be a misdemeanor replete with arrest, jail time, seizure of your animal, and punitive fines. If you transport rabbits to a show or take your dog to the vet you would, according to SB 917, be committing an act of animal cruelty. If your child gives away kittens in front of Walmart, she will instantly become a criminal in doing so.

AB 1117 further expands the scope and reach of SB 917 by mandating seizure of all animals in one's possession if a single act of "animal cruelty" has occurred (see SB 917). Heavy fines and "upkeep" fees are then levied against the owner for each animal seized. AB 1117 allows for the killing or other disposition of seized animals before the accused can prove innocence in court. This bill allows for the destruction of evidence and the theft of real property under the color of law.

Furthermore, if the accusation is founded (remember all evidence has been destroyed or disposed of) then the accused will not be allowed to own any animal again for 5 years. All other people living with the accused are bound by the same mandate. It does not take a lot of imagination to figure out how such bills might destroy all animal-based agriculture, pet breeding, and animal ownership in California.

Both of these bills have nearly passed through both the California Assembly and Senate. If you find this both shocking and terrifying, then please immediately contact your representatives at the state and federal levels.

 Contact the governor of California and urge him to veto both SB 917 and AB 1117.

Governor Brown contact link

After contacting your representatives, it is equally important to inform as many people as possible to do likewise. Tell family members, friends, co-workers, and anyone else you can think of about these dangerous bills. Contact your local Tea Party and as many groups who have an interest in animal ownership that you can. Write to the editor of your local paper to get the word out. Knowledge is power. With knowledge and the fortitude to oppose those in power who push for these laws, we can effectively fight back against these highly influential animal rights special interest groups (HSUS and PETA) to save animal ownership in California."

published in American Thinker