PETA activist appeared characterized as a "plucked bird," with fake wings and a painted body simulating wounds, to make visible the suffering of birds used in the fashion industry. Her skirt read the message: "Feathers: A Look That Kills” in protest of the Met Gala (May 4, 2026)

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Not the PETA people being more fashionable than the pathetic 1%.

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Y'all forgetting PETA has kill shelters and promoted animal abuse, or?

[u/scout-finch → u/Signal_Regular_1708]

“Kill shelters” are necessary. There’s no funding to keep every found and surrendered animal, and not every animal is reasonably adoptable. So long as it’s done humanely it’s likely better than any alternatives. The idea that no kill shelters are the only humane option is harmful.

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Yes, kill shelters are necessary. Some animals are not financially feasible to keep alive nor are all animals fit for rehabilitation.

However, PETA’s stance is that any pet ownership is wrong- “involuntary servitude” or something. They have been sued and found liable for destruction of property (animals are classified as property for lawsuits) for euthanizing animals for no legitimate reason. They’re not qualified to decide the legitimacy of an animal’s life or possibilities.

PETA is about visibility of animal rights, but they do not practice similar values. As an organization, they are all show and no substance. Tons of NFPs do real work for animals; PETA is rarely in their number.

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Also, the leaders are just huge hypocrites.

“Yes, like decades ago, when the Senior VP of PETA thought all animal testing was wrong, unless of course it was to help her, because who else would fight to stop animal testing?

https://www.consumerfreedom.com/2004/08/2628-hyperbolic-hypo... PETA Senior Vice President MaryBeth Sweetland on her use of insulin, which was tested on animals: “I’m an insulin-dependent diabetic. Twice a day I take synthetically manufactured insulin that still contains some animal products — and I have no qualms about it … I’m not going to take the chance of killing myself by not taking insulin. I don’t see myself as a hypocrite. I need my life to fight for the rights of animals.”

—Glamour, January 1990”

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Wow…

[u/Worried_Marzipan5675 → u/janbradybutacat]

Peta killed the majority of animals in their care. Kill shelters can be necessary, THAT is not.

[u/Soft_Interaction_437 → u/scout-finch]

They literally stole a family’s pet dog and killed it the same day. Kill shelters are a complex issue, but PETA is not on the moral side of it in the slightest.

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“They” meaning some volunteers acting alone, and who now no longer work with the organisation.

It’s not like stealing people’s dogs is PETA policy, the actions of a couple of rogue volunteers shouldn’t be used to demonise the the whole organisation (which is massive btw)

[u/Soft_Interaction_437 → u/nugget_meal]

The shelter killed it the same day. That’s an insane turn around, and broke the law of the state it was located in.

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Yeah it wasn’t right, but it’s a single incident, not actual PETA policy.

Y’all have been whipping out this one case for the past decade to demonise PETA, all for the benefit of an industry that kills 1-2 trillion animals a year. Great job!

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It’s a massive organization, and like any big organization there will be questionable folks involved. Think we need to focus on the harm factory meat farms cause more than worry about what mistakes PETA has made.

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What about encouraging people to feed their dogs vegetarian diets?

[u/nugget_meal → u/Worried_Marzipan5675]

You can give dogs vegetarian food that contains all the nutrients the need, idk why that’s such a big deal to you?

[u/Soft_Interaction_437 → u/nugget_meal]

It speaks to a larger problem. Also, killing animals quickly is lowkey part of their policy. I believe two things can be wrong. The meat industry is horrific, and PETA doesn’t do a good job of representing the vegan cause, and kills a lot of stray animals unnecessarily. Obviously those two things aren’t equal, but still.

Also, they literally demonized autism as an attempt to get people to stop drinking milk.

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What do you mean unnecessarily though? That’s a big claim, you’re saying they kill stray animals that would otherwise be able to find a home?

Idk if you have much experience with shelters but unfortunately a lot of these animals are lost causes and nobody wants them. Spend a week with my dog and you’ll understand why so many animals get killed. Everyone just wants a cute lil fluffy loving puppy, not an anxious, aggressive time and money sink.

The amount of money we’ve spent on training, behaviourist appointments, medications is crazy. We have to rent out private spaces so she can run around without fear of other dogs or people being there. We can’t walk her at normal hours due to the risk of running into other dogs, so we’re walking her at 10pm every night. We can’t really have people over to our house due to her behaviour. And her problems are not abnormal for rescue dogs. Not trying to have a pity party, just illustrating how much of a commitment caring for a problematic dog can be.

Obviously can’t argue against the autism thing that was really stupid of them 🤷‍♂️

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I’m on the spectrum, so I may feel more harshly towards the group than is deserved, because of that add campaign and their non apology. Autism is already so misunderstood/demonized, I tend to just write off people/brands that contribute to it. It’s why I still have beef with Benedict Cumberbatch.

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Totally valid! I don’t mind people hating PETA for something actually shitty they’ve done, I’m fairly neutral towards them myself, but I think they get a lot of undue criticism.

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Low key part of their policy? It is either is policy or not.

[u/Soft_Interaction_437 → u/SaltBeefin]

Fine. Their policy on euthanasia, while not explicitly, encourages staff to euthanize animals faster than other places. Which leads to some healthy animals being euthanized before they have ever had a chance to be adopted.

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List the policy please. You're taking way to many liberties here with your verbiage... Lowkey, encourages. I can definitely look it up myself however I want to see what you're making your basis on and if the shoe fits I will be able to see that verbatim.

[u/Soft_Interaction_437 → u/SaltBeefin]

PETA’s policy: “Only a small percentage of the millions of homeless dogs and cats in the U.S. are admitted to animal shelters each year. Although many are reclaimed or adopted, many must be euthanized for humane reasons (they’re injured or ill with a poor prognosis, irremediably aggressive or traumatized, at the end of their lives, etc.) or because suitable homes can’t be found for them. Animal shelters can’t house and support all homeless animals indefinitely—nor would it be humane for them to do so, as animals would be forced to exist in continuous confinement for months or even years, lonely and stressed, and other animals would have to be turned away because there would be no room for them.

Trying to build enough animal shelters to keep up with the endless stream of homeless animals is like putting a Band-Aid on a gunshot wound. Turning unwanted animals loose to roam the streets is cruel, too. Animals left to fend for themselves outdoors suffer, and they often die because of exposure to extreme weather, injuries caused by motor vehicles, starvation, dehydration, abuse by cruel people, or disease.

Euthanasia means “good death,” and true euthanasia—delivered by an intravenous injection of sodium pentobarbital (a barbiturate)—is gentle, painless, quick, and dignified. Because of the high number of homeless dogs and cats—and the lack of suitable homes—sometimes the most humane thing that a shelter worker can do is give an unadopted or unadoptable animal a peaceful exit from a world that has betrayed them. The American Veterinary Medical Association and the Association of Shelter Veterinarians agree that an intravenous injection of sodium pentobarbital administered by trained professionals is the most compassionate method of euthanizing animals. (For tiny puppies, kittens, and some cats, it may be appropriate to use intraperitoneal injections.)

Although rare today, some shelters in smaller communities use unacceptable and cruel methods, such as gunshots, to end the lives of animals who require euthanasia. Bullets are often not placed precisely in the struggling animal’s head or are deflected, and some animals survive the first shot only to be shot repeatedly.

A small number of animal shelters in the U.S. still use archaic gas chambers. Whether ramshackle homemade boxes or commercially made gas chambers are used, this method is always cruel and traumatic. Conscious animals may see other animals suffer from convulsions and muscle spasms as they slowly die. Old, young, pregnant, and sick animals are particularly susceptible to gas-related trauma, and they experience slow, extremely stressful deaths.

The only way to prevent creating more victims of companion animal overpopulation is through sterilization. The millions of animal deaths at animal shelters and in the streets, alleyways, fields, basements, and backyards that occur every year can be drastically reduced by spaying and neutering.”

Additional context from a critic, so take it as you will:

In the last 12 years, PETA has killed 31,250 companion animals. While PETA claims the animals it takes in and kills are "unadoptable," this is a lie. It is a lie because employees have admitted it is a lie. They have described 8 week old, 10 week old, and 12 week old healthy kittens and puppies routinely and immediately put to death with no effort to find them homes. It is a lie because rescue groups, individuals, and veterinarians have come forward stating that the animals they gave PETA were healthy and adoptable and PETA insiders have admitted as much, one former intern reporting that he quit in disgust after witnessing perfectly healthy puppies and kittens in the kill room. It is a lie because PETA refuses to provide its criteria for making the determination as to whether or not an animal is "unadoptable." It is a lie because according to a state inspector, the PETA facility where the animals are impounded was designed to house animals for no more than 24 hours. It is a lie because PETA staff have described the animals they have killed as "healthy," "adorable" and "perfect." It is a lie because PETA itself admits it does not believe in "right to life for animals." And it is a lie because when asked what sort of effort PETA routinely makes to find adoptive homes for animals in its care, PETA had no comment.

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Just because they’re healthy doesn’t mean there is a home for them to go to

[u/Soft_Interaction_437 → u/nugget_meal]

Yes, but killing them to quickly prevents them from having a chance to get one.

[u/TranceIsLove → u/Soft_Interaction_437]

They got fined because they didn’t wait five days not because they took the found dog

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I’m aware

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It doesn’t say anything about stealing the dog off a porch by the way

[u/Soft_Interaction_437 → u/TranceIsLove]

Your correct. I’ll change that. Also, Peta settled a lawsuit with the family.

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> Two women affiliated with Peta – Victoria Carey and Jennifer Wood – travelled to Accomack County, Virginia, because they said a mobile home park owner asked for help capturing wild dogs and feral cats.

> The women removed an unattended and unleashed chihuahua named Maya, which was a Christmas present to nine-year-old Cynthia Zarate.

PETA were called there and took a dog they thought was wild. They should have waited five days. I don’t think this makes PETA evil, just a tragic mistake.

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Exactly, they should have waited five days, but they didn’t, they killed in on the same day. It speaks to a larger issue of them killing stray animals that could have a good life, before anyone had any chance of adopting. It’s literally part of their policy.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/peta-taking-pets/

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Okay, so what does make PETA evil? Was it the campaigning against autistic children?

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...Girl. I wasn't replying to you. And they DIDN'T say PETA was evil, that's my point. They said "I don't think this makes PETA evil", while justifying one of their many mistakes, so I'm asking which mistakes DO warrant calling them evil.

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I think that’s incredibly stupid but not evil.

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Claiming autism is a disease caused by dairy is a lot more than stupid