<\/span><\/h2>\nPETA, considered by many to be the highest-profile animal rights group in the country, kills an average of about 2,000 dogs and cats each year at its animal shelter here. As recently as a decade ago, it was common practice at shelters to euthanize large numbers of dogs and cats that had not been adopted.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>Is PETA against owning pets?<\/span><\/h2>\nPETA informs policymakers and the public about animal abuse and promotes kind treatment of animals. PETA is an international nonprofit charitable organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, with entities worldwide.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>Why is PETA not good?<\/span><\/h2>\nPlease be assured that PETA does not oppose kind people who share their lives and homes with animal companions whom they love, treat well, and care for properly. However, we very much oppose the puppy mills and private breeders that supply many companion animals; PETA is absolutely opposed to all breeding<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>Why you should not support PETA?<\/span><\/h2>\n1. It promotes euthanasia. Animals spending their lives in shelters is something PETA abhors it feels that is not solving the problem of homelessness for them, but merely keeping them alive, according to the website. Animals need more than food and water they need companionship, playtime, and love.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>Does PETA support domestic animals?<\/span><\/h2>\nPlease be assured that PETA does not oppose kind people who share their lives and homes with animal companions whom they love, treat well, and care for properly. However, we very much oppose the puppy mills and private breeders that supply many companion animals; PETA is absolutely opposed to all breeding.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>Does PETA use violence?<\/span><\/h2>\nDoes PETA advocate the use of violence? PETA maintains a creed of nonviolence and does not advocate actions in which anyone, human or nonhuman, is injured. We are a legal activist organization that works to educate the public about the horrors of animal cruelty through peaceful, nonviolent means.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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