PETA AND THEIR SCARY TACTICS

PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is a proponent of euthanasia. The definition of euthanasia says that animals that are seriously ill are put to a painless death. It would be difficult to find a human being who would disagree with this function, but this is the only type of killing of animals that PETA will discuss; they are also accused of “euthanizing” (an incorrect use of the word) healthy animals. They receive several animals in their shelters and have not been able to find homes for all of them. The percentage of healthy animals that PETA has killed has been estimated to be 85% of the total number of animals rescued by them.

No matter how PETA tries to justify their practice of killing animals when they cannot find homes for them, it is not necessary to do so 85% of the time as PETA does. The Humane Society has discovered this to be the truth. The Humane Society of Nevada began to implement a strategy of refusing to kill the animals that are surrendered to them; as a result, they have saved 90% of their animals from the risk of being put to sleep. So it can be done and several other shelters have also gone out of their way not to kill their animals with even better results than the Nevada Humane Society.

PETA, which is in the business of recklessly ending the lives of animals, is protesting the actions of slaughterhouses in a new way. The Amityville house is currently on the market and PETA would like to lease it for the purpose of setting up a house of horrors which demonstrates the cruelty that is done to animals in slaughterhouses. “In our horror house, the sound of slaughterhouse blades whirring while animals scream for their lives would play over loudspeakers.” Tracy Reiman, vice-president of PETA wrote to the present owners of the Long Island home. Visitors would be able to see animatronic hens struggling for space inside tiny battery cages and lifelike ‘fish’ gasping for air as they slowly suffocate on the deck of a fishing boat.” Good luck with that one.

It is up to you to decide whether or not PETA can be a credible protector of animals. In an earlier post I had already mentioned that they were annoying. This latest move makes them even more so.

DAWN HELPS ANIMALS

Dawn dishwashing liquid has been in the business of helping to clean animals that have been the victims of oil spills. Bottles of Dawn dishwashing liquid have been donated to the efforts of those who wash animals that were coated in oil. The dishwashing liquid was just the thing needed to remove the oil from oil-soaked animals because it is gentle on feathers and skin and tough on greasy oil. Now everyone can help Dawn in this endeavor.

Dawn has begun to expand their reach into saving animals by donating money. With every bottle of Dawn that you buy you have the opportunity to donate $1.00 to The Marine Mammal Center and The International Bird Rescue Research Center, two of Dawn’s partners in animal conservation. It’s easy to do. All you have to do is visit the website at www.dawnsaveswildlife.com to activate your donation. There is a code printed on every bottle which you enter along with your zip code and the store you bought your bottle of Dawn from, click submit and you have contributed to saving animals in need.

This type of action is especially needed now because of the recent oil spill which continues to spew oil into the Gulf of Mexico. On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and has been releasing oil into the water ever since. As the spill continues more and more animals are in danger of being coated with oil which is dangerous for them. Cleaning them with Dawn will help them to survive. So buy a bottle of Dawn for the animals so you can donate a dollar to help clean them up.

PETA AND ITS OUTRAGEOUS TACTICS

I have considered the tactics of ecoterrorists who, for example, set automobiles on fire to save the environment even though the fire pollutes the air, as counterproductive to their cause to save the environment and animals. Other organizations also encourage their followers to perform stunts but with less dire consequences. PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, perform much more benign stunts in the name of saving animals.

PETA has targeted events such as fashion shows in the past. As may be obvious, PETA is against using fur such as happens when designers make fur coats. To show their disgust for the whole idea of fur coats members of PETA have shown up at fashion shows and interrupted the models of offending designers. They have also disrobed in a statement which says they “…would rather go naked than wear fur.”

These tactics, although they may offend some and interrupt the goings on of a fashion show, a dog show, etc., are not dangerous. The point PETA is making by performing these stunts is that they want to bring attention to the plight of animals. They do this very well because every time they show up to protest an event they become the main subject of the news. They may be annoying, but they have a good cause.

The Backyard

The Apollo fountain depicted in the photograph of “the backyard" can be found at the Palace of Versailles. This spectacular fountain is of Apollo, the Sun God, which had become known as the emblem of the king. It was sculpted by Jean-Baptiste Tuby from 1668-1671 for Louis XIV. This fountain helped to solidify the King's reputation as "the Sun King". The scene we are shown here is of Apollo driving his chariot across the sky.

On a nice, sunny day in April I took this picture on the grounds of this chateau where Marie-Antoinette once lived. It looked like a great sculpture to take a picture of but the photograph came out even better than expected, which is the reason it looks so good on mugs and mouse pads. It is an image deserving of being placed on several different canvases.

ECOTERRORISM IN THE NAME OF ENVIRONMENTALISM

Some people will do some horrible things in the name of saving the environment. A good example comes from the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) which destroys property in order to discourage what they see as the destruction of the environment. What is meant to be a good deed for the Earth is actually classified as ecoterrorism.

The particular brand of ecoterrorism that ELF engages in also has another noble idea; they express to their people that they never hurt an animal or a human during their acts of “protecting” the environment. That’s great, but they tend to set fires. A lot of animals and some humans can die in fires. They may want to re-think committing acts of ecoterrorism if they really do not want to harm a living thing.

The other reason to leave ecoterrorism behind would be because people cannot get behind their cause while they are destroying other people’s property and endangering lives at the same time. People who read this blog would be interested in helping the environment and animals, but the readers of this blog couldn’t possibly be for anything that could potentially hurt an animal.

In sum, ecoterrorism does not appear to be a good way to engender sympathy for your cause especially if your cause is on behalf of the environment. There are better ways to improve the environment. For example, the Los Angeles Zoo is in the business of improving the environment and natural habitats of endangered animals around the world. To further their work in this area, donations would help them more than setting something on fire and you will have a beautiful picture of an animal to cherish. Part of the proceeds from all products from Dyani’s Creations with a picture of an animal will be donated to the LA Zoo.

The Brilliance of Peacocks

The blue peacocks lives in India and Sri Lanka. They are large birds and are capable of flying even though their tails can be as large as five feet. It has been known that the male peafowl, known as the peacock, is the one that is colorful. The female peafowl is known as the peahen. The purpose of the colorful peacock’s feathers is to impress the peahens; they choose their mates based on the brilliance of the peacock’s feathers which come in colors such as blue, green, gold and red. The ones with the best colorful display are the luckiest in love matters and they may have the most peahens in their harems. It seems that the term "peacock" has been aptly used for some human males!

The Indian Peafowl has been bestowed with a well-deserved honor. India has designated the peafowl as its national bird. Pakistan also has similarly honored this bird by making it their provincial bird. It's no wonder since this bird can be so resplendent and that's a good image to have for a country.

The brilliant peacock shown in the picture was showing off its feathers in this moment and demonstrated what is so great about the peacock. This particular peacock resided at the Los Angeles Zoo where this establishment works to bring dwindling animal populations up to more plentiful numbers. You can help them in this endeavor by donating to the zoo and one way to do this is by purchasing a product with the picture of the peacock, or any of the other animals, from Dyani's Creations; a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the LA Zoo.