makenzie71 said:
I'm not making smug replies. I'm looking for proof that PETA supports breed specific banning...I can't find any myself, despite the fact that a vast number of people seem to be under the impression that PETA
does support it. I have no proof to the contrary, nor am I trying to prove the contrary...and if PETA doesn't support, why would proof be available?
because PETA is known for their outright truthfulness and honesty, right?
they've never exaggerated, hid information, or been deceptive. never. nope, not them. everything on their website is the truth, whole truth and nothing but the truth.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/06/08/EDGDLD4G1S1.DTL
straight from the chronicle.
or perhaps, what used to be on ingrid's website she has now taken off? notice that internet cache's of the website no longer work?
As PETA's Ingrid Newkirk says, "How people can fight breed bans - in other words, how they can fight to keep on breeding a particular breed-is beyond me, unless they are dogfighters or similar. Aren't we supposed to be against breeding if we care about dogs? Here's why I support breed bans:
1. We have an overpopulation problem that means millions of dogs are killed every year for lack of good homes, so a breed ban on any breed or, preferably, all of them, can only reduce the flow of new dogs coming into a world that can't accommodate those already dying for a place. Who cares if someone wants to outlaw pit bulls, dachshunds, or poodles? Those of us who deal with overpopulation are opposed to all breeding, so why insist that pits or any dog still be allowed to breed? That's crackers!
2. We don't have to throw the baby out with the bathwater. If someone proposes banning pits, we can make sure that this great law contains a grandfather clause so that no pits already born have to be given up if their people value them. If existing dogs aren't affected, what's the gripe? That we aren't allowing more of them to be bred? Are we dog breeders or dog protectors? And let's modify the law further to require sterilization of existing pits. That means that people who would like to care for and love a dog after the existing one has passed on won't be allowed to breed more just because they fancy a look or whatever it is they fancy (as if a dog is like a car that you pick and choose a model). Rather, they can actually show they care by adopting an equally wonderful but so far unwanted dog from death row."
(source:
http://www.ingridnewkirk.com/archives/2005/07/lets_face_it_br.html)
(this is from animalrightsmalta.com)