People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has embarked on a
campaign encouraging the spaying and neutering of animals.
The leaflet
that it is distributing, "Pope Condom," shows an obviously doctored
picture of Pope Benedict XVI throwing a condom to a crowd.
There are two problems with this campaign: the leaflet exploits the
pope; and it demonstrates an incredible hypocrisy on the part of PETA.
Regarding the former issue, it is hardly news that PETA likes to hijack
Christian figures and symbols to pander its message, but to do this to
the pope shows how remarkably unethical this allegedly ethical
organization really is.
Regarding the latter, the statement accompanying this campaign says,
"It's sinful that millions of dogs and cats are killed every year in
animal shelters simply because there aren't enough homes for all of
them…."
What is truly sinful is how PETA lies.
In 2008, it was disclosed
by the Center for Consumer Freedom that PETA kills 95 percent of the
adoptable pets in its care.
Indeed, PETA delivered the death sentence to
21,339 cats and dogs between 1998 and 2008 at its headquarters in
Norfolk, Virginia.
There is something perverse about an organization that has to rip off
the pope while violating its own mission on a daily basis, just to stay
in business.
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