I can very well understand the point, but the fact is, if it's not working, then, it's not working. We need to create a campaign that will impress the majority in the world, which would ultimately educate and bring awareness. There is no point in creating a campaign that is only impressing the people that support it, because it ultimately does not benefit anybody, especially the animals.
I don't believe this is the right way to educate and bring awareness to people. But I do believe it is surely an effective way to turn most people off. Animal advocacy is about building respect for animals, and trust for the organization that promotes it. Other than only impressing those who approve of it, these actions as shown in the photos, do not impress the rest of the world who rather mock and laugh at it, thus, hurting and slowing down the cause itself, and it certainly does not help in building respect for animals nor trust for the organization that promotes it. While some may find this admirable and heroic; my own personal experience, observation and from the feedbacks from the majority tells me otherwise, and that most find this is comical and psychotic. To learn more about strategic animal advocacy, please visit: http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/detail/233001
Thank you.
January 28, 2007 03:24 PM
Children n Advertising
I believe most advertisers use children. WHY? They are our future and they are easily shocked in to believing what they see!! It is sad that PETA has done this to children.My children and I use gifs from the site, that is about it any more.
As an animal activist, rescuer, vegan I can NOT condone telling kids their mother are killers. That is pathetic and scary!! (TO ME)It is not only PETA using children and doing it with blood and gore- however this is the subject here, and I do hope they will remove it, but doubt it.
I will admit to having children who stay here be told we do not eat animals because we do not like how they are (not)cared for. Other then that I tell them to ask their parents. Trust me I tell their parents what goes on, it is up to them to go from there.
Thank you for having added this here. It is an example of extremism and shows another side of animal activism.
DC
I admire your determination in getting across your point of view regarding PeTA (I keep meaning to write to tell you). Anyway, those of us that are not so naive to the whole PeTA thing will continue to support you until something IS done about this EXTREMIST organization. Thanks on behalf of your support group.
August 16, 2005 06:28 AM
Petaphiles
Hi Bill, if my kids came home with any of these ads, I would raise H... (in capital letters). I can handle most things but cruelty to kids, old people & animals is not one of them!
Thanks for the info,
"Sam"
Let me tell you about a got milk? commercial that ran a year or two ago:
A boy and a girl are having breakfast in the kitchen. Their mother brings them milk, and the boy says "Milk's for babies" and the girl agrees "Yeah, babies" The mother goes on about how milk will make you strong or whatever, and then the boy says "Our neighbor never drinks milk, and look at him!" We see the neighbor outside with a wheelbarrow. He attempts to lift the wheelbarrow, but as he does, his arms snap off his body. "Uh oh" he says, looking at where his arms used to be. Inside, the children let out a blood-curtling scream. After which they begin gulping down as much milk as they can.
The screen goes black, and the logo and trademark phrase is heard: "Got milk?"
If that isn't terrorizing kids, then I don't know what is.
I saw that cake picture posted on PETA2, the PETA site for TEENS. Surely teens wouldn't be mentally damaged by that, would they?
The article-style Holocaust PETA picture, at closer inspection, is NOT from PETA, but from an organization based in Washington state. (PETA is based in Virginia, and formerly based in Washington D.C. A very long way from Washington state)
The Holocaust picture with the cow is one I have never seen on any PETA website. It could have been made by any animal rights organization or individual, since it does not have a logo on it to prove that it was made by a particular one.