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Does PETA-bashing help animals?

January 22, 2010 @ 6:42 pm

To set context, PETA recently released a racy 2010 “State of the Union Undress,” raising an outcry from various abolitionist vegan quarters. One of my heroes, PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk, responded.

I myself ask if PETA relies too much on sexism, shock and B-list celebrities, and whether or not these aspects of their work detract from the cause. I’m a PETA member, I’ve demonstrated with PETA members, and I’ve attended seminars on why they take the approach that they do.

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