Free stickers from PETA

[luinecu]

PETA is giving away free "Fake for the animal's sake" stickers.

http://www.peta2.com/WhoseSkin/free_stickers.asp

Yeah.. not a fan of PETA, but I'll take their free stickers :P

Comments

[sincerely_drew]

Not very familiar with PETA so I'm curious why you're not a fan of them?

Anybody feel free to answer ;-)

[princess_marcus]

Also PETA has a long history of running some seriously sexist advertisements...which is weird considering how many of my vegan friends are feminists.

[owlsie]

They're obnoxious. They're also hypocritical, apparently their shelters euthanize more animals than every other shelter in the US combined.

[miss_bonzai]

Do you have a source for that stat? I know peta euthanizes (and I'm not pro-peta), but I find that very hard to believe.

[moonlitdorian]

Only you'd be promoting PETA if you used the stickers.

[luinecu]

I'm aware of that. But I'd also be educating on the brutality of wearing animal skins, and it would act as a potential conversation starter to bring up animal rights issues with people.

It's the message that sticks with people, not necessarily the brand.

[moonlitdorian]

I think I was unclear. It's true that people probably won't remember where the sticker was from. But I think that anyone who can see the problems with PETA should be unwilling to use and promote their campaigns. I think the process by which one promotes animals rights is an important as the results, and PETA is not an acceptable process.

However, my approach is informed by a specific background, and other good, ethical people could come to a different conclusion. So.

[owlsie]

i think quite a few people might dismiss such a message based purely on the fact that it has a PETA logo on it. Which is an illogical reason to dismiss something, but PETA's reputation is that bad, it's not surprising.

You can make your own stickers very cheaply, i do! http://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade-Stickers/

[th1rteenhearts]

Thanks for sharing ^_^ Im not a big fan of PETA either, but hey, I like free and its not like Im giving them money by accepting their free stickers.

Most of the people I know are aware that I dont really support PETA, so having these stickers around will hopefully remind them that animal rights are a big deal, regardless of who's logo is on them.

[kirbyish]

I'd rather pay for something that supports an animal activism group that does good work. :P

[sincerely_drew]

As one who is new to veganism I need to be educated as to what PETA can do with the animals they can't shelter any longer. I just really want to like PETA! They helped me tremendously in transitioning to veganism over the last couple years. I feel they do good outreach and are trying to bring about real social change.