extremists are extremists.

I'm sure most animal rights activists would not go so far as arson, threats and kidnapping.

I've only met two animal rights activists and they are both childless women. Yes, they are a bit strange. They treat pets as if they were human. I think its mothering gone astray. Reminds me of those animals that raise animals of another species. Seems a bit perverse.

I'm not the best pet owner in the world and I'm sure they think I'm cruel. I like my cat but she has to pretty much make it on her own. I feed her and give her a warm place to sleep. It beats what the SPCA had in mind for her.

On the other hand, I find it very difficult to fork out money for all of the immunizations and innoculations they think I should give her. She's an indoor/outdoor cat and they think its negligent for me to let her outside. I think she's entitled to be a cat.

Sure, I check the labels and I don't wear many cosmetics anyway. Lets face it, pets are pretty far removed from their natural state. If you want to protect animals, protect the environment. Its more important to protect an entire species than it is to protect a population of pets that are out of control.

Domestic animals are a bit wierd, anyway. What a concept! If animal rights activists want to protect animals, perhaps they should discourage the breeding of pets, period. Animals should only live in their natural habitat.

Yes, using them for experiments is disgusting but....

ya gotta pick your battles.