# PETA nabs household pets & may kill them - What mandate are they operating under? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 26, 2015, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-nabs-household-pets-may-kill-them-what-mandate-are-they-operating-under/738607 "2015-11-26T05:26:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JcWoman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jcwoman/32/2889_2.png) [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-nabs-household-pets-may-kill-them-what-mandate-are-they-operating-under/738607/21 "2015-11-27T13:50:36Z")
> [@KarlGrenze](#): > > As to the first part, it is doubtful,… cost issues. It is waaaay easier to supply them with food animal scraps. > > Now to the second part, if you’re thinking of live pets, it is very unlikely they would take an adult animal as a research subject and place it in a research colony. Those places have tight biosecurity controls and the chance of introducing a “dirty” animal and introducing pathogens to the colony is too risky. > > Related to this, but it would require a different thread, stop being so much against animal testing and research done in animals. It can freaking helps animals too. There are numerous investigations in multiple fields using them, and the use of animals in any research facility worth its name is tightly regulated. Karl, thanks for the comments about euthanized pets in the pet food chain, good points. I’m always happy to be educated, especially on topics like this where barn-high bullshit is thrown around so vigorously. I’m also with you on the research aspect. I know that for most research they want very carefully controled test subjects, which is why they often breed their own (or have breeder suppliers). But never having worked in research, for all I know there is something they can do with random sourced animals. (The wikipedia page also does say that it’s more likely that stolen pets and shelter surrenders are used in dog fighting rings rather than research, and I agree that sounds more likely. Dog fighting isn’t regulated like research is.) I admit I’m very dubious about animal testing. Not 100% against it, but much of it worries me. Just for example, I learned that retired racing greyhounds were sold to labs for heart pacemaker testing in the early days of pacemakers and this was before the adoption community grew so large. It was either that or euthanize them, which of course they did also. But the dog owners could either dump them at a vet to be killed or sell them to labs and make a little money. Speaking pragmatically and from their perspective here. At the same time, I look into the eyes of my own hounds and shudder at the thought of them being test subjects. I appreciate that we now have good quality heart pacemakers thanks to all of those sacrificed dogs, but… it still makes me sad. I try to be rational, but I’m still human. :o ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-nabs-household-pets-may-kill-them-what-mandate-are-they-operating-under/738607/22 "2015-11-27T20:13:59Z")
**JcWoman** , are you able to direct me to the source of your post by the shelter manager? I know people that need to read it. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![JcWoman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jcwoman/32/2889_2.png) [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-nabs-household-pets-may-kill-them-what-mandate-are-they-operating-under/738607/23 "2015-11-30T13:59:41Z")
I actually don’t know the original author but it’s posted on many rescue organization websites and actually all over the place. Here are just a few: > **[What happens to dogs in shelters](https://akitarescue.rescuegroups.org/info/display?PageID=3247)** > > Akita Rescue MidAtlantic Coast, Inc. Web Site at RescueGroups > **[Animal Liberation Front - Petside](https://www.petside.com/animal-liberation-front/)** > > Petside.com is a major supporter in the fight against animal cruelty and animal welfare is at the heart of what we do. Our goal is to grow our site’s awareness and donate through advertising to charitable organisations involved in ending the... > **[Log into Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/notes/save-our-shelter-animals/you-cant-keep-your-pet-really-by-a-shelter-director-everywhere-edited-by-muttsha/453444494853)** > > Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. [http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sac/179052393.html?lang=en&cc=us](http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sac/179052393.html?lang=en&cc=us) > **[makeadifferencerescue.org - makeadifferencerescue Resources and...](http://ww1.makeadifferencerescue.org/2011/04/13/so-youre-thinking-about-giving-up-your-pet-you-might-want-to-reconsider/)** > > makeadifferencerescue.org is your first and best source for all of the information you’re looking for. From general topics to more of what you would expect to find here, makeadifferencerescue.org has it all. We hope you find what you are searching... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-nabs-household-pets-may-kill-them-what-mandate-are-they-operating-under/738607.md?page=1)