# PETA vs. McVeigh **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 24, 2001, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-vs-mcveigh/59310 "2001-03-24T14:39:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ThisYearsGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@ThisYearsGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisYearsGirl)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2001, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-vs-mcveigh/59310/21 "2001-03-25T16:52:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Flymaster > For the record, I’m not anti-vegetarian, I’m anti-PETA. If you are a member of PETA, then I’m anti-you, I guess, but if you’re not in PETA, I’m perfectly fine with people of all diets and fur wearing opinions. \*\* I am not a member of PETA (I am a member of [http://www.paws.org](http://www.paws.org), I own a shirt that says “Vegetarians Taste Better!”, and have done volunteer work at the Humane Society for four years, so people still see me as some kind of crazy animal rights activist. I’m not ragging on you either, I’m just pointing out that no matter what you eat, you’re “killing” vegetables. I am just really sick of people telling me that I’m a horrible person people I’m murdering innocent beets and carrots. It just doesn’t make sense. (note: I’m totally okay with people who eat meat. It’s a personal decision. I don’t push vegetarianism on people unless they argue with me about why I should eat meat, or why I’m dumb and crazy and a grade-A moron for being a vegetarian). ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2001, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-vs-mcveigh/59310/22 "2001-03-25T18:42:10Z")
PETA is desperate for members and want to shed their whacko image, so they are recruiting McVeigh to achieve those two goals in one! He is less whacko than they are! [sub]DISCLAIMER: This post in no way defends the condemned. I like the ground glass last meal idea, as long as it isn’t ground TOO finely.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Flymaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@Flymaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flymaster)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2001, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-vs-mcveigh/59310/23 "2001-03-25T19:34:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ThisYearsGirl \* > \*\*I am not a member of PETA (I am a member of [http://www.paws.org](http://www.paws.org), I own a shirt that says “Vegetarians Taste Better!”, and have done volunteer work at the Humane Society for four years, so people still see me as some kind of crazy animal rights activist. > I’m not ragging on you either, I’m just pointing out that no matter what you eat, you’re “killing” vegetables. I am just really sick of people telling me that I’m a horrible person people I’m murdering innocent beets and carrots. It just doesn’t make sense. > (note: I’m totally okay with people who eat meat. It’s a personal decision. I don’t push vegetarianism on people unless they argue with me about why I should eat meat, or why I’m dumb and crazy and a grade-A moron for being a vegetarian). > \*\* Only people in PETA will get any scorn from me for their beliefs, and that’s just because they would allow themselves to be associated with such an offensive organization. I didn’t mean to insult vegetarians, I was just going for a humorous social commentary and all that. Sorry if I offended anyone. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-vs-mcveigh/59310/24 "2001-03-26T02:51:50Z")
TYG-did you used to post on a board called Hissyfit? Anyhoo, I have no problem with vegetarianism. Just EXTREME anything. PETA pushes false information and goes to ridiculous extremes. (Although having them donate old fur coats to the homeless WAS very nice!) PAWS is cool, though. Although the really bad group is the Animal Liberation Force -the ones who want to end pet ownership. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-vs-mcveigh/59310.md?page=1)