PETA Vs. AKC: The Killers vs. the Wreckers

NOTE: This is a repost from 2.13/08

What do PETA and the AKC have in common?

Quite a lot: Neither one gives a damn about dogs; it's all about human ego.

For the AKC ribbon-chaser, owning a blue-ribbon dog is a way of suggesting that the owner might also be a person of "good breeding."

In short, the ribbon chase is not about the dog.

For PETA, animals issues are all about ego-inflating publicity and holier-than-thou brow-beating of anyone who likes a hamburger.

Once again, it's not about the animals.

As to the PETA notion that all dogs are equal, I suppose that's true if you do not pay vet bills, if you do not own a working dog, and if you do not much care if a dog has a brain or not.

And, of course, you also have to completely discount the fact that dogs are different from one breed or type to another.

A chihuahua is not a Saint Bernard, is not a terrier, is not a border collie, is not a borzoi.

The ironic thing here is that the Animal Rights folks rose to prominence by playing footsie with the Kennel Club set, and they often draw from the same demographics to this very day.

To read more see: "Intertwined Roots: Rosettes and Animal Rights"

To read about PETA Killing Dogs:

• PETA Taking Dogs from Shelters to Kill Them
• How many dogs did PETA Kill in 2006?
• Read this Blog Post or I Kill the Dog
  

To read about the AKC Wrecking Dogs:

• Inbred Thinking
• The Francis Galton Dog Show
• Rosettes to Ruin: Making & Breaking Dogs in the Show Ring

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