Petition To Rescind PETA's Tax-Exempt Status

Sign The Petition To rescind PETA's Tax-Exempt Status



http://www.consumerfreedom.com/headl...ADLINE_ID=2320





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James Ehlers

Outdoors Magazine
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Outdoors Magazine wrote:

Sign The Petition To rescind PETA's Tax-Exempt Status

http://www.consumerfreedom.com/headl...ADLINE_ID=2320

Before I sign any petition of this sort, I would like to see chapter and
verse on the laws that they (PITA as an organization, not just
individual members. Its an incorporation thing, don't ya know.) have
broken that would preclude them from getting tax-exempt status. I'm not
a fan of PITA, but just saying "I don't like them so I don't think they
should be tax exempt" is not a valid argument. I don't like organized
religion so should I start a petition to have all churches removed from
the tax exempt roles? How many people have died from the results of
organized religion vs. the results of eco-nuts?
Frank Reid

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 10:05:21 -0500, Francis Reid wrote:

Outdoors Magazine wrote:

Sign The Petition To rescind PETA's Tax-Exempt Status

http://www.consumerfreedom.com/headl...ADLINE_ID=2320

Before I sign any petition of this sort, I would like to see chapter and
verse on the laws that they (PITA as an organization, not just
individual members. Its an incorporation thing, don't ya know.) have
broken that would preclude them from getting tax-exempt status. I'm not
a fan of PITA, but just saying "I don't like them so I don't think they
should be tax exempt" is not a valid argument. I don't like organized
religion so should I start a petition to have all churches removed from
the tax exempt roles? How many people have died from the results of
organized religion vs. the results of eco-nuts?
Frank Reid


The problem I have with it is that some of the members of Consumer Freedom
are a bigger threat to fishing than PETA, which I consider a minor
annoyance. Consumer Freedom is a lobbying group that supports factory
farming, including salmon farming, developers and has a general anti-clean
air and water agenda. In this case the enemies of my enemies aren't my
friends. A curse on both of them.


g.c.

(George Cleveland)

The problem I have with it is that some of the members of Consumer Freedom
are a bigger threat to fishing than PETA, which I consider a minor
annoyance.

Trust me, in the areas where PETA has had some success, (MA for one), they are
far more than a "minor annoyance". I don't know jack **** about Consumer
Feedom, so I'll trust you on that one.


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller

Please excuse my ignorance on this, but could you detail some of the success
they have had in MA? Other than throwing red dye on fur coats, and getting
the film industry to add the stupid disclaimer that no animals were harmed
during the shooting of this movie, I wasn't aware of any big successes they
have had (but I am probably just not in touch with what they are doing).
Mostly my opinion is that PETA is simply a PITA bunch of veggies that
occasionally file a meritless but sensational lawsuit to get their name in
the news - kind of like the ACLU for animals. (That ought to get a rise).

Jim Ray

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"George Adams" wrote in message
...
(George Cleveland)

The problem I have with it is that some of the members of Consumer
Freedom
are a bigger threat to fishing than PETA, which I consider a minor
annoyance.

Trust me, in the areas where PETA has had some success, (MA for one), they
are
far more than a "minor annoyance". I don't know jack **** about Consumer
Feedom, so I'll trust you on that one.


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only
dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller

Jim Ray wrote:

kind of like the ACLU for animals. (That ought to get a rise).

The ACLU defends EVERYONE's rights under the Constitution, including
yours. Some people see them defending some scumbag, like a Nazi marcher
or a terrorist suspect, and jump the the wrong conclusion.

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

"Jim Ray" wrote in message
...
Please excuse my ignorance on this, but could you detail some of the
success
they have had in MA? Other than throwing red dye on fur coats, and
getting
the film industry to add the stupid disclaimer that no animals were
harmed
during the shooting of this movie, I wasn't aware of any big
successes they
have had (but I am probably just not in touch with what they are
doing).
Mostly my opinion is that PETA is simply a PITA bunch of veggies
that
occasionally file a meritless but sensational lawsuit to get their
name in
the news - kind of like the ACLU for animals. (That ought to get a
rise).

Unless you've got a long standing habit of inhaling petroleum
products, being stupid is probably not something you accomplished on
your own. That is to say, you were almost certainly born that way.
This being the case, it is difficult to understand why you consider it
a source of pride. Perhaps you could shed some light on this puzzle?

Wolfgang

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
...

"Jim Ray" wrote in message
...
Please excuse my ignorance on this, but could you detail some of the
success
they have had in MA? Other than throwing red dye on fur coats, and
getting
the film industry to add the stupid disclaimer that no animals were
harmed
during the shooting of this movie, I wasn't aware of any big
successes they
have had (but I am probably just not in touch with what they are
doing).
Mostly my opinion is that PETA is simply a PITA bunch of veggies
that
occasionally file a meritless but sensational lawsuit to get their
name in
the news - kind of like the ACLU for animals. (That ought to get a
rise).

Unless you've got a long standing habit of inhaling petroleum
products, being stupid is probably not something you accomplished on
your own. That is to say, you were almost certainly born that way.
This being the case, it is difficult to understand why you consider it
a source of pride. Perhaps you could shed some light on this puzzle?

Wolfgang


Perhaps "ridiculous" would have been a more appropriate word choice. Then
again, if it makes the PETA folks happy, so be it. I am seldom in the
theatre long enough to see that part of the credits anyway.

Jim Ray

"Jim Ray" wrote in message
.. .

Please excuse my ignorance on this, but could you detail some of the
success
they have had in MA?

In 1996, using a well funded disinformation campaign, PETA was able to convince
the residents of MA to pass Question 1, which for all practicle purposes
outlawed trapping. There has since been an explosion in the beaver population
that has caused a great amount of damage, and has established thousands of
acres of new mosquito habitat, at a time when West Nile Virus and Eastern
Equine Encephalitis are on the upswing in southern New England.

Question 1 also changed the makeup of the Fisheries and Wildlife Advisory
Board. The board is the final word on hunting and fishing regulations, and the
passage of Question 1 opens the door for PETA candidates to be appointed to the
board. The members of the board serve at the pleasure of the Governor, and thus
far the apointees have been reasonable people who are well versed in
environmental sciences, and tend to leave the decisions to the wildlife
proffesionals. When PETA gains a toehold on the board, it will be the beginning
of the end of hunting and fishing in MA.

Any organization operating against your interests that is as well funded as is
PETA, is quite dangerous.


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller

"George Adams" wrote in message
...
"Jim Ray" wrote in message
.. .

Please excuse my ignorance on this, but could you detail some of the
success
they have had in MA?

In 1996, using a well funded disinformation campaign, PETA was able to
convince
the residents of MA to pass Question 1, which for all practicle purposes
outlawed trapping. There has since been an explosion in the beaver population
that has caused a great amount of damage, and has established thousands of
acres of new mosquito habitat, at a time when West Nile Virus and Eastern
Equine Encephalitis are on the upswing in southern New England.

Question 1 also changed the makeup of the Fisheries and Wildlife Advisory
Board. The board is the final word on hunting and fishing regulations, and the
passage of Question 1 opens the door for PETA candidates to be appointed to
the
board. The members of the board serve at the pleasure of the Governor, and
thus
far the apointees have been reasonable people who are well versed in
environmental sciences, and tend to leave the decisions to the wildlife
proffesionals. When PETA gains a toehold on the board, it will be the
beginning
of the end of hunting and fishing in MA.

Any organization operating against your interests that is as well funded as is
PETA, is quite dangerous.

Here's another oldie but goodie: http://tinyurl.com/32gmp. Read the "Fish Story"
section.
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TL,
Tim
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