In early December, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals released a list of “nice” and “naughty” toys to “help compassionate Santas choose” gifts, which was typical of PETA’s over-the-top nonsense.
The animal rights group, for example, panned “Toy Biz’s violent Electric Whac-A-Mole Game, a dangerous toy considering that the link between cruelty to animals and violence toward humans is well known.”
It also complained about a “Got Milk?” puzzle claiming that, “Milk is cruel to cows and has been linked to childhood ailments including earaches, allergies, juvenile diabetes, and obesity.”
PETA’s press release quotes its education manager Danielle Moore saying,
Everyone is truly thinking about peace on Earth and goodwill to all now — and that has to include the animals, too. Gifts can be great for encouraging kindness to animals and empathy.
If Moore really wants to encourage empathy, maybe she could convince PETA to stop openly promoting animal rights violence.
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PETA’s annual “naughty,” “nice” lists help compassionate Santas choose. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, December 5, 2001.