PETA: WoW 'Seal Hunt' Clarification

A spokesman for PETA has contacted IncGamers regarding the upcoming World of Warcraft "seal hunt" campaign, to clarify the goals and motivation behind the event.

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has organised an in-game gathering where WoW players may join with PETA members to defeat a team of four baby seal killers. Misleading rumours of an in-game protest or demonstration has been spread on the internet, but PETA spokesman, Dan Shannon, got in touch with them to clear this up and explain what the organisation hopes to gain from the activity.

[iceice123]

When I glanced at this I thought there was going to be an in-game event to kill seals.

[Maticus]

Heh, not really PETA's policy :D

[Leord]

Hehe, I think a lot of people got mixed up about it, lol =)

[Malfurion]

4 Horde players are going to be killing them, anyone with PETA has to stop them.

[Montrealien]

The seal hunt activists are the biggest attention wh*res, there are bigger problems people. much much bigger problems to be an activist for. Sadly they don`t have as cute a face then a baby seal and are not as marketable.

Infact, it has been illigal to hunt that white coat baby seal they always parade around in pictures for over 20 years now.

These groups are a joke here in Canada and speard nothing but miss information, the seal hunt is an industry like fishing and the lifely hood of a whole seaside community and the spread are far from being instinct atm, infact they are thriving, even with the yearly seal hunt.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/back...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/back...

[Anon1974]

Good info.

[Maticus]

I think the WoW community reaction to this is pretty disgusting actually.

Why the hate for PETA?

[iceice123]

They support terrorism so long as it's "helping" animals, that could be it. But it's the WoW community, most are just trolling, as usual.

[Leord]

PETA are generally pretty crazy...

[Cogo]

"PETA are generally pretty crazy..."

Understatement of the year...

[Malfurion]

An animal rights organisation supports terrorism? o.O

[UnwanteDreamz]

PETA kills thousands of dogs and cats every year. PETA uses donations to pay for it. They also use donation to pay celebs for adds and the celebs they pay wear animal furs. PETA is a joke with no punchline.

EDIT: Last year PETA took in 2216 animals of those 7 were adopted 34 were transfered and 2124 were killed. I have far more respect for the RSPCA

http://www.petakillsanimals...

[Parapraxis]

Malfurion, fire bombing research laboratories and crippling social perceptions of aboriginal economies.
Comparing animal treatment to that of slavery.
spreading FALSE information.
Using extreme and rare examples of animal cruelty to represent entire industries (dairy/research/meat/poultry, etc)
PETA is a dispicable and disgusting group.

[Maticus]

Ok, and here was I thinking they were like the RSPCA

[Wuushu]

That's lame! I'd write my reasons but i have seal-clubbing event to catch!

[Maticus]

I rest my case.

[Anon1974]

Baby seals would kill you if they had half the chance. Don't let the cuteness fool you!

Seriously, the hunt is montiored and regulated, has been for years, and I fail to see how killing seals is any different from cows, calves, lambs, chickens, etc...etc.

It's all just image. Peta can't really put a cute chicken on the screen and expect you to feel anything but hungry because they're delicious, tasty animals. Ain't they can't find a cute chicken.

"Stupidity is the devil. Look in the eye of a chicken and you'll know. It's the most horrifying, cannibalistic, and nightmarish creature in this world. Werner Herzog"

[Maticus]

Ok, I know I'm gonna get absolutely flamed for this but:

PETA do have a chicken on their page:
http://www.peta.org.uk/abou...

And I don't feel hungry looking at it. I'm not a veggie, but I don't start salivating every time I see an animal that I could eat.

[Anon1974]

How dare you take the chicken's side! Why if I had a club I'd....

*sigh* Woah there, darkride. Calm down. It's ok for others to disagree with you...take a deep breath..

Alright. I looked at the site. The picture of the rabbit made me hungry, same for the cow, chicken and pigs. Cats and dogs, not so much. The bear, a little.

Hey, look at that. Lunch time anyway.

[Fyzzu]

That's surprisingly sane for PETA. Shame about the reaction from the WoW community but I remain eternally unsurprised at anything they do.

[Leord]

They do have a "certain" reputation...

[Malfurion]

Being a Druid, I'm all for animal rights in WoW.. Although I'm a leather-wearer :S

[Parapraxis]

PETA needs to GTFO of video games.
Would anybody be as complacent if it were a fundamentalist christian group involving themselves with WoW?

[dktxx2]

Nobody would mind if another animal rights group start organizing events in Wow, its peta people have a problem with. they are nothing but a slander organization who use the most shocking images they can find to manipulate bored people into thinking that everyone in the meat industry is the equivalent of a Nazi, which is far from true. Instead of using their time and money (donations by the way) to help animals, they use it to make commercials and fabricate evidence. Its not the fact that they're an animal rights group, it the fact that they're peta.

[xabmol]

is Bullsh*t

http://vids.myspace.com/ind...

[moe84]

w/e, as long as your protest doesn't interfere with my gaming...
I honestly couldn't care less.

gl with w/e time waster you are planning next...

[baraka007]

that's not true moe84!they are going to change the world by holding up signs and telling people they don't like the way they think!
lol but seriously these people are nuts like most activists they care about things no one else does and think doing stupid things like turning off a light or unplugging a cell phone charger will change the world. The trouble is these guys are kind of dangerous because some of their members are part of more extreme groups.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...