[Susan9608]

It's not a matter of trying to force everyone to agree or being intolerant of opposing views on PETA/animal welfare/animal rights organization. The issue, which experience has demonstrated time and time again, is that it's impossible to have an intelligent debate about the topic.

Unfortunately, allowing a conversation about the pros vs. cons of such organizations merely results in diatribes and vitriol - on both sides of the coin - and the discussion dissolves into name calling, insults, and, of course, per Godwin's law, a reference to someone being Nazi-like or Hitler-ish.

The owner of this site, recognizing what happens in every discussion regarding PETA/animal organizations, and recognizing her own bias on the subject, wisely decided that the forum would simply be a better, more informative place without such discussions.

Everyone who comes here is free to think and feel whatever they want to regarding PETA or other animal rights organizations; there is NO expectation that all members support and/or feel the same way towards the animal rights movement. The expectation is that all members behave maturely and follow the directives of the site owner by NOT engaging in discussion/debate on animal rights organizations. Should you wish to participate in those types of discussions, you'll find no shortage of arenas in which to do so. Please avail yourself of those avenues of discussion and leave the PETA/animal rights organization debates off *this* forum.