I've been seeing billboards all over town that say "Protect Your Right To Own a Pet" and they include no PETA and no HSUS signs. The web site is
www.exposeanimalrights.com. The site is sponsored by the National Animal Interest Alliance.
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The mission of NAIA is to promote the welfare of animals, to strengthen the human-animal bond, and safeguard the rights of responsible animal owners.
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They have features stories on their own web page like "Animal Welfare: Allow science, not emotion, to tell us whether farm practices are humane" and "Animal Testing: A View From the Labs".
I get why people are outraged by PETA. I've always felt there extreme methods would cause an equally extreme backlash in the opposite direction. But, I don't get the outrage over the HSUS and I'm really concerned about this backlash. I know what it is in response to....We've had several laws passed locally about spaying/neutering/breeding, chaining your dog, as well as the recent chicken law that requires larger cages for poultry. Also, there has been a lot of attention given to the film "Food, Inc." (which is great, BTW). When people's eyes are opened to certain practices that are disgusting (IMHO) of course there will be a backlash.
I believe this campaign has been started in LA but has plans to move nationwide. Has anyone else seen these billboards? Your thoughts about the campaign?