tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209091428880958270.post7867105198704348604..comments2024-01-31T00:09:10.070-05:00Comments on The Being Brand: Being Ingrid Newkirk IIJudith Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593319882150923231noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209091428880958270.post-57956497469996068592009-04-11T12:58:00.000-04:002009-04-11T12:58:00.000-04:00Oh, rebecca, thank you so much for that. I love th...Oh, rebecca, thank you so much for that. I love that your daughter's purebred spaniels are loved and so agree that animals should be adopted. I am right now looking for a dog and will try to adopt first. I am an animal lover and we always had dogs growing up, mostly from the pound or from neigbhors. I never remember my mom purchasing our dogs. <BR/><BR/>Once my brother at one time found four puppies at once roaming the street. After reporting that we had them and placing signs up we kept them for a few months and then we had to give them up. We already had enough pets. I was absolutely heart broken. <BR/><BR/>Ms. Newkirk seems like an extremist indeed. Last year I saw a documentary about her life and was not impressed in the least. You can probably tell that I am not a fan. While I can sympathize with her in some things, I am repulsed my her extremity. She and PETA have become the focus and not the cause. In fact, in some sense she becomes the God she rejects. Thanks again for your comment.Judith Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593319882150923231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209091428880958270.post-83786624174590045222009-04-11T11:48:00.000-04:002009-04-11T11:48:00.000-04:00I'm a big animal advocate and USED to support PETA...I'm a big animal advocate and USED to support PETA many years ago. I stopped when I sensed she had crossed a line and began to sound more like an extremist, like you say, than an animal rights advocate. But I do agree that the world is overpopulated with animals that need loving homes and if you can adopt one rather than buy one, then that would be terrific. That being said, my daughter has two spaniels - purebred - and this is why many opt to buy rather than adopt. Personally, I would have adopted but don't deny her her right to buy a purebred if that's what she wanted. In any event, the two"bought" spaniels are loved just as much as any other dog because they also deserve loving homes and not to be disregarded.rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.com