The “activists” at the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) just never stop, do they? They always want something else. They have no problem turning any situation into something about themselves. Here’s yet another case in point.
PETA wrote a letter to the late-Aretha Franklin’s estate representative and her niece Sabrina Garrett Owens on Friday asking for Franklin’s estate to donate all of her iconic furs — to PETA themselves! PETA also released a statement regarding the letter.
“By donating Aretha Franklin’s fur coats to PETA, her family could expand her legacy of social justice to animals,” PETA Executive President Tracy Reiman said in the statement. “While we can’t bring back the animals who suffered and died for them, these coats can help others by providing some much-needed warmth to orphaned animals and humans in desperate need.”
In the letter, PETA gave Garrett Owens example of other “wonderful women” who donated their furs to the organization.
“In the past, we’ve given donated fur coats—some coming from other wonderful women including Anjelica Huston, Mariah Carey, and Mary Tyler Moore—to homeless shelters in the U.S. (including in Detroit) and to displaced refugees in Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Syria,” the letter read.
PETA couldn’t even wait until Franklin is laid to rest this Friday in Detroit.
“Thank you for your time and consideration,” the letter concluded. “Please let us know if there’s anything that we can do to help you and your family through this difficult time.”
Organizations like PETA always want more, no matter the circumstances. They need everyone to bend to their will, because they’re somehow morally superior to the rest of us.
And all of this comes from the same organization that called on Nabisco to change their Animal Crackers box, because the cartoon animals were in cages. Yes, they fight for pretend animals too.
It's all well and good to want animals to be treated well. I think all of us could agree with that. But, when you try and make what amounts to financial decisions for others while they attempt to grieve for a loved one, it's just another example of PETA going too far.
H/T: CBS News