EDITORIAL ACTING LIKE ANIMALS.THE folks at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is an international nonprofit organization that supports Animal Rights and has spawned a tremendous amount of conflict and controversy from its inception. have long been famous for their shocking and provocative campaigns, but their latest - comparing Jewish victims of the Nazi Holocaust to slaughtering livestock - goes beyond the pale. While few would argue that farm animals, even those destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. for slaughter, should be treated humanely, there's no comparing a chicken to a human being. The Holocaust stands out in history for its sheer horror. It's not to be mocked or trivialized, its victims depicted as scarcely different from animals. With this campaign, PETA shows that it has no shame, no limits to its misanthropy Misanthropy Misbehavior (See MISCHIEVOUSNESS.) Ahab, Captain consumed by hate, pursues whale that ripped off his leg. [Am. Lit.: Moby Dick] Alceste antisocial hero. [Fr. Lit. . Rather than sensitizing people to treat animals more humanely, PETA has succeeded in desensitizing de·sen·si·tize tr.v. de·sen·si·tized, de·sen·si·tiz·ing, de·sen·si·tiz·es 1. To render insensitive or less sensitive. 2. Immunology To make (an individual) nonreactive or insensitive to an antigen. people to their message. |
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