PETA: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

1. A. My opponent has shown no evidence that PETA is responsible for the number of declining hunters thus rendering her argument on hunters null. B. PETA's personal views against hunting are not evidence that hunters are stopping hunting (in such massive scales as my oppoenent pointed out) because of PETA. C. Demonstrations in front of hunting stores is not evidence that hunters are stopping to hunt because of PETA. In fact history has shown this might even increase business: . http://www.diggersrealm.com... 2. My opponent fails to understand that deer have more natural predators than simply humans. Many other animals can execute the task that hunters do. 2. No it was rather unlogical and unbased and had no relevance at all as to how it hurts conservational and environmental issues. Refer to my reasons which are also logical and are more than likely the real reason the video was posted. Its quite obvious why they post their successes on their website. Obviously its to deter future breakers of the law, and so that their sponsors realize the good service they are doing. Not to make every laboratory and farm in the United States look poorly. 3. Since when is raising awareness a negative thing? 4. I twisted nothing. What you stated is an assumption. You made it seem as if they were seeking profit by your poorly worded sentence. I simply called to the voters attention that they were nonprofit. Again what you state is another assumption with no facts or logic to back it up. 5. I fail to see the following: A. How this pertains to PETA B. How this furthers/proves your resolution. :"Does this look like number number 1, the debates dealing with the environment. Because it looks like number 3 to me. " Actually this is number 5 unless you use a different number system than I do. :"This was an entirely different point, having NOTHING to do with number 1; the debate we are having on the environment. " No the debate we are having is on PETA largely harming the environment and conservational pursuits. 6. "They can be a watchdog for animal cruelty" Opponent has conceded PETA prevents animal cruelty "they don't need 187 employees to 'watch'. " Have you ever considered that perhaps the area they are "watching for" is perhaps bigger than a small town, but encompasses the US and additionally many other countries? 7. Know obviously not. Logic, reasoning, and factual evidence does not equate opinion as shown in my very detailed example. 8. You have shown no evidence nor any logic on how PETA harms the environment and the conservation of it. 9. It says simply: Cleanup your act otherwise we'll post pictures of you on the internet and report you to the authorities. Additionally it incites other people viewing the pictures to take actions and report abuse if it is occurring in their neighborhood. It sends the message that no animal deserves abuse. 10. I do not respond to information posted in the comments section. Please vote Pro. My opponents resolution was: "PETA has rarely made significant contribution to helpful conservational and environmental issues" "they (PETA) have a done a large amount to harm it (conservational and environmental issues). " "Their (Peta's) bad qualities far exceed any good ones they(PETA) posses(ses). " Con has conceded: 1. Peta acts as a watchdog organization against animal abuse 2. PETA does not act to make profit 3. PETA has made risen awareness on animal cruelty and has helped to create laws. 4. PETA's part in the production of laws making basic animal cruelty illegal is a good thing. 5. PETA's past accomplishments have been beneficial My opponent has shown no proof that PETA hurts environmental or conservational issues in any way. My opponent's only argument (which has been shown null by the lack of proof) was that PETA hurts the hunting industry and thusly it hurts the environment. However as was previously stated there has been absolutely no proof (in fact proof in the other extrema) that PETA does indeed hurt the hunting industry. There also has been no proof that the hunting industry actually benefits the environment.