Few would argue about the benefits of being humane to animals. The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday upheld the validity of requiring the Miranda warning for criminal suspects. The right not to be killed, for example, comes with the responsibility not to kill others. No such restrictions are put on animals in the wild or in captivity. PETA is mum on the subject of animals hunting and killing other animals, but its members are willing to break laws to keep humans from doing so.
Survival seems well within their own rights.
But I'll keep thinking about it as I finish this double cheeseburger. Thanks to Pete Kaliner for touching off this column. The information attributed to PETA came from the group's website and a recent radio interview with PETA spokesman Bruce Friederich. Chris Van Deusen is a contributing editor to The Stuffed Dog and a radio news reporter and anchor in Houston.