John Gault:  2071 days ago

So now we've gone from all animals are "skinned alive" or "anally electrocuted" to some farms skin animals alive and some are electrocuted. At least we've made progress towards reality. Again, only being able to speak for farms in America, the extent that electocution is used on large animals by a small number of farms that do not participate in the AVMA program, it is applied to the head which stops all brain activity faster than you can blink your eyes. Electrocution is used by these few farms because they can not afford the associated costs of lethal injection since it involves drugs. The majority do use lethal injection on large animals,.even when cheaper alternatives are available, because they care!

As far as "skinning alive" an animal, that is even farther removed than the "anal electrocution" propaganda. Try skinning a mink that's alive, you'll be lucky to escape with any part or your hands left intact.

Fur, or anything else, is not about vanity. It's about freedom of choice. The "there's no need" or "it's about vanity" is just an evasion for the shame of preaching and forcing one's morality on others. It's amazing that those who have never been to a farm somehow seem to know everything about what is involved. I suppose that just because somebody says something that fits your agenda you are inclined to believe it without any critical question rather than getting first hand knowledge.

If you think there's no money involved in animal rights, then I suggest you obtain a copy from the IRS filings by PeTA, Fund for Aminals, or the Humane Society of the United States and other groups. Being non-profit, they are tax exempt and must make their financial records public. YOU'RE IN FOR ONE HECK OF A SURPRISE!