Comment Re:"animal" rights? (Score 1) 1047
Trelayne, I'm not talking about vegetarianism. Vegetarianism is great for health, environmental, spiritual and human-rights reasons. I'm talking about the lies PETA spreads about the animal research. Animal research is absolutely necessary. I felt that since PCRM's anti-research anti-science propaganda was being touted as fact with regard to animal research, people reading this thread would appreciate seeing the other side, the science side.
and as for:
What relevance is who the messenger is or who its affiliates are?
It always matters. You must always consider the source of the information you are receiving, what their motivations are for supplying the information and what information it would be in their best interest to twist, or leave out entirely. It's PCRM and PETA that rely on shock value.
You want unbiased, you aren't going to get it. But to get close, check out the UK Advertising Standards Authority. The ASA is an independent agency in the UK that enforces honesty in advertising. They review one of PETA recent flyers in the UK http://www.asa.org.uk/asa/adjudications/non_broadc ast/Adjudication+Details.htm?Adjudication_id=41068
and as for:
What relevance is who the messenger is or who its affiliates are?
It always matters. You must always consider the source of the information you are receiving, what their motivations are for supplying the information and what information it would be in their best interest to twist, or leave out entirely. It's PCRM and PETA that rely on shock value.
You want unbiased, you aren't going to get it. But to get close, check out the UK Advertising Standards Authority. The ASA is an independent agency in the UK that enforces honesty in advertising. They review one of PETA recent flyers in the UK http://www.asa.org.uk/asa/adjudications/non_broad
