Great interview...that said, I think that her PETA answer was a bit of a cop out. It is one thing to not be familiar with some of the orgs' less than defensible tactics (whether it is the comparison of chicken coops to concentration camps in advertising materials, its euthansia policy, etc..etc...), but I also think it is kind of misguided to attach one's name to an organization without being aware of these issues. To assume that, "no matter what they do, they are trying to end the suffering of animals" is both short sighted and a bit gullible. While of course PETA does much of value, I would also say that they do much to damage vegetarianism. I do understand that one could look past these transgressions for a larger agreement with the group...but it is somewhat irresponsible to just be entirely uninformed.
Adam Shprintzen
Great interview...that said,
Great interview...that said, I think that her PETA answer was a bit of a cop out. It is one thing to not be familiar with some of the orgs' less than defensible tactics (whether it is the comparison of chicken coops to concentration camps in advertising materials, its euthansia policy, etc..etc...), but I also think it is kind of misguided to attach one's name to an organization without being aware of these issues. To assume that, "no matter what they do, they are trying to end the suffering of animals" is both short sighted and a bit gullible. While of course PETA does much of value, I would also say that they do much to damage vegetarianism. I do understand that one could look past these transgressions for a larger agreement with the group...but it is somewhat irresponsible to just be entirely uninformed.