PETA's Outrageous Demand: NY Mayor Accused of Rat 'Demonization' - You Won't Believe Their Reasoning
First the headline is not a satire and it's real! Second both PETA and Eric Adams are a joke. Here's what PETA had to say about rats This is from PETA:
I've seen the rats in NYC. They are so big. They also do not fear humans.
True fact. Rats are NYC residents too. They might be the only ones in the future.
Diversity is our strength
So, the idea of empathy for rats is retarded, BUT! i do agree with the paragraph shown; nyc should be taking steps to clean the garbage and filth off the streets, which would dramatically lower the amount of rats.
Empathy for anything alive that just trying to exist, is not retarded. It's called having a conscience.
If you want a reddit-style nitpicky argument, yes, you're correct. I'm coming from a generalization where we're considering sewer rats to be a health issue for humans, and thus worrying about them to be retarded.
If Peta did what else they could be doing to solve animal issues it would help but they have lost my trust from stupid decisions and questionable allocations. My compassion for animals is not species specific. By and large human related issues mean abuse. But to everything that can't defend itself, including children. Stepping off soapbox now.
This is not satire!!!!
PETA defends disease-carrying rats. I wonder if it’s related to DemocRATS?
Last night I was watching an episode of Neighborhood Wars on A&E some psycho animal lover was screaming at a couple fishermen because one of the fish they caught was flopping on the sidewalk. So the psycho snatches the fish up and hurls it over the bridge, back into the water while screaming, "It's my duty to protect animals! If this were a dog on the street, would you save it??" The psycho ended up getting arrested and fined $500