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I thought I would share a little love note we received a while back, so you can see what these folks are like.







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I received this message today from a lady that supports the petard beliefs. (Although she included her whole name, I've edited that portion).

Her email for your viewing pleasure:

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<XXXXXXXXXXXXX@silentmuse.com>
05/09/2006 12:11 PM
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GUTPILES@GUTPILESTYLE.COM
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Subject Your site

Greetings,

I could not help but notice your website in the sponsored section. You
certainly go to alot of trouble to make your point about PETA.

Honestly, you cannot blame people for considering it weak and cowardly to
hunt down an animal who poses no danger or threat to you. It is well
known that sportsmen compensate for not making the grade in areas of life
where you have an actual oponant (as opposed to a rabbit or a deer).
Also, the section about the trapped and stranded hogs in an over turned
truck was a low even for your site. Are you really expecting to generate
hatred and animosity for PETA and other groups by making fun of trapped
and tortured farm animals? So what if they care about chickens? Why is
this so grating to you? I suppose God must care about them (he created
them). Who are you to say they are wrong? Are people like you coming
from some kind of a higher ground just because you don't care or even
have some kind of moronic hatred for animals?

My husband, btw, served in the Navy for 22 years and we raised our
children while traveling around with the country and overseas. I happen
to know that there are many middle class families and Navy families are
support animal rights and are also vegetarian, as we are. There is
nothing "patriotic" about factory farming, fur ranching or animal labs.
It would do you and your members some good to educate yourselves instead
of making stupid, mean and senseless comments from the hip. Corporate
factory farming alone is destroying our countries ecosystem and has
polluted around 70 % of our inland water. Even the Sierra Club and other
nonanimal rights orgs have rallied against it. It also happens to be
driving the small farmer out of business.

Sincerely,

Lisa


Since she was such a nice lady, I felt obligated to respond in kind.

Lisa, thank you for contacting Gut Pile Style and giving us the
opportunity to share our views. ......And yes, we do work hard to make a
point about Peta.

Where to start....where to start......? First of all, we don't BLAME
anyone for their views. In most cases, it's simply a problem of someone
being misinformed or uninformed. As for using hunting as compensation for
shortcomings - does having a perceived threat make it justifiable to you?
I'm not sure I follow the logic. Contrary to what the anti's like to
portray, hunting has nothing to do with anger, violence or acting out pent
up agression. For some it's a form of recreation. For others, it's
actually a way of life. In either case, it's a part of nature and part of
human behavior that was here long before humans had these "shortcomings"
that you feel need to be compensated for. On the flip side, the animal
rights view is a way of compensating for a lack of self worth. The
motivation seems to stem from some misdirected guilt about one's place in
the world. How can you justify an organization or movement that puts the
same value on the spotted owl as they do human life?

As for the "trapped hogs" that are a low point - even for our site - I'm
not sure what this refers to unless it's the post about Peta pushing for
memorial road signs in the area where several process plant trucks had
accidents. If you read the posts carefully, you will see that our members
had a problem with the audacity of Peta to attempt a STUNT that would make
a mockery of the program and the memory of accident victims. A perfect
example of Peta devaluing human life.

Now......."do we come from some higher ground or.......have some moronic
hatred for animals"? Hardly. If you take the time to talk with
hunters, I'm sure you will find no greater animal lovers. Many consider
their pets to practically be part of the family and hunters do more for
the game they hunt through licensing fees, taxes and organizations like
the National Wild Turkey Federation - than Peta and other "animal rights"
group could ever do. As as matter of fact are you aware of the damage
done to animals by Peta? If not, I urge you to visit the following:
http://www.petakillsanimals.com. Your friends like to preach about the
evils of the hunter, yet your members continue to epitomize hypocrisy with
felony charges for cruelty to animals.

Now to your comment about "God must care for the animals because he
created them". You couldn't be more correct.

* Genesis 1:26-28 - "Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, in our
likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the
air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures
that move along the ground.’
"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
"God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number;
fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds
of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.’

I'm unsure what your husband's Navy experience has to do with this topic,
as many of us are veterans (myself included) as well. This service,
although commendable, doesn't make ones views any more viable. I'm also
unsure where the "patriotism", that you mentioned, comes into play. Is
there anything patriotic about Peta using extremists methods to force
their views on others? Is there anything patriotic about Peta making
contributions to known terrorist groups like the Animal Liberation Front
and the Earth Liberation Front? Think about that the next time you make a
contribution.

You claim that our members need to be educated and not make "stupid, mean
and senseless comments from the hip". I think the education is needed
for those that consider themselves to be common sense americans, yet fall
victim to the brainwashing techniques of Peta. Do you consider the
tactics that Peta uses to be educational? Is a comic styled booklet
entitled, " Your Mommy Kills Animals" your idea of education when it's
handed out outside of elementary schools? If Peta is truly the
enlightened view, why is there a need for the extremist exaggeration and
fright tractics? Especially targeting kids??!!!??

You asked if we wanted to bring a hatred for Peta. A hatred for them
serves no purpose. We merely want to inform our members of the truth and
expose Peta for the extremist propaganda that it is.

Sincerely,
GP

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