PETA, like so many other groups, has some good fundamentals and, I believe, has the hearrt in the right place. Unfortunately, every group has its kooks and its wackos that take the message TOO FAR (the ACLU comes to mind as well as a few other groups). Comparing the KKK to the people at the dog show?? Come on people, let's work on some serious issues plaguing our country/world....
NEW YORK (AP) - "Is this really the KKK?" somebody asked the woman in the white robe and the pointy hat.
Best in show
Crowds gawked at a table set up outside Madison Square Garden on Monday afternoon, where People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals was protesting the start of the Westminster Kennel Club show. PETA contends that the American Kennel Club promotes pure-breeding of dogs that is harmful to their health.
"Welcome AKC Members," read a banner hanging from the table — with AKC crossed out and KKK written above it. Two PETA protesters dressed as Ku Klux Klan members, while other volunteers handed out brochures that read: "The KKK and the AKC: BFF?"
"Obviously it's an uncomfortable comparison," PETA spokesman Michael McGraw said.
But the AKC is trying to create a "master race," he added. "It's a very apt comparison."