What most of us have failed to realize for years, is that the core leadership of the PETAphiles and other animal rights loonies, has NOTHING to do with animal welfare. Altho some quasi-animo-religion beliefs are fronted up, the game is RAW POLITICAL POWER.
In fact, well known group leaders like the genius of HSUS, Wayne Pacelle, actually don't even really like animals. He much prefers the company of of monied socialites and other money-power-brokers in Manhatten. It is only lowest of the followers, that are trying to fill huge personal deficiences, who really are Ye Olde Bleating Harts.
In fact, animal[pet] MURDER ranks quite high in the realm of acceptable actions, allowed -- and encouraged by Those On High. PETA has long been quietly notorious for secret euthanasia, and recently one of the cells was nailed for dumpster disposal, including animals that were still alive.
In short, the ARwacko movement has ZIP to do with animals, except at a sorta 'animal evangilist" recruiting level. The upper echelons of HSUS are as cold-blooded and haughty apparatchiniks, as ever put a bullet into the back of a political prisoner's skull. Pacelle recruits them from the cream of high-Zoot universities and industry, too. Family and political connections count, in his New Animal Nazis Power Club.
If anyone is unfamiliar with this, or doubts the rather well shielded, but occasionaly proudly blatent rantings of the ARnuts, then do your own research. It's not too hard to find out that domestic animal EXTERMINATION is seriously considered as a desirable goal. Don't mind me, none: for most folks who read this and the general public, I could pixx on their shoes and tell them it's a wax job, for all the concern it will ever generate on their political radar.
The Sporting Fraternity is mostly composed of those who want to be just left alone. Unfortunatly, that is not an acceptable 21st attitude, if one wishes to pursue our passions. The Auntiegun Mo'fuxxers and the ARnutters are just sympomatic of the THOSE WHO WOULD RULE EVERYTHING political mentality. They are TWO easy issues which can gather followers, money, votes and deliver them to those ambitious, not-quite-normal-humans who have the will to power, will reward the leadership, and give the followers a warm fuzzy ribbon.
Sportsmen Unite? HAH!!! These issues should superceed ALL party affiliations. Who ever you might believe in politically, we SHOULD be delivering daily to those power-fixated brains, one united message: there are millions of us who will ignore party and person, to place our concerns as a voting bloc, above what ever political dishwater you're doling out to the 'followers'.
But..? It is said that the Gods laugh when we make plans.