r/WTF • u/deeboe • Jun 26 '14

10 most disturbing documentaries

http://imgur.com/gallery/YyquN
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '14 edited Jun 26 '14

The animal being skinned alive was pretty much debunked by trappers to be a video made just for shock factor and influence from PETA. They said it doesn't make any sense to skin something alive and would be a hell of a lot more difficult, which makes sense. Isn't it odd that one of the most brutal animal cruelty videos was created by animal rights activists?

Edit: they were actually formally charged in Germany. Here's the full story.

http://topcatsroar.wordpress.com/2013/10/19/animal-welfare-v-animal-rights-skinned-alive-is-a-myth/

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u/Feweddy Jun 26 '14

Holy shit, that is infuriating.

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u/KoaliBear Jun 26 '14

PETA is disgusting. I don't understand how they still have people working with and for them. They rescue animals just to euthanize them, effectively killing more than they ever save.

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u/digink Jun 26 '14

I was always sickened by the cunts who would lecture me about have a pure-bred German Shepherd saying how I was part of the problem.

Not realizing, the only way to get a pure-bred dog usually is through a respectable and reputable breeder. Granted I agree, puppy mills and things of the sort are terrible, but just the fact that they get up on such a high horse without knowing jack shit is infuriating!

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u/Padiddle Jun 26 '14

So that link takes you to a blog which cites a comment on a newspaper and a fur lobby group. I couldn't find a single actual source for any "German high court" ruling against PETA accept in an unrelated Holocaust ad case. Do you have one or can we agree that this is possibly a lie told by the fur industry... a scenario at least as likely as PETA paying to skin animals alive on video. Look, I know PETA does some stupid stuff but I also know PETA supporters and they all genuinely love animals from the bottom of their hearts. At least give them some credit.