PETA

If you haven't heard, the internet has just discovered that PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) actually end up "saving" but ultimately killing lots and lots of pets.  PETA absolutely LOVES controversy, but I haven't heard a whole lot from them about this.  Essentially, they rescue abused pets and then determine if they are "adoptable".  The pets deemed un-adoptable are then euthanized, to the tune of 85%.

The reason that PETA is so quiet on the issue is that they believe that they have a moral position that is superior to any that could possibly be held by anyone else.  From this perspective, their decisions are beyond question because they care more about animals than anyone else.  This is a dangerous position to take (for anyone).  Even if there were tons of demonstrations and protests against PETA but I am sure they would not change their behavior.  Once a person/group of people think that they're above being questioned they start to go a little crazy and I think that's one reason that PETA is falling more and more out of the mainstream.

Anyways, I agree (to an extent) with their message that we shouldn't be unnecessarily cruel to animals but it's not what is said, it's how it's said.