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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), a non-profit organization of animal rights, opposes California’s animal shelter decision to keep potential pet adopters away, based on opinions on gun regulation. did.
“We don’t support people who believe that Article 2 of the US Constitutional Amendment gives them the right to buy assault weapons,” said the Shelter Hope Pet Shop in Thousand Oaks, California. Their website.. “If your beliefs do not match our beliefs, we will not adopt you a pet.”
“If you hesitate, your basic belief is that teachers need to carry firearms, so you won’t be approved by us for adoption,” the shelter continued. “If you raise us and believe in guns, bring our dogs and cats back. Otherwise, we will arrange to pick them up.” Of the National Rifle Association (NRA) The shelter further warned that people lying about being members could be sued for fraud.
PETA assistant manager Catie Cryar told Fox News Digital that shelters “do a good job and are confident they have the best intentions.” Adopted animals are well treated and cared for, which is the standard we feel is important. “
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The Shelter Hope Pet Shop is owned by actress Kim Sil and defended her expectations for potential Fox News adopters, especially given the impact of gun violence on her family.
“In 1998, my sister was shot and killed by her husband,” she said. “He bought her gun two days ago without a mental health check and killed her.”
Sill said the tragedy prompted her to enter the rescue of the animals, and she said it probably saved her from suicide.
She said the shelter policy was driven by a recent shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and a nearby shooting near the shelter in 2018.
“Adoption facilities like me refuse people for a variety of reasons,” Sill said. “They can turn you down to the kind of dog food or cat litter you plan to use for the kind of dog you want. That is, we are a private non-profit organization and we are proud of it. . We are trying to find the absolutely best home for dogs and cats we can. “
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“But I think adding this question about gun control stimulated conversations with people who didn’t even believe they had to tell me what their situation was,” she said. I continued. “So I think that’s a big problem for most of them.”
She pointed out how some people were rejected because they didn’t want to answer questions about gun control during the one-hour interview at the shelter.
“I think your view of the gun is right, because if you have a stroke, God is forbidden and your wife calls me and comes to your house and brings a dog. I told him to go, “Sill continued. “I think it’s okay for an 18 year old kid to have a gun and I know you’re very fundamentally opposed to me, so it’s safe for me to come to your house You may not think. “
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Sill also said she had been threatened with hundreds of killings by people calling shelters, but she added that she forgave them.