The Twitter account for PETA eventually decided on a comeback to a tweeter who gave them a reminder they didn’t want to hear:
don't say it
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HUNTERS HAVE DONE MORE FOR SPECIES CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT THAN YOUR ORGANIZATION COULD EVER HOPE TO… https://t.co/zRxvSMumuL— C. H. Baird (@CyrusBaird) September 19, 2019
This was PETA’s comeback:
Contrary to what hunters often say in defense of their cruel pastime, hunting has nothing to do with “conservation” or “population control." https://t.co/I64fVZZbOP
— PETA (@peta) September 19, 2019
And to “prove” their point, PETA linked to an article at PETA’s website. It wasn’t nearly enough to stop a stampede of reality checks:
Hunters, like anglers and recreational shooters, pay > 60% of total conservation funding through excise taxes collected on firearms, licenses, tackle, and archery equipment they purchase.
What exactly do you do for conservation? Oh right, nothing… https://t.co/oJ7oWmBvsn
— Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) September 19, 2019
1) it took you 14 hours to come up with this response? yikes.
2) literally every wildlife biologist and scientist disagrees with your assertion
3) sportsmen and women have contributed literally BILLIONS of dollars to conservation efforts…ask any state wildlife agency
4) https://t.co/FdNaNaNCuI pic.twitter.com/lYRWVOGPSA
— C. H. Baird (@CyrusBaird) September 19, 2019
These people are woefully uninformed or intellectually incapable of understanding what hunters have known for a millennia. We LOVE the animals and the land. Our actions and interactions display respect and participation. https://t.co/NvLyw1L2bR
— Chris Loesch (@ChrisLoesch) September 19, 2019
It's a good thing for @PETA that lies won't get you banned from Twitter. Hunters and fishermen not only do more for conservation than PETA, in some cases, they are the only hope for preservation and expansion of species.
— Jay Kelley (@JayJaykelley5) September 19, 2019
At least I eat what I put down. How many of the thousands of animals you guys have killed have you eaten?
Honestly, they’ve killed thousands of dogs. Google it. https://t.co/PEruBKdONN
— The Dank Knight ? (@capeandcowell) September 19, 2019
This isn't just not true, it's an absolute lie. Without hunters, much of the wildlife we enjoy today would not even exist. https://t.co/k2clijvlAT
— Grumpy ₿lue Monkey (@grumpyblumonkey) September 19, 2019
PETA has never seen the deer suffering when overpopulation becomes an issues. PETA has apparently never seen starving and sick deer, barely able to walk, in pain. But sure, go off, PETA.
Meanwhile. . . PETA is murdering cats and tossing them in dumpsters. https://t.co/yFH2hfGSS6— Jesting Jodi – The Cam Edwards Stan Account? (@IMissRWReagan) September 19, 2019
Nice try though, PETA.