Is killing animals ethical?

I’ve had my doubts in the past about some of the things Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) have got up to, but this story has really surprised me. Basically, Peta have been taking animals from crowded shelters somewhere in the US and killing them by lethal injection. I guess the rationale is that this is ethical treatment, but is it? Not to me – I mean, those shelters would have to be seriously crowded to be worse than death. I have heard people being rude about Peta on various veggie discussion boards in the past, is this why? Any comments on this? Anyone know more than me?

Peta gets OK over hard-hitting campaign

Well, I might have thought it was too strong, but the Advertising Standards Authority has dismissed complaints against the Peta campaign with the slogan “Feeding kids meat is child abuse”. I must say, I’m surprised, but pleased, I guess. It’s basically an official body accepting the premise that eating meat is bad.