Maybe my questions should have been are the extreme acts of animals rights groups wrong and what is an animal life actually worth.

Peta can be a little crazy but not all of there actions are insane. Unfortunately PerseusRad comment was correct. They put down a good number of animals themselves. Domesticated animals like our cats and dogs are really just pets. The minute they try to go wild sadly the are put down. The crap thing about the situation is that a good deal of those cats and dogs in shelters are because people just got ride of them..

Also being a vegan is not as ridiculous as you think...you could grow some of your own food cutting back on the costs. Other things like salads could be made at a very low cost. However without the knowledge and time to do the growing, fast food or cheaps soups are much easier and more convenient.