back around 2013 I was working on a school project, did the ol' get out my laptop without putting on my glasses bit, and ran "rm -rf" on the wrong folder because the characters sorta looked similar to my farsighted eyes.
Since I didn't make backups, that was a few weeks of work down the drain.
PETA has done some horrible shit for sure, but the pet thing is usually taken out of context.
PETA has made it clear that they aren't against humans having pets, but they are against breeders using various animals as pet baby mills with no regard to the animal's health or well being. They are also against abducting animals in a manner that might be painful to them.
Whether you like PETA or not, I think they do hold a good position on this topic.
glhf :3