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I'm a political prisoner
Trapped in a windowless cage
'Cause I stopped the slaughter of turnips
By killing five men in a rage
The Arrogant Worms, Carrot Juice Is Murder

Animal rights' groups in television shows are often portrayed as completely insane (and with names that form silly acronyms). In many cases, they don't seem to care how many people get hurt (often by their own actions), as long as animals are okay. To them, it's perfectly reasonable to care more about the cow "enslaved" to produce a carton of milk than the missing child on the side.

Occasionally subverted, with the animal rights group used as a patsy for the true villains' plot (though the ignoramuses in the front organization usually believe in their own agenda whole-hog while taking the Big Bad's money).

As with There Are No Good Executives, there are of course some real awful people in the animal rights movement (just like anywhere else) who have resorted to violence to get their point across; but this trope massively plays up their prominence, frequently using animal rights groups as Acceptable Targets. Many organizations who look after animal welfare (such as the RSPCA and various animal shelters) stay far away from such insanity. Legitimate groups, of course, spend millions of dollars to actually help animals, not just to advertise themselves or show grisly slaughterhouse photos to passers-by.

A variety of Strawman Political. Compare The Cruella, where the other side is shown to extremes. Also, as with other tropes in The War On Straw, show Rule Of Cautious Editing Judgment when making Truth In Television examples for this article, and cite any claims you make, lest this page become a meta-example.


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