Earlier this week, we had an opportunity to get a brief respite from the perpetual political Dumpster fire, thanks to a captivating video of a guy punching a kangaroo to defend his dog.

And then along came PETA to muck it all up:

This is neither brave nor funny. Man Who Punched Kangaroo in Viral Video Being Investigated. https://t.co/3SvkoPgjhM pic.twitter.com/ffpqZ7h1MS — PETA (@peta) December 8, 2016

Never change, PETA.

@peta oh shut up. He was saving his dog. — Speedy (@GamingSpeedy) December 8, 2016

@peta he was defending his dog fuckwits — Fabian Chindemi (@fchindemi) December 8, 2016

@peta He was protecting his freaking dog — BarcaGame (@Justbarca45) December 8, 2016

@peta so if you'd rather have your dog possibly get killed than save it and both animals stay alive? — Big Daddy (@IAmKelbyStewart) December 8, 2016

What about the dog that was viciously attacked by the kangaroo?! https://t.co/XVMMu0hQO9 — David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) December 8, 2016

@peta what would you have done in this situation? I'm vegan and I don't quite agree with your narrative! — Edyn Nicole Jacks (@EdynJacks) December 8, 2016

@EdynJacks We would never put our dog at risk of serious injury by using him for hunting. — PETA (@peta) December 8, 2016

@peta You are full of it, If regardless of the situation, your companion animal was in danger, you wouldn't do anything to save it. — Edyn Nicole Jacks (@EdynJacks) December 8, 2016

The notion that PETA has any moral high ground here is just … well, it’s pretty absurd.

.@peta Why don’t you care about the dog? Oh yeah, now I remember… https://t.co/fBS6r34m69 — Jenny McThunderButt (@SteampunkMuppet) December 8, 2016

@peta You know what's really not brave or funny? You parading around with some moral superiority yet killing 90% of animals in your shelters — Alexander Burr (@ZeFaz) December 8, 2016

Not surprising you don't care about the dog seeing as how you murder 98% of pets left in your care… https://t.co/89DgIslF4y — elisabethlehem (@elisabethlehem) December 8, 2016

@peta I'd say something about the dog, but judging by all the shelter animals you guys have put down, I'd say you don't care about it. — Save Our Ship (@KyleMack13) December 8, 2016

He treated the kangaroo slightly better than the animals in @peta's care… the kangaroo lived. https://t.co/OWTDAgZL0P — The Arquette Sisters (@ArquetteSisters) December 9, 2016

And does PETA think we’ve forgotten about this?

You awarded Person of the Year to a mayor who murdered a groundhog. https://t.co/9Rlrus2rSa — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 8, 2016

Indeed you did.

@peta this tweet deserve a punch in the face. — William Concepcion (@_Willmax14_) December 8, 2016

@peta I am an animal lover and this is why no one takes you guys seriously — Defizit (@DefizitBeats) December 8, 2016