Friday, November 24, 2006

Animal rights morons out in full force on Turkey Day

I should have known these idiots would still be at it. Anti-fur protesters are messing with shoppers at a Southern California mall.

San Diego Union-Tribune:


    “For every fur coat made, an average of 40 animals had to die,” said Pease, who added the animals raised for fur are kept in tiny cages and often suffer painful deaths by gassing or electrocution.

    Representatives with Burberry, Bloomingdales and Neiman Marcus did not return requests for comment.

    A representative from the Coronado-based Fur Commission could not be reached for comment. However, according to the commission's Web site, fur production is regulated by the American Veterinary Medical Association and must adhere to state animal cruelty laws.

Also, PETA is celebrating Thanksgiving with a special report, front and center on their website, entitled "PETA Undercover: Cruelty at Butterball."


    Butterball workers were documented punching and stomping on live turkeys, slamming them against walls, and worse during an undercover investigation at a Butterball slaughterhouse in Ozark, Arkansas.

    One Butterball employee stomped on a bird's head until her skull exploded, another swung a turkey against a metal handrail so hard that her spine popped out, and another was seen inserting his finger into a turkey's cloaca (vagina).

PETA is so horrified about the treatment of Butterball turkeys that they've included a link to a web form for automatically submitting a letter to your Congressman. I changed their suggested complaint to something more appropriate before sending.

PETA's original:

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My version:

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

i heard once, a long time ago, that the more violent the death of the turkey the more tender and succulent the meat.

The Shaved Ape said...

Golly, Wilbur, I think you're right. Same thing for chicken. Smothered chicken is where the birds are actually smothered with small pillows -- and, sure enough, it tastes great!