Stay classy, PETA

PETA says it's going to capitalize on the murder of George Tiller by placing two billboards in Wichita, the AP reports:

One billboard reads, "Pro-Life? Go Vegetarian." The other says, "Pro-Choice? Choose Vegetarian."

PETA contends people who call themselves pro-choice shouldn't choose cruelly produced foods, and that those who call themselves pro-life shouldn't support slaughterhouses.

Comments

[Jellybean]

Tater Salad says that the only reason that there are any cows is because we eat them. So, Save the Cows - eat beef.

[Ryan D]

As an organization, PETA is somewhat deranged.

Pro-life is a misnomer, anyways. Those people should be calling themselves "anti-abortion". It is just a way of branding themselves to appear more positively.

[D-man]

That's awfully nice of PETA to do that. I think as a gesture of kindness I'll make them a batch of jerky.

[Jellybean]

Abortion happens naturally as a part of nature's way everyday. They should really call themselves anti-forced-abortion.

I am anti-forced-abortion-with-the-exception-of-numerous-scenarios-in-which-it's-actually-the-best-option. But, that looks really bad on a billboard.

I am also Person-for-ethical-treatment-of-animals-unless-they-are-tasty-or-vermin-or-make-a-nice-pair-of-shoes. Same problem.

[JUNGLE JIM]

The only thing more tasteless than this ad campaign is a vegetarian diet.

[AJ]

I am with ya on all you said Jellybean!! LOL!

[The Golfer]

PETA- The Al-Queda of suppose animal lovers.

Tater Salad also said he was doing his part to control global warming by eating steak.

Since cows has gas and it harms the atmosphere according to vegetarians/vegans.

[Stifled Freedom]

And PETA is overlooking the difference between the life of an animal and the life of a human.

[Tom K]

True to form.

[FanDanGo]

"Pro-Stupid? Go PETA!"

[Annoyed]

Save Cows, Eat PETA! Tastes like chicken.

[Nemesis]

PETA is one of the biggest animal abusers on the planet. They would rather see wildlife like deer, slowly starve to death from the lack of food. Also, their animal shelters kill alot of animals instead of feeding them.

[Mikeybackwards]

Annoyed-

Nah, they don't call it long pork for nothing, lol.

Also, someone should tell PETA that soy is murder. How cruel of them not to consider plants' feelings before they slaughter them and eat them.

[Wisdom]

Sounds like they are going for the annoying concept in advertising like the Sonic commercials.

The ad has to have a way of sticking to your mind. Both classy or inventive ads stick with you same as annoying ads.

PETA is joining the annoying and disgusting field....

[D-man]

For every vegetarian I meet, I'll kill and eat another animal.

[tlbtrl]

When will the media stop validating this bunch of idiots. They don't need to spend money if the media keeps giving them attention. Stop doing their advertising for them, let them waste their money on the billboards which will just be ignored if no-one brings attention to them.

[Bored At Work]

The more people that go vegetarian the more steak for me.

I can understand not wanting animals that we eat to be treated poorly, but in life there is a food chain, you learn about it in science class in like the 2nd grade, they are lower on the chain then us, so we get to eat them.

[Shifty]

Just remember that PETA stands for People Eating Tasty Animals.

[Annoyed]

All this talk of meat is making me hungry. BBQ tonight anyone?

[Mikeybackwards]

I just got my coupon from Oscar Meyer for a free pack of all-beef hot dogs in the mail. Thanks to whomever posted the link a couple weeks ago. I'm grilling tonight.

If any veg-heads or PETA people show up, they should supply their own tofu-pups and/or Soylent Green

[Elrond of Rivendell]

These people never ceast to amaze me.

Anybody who gives them the least amount of credibility, has lost all credibility in my opinion.

Hey, guess what....Bill Maher is on the board of directors of PETA.

[D-man]

I don't think I'll have BBQ. I might grill up some Deer Tenderloins though.

[killemall]

Leave it to PETA to pull such a stunt. The same organization that kills thousands of adoptable dogs and cats annually. A fact they don't deny.

[Woody]

Sounds like the pro-choise types should rebrand themselfs Population Control By Murder.

[inetmail2003]

I am very Pro PETA

People for the
Eating of
Tasty
Animals.

Steak with just a bit of pink and a nice red wine, what could be better?

[Bohica]

I'm really surprised we don't see them picketing Texas Roadhouse (or some other steak joints).

Oh oh... I may have given them an idea!

[JewwellsP]

Off Subject-Butt--That is pretty fast Mikey, I haven't seen mine in the mailbox yet. Least Opra didn't post it like I did, they would have cancelled the whole thing I am afraid.

[anarchanon]

"I am anti-forced-abortion-with-the-exception-of-numerous-scenarios-in-which-it's-actually-the-best-option. But, that looks really bad on a billboard.

I am also Person-for-ethical-treatment-of-animals-unless-they-are-tasty-or-vermin-or-make-a-nice-pair-of-shoes. Same problem."

That was perfect JB, nigh brilliant even.

[anarchanon]

"Sounds like the pro-choise types should rebrand themselfs Population Control By Murder."

People who are pro-choice aren't anti-life. Similarly, people who are pro-life aren't anti-choice. Both groups have chosen to generally hold to one value over the other (though most reasonable people admit to grey area on one level or another).

[Wisdom]

Yikem,

Can you email me through James for that Oscar Meyer website? Their hotdogs are the bomb....

[Elrond of Rivendell]

Oh I wish I were an Oscar Mayer weiner,
That is what I truly like to be,
for if I were an Oscar Mayer weiner,
Everyone would be in love with me!

[john machine]

until all of you meat eating idiots realize that compassion should be extended to all life forms, humans will never move forward, and there will never be peace. All of you will be flies or dung beetles in your next life.

[Carl Panzram]

john machine: That made no sense whatsoever. Lay off the brown acid, and do your homework before you spout off your nonsense. Then again that would be too much for the plant murderers such as yourself.

BTW, as far as compassion goes, check out www.petakillsanimals.com

[Mikeybackwards]

JewwellsP -

Thanks for posting this link for the promotion.

Sorry Wisdom, but as the link now displays, the promotion ended on May 20th (the same day JewwellsP posted the link in the OT).

I was surprised to find the coupon in yesterday's mail since when I completed the promo material online that day it said to allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.

[Mikeybackwards]

John Machine -

I'm hoping for a fly myself. But it appears you may already be a dung beetle because you may ESAD.

[Drasil]

People Eating Tasty Animals (PETA).

[Drasil]

Do you know what you call a vegetarian with diarrhea? A salad shooter!

[Tom K]

They're not for humans. They're just self-loathing human haters.

[Tom K]

I meant to say that they are not for the animals. They are also not for humans.

[Drasil]

I do like their naked ads (although the point alludes me.)

[DKC]

PETA... People for the Eating of Tasty Animals.

[Mikeybackwards]

Drasil -

The 'point' of PETA's 'naked' protest are that animals without their furs are 'naked', thus suggesting that we are doing something immoral by wearing 'their' furs.

Personally, I'm pretty sure animals without their furs are dead and thus no longer in need of them; but I don't let a little thing like logic get in the way of my ogling pretty deluded young women who want to frolic around in a state of undress.

[Tom K]

Fur and leather are environmentally friendly.

[Mikeybackwards]

So are pretty deluded young women.

[John]

I did not climb to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian. People Eating Tasty Animals don't have a clue. I'll bet they also think it is ok to abort babies. What a bunch of nuts. I think they should team up with code pink, but I’ll bet they are one in the same.

[John]

I had a great big "RARE" stake tonight but I balanced it out with a baked potato with sour cream and butter. I felt real good. As a former farm boy I've butchered a lot of cattle and the steaks and roast were great, it started a life long love of steaks. I wonder how many of the PETA group even knows about raising cattle or do they think they should roam wild?

[Mikeybackwards]

John,

I hope you didn't get splinters in your mouth from that "stake". Also, I don't think you made the climb to the top of the food chain. That was your (and my) evolutionary forebears.

[Chuck Rizzo]

I don't know Mikey, I think its a reassurance of our rise to the top of the food chain anytime we eat species lower on the chain.

PETA"S original purpose of hey maybe we can make slaughter houses more humane was okay in my book, but then they went crazy.

Also before anyone talks smack. I worked at a slaughter house from my freshman year of High School until my freshman year of College. I've slaughtered, butchered, gutted, bled, well you get the picture. First time I had to do it. I asked how do I get the pig into the shoot, my boss said just be really nice and pat them on their side and say, "don't worry little piggy we just want you to get a quick nap." I laughed. And then the pig went down, later that day we made bacon, well started to at least.