Jeff Reinartz: Why is PETA deaf to the cries of vegetables?
10/3/2008 9:25:38 AM
Folks, I can't hold my tongue any longer. I get so frustrated with the wacky antics of those loonies who call themselves People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, that I've come up with my own organization to fight back in the name of meat eaters everywhere.
First of all, let me tell you a little about what these knuckleheads have been up to, in case you haven't been paying attention. Two of their latest intrusions into everybody's business, intended obviously for sheer shock value and to kep their name in the news since they can't possibly be serious, targeted Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream and our favorite local meat packer.
They've asked Ben and Jerry's, and this is not a joke, to consider using human breast milk in their ice cream rather than cow's milk, because of the many health benefits it would bring to humans and cows alike. My guess is when they were looking for an ice cream target they started with Ben and Jerry, figuring their cool, hip image would require them to comply with PETA's wishes.
Wrong! In a statement, Ben and Jerry's said, "We applaud PETA's novel approach to bringing attention to an issue, but we believe a mother's milk is best used for her child."
Translation: "Go eat a salad and leave the rest of us alone, you nut jobs!"
The media, naturally, plays right into their hands, choosing sensationalism over substance as if there's some merit to their actions.
Well, hopefully they'll play along with PEAV too: People for Ethical Action on Vegetables. I at PEAV believe that, like animals, vegetables are living, breathing organisms too and should be treated as such. The difference is they come from seeds rather than eggs, but they grow up out of the earth just like every animal does. Read More
As one of my favorite radio personalities says, the best way to demonstrate absurdity is by being absurd. The author of this article does just that. The idea that we shouldn’t eat vegetables is ridiculous, but equally so is the notion that we shouldn’t eat meat. Most people would agree that 99% of what PETA does is outrageous. The problem is that they have made the Humane Society of the United States look reasonable in comparison and that has given HSUS quite a bit of traction.
2 comments:
I THINK YOU ARE MAKING LIGHT OF A VERY DISTURBING SITUATION. YOU ARE JUST BEING A SMART ALEC. YOUR NOT FUNNY. THE VIDEOS ON PETA ARE SHOCKING, THEY R FOR SHOCK VALUE! THATS THE POINT. IT IS SHOCKING THAT WE LET THIS ABUSE AND TORTURE GO ON. THERE ARE WAYS TO HUMANELY KILL ANIMALS FOR MEAT.BUT THEY DONT THEY TORTURE AND BEAT THEM SENSELESSLY, CUTTING THEM OPEN ALIVE ETC. SEE FOR YOURSELF, NOT A LAUGHING MATTER. WE ARE SPOILED AMERICANS, WHO WANT WHAT WE WANT AND DONT CARE WHO PAYS FOR IT. IN THIS CASE ITS ANIMALS. WHO'S NEXT? THERES SO MUCH GOING ON WE ARENT AWARE OF. THEY STILL TEST ON HUMANS AND CHILDREN LIKE THE NAZIS. THERE ARE STILL SLAVES, NOTHING HAS CHANGED. WEVE JUST GOT BETTER AT CONCEALING IT. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE, AND PETA'S JUST THE START. NONE OF IT SURPRISES ME FROM A NATION THAT LEGALIZES HUMAN BABY MURDER, SO GO FIGURE?
To Anonymous, My name is Troy Hadrick and I am a fifth generation United States rancher. I have spent my lifetime in the beef industry. You have watched these videos, but I have personally been to over a dozen harvesting facilities over the years. I have never once seen any animals being tortured and beaten instead of being humanely rendered unconscious. As far as the mishandling of animals prior to that point, there have been rare instances where people have mistreated animals and no one in agriculture supports that. Those people have been dealt with by our legal system. And anyone who would chose on their own to repeat these acts should be dealt with in the same manner. A word of caution to you would be not to always believe what you see on a short video clip and do not stereotype an entire industry based on it.
PETA enjoys being absurd. They are proud of that fact and I was merely pointing that out. I don't have to be funny or a smart alec, PETA provides that material for me.
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