Posts Tagged ‘peta’

Suspend PETA and keep racing

May 6th, 2008 | No Comments

In their usual callous and unsympathetic way, PETA has had to chime in on the death of Eight Belles.  Now, a couple of their arguments make sense, like using softer tracks.  But, in their usual way, they completely defy reality in order to make their argument: In blaming the track surface – nothing is softer [...]

PETA and the cannibal

January 12th, 2008 | No Comments

PETA sent this letter to the sheriff housing Christopher McCuin.  Chris is the guy who ate his girlfriend last week.  Literally.  Read it, it’s hilarious! January 10, 2008   Captain Gary Pinkerton, Jail Administrator  Smith County Jail   Dear Captain Pinkerton:   On behalf of PETA and our more than 1.8 million members and supporters, [...]

Alicia Silverstone for PETA

September 25th, 2007 | No Comments

Well, here it is: I really can’t see what’s so offensive about this one to the tune it can’t get on tv in Houston. I myself was hoping to see a little more. I’d actually like to see a lot more like this and a lot less of those commercials promoting super-caffeinated drinks aimed at [...]

Sony keeps digging lower and lower

April 29th, 2007 | No Comments

Not quite a year ago I did a piece on what I thought was one of the most crass advertising campaigns I had ever seen. Well, they’ve done it again. Sony used a freshly slaughtered goat to promote the company’s new violent video game for its PlayStation 2 console, the Daily Mail reported. The dead [...]