Once Again, PETA Stuns the World with its Brilliance

[CZ-75]

http://www.foxnewschannel.com/story/0,2933,85373,00.html


PETA Wants Town's Name Changed to 'Veggieburg'
Monday, April 28, 2003

HAMBURG, Pa. ? An animal rights group says it will donate $15,000 worth of vegetarian patties to area schools if officials change the name of Hamburg, Pa., to Veggieburg.

But town officials say they're not biting.

"I don't care if they offer us $1 million worth of veggie patties or $2 million in cash, I don't think anyone in the community would want to sell their heritage," said Mayor Roy C. DelRosario.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says the name Hamburg conjures up images of slaughtered cows and unhealthy meals.

The offer mirrors one PETA made this week to Hamburg, N.Y. Officials in the Buffalo suburb, which says it is the birthplace of the hamburger, have turned down the offer.

"This campaign is a bit tongue-in-cheek because we don't expect anybody to accept, but the offer is serious," PETA spokesman Joe Haptas said.

Hamburg was incorporated in 1837. Town officials said the borough is named after Hamburg, Germany. The mayor said the idea that people associate the borough with animal abuse is silly.

[Reuters reported Monday that Hamburg, Germany, had also received a request from PETA to change its name.]

"We don't have slaughterhouses in town and we don't even have any animal farms," DelRosario said. "Our name is connected to our German history, not hamburgers."

 

[answerguy]

It's kind of sad that they felt the need to defend themselves by saying-

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"We don't have slaughterhouses in town and we don't even have any animal farms," DelRosario said. "Our name is connected to our German history, not hamburgers."

 

[Airwolf]

Oh, it gets even better with these nutcases...

http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2631030

Animal Rights Leader Wants to Be Barbecued

Fri April 25, 2003 09:15 AM ET
By Francois Murphy

LONDON (Reuters) - The leader of a prominent U.S.-based animal rights group said she had drawn up a will directing that her flesh be barbecued and her skin used to make leather products in protest at man's ill-treatment of animals.

Ingrid Newkirk, 53, president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), said on Thursday she had chosen to donate her body to her organization for use in a variety of startling protests.

Newkirk also suggested her feet be removed and made into umbrella stands similar to those made from elephant feet that she had seen as a child.

"I want to find ways to have my work live on when I'm gone and this has been my first idea. I will make a stir when I am long in the ground," Newkirk told Reuters.

A PETA spokesman said Newkirk held British and U.S. citizenship and a copy of her will would be kept in both countries.

In the document she also suggests her liver be vacuum-packed and sent to France to be used in a campaign to persuade shoppers not to buy foie gras, made from the livers of force-fed ducks and geese.

"We are in the business of getting people to think about what happens to animals," she said.

"When they go to the grocery store and buy foie gras in a tin, there is absolutely no thought of the geese. If my liver makes people talk about the issues then some good will come of it."

Newkirk said she had not heard of anyone making similar arrangements in their will.

"We hope it will start a trend," she said, adding that she had received a letter from a person interested in using their remains to promote vegetarianism.

But one body part listed in the will is not protest or animal related. It says a small part of her heart should be buried near the Hockenheim Formula One racing circuit in Germany, preferably near the Ferrari pits.

"I love Formula One. I love Michael Schumacher, and I thought I would have a little bit of personal indulgence there," she said. "But it's not without a connection to animals because he actually signed a letter for us against experiments on monkeys in Germany."

 

[CZ-75]

Tastes like chicken.


I always wanted doofusskin shoes and a belt.

 

[Ledbetter]

Bliss Ninnies

My town is named CARPinteria. Think we'll get an offer?

Put me down for a foot. Won't make much of an umpbrella stand, but I can use it for punches, files, screwdrivers and other small tools.

I wonder what gets done with the, um, well, private bits?

 

[CZ-75]

Since you're in Kali, your town just might take them up on the offer.

 

[Ian Sean]

Great, I live next to Hamburg (PA) and my kids go to school there, I'll have to keep the kids indoors a few days if wackos are around.

Wonder what PETA thinks about the new Cabellas being built in Hamburg?

"If we are not supposed to eat animals, why are they made out of meat?"

 

[Waitone]

Evidence of severe psychological damage.

These people are dangerous to themselves and to those around them.

 

[BenW]

"I love Formula One.

So my guess is she doesn't get along well with her pals in ELF, et al.

What about all the poor dinosaurs that died for the fuel in that Formula 1 car???

 

[Sam Adams]

"People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says the name Hamburg conjures up images of slaughtered cows and unhealthy meals...."

Personally, the name Hamburg conjures up images of 1,000 bomber raids against the Nazis, not burgers. And I like both images.

Tell me, what is the Anti-Sex League gonna do about the towns of "Blue Balls" and "Intercourse" in PA? What about "French Lick" in Indiana?

 

[keyhole]

I belong to PETA, People for Eating Tasty Animals.

 

[CZ-75]

Tell me, what is the Anti-Sex League gonna do about the towns of "Blue Balls" and "Intercourse" in PA? What about "French Lick" in Indiana?

You forgot *****, Newfoundland.

 

[Ledbetter]

I'm sure the Newfoundlandians won't give up their proud historical heritage for the coin of the realm.

 

[Airwolf]

Tell me, what is the Anti-Sex League gonna do about the towns of "Blue Balls" and "Intercourse" in PA? What about "French Lick" in Indiana?


You forgot *****, Newfoundland.

There's also Toad Suck Park, Arkansas

 

[Sean Smith]

Where do they grow these mutants?

 

[notbubba]

"and her skin used to make leather products in protest at man's ill-treatment of animals."



Can I put in an order for a rifle sling?

 

[HBK]

I say the sooner the better, but there's always another nutcase ready to take her place. What a moron.

 

[Bottom Gun]

I'll take a small part, preferably one which hasn't seen much use. . . . .like the brain.

 

[SJG26]

I live in Hamburg..............

and we had a heck of a laugh over the weekend on that PETA article.

We had our annual "family outing" (happened to be most of the local cub scout pack and their dads - 33 of us in all) camping trip. The highlight of the trip was the Saturday night dinner theme:
"GAME NIGHT" as in wild game brought by the hunting/fishing dads in the pack.
Ian - I can e-mail a photo to you of 17 beaming boys standing behind the charcoal pit that contained rabbits and pheasants roasting on spits, foil wrapped trout, 2 dutch ovens with a venison roast in one and bear stew in another, bear sausage, and off camera a 20-lb turkey that we ground roasted in another charcoal pit. All-in-all almost 60 pounds of game was consumed that night plus all the usual trimmings.
The boys ate as if they hadn't been fed in a week and luv'd every bit.

I captioned the photo "Pack Eating Tasty Animals"
P.S.
New members are always welcome!!!!!!!!

 

[SJG26]

Missed the photo..................

Happy boys.....................

 

[Ladybug]

I take it you guys saw the ads that PETA put out -- like the one comparing cows to Jews in the Holocaust? That anyone still supports this moronic group is just baffling!

I didn't climb to the top of the food chain just to become a vegetarian.

 

[CZ-75]

I think the Holocaust comparison was with chickens.

PETA has an affinity with chickens, since both have small brains and cluck loudly.

 

[Mute]

If she wants to contribute, maybe she should do it now, before her passing.

 

[Selfdfenz]

I could only respond to this disgusting individual in terms she understands when I encourage her to "GO STUFF IT...ER...YOURSELF!"

Drudge recently had a post concerning a process whereby byproducts from a poultry operation would be used to "fractionate" all kinds of useful materials and even something like crude oil. A plant is being built. I can't see why someone from PETA wouldn't work just as well as chicken feet and feathers etc.

If this person would donate herself to the process, it might save a rain forest AND run someone's auto for half an hour.

S-

I vote for Wendy's

 

[Azrael256]

SJG26, you're making me hungry, and I just had a huge lunch... YUM!

I don't think this latest tripe from PETA is all that stunning. I mean, really, who doesn't know they're a bunch of turkeys?