Topic: do the fine folks in PETA actually expect me to take them seriously?

[bucky katt]

well the newest idea of those stellar people is that they want Punxatawney Phil the groundhog replaced with a robotic groung hog. i think that it's commendable to take such an interest in the health and welfare of animals but some of the things they come up with are just totally out there. freaks


updated 1:03 p.m. ET, Wed., Jan. 27, 2010

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. - An animal rights group wants organizers of Pennsylvania's Groundhog Day festival to replace Punxsutawney Phil with a robotic stand-in.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says it's unfair to keep the animal in captivity and subject him to the huge crowds and bright lights that accompany tens of thousands of revelers each Feb. 2 in Punxsutawney, a tiny borough about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. PETA is suggesting the use of an animatronic model instead.

But William Deeley, president of the Inner Circle of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, countered that the animal is "being treated better than the average child in Pennsylvania."



The groundhog is kept in a climate-controlled environment and is inspected annually by the state Department of Agriculture, he noted.


Deeley claimed that PETA is just looking for publicity and isn't really interested in Phil.

[markb]

I thought PETA was People for Eating Tasty Animals.

[bucky katt]

I thought PETA was People for Eating Tasty Animals.

 

[cb650]

HHHHHMMMMM   groundhog stew!!!!    Has a nice ring to it.

[Deceptibong]

http://ushotstuff.com/wg/GroundhogSmp.htm

groundhog recepies!

yummm yummmm

[flybox1]

HHHHHMMMMM   groundhog stew!!!!    Has a nice ring to it.

i bet it tastes like opossumchicken....

[Damfino]

But William Deeley, president of the Inner Circle of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, countered that the animal is "being treated better than the average child in Pennsylvania."

Yikes! What does that say about raising your child in Pennsylvania!

[Frankenkit]

Clearly they're allowed free range in holes in the ground until, once a year, they're subjected to thousands of spectators and cameras, then back into the holes they go... like child actors and gary coleman.

[bucky katt]

Clearly they're allowed free range in holes in the ground until, once a year, they're subjected to thousands of spectators and cameras, then back into the holes they go... like child actors and gary coleman.

    you crack me up Kit

[Alan F.]

   Kit's the best!

[Bob Wessner]

Clearly they're allowed free range in holes in the ground until, once a year, they're subjected to thousands of spectators and cameras, then back into the holes they go... like child actors and gary coleman.

I think you may have just insulted Punxsutawney Phil.

[cb650]

Ok who is taller?   Actually I always like GC after the stupid show he was on.   He made all kinds of appearances on diff things.  Was a minister on married with children once. 

[Kframe]

But William Deeley, president of the Inner Circle of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, countered that the animal is "being treated better than the average child in Pennsylvania."



The groundhog is kept in a climate-controlled environment and is inspected annually by the state Department of Agriculture, he noted.

 
-K

[the technological J]

i ive an hour from punxy and the news is certainly hyping this one up from both sides.... phil lives in a huge enclosure thats part of the library....... and i would eat him on feb 2nd while wearing a peta shirt if it were televised...... stick that in ur pipe and smoke it peta ...... i mean hey dont fight dogs or microwave cats.... but i could care less if my chicken had a head before it was killed for my fried chicken dinner.... go save a whale at least that will keep the loons near the coasts... i mean come on... i just made myself hungry talking about fried chicken

[Frankenkit]

what's funny and sad is that there are human beings in bad living situations everywhere, and these people ftfo over a groundhog. Please.

[bucky katt]

what's funny and sad is that there are human beings in bad living situations everywhere, and these people ftfo over a groundhog. Please.

YES! yesyesyesyesyesyes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. can you tell i feel kind of strongly on this subject? i'll never ever forget the day that a couple dozen PETA members picketed and blocked the entrance to the polo barn i worked and rode at. they were saying we should release all our horses back to the wild and OH MY GOD that saddle is leather!?!?!?!?! like i've said before, i am a firm believer in proper treatment of animals but the bunny huggers at PITA........i mean PETA are just overboard. when will they realize that the only way people are going to take them seriously is if they get rid of the wacky, idiotic #$%* they say and do, i mean, come on! human breast milk instead of cows milk for Ben and Jerrys Ice Cream? a robotic ground hog? hell i dont need a ground hog either............a couple of pounds of hamburger will do 

[the technological J]

i had an idea for marketing human cheese (not fromunda cheese) like a real exlusive product... i then started wondering what race would produce the most milk... i kinda thought it would be the germans or black women... then i wondered if u could flavor the cheese by whatu feed the women..... the market is huge.... i just remembered this isnt the south side bar oh well

[Frankenkit]

that's a uniquely grotesque idea.  10 points to the sicko in Pittsburgh.

[MickeyX]

I wonder how many of the PETA people switch the channel when the "Feed the Children" commercials come on? 

[demon78]

Living a minute or two from Wiarton amd "Wiarton Willie" I will shortly have to put up with the BS, that a Rodent can predict weather, but it seems to me that "Willie" lives in better conditions than his brothers,
so I wonder if the PETA people shouldn't be talking to the coyotes, the red tailed hawks and the various other predators and asking them to desist from murder, mayhem and cannibalism and just be nice. It's always struck me that there are groups of people around that moan about idiotic things and pay lip service to humanities best intentions but never get out there and do any thing to stop murder, rape, pillaging, or famine, sickness, war, seems to me that's where they should start and when that's settled perhaps become PETA'ists. By the way Kit nice one.
Bill the demon.

[CBJoe]

I liked their Campaign to rename "fish" to "Sea Kittens"

http://www.peta.org/sea_kittens/

mmmmmmmm...... sea kittens (said in best Homer Simpson voice)

[mark]

how could anyone be a vegan with the knowledge that veggies scream just like lobsters when ya throw 'em in the pot??

http://peaceandloveism.com/wiki/index.php?title=Plant_Consciousness

 

[Freaky1]

PETA must have a ton of free time on their hands these days, I could care less what their latest rant is about, however, they do produce some mighty nice adds. 

[Duke McDukiedook]

Vegetarians and vegans are total hypocrites.

I have a couple of moonbeam friends that are vegetarians because the one is a vet tech and it is cruel to eat meat but it is OK to eat fish for some reason in her wacky mind.

What, fish don't feel pain when you hook 'em and conk them over the heads? 

[demon78]

Headlines on the Ceeb this morning PETA person Pied, he,he.

Bill the demon.