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week, eight workers at a ConAgra pork processing facility in Lincoln, Nebraska, won $365 million in a Powerball
drawing. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently contacted the eight winners and asked them to donate a small
share of their winnings to improving the lives of pigs that have been rescued from slaughterhouses or 4-H fairs. PETA
argues that pigs are what formed the livelihood of the workers and that the animals should be re-payed somehow. [Via Pork Magazine, which has a slightly different slant]
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2-28-2006 @2:33PM jmchez said... At which point do we finally declare Peta to be composed of clinically insane people? What bizarre childhood trauma made this people care more for nasty little rodents more than they do for real live children? We've had the ASPCA for more than a hundred years now and that's enough for me. The Peta people are nuts and some of them, like Peta's founder, are hypocritical nuts to boot.
Strangely the first prosecution of child abuse in the US was brought under animal abuse laws pushed by the ASPCA, that should tell us something.
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2-28-2006 @4:37PM chewbacca said... yeah, and besides, pigs taste yummy. maybe they should invest in how to genetically modify them (the pigs) to be more sweet and juicy.
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2-28-2006 @6:07PM staunton chess sets said... Well, now I've seen everything.
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2-28-2006 @8:13PM Jason said... Okay I know Slashfood isn't a political site so I'll keep it short but if you really want to see what nut jobs these guys are take a look at this. PETA drives me nuts.
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2-28-2006 @8:17PM Jason said... Okay... the link didn't come through. This is what I was trying to show you - http://www.tonyrogers.com/humor/peta_daddy_kills.htm.
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2-28-2006 @11:21PM Sir Not Appearing in this Blog said... I say we genetically modify Peta members to be more sweet and juicy. :)
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3-01-2006 @9:13AM Cameron said... I support PETA. They sometimes are a little extreme, but overall, they do a lot of good.
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3-01-2006 @5:28PM Finished.Law.School said... PETA is clearly made up of crazy people.
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3-01-2006 @6:18PM Eva said... Wow, that's so cool! I would pay the piggies! :) I love pigs!
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3-01-2006 @6:23PM mark said... They make a valid point though. I saw videos of pigs on these factory farms, and it is very cruel. Regardless if you like or hate this group, nobody can argue that fact that these animals are pretty much tortured on these corporate factory farms.
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3-01-2006 @6:32PM Mike said... The title is very misleading. PETA is not saying they should award the pigs lottery winnings, they're saying it'd be nice if they spent some of the money to repay the pigs, who help the workers get paid. It's called Karma.
I agree that PETA can go way overboard. Some of them are crazy. But this isn't. Move on people.
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3-01-2006 @6:53PM Rin said... Hey, the pigs deserve it. They live in conditions worse than you murderers could imagine. Heck, if I won, I would give all but a few million to make these piggies' lives better. And all other animals' lives as well. And PeTA is composed of people who actually care about animals other than themselves and are commited to making thos sick, twisted world a better place for them. We do not support the torture and murder of innocent animals.
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3-02-2006 @12:44AM Pete said... Peta is not a great organization but not a great one either. their agenda is abit extreme, so extreme I am only a part time member (meaning I stand by them but not 100% of what they say). I do believe we need to improve the welfare of animals being used for food, entertainment, clothing, etc... Peta wants to put a ban on everything, and anything, related to animals, and I personally don't see it happening. If they request bans on want they want to ban there will be so many activists appossing their goals. So instead I choose to be realistic and support better welfare for animals, remember, we have a choice, a choice to do good.
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3-02-2006 @12:51AM Pete said... oops. I meant.....
"Peta is not a "bad" organization but not a great one either."
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3-02-2006 @1:03AM Lintlizard said... Damn hypocrites. First everybody on their message boards has a collective miscarriage because the winners were in the meat industry. Now they're trying to get all buddy-buddy with them. I hope they use some of that money to help their company INSTEAD of PETA. Lying hypocritical jerks....
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3-02-2006 @1:38AM kari said... Peta may be a little extreme sometimes, but that's only because it gets attention. Did you know those pigs at their slaughter house have probably never seen sunlight, they live in a cage too small to even let them lay down, they're injected with so many hormones to fatten them up quickly that their legs often break under their own weight? Did you know many of them are killed by anal electrocution, hung up by their legs and skinned alive? Have you ever seen a live animal squeal in agony and pain, as they're thrown against a wall to try and stun them, then cut up while they're still conscious? Did you know the pork you eat that came from these pigs is full of puss, blood, antibiotics, and hormones? Many animals have severe injuries and infections, but as long as it won't effect the meat they don't bother with vet care. The animals you eat don't spend their lives grazing peacefully on some red-barned, sunny pastured, family owned farm. They aren't killed humanely before being slaughtered. Next time you judge someone get the facts. There's a reason behind our craziness
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3-02-2006 @4:23AM Buffalo said... hey, Sir Not: "I say we genetically modify Peta members to be more sweet and juicy. :)"
just may be the strongest argument for Animal Rights i've ever heard (ahhh the irony being carnivorous)!!
PETA aside, though, i work with people who have physical & mental disabilities (in a group home). some people would even say the people i take care of for a living are "less cognitive" than "the rest of us". if i won the lottery i would use atleast a portion of my winnings to make their lives better ....
(but then again, i'm not getting paid to kill them so others can get fat & die of heart disease)
... if God happens to be on this site, He could let me know where He intended us to draw these lines.
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3-02-2006 @8:34AM Lintlizard said... "Did you know many of them are killed by anal electrocution, hung up by their legs and skinned alive?"
Contradiction: If they've been killed, they cannot be skinned alive. Also, common sense dictates that it is easier, safer, and more profitable to skin a DEAD animal.
"Have you ever seen a live animal squeal in agony and pain, as they're thrown against a wall to try and stun them, then cut up while they're still conscious?"
Again, not cost-effective at all.
"Next time you judge someone get the facts."
I can say the same to you. Obviously you have no idea what is feasible in industry and what is not. I suggest you find some unbiased information about the meat industry, and not rely on PETA for your arguments.
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3-02-2006 @1:23PM mark said... Well, I am totally neutral on this. But Lintlizard, people just dont get their information from PETA, the industry itself admits that changes have to be made. Look at food borne illness for example, this does not come from clean facilities and proper animal care. Many people, including Howard Lyman (a former cattle rancher, now anti-meat activist) have spoken to the human health hazards, animal cruelty, and environmental destruction in the corporate meat business. So, I agree you have to get your information from many sources, and not just PETA, but PETA is the most vocal. Animal welfare groups, environmental groups,religious groups, and medical groups are starting to sign on the the meat free way of living.
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3-02-2006 @2:06PM Pete said... actually kari i do know those facts and i find it more productive to work to improve the conditions these animals live in, and how they die, instead of trying to ban every little thing associated with animals. people will always eat meat, they will always experiment on them, its not that we should ban everything, we should change the welfare in which these animals live. when you try to ban everything, there will be organizations out there that will fight to keep them unbanned. so fight the war, but do it smart.
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