Apparently the PETArds are at it again.
in a well coordinated action, 487 bottles of pom wonderful juices were tampered with along the Eastern seaboard in stores like wlld oats, d'agostino's and food emporiums. those who drink the contaminated juice won't die like the animals in pom labs, but the diarrhea, vomiting and headaches will hopefully send a strong message that people will no longer allow innocent defenseless animals to be tormented and killed for a health juice and to line the pockets of profiteers who dont have feelings for those weaker than they are.HotAir has a clip from Penn & Teller's "Bullshit!" episode about PETA, which you should watch (NSFW language, of course). It discusses one Mary Beth Sweetland, a VP of PETA, who is a Type I diabetic who injects herself daily with insulin which she admits "still contains some animal products". But she also says[...]
if you want to continue selling juice thats made from the blood of suffering animals lynda, we suggest you come up with a better tamper proof seal.
if people who want to hold a sign and shout to get out the truth out about whats happening inside places that confine and inflict pain and cruelty on animals are being thrown in jail and harrassed by the government, we will fight that much harder from the underground where its safer than holding a sign and yelling the truth. thanks to feinstein and inhoff and the stupid animal enterprise terrorist law that violates the principles that this country is supposed to be founded on, more and more activists like us will choose to retreat into the shadows and fight for the animals underground since the government is making it impossible to do the kinds of things that those who came before us did to oppose injustice, oppression and exploitation.
I don't see myself as a hypocrite. I need my life to fight for the rights of animals.Well, the rest of us see you as a "fucking bigass hypocrite", along with Ingrid Newkirk and the rest of your baby-killing friends. Posted by Ken S at December 21, 2006 06:48 AM | TrackBack (0) |
What does Pom juice have to do with animals? I'm confused.
(Of course, I'm hyped up on Coricidin, so grain of salt and all that hoohah.)
Posted by: Lisa at December 21, 2006 06:59 AMI have no idea. The only thing I can guess is that Pom Wonderful makes a big deal about "health benefits" so they might do some medical testing. But that still doesn't explain the part about causing erectile dysfunction in rabbits (unless the pomegranate juice is supposed to be some sort of "natural" Viagra analog).
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at December 21, 2006 07:03 AMI'd assumed this post was going to be about Pink's foray into the world of Australian sheep rear ends and the response of Aussie Treasurer Peter Costello:
"I don't know if Pink is an expert on the sheep industry," an amused Mr Costello told reporters in Canberra.
"Pink is entitled to her views, but at the end of the day, would Australia's farmers take advice from Pink?"
I don't even know what a "Pink" is, so I certainly wouldn't take advice from it.
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at December 21, 2006 07:41 AMKen,
She's some brainless pop singer who's been pushing this PETA bullshit since the second she found any fame. But she's nowhere near as annoying as Sweetland saying "I need my life to fight for the rights of animals." Right, and the fury little critters would just be hopeless without YOU. That's practically Treadwellian.
"Pink" is a clueless pop singer sucking up to the PETArds for bigger music sales. More on her bloviating here.
Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at December 21, 2006 08:21 AMAs for this "Animal Rights Militia".....I'd cheerfully kill thousands of rabbits or mice if I could save the life of a loved one.
I have my priorities, and ARM can shove theirs up there collective arse.
I'd say "FUCK OFF WITH CHEESE!", but it ain't Friday yet!
Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at December 21, 2006 08:23 AMThe same for PETA, of course.
And "there" should be "their". Oy!
Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at December 21, 2006 08:24 AMThey can't fuck off with cheese because cheese is cruel. Even your epithets are species-ist!
What? Free speech? AHHHH can't hear you nanananana....
Posted by: Nightfly at December 21, 2006 09:19 AMIf anyone can tell me the connection between Pomegranate juice and PETA please do. I visited the pomwonderful.com site looks like they grow the fruit in CA and then turn it into juice, I do not understand why they would need to test pom juice on mice and rabbits and their erections.
Am i missing something? thanks.
Not that I'd want to encourage anyone to take the word of these completely overly-biased, "only gather the convenient facts" type of groups that are practically cult-like in their devotion to their causes, but here's PETAs official "Pom juice is killing sweet little bunnies for no reason" explanation.
Posted by: Emily at December 21, 2006 02:50 PMMmmm.... guess what I'm going to buy next time I go to Walmart. (Yes, they sell it at the Center of All Evil!!! It's a twofer.)
Posted by: Andrea Harris at December 21, 2006 06:58 PMOh, c',on Colin ~ you just want to know how someone would even notice a mouse erection.
And Andrea, weirdness of weirdness, I just bought my first bottle yesterday completely oblivious to the brouhaha.
The Lord musta made me do it.
Posted by: tree hugging sister at December 22, 2006 05:17 AMI think it's time I work on a pomegranate-based recipe for cooking some big ol' damned slab o' MEAT......
Posted by: Boy Named Sous at December 22, 2006 07:59 AMYes ths anything erection related is of interest to most guys over 40, although that was the first time it has ever happened to me...
I recently discovered HEB's Italian soda, all flavours are good but the Pom juice is great, I am relieved it is not made from rabbit blood and mice penis.
And I never thought I would say this but if the info in the link to PETA Emily gave is correct why is the Pom company cutting up animals to prove how great Pom juice is, pay a few college kids $50 and they'll say anything you want, 'it grew 2 inches, stronger longer, my bald spot disappeared, i am more attractive to women, my grades went up' all thanks to Pom juice.
Hell, pay me i'll say it. Merry and Happy.