[A href="http://www.peta.org/"]PETA[/A] is usually not one to balk from [SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; 12pt: "]controversy ads. The most recent one was based on the decapitation and murder of [A href="http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=58e41ce1-a14f-478f-9f27-21f192c1869e"]Tim McLean[/A]. I feel that PETA has gone overboard when they compared his death to the slaughter of animals. It's not remotely funny and shows insensitivity towards McLean's parents.[/SPAN]
[SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; 12pt: "][/SPAN]
[SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; 12pt: "]Here's what the ad says:[/SPAN]
[SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; 12pt: "][/SPAN]
[SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; 12pt: "]"Manitoba . . . an innocent young victim's throat is cut . . . His struggles and cries are ignored . . . The man with the knife shows no emotion . . . The victim is slaughtered and his head is cut off . . . His flesh is eaten . . . It's still going on!" reads the ad text.[/SPAN]
[A href="http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=705090"]Source[SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; 12pt: "][/SPAN][/A]
Think also when PETA compared the Holocaust to animal killings in 2003. ([A href="http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/02/28/peta.holocaust/"]Source[/A])
I know that PETA has a message to get out there but seriously, they should show some sensitivity or at least common sense when approaching such matters.
[SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; 12pt: "][/SPAN]
[SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; 12pt: "]What are your thoughts?[/SPAN]
[SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; 12pt: "][/SPAN]
[SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; 12pt: "]Here's what the ad says:[/SPAN]
[SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; 12pt: "][/SPAN]
[SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; 12pt: "]"Manitoba . . . an innocent young victim's throat is cut . . . His struggles and cries are ignored . . . The man with the knife shows no emotion . . . The victim is slaughtered and his head is cut off . . . His flesh is eaten . . . It's still going on!" reads the ad text.[/SPAN]
[A href="http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=705090"]Source[SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; 12pt: "][/SPAN][/A]
Think also when PETA compared the Holocaust to animal killings in 2003. ([A href="http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/02/28/peta.holocaust/"]Source[/A])
I know that PETA has a message to get out there but seriously, they should show some sensitivity or at least common sense when approaching such matters.
[SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; 12pt: "][/SPAN]
[SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; 12pt: "]What are your thoughts?[/SPAN]