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Olivia

Olivia

STAFF

Oakland, CA

MAY 18, 2005 02:45 PM

Love them or hate them, you have to admit that PETA's dedication to animal rights gets results. In direct response to PETA's long term campaign against animals used in circuses, Cole Bros. Circus will no longer use exotic animals in their shows.

"It's been a tradition every year -- we've had elephants and tigers. But times have changed, and we're hoping to bring more action," West said. "All the animal rights people -- I hate to say this -- but they've won the war."


Although the circus will still use some animals in their shows—such as cute, furry domestic kitties—PETA is still pretty psyched about their victory.

"When the public learns how animals in a circus suffer they don't want to support that and that's where PETA's focus has been," spokeswoman Lisa Wathne said.

"This is a reflection of how times have changed, and it's great that they're doing that," she said. "I think it's very admirable that Cole Bros. is changing with the times."


Cole Bros. does not expect children to riot when they can't see magnificent exotic animals humiliated for their amusement—they promise that they have plenty of humans to do it instead.

Hat tip: Vegan Porn.

crispy

crispy

NEWSWIRE

Philadelphia, PA

MAY 18, 2005 03:14 PM

Do the clowns juggle these kittens?

Seriously, though ... who the hell are the Cole Brothers and how did they get a circus? I always thought they were a little shady.

Good for PETA.

Kosomot

kosomot

Pompano Beach, FL
November 2003

MAY 18, 2005 03:22 PM

I always feared the circus, but this is good news. Now they have to get the big one to follow suit.

AndrewB

AndrewB

Victoria, BC
August 2003

MAY 18, 2005 03:49 PM

Excellent news! biggrin

thefreak

thefreak

NEWSWIRE

Gardner, MA

MAY 18, 2005 04:05 PM

Gotta love PETA... whatever

I'm going to paraphrage Greg Proops here to fit my point when it comes to people like PETA and the state of the world today.

"I'm going to step over this disgusting homeless person, and pet this cute little kitty! love "

'Nuff said.

-TM

DopeSpike

dopespike

Columbus, OH
October 2003

MAY 18, 2005 04:05 PM

I guess it's a good idea that they stopped before PETA started firebombing them.

aktrekker

aktrekker

Spokane, WA
December 2004

MAY 18, 2005 04:20 PM

Someone needs to firebomb PETA. shocked

mamet

mamet

Charleston, SC
March 2005

MAY 18, 2005 04:22 PM

Well it's about time. Yay PETA.

I'd like to be a member of PETA, but cannot, as a friend and I have a pact of Mutually Assured Destruction: I cannot join PETA and he cannot join the NRA.

Vestril

Vestril

Coronado, CA
February 2003

MAY 18, 2005 04:30 PM

hurray, one less reason to keep these animals alive--once we get rid of those evil Zoo's no one at all will care about them and we can go about totally wiping out their natural habitats biggrin

s5

s5

STAFF

San Francisco, CA

MAY 18, 2005 04:33 PM

thefreak said:
"I'm going to step over this disgusting homeless person, and pet this cute little kitty! love "



i assure you that people tend to be equally indifferent when it comes to animal torture and the daily suffering of the poor.

Baletempest

Baletempest

United Kingdom
February 2005

MAY 18, 2005 04:50 PM

DopeSpike said:
I guess it's a good idea that they stopped before PETA started firebombing them.



You're thiking of the ALF, PETA do not endulge in violence, its all peaceful (as far as I know).

Now all they have to worry about is how to rehouse the animals... still at least they will be helping to conserve endangered species.

ansia

ansia

Australia
June 2004

MAY 18, 2005 05:16 PM

A couple of comments here are kind of irritating.

Anyway ... This news makes me happy. It's great that PETA gets results.

Re. thefreak's comment above ... not sure about your intentions here. Maybe you are just trying to be funny ... But just because one particular organisation is devoted to animal welfare does not mean that they are indifferent towards homeless people nor does it take anything away from the poor. It's PETA's choice to focus on animal rights. If it bothers you so much, why not start something like PETHP? confused

thefreak

thefreak

NEWSWIRE

Gardner, MA

MAY 18, 2005 05:39 PM

ansia said:
Re. thefreak's comment above ... not sure about your intentions here. Maybe you are just trying to be funny ... But just because one particular organisation is devoted to animal welfare does not mean that they are indifferent towards homeless people nor does it take anything away from the poor. It's PETA's choice to focus on animal rights. If it bothers you so much, why not start something like PETHP? confused



Point made and acknowledged...My comment was meant to be a bit snarky, yes. I can side w/PETA on some things, but when they always take the stance of "EVERY CIRCUS ANIMAL IN EVERY CIRCUS WORLDWIDE IS ABUSED 24 HOURS A DAY" it just seems ludicrous. I just think sometimes they put animals on a pedestal while ignoring the rest of the world around them.

Before I get ripped to shreds in this thread, lemme clear a few things. I love animals. I think PETA has a sound argument in fighting against circus animal cruelty. However, to harass and protest every circus that uses animals because of the actions of a few seems like a waste of resources that could be spent elsewhere.

-TM

JusticeClown

JusticeClown

San Francisco, CA
July 2004

MAY 18, 2005 05:47 PM

And cole brothers will put on a better show for it. Animal circuses are a thing of the past and are usually pretty limited and stuck in traditional ruts.

Crim

Crim

HOPEFUL

Portland, OR

MAY 18, 2005 06:12 PM

Baletempest said:

DopeSpike said:
I guess it's a good idea that they stopped before PETA started firebombing them.



You're thiking of the ALF, PETA do not endulge in violence, its all peaceful (as far as I know).

Now all they have to worry about is how to rehouse the animals... still at least they will be helping to conserve endangered species.


But remember, PETA does love to give money to people who do violent things such as firebombing....

Olivia

Olivia

STAFF

Oakland, CA

MAY 18, 2005 06:23 PM

thefreak said:
Point made and acknowledged...My comment was meant to be a bit snarky, yes. I can side w/PETA on some things, but when they always take the stance of "EVERY CIRCUS ANIMAL IN EVERY CIRCUS WORLDWIDE IS ABUSED 24 HOURS A DAY" it just seems ludicrous. I just think sometimes they put animals on a pedestal while ignoring the rest of the world around them.



It is pretty safe to say that exotic circus animals are abused 24/7. Wild animals do not like being in cages and being made to do tricks in order to earn food or under threat of punishment. Surely you can understand that an elephant being dragged around in a cage and forced to do unnatural acts before giant hoards of screaming people is abuse.

Gibby_

Gibby_

Meridian, MS
March 2004

MAY 18, 2005 06:35 PM

PETA is a bunch of maniacs. I agree with the idea put forth above that getting exotic animals out of the view of people, especially children will make them more likely to be indifferent about them. These people will then grow up with the attitude: "ah who cares about the lions/tigers/elephants?" I realize that people can still see animals in the zoos, but what happens when PETA decides that keeping animals captive in pens is inhumane as well? PETA has been crossing the line for years and this is just one more example.
PETA : Animal Rights :: Greenpeace : The Environment.

I know I'm going to get flamed on for this, but I've said my piece.

DopeSpike

dopespike

Columbus, OH
October 2003

MAY 18, 2005 06:36 PM

Baletempest said:

DopeSpike said:
I guess it's a good idea that they stopped before PETA started firebombing them.



You're thiking of the ALF, PETA do not endulge in violence, its all peaceful (as far as I know).

Now all they have to worry about is how to rehouse the animals... still at least they will be helping to conserve endangered species.




Oh yes the ALF... wait a second they are on the PETA payroll?!?!?... wait... what does that mean? Non violent organization assulting people for wearing fur coats... what? Assult? Isn't that an act of violence? WOW!!!! PETA IS A NON VIOLENT ORGANIZATION!!! Did you know the VP of Peta uses dog insulin? She is a diabetic... And from what I hear PETA also opposes on research on animals but it's OK for her to use something that came from animal research. It is a VERY VIOLENT and hypocritical organization pushing things to the extreme. GO PETA!!!! And PETA does nothing to conserve endangered species, if they were, they would put the millions of dollars that they earn from donations to actually help build habitats for the endagered species instead of paying people to firebomb buildings and destroying millions of dollars worth of research.

[Edited on May 18, 2005 by DopeSpike]

DopeSpike

dopespike

Columbus, OH
October 2003

MAY 18, 2005 06:41 PM

Gibby_ said:
PETA is a bunch of maniacs. I agree with the idea put forth above that getting exotic animals out of the view of people, especially children will make them more likely to be indifferent about them. These people will then grow up with the attitude: "ah who cares about the lions/tigers/elephants?" I realize that people can still see animals in the zoos, but what happens when PETA decides that keeping animals captive in pens is inhumane as well? PETA has been crossing the line for years and this is just one more example.
PETA : Animal Rights :: Greenpeace : The Environment.

I know I'm going to get flamed on for this, but I've said my piece.



PETA does oppose zoo's. They think it is inhumane and all animals should be free. They also think that keeping pets is inhumane yet they do try to relocate animals as pets or destroy them if peta can't find them homes.. They also protest the humane society for destroying animals because they feel those animals should be free. Confused?

amaz0nmatchu

amaz0nmatchu

I'm lost
December 2004

MAY 18, 2005 06:46 PM

Good for PETA.

I often find myself not liking their methods and advertising campaigns. However, you've really got to hand it to them: they get results.

Gibby_

Gibby_

Meridian, MS
March 2004

MAY 18, 2005 06:46 PM

DopeSpike said:
PETA does oppose zoo's. They think it is inhumane and all animals should be free. They also think that keeping pets is inhumane yet they do try to relocate animals as pets or destroy them if peta can't find them homes.. They also protest the humane society for destroying animals because they feel those animals should be free. Confused?



Ah I should have known. Anyway due to my overwhelming love of the organization, I just went and joined PETA (People for the Eating of Tasty Animals)

DopeSpike

dopespike

Columbus, OH
October 2003

MAY 18, 2005 06:47 PM

amaz0nmatchu said:
Good for PETA.

I often find myself not liking their methods and advertising campaigns. However, you've really got to hand it to them: they get results.



I'd get results if I could rally a bunch of brainwashed morons to send them hatemail and threaten their children too. Oh wait, peta already does that.. Damn beaten to the punch again.

Gwendolyn

Gwendolyn

SUICIDEGIRL

Indiana, USA

MAY 18, 2005 06:57 PM

Gibby_ said:
Anyway due to my overwhelming love of the organization, I just went and joined PETA (People for the Eating of Tasty Animals)



Hey, there's one we haven't heard before! whatever

Gwendolyn

Gwendolyn

SUICIDEGIRL

Indiana, USA

MAY 18, 2005 06:59 PM

DopeSpike said:

amaz0nmatchu said:
Good for PETA.

I often find myself not liking their methods and advertising campaigns. However, you've really got to hand it to them: they get results.



I'd get results if I could rally a bunch of brainwashed morons to send them hatemail and threaten their children too. Oh wait, peta already does that.. Damn beaten to the punch again.



Since when does PETA threaten children?

s5

s5

STAFF

San Francisco, CA

MAY 18, 2005 07:14 PM

socalsk1nhead said:
Link #1

Link #2

Link #3

You're right. PETA has nothing to do with extremist orginizations.



all of those links come from a corporate front group called "The Center for Consumer Freedom".

they are a PR/lobbying company funded exclusively by large tobacco, food and alcohol corporations. their opinions can be safely ignored by any free thinking individual.

read all about them:

http://www.prwatch.org/improp/ddam.html

As for hypocrisy, ActivistCash keeps the details of its own finances hidden to conceal the fact that its funding comes from the very industries that share a vested interest in attacking activists—specifically, the tobacco and alcohol lobbies, as well as restaurant chains and taverns that want to keep employee wages low, avoid paying health insurance, and drive up sales of their high-markup products: booze, soda pop, fatty foods and cigarettes.



[Edited on May 18, 2005 by s5]

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