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Naked Ambition: How PETA's Strategy of Nearly Nude Protesting Pays Off
By David Moye - AOL NewsThe letters P-E-T-A stand for "People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals," but you're forgiven if you thought they stood for "Publicity Events involving T and A." After all, it seems every time there's a slow news day, PETA is there to take up the slack by doing a publicity campaign revolving around attractive and scantily clad people -- usually women. The most recent, which took place last month on "World Water Day," featured some of PETA's vegan vixens taking showers in public places to illustrate how much water is wasted in meat production. Lindsay Rajt, PETA's campaign department ...
Goldfish Racing Down the Drain at Bar Following PETA Protest
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsWave the checkered flag. Following protests from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the Tacoma, Wash.-based Harmon Tap Room has canceled its weekly goldfish races. The activity had become a Tuesday night tradition for bar patrons, who would cheer on their drinking buddies as they guided cheap feeder fish down two 8-foot water troughs using squirt guns. "We'd use the little 10-cent feeder fish that would normally be fed to pets," bar owner Pat Nagle told the Seattle Weekly. "It was really, really popular. But we started getting all kinds of calls and emails from PETA people. It ...
At Camel Fighting Matches, Fans Eat Camel Meat
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsHundreds of thousands of Afghan people gathered last week in Mazar-e-Sharif to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian new year, and in addition to the customary food and ceremonies, festival-goers enjoyed one of the region's oldest spectator sports: camel fighting. Sounds gruesome, and judging by the amount of camel spit said to fly through the air, it certainly is, but the clash of split-hoofed beasts is part of a 2,400-year-old tradition in parts of the Middle East and South Asia. Raucous spectators gather to watch male camels in the 10-minute showdown, slamming necks and butting heads until one ...
PETA Protests Mike Tyson Pigeon Show
By David Moye - AOL NewsPETA, the animal rights activist group, is now going ape over Mike Tyson's new TV show where he attempts to fly to the heights of the pigeon racing world. The new series, "Taking on Tyson," which debuted Sunday on Animal Planet, follows Iron Mike around as he immerses himself in the world of pigeon racing. But PETA members think the series is a birdbrained idea and protested Monday outside of his Las Vegas home. Mel Evans, AP The animal rights group PETA is protesting former boxing great Mike Tyson because they believe his new hobby, pigeon racing, is cruel. The group has ...
Donna Karan's DKNY Fall 2011 Collection Gets Mixed Reviews, PETA Protest
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsNew York Fashion Week is in full swing, and legendary designer Donna Karan is drawing praise, criticism and protest for her fall 2011 collections. She's showing her Donna Karan New York line this afternoon, but reviews are already in for her career-girl-friendly DKNY collection, which came down the runway Sunday. FabSugar approved: Karan envisioned fuzzy angora sweaters in bright hues and bold stripe patterns, houndstooth suits and skirts, wide-leg trousers, skinny pencil pants and tailored coats. It was the details, like a recurring tux stripe detail or contrast color inserts, which gave ...
Top 10 PETA Stunts of 2010
By Larry Knowles - AOL NewsIt's been another productive year for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, the Norfolk, Va., organization that exports its wacky brand of performance activism to the rest of the world. In case you missed it, some good people who care deeply about vegetables did some very good things in the nude in 2010. Remember, if there's anything that you should take away from a PETA stunt, it's this: (1) Don't eat anything other than lettuce, and (2) whenever you want to make a point, take off your clothes. ...
Where's the Beef? Bill Clinton PETA's Person of the Year
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsSurprise! PETA has named former junk-food junkie Bill Clinton its Person of the Year, after the ex-president gave up his Big Macs and became a vegan. Clinton once unabashedly dished about his love of fast food, but turned to plants this year when his daughter, Chelsea, asked him to get in shape before her July wedding. And after forgoing animal products, Clinton lost 24 pounds. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is tickled. "Thanks to his new plant-based diet, he's shed some pounds, decreased his risk of future heart problems, and spared the lives of many animals," the group said in ...
Pope Has Not Endorsed Condoms for Cats, Contrary to PETA Leaflets
By David Gibson - Politics DailyPope Benedict XVI's comments last month that using condoms could be justified at times, such as by a male prostitute trying to prevent spreading AIDS, have continued to roil Catholics, especially after the Vatican clarified that the pontiff intended his remarks to apply beyond sex workers and include anyone facing such difficult choices. Now PETA, the global animals-rights advocacy group, has found a clever -- some might say irreverent -- way to capitalize on Benedict's opening by extending his concern, albeit via some nifty photo editing, to the plight of cats and dogs who breed like ...
Get a Kick Out of Kobi Levi's Wild and Wacky Shoes
By Monica Garske - AOL News
(Nov. 9) -- If you get a kick out of super-wacky high fashion, then you'll probably love Israeli designer Kobi Levi's line of outrageously funny footwear. The freelance shoe designer from Tel Aviv is famous for creating uniquely artistic footwear that makes even the most sophisticated slipper look like a generic old pair of sneakers. Levi's risque designs include a pair of porn-inspired "XXX Pumps" shaped like a woman's private parts and another pump dubbed "Blow," shaped like a curvy lady down on her knees. But not all his works are adult-themed. He also offers sleek, strappy sandals that ...
PETA Gets 'Dancing' Shrimp Kicked Off Menu
By Ed Mazza - AOL News
(Oct. 3) -- To diners, it must have seemed like mealtime magic: Squeeze a little lemon on a prawn and watch as it hops up, jumps around and "dances" on the dinner plate. But animal rights activists say there's nothing magical about this one -- because these shrimp aren't dancing for fun. They're writhing in pain. The "dancing prawn" dish features live prawns with their shells ripped off. When diners squeeze the lemon, the prawns react as you might in that situation: with a great big "ouch" reflex. Patrick Semansky, AP Ken Frelich holds a live shrimp in the Frelich Seafood store in ...
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