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From: "Rona Yuthasastrakosol"
"PawsForThought" wrote in message ... I don't know if this is true or not, but I got this from another board: http://www.peta.org/feat/triumph/ "PETA: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Dumps on Clay Aiken in New PETA Pro-Neutering Ad The article says: "Triumph chose to make Clay Aiken the target of his humor in the ad, and PETA didn't object because Aiken recently told Rolling Stone, "I think cats are Satan. There's nothing worse to me than a house cat. When I was about 16, I had a kitten and ran over it." PETA deals with dozens of cases of cruelty to cats every week and knows firsthand how damaging statements like this can be-impressionable kids often mimic what their "idols" do. Aiken never responded when PETA wrote to him." ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm I'm taking this on to Lauren's post, just because it was the beginning of this thread, not because I think any of what I have to say applies to her. Here's the full article from Rolling Stone Clay Aiken and PETA. The asterisks in the second paragraph were added by me, to draw attention to the context of the comment made by Clay Aiken. from http://www.rollingstone.com/news/new...973&cf=2046795 ---begin paste--- In a landmark display of canine-feline solidarity, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog has lashed out at professed kitty-hater Clay Aiken in a new ad campaign for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. The print ad shows Triumph with a band-aid over his recently neutered doggy-bits and a post-surgery collar, and reads, "Get Neutered: It didn't hurt Clay Aiken." Though the barb was Triumph's own, PETA went along thanks in part to comments that Aiken made in a recent Rolling Stone article. "I think cats are Satan," Aiken said. "There's nothing worse to me than a house cat. When I was about sixteen, I had a kitten and ran over it. *****Seeing that cat die, I actually think that its spirit has haunted me. I wasn't afraid of cats before. But now they scare me to death.*****" "It's a stupid statement," says PETA Vice President Dan Matthews. "We get calls every week from people who throw kittens on barbecues because it's funny. Or people who light cats on fire, or people who drag cats from cars. It's so irresponsible that we wrote him after that interview came out and he never got back to us. So we thought, you know, fair game, let's go for it." According to PETA, with animal shelters overflowing, neutering and spaying cats and dogs saves shelter-workers from having to put animals to death when suitable homes cannot be found. Because Triumph's new album, Come Poop With Me, is full of jokes about losing his private parts, he seemed a perfect spokes-puppet. "There's already been a huge response," says Matthews, whose office has been bombarded by calls from angry Clay-mates. "When we explain why, they understand it a bit better. In the end it's just funny. If you look at the awful thing Clay said about cats, our ad in response is a pretty lighthearted way to even up the score." A spokesman for Clay Aiken had not comment on the ad. DAVID SWANSON ---end paste--- At the risk of being flamed, I think people who thought "Clay called cats "satan" so he must be a bad person and we should hate him and try to ruin his reputation" are not that far off *in spirit* from those who might think, "Clay called cats "satan" so cats must be bad and we should do evil things to them." Two sides of the same coin, in my opinion. rona (donning flame-retardant clothing) Thanks for posting this, Rona. As I said in my post, I had just gotten it from another board and didn't know if it was true or not. But the comment about cats being Satan, well is strange for sure. I think most of us aren't haunted by cat spirits as Satan. I think most of us who are *haunted* by such a thing would be inspired to do good, make life right for another cat, in the spirit of love, not Satan. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: "Rona Yuthasastrakosol"
"PawsForThought" wrote in message ... I don't know if this is true or not, but I got this from another board: http://www.peta.org/feat/triumph/ "PETA: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Dumps on Clay Aiken in New PETA Pro-Neutering Ad The article says: "Triumph chose to make Clay Aiken the target of his humor in the ad, and PETA didn't object because Aiken recently told Rolling Stone, "I think cats are Satan. There's nothing worse to me than a house cat. When I was about 16, I had a kitten and ran over it." PETA deals with dozens of cases of cruelty to cats every week and knows firsthand how damaging statements like this can be-impressionable kids often mimic what their "idols" do. Aiken never responded when PETA wrote to him." ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm I'm taking this on to Lauren's post, just because it was the beginning of this thread, not because I think any of what I have to say applies to her. Here's the full article from Rolling Stone Clay Aiken and PETA. The asterisks in the second paragraph were added by me, to draw attention to the context of the comment made by Clay Aiken. from http://www.rollingstone.com/news/new...973&cf=2046795 ---begin paste--- In a landmark display of canine-feline solidarity, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog has lashed out at professed kitty-hater Clay Aiken in a new ad campaign for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. The print ad shows Triumph with a band-aid over his recently neutered doggy-bits and a post-surgery collar, and reads, "Get Neutered: It didn't hurt Clay Aiken." Though the barb was Triumph's own, PETA went along thanks in part to comments that Aiken made in a recent Rolling Stone article. "I think cats are Satan," Aiken said. "There's nothing worse to me than a house cat. When I was about sixteen, I had a kitten and ran over it. *****Seeing that cat die, I actually think that its spirit has haunted me. I wasn't afraid of cats before. But now they scare me to death.*****" "It's a stupid statement," says PETA Vice President Dan Matthews. "We get calls every week from people who throw kittens on barbecues because it's funny. Or people who light cats on fire, or people who drag cats from cars. It's so irresponsible that we wrote him after that interview came out and he never got back to us. So we thought, you know, fair game, let's go for it." According to PETA, with animal shelters overflowing, neutering and spaying cats and dogs saves shelter-workers from having to put animals to death when suitable homes cannot be found. Because Triumph's new album, Come Poop With Me, is full of jokes about losing his private parts, he seemed a perfect spokes-puppet. "There's already been a huge response," says Matthews, whose office has been bombarded by calls from angry Clay-mates. "When we explain why, they understand it a bit better. In the end it's just funny. If you look at the awful thing Clay said about cats, our ad in response is a pretty lighthearted way to even up the score." A spokesman for Clay Aiken had not comment on the ad. DAVID SWANSON ---end paste--- At the risk of being flamed, I think people who thought "Clay called cats "satan" so he must be a bad person and we should hate him and try to ruin his reputation" are not that far off *in spirit* from those who might think, "Clay called cats "satan" so cats must be bad and we should do evil things to them." Two sides of the same coin, in my opinion. rona (donning flame-retardant clothing) Thanks for posting this, Rona. As I said in my post, I had just gotten it from another board and didn't know if it was true or not. But the comment about cats being Satan, well is strange for sure. I think most of us aren't haunted by cat spirits as Satan. I think most of us who are *haunted* by such a thing would be inspired to do good, make life right for another cat, in the spirit of love, not Satan. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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"Karen" wrote in message ... in article CSBub.2430$3z5.2310@okepread01, Cat Protector at wrote on 11/18/03 9:57 PM: No, he did in fact says cats were Satan and he did mention his dislike of cats. I saw an interview with him when he said that. "Karen" wrote in message news:BBE01DD1.B375% I'm with you Rona in that, to go out of his way to be mean seems vastly different than the rest of his life choices. I wonder what the truth is. Karen Well *saying* cats are Satan and purposely running over a kitten are two different things. Karen I am in NC and I cannot stand that little wussy-faced twit. Especially now. |
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"Karen" wrote in message ... in article CSBub.2430$3z5.2310@okepread01, Cat Protector at wrote on 11/18/03 9:57 PM: No, he did in fact says cats were Satan and he did mention his dislike of cats. I saw an interview with him when he said that. "Karen" wrote in message news:BBE01DD1.B375% I'm with you Rona in that, to go out of his way to be mean seems vastly different than the rest of his life choices. I wonder what the truth is. Karen Well *saying* cats are Satan and purposely running over a kitten are two different things. Karen I am in NC and I cannot stand that little wussy-faced twit. Especially now. |
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"Karen" wrote in message ... in article CSBub.2430$3z5.2310@okepread01, Cat Protector at wrote on 11/18/03 9:57 PM: No, he did in fact says cats were Satan and he did mention his dislike of cats. I saw an interview with him when he said that. "Karen" wrote in message news:BBE01DD1.B375% I'm with you Rona in that, to go out of his way to be mean seems vastly different than the rest of his life choices. I wonder what the truth is. Karen Well *saying* cats are Satan and purposely running over a kitten are two different things. Karen I am in NC and I cannot stand that little wussy-faced twit. Especially now. |
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"Rona Yuthasastrakosol" wrote in message And not liking cats does not equal being a bad person--a weird person, maybe, but certainly not bad. You are very generous, and possibly right. However, I will never trust anyone who doesn't like cats. rona -- ***For e-mail, replace .com with .ca Sorry for the inconvenience!*** |
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"Rona Yuthasastrakosol" wrote in message And not liking cats does not equal being a bad person--a weird person, maybe, but certainly not bad. You are very generous, and possibly right. However, I will never trust anyone who doesn't like cats. rona -- ***For e-mail, replace .com with .ca Sorry for the inconvenience!*** |
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"Rona Yuthasastrakosol" wrote in message And not liking cats does not equal being a bad person--a weird person, maybe, but certainly not bad. You are very generous, and possibly right. However, I will never trust anyone who doesn't like cats. rona -- ***For e-mail, replace .com with .ca Sorry for the inconvenience!*** |
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"PawsForThought" wrote in message But the comment about cats being Satan, well is strange for sure. I think most of us aren't haunted by cat spirits as Satan. I think most of us who are *haunted* by such a thing would be inspired to do good, make life right for another cat, in the spirit of love, not Satan. Precisely. His response should have been to adopt another cat and make sure he lavished it with love. He's still a mincing little Queen in my book. But then I don't like his music anyway. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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