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I have been in contact with PETA. This was their response.
"We deal with dozens of cases of cruelty to cats every week, and we know, firsthand, how damaging statements like this can be when impressionable kids mimic what their "idols" do. Clay never responded when we wrote to him politely about this, and he needs to make amends for those remarks." Apparently PETA did attempt to get the full story from Aiken about the remarks but he chose not to respond. Aiken apparently is not doing anything to set the record straight. I am not a fan of PETA but have to agree that Aiken needs to apologize to those cat lovers he offended. He may not like them but he owes it to his fans to lead by example and say it is not ok to abuse an animal nor is it nice to make such statements that could give permission to do so. I have a feeling that if Aiken steps forward and addresses this to his fans that he might very well pave the road to peace. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Elizabeth M." wrote in message om... http://www.foxesonidol.com/cgi-bin/a...364.art&page=1 PETA Delays Clay Ad, Wants to Use Him for More Publicity by David Bloomberg -- 11/19/2003 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) apparently doesn't extend that ethical treatment to humans. They have delayed official publication of the ad saying Clay was "neutered," but want to force him to give them additional publicity or they'll run it anyway. Read on for details. Clay Aiken fans have apparently succeeded where so many others have failed - they managed to put a dent in the dogma machine that is People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). As readers no doubt recall, PETA recently announced a new ad campaign targeting Clay Aiken and calling him "neutered." Although they had not formally started the campaign, the announcements and their website had the ad already available, so it basically served as free advertising for them. Perhaps that advertising was enough, or maybe they started to get worried about the legality of calling somebody "neutered." Or maybe all of the calls and e-mails from Clay's fans, as well as people announcing that they would not give further money to PETA, had some impact after all. PETA has announced that they are delaying the campaign. for now. PETA claims they are delaying the ad to see if Clay will apologize for making his negative comments about cats. In fact, the vice president of the group said, "If Clay Aiken intends on staying famous, he has to learn to take a joke." A joke? Well, yes, PETA could be construed as a joke when they act like this. In fact, to many the group has become one sick joke after another. The problem is that PETA took what Clay said about cats out of context - he was talking about how he had accidentally run over his kitten (as explained by his mother in our previous article on this issue). PETA took it as some attack on animals, which is ridiculous. But PETA doesn't just want Clay to apologize for them taking his words out of context - they want him to post a message on his website urging people to spay or neuter their pets and give an interview for PETA's website. To be completely honest, I hope Clay deviates from his usual character and tells PETA to go f*** themselves. That may sound harsh, I know, but the group is essentially trying to blackmail him: "Do this and that or we'll run this ad." First they insult him, then they oh-so-graciously say they will delay the ad, and they won't run it if he gives them even more publicity - but they will run it if he doesn't. Mind you, this is the same group that compared Holocaust victims to animals. PETA did admit that Clay's attorney contacted them, so maybe that had something to do with it. I say this because PETA certainly never backed down in their Holocaust advertising, even though they offended far more people with that one than the Clay ad. The organization has certainly learned how to get the most bang for their buck. By previewing the ad on their website and announcing that they would start running it, the media informed many people about the ad, thus getting their "message" out without ever having to spend a dime on advertising. Now when Clay fans, his attorney, and others have fired back, PETA makes more publicity by saying they are putting a hold on the ad. Then, if they decide to not run the ad, they can try to win back Clay fans by saying, "See, we didn't run it." Hopefully, fans won't be so forgiving. If they decide to run the ad after all, it can work almost as an after-thought, because so many people have seen them already. And if they can get Clay to give them an interview, they will have scored a major publicity coup - another reason I, personally, hope he tells them to shove off. I have heard from many people who support animal rights and, in theory, agree with PETA's mission. However, the dogmatic position PETA has taken, coupled with the way they will go to any lengths to get publicity, no matter who they hurt, has turned off many, many people. The organization needs to take a serious look at how they promote their message. Unfortunately, because of all the free advertising they receive from these sorts of occurrences, I doubt that will happen anytime soon. David Bloomberg is the Editor of Foxes On Idol, and can be reached at . |
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I have been in contact with PETA. This was their response.
"We deal with dozens of cases of cruelty to cats every week, and we know, firsthand, how damaging statements like this can be when impressionable kids mimic what their "idols" do. Clay never responded when we wrote to him politely about this, and he needs to make amends for those remarks." Apparently PETA did attempt to get the full story from Aiken about the remarks but he chose not to respond. Aiken apparently is not doing anything to set the record straight. I am not a fan of PETA but have to agree that Aiken needs to apologize to those cat lovers he offended. He may not like them but he owes it to his fans to lead by example and say it is not ok to abuse an animal nor is it nice to make such statements that could give permission to do so. I have a feeling that if Aiken steps forward and addresses this to his fans that he might very well pave the road to peace. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Elizabeth M." wrote in message om... http://www.foxesonidol.com/cgi-bin/a...364.art&page=1 PETA Delays Clay Ad, Wants to Use Him for More Publicity by David Bloomberg -- 11/19/2003 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) apparently doesn't extend that ethical treatment to humans. They have delayed official publication of the ad saying Clay was "neutered," but want to force him to give them additional publicity or they'll run it anyway. Read on for details. Clay Aiken fans have apparently succeeded where so many others have failed - they managed to put a dent in the dogma machine that is People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). As readers no doubt recall, PETA recently announced a new ad campaign targeting Clay Aiken and calling him "neutered." Although they had not formally started the campaign, the announcements and their website had the ad already available, so it basically served as free advertising for them. Perhaps that advertising was enough, or maybe they started to get worried about the legality of calling somebody "neutered." Or maybe all of the calls and e-mails from Clay's fans, as well as people announcing that they would not give further money to PETA, had some impact after all. PETA has announced that they are delaying the campaign. for now. PETA claims they are delaying the ad to see if Clay will apologize for making his negative comments about cats. In fact, the vice president of the group said, "If Clay Aiken intends on staying famous, he has to learn to take a joke." A joke? Well, yes, PETA could be construed as a joke when they act like this. In fact, to many the group has become one sick joke after another. The problem is that PETA took what Clay said about cats out of context - he was talking about how he had accidentally run over his kitten (as explained by his mother in our previous article on this issue). PETA took it as some attack on animals, which is ridiculous. But PETA doesn't just want Clay to apologize for them taking his words out of context - they want him to post a message on his website urging people to spay or neuter their pets and give an interview for PETA's website. To be completely honest, I hope Clay deviates from his usual character and tells PETA to go f*** themselves. That may sound harsh, I know, but the group is essentially trying to blackmail him: "Do this and that or we'll run this ad." First they insult him, then they oh-so-graciously say they will delay the ad, and they won't run it if he gives them even more publicity - but they will run it if he doesn't. Mind you, this is the same group that compared Holocaust victims to animals. PETA did admit that Clay's attorney contacted them, so maybe that had something to do with it. I say this because PETA certainly never backed down in their Holocaust advertising, even though they offended far more people with that one than the Clay ad. The organization has certainly learned how to get the most bang for their buck. By previewing the ad on their website and announcing that they would start running it, the media informed many people about the ad, thus getting their "message" out without ever having to spend a dime on advertising. Now when Clay fans, his attorney, and others have fired back, PETA makes more publicity by saying they are putting a hold on the ad. Then, if they decide to not run the ad, they can try to win back Clay fans by saying, "See, we didn't run it." Hopefully, fans won't be so forgiving. If they decide to run the ad after all, it can work almost as an after-thought, because so many people have seen them already. And if they can get Clay to give them an interview, they will have scored a major publicity coup - another reason I, personally, hope he tells them to shove off. I have heard from many people who support animal rights and, in theory, agree with PETA's mission. However, the dogmatic position PETA has taken, coupled with the way they will go to any lengths to get publicity, no matter who they hurt, has turned off many, many people. The organization needs to take a serious look at how they promote their message. Unfortunately, because of all the free advertising they receive from these sorts of occurrences, I doubt that will happen anytime soon. David Bloomberg is the Editor of Foxes On Idol, and can be reached at . |
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I have been in contact with PETA. This was their response.
"We deal with dozens of cases of cruelty to cats every week, and we know, firsthand, how damaging statements like this can be when impressionable kids mimic what their "idols" do. Clay never responded when we wrote to him politely about this, and he needs to make amends for those remarks." Apparently PETA did attempt to get the full story from Aiken about the remarks but he chose not to respond. Aiken apparently is not doing anything to set the record straight. I am not a fan of PETA but have to agree that Aiken needs to apologize to those cat lovers he offended. He may not like them but he owes it to his fans to lead by example and say it is not ok to abuse an animal nor is it nice to make such statements that could give permission to do so. I have a feeling that if Aiken steps forward and addresses this to his fans that he might very well pave the road to peace. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Elizabeth M." wrote in message om... http://www.foxesonidol.com/cgi-bin/a...364.art&page=1 PETA Delays Clay Ad, Wants to Use Him for More Publicity by David Bloomberg -- 11/19/2003 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) apparently doesn't extend that ethical treatment to humans. They have delayed official publication of the ad saying Clay was "neutered," but want to force him to give them additional publicity or they'll run it anyway. Read on for details. Clay Aiken fans have apparently succeeded where so many others have failed - they managed to put a dent in the dogma machine that is People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). As readers no doubt recall, PETA recently announced a new ad campaign targeting Clay Aiken and calling him "neutered." Although they had not formally started the campaign, the announcements and their website had the ad already available, so it basically served as free advertising for them. Perhaps that advertising was enough, or maybe they started to get worried about the legality of calling somebody "neutered." Or maybe all of the calls and e-mails from Clay's fans, as well as people announcing that they would not give further money to PETA, had some impact after all. PETA has announced that they are delaying the campaign. for now. PETA claims they are delaying the ad to see if Clay will apologize for making his negative comments about cats. In fact, the vice president of the group said, "If Clay Aiken intends on staying famous, he has to learn to take a joke." A joke? Well, yes, PETA could be construed as a joke when they act like this. In fact, to many the group has become one sick joke after another. The problem is that PETA took what Clay said about cats out of context - he was talking about how he had accidentally run over his kitten (as explained by his mother in our previous article on this issue). PETA took it as some attack on animals, which is ridiculous. But PETA doesn't just want Clay to apologize for them taking his words out of context - they want him to post a message on his website urging people to spay or neuter their pets and give an interview for PETA's website. To be completely honest, I hope Clay deviates from his usual character and tells PETA to go f*** themselves. That may sound harsh, I know, but the group is essentially trying to blackmail him: "Do this and that or we'll run this ad." First they insult him, then they oh-so-graciously say they will delay the ad, and they won't run it if he gives them even more publicity - but they will run it if he doesn't. Mind you, this is the same group that compared Holocaust victims to animals. PETA did admit that Clay's attorney contacted them, so maybe that had something to do with it. I say this because PETA certainly never backed down in their Holocaust advertising, even though they offended far more people with that one than the Clay ad. The organization has certainly learned how to get the most bang for their buck. By previewing the ad on their website and announcing that they would start running it, the media informed many people about the ad, thus getting their "message" out without ever having to spend a dime on advertising. Now when Clay fans, his attorney, and others have fired back, PETA makes more publicity by saying they are putting a hold on the ad. Then, if they decide to not run the ad, they can try to win back Clay fans by saying, "See, we didn't run it." Hopefully, fans won't be so forgiving. If they decide to run the ad after all, it can work almost as an after-thought, because so many people have seen them already. And if they can get Clay to give them an interview, they will have scored a major publicity coup - another reason I, personally, hope he tells them to shove off. I have heard from many people who support animal rights and, in theory, agree with PETA's mission. However, the dogmatic position PETA has taken, coupled with the way they will go to any lengths to get publicity, no matter who they hurt, has turned off many, many people. The organization needs to take a serious look at how they promote their message. Unfortunately, because of all the free advertising they receive from these sorts of occurrences, I doubt that will happen anytime soon. David Bloomberg is the Editor of Foxes On Idol, and can be reached at . |
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Actually calling cats names period is wrong. I believe cats have feelings.
My cat Jade is a little plump and she sure shows that she doesn't like being reminded of it so I am careful in wording around her. I love her anyway. I am sure that if the felines of the world saw what Aiken said there'd be a lot of upset cats. Both of mine sure don't like what Aiken said. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Very different, but not everyone can see that. Sometimes I say my cat is a "fatso catso," but that doesn't mean I hate her and would run her over because she's full-figured. And not liking cats does not equal being a bad person--a weird person, maybe, but certainly not bad. rona -- ***For e-mail, replace .com with .ca Sorry for the inconvenience!*** |
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Actually calling cats names period is wrong. I believe cats have feelings.
My cat Jade is a little plump and she sure shows that she doesn't like being reminded of it so I am careful in wording around her. I love her anyway. I am sure that if the felines of the world saw what Aiken said there'd be a lot of upset cats. Both of mine sure don't like what Aiken said. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Very different, but not everyone can see that. Sometimes I say my cat is a "fatso catso," but that doesn't mean I hate her and would run her over because she's full-figured. And not liking cats does not equal being a bad person--a weird person, maybe, but certainly not bad. rona -- ***For e-mail, replace .com with .ca Sorry for the inconvenience!*** |
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Actually calling cats names period is wrong. I believe cats have feelings.
My cat Jade is a little plump and she sure shows that she doesn't like being reminded of it so I am careful in wording around her. I love her anyway. I am sure that if the felines of the world saw what Aiken said there'd be a lot of upset cats. Both of mine sure don't like what Aiken said. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Very different, but not everyone can see that. Sometimes I say my cat is a "fatso catso," but that doesn't mean I hate her and would run her over because she's full-figured. And not liking cats does not equal being a bad person--a weird person, maybe, but certainly not bad. rona -- ***For e-mail, replace .com with .ca Sorry for the inconvenience!*** |
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Why do some humans consider it such a crime when we think of cats as more
than just a cat? It seems some have a real problem when cats are anthropomorphized. I think it would be insensitive to not see cats have feelings. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Diane L. Schirf" wrote in message news:Ew2vb.11493 I think we truly do animals and their natures a disservice when we anthropomorphize them. -- http://www.mindspring.com/~slywy/ http://slywy.diaryland.com/ |
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Why do some humans consider it such a crime when we think of cats as more
than just a cat? It seems some have a real problem when cats are anthropomorphized. I think it would be insensitive to not see cats have feelings. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Diane L. Schirf" wrote in message news:Ew2vb.11493 I think we truly do animals and their natures a disservice when we anthropomorphize them. -- http://www.mindspring.com/~slywy/ http://slywy.diaryland.com/ |
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Why do some humans consider it such a crime when we think of cats as more
than just a cat? It seems some have a real problem when cats are anthropomorphized. I think it would be insensitive to not see cats have feelings. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Diane L. Schirf" wrote in message news:Ew2vb.11493 I think we truly do animals and their natures a disservice when we anthropomorphize them. -- http://www.mindspring.com/~slywy/ http://slywy.diaryland.com/ |
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Like I said, I don't always agree with PETA's methods. But this Aiken thing
does point out that when you say something negative and quite publically about cats that you need to own up to it. Aiken should apologize to all the cat lovers he offended with his remarks. Even though he may be traumetized about accidently running over a cat when he was 16, it seems he added insult to injury by saying that "cats are Satan" and that "there is nothing worse than a housecat." By making those remarks he seems to be blaming the kitten for what happened. His remarks were very insensitive. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Diane L. Schirf" wrote in message link.net... In article , (Elizabeth M.) wrote: PREPOSTEROUS PETA When I think of how many animals are being neglected and abused quietly in urban and rural areas all over the U.S. and how it always comes to light through a neighbor or the sheriff's police or agencies like that, I think PETA and other similar groups seriously should consider their priorities. This campaign isn't going to help any of the neglected, abused horses, dogs, cats, etc. Just generate PETA a lot of self-serving publicity. -- http://www.mindspring.com/~slywy/ http://slywy.diaryland.com/ |
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