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PETA claims Neverland animal abuse
UPI ^ | 1/17/06

Posted on 01/17/2006 11:57:14 AM PST by presidio9

(UPI) -- Pop star Michael Jackson is under attack from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals for alleged animal cruelty at his California Neverland Ranch.

PETA has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigation conditions on the Santa Barbara, Calif., estate where it claims Jackson's pets have been living in squalor since he moved Bahrain in June, MSNBC's "The Scoop" reported Tuesday.

"Photos make it clear that the animals are being held in what can only be described as cruel conditions," PETA spokeswoman Lisa Wathne told Britain's Mirror. "They're abysmal, little more than holding cells. Jackson must close this place and relocate the animals to an accredited zoo or sanctuary."

Jackson's camp has declined to comment on the allegation.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: bubbles; itsallgood; jacko; neverlandranch; onemoretime; passthejesusjuice; peta

1 posted on 01/17/2006 11:57:15 AM PST by presidio9
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To: presidio9
Now, MJ is TRULY in deep do dah.......
2 posted on 01/17/2006 11:58:19 AM PST by b4its2late (Born free...Taxed to death and lied to by the Liberal Media.)
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To: presidio9

Molesting boys is one thing, but how DARE he hold animals in "cruel conditions"!

I bet he is shaking in his hyperbaric chamber.


3 posted on 01/17/2006 11:59:43 AM PST by Personal Responsibility (Amnesia is a train of thought.)
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To: b4its2late

Well, now that he's a Muslim, is he pining for the sheep & goats in that special way?


4 posted on 01/17/2006 12:00:47 PM PST by COBOL2Java (Freedom isn't free, but the men and women of the military will pay most of your share)
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To: presidio9


Ah man...is this thread destined for the "Hall of Shame."


5 posted on 01/17/2006 12:00:51 PM PST by in hoc signo vinces ("Houston, TX...a waiting quagmire for jihadis.")
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To: presidio9

Thank goodness that is all there was, I was thinking of a different height stepladder at each stall when I read the headlines.


6 posted on 01/17/2006 12:01:08 PM PST by Abathar (Proudly catching hell for posting without reading since 2004)
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To: presidio9

So, I take it PETA is cool with Michael plying his young playmates with Jesus juice and readying them for multiple games of hap-slappy as long as the pets have clean cages?


7 posted on 01/17/2006 12:01:32 PM PST by RepoGirl ("Ow! My eye! I'm not supposed to get jigs in it!" Lenny Leonard)
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To: COBOL2Java

He's living in Dubai which is the child sex/slave capital of the middle-east.



8 posted on 01/17/2006 12:03:49 PM PST by Proud_USA_Republican (We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
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To: b4its2late; Personal Responsibility

Think how much more credibilty Jacko would have if his nose still looked like this. BTW, Jacko and Bubbles are no longer on speaking terms. Seriously. I am dying to know what happened there.

9 posted on 01/17/2006 12:04:06 PM PST by presidio9 (Non sempre ea sunt quae videntur)
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To: COBOL2Java

...72 virgins.


10 posted on 01/17/2006 12:05:43 PM PST by Boston Blackie
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To: Abathar

oh my!


11 posted on 01/17/2006 12:06:56 PM PST by cvq3842
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To: cvq3842

12 posted on 01/17/2006 12:07:58 PM PST by Lunatic Fringe (North Texas Solutions http://ntxsolutions.com)
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To: presidio9
PETA vs. MJ

I hate these threads. Who does one side with?

13 posted on 01/17/2006 12:09:42 PM PST by Onelifetogive (* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
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To: Lunatic Fringe

Everyone in my office is giving me dirty looks, wondering what I was laughing so loud about . . .


14 posted on 01/17/2006 12:10:28 PM PST by cvq3842
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To: Onelifetogive

You really want the whole thing to just be over for the sake of the chimp.


15 posted on 01/17/2006 12:11:12 PM PST by presidio9 (Non sempre ea sunt quae videntur)
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To: presidio9

I've seen this article here and there, but have yet to see any photos. I want to see emaciated elephants, covered in poo. I want to see dried out chimp carcasses deflating in the sun (also covered in poo). Where are those photos?


16 posted on 01/17/2006 12:12:01 PM PST by warpcorebreach
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To: Lunatic Fringe

I read that cover. I demand my fish and chips. And if the Sun won't comply, I'm holding you responsible.


17 posted on 01/17/2006 12:12:11 PM PST by presidio9 (Non sempre ea sunt quae videntur)
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To: cvq3842

"PETA claims Neverland animal abuse"

The jokes were just too numerous to count. I had to leave the water cooler after someone mentioned "shredded tweat."

My thought is PETA and Michael Jackson would make for a good sitcom.


18 posted on 01/17/2006 12:12:36 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz ("We don't need POLITICIANS...we need STATESMEN.")
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To: presidio9

Wow. Those PETA folks sure do have their priorities straight.


19 posted on 01/17/2006 12:13:15 PM PST by Gordongekko909 (I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
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To: Onelifetogive

You don't. Just sit back and enjoy the fight, and hope they both lose.


20 posted on 01/17/2006 12:14:41 PM PST by Gordongekko909 (I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
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To: presidio9

Seriously, Bubbles probably grew up to be a large, mean, nasty, predatory male chimp that would bite Jacko's privates off as soon as he'd look at him. Of course, looking at Jacko in his present state might encourage Bubbles even more.


21 posted on 01/17/2006 12:15:25 PM PST by libstripper
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To: presidio9
"PETA claims Neverland animal abuse"

I'm sooooo worried.

22 posted on 01/17/2006 12:17:19 PM PST by ConservativeBamaFan
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To: presidio9

Discerning celebrities use ACME Adoption Agency
http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/features/chamber/40281


23 posted on 01/17/2006 12:17:36 PM PST by tumblindice (We catch `em, we shave `em--you buy `em)
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To: libstripper

Wait: Jackson still has external privates?


24 posted on 01/17/2006 12:18:10 PM PST by presidio9 (Non sempre ea sunt quae videntur)
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To: presidio9

I think molesting boys AND abusing animals is worth making an issue. They say that many who abuse start with animals.


25 posted on 01/17/2006 12:18:25 PM PST by libertylass
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To: presidio9

This one is too easy...


26 posted on 01/17/2006 12:25:08 PM PST by Buck W. (Yesterday's Intelligentsia are today's Irrelevantsia.)
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To: presidio9
The animals at Neverland are not the only victims of abuse.


27 posted on 01/17/2006 12:28:00 PM PST by Emile (Welcome to New Orleans, aka "The Big Chocolate")
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To: BillieGoatIsNotMyLover
"The kid is not my son"

28 posted on 01/17/2006 12:46:07 PM PST by I see my hands (Until this civil war heats up.. have a nice day.)
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To: presidio9

PeTA vs. Michael Jackson? I can't stand these dilemmas. Which one do I hate more?


29 posted on 01/17/2006 12:47:29 PM PST by Sloth (Archaeologists test for intelligent design all the time.)
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To: presidio9

As much as I despise Jacko, I utterly refuse to accept anything PETA claims at face value. If these animals really are being abused and neglected, it'll be reported by the local authorities. Until then, this article is crap.


30 posted on 01/17/2006 12:50:24 PM PST by CFC__VRWC ("Anytime a liberal squeals in outrage, an angel gets its wings!" - gidget7)
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To: CFC__VRWC

Wow!! Who's the blonde? She's smokin!


31 posted on 01/17/2006 12:55:17 PM PST by gman992
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To: gman992

Wow!! Who's the blonde? She's smokin!

32 posted on 01/17/2006 1:41:16 PM PST by presidio9 (Non sempre ea sunt quae videntur)
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To: presidio9

Animals don't kiss and tell...


33 posted on 01/17/2006 1:56:29 PM PST by MikeWUSAF (Extreme vitriol and rancorous replies served daily. - Mike W USAF)
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