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Posted on 10/18/2005 7:37:48 PM PDT by day10
SYDNEY, Australia - A chicken toy that squawks and flaps its wings when strangled is "grossly irresponsible" and sends the wrong message to young children, a spokesman for a leading animal welfare group said Tuesday.
The toy is manufactured by a Taiwanese company and is widely available in toy and electronics stores across Australia. It is marketed for children over 3.
A product description on the Web site of Jaycar Electronics, a major Australian importer of toy, says: "Grab him by the neck and he will squawk and cluck like mad, flapping his wings and feet wildly as if he is really being choked."
But Michael Beatty, a spokesman for the Queensland state branch of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said the toy was "grossly irresponsible" and sent the wrong message to young children.
"What's next? Burn a cat? Shoot a dog?" Beatty said. "Children of that age are likely to turn around and try the same thing on their pet bird or even the cat or dog. Then they're going to wonder why the animal fights back."
Jaycar's Managing Director Gary Johnstone said he was "amused and mystified" by the RSPCA's response.
"I would have thought they would have better things to do like saving real animals from cruelty," Johnstone said. "This is a toy that is used to relieve stress, it's meant to be a bit of a giggle."
TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: humor
I'll just stand aside and let everyone else comment......
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posted on
10/18/2005 7:37:50 PM PDT
by
day10
To: day10
If you squeeze too hard, does it shatter? You could go blind.
To: day10
Next will be the monkey you spank, repeatedly. ooh ooh
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posted on
10/18/2005 7:43:44 PM PDT
by
pipecorp
(Let's have a CRUSADE! , the muslims have already started. 1700 replies and not a single post!)
To: day10
In my world...this is a Chicken Choker.
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posted on
10/18/2005 7:44:13 PM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(If you decide to kick the tiger in the ass...you'd better be prepared to deal with the teeth.)
To: day10
It DOES relieve a lot of stress to choke ones chicken.
or so I've heard.
5
posted on
10/18/2005 7:44:14 PM PDT
by
digger48
To: day10
I guess we should just hope the RSPCA doesn't take matters into ther own hands.........
6
posted on
10/18/2005 7:44:36 PM PDT
by
day10
(Rules cannot substitute for character.)
To: day10
But Michael Beatty, a spokesman for the Queensland state branch of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Just don't call him Master Beatty...
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posted on
10/18/2005 7:44:36 PM PDT
by
mikrofon
(SPCC == Society for the Prevention of Chicken-Choking)
To: pipecorp
You can have that monkey. I'll be floggin' the dolphin!
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posted on
10/18/2005 7:45:46 PM PDT
by
KoRn
To: day10
"What's next? Burn a cat? Shoot a dog?"_____ a Hitlery...
To: day10
The actual toy:
10
posted on
10/18/2005 7:48:10 PM PDT
by
day10
(Rules cannot substitute for character.)
To: day10
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posted on
10/18/2005 7:48:35 PM PDT
by
flashbunny
(What is more important: Loyalty to principles, or loyalty to personalities?)
To: flashbunny
wow.. i'm spanking it at 294 mph. beat that.. oops. (lol btw)
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posted on
10/18/2005 7:54:08 PM PDT
by
pipecorp
(Let's have a CRUSADE! , the muslims have already started. 1700 replies and not a single post!)
To: pipecorp
I spanked the monkey at 365mph.
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posted on
10/18/2005 9:22:04 PM PDT
by
Chewbacca
(Not all men are fools. The smart ones are still bachelors.)
To: Chewbacca
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posted on
10/18/2005 11:09:11 PM PDT
by
pcottraux
(It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
To: KoRn
I'll be punchin' the porpoise.....
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posted on
10/19/2005 12:02:14 PM PDT
by
DHak
(usma '91)
To: day10
A chicken toy that squawks and flaps its wings when strangled is "grossly irresponsible" and sends the wrong message to young childrenNot only is it irresponsible, but it will cause you to get hairy palms...
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posted on
10/19/2005 4:54:40 PM PDT
by
Born Conservative
(Don't take your organs to Heaven. Heaven knows we can use them here.)
To: day10
Next thing you know they'll have "Buff the Chimp".
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posted on
10/19/2005 4:55:47 PM PDT
by
Past Your Eyes
(I'm just sitting here on the Group W bench.)
To: day10
A chicken toy that squawks.... when strangled...."
PETA lawsuit for this poor pecker?????
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posted on
10/19/2005 10:01:07 PM PDT
by
GoldCountryRedneck
("Love and cooking should both be approached with wild abandon" - Author unknown)
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