PETA to tell small children; "Your Mommy kills Animals"

bostonherald.com ^ | December 17, 2003 | By David Weber

[Jimmyclyde]

Fur flies over flier: PETA targets ‘Nutcracker’ kids By David Weber Wednesday, December 17, 2003

Animal rights advocates will single out small children at performances of ``The Nutcracker'' in the next few weeks by handing out fliers saying ``Your Mommy Kills Animals'' to youngsters whose mothers are wearing fur.

``Children can't look up to a mom in a battered-raccoon hat or a crushed coyote collar,'' said Ingrid Newkirk, president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. ``Maybe when they're confronted by their own children's hurt looks, fur-wearers' cold hearts will melt.''

The fliers include a color drawing of a woman plunging a large bloody knife into the belly of a terrified rabbit. The fliers urge kids to ``ask your mommy how many dead animals she killed to make her fur clothes.

``And the sooner she stops wearing fur, the sooner the animals will be safe. Until then, keep your doggie or kitty friends away from mommy - she's an animal killer.''

Brookline child psychologist Dr. Carolyn Newberger called the tactics ``terribly dangerous to children.''

``It's using children in the worst possible way,'' she said. ``If (the activists) want to legitimately work to protect animals from destruction for fashion, they have every right to. But to do so by targeting children and making them feel their mothers are murderers is absolutely unconscionable.''

Lisa Franzetta, a national coordinator for PETA, said the group will launch its ``fur-ocious'' protest at `Nutcracker' performances in as many as 20 cities across the United States.

Franzetta, who is based in California, said yesterday she did not yet know when the protests will begin in Boston, where ``The Nutcracker'' is playing at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts in the Theater District.

Franzetta acknowledged the anti-fur campaign might spark a backlash. ``It's definitely provocative, I will give you that,'' she said.

Wang Center officials could not be reached for comment about the planned protests.

[Jimmyclyde]

Note to PETA...

This seems to me to be a real easy way to lose some teeth....

What a bunch a wack jobs.

I bet these PETA punks smell a lot like the animals their trying to save......BARF!!

[Jimmyclyde]

ping

[Jimmyclyde]

bump

[thoughtomator]

Kid might find his daddy kills a-holes too.

[Prime Choice]

My mom could kick those pansies' butts any day of the week.

I say let 'em hand out those fliers at their own peril!

[squidly]

I think they could open themselves up to some lawsuits with this one.

[Psycho_Bunny]

There really are times when it's OK to haul off and slug someone...

[Jimmyclyde]

Kid might find his daddy kills a-holes too.

LOL!!

That was my first thought as well.

[glock rocks]

Fish is food !

[Maigrey]

This was posed earlier.

PETA to tell small children; "Your Mommy kills Animals

[squidly]

One other thing, how will the "pamphleteers" tell the real fur coats from the fake ones?

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Yup, I kill them. Encourage my children to do the same. Then we EAT them.

Think PETA has a problem with paranoia, and they wonder if they look tasty, too?

[July 4th]

As people should say, "Touch my kids, I break your face."

[Moose4]

So...how good a garrotte does a mink stole make? Some PETA-head might find out...

}:-)4

[Jimmyclyde]

There really are times when it's OK to haul off and slug someone...

"Mommy why is Daddy pretending that man's head is a basketball?"

[HungarianGypsy]

I always let my kids know where they get their meat or where fur comes from. Every once in a while, I will bring it up again. Here's a conversation my kids and I once had.
Me: "K, do you know where steak comes from?"
K: "Cows."
K's brother, J: "Where do cows come from?"
K (Proudly): "Milk."

My kids love meat!

[Jimmyclyde]

ping

[WinOne4TheGipper]

We need some FReepers there. This is BS.

[Jimmyclyde]

Sorry, I did a search and it didn't come up....

It will be just as good the 2nd time around :)

[marktwain]

There are several good responses that come to mind:

Yes, and she is very good at it.

And they taste so goood...

No, my Daddy does it for her

She said I can too, when I get older.

Only good people face up to reality..(perhaps a bit much for younger children.