Road kill candy angers animal rights activists

CNN ^ | February 25, 2005 | Associated Press

[tomball]

TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) -- Animal rights activists are disgusted by a new candy from Kraft Foods Inc. that's shaped like critters run over by cars -- complete with tire treads.

 

 

The fruity-flavored Trolli Road Kill Gummi Candy -- in shapes of partly flattened snakes, chickens and squirrels -- fosters cruelty toward animals, according to the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

"It sends the wrong message to children, that it's OK to harm animals. And that's the wrong message, especially from a so-called wholesome corporation like Kraft," said society spokesman Matthew Stanton.

The society is considering petition drives, boycotts and letter-writing campaigns to get the candy pulled from the market, Stanton said.

 

 

[cake_crumb]

Did she do any serious damage to your vehicle? Never hit a cougar, but lost more than one vehicle to deer.

[djf]

Nope, except the hubcap. I was dam lucky, just a glancing blow to the head. But at 65-70 mph, a glancing blow is still pretty devastating.

Hell of a BAM inside the car, though.

I figured if I told people I hit a mountain lion they'd all say "Yeah, sure..." so I asked the guy to snap a pic.

[Monkey Face]

"I should think normal people would be turned off by this too. What an idiotic, boneheaded thing to peddle to impressionable children. Animals who are hit by cars is nothing to make light of. I speak as someone whose favorite dog as a child was hit by a car. As children, we are taught kindness through animals. We are taught how to grieve through losing household pets. We are taught that life, all life, is precious. "Roadkill candy" is the kind of thing only a deranged mind would think up."

"Gee, Ricky. I'm sorry your mom blew up."

When I was not quite three, I was holding our new puppy, waiting eagerly for my dad to get home. When I saw his truck pull up the incline, the puppy wriggled free of my skinny little arms and made a bee-line for the rear wheels of the truck. Needless to say, the puppy was road-kill.

I have, since then, had kids, puppies and trucks, and never yet had to be told how to value life ~~ ANY life.

I bet your folks never told you that fairy tales were just THAT.

And what's the difference between gummi worms and gummi road kill?

[cake_crumb]

I never ate porcupine because I thought they must taste bitter from all the bark they eat in the process of killing trees. According to hubby it's EXTREMELY tender, so I suppose we'll kill one and BBQ it soon. That would take care of any excess grease, too ;- )

[cake_crumb]

"I figured if I told people I hit a mountain lion they'd all say 'Yeah, sure...' so I asked the guy to snap a pic."

Especially since it didn't do any serious damage to your vehicle. You got off REALLY lucky.

[Beaker]

Nah. They;re all too rabid. . :-)

[blackbart.223]

"According to hubby it's EXTREMELY tender, so I suppose we'll kill one and BBQ it soon."

Let me know how it turns out. Better yet. Let me know how your husband skins the damn thing.

[cake_crumb]

I'm curious to know how he'll skin it too. I plan on observing - no way I'm helping. One of my sons in law claims to have eaten porcupine before, too. I've already informed them that THEY will be the chefs for this little adventure.

[Lady Jag]

Nah. They;re all too rabid.

nooo, they're all too plastic.

[blackbart.223]

"I've already informed them that THEY will be the chefs for this little adventure."

Good move. If it doesn't turn out well you can blame them.

[MarkL]

These are too cool! I'd love to get some!

When I was in college, one of my roomates wanted to bring his pet cat, but the school wouldn't let him have a cat on campus (I was OK with it). So, as a protest, he bought an "Earl the Dead Cat" stuffed animal, and nailed it up on the wall!

Mark

[Gilbo_3]

Remember 'Garbage candy' ???

[Awestruck]

yawn... animal rights activists angry again...what doesn't tick them off? oh yeah..slaughtering humans...

[Duke Nukum]

I do but only tangently. It was never my thing. I might have been too old by that time.

[Judith Anne]

We knew of some flatlander PETA types that moved into town, and opened a store. Some yahoo spit on the floor (it was sawdust) and it upset the lady so much she put up a "No spitting on the floor" sign. Guess what everybody in town did, after that? They left after selling out.

It just shows me that these folks objecting to the candy are being waaaaaaaay too sensitive. It's candy, it's a toy gun, and lately it's a rubber band thrown on the teacher's desk...where are all these folks screaming for tolerance and diversity, when it comes to candy, toy guns, and rubber bands?

I can't even begin to remember all the gross stuff we did as kids, and laughed ourselves silly. My brothers were worse than that in their jokes.

Once, we put a rock down the back of Sis's swimming suit, and told her it was a crawdad. She jumped around screaming it was pinching her. On this candy thing, PETA reminds me of people who would say, "Well, what if it WAS a real crawdad? How cruel to one of Gaia's treasured sentients!"

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[StoneGiant]

Now what would be neat would be a candy of a lawyer with briefcase and multiple sets of tire tracks criss-crossing the body.


... and perhaps you could also superimpose the letters "ACLU" ....

[followerofchrist]

"And what's the difference between gummi worms and gummi road kill?"

Gummi "road kill" makes light of a horrible fact. Gummi road kill is the kind of thing punks on drugs who listen to death metal "trip out" on. Do you see my point? What kind of kid likes such a thing? I think it encourages the "dark side" if you get my drift.

[followerofchrist]

How about death penalty inmate trading cards? Same bad spirit as the roadkill gummi bears. Making light of a serious subject and corrupting kids, telling them it's a light subject.

[followerofchrist]

"Oh cut me a break. They've been selling stuff like gummi maggots, gummi worms and gummi worms in "dirt" (crushed chocolate cookies) for ten years."

Its different than crushed chocolate cookies. Its like death penalty inmate cards, or candy cigarettes. The gummis appeal to the dark side of young children.