Posted on 04/21/2005 12:20:42 PM PDT by Borges
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The California Supreme Court is putting to pasture a lawsuit brought by an animal rights group alleging the California Milk Producers Advisory Board is falsely advertising that California's cows are happy.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sued here in December 2002 alleging the board's advertising was false and misleading. The ads show cows grazing in green pastures with the slogan, "Great cheese comes from happy cows. Happy cows come from California."
The animal rights group said it may never be known whether cows are happy, but said cows live in deplorable conditions, are repeatedly milked and impregnated before being slaughtered.
An appeals court in January ruled that Milk Producers Advisory Board, funded by farmers, is immune from being sued under false-advertising laws, just like other state agencies.
PETA says the ads falsely portray the lives of California cows. The group asked the Supreme Court to review that decision, but the court declined without comment Wednesday.
The case is People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. California Milk Producers Advisory Board, S131823.
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Open message to PETA...
Screw yo....errr, "Moooo You"
A.A.C.
I have it on good authority that cows are in a persistent vegetative state.
Great post! This is just too funny.
LOL!! Choked on my tea reading this one. Thanks for the much needed laugh!
sorry for the double. (smashes knuckles with keyboard)
Well, I bet they're glad they mooooooved to dismiss.
That was utterly horrid. but I had to milk it for all it was worth.
Is Kristie Alley a Happy Cow?
What else would you expect from Cowifornia?
The new ad campaign: MAD COWS COME FROM N.O.W.
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