PETA Is Protesting the New Show 'Animal Practice': Whose Side Are You On?

by SodaHead TV Posted 2012/09/19 19:00:00

Related Topics: Peta, Olympics, Facebook, UK, Ray Davies, Animals, Rights, 2012, Troops, Nbc, London, Cast, Exploitation, Protest, Sign

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	PETA. Using animals for our entertainment is wrong.	483 votes	45%

There’s more trouble brewing for the new NBC series “Animal Practice.” First, they pre-empted The Who and Ray Davies at the closing ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics. Now, PETA is protesting the show. The animal rights group feels Crystal, the monkey star of the sitcom, is being exploited and have rallied the troops to let NBC know they are not pleased.

They posted on their Facebook page this morning and asked their followers to join in protest today in Burbank at the NBC studios. They were also looking for volunteers to wear monkey masks, which they provided to willing participants on site. For anyone who couldn't make it in person, or who didn't see the post in time, it's not too late to support the cause. They can still join in the fun by wearing black in support of Crystal.

They pleaded with fans, “We would love to have you come out and hold a sign and help hand out leaflets!" PETA is bringing up an age-old question in the entertainment industry. Is it cruel towards animals to put them in front of the camera solely for our entertainment? Crystal, who has starred in both “Night at the Museum” and “The Hangover Part II,” has not commented on the alleged exploitation. So, whose side are you on: NBC’s or PETA’s?

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Sean McDonald 2012/09/19 23:21:24

NBC. The animal is not being harmed.

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John Walker II 2012/09/19 21:25:28

NBC. The animal is not being harmed.

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as much as I hate to side with any television station, I think PETA is getting a case of the stupids on this one.

" Is it cruel towards animals to put them in front of the camera solely for our entertainment?" Isn't that partly what a zoo does? Admittantly they do a fair bit as well, but we had been building zoos for decades. Centuries even.

You can't have an abused animal on the set as that's too much of a liability to the other actors. So at least in that regard, I know they would have to take care of them. Otherwise those animals wouldn't have the temperment to work.

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Will 2012/09/19 21:20:58

NBC. The animal is not being harmed.

Not unless you are planning on un-domesticating all household pets as well. I don't agree with using animals for our entertainment but I'd say a majority of america owns a pet, and the zoos are not the most natural environments either. All I'm really trying to say is that the whole world does it; this monkey is no different, if they mistreated this animal its behavior would emulate that on the show and they would need to get a new monkey.

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MyDaydream90 2012/09/19 21:19:22

NBC. The animal is not being harmed.

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PETA is hypocritical, petty, and moronic.

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NarcolepticGoat 2012/09/19 21:14:51

NBC. The animal is not being harmed.

While I don't like the show and have no plans on watching another episode, I doubt the animal is being mistreated. He's probably having more fun than he would have in a cage in a zoo or whatever.

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bacon.nivison 2012/09/19 21:08:39

NBC. The animal is not being harmed.

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PeTA (note, even PeTA lowercases the e-for ethical) uses animals for money. It's something like running a charity for single mothers which eliminates the problem by killing the single mothers. How many hundreds of thousand of innocent animals has PeTA killed? I saved my Alice from the butchers, of course it wasn't cheap, but she's still alive.

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Nuke 2012/09/19 21:07:03

NBC. The animal is not being harmed.

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Screw PETA, I don't care about them or their terrorist organization...

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thefatguy 2012/09/19 21:04:01

NBC. The animal is not being harmed.

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I love watching the Left eat their own. PETA sucks. NBC sucks.

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Cal 2012/09/19 21:02:10

NBC. The animal is not being harmed.

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I would never back a crazy ass group like PETA. Never.

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kitkat42 2012/09/19 20:56:15

NBC. The animal is not being harmed.

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That monkey probably gets treated better than anyone on the show. PETA is over the top lately. They need to chill and involve themselves with real issues of animal abuse.

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Narcole... to kitkat42 2012/09/19 21:16:02

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oh, they've been over the top for a long time now.

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JohnT 2012/09/19 20:48:34

NBC. The animal is not being harmed.

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PETA can stuff it. How that group of morons exists is beyond me. They are not respected by the masses. Just go away.

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Michelle 2012/09/19 20:43:57

NBC. The animal is not being harmed.

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Animal actors are the only way to go-- CGIing every single non-human that walks onscreen would be ridiculous. If this monkey is being exploited, so is every character's pet cat or dog. The animals are being treated very well for their work-- if PETA wanted to actually do anything about animal cruelty, they would be dealing with things that are actually cruel to animals, not every little thing like this. Because of stupid things like this and what people have told me they do behind the scenes, I wouldn't be taking PETA's team even if they did have a point. *eyeroll*

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LucidLoon to Michelle 2012/09/20 02:23:16

Oh, they go further than that. They believe that every pet is exploited by acting as companions for people. Regardless of the presence of cameras. Which seems to be partly why they'd rather kill them than adopt them out.

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Michelle to LucidLoon 2012/09/20 11:08:57

*sigh* How retarded can they be?

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Chris Dobrowolski 2012/09/19 20:42:34

NBC. The animal is not being harmed.

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The animals are not being harmed and other profermers to that too like the Ringling Brothers, The dog act on Amercia's Got Talent which was the winner on last seasons final.

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Miranda 2012/09/19 20:42:12

NBC. The animal is not being harmed.

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Those animals probably live better than I do. I don't feel bad if they are used to make people happy as long as they are being harmed.

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Will to Miranda 2012/09/19 21:23:42

I really think that you meant *areN'T* lol

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phil 2012/09/19 20:38:25

PETA. Using animals for our entertainment is wrong.

I lean more toward yes. Peta has my vote

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Monty to phil 2012/09/20 09:33:38

boo! down with PETA!

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democoach 2012/09/19 20:37:30

PETA. Using animals for our entertainment is wrong.

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stupid website, i was just about to push on nbc and soda head moved up then i accidentally clicked peta!

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Will to democoach 2012/09/19 21:22:45

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Story of my life! When it happens to me now I don't even bother posting my opinion lol

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democoach to Will 2012/09/20 03:12:42

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haha, this is the first time it happened to me, o wonder why. its so annoying!

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Robshock 2012/09/19 20:35:13

NBC. The animal is not being harmed.

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PETA is just trying to drum up more donations. They figure if they give the big bad network a hard time, people will donate out of ignorance thinking PETA must be correct, and they hope the network will donate to make them go away.

It is all about money.

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Tannenberg1993 2012/09/19 20:32:57

NBC. The animal is not being harmed.

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God, I can't stand PETA...

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SOUL4REAL 2012/09/19 20:31:04

PETA. Using animals for our entertainment is wrong.

Using animals for entertainment and experiments! The damn monkey is smarter then some of the humans!

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democoach to SOUL4REAL 2012/09/19 20:38:32

do you believe in God or evolution?

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SOUL4REAL to democoach 2012/09/19 20:48:48

Of course I believe in "God"!! My beliefs has nothing to do with taking animals out of their natural habitat and using them for entertainment or experiments! Evolution is the work of "God" and not "Man"!

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S123 to SOUL4REAL 2012/09/19 21:27:57 (edited)

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I don't think anyone believes evolution is the work of man.

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SOUL4REAL to S123 2012/09/19 21:40:13

This is what I was telling "democoach".

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S123 to SOUL4REAL 2012/09/19 22:09:19

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Okay.

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undertow9x to SOUL4REAL 2012/09/19 21:48:53

Do you have any pets?

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SOUL4REAL to undertow9x 2012/09/19 22:02:55

Yes, I have a Lhasa Apsa and she's a family memeber and she is not a "Wild Animal"! The question is do you have any "Pets"?

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undertow9x to SOUL4REAL 2012/09/19 23:04:37

Well you do know that Peta does not want you to have any pets right. Peta is for the TOTAL liberation of all animals. So ya no pets. Just thought you should know.

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SOUL4REAL to undertow9x 2012/09/19 23:49:51

What? Where are you getting your information from? My "China" is not going anywhere,I don't care what "Peta" say! My dog is loved and she family so I don't believe that bullsh*t! If that is true they are talking about the ones who are being exploited for wealth! I though you should know that!

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undertow9x to SOUL4REAL 2012/09/19 23:58:22

http://youtu.be/inFtOMx8nDU

Just watch this you will see.

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SOUL4REAL to undertow9x 2012/09/20 01:09:02

Do you know reality from comedy? That comedy,what are you smoking? Hahahahaha!!

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undertow9x to SOUL4REAL 2012/09/20 04:26:57

Yes they do use comedy. However ever thing they said was true. Peta is evil. You don't have to believe it but it is true.

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SOUL4REAL to undertow9x 2012/09/20 13:22:56

They are making fun of Peta, and in comedy you can't believe everything you hear but that's left up to the individual.....and I choose not to believe it! We might agree to disagree but there is no two people who are exactly the same. Have a good day!

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undertow9x to SOUL4REAL 2012/09/20 14:06:52

They are not making fun of peta. They are trying to inform you on who peta really is. I am beginning to think you didn't even watch the video.

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SOUL4REAL to undertow9x 2012/09/20 15:23:17

Why? Because I don't agree with you? Don't you know in life everyone is not going to agree on everthing,so leave it at that and stop trying to make someone see what you believe to be true. You'll end up giving yourself a headache! Bye Bye!!

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