PETA Is Protesting the New Show 'Animal Practice': Whose Side Are You On?
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2012/09/19 19:00:00
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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?
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
I don't agree with PETA's overall stance on pets being equal to people, but even if I did, I would hate PETA for its inconsistencies.
ASPCA and AHS rely heavily on donations but do not do publicity stunts like PETA does. They don't objectify anyone, they don't attack childhood icons without doing research. They simply offer pets for adoption, ask for donations and educate people about animal welfare.
ASPCA and AHS also don't spend the MAJORITY of their budget on making more money, in fact the majority of their funds goes directly to animal care and finding homes for pets.
the list goes on.....save the response.....later
Animal actors are some of the best treated actors in the business these days. PETA also protested the use of the cheetah, Tango, in this year's Superbowl commercial, without even looking into any of the time and care and attention that he receives. They accused them of keeping him in a tiny cage all day and abusing him, which wasn't happening at all. Unless you consider a fairly large cage for safety and transport while not filming to be tiny, and feeding him steak to be abuse (please don't tell me you think that animals shouldn't eat meat, either).
Does animal abuse happen? Sure it does. But does that mean that PETA should rant and rave and get up in arms about everything involving animals? No, it doesn't. The fact that PETA will protest things like this and Mario's tanuki suit just makes people less likely to listen to any viable points they might have. PETA lies and uses fear tactics to scare people into their point of view, and that's not right.
There's a reason they don't release birds raised in captivity into the wild.
No, but the survival of animals normally wild after being domesticated goes WAY down. Instinct doesn't trump everything, sorry but it doesn't.
instinct
1.
an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species.
2.
a natural or innate impulse, inclination, or tendency.
It's called being an omnivore.
Also cruel? Stealing animals from their homes and families and making them do stupid tricks for our "entertainment." NBC: Pull the plug on "Animal Practice," now!
The ASPCA and AHS on the other hand do lots of good work, don't draw attention to themselves via attack ads and smear camaigns, don't objectify women, don't exploit people, don't literally attack people, and use ALL of their donations towards helping out animals.
PETA spends most of their cash making new attack ads and smear campaigns, including superbowl ads that never run.