# PETA gets hosed. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 14, 2005, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357 "2005-04-14T21:45:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357/1 "2005-04-14T21:45:52Z")
Texans are responsible (obviously). [http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/ts\_more.php?id=64646\_0\_10\_0\_M36](http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/ts_more.php?id=64646_0_10_0_M36) šŸ˜ƒšŸ˜ƒšŸ˜ƒšŸ˜ƒšŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357/2 "2005-04-14T21:49:40Z")
Beautiful. Thanks for the laugh **Bosda** ---
**Author:** ![Unregistered\_Bull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3da27b/32.png) [@Unregistered\_Bull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unregistered_Bull)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357/3 "2005-04-15T03:51:40Z")
That was a nice feel good story. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357/4 "2005-04-15T06:20:08Z")
Thatā€™s wonderful. The self-righteous brought low. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357/5 "2005-04-15T09:31:34Z")
> [@](#): > > ā€œAll we want them (slaughter houses) to do is gas the chickens instead of killing them.ā€ ā€™ BWAAAAA HAAA HAAA ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357/6 "2005-04-15T12:45:19Z")
I liked how KFC gets their own message across. They wonā€™t comment because ā€œwe donā€™t negotiate with corporate terrorists.ā€ I once saw Phelps protestors get sprinklers trained on them like that, from a yard bordered by the sidewalk they were standing on. But the cops made the homeowner turn the sprinklers down. ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357/7 "2005-04-15T13:25:33Z")
I enjoyed that. ---
**Author:** ![Plynck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357/8 "2005-04-15T13:53:38Z")
> [@js\_africanus](#): > > I enjoyed that. Really? Why? I think that in the past PETA has demonstrated the ability to embarass themselves with no outside help, and I am confident that they will do so again in the future. And, as uncomfortable as I am with the wearing of fur, I canā€™t condone some of their tactics there. But, this was non-violent protest, fully within their rights under the First Amendment. Even if they had gone to the extent of, say, blocking traffic or the like, I am reluctant to criticize those excercizing non-violent civil disobedience. (Can you tell that I am living in Thoreau country?) I am not Jewish or Kosher, but I am fully in agreement with the attitude where one is humble and respectful for the taking of a life to sustain oneā€™s own. Given that a majority of our livestock is destined for the table, I donā€™t think that it is unreasonable to ask that their end be painless. Whether the methods used today are painless or not is worthy of discussion. (And calling a guy in a chicken suit a ā€œcorporate terroristā€? Give me a fucking break.) best to all, plynck ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357/9 "2005-04-15T14:05:22Z")
> [@Plynck](#): > > Really? Why? > > I think that in the past PETA has demonstrated the ability to embarass themselves with no outside help, and I am confident that they will do so again in the future. And, as uncomfortable as I am with the wearing of fur, I canā€™t condone some of their tactics there. > > But, this was non-violent protest, fully within their rights under the First Amendment. Even if they had gone to the extent of, say, blocking traffic or the like, I am reluctant to criticize those excercizing non-violent civil disobedience. (Can you tell that I am living in Thoreau country?) > > I am not Jewish or Kosher, but I am fully in agreement with the attitude where one is humble and respectful for the taking of a life to sustain oneā€™s own. Given that a majority of our livestock is destined for the table, I donā€™t think that it is unreasonable to ask that their end be painless. Whether the methods used today are painless or not is worthy of discussion. > > (And calling a guy in a chicken suit a ā€œcorporate terroristā€? Give me a fucking break.) > > best to all, > > plynck But itā€™s _also_ within oneā€™s rights to water the lawn. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357/10 "2005-04-15T15:54:41Z")
Even us Democrats think those PETA folks are just plain nutty. Theyā€™ve abandoned our party, and I suspect even the Green party is contemplating yanking the welcome mat. Well, better they protest then giving lab rats with infectious diseases to loving families. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357/11 "2005-04-15T15:55:16Z")
While itā€™s kind of cute to see these nuts get their comeuppance, I canā€™t say Iā€™m too crazy about the way the end of the article portrays them as hypocrites of some sort. ā€œIā€™ll bet they eat their hamburgers secretly,ā€ someone is quoted as saying. Really? Iā€™m willing to bet they donā€™t. They may be wrong-headed (IMHO), but I wouldnā€™t suspect them of hypocrisy. Heck, vegetarianism is common enough even amongst NON-animal rights folks. ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357/12 "2005-04-15T16:01:11Z")
Hmm. Here we see PETA folks behaving like dopes and Texans like self-important assholes. Gotta say Iā€™m not surprised. ā€“Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357/13 "2005-04-15T16:08:22Z")
> [@Plynck](#): > > (And calling a guy in a chicken suit a ā€œcorporate terroristā€? Give me a fucking break.) Is a guy in a chicken suit a corporate terrorist? No. Is a guy breaking into a laboratory and opening all the animal cages and destroying research records a corporate terrorist? Yes. Itā€™s the same organization. Things like this three-person protest usually amuse me, mostly because PETA members are so stupid that they donā€™t realize that this kind of crap is counterproductive. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357/14 "2005-04-15T16:27:42Z")
_applause!_ Brilliant. Just brilliant. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357/15 "2005-04-15T16:46:23Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > While itā€™s kind of cute to see these nuts get their comeuppance, I canā€™t say Iā€™m too crazy about the way the end of the article portrays them as hypocrites of some sort. ā€œIā€™ll bet they eat their hamburgers secretly,ā€ someone is quoted as saying. Really? Iā€™m willing to bet they donā€™t. They may be wrong-headed (IMHO), but I wouldnā€™t suspect them of hypocrisy. Yeah, hamburgers is a stretch. It would have been better to accuse them of wearing leather. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357/16 "2005-04-15T17:09:56Z")
Letā€™s focus on the good work that PETA has accomplished: their sucess in convincing attractive female celebrities to pose naked for anti-fur ads. ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357/17 "2005-04-15T17:10:03Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > But itā€™s _also_ within oneā€™s rights to water the lawn. Sure, but watering the sidewalk where people are about their lawful business? The article says ā€œcurbside protestors,ā€ not ā€œtrespassers.ā€ David Ingersollā€™s cabrito-head comment sounds very close to (but not quite) incitement to assault, and John Olivoā€™s suggestion of hypocrisy is just self-justifying slander. **Plynck** ā€™s argument sounds a lot more civilized than that, and **Cliffy** sums up the story very nicely. ---
**Author:** ![Plynck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357/18 "2005-04-15T17:24:16Z")
> [@rjk](#): > > **Plynck** ā€™s argument sounds a lot more civilized than thatā€¦ Except for using the f word [Coming soon! To a homepage near YOU!](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_268b.html) Apologies. I get cranky before I have my coffee. Best to all, plynck ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357/19 "2005-04-15T17:32:46Z")
> [@Plynck](#): > > Really? Why? Because _everybody_ is for the ethical treatment of animals; we vary on what ethical treatment actually is. Not only is PETA committing a fallacy by begging the question, they are using that logical crime to tell the rest of us that we are unethical. Iā€™ve never heard a PETA or SETA person establish that their standards are more ethical than my own, I have only heard them call me unethical without any justification. So it amuses me greatly when I hear that they get the hose turned on them. Based on my experience they are, as a group, assholes. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357/20 "2005-04-15T17:42:57Z")
> [@](#): > > REUTERS ā€“ KFC Corporate Headquarters have reported that they have conceded to demands by the outspoken animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and will no longer electrocute or behead the chickens they use in their restaurants. Following PETAā€™s suggestion, KFC is now killing the chickens by asphyxiation using nitrogen gas. > > PETA have protested KFCā€™s methods, calling asphyxiation a cruel means of killing the animals, and comparing the method to those used in Nazi death camps in World War Two. [Link](http://www.thecj2apage.com/just_kidding.html). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-gets-hosed/299357.md?page=2)