News from PETA
I caught a radio interview yesterday with Dan Shannon, a spokesman for People
for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). I thought it was strange for him to
be on a sports talk station, but I listened anyway. It turns out that PETA has
sent letters to the NBA's Yao Ming and Amaure Stoudamire asking them to refuses
the NBA Rookie of the Year award should they receive it. The award is sponsored
by the American Dairy Association - you know, the "Got Milk?" people. The reason
for the request is to get higher profile people to speak out against the way
milk cows are treated by dairy farmers. Another argument as to why they should
refuse the award was that %75 of blacks (Stoudamire) and %90 of Asians (Ming)
are lactose intollerant. He even argued that milk and other dairy products were
not necessary for a healthy body/diet. All I can say is, "Got bone-density
issues?"