Read. Larry. Powell. EDITION OF MONDAY, APRIL 2. Pet. Powell. Press) - -It was cool Sunday, wasn’t it? One day after the 2017 Tony awards were announced, the nominees met the press at the Sofitel New York hotel. It was a time for rejoicing. 1,105 Responses to No Need for the Mayflower to Visit “The Land Unknown” Tonight!
What can our nutrient requirements, metabolism, and physiology tell us about what we should be eating? There are three broad theories about evolution and food. Name something you would see inside a taxicab. Meter (56), Driver (15), License (8), Air Freshener, Ads: Name something people do to get on their boss' good side. First off, I don't really believe in god. If you go from a purely evolutionary standpoint, then its pretty damned obvious that meat is suppose to be a part of our. Ah, but Saturday, my theatricalspouse Martha and I left Oak Cliff Saturday and went to the Eisemann Center in Richardson to see the hilarious Greater Tuna. We discovered that the air really is cooler in the north. Of course not, I’m not typing in an Arkansas bayou duck blind .. A member of the Treetops School team participating in the walk- a- thon demonstrated just how to cuddle a puppy when the wind blows so chilly that adult teeth chatter. More on the Trinity GAP Rescue walk- a- thon later in this edition. Congratulations to the GAPsters for continuing the mission! Almost as sad as the dogs on death row all excited because a human is walking toward them. ID A2. 21. 59. 7 CUTIE saved from being hit by a car NEED HELP!!”You can offer to rescue her at rescue@garlandtx. Here’s the backstory: This sweet baby was running, panicking, down a busy street in Garland - - Kingswood/Beltline area. A wonderful person stopped her car and opened the door to stop the dog from crossing into traffic and she jumped right in. It’s raining, lightning and thundering. She is very sweet, but no tags.” MEANWHILE IN ARDMOREOn Friday, we mentioned my friend Bonnie Lovell’s efforts to find a home for Whitey, an 1. Bonnie has had a place for many dogs and still has her “limit,” so she’s working hard to make sure Whitey has a place to live where she is loved. She is very stressed, was shaking (not sure if it was because I showed up or if she was still shaking from new environment). Gee, what a surprise.” And, Bonnie writes that she can’t understand the woman’s relatives not protecting the animal she loved, “but there's much in this cruel- to- animals world I don't understand. If you’re in the Ardmore area, look for flyers about Whitey. Bonnie says, “I’m making flyers to take to all the local vet offices.” You can email Bonnie at bonniealovell@gmail. Whitey. If construction of Interstate 3. E or 3. 5W had ever been completed, you could hop onto the highway, drive north and get to Ardmore from Dallas or Fort Worth in about an hour and 4. If only the highway had been finished. You can get to Gilmer without going north or south on I- 3. From Big D, get on I- 2. Tyler, and turn left. Here’s the story on those dogs photographed a month or so ago eating together: “All the dogs have now been fully vetted. Apparently, frostbite destroyed part of the other ear. They know they’re on the road to a fabulous life!!“All four girls are boarding, though when Curtis and his wife are back in town, I think they will keep two at their house for a bit. I don’t have the other two names.“These girls deserve absolutely wonderful homes after all they have been through! If you can help, let me know! Box 5. 68, Gilmer, Texas 7. Tel. He said something like, “There are a million windows in New York and a story behind every one of them.” That’s the way Readlarrypowell. These happen to be in North Texas in the care of Paws In The City. Paws says, “He was definitely well loved and socialized before finding himself in a crowded shelter.” He’s also heartworm positive and Paws In The City is working on that. Gypsy, 3, “was being used as a breeding machine then dumped at a crowded shelter when her breeding job was done. The owners never did anything to keep her healthy, so it wasn't a surprise when she came up heartworm positive.”Halston is “an adorably sweet 4- year old, long- haired Chihuahua that had it all until his owner decided to dump him at the local shelter when a test revealed a heartworm positive result.”Cubby, 3, is a Chow who was a stray in Dallas and when he was taken to the Dallas Animal Services Shelter & Adoption Center, “he, too, was announced as heartworm positive.” Ozzy, is a 5- year- old Miniature Pinscher who “got lost and picked up by animal control. After an exam, he also tested positive for heartworms.” These dogs will eventually be available for adoption. As the Paws email read, “A little love and compassion can go a long way in changing the lives of the 5 dogs. It takes so little to change a life. Thank for your compassion and generosity.” Got to pawsinthecity. I’mmmmm proud of these peoplllllle Yes, kidding aside, GAP Rescue has affected not just generations of animals, but generations of students, too. Karen Lee of barkleyworld. GAP organization since it was founded - - she knows a good thing when she reports it. These members of Euless Trinity High Schools Girls Awareness Program have been partnering with Euless Animal Services. From trinitygaprescue. The Trinity GAP Club (Girls Awareness Program) is an all- girls club that functions through Trinity High School in Euless, TX. The mission of Trinity GAP Club is to give these high school girls a positive outlet for their time and to show them positive alternatives for their lives.” The organization was founded in 2. GAP Rescue was created in 2. Euless Animal Shelter while helping GAPsters understand how they can do good things in the world. At trinitygaprescue. That photo of the dog crowd was taken at Saturday’s walk- a- thon at the “water stop” run by the Veterinary Referral & Emergency Hospital of Arlington- VREHA. And that photo of the smiling people? Read the caption below. And we’d be remiss if we didn’t remind you that you can adopt animals via GAP Rescue including this Schnauzer mix, Hashtag. Some face, pal. You can still donate to GAP Rescue even though the event is over. The walking may be done, but the rescuing continues. Top 1. 0 Insane P. E. T. A Publicity Stunts. If you’re a meat eater, you’ve probably heard of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (P. E. T. A.) Wait. If you’re a human being, you’ve probably heard of P. E. T. A., which is an organization based out of Virginia and headed by Ingrid Newkirk. At 2 million+ members strong, the organization has most definitely left its mark in history. The organization aims to emphasize the importance of animal rights, specifically through protests, literature, and publicity stunts that are nothing less than shocking. The group also highlights and spreads the importance of the vegan and vegetarian lifestyles, promoting its healthfulness. While the group definitely has good intentions, it’s safe to say that at times it seems some of the marbles are a little loose up there. P. E. T. A is well known for its publicity stunts, some of which are tolerable. However, most are seen as offensive and just downright crazy. Below is a list of stunts that P. E. T. A has done over the years that are sure to make you scratch you head. Veggie Sex Superbowl Commercials Superbowl commercials aim to be comical yet still be able to advertise some company or product. It is said that around 1. Obviously making note of the huge number of people watching each year, P. E. T. A decided that this was a prime opportunity to spread the word. Hopeful, the organization sent in an ad to NBC, which was rejected and deemed as “depicting a level of sexuality exceeding NBC standards.” The problem is, though P. E. T. A would have grabbed a lot of attention with the sexy women in their ad, the fact that they were all doing some sort of sexual gesture with vegetables definitely makes one wonder. To top it all off, the video’s tagline stated “Studies Show Vegetarians Have Better Sex.”Lesson learned? While sex may sell, sex with veggies most definitely doesn’t. Unless you’re into women getting really “into” carrots, broccoli, etc, this commercial most definitely not for you. Maybe they can tone it down for the next Superbowl. Take Kentucky Fried Cruelty to Your Grave. If you know anything about P. E. T. A, you know their long- standing hatred of Kentucky Fried Chicken. The organization claims that KFC brutally slaughters the chickens that are served. To further show their hatred, the group made a visit to Col. Harland Sanders’s burial site at Cave Hill Cemetery, and found their own way to say goodbye. At the cemetery, P. E. T. A purchased a plot near Col. Harland Sanders’ grave and placed a gravestone there with the name Matthew Prescott on it, a living P. E. T. A die- hard. Though the gravestone was originally approved by the cemetery, as it seemed like a nice farewell to Sanders, a further look shows that it actually spells out “KFC Tortures Birds” in red letters if you piece together the first letter of each line. Of course the cemetery director eventually realized this, planned to take up the stone, and banned P. E. T. A from the cemetery. Lesson learned? From this, it’s safe to say that P. E. T. A followers are willing, and seemingly like to, play dead for the sake of spreading their KFC hatred. Hopefully P. E. T. A learned that bright red letters are too obvious when you’re doing a bad deed. Try just black next time. Cow’s Milk = Autism. We’ve all seen the “Got Milk?” advertisements in magazines, t- shirts, and bumper stickers and since the phrase became so popular, you’ve probably seen playoffs of it with plenty of other nouns replacing milk. But, have you ever seen “Got Autism?” If you live in Newark, NJ, you just might have. Relying on studies done at Rome University, P. E. T. A immediately jumped on the results that there was improvement in those with autism when dairy products weren’t consumed, as the substance casein was eliminated from the diet. With this, P. E. T. A came to the claim that cow’s milk causes autism, though the study said nothing of that. To spread the word, P. E. T. A decided that a billboard was needed, in no place other then Newark, NJ. It’s said that this location has the highest autism rates out of 1. Of course, P. E. T. A got this information from just one study conducted. Lesson learned? One phrase sums up this entire publicity stunt: ad Dictum simpliciter. Simply, P. E. T. A jumped to conclusions without looking at what details were actually given. While casein may have some sort of link to behavior in those with autism, it most definitely doesn’t cause it, nor is it only found in cow’s milk. Maybe it’s time to send P. E. T. A back to Psychology and Nutrition 1. Whips, Chains, and Kinky Cows Who doesn’t love Barnum and Bailey’s Circus? Apparently P. E. T. A doesn’t. Staying with the sex sells theme, the group decided to go to large cities, including Cincinnati and New York, and spread the word of how abusive and traumatizing the circus is to animals. In Cincinnati, two P. E. T. A activists decided to show that whips and chains used in the circus don’t exactly belong there. Instead, they belong in the bedroom, as stated by their sign “Whips and Chains Belong in the Bedroom, Not in the Circus.” One woman dressed up as a dominatrix, in vinyl of course, and stood on a busy public street whipping the other. In New York, a very similar stunt went on, except the vinyl- clad dominatrix wasn’t whipping another woman, but instead a fiberglass cow. Lesson learned? Sticks and stones may break my bones but whips and chains excite. Of course, P. E. T. A learned that their scantily- dressed dominatrix was no match for the circus, which still continues today. Though I’m sure some passersby enjoyed the show. Human Barbecue. Mmm, I love the smell of barbecue, but human barbecue? On a busy Tennessee street in Nashville, P. E. T. A set up their own barbecue with nothing else on the menu but. The organization created their own grill- like platform that was surrounded by paper flames. In the center of the grill was a human, more specifically a naked female, who was barbecuing away. Those who passed- by were given the chance to use black, orange, and red spray- paint in order to symbolize cooking flesh, similar to that of chicken, pork, and beef. Of course, P. E. T. A did get the word out, but most who joined in seemed to make nothing of it but a laughing matter. Lesson learned? Naked women on fake grills with fake spray painted flames is funny, maybe arousing for some, but not something that most are going to take to heart. Instead, more people were probably enjoying the nude woman instead of giving two thoughts about the message. Will of all Wills. Wills aren’t meant to be shocking or weird, but when we take a look at Ingrid Newkirk’s will, you may just wonder what is going on in her head. According to her will, published online on the P. E. T. A website, she wants to donate her body to “alleviate animal suffering” and also “draws attention to needless animal suffering and exploitation.” She claims that she wants the “meat” of her body, or at least a portion of it to be barbecued, her skin taken off and made into leather items, such as purses and shoes, her legs cut off and used as umbrella stands, her eyes taken out and delivered to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, her index finger by removed and given to Kenneth Feld, the owner of Ringling Bros. You can view her entire will here. Lesson learned? P. E. T. A’s owner is nothing short of insane, but also that she is apparently extremely devoted to her thoughts, even after death. As she once said, P. E. T. A is full of “press sluts,” and yes, this will most definitely get them the attention and press they’ve always sought. Meat Eaters Are Jeffrey Dahmers. In 1. 99. 1, when the rave about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was taking newscasters and newspapers by storm, P. E. T. A found their own way to spread the word and incorporate Dahmer into their message. In the ad, P. E. T. A relates Dahmer’s acts to things that are done to 1. Apparently, P. E. T. A’s idea was to show that humans do the exact things that Jeffrey Dahmer did, and that we should also be afraid and creeped out by ourselves. In 2. 00. 7, the group ran a similar ad in B. C., Canada with a picture of a pig and a battered woman’s face with the saying “Neither of Us Is Meat.” The pictured woman was said to correlate to a victim of Robert Pickton. Lesson learned? P. E. T. A probably learned how to up the shock value in their stunts, but may have also learned that they are subject to higher amounts of censorship and outright rejection. The public was able to see just how far P. E. T. A is willing to cross the line. Holocaust on Your Plate. If you thought P. E. T. A stunts couldn’t get any worse when comparing human life to animal life, this one will surely shock you. Using 6. 6 square feet posters depicting Holocaust victims as well as slaughter house animals, P. E. T. A shared the message that the victimization of millions during the Holocaust is just like the suffering animals go through before being slaughtered. As said by P. E. T. A, both are ripped away from their mothers and families, shipped off to unknown places, stacked on top of each other, and killed in an assembly line. Of course, to get the press and outrage they want, P. E. T. A took this display to nowhere else but Germany. Despite the pure bizarre comparison, a few Jewish writers did side with P. E. T. A, stating that to animals, all humans are Nazis. P. E. T. A also pointed out the fact that 6 millions Jews died in the Holocaust, but 1. U. S. Lesson learned? If you want to get some attention, bring up Jews in Germany. Anyone who brings up the Holocaust usually gets some sort of media attention, which is just what P. E. T. A aims for. However, P. E. T. A also learned that the Federal Constitutional Court in Germany doesn’t care much for their ideas, throwing out their claim that their free speech was violated when the stunt was shut down. American Kennel Club = Klux Kanine Klan. Dog shows are of tradition, and have been for awhile, but P. E. T. A decided that these dog shows are harmful to the pets.
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