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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 04:43 PM Original message |
Why don't people watch PETA videos? |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. Hold on... |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. ummm OK, go what? |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Well |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 04:54 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I don't care. The people who will be "ugly" can explain themselves |
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knight_of_the_star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. Can I have some? |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Sweet! |
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knight_of_the_star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #23 |
39. Thank you! |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
63. ... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:16 PM Response to Reply #63 |
75. I'm unsure of your intent |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 10:01 PM Response to Reply #63 |
87. Loads of micros are vegan. |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
3. I worked in a Slaughterhouse when I was younger. I don't need to see what I already know about. |
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Bluzmann57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
4. Because PETA has done more to set back animal rights |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. it's not "radical" to insist upon decent treatment for animals in |
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qazplm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:06 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. yes we should be |
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bain_sidhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. But that isn't their goal |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Odd |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:01 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. They also have links about how to travel with pets, etc. |
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bain_sidhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:22 PM Response to Reply #25 |
42. There have been numerous accounts of it |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:26 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Center for Consumer Freedom? |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:01 PM Response to Reply #16 |
31. You're mistaken. nt |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
49. For the record, re baseballs, |
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Godhumor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
77. Responding to one point: animal testing is very necessary |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
7. Well, for the same reason some people don't watch porn movies |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 04:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. uh huh |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:42 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Yes. Suffering is very, very funny. |
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pengillian101 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. What you said!!! |
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knight_of_the_star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. That reply is EPIC WIN |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
10. The same reason people don't watch abortion videos |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
26. Amen to that |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
33. I think this is a major reason. Not the only I am sure, but a major one. |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
80. You mean like the discredited 'Silent Scream'? |
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classof56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
13. I do have a problem dealing with it--sorta like watching the Holocaust films |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
14. Well, |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
15. Now you just made me want a steak. |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
18. There was a woman campaigning in Seattle for PETA a few months back |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
21. Because they are radical |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
22. THIS is just one of the reasons I don't and won't |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:53 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. My grandmother used to keep rabbits and kill them (probably with a knife...) |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:56 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. I grew up in a hunting family. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:59 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. I CAN and DO see PETA's point though on cruelty |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:53 PM Response to Reply #29 |
70. I do too. |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:03 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. My wife still has antlers from a deer she killed. |
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WindRiverMan (693 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:18 PM Response to Reply #35 |
57. Hmmmmm, |
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pengillian101 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:00 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. I know where my food comes from, how it was treated, and who processed it. |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:44 PM Response to Reply #35 |
84. The problem is *peta* does not know the difference |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:01 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Peta videos are generally geared to corporations. I don't have |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:02 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. Well, she doesn't anymore, she passed on many years ago :) |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:04 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. how. Please explain how they "jump the shark." |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:31 PM Response to Reply #36 |
44. PETA |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:39 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. You're mistaken. |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:49 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. You are forgetting |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:02 PM Response to Reply #48 |
59. I forgot nothing. |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 05:22 AM Response to Reply #59 |
96. Yes 'they' |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 08:47 AM Response to Reply #59 |
99. Sorry you dont like Peta true extreeme positions |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:02 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. Pretty vague really, with some interesting symbolism tied in: |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:04 PM Response to Reply #51 |
60. Keep reaching, dude. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:16 PM Response to Reply #60 |
65. How is that 'reaching'? |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:20 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. No reason not to? |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:38 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. My friend |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. Of course. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:12 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. And that brings up a wealth of other discussions :) |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #74 |
78. Agreed. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:27 PM Response to Reply #78 |
82. BTW (off topic) here is new (yet blurry) pic |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:05 PM Response to Reply #22 |
62. Why is that rabbit filled with orange juice? nt |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
28. because petas sensationalization of issue has taught people to distrust it |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:40 PM Response to Reply #28 |
47. That is the best answer... |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:04 PM Response to Reply #47 |
53. thanks |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
56. That is a good answer. Thank you. |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
37. I abhor extremism in any form |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:17 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Do you have any links |
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knight_of_the_star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
38. Here's why |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
41. I don't watch horror movies even when I know they are fake... |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
45. I'm thankful for the efforts of PETA... |
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nam78_two (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 09:23 AM Response to Reply #45 |
100. That is my reason too |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
50. I don't support PETA because PETA is against using animals in experiments. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
52. (P)eople (E)ating (T)asty (A)nimals? |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:05 PM Response to Reply #52 |
61. How original. |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:19 PM Response to Reply #61 |
79. It's OK. Not many people who responded noted that this thread |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
54. The same reason that most murikans |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:06 PM Response to Reply #54 |
64. Nothing but net. |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 10:04 PM Response to Reply #64 |
88. TYVM |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
55. To tell the truth, I don't have ethical issues with eating meat. |
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kitfalbo (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
66. PETA |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:57 PM Response to Reply #66 |
72. nothing in your post |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
69. Because PETA is fucking pathetic and stupid. |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
73. I like meat....F peta |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:16 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. I have said nothing in this thread about eating meat |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 08:41 AM Response to Reply #76 |
98. Ahh but Peta is against the consumption of meat, period. |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
81. I have watched them |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
83. People are mostly already cognizant of what goes on in real life. |
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undercutter2006 (287 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
85. umm yeah like why don't more people watch nature channel? |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
86. I already know what goes on in commercial slaughterhouses, and for that |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
89. why would they want to? |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
90. Since you asked, 1. Because PETA chooses to sensationalize "worst practices" |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
91. Well, as you can see, |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
92. Because most here could not give a flying fuck for animals. THEY DO NOT CARE! |
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VotesForWomen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 01:51 AM Response to Reply #92 |
93. hit the nail on the head. nt |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 05:57 AM Response to Reply #92 |
97. I don't believe that's true |
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galledgoblin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 02:21 AM Response to Original message |
94. PETA videos are not "sensationalized"? you have to be kidding |
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Sanctified (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 02:26 AM Response to Original message |
95. I can't watch them because they make me hungy for red meat, which I am trying to avoid. |
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fed_up_mother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
101. For the same reason people don't watch abortion videos? |
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