PETA hands out chicken-killer cards to grade school kids...

[hntngirl]

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/st...031206997.html

Today: March 12, 2004 at 8:15:45 PST

Chicken-Themed Trading Cards Peeve Parents

ASSOCIATED PRESS

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - An animal-rights group ruffled some feathers by handing out chicken-themed trading cards to children after school.

Representatives from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, including a person dressed in an 8-foot-tall chicken costume, passed out "Chicken Chumps" trading cards to Lincoln Elementary School students Thursday. The cards showed unhappy-looking children with names such as "Cruel Kyle," eating chicken.

Carol Mills, who walks her children home from the school every day, questioned the tactics of PETA.

"How mature are these people to come harass elementary school kids because they eat chicken nuggets?" she said. "Are they serious?"

Ravi Chand, a PETA campaign coordinator, said the oversized chicken accompanying him brought a message of caring and compassion to the children.

But school board Secretary Jon Olinger said an elementary school was the wrong place for PETA to spread its message.

"I think it's pathetic that they're aiming a political message at 8-, 9-, 10-, 11-year-olds," he said. "It's a professional terrorist organization as far as I'm concerned."

Olinger said he would not mind if PETA targeted high school students, but that trying to get at parents through young children is wrong.

PETA often stages demonstrations to push its message of better treatment of animals. The group's visit to Fort Wayne was part of a multicity tour, and the group picked Lincoln Elementary because it is one of the largest elementary schools in the city, Chand said.

[CODave]

Anyone suprised at this?[8D]

[bigbulls]

Please let them come to my kids school on this multi city tour they are doing. Oh how that would make my day!!!!!![:@][:@][:@][:@]

[mr4pt]

I was thinking the same thing as Bigbulls. The parents here would shove those cards up the chicken-man's ass.

[gleninAZ]

PETA relies on lawyers to prosecute and sue anyone that whips their a$$ for this kind of crap. We all have too much to lose to do what is right. Maybe someone who is angry and out of a job will volunteer to take an axe handle to the chicken. Do the time and we can donate to the family while he's away. Any volunteers? fng?[:@][>:]

[Sswpriz]

Olinger said he would not mind if PETA targeted high school students,

I don't think they WANT to go to the high schools...they would either get laughed at to their faces, or some of the high schoolers would shove those cards where the sun don't shine !!!

[Vee_9]

PETA =

Professional
Elementary-
Targeting
A$$holes

I have a job, but its very expendable. Show me the chicken, I'll show him Cruel Kyle aint got (&$#% on me!

[PABuck_HNTR]

These idiots should be hauled off on harassment charges. Any group who preys on young children should be considered Domestic Terrorists and treated as such. Let the PETA idiots challenge some adults, instead of being cowards.