Does this commerical offend you? Well you're not alone! Sandusky, Ohio is pissed!
Sandusky has banned this commerical from thier TV stations commenting that the ad is "too direct and controversial."
This all comes down to PETA vs AKC... again!.
Here's PETA's defending itself, found on thier PETA media center:
PETA condemns the AKC as irresponsible because it discriminates against mixed-breed dogs, promotes dog breeding, and spurs people to buy purebreds while animal shelters overflow with unwanted mixed-breed dogs who desperately need homes. A conservative estimate indicates that one Cleveland-area animal shelter alone takes in about 11,000 homeless animals each year, and many of them had to be euthanized.
"Those who are offended by the reprehensible actions of the two Ohio state troopers and the racist principles of the KKK should also be offended by the AKC's similar contempt for 'mixed breeds' and fetish for 'pure bloodlines,'" says PETA Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch. "Not only does the AKC promote breeding as a 'sport,' it also opposes spay-and-neuter laws that would save the lives of hundreds of thousands of animals."
Click here to find out when and why it all started and then click here to read about their opposing views on a sterilization bill.
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1 comment:
Hooray, PETA! What a fantastic ad. Finally exposing breeders for what they are. Instead of "buying" animals, please always adopt from a shelter- where there are 100s of animals who need homes... And if they don't find homes, they are euthanized because people like breeders continue to take up good homes from shelter animals. Breeding in this time of pet overpopulation is irresponsible. The ad is extreme, but I hope it's gotten people to think about "buying" dogs VS adopting them and saving a life, rather than taking one.
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