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PETA urges India to 'give leather the boot' -
BBC - UK ^ | December 19, 2003

Posted on 12/19/2003 5:02:02 PM PST by UnklGene

PETA urges India to 'give leather the boot' -

The Hindi version features a well-known voice artiste An animal welfare group is urging Indians to steer clear of wearing leather with an advertising campaign featuring singing cows.

"Do I make myself clear? Keep your hands off my rear!" croons a cow in the 30-second TV advert.

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) hopes the lip-synched bovines will persuade Indians to boycott leather products.

The Hindi-language version of the advert is dubbed by Chetan Shashital, a well-known voice artiste who has worked with such celebrities as cricket stars Kapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar.

PETA's senior official in India Anuradha Sawhney said: "PETA's singing cows use humour to impart a serious message about how leather is seen from the animals' perspective."

The cow is a sacred animal in Hinduism but many people have raised concerns over its treatment.

Hindu campaign

Peta says cows are treated inhumanely by many transporters and butchers.

"After they are sold, many cows and other animals are marched for days and are given neither a sip of water nor a bite to eat," says Ms Sawhney.

Treatment of cows, sacred to Hindus, is causing controversy

"Most are crammed in hideously overcrowded conditions in lorries."

India's leather industry has previously said it has nothing to do with inhumane treatment of cows, claiming such treatment damages hides.

The industry was recently estimated to employ more than 2.5 million people in India, many of whom are among the poorest members of society.

Its turnover was estimated to be around $4bn a year.

Hindu nationalists in India have been at the forefront of a campaign to ban the slaughter of cows.

Most Indian states prohibit the killing of cows for meat but some people allege that this is sometimes flouted.

Others argue that for many communities in India, especially in the north-east and in Goa and Kerala, beef is a mainstay of their diet.

This stand-off has often led to the cow being at the centre of a political controversy.

PETA, which is known for its colourful animal rights campaigns, has often used Hollywood celebrities to promote its cause.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: animalrights; animalrightslist; clashofcivilizatio; india; leather; lefties; peta

1 posted on 12/19/2003 5:02:03 PM PST by UnklGene
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To: UnklGene
It goes without saying, but PETA is not living in the real world. How much of their budget, spent on foolishness, could go to helping starving children, in India?
2 posted on 12/19/2003 5:06:55 PM PST by Paul Atreides (Is it really so difficult to post the entire article?)
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To: UnklGene
This isn't going to work. All the cattle in India are wearing raw leather.
3 posted on 12/19/2003 5:09:43 PM PST by HighWheeler (def.- Democrats: n. from Greek; “democ” - many; “rats” - ugly, filthy, bloodsucking parasites.)
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To: Paul Atreides
Amazing, libs are the most wasteful people on the earth.
4 posted on 12/19/2003 5:16:19 PM PST by cyborg
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To: cyborg
There is an Amnesty International weirdo, on O'Reilly now, lamenting that Saddam's examination was shown on the television.
5 posted on 12/19/2003 5:18:20 PM PST by Paul Atreides (Is it really so difficult to post the entire article?)
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To: UnklGene

ROAR!

6 posted on 12/19/2003 5:22:58 PM PST by TheDon
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To: Paul Atreides
I hope Mr.Pomposity gives it to him between the eyes. Where were these people when Daniel Pearl was being murdered on tv?
7 posted on 12/19/2003 5:25:19 PM PST by cyborg
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To: UnklGene; AAABEST; Ace2U; Alamo-Girl; Alas; alfons; amom; AndreaZingg; Anonymous2; ...
Rights, farms, environment ping.

Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from this list.
I don't get offended if you want to be removed.

8 posted on 12/19/2003 5:33:23 PM PST by farmfriend ( Isaiah 55:10,11)
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To: UnklGene
the advert is dubbed by Chetan Shashital, a well-known voice artiste who has worked with such celebrities as cricket stars Kapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar

Ah yes my famous friend sachin tendulkar why just the other day i was sayingto him sach ( as his close friends call him on his down time when hes not being well known and famous)i know almost 20 percent of indian children die before they reach thier 2 cd birthday and those that do make it have to live in gut wrenching poverty drinking out of rivers that people piss in and wash thier clothes in then they haveto hike back a mile or more to thier house dodging horse and cow s**t in the middle of the streets so they can cook a cup of riceto eat before they goto sleep in the same room as malaria carrying moskitoes and plague infested rats but my god sach when the hell are you going to start treating your cows more HUMANEly ? thats about the time he chased me out of town with a cricket bat (we dont talk so much anymore)

9 posted on 12/19/2003 5:57:36 PM PST by freepatriot32 (today it was the victory act tomorrow its victory coffee, victory cigarettes...)
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To: UnklGene
Peta should visit this site...

http://www.petov.com

10 posted on 12/19/2003 5:58:49 PM PST by metalboy (I`m still waiting for the protests against Al Qaida and Saddam)
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To: *AnimalRights_list; *Clash of Civilizatio
ping
11 posted on 12/19/2003 6:03:26 PM PST by freepatriot32 (today it was the victory act tomorrow its victory coffee, victory cigarettes...)
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To: UnklGene
Next thing you know PETA will want them to start believing the cow is sacred too............. ;-)
12 posted on 12/19/2003 9:48:12 PM PST by festus
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To: farmfriend
BTTT!!!!!!
13 posted on 12/20/2003 3:06:57 AM PST by E.G.C.
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