On the one hand, I think PETA are full of bullsh*t (no pun untended), and I thoroughly enjoy watching them get a beating in the courts. I'd like to see them countersued one day and udderly (pun fully intended) ruined.
On the other hand, I also do not agree that government agencies are exempt from truth in advertising laws. It opens up too big a hole for liberal propaganda.
PETA lost this one for the wrong reason. Their case could not have stood on its own merits. How can PETA prove the mental state of an animal and whether or not it's happy or not?
I agree with your stand. I think any law that applies to the hoi polloi should apply to some greater extent, say from 125% to 200% depending upon the specific law in question, to the government. First of all, we are supposed to be the masters, they, the servants. Secondly, it would be a fine deterrent from them passing laws that make life difficult for the productive sector of society.
I don't think cows can talk.
Can I sue?
Excellent points you've raised. I don't think government agencies should be exempt from the laws that the rest of us have to comply with.
And, IMO, cattle don't care where they are standing as long as there is food within reach.
My girls are driving me crazy...they want the nice baled hay I provide (as I deem needed) instead of the dried grass in the pasture. I can tell you exactly what they are thinking when they stand at the empty hayring mooing (or bellowing).