PETA's beheading ad spurned

globeandmail.com ^ | August 6, 2008

[VictoryGal]

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — An animal rights group has tried – and failed – to run a newspaper ad comparing the beheading of a passenger on a Greyhound bus last week to the treatment of animals by the meat industry.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, said on its website it would run the ad in the Portage la Prairie Daily Graphic.

However, city editor Tara Seel said the newspaper had no intention of running the ad, which uses imagery of “an innocent victim's throat” being cut, in reference to the slaughter of cows, chickens and pigs on factory farms.

“His struggles and cries are ignored ... the man with the knife shows no emotion ... the victim is slaughtered and his head cut off ... his flesh is eaten,” reads the ad, which is posted on the website.

[VictoryGal]

PETA never fails to be one of the most loathesome lib groups around. They're trying to get their twisted points across while using the current buzz of a news story about an actual beheading victim. YEESH!

[theDentist]

Finally an Editor who knows her job!

[Clive]

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[SouthDixie]

However, city editor Tara Seel said the newspaper had no intention of running the ad

Heads up to Tara !

[GOPJ]

However, city editor Tara Seel said the newspaper had no intention of running the ad, which uses imagery of “an innocent victim's throat” being cut, in reference to the slaughter of cows, chickens and pigs on factory farms.

The real head on this story should be, " Newspapers Start Comeback".

[SlowBoat407]

Go Greyhound, and leave the knifing to us.

[Bon mots]

Good Lord! What next?

[Hildy]

Did you read the story yesterday how Greyhound had to scrap their new ad campaign: YOU NEVER HEAR OF BUS RAGE????? Talk about your bad timing!!!

[Hildy]

There's a reason you've never heard of 'bus rage.'

[Centurion2000]

Tara Steel : Nice name and job well done ma’am.

[weegee]

It would be more appropriate to compare the way Al Qaeda muslims slashed the throat of Nick Berg to the way that muslims ritually slaughter animals.

But that delivers a politically incorrect message about animal abuse.

[weegee]

Greyhound scraps ads after Canada bus beheading (8/6/8)

[pabianice]

"Greyhound: Neck and Shoulders Above the Rest"

[fanfan]

[roses of sharon]

Scary how many people were on that bus, yet no one attempted to save this poor man.

Quite the opposite of the heroes on Flight 93.

[rabscuttle385]

PETA never fails to be one of the most loathesome lib groups around. They're trying to get their twisted points across while using the current buzz of a news story about an actual beheading victim. YEESH!

SICK SICK SICK.

Well, about as sick and twisted as the WBC Phelps spawn who are planning to picket Tim McLean's funeral. Wait, maybe there's a bright side to all the hate speech laws in Canada; perhaps some good Canucks will file charges against the WBC folks for hate speech, and the Mounties will arrest them.

[rabscuttle385]

Scary how many people were on that bus, yet no one attempted to save this poor man.

The good folks on Flight 93 had at least time to plan; the folks aboard the Greyhound bus had, well, a psychopath exploding in their midst with no warning.

[roses of sharon]

I know, I can’t even fathom.....it just bugs me.

[rabscuttle385]

I know, I can’t even fathom.....it just bugs me.

I just got back from Edmonton earlier this week. It's scary realizing that I was considering taking Greyhound; I ended up flying Air Canada. I probably would have reacted the same way as the rest of the passengers.

[weegee]

Ah but the people on the bus were trying to sleep. This disturbance would keep them from being able to sleep.

The sooner he’s put down, the sooner they can go BACK to sleep.

Generally at least someone will have a blanket or a pillow (with pillowcase) which can be used to bag, bind, or “net” an attacker in such close quarters.

Cover the top of the trunk of the man and start hopping on his jimmies with the heel of your shoe.

He may have more knives or a gun but he’ll be working on some other issues. Subdue the attacker and then disarm him.