Animal welfare group vandalizes Iowa butter cow

Yahoo News/AP ^ | 8-12-13 | SCOTT MCFETRIDGE

[kingattax]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An animal welfare group intent on sending a message in support of veganism hid until closing time then poured red paint over the Iowa State Fair's butter cow. But the damage was quickly scraped away and visitors never knew the iconic sculpture had been damaged.

Iowans for Animal Liberation claimed responsibility for the attack in a news release emailed Sunday night, saying members hid in the cavernous Agriculture Building on Saturday night and emerged after the fair closed for the day. They then broke into a refrigerated room where the sculpted cow and other butter sculptures are displayed and poured red paint over the cow.

The words "Freedom for all" were scrawled on a display window.

[Slings and Arrows]

Paula Deen has sworn blood vengeance.

[Thanks to TheOldLady for the heads-up!]

[metmom]

Keep up the good work.

[Silentgypsy]

Thanks for telling about the Dairy Barn—it sounds like fun and a great photo opportunity!

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Very good points

[TheOldLady]

"The paint represents the blood of 11 billion animals murdered each year in slaughterhouses, egg farms, and dairies," the group said in the statement.
"We intend this action to serve as a wake up call to all who continue to consume meat, dairy, eggs, leather, and all animal products:
You are directly supporting suffering and misery on the largest scale the world has ever known."

Oh, get over yourselves.
Farm animals cannot be murdered.
That's why they're called "slaughterhouses."
Just because you act in an evil and ungodly manner does not mean that you can force others to commit the same sins.
Food animals are here because God put them here for us to eat.
They are humanely and quickly slaughtered, and companies whose employees are cruel to their stock are exposed and reformed.
You speak of suffering and misery, yet you ignore the genocide caused by your precious sacrament, abortion, that has deprived us of 55,000,000 American citizens since 1973, AND COUNTING.

You hypocritical morons. You put animal welfare above the lives of human beings. You could not be more wrong, and you will answer to God for your blind selfishness.

Stay out of my kitchen and my life.

[Silentgypsy]

I’ve heard about how mean the Holstein bulls are but have no experience w/them. Is is testosterone or are the females nasty, too? (More stuff to websearch this winter.)

[Silentgypsy]

2009’s winner, Big Black, apparently holds the record at 3,404 lbs. All I can think of is what it would feel like if he stepped on my foot. Ow.

[Ditter]

LOL! You just painted a powerful word picture there girlie! :)