PETA has reached a new level of stupidity
This is from wnbc.com:
VERMONT — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc., urging them to replace cow’s milk they use in their ice cream products with human breast milk, according to a statement recently released by a PETA spokeswoman.
“PETA’s request comes in the wake of news reports that a Swiss restaurant owner will begin purchasing breast milk from nursing mothers and substituting breast milk for 75 percent of the cow’s milk in the food he serves,” the statement says.
PETA officials say a move to human breast milk would lessen the suffering of dairy cows and their babies on factory farms and benefit human health.
“The fact that human adults consume huge quantities of dairy products made from milk that was meant for a baby cow just doesn’t make sense,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “Everyone knows that ‘the breast is best,’ so Ben & Jerry’s could do consumers and cows a big favor by making the switch to breast milk.”
In a statement Ben and Jerry’s said, “We applaud PETA’s novel approach to bringing attention to an issue, but we believe a mother’s milk is best used for her child.”
I’m not even sure how to start. Breast milk??? For ice cream? I would NEVER EVER EVER eat ice cream again, I really wouldn’t. That’s sick and gross. And do COWS a big favor? SINCE WHEN DO COWS NEED A FAVOR???? THEY ARE COWS!!!!! They don’t ask for favors! You know why? BECAUSE THEY CAN’T SPEAK. THEY ARE ANIMALS. They are not capable of that kind of “thought process” or even having those kind of emotions, because they are FREAKING COWS.
OH PETA. Man, it seems like anybody could work for the marketing for this “company”. I also love how they say humans drinking milk meant for baby cows doesn’t make sense. REALLY PETA??? Cause it’s worked for literally thousands of years…. why does it all of the sudden NOT MAKE SENSE???? YOU do not make sense.
I appreciate Ben and Jerry’s having the common knowledge to say NO to this (and in such a pleasant way… bravo Ben & Jerry’s!) I can now continue to have ice cream without worrying about the milk used in it having been squeezed out of some random women’s breast…. SICK.
amybaker said,
September 26, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Ha! I literally just went on your blog to post a link to this on your old PETA letter. It’s so outrageous that I keep thinking it’s some sort of a hoax.
PS. I am glad God made cows out of steak.
Rebekah said,
September 26, 2008 at 7:45 pm
EWWWWW!!!
danielst3 said,
September 28, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Outside of how utterly (pardon the pun) disgusting this is, I wonder if this wack job understands how much more milk a cow produces versus a human? It would probably cost $70-$80 for a gallon of ice cream made with breast milk.
jessboulet said,
September 28, 2008 at 7:20 pm
haha… good point I didn’t even think about that!! Also… I don’t trust these women. What are they eating and drinking? What if they eat something that someone is allergic to and it effects the ice cream? Just gross. At least Ben and jerry’s knew it was stupid.
PETA also wrote and “open letter” to Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes asking them not to dress their daughter in Armani cause he uses fur. Here’s an idea PETA, keep your opinions to yourself and let people dress their kids in whatever they want. I’m pissed and going out to get some steak and a fur.
Doug said,
September 29, 2008 at 4:58 pm
I LOVE B&J’s response… it was classic!
amybaker said,
October 6, 2008 at 1:02 pm
hey, the floydster was on SNL on sat. playing opposite tina as palin. it makes me miss him! they have to bring him back!
Esteban Vázquez said,
November 18, 2008 at 8:36 pm
“PETA: Where only women are treated like meat.”
jessboulet said,
November 19, 2008 at 4:26 am
hahaha perfect slogan!
twr said,
January 15, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Wouldn’t NUTA be a better name for their group?
Kelli said,
July 21, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Seck. Just seck. Ice cream is my #1 favorite food group and I would never ever ever ever eat it again.