The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals took a swipe at both irresponsible pet owners and Tiger Woods today, announcing plans to use the graphic you see to the right as a billboard to be placed near Tiger’s home in Orlando in the near future. (Male dogs bark their disapproval). Of course, the fact that the graphic has been leaked might be PETA’s way of sending up a trial balloon to see if Tiger’s attorneys attempt sue them back to the stone age. But there’s something bigger at work here. Namely, that Woods’ televised apology on Friday hasn’t seemed to stem the phenomenon of Tiger-as-parody. The man’s image is now literally associated with reckless, harmful behavior; a negative brand that isn’t going away soon.
A post at The PETA Files explaining the whole thing seems to have been taken down. But here’s the text that was there, as reported by the Huffington Post:
One unspayed female cat and her offspring can produce an estimated 420,000 cats in only seven years, and a female dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 puppies in six years. Many of those animals end up unwanted and unloved, often dropped off at animal shelters that are already bursting at the seams
Just as we all know and accept that the sky is blue, we know that every time a breeder or pet store sells an animal, an animal in an animal shelter loses his or her life.
In December, the Syracuse Crunch minor league hockey team offered a “Tiger Woods Foursome,” in which fans could purchase four tickets to a game, plus receive a certificate for discounted auto body work, for $60. This is only the beginning, folks.
Frenchy Cat approves.
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Tiger Woods PETA Billboard: ‘Too Much Sex A Bad Thing’ [Huffington Post]
Photo! Controversial Tiger Woods PETA Billboard [Extra]
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- mugs - Mar 1, 2010 at 8:28 PM
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First PETA abuses the Olympic Rings and Mascot by handing out utterly tasteless buttons in Vancouver depicting the mascot clubbing a seal and blood dripping from the rings…
Now they’re abusing Tiger Woods.
Sounds to me like TWO lawsuits are in the making!
Too much of PETA is a good thing. What’s “too much?” Any.
Yes, by all means, Mr. Woods – sue them back to the stone age.
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- jojo - Mar 3, 2010 at 12:47 PM
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Did PETA forget that Tigers Learning Ctr is teaching kids how to treat animals? I hope you’re sued so bad the tasteless billboard is all you have left.
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- jojo - Mar 3, 2010 at 12:51 PM
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Did PETA forget that Tigers Learning Ctr is teaching kids how to treat animals? I hope you’re sued so bad the tasteless billboard is all you have left.
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- Flu-Bird - Mar 4, 2010 at 11:46 AM
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PETA squanders donated money on stupid bilboards SCREW PETA
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- DCS - Mar 24, 2010 at 1:37 PM
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I hope Tiger’s attorneys sue the snot out of PETA, driving them into bankruptcy. What a bunch of ignorant jackanapes.
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- golfman - Mar 25, 2010 at 4:34 PM
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PETA – people for ethical treatment of animals….my a**! what about ethical treatment of people??
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- golfman - Mar 25, 2010 at 4:45 PM
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PETA – people for ethical treatment of animals….my a**! what about ethical treatment of people??
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- LBlake - Mar 25, 2010 at 5:38 PM
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Perhaps someone should investigate and expose every PETA representative, employee, officer, member etc. who has ever been caught cheating on their own spouse (i.e. through court records etc.) – publish a list. No reason exists that PETA members are any more likely to remain faithful to their spouses than the rest of the population – so, depending on the study, about 20 – 30 % of them have cheated too.
