DoggieNews: PETA Asks Media to Personify Pets

PETA Asks Media to Personify Pets

Saturday, April 28, 2007

People for the Efficient Termination of Animals (PETA) asked the Associated Press to stop referring to pets as "it" and instead use "he" and "she"...
This afternoon, PETA dispatched a letter to Norm Goldstein, editor of The Associated Press Stylebook, suggesting that it is time to revise the book’s language guidelines—which currently characterize animals as inanimate objects—and bring the references in line with 21st century attitudes. Specifically, PETA points out that using "it" and "which" instead of the personal pronouns "he," "she," and "who" in reference to animals is inaccurate and outdated—particularly in a society that is increasingly recognizing that animals have inherent rights, legal standing, and individuality.
Read the full article here...
http://www.peta.org/mc/NewsItem.asp?id=9753

No word yet when PETA plans to demand the media to address animals as "Mr. Buddy", and "Miss Fluffy".

Labels: PETA, Strange Stuff

8 Comments:

Wow ... PETA manages to become more useless.

By Anonymous, at 6:10 PM, April 29, 2007
I thought PETA stood for People for Ethical Treatment of Animals...not "Efficient Termination"...

By Anonymous, at 11:58 AM, May 01, 2007
Seems like a waste of time and expense which could be put towards better things.

By Alistair, at 2:18 PM, May 06, 2007
Isn't PETA against the keeping of pets in the first place?

By xenobiologista, at 11:17 PM, May 21, 2007
I am at a loss for words.

By Anonymous, at 9:45 AM, July 23, 2007
PETA is a joke.

Love your site, by the way.

By Pancho, at 10:35 AM, August 15, 2007
I am in sales, and for once speechless. The way I address my pet is 1) my choice 2) does not change the way I feel/treat my pet. How about those young men we lost in Iraq today? All that energy seems displaced.

By grettasmom, at 5:10 PM, August 22, 2007
I like doggy in a tuxedo he rules but not as much as call of duty 4 (xbox 360 / PS3)! :D:D

By Anonymous, at 4:53 AM, November 16, 2007

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