Alicia Silverstone is appearing in a new ad campaign for PETA. Kudos to her and PETA for making a splashy stand for animals. See video below.As an aside, I first read about this over at AfterEllen.com. The comments of the non-vegetarians on the blog were ridiculous. Exercises in self-delusion and rationalization. If you profess a love for dogs and/or cats but still eat meat, you are a hypocrite. Period. If you are a hypocrite in this manner, then don't try to explain it away. If you are uncomfortable being a hypocrite, stop eating meat or start eating dogs and cats in addition to the cows, pigs, and chickens you probably already consume. There is no difference between them.
The author of the blog post said she was of the "Meat is murder--tasty, tasty murder" school, which again seems ridiculous to me. If you believe killing animals for food is murder but eat meat anyway, you are selfish and self-absorbed. In addition to the fat, gristle, artificial hormones and other chemicals that are in every bite of dead flesh you put into your mouth, there is a lot of misery and suffering contained in that bit of muscle as well. I don't understand how a person's momentary culinary pleasure is worth more than the pain and fear of another sentient creature. Again, people of this school, kill and eat your dog because there is no tasty, tasty difference.
Anyway, the video:
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