Kelis Calls PETA Founder A 'Batty Hypocrite'

I get LOTS of e mails daily, but I found this one the other day and HAD to read the accompanying article. Here's an excerpt:

She notes, "There is no humane way to kill anything. It's unfortunate but it's part of life. With that being said, I would eat pterodactyl if you found some and you told me it was meaty and delicious.

"I eat meat, and in fact my mouth salivates as I type the word meat!"

Kelis goes on to urge PETA activists to concentrate their efforts on other causes: "I feel very strongly about a lot of things such as the sweatshops that spin cotton and the blood on their hands.

"If u (sic) want to preach do it about something worthwhile, don't waste my time trying to save the dang chipmunk.

"Find a worthwhile cause like the women being maimed in these Middle Eastern countries. Or female circumcision. Or women's rights here in America; we still get paid less for doing the same jobs as men."



(the entire article appears here)
Be warned ... a rant is brewing ....

Taking a deep breath.

Ok ... so MANY people know that Ms. Newkirk isn't a "model" for the humane treatment of animals, but at the same time, PETA has done a lot to bring it to peoples attention that attrocities are going on every day to animals who suffer needlessly and in the most atrocious ways. Albeit, PETA likes to shock, but as ANYONE who's ever done work with shelters or rescues, sometimes people NEED to be shocked. To see the message. Animals SUFFER. Now, with that said, let me address Kelis. I have NO idea who this woman is, but her level of either ignorance or disregard of suffering, is appalling. Animal activists realize that this is NOT just about animals. There's a MUCH bigger picture here, but I guess that's lost on "celebrities" who want to grab publicity or just have something to say.
My personal idea about ethical and humane treatment of animals, is that they are NOT commodity, nor property, or have a right to be treated with ANY more harm than you would ANY other living thing. WHY? Because we are their stewards. They have no voice, other than cries, bleats, meows, barks, etc. As a thinking, feeling animal myself, I cannot stand to hear the cries of another animal in pain. It's absolutely shocking to me that someone feels that it's ok to marginalize the plights of animals and FORGET that we, humans, are animals too.