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struggle4progress

(118,282 posts) Wed Apr 4, 2012, 09:39 PM Apr 2012

PETA has announced plans to leaflet at the annual White House Easter Egg roll ...

Eggs are a tougher target for PETA than, say, animals mistreated in zoos, scientific experimentation on animals (particularly cute pets), donkey basketball, or captive apes anywhere ... But the White House is a huge opportunity ... And to meet the Easter Bunny, PETA promises to bring its own costumed figure, a large, yellow, baby chick ...

Easter eggs and opportunities
Posted on April 4, 2012
http://politicsoutdoors.com/2012/04/04/easter-eggs-and-opportunities/

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PETA has announced plans to leaflet at the annual White House Easter Egg roll ... (Original Post) struggle4progress Apr 2012 OP

I'll bet the eggs are 'cage free'. alittlelark Apr 2012 #1

Why? EC Apr 2012 #2

PETA's use of religious iconography is always very well done bananas Apr 2012 #3

alittlelark

(18,890 posts)

1. I'll bet the eggs are 'cage free'.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Wed Apr 4, 2012, 09:50 PM

Apr 2012

I'm sure there are better targets.

EC

(12,287 posts)

2. Why?

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Wed Apr 4, 2012, 10:23 PM

Apr 2012

Aren't the eggs used those plastic container eggs? They think Bo is being held hostage? What?

bananas

(27,509 posts)

3. PETA's use of religious iconography is always very well done

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Apr 5, 2012, 12:35 AM

Apr 2012

so it will be interesting to see what they do this time.
And of course Easter Eggs and Easter Bunnies come from ancient fertility cults,
and fertility is another common theme of PETA ad campaigns.

Here are two examples from previous ad campaigns:

Yvonne Strahovski Is an 'Angel for Animals'
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=214x269584

Whoa: Racier Nude Joanna Krupa Ad Is Sure To Offend Someone
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=115x219785

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