Comments on: PETA asks the Pet Shop Boys to change their name.

By: Rex Rhino

Rex Rhino — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:38:56 +0000

PETA is funded by the big beef producers in the United States in order to discredit more sensible and reasonable animal welfare organizations.

I mean, did PETA think it was really a good public relations campaign to put up billboards with pictures of serial killer victims (without the families permissions), along with pictures of pigs in a slaughter house, comparing the two? Of course not. It totally makes animal welfare activists look like assholes – which is in fact PETA’s primary goal.

By: Raytrace

Raytrace — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:27:11 +0000

what about the ALF?

By: Raytrace

Raytrace — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:25:37 +0000

lol yeh – its up there with the ‘famous person gets stomach pumped from copious amounts of human (or horse) ‘stuff” and the ‘famous person gets rib removed for self-fellation’ ones o_O

By: Darren

Darren — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:45:08 +0000

I went over to the PETA website to rant and rail and they juts emailed me the following:

“PETA Europe’s request that the band change its name to the Rescue Shelter Boys was a tongue-in-cheek way to draw attention to pet shops’ contribution to the animal overpopulation crisis. ”

Still, is this really an effective use of resources? I still think they’re fringe zealots.

By: SoundDesignTutorials

SoundDesignTutorials — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:12:49 +0000

ASPCA for the win on this one. I spend time outside of my musical life as an attorney, occasionally research and assisting with animal rights stuff. From the large amount of exposure I’ve had to PETA, they come off as little better than a terrorist organization with some of the shit they pull.

By: Oliver Chesler

Oliver Chesler — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:07:03 +0000

Agreed.

By: Oliver Chesler

Oliver Chesler — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:05:43 +0000

Hah! And… ouch! Most def a urban legend.

By: Raytrace

Raytrace — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:32:47 +0000

I thought the Pet Shop Boys was a gay euphemism for emm – well ye know hamster’s and shit :s – that is probably just an urban legend from when I was a teenager though

that shit definitely needs PETA on the case though – (the ‘euphemism’)…

By: lowlife

lowlife — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:06:36 +0000

Pet Shop Boys should change their name to PETA and release a concept album about beating cats while wearing furs.

By: Kevin Spencer

Kevin Spencer — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:15:19 +0000

While I think PETA’s heart is in the right place and I’m all for animal rights, I certainly can’t see the Pet Shop Boys seriously entertaining the idea of a name change. Still PETA have done their bit, people are talking about it, they’re getting publicity. It’s a win for them regardless of Neil & Chris’s reply I suppose ;-) No such thing as bad press and all that…

Fave PSB track – We All Feel Better In The Dark.