For ONCE - I agree with PETA!!! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TripperFan · 04-30-2009, 03:56 PM

Never thought I'd see the day, but I have to say, for once, I totally agree with them and I'll hand them this - they're not using some stupid tactic to get their point across:

PETA Discourages Octo-Mom From Buying a Pet Us Magazine - April 28, 2009 1:04 PM PDT

Nadya Suleman aka Octomom sighting at Ralph's on April 22, 2009 in Whittier, California.Us Magazine Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman is thinking about buying a pet, but PETA doesn't think a new member of the family is such a good idea for the mother of 14 children.

"In today's uncertain economy -- and with all the demands that come with raising 14 children -- we urge you to reconsider adding two more dependents to your family," PETA's Michelle Cho wrote in a letter to Suleman.

The unemployed mother of 14 -- who relies on public assistance to pay for her eight nannies -- said last week that she was considering adding a pet to the mix.

"For a couple of years, the kids have been asking for a dog," Suleman said. "I've actually been looking into a pig, like a little one."

(Suleman's attorney, Jeff Czech, told Usmagazine.com that the pet would be "probably a dog -- probably a Shih Tzu.")

PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with more than 2 million members, hopes Suleman will reconsider.

"Like children, pigs and dogs are intelligent, social beings with complex needs," Cho wrote in the letter, given exclusively to Us "They require a lot of attention, space, and exercise as well as a huge financial commitment."

Suleman said that if she were to buy a pig, it would wear a diaper and live outside the family's $564,000 La Habra, Calif. home because of its smell.

"Keeping a pig outside and making him or her a playmate for your children -- who do not understand a pig's many needs and will only pay attention to him or her when it suits them -- is not an acceptable way to treat an intelligent animal such as this," Cho wrote.

Instead of new pets, PETA encourages the mom to help her children make friends.

"We hope that your recent move to your new home will allow your children to form fast friendships with kids in your neighborhood with whom they share similar interests," Cho wrote.

MonarC · 04-30-2009, 05:21 PM

A pig? This Octomom is NUTS!!!!

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 04-30-2009, 05:33 PM

This is all sorts of crazy.

A mom of 14 wants a PIG, which isn't common anyway, during the outbreak of damn pig flu. This **** can't be made up.

MickeyMac · 04-30-2009, 06:34 PM

A pig, she needs a psych doctor instead.

dawsongirl · 04-30-2009, 08:13 PM

O_O This woman is definetly several Froot Loops short of a box. Let's have a pig! And we'll put it in a diaper! A PIG IN A DIAPER?!?

catlover79 · 04-30-2009, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by *Pleasant Tomorrow*

This is all sorts of crazy.

A mom of 14 wants a PIG, which isn't common anyway, during the outbreak of damn pig flu. This **** can't be made up.

I agree - you couldn't WRITE any of this stuff. For once, I agree with PETA, too!!

Marvo301 · 04-30-2009, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by MonarC

A pig? This Octomom is NUTS!!!!

She should just get a sea kitten tank and some sea kittens instead!

catlover79 · 04-30-2009, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marvo301

She should just get a sea kitten tank and some sea kittens instead!

Doodyville10019 · 04-30-2009, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by dawsongirl

O_O This woman is definetly several Froot Loops short of a box. Let's have a pig! And we'll put it in a diaper! A PIG IN A DIAPER?!?

Sure. Haven't you ever heard of a pig in a blanket???

PZelda · 04-30-2009, 09:05 PM

Damn. There goes my chances of hoping that the pig would have killed Octomom.

MonarC · 04-30-2009, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

She should just get a sea kitten tank and some sea kittens instead!

catlover79 · 04-30-2009, 09:47 PM

WHERE'S CHARLES?? We need a funny pic/quote here!!

MonarC · 04-30-2009, 09:48 PM

YES!!! ^^

TripperFan · 04-30-2009, 10:33 PM

OMFG - I just got the weirdest picture in my head that Charles would put up....let's hope he doesn't! (Maybe she's hoping a sow might help her as a wetnurse....)

:

Sorry - did I write that "out loud"???!!!

catlover79 · 04-30-2009, 10:36 PM

^ That's our Cathie, the Official Naughty Girl of SO!!

04-30-2009, 03:56 PM	#1
TripperFan In God's Arms Now Forum Star Join Date: Sep 14, 2003 Location: Heartbreak Ridge Posts: 12,086	For ONCE - I agree with PETA!!! Never thought I'd see the day, but I have to say, for once, I totally agree with them and I'll hand them this - they're not using some stupid tactic to get their point across: PETA Discourages Octo-Mom From Buying a Pet Us Magazine - April 28, 2009 1:04 PM PDT Nadya Suleman aka Octomom sighting at Ralph's on April 22, 2009 in Whittier, California.Us Magazine Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman is thinking about buying a pet, but PETA doesn't think a new member of the family is such a good idea for the mother of 14 children. "In today's uncertain economy -- and with all the demands that come with raising 14 children -- we urge you to reconsider adding two more dependents to your family," PETA's Michelle Cho wrote in a letter to Suleman. The unemployed mother of 14 -- who relies on public assistance to pay for her eight nannies -- said last week that she was considering adding a pet to the mix. "For a couple of years, the kids have been asking for a dog," Suleman said. "I've actually been looking into a pig, like a little one." (Suleman's attorney, Jeff Czech, told Usmagazine.com that the pet would be "probably a dog -- probably a Shih Tzu.") PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization with more than 2 million members, hopes Suleman will reconsider. "Like children, pigs and dogs are intelligent, social beings with complex needs," Cho wrote in the letter, given exclusively to Us "They require a lot of attention, space, and exercise as well as a huge financial commitment." Suleman said that if she were to buy a pig, it would wear a diaper and live outside the family's $564,000 La Habra, Calif. home because of its smell. "Keeping a pig outside and making him or her a playmate for your children -- who do not understand a pig's many needs and will only pay attention to him or her when it suits them -- is not an acceptable way to treat an intelligent animal such as this," Cho wrote. Instead of new pets, PETA encourages the mom to help her children make friends. "We hope that your recent move to your new home will allow your children to form fast friendships with kids in your neighborhood with whom they share similar interests," Cho wrote.
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04-30-2009, 05:33 PM	#3
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04-30-2009, 09:05 PM	#10
PZelda Two Valeries! <3 Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Location: I'm STILL missing NYC. :( Posts: 78,223	Damn. There goes my chances of hoping that the pig would have killed Octomom.
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04-30-2009, 05:21 PM	#2
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	A pig? This Octomom is NUTS!!!!

04-30-2009, 06:34 PM	#4
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	A pig, she needs a psych doctor instead.

04-30-2009, 08:13 PM	#5
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	O_O This woman is definetly several Froot Loops short of a box. Let's have a pig! And we'll put it in a diaper! A PIG IN A DIAPER?!?

04-30-2009, 09:47 PM	#12
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	WHERE'S CHARLES?? We need a funny pic/quote here!!

04-30-2009, 09:48 PM	#13
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	YES!!! ^^

04-30-2009, 10:33 PM	#14
TripperFan In God's Arms Now Forum Star Join Date: Sep 14, 2003 Location: Heartbreak Ridge Posts: 12,086	OMFG - I just got the weirdest picture in my head that Charles would put up....let's hope he doesn't! (Maybe she's hoping a sow might help her as a wetnurse....) : Sorry - did I write that "out loud"???!!!

04-30-2009, 10:36 PM	#15
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	^ That's our Cathie, the Official Naughty Girl of SO!!