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Originally posted by Captain Sammitch:
PETA just put up an exhibit in a public park in downtown Cleveland comparing slaughtered animals in the meat industry to Holocaust victims. I have to drive past the damn thing to get to work every day. [yuh huh] The Jewish community is really pissed off, and pretty much everyone agrees it's extremely tasteless - even for PETA. [no no no]
Sure, that's overkill--- but when you really consider it, slaughterhouse animals and Holocaust victims DO/DID suffer similar fates (anyone who thinks otherwise should find out in detail what goes on in your average slaughterhouse, and you'll see that the analogy isn't very far off). It's just that most people refuse to even remotely consider the interests of non-human "food animals" in relation to humans.


From what I understand, this campaign is based in large part on an award-winning animal rights book called "Eternal Treblenka". I'm still on a waiting list to get this book at my local library, but I hear it's a fascinating read.