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02/16/2004 Archived Entry: "PETA Has a Beef With Slaughterville"

Posted by steve @ 04:13 AM EST [Link]

IT'S AMAZING HOW FAST YOU CAN GET A HEADACHE: All I needed to see was the headline. It seems our pals over at PETA have once again picked a fight with a town over its name. The target this time? Slaughterville, Oklahoma.

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a latter to Slaughterville administrator Marsha Blair suggesting that the town undergo a moniker makeover to sound less hostile to furry and feathered friends.

"Veggieville [is] a friendly name honoring a heart-healthy and compassionate alternative to animal corpses," the letter said.

The group said it's even willing to cough up a lot of lettuce — $20,000 worth of veggie burgers — for Slaughterville students if the town will change its name, according to Bruce Friedrich, director of PETA's vegan campaigns.

As the story points out, the town is named after co-founder James Slaughter. This, of course, is hardly the first time that PETA has tried to raise some publicity for their little cult. Back in October they called on Rodeo, California to change their name.

Read on.