Yesterday in Peoria, two PETA idiots felt the need to strip down to their underwear and have themselves wrapped in plastic, as if the pair were steaks for sale.
No one pointed out to them that steaks don't wear undies.
In short, this stunt didn't "play in Peoria."
But it did bring the prompt attention of the Peoria Police, according to the Peoria Journal-Star. Hat tip (again) to Peoria Pundit.
A dozen police officers descended on the noon protest along the sidewalk in front of Caterpillar Inc. Headquarters at Main and Adams streets.
"This was quite surprising," said Chris Link, campaign coordinator for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. "The officers didn't give us any warning or say we were doing anything wrong. They just started throwing blankets" (over the protesters), he said.
What a moron. Chris just may be the missing link.
Moving up to the northern part of the state, there's a move afoot to essentially ban elephants in Chicago, and hearings on this burning issue in Chicago took place in front of the Chicago City Council's Parks & Recreation committee today.
From NBC 5 Chicago:
Alderwoman Mary Ann Smith (48th Ward) has introduced legislation that would require any zoo or other stationary animal exhibit to provide a minimum of 10 acres of space -- five acres indoors and five outdoors -- per elephant. Meanwhile, circuses or other traveling exhibits would have to provide a minimum 1,800 square feet indoors and outdoors for a single elephant, with an additional 900 square feet indoors and outdoors per additional elephant.
Finding that kind of open space in a city like Chicago is impossible, which Ald. Smith surely knows.
And yes, PETA is involved in Smith's elephant ride, which this July press release trumpets.
PETA talks about the need for elephants in the wild to walk many miles a day for food and water, something they can't do in zoos or circuses.
But in zoos and circuses, food and water is brought to the elephants.
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