PETA chief seeks kinder, gentler world

[Karmadillo]

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/11066513.htm

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Newkirk, who was in Florida last week to promote her new book, "Making Kind Choices," said such tactics are necessary to get coverage from media organizations that often prefer froth over substance.

"We've had news conferences that have been extremely serious, but no one has shown up," said Newkirk, speaking in a soft English-accented voice.

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In contrast to PETA's usual confrontational tactics, Newkirk's new book, "Making Kind Choices," focuses on the quiet steps people can take in their daily lives, from choosing cruelty-free cosmetics to avoiding furniture that contains wool to dealing kindly with household mice.

Before you choose a leather interior for your car, Newkirk wants you to think of the suffering of the cattle she saw being driven across India so their hides could be exported to Europe and North America.

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[Karmadillo]

1. Kick for those who wonder why PETA is sometimes confrontational.

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[Karmadillo]

2. One last kick

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[Catherine Vincent]

3. OMG! I just saw that "Meet Your Meat" video narrated by Alec Baldwin

I know this was probably talked here before and I usually stay away from Peta threads but that was just horrible how they treat those animals. I know they have to die somehow so that we can eat our meat but can't they find some humane way to do it? Should they let hem bleed to death? Drown them? I don't know. And what is the point of castration. Seeing that video didn't turn me vegetarian instantly (I don't eat much meat anyways) but in time I just may become vegetarian. That was disgusting. I remember visiting my grandmother in the country and she would feed the chickens...they'd all be gathered around her, she'd snatch one up and wring their necks. I thought that was disgusting too and I was a child. Which is worse, that or throwing the chickens against the concrete wall? I am so confused.:-(