08:45 am
I Wish This Was from The Onion. . .
. . .but it’s not. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has sent a letter to Ben and Jerry’s:
Using cow’s milk for your ice cream is a hazard to your customer’s health. Dairy products have been linked to juvenile diabetes, allergies, constipation, obesity, and prostate and ovarian cancer. The late Dr. Benjamin Spock, America’s leading authority on child care, spoke out against feeding cow’s milk to children, saying it may play a role in anemia, allergies, and juvenile diabetes and in the long term, will set kids up for obesity and heart disease-America’s number one cause of death.
The breast is best! Won’t you give cows and their babies a break and our health a boost by switching from cow’s milk to breast milk in Ben and Jerry’s ice cream?
Oh. My. God. I think I need to call my therapist.
Here’s the response from Ben and Jerry’s:
We applaud PETA’s novel approach to bringing attention to an issue, but we believe a mother’s milk is best used for her child.
What makes this particularly obnoxious is the fact that they did this right in the middle of a major scandal in China, where 2 children have died and more than 1,200 have fallen ill because of tainted baby formula. Once again, PETA demonstrates a level of sensitivity that makes a brain-eating zombie look compassionate in comparison.
PETA press releases can be a hazard to your health as well. They have been linked to hysterical laughter, shock, heart attacks, brain damage, aneurysms, nervous breakdowns, psychotic breaks, and uncontrolled and profane verbal diarrhea. In fact, I think I feel some coming on right now.
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