Look for some mutilated kitty-cats on your trailer door steps in the morning.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'RollTideFan - University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 3:46 PM Subject: RE: [RollTideFan] Kraft Foods (non-bama) duh..... > Shut up and swallow. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Jeff Todd > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 3:39 PM > To: RollTideFan - University of Alabama Athletics > Discussion List > Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] Kraft Foods (non-bama) > duh..... > > WGAF? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joel Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'BamaFan'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > "'RollTideFan'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 11:37 AM > Subject: [RollTideFan] Kraft Foods (non-bama) duh..... > > >> As y'all know, or maybe don't know, I'm not fond of >> cruelty to animals. I'm >> not a vegetarian and I like a good steak. However, >> the >> following article >> didn't sit too well with me. Follow your own >> conscious. After the article is >> a comment that I sent to Kraft. If you would like to >> send them a comment, >> here's the link: >> http://www.kraftfoods.com/main.aspx?m=contact_us/cu_form1 >> >> >> >> Animal Activists Upset at Road-Kill Candy >> >> Friday, February 25, 2005 >> >> TRENTON, N.J. - Animal rights activists are disgusted >> by a new candy from >> Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) that's shaped like critters >> run >> over by cars - >> complete with tire treads. >> >> The fruity-flavored Trolli Road Kill Gummi Candy >> (search) - in shapes of >> partly flattened snakes, chickens and squirrels - >> fosters cruelty toward >> animals, according to the New Jersey Society for the >> Prevention of Cruelty >> to Animals (search). >> >> "It sends the wrong message to children, that it's OK >> to harm animals. And >> that's the wrong message, especially from a so-called >> wholesome corporation >> like Kraft," said society spokesman Matthew Stanton. >> >> The society is considering petition drives, boycotts >> and letter-writing >> campaigns to get the candy pulled from the market, >> Stanton said. >> >> After receiving a complaint from the NJSPCA >> Wednesday, >> Kraft officials >> pulled an animated advertisement from Trolli's Web >> site that featured car >> headlights and animals. No other decisions on changes >> have been made, said >> Kraft spokesman Larry Baumann. >> >> "If you look across the Gummi category we certainly >> have many products that >> are offbeat, and that's what we were doing in this >> case," Baumann said. "We >> didn't mean to offend anyone." >> >> My comments: >> What were you thinking? Road Kill Candy???? That is >> simply disgusting and a >> terrible lapse of judgment. What next? Little Fluffy >> Ignitable Candy? How >> about a candy that depicts starved and neglected >> dogs? >> Perhaps you could >> develop a rabbit candy with red liquid on the inside >> so that when you bite >> it, it bleeds. >> >> Or how about a hunter theme candy. The shapes could >> be >> deer, elk and other >> woodland creatures. But the twist would be to have an >> arrow sticking out of >> some of them and the rest could have a big hole where >> the bullet exited the >> body. >> >> Since this is marketed to kids, what other products >> can be thought of? I >> mean, since it appears to be ok to market the torture >> and killing of animals >> to kids, there has to be more open markets. Candy in >> the shape of lawnmowers >> running over cats; candy turtles where you can rip >> open the shell and eat >> the insides; maybe a dolphin caught in a candy tuna >> net; a little creativity >> could result in a fox, rabbit, mink or other furry >> creature type candy where >> kids could pull off their skins. And my favorite: A >> baby seal being beaten >> in the head for its pelt. >> >> And don't stop there. I'm sure there is a market for >> large, bloated candy in >> the shape of the tsunami victims. You know, with eyes >> bugging out and the >> body a faint green color. Maybe some could be missing >> an arm or a leg. >> Nothing like making it look real. >> >> Don't get me wrong, i'm not a member of PETA and i'll >> eat a hamburger any >> day. But the marketing of candy in the shape of dead >> animals is simply >> wrong - on so many levels. And to kids no less. >> Whoever thought of this, >> along with all the folks who thought it was a good >> idea should be made to >> work in an animal shelter for a week. >> >> Tonight I'm going to a Humane Society fund raiser to >> benefit our local >> chapter, so this hits me at a very bad time. I'll be >> sure to distribute the >> articles from the Internet about your new product >> line. I may not be able to >> effect the product purchases of others, but you can >> bet your sweet candy >> assets that I will take every opportunity to purchase >> products from any >> competitor of Kraft as long as this type of product >> is >> all that your company >> can come up with. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> RTF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > RTF mailing list > [email protected] > http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net > > > _______________________________________________ > RTF mailing list > [email protected] > http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net _______________________________________________ RTF mailing list [email protected] http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net
