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Originally posted by Sunsetspawn
Originally posted by bigfatfurrytexan
Something i notice about PETA....they pour paint on models for the fur. Why not bikers that wear leather?
Because minks are cute and fuzzy and remind us of cats, while cows are big, ugly, stupid, and make great burgers and shoes.
It's simple. Otters are cute, and pigs are lunch.
And about the OP. If you aren't reading ingredients before you buy then I don't know what to tell you. When sucralose started getting into our food supply in 05 I learned a slow painful lesson about reading labels. Turns out I am severely allergic, and the fact that the FDA denies that this is even possible has turned me into a massive conspiracy theorist. Anyway, I digress. After a long elimination process I learned that sucralose causes me serious problems, and now that I'm a heavy label reader I try to avoid most of the other artificial nonsense that ends up in our food supply. As I type this I'm eating quinoa and organic chicken. I know, I eat like a mo.
Why should we be guilted into crushing the containers, when it is 110 percent Yoplaits fault the containers are lethal to wildlife? I didn't crush mine either.
Originally posted by fleabit
The crush container thing was added after a protest by PETA. Specifically, because a skunks head could get stuck in the cup, and because of it's fur, it couldn't get it back out. They added the bottom rim so a skunk could use this to gain leverage to get it back off, AND the verbiage on the cup.
It wasnt due to laziness, although I am lazy.
Originally posted by Miss_Chievous666
reply to post by hotbakedtater
Why should we be guilted into crushing the containers, when it is 110 percent Yoplaits fault the containers are lethal to wildlife? I didn't crush mine either.
I don't get it. Your complaining because the packaging kills wildlife but you can't be bothered to crush them yourself and possibly save the animals? And sure it's yoplaits fault but seriously, how much of an inconvenience would it be.
That sounds so lazy!!
It is very close to my bedtime, but I promise I will look into this tomorrow. I actually ran across several links with articles about the wildlife deaths. Several different states.
Originally posted by bigfatfurrytexan
reply to post by sadwolf
now that video is HILARIOUS!!!
Let me ask you guys, since we are blaming Yoplait for killing furry little critters here....who is going to put up the stats for the number of furry critters killed every year because of these containers?
I would really like to parse out the ones who were killed as food for another animal, since that is more "natural selection" and not some nefarious yogurt company.
I have a sneaking suspicion that all the outrage over the poor rodents "dying" is made up as a faux reality born out of the worst case scenario of some early 20 something PETA worker.
Originally posted by hotbakedtater
Why should we be guilted into crushing the containers, when it is 110 percent Yoplaits fault the containers are lethal to wildlife?
Originally posted by GreenBicMan
I may agree with your premise, but think of the alternative that most parents stuff in their kids mouth's.
Processed Tyson chicken nuggets and McDonalds.
I will be awaiting your next thread on the real dangers of this culture. If you are looking at this yogurt cup from the "hippie / green" view then yes, I would agree, but IMO to label Yoplait (sp?) as a danger to kids growing up etc.. well I think you are pushing it a bit.
But I do love to play devils advocate.