I'd like to share with my readers a life-changing event that happened to me recently. As many of you know, I have been
a long-time supporter of PETA. I share their belief that animals not only have the right to live, but to reproduce and over-
populate the planet in any way they see fit, unhindered by the intruding hand of man. Therefore I have gladly sacrificed a
considerable amount of both time and money for this organization over the years. I was right there with the group that had
to resort to poisoning a pack of dogs in order to delay a barbaric, ritualistic hunt; I have also organized crusades to stalk
the Oscar Meyer® Weinermobile as it made it's murderous journey across this country; One time I traveled over 6 hours
to execute project "Fish scare" in which my group spent the whole afternoon and most of the night interrupting a fishing
tournament by strategically splashing water with paddles, throwing rocks at fishing poles and yelling at random intervals.
What a blast! And I don't think I'll ever be able to forget the time I flew to Colorado to free a group of minks who were
being held against their will. They froze to death just a few hours later, but I'm almost sure they were happier during their
last few hours alive in the wild than they were the whole time they were under oppressive, albeit warm, human captivity.
However, my association with PETA is now officially over. I recently visited their web site and was appalled by what I
found. Their claim to respect all living things is a fraud! Just look at a recipe from their site for something called Couscous
Summer Salad. Their disregard for fruits and vegetables is evident in the very wording of the ingredients!
SLICED carrots
DICED onions
CRUSHED walnuts
MINCED garlic
SMASHED cucumbers
SQUEEZED oranges
CHOPPED radishes ... They actually instruct you to harm the most elegant of all vegetables - the radish!
That's where I became so outraged, I could read no more. I have always believed that all life is sacred, no matter how inan-
imate, and until then had been misled into believing that PETA respected life as well. Therefore, I am starting my own organ-
ization: PETARD - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Radishes and Dates. I urge you to join me in fighting the
barbaric and cruel treatment of some of the most beautiful products that Mother Nature has given us to look at. You will find
my e-mail address at the bottom of my main page. Members who join before 9/30/99 will receive free my new cookbook
1001 Ways to Prepare Dry Leaves, Roots, Gravel and Top Soil. This is the one cookbook with which you can eat free of
guilt, knowing that no living thing had to die in order for you to keep yourself alive. And it's not only healthy*, it's economical.
At its regular $19.99 retail price, you'll spend more buying the book than you will to feed yourself for a whole month! Join
PETARD today and you will discover the only true healthy choice for yourself, the earth, the animals, AND nature's produce.
"PETARD - taking a stand for the things that literally cannot do so themselves."
After deciding to join, please return to Miggy's Land O' cruel-free Wonder.
*For legal reasons, I've been forced to include this:..........................
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Surgeon General's Warning: A diet consisting of only rocks,
leaves and dirt is not only unhealthy, but dangerous. The surest
way to get the vitamins and minerals you need is to adopt a bal-
anced diet of fruits, vegetables, bread, dairy products and meat.
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