PETA v. Wal-Mart

[flvegan]

http://www.peta.org/MC/NewsItem.asp?id=8414

"At Wal-Mart’s annual meeting in Fayetteville tomorrow, the world’s largest animal rights group, PETA, which owns 66 shares of Wal-Mart stock, will present a shareholder resolution that asks the world’s number one retailer to report its progress on implementing a humane chicken slaughter method known as “controlled-atmosphere killing” (CAK), which puts chickens “to sleep” quickly and painlessly. Wal-Mart had argued that PETA’s resolution should be declared ineligible for consideration, but the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ruled that Wal-Mart must allow shareholders to vote on PETA’s resolution. In similar recent rulings, the SEC has also sided with PETA, ruling that Outback Steakhouse and Kroger must allow shareholders to vote on PETA’s shareholder resolutions regarding CAK."

This is a biggie. Please read the shareholder statement, as well as the Wal-Mart spin.

I'm tempted to go to GD with this. Talk me out of it...
:evilgrin:

[LeftyMom]

1. Do it!

No really, I just want to see who they hate more up there, Walmart or PETA. I think I know though.

[flvegan]

3. You double-dog-daring me?

[LeftyMom]

4. Triple even.

:evilgrin:

[flvegan]

5. Done.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1331631

I hope it stays rational and on-topic.

Sadly, I fear that this will be a bloodbath...or ignored.

[LeftyMom]

6. as we type

GDers sit at thier keyboard deciding who they hate more

PETA :dilemma: Wal-Mart

PETA :dilemma: Wal-Mart

PETA :dilemma: Wal-Mart

PETA :dilemma: Wal-Mart

PETA :dilemma: Wal-Mart

[flvegan]

7. I have faith in the inherent ethics of DUers

PETA makes a fine argument. Anything favoring WalMart will likely be biased.

However, I look fwd to the "at least WalMart doesn't euthanize/kill/slaughter puppies and kittens that it said it would take care of..."

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

8. Imagine if it was...

PETA :dilemma: Wal-Mart :dilemma: Transexuals

[LeftyMom]

9. Apparently that's less debatable

:grr: That was just jaw-dropping. I really couldn't believe the bile and the nastiness.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

10. Yeah seriously. Check your PM nt

[flvegan]

2. .

[Robeson]

11. I'm still waiting for the usual suspects to show up over on that thread...

...of course, they're probably having a real hard time trying to triangulate a rational response, but I have not doubt, they're trying...;-)

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

12. Since when is a rational response required?

[Robeson]

13. Of course, I did say "trying"....

...obviously, there is no rational response they could give.