PETA pushes porn site to promote animal rights
Reuters reports that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) plans to launch a pornography website in the name of animal rights.
Reuters reports that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) plans to launch a pornography website in the name of animal rights.
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PETA, known for its controversial campaigns, said it "hopes to raise awareness of veganism through a mix of pornography and graphic footage of animal suffering." The Reuters article noted that PETA has been "accused of campaigning for animal rights at the cost of exploiting women."
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In any case, Lindsay Rajt, PETA’s associate director of campaigns, said, "We’re hoping to reach a whole new audience of people, some of whom will be shocked by graphic images that maybe they didn’t anticipate seeing when they went to the PETA triple-X site."
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The report revealed that PETA has filed paperwork to launch its pornography site when the controversial new .xxx domain becomes active in early December. "We anticipated that this new triple-X domain name would be a hot topic and we immediately decided to use it and take advantage of it to try to promote the animal rights message," said Rajt. Â For more on this story, log on to Reuters.