Exploding toads, drunken monkeys, now unhappy cows...| Coulda wrapped it all up in a single story: "Unhappy drunken cows explode, injuring several. Steak for dinner. Film at 11." |
Don't care: if they're happy. Care: if they're tasty...
Actually, PETA declared, California dairy cows commonly spend their lives in dirt and mud, are repeatedly impregnated and milked throughout their pregnancies, often suffer painful maladies and are slaughtered when they can no longer meet the industry's production demands.
Hmmmmmmmm? Maybe that's because...THEY'RE FRIGGIN COWS!!!!
A court may not be able to tell whether cows are truly happy, the animal- rights group said, but it should decide whether consumers are being misled.
As a consumer, my main concern is are they good eating?
But San Francisco Superior Court Judge David Garcia ruled that the milk board could not be sued for false advertising or unfair business practices, the two laws invoked by PETA. He said they can be used only against individuals, companies and private associations. A Court of Appeal panel in San Francisco agreed with Garcia in January, saying past rulings had established that government agencies are immune from lawsuits over their ads.
Damn cow killing government!
Complaints about a state-run agricultural marketing program must instead be filed administratively with the state director of food and agriculture, the court said. PETA's appeal to the state's high court argued that the appellate court had improperly narrowed the law. By authorizing suits over unfair and deceptive practices, the Legislature intended "to give consumers the direct power to protect themselves from harm, even when that harm comes from the government,'' attorney Bruce Wagman said. The court denied review without comment.
Baliff! Whack his pee pee!