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Swine Flu Pandemic Declared: Time to Break Out the PETA Masks

Written by PETA

Posted 06-12-2009

Now that the World Health Organization has declared the swine flu outbreak "a pandemic," I'm going to predict that PETA's "flu prevention" mask will sneak past blinged-out cell phones as the must-have accessory this summer. I have a feeling that fashionistas and health officials all over the world will soon agree with me.

Mask

Despite denials issued by big pig farms and the change in the name of the illness, funnyman Jim Carrey hit the nail right on the head when he said, "There wouldn't be a swine flu if we treated the pigs better!"

PETA's swine flu mask will serve as a reminder of that.

Written by Karin Bennett

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athlete, swine flu, The Exorcist, H1N1, cashews, pistachios, MLA, Barbie Hsu, Shahid Kapoor, Lina van de Mars, Thomas D., John Salley, pig farms, World Health Organization, must-have vegetarian

Recent Comments

Saucy commented:

Jun 17, 2009 11:07 AM

Take that White Castle.
Saucy commented:

Jun 17, 2009 10:57 AM

Amen Drew.....Amen. The Seven Seals some if not all have been opened. I believe. The antichrist on a bun on your plate in your stomach in yout blood. This is evidenced by devout religious people who reference the Bible in all other aspects of their life but seem completed deluded defiant and rebellious when it comes to consuming the blood of animals. Satan is described in the Bible as the evil genius the beast the devourer the father of lies who comes only to kill steal and destroy. And most profoundly described as the fallen archangel of worship. If the devil is a genius and the ruler of this world why is it so hard to believe that the contradictions in the Bible confuse. It even says so in the 1st or 2nd Timothy chapter four. can't find my Bible Those chapters are referencing the individual men who lied and manipulated the text. For what? What else? The love of money is the root of all evil.
Jody commented:

Jun 16, 2009 3:39 PM

This is to Prem...what are you talking about? Nowhere or at any point does PETA blame any animal for anything. We as humans are responsible for these diseases whether it's going into jungles and capturing wild animals herding animals into very dirty and cramped "barns" to live their lives if we can call that living. WE CAUSED THIS not the Pigs not the cows and not the birds it's human beings and our blatant disregard for anything other than money. I have been a Veggie for over a year and it was the best choice I've never made in my life. P.S. have you ever been to a human farm? I must ask.
Jody commented:

Jun 15, 2009 11:52 PM

I ordered my pack of 12 today. SOO EXCITED!!!
drew commented:

Jun 15, 2009 9:05 PM

And so people should remember how worldwide plagues are prophecied about in the Bible because of the increasing sins of humanity. And these factory farms and stuff it is obviously like playing with fire not only with how it can lead too diseases itself but the whole mentality behind it to cause such an atrocity. Humanity will not get away with its wickedness forever. The plagues have been promised to us by God because of the extent He saw humanity going in rejecting Him. People who are humble and caring simply do not commit this horrific atrocity with other beings but a cruelhearted and prideful people do.
prem commented:

Jun 14, 2009 11:42 AM

how can pigs be blamed for this man ... i dont understand ...... so hunan beings are responsible for soo many diseases ..... hiv + .... so u start saying no to human frames ..... sounds wierd ....
Curtis commented:

Jun 12, 2009 4:50 PM

Cool! I have a regular surgical mask that I got. The PETA flu mask looks so cute w a good message!

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