Michael Jackson's Protest of Seal Killing Lives On

Written by PETA

Posted 07-01-2009

23 Comments

Fans are mourning the sudden passing of the "King of Pop," who spent decades under a media microscope.

Here are some Jacko facts that fans may not know:

The number-one song "Ben," about a rat friend, was originally meant to be sung by Donny Osmond. (Thanks to The Michael Jackson Fan Club for that.)
My personal fave bit about the gloved one is that his "Earth Song" includes an obvious bash against the bloody seal slaughter at minute 3:27.

In Michael's honor, take a minute to speak out against the seal slaughter.

Written by Karin Bennett

Tags:

vegetarian, seal hunt, backyard dogs, Michael Jackson, The Exorcist, cashews, pistachios, British Medical Journal, MLA, hat trick, Ben, Earth Song, The Michael Jackson Fan Club

Recent Comments

Sophie commented:

10-17-2011 11:56 AM

Please don't call him Jacko, his name is Jackson. ;)
jm commented:

1-17-2010 1:46 PM

For the truth about mj go to mjtruthnow.com
C commented:

7-9-2009 10:44 PM

I think you meant my comment. Im sure MJ did house his exotic animals in lovely surroundings at neverland. HOWEVER when he abandoned his neverland ranch he abandoned his animals and left in his wake of debt and unpaid bills vets sanctuaries etc that were forced to care for these animals with no financial support from MJ. You know the person who while being approx 400 million in debt also had assets worth atleast 1 billion. Furthermore why did he have these animals in the first place? All of us here love animals so lets use our species' brillant tech skills to appreciate them in the wild where they belong NOT in amusement parks. Animals and in particular exotic animals are beautiful and a joy to see but we need to protect their natural habitats not feel we have the right to put them on display just because as humans we can.
Mirela Saban commented:

7-9-2009 4:13 AM

I would like to reply to Hwan's comment on Michael Jackson's animal treatments on July 8 2009. Yes Michael Jackson really loved animals as much as children. I have been to his Neverland ranch and there is no better place for any animal. It was better then any sanctuary I have been to. I am an animal lover and I loved seeing all his animals in Neverland. They really looked healthy and were cared for by professional animal carers and veterinarians. I was really pleased with what I saw and cannot tolerate any attacks on this subject. I don't think you should speculate if you haven't been there.
c commented:

7-8-2009 4:12 AM

Hmm.. was Michael Jackson really an animal lover? Apparently when MJ fled his neverland ranch several years ago he left all his animals in substandard conditions. He accepted Bubbles the Chimpanzee who was purchased as a baby by an animal trainer as a gift to MJ. When Bubbles got to big to handle he was given to a sanctuary only choice I suppose but a true animal lover would not condonepromote animals such as chimpanzees being bredsold as pets. He did keep many animals at his neverland ranch and I dont know where he obtained them from but really exotic animals belong in their habitats not in a zoo except in cases where they have unfortunately been bred for or otherwise cannot survive outside of captivity ya know due to the ignorance of humans....
Hwan commented:

7-8-2009 3:04 AM

Hey the king eats KFC. What are you going to respond to that?
maria elena commented:

7-6-2009 3:06 PM

As time goes by we humans are expected to be more intelligent and civilized but I dont see that sadly I see we humans are the biggest depredators and inhumane with living creatures I pray that very strict laws be enforced worldwide to save our planet and avoid extintion of so many species. I am convinced that nature with its animals and plants are here on earth and they are the only ones that obey Gods laws many humans are against nature.
Linda commented:

7-3-2009 11:11 PM

Thankyou Michael for speaking up about the exploitation of our planet and her animals. A special thankyou for speaking out against the cruel slaughter of baby seals here in Canada.
Jelena commented:

7-3-2009 7:26 AM

The hardest thing to do is to touch people's hearts and minds at the same time. Only that way your heart can move the man to the action. Thank you Michael for touching our feelings. Hope you have found a better place. R.I.P.
Mirela Saban commented:

7-3-2009 2:58 AM

Michael Jackson always cared about animals. He loved children and animals the most. This video is just a proof of that even though there are many more Michael Jackson videos on this subject but nobody paid attention. I was also very dissapointed with PETA when the PETA's 2008 fall issue magazine gave Michael Jackson thumbs down for giving his animals to Wildlife Preserve in Arizona which was not even managed at that time by Marc Chandler abuser of animals. I sincerely hope that PETA will apologise for this terrible article about a man who cared so much about all animals.

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