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The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, an Internet marketing group with a sideline in preventing animal cruelty, says Mazda6 owners suffering from spider infestations can donate their vehicles to the group, and the spiders will be humanely removed. More »
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Of all the stories for Taiwanese news animators to reproduce, we'd never guess they'd pick the Dodge invisible PETA monkey. Don't make PETA angry, but if you do make sure to hit up the bar afterward. Genius. More »
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When life gives you lemons, make lemonade; When PETA complains about the chimp used in your commercial, digitally erase it — kind of. This might be the best Dodge commercial yet. Before and after commercials below. More »
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Oscar G. Mayer III passed away last week and with that unfortunate news, the meat-hatin' folks at PETA have opened their mouths to suggest the beloved Wienermobile should be buried with him. More »
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We don't know how it's possible that Tamara Ecclestone is even mildly related to her father Bernie, the boss of F1 and general all-around ugly guy. Despite our suspicions on her true paternity, she's posed draped only in a checkered flag for PETA's "I would rather go naked than wear fur" campaign. These images, published in this month's English tabloid "Hello!" are the latest in a campaign that's seen celebs like Pamela Anderson and Eva Mendes bare most for the cause. We'd be much more swayed by their arguments if PETA wasn't doing bonkers stuff like suggesting Ben & Jerry's switch to human milk in their ice cream recipes. Crazy hippies. More »
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Pam Anderson continues in her current career as "vapid celeb throwing money at organizations forged from whining and communism," electing to sell her 2000 Dodge Viper RT/10 to benefit People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (NAMBLA). The white-striped Viper is probably better off out of Ms. Anderson's hands anyway, as she's a self proclaimed terrible driver, but to use that money for an animal-saving campaign just seems weird. This one Viper alone is probably responsible for the deaths of dozens of polar bears, so cognitive dissonance shall remain solidly in place. [AP] More »
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Chrysler Group PR main-man Jason Vines dropped a press release yesterday claiming he's working hard to get the Dutch viral video of a dog being electrocuted by the Dodge Nitro SUV off of YouTube. The only problem is it doesn't look like it's doing a lot of good. Actually, if you do a simple search of the popular pop video site for the words "Dodge Nitro Electrocuting Dog", you'll find there's still a copy up there. Gasp! In fact, the video's seeped out of the corporate-capitulating confines of GooTube, and moved to other places on the interwebs — even finding its way onto a mainstream media site like the Detroit Free Press, attached to Tim Higgins article this morning. Double Gasp! We've no idea where else you might find it — oh, wait, what's this I see after the jump? Double Dog Gasp! More »
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Did Chim-Chim get a beat-down? That's the allegation PETA put to "Speed Racer" producer Joel Silver in a letter recently. According to the missive — publicized by MSNBC gossip columnist Jeanette Walls — PETA received complains the chimpanzee actor portraying Chim was beaten after biting an actor. A response from Warner Brothers assured PETA the chimp was treated humanely (or is that sub-humanely?), though PETA isn't having any of it. They want Silver to switch to animatronics. No word on who was bitten or if the chimp was indeed backhanded. [Thanks to Ralph for the tip.] – Mike Spinelli More »
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As an odd, cred-killing side-note, one Jalopnik was actually in both the El Camino High Madrigal choir, as well as the Central Valley Regional Honor Choir with American Idol contestant Mandisa Hundley, who is a very nice woman and only accused us of being a racist once, when we, as a part of a pre-Homecoming stunt, were the ringleader in a game of Musical Pies and ended up dumping a pan full of cream onto a black girl's head, not realizing that due to the texture of African-bred hair that dairy products are hard to get out. More »
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Pam's right. Asking for a leather-free luxury car these days is like ordering a vegan smoothie in Wisconsin — the shopkeepers give you 20 seconds to walk away before calling the FBI. Anderson, a PETA spokesmodel of late, put in a such a request for a Mercedes G55 AMG, which was denied by the powers that be — who've said all future Mercedes vehicles will be available leather-free in certain markets. It's likely because the G55 is in its final model year before a complete redesign. Still, the elephant-knuckle gearshift delete option should still be available for an extra $4500. More »
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