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Judge Tosses Out PETA Lawsuit Against ‘Happy Cows’ Ads
(CNSNews.com) – A California judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) seeking to stop California dairy farmers from running TV ads touting how happy, healthy and well-cared for dairy herds are.
PETA, which filed the lawsuit in 2011, had argued that the California Milk Advisory Board and the California Department of Food and Agriculture had violated state rules that bar misleading or inaccurate marketing with the “Happy Cows” ads.
The animal rights group had demanded that California dairy farmers prove that California cows are “happy cows,” as the milk board claimed in the ads.
According to court documents, PETA had specifically complained that “most California dairy cows are subjected to physical and psychological pain and stress caused by intense and uncomfortable dairying practices, have a high risk of suffering from a number of diseases, and die prematurely” and that “dairy producers take into account the animals’ wellbeing only to the extent that it is economically advantageous to do so.”
Boobie the Rocket Dog
September 8th, 2012
Bill the MFers HUGE attorney’s fees. The dairy farmers shouldn’t have to pay for PETA’s ridiculous adventures.
sTevo
September 8th, 2012
I want to see a Happy Steaks commercial.
hanoverfist
September 8th, 2012
Cows are happier than PETAphiles.
Maudie N Mandeville
September 8th, 2012
Poor liberals will never understand that “economically advantageous” wellbeing means well cared for.
It means the vet visits them regularly, food and water is provided, and no wolves except for PETA.
Mr.Gates
September 8th, 2012
Maybe the PETA girls thought the ads were referring to them? Lord knows, those liberal cows are all miserable.
the aardvark
September 8th, 2012
PETA will never be happy, ever. Even if they did get their way their next step would be to end vegetable cruelty and and we could rename them PEEVE, People ethically eating vegetable energy. What a bunch or miserable pissants!
the aardvark
September 8th, 2012
One too many ands. And now for something completely different, PETA caught eating real food and not just some tofurkey or whatever veggie matter they claim to eat. One of my favorite bumper stickers I ever saw was on the back bumper of a big Dodge Ram P/U truck said, PETA SUX. My sentiments exactly!
bitterclinger
September 8th, 2012
Some people have WAY TOO MUCH time on their hands. (I’m looking at you PETA morons.)
TN Tuxedo
September 8th, 2012
Just how do the PETA nuts know the cows aren’t happy?
Did they ask them, “Overall, what is your general MOOOOOOD?”
Should the farmers supply the cows with copies of The Bovine Comedy?
I ‘ve got a real beef with this article. I think we need to hear the udder side of this story.
Jimmy
September 8th, 2012
I tell Vegans: “Just think of the millions upon millions of happy, contented cows that would have never lived if they hadn’t been given the chance to become food for us.” It makes them pause.
I'm Your Huckleberry
September 8th, 2012
Peta had a real problem, a few years back, when Ortho launched their ad campaign against Fire Ants here in Texas..
for real..you can’t make this shit up
the aardvark
September 8th, 2012
I forgot to add pet to peeve. Since most PETA types are probably pro aborts PET could stand for; People for expected termination or effective termination or People ending treatment for people who disagree with their policies. Or People of esoteric thinking which basically means that they don’t know just what the Hell what they’re thinking but if it sounds good or feels good, then it’s good and we should abide by their enlightened thinking. Fools!!!
Mountain Dog
September 8th, 2012
Ever see that crazy show Gary Busey had where he went to a farmers house and conned him into letting him shove his hand up the cow’s ass? I never heard about any complaints from PETA about that, and I think that is because they are just as frickin looney as Gary Busey. Not half as funny as the crazy bastard, but just as crazy.
Bob M.
September 8th, 2012
“Sheeple sue on behalf of cows!”
Yeah… that SOUNDS like a Commiefornia headline!
Mountain Dog
September 8th, 2012
Wait, he didn’t put his hand up there, he put a cork in the cow’s butt.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbW2xCXl2qE
Been too long since I watched that show (not long enough really).
NoMoBo
September 8th, 2012
@Mountain Dog – love your avatar!
Boobie the Rocket Dog
September 8th, 2012
@ Mountain Dog – GOOD DOG!!
AbigailAdams
September 8th, 2012
Things like this may you almost wish for an apocolyptic event just to winnow out some of the people you know couldn’t survive as nomads scavenging for calories.
AbigailAdams
September 8th, 2012
“..make..”
Mountain Dog
September 8th, 2012
@NoMoBo
Thanks! Like your name.
Mountain Dog
September 8th, 2012
@Boobie the Rocket Dog
He’s all healed up already, ready to go at it again.
Stranded in Sonoma
September 8th, 2012
So why isn’t PETA suing the Obama campaign?
scr_north
September 8th, 2012
The story doesn’t say whether the judge awarded costs to the defendent in which case PETA would have had to pay the councils legal expenses for the trial. I would hope he would have but being as how it’s California and hot starlets and models still pose nude for PETA and stars raise money them I suspect that the judge Ito’d out on that aspect of his judgement.
Holder2013
September 8th, 2012
@scr_north
I was wondering how those idiots got enough money to keep their circus boat afloat. Thanks for clearing that up for me.