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PETA Stages a Mothers Day Demonstration at Covent Garden in London 2/28/08/ GETTY IMAGES

Ok, first of all, to clarify the Mother’s Day thing, it’s actually, ‘Mothering Sunday‘ this upcoming Sunday in the UK. So don’t start bombarding me with emails about how Mother’s Day is a couple months away.

I had to post this picture, because I have mixed feelings on PETA. I know a lot of you hate the organization because almost every time they are in the media and are mentioned on Celebrity Smack - I get emails. They are radical, and I think it is their downfall.

Most of you know I am, like, the hugest animal lover ever. I mean, I have to turn the channel every time that commercial with Sarah McLaughlin comes on..heh. It’s that bad. But I have a hard time supporting PETA because they always embarrass themselves with their extreme publicity stunts. On the flip side, if an animal benefits from it, then who cares if you embarrassed yourself, right?

Sometimes in this world you have to do something crazy to get noticed. But is their point getting across to anyone? You have to wonder.

For example, this photo. Are people going to walk away from this display remembering that pigs are being crammed into extraordinarily cramped spaces - or that they saw a chubby naked chick on all fours in public today? I’m going with the latter. This is why I tend to support local shelters/rescues instead of PETA.

I think that if they were less fanatical they would have a warmer reception from the public. It’s too bad really, because I think they could have a lot more support if they were a kinder, gentler organization.

Let me know your thoughts.

Just a week after Aretha Franklin ripped on Beyonce for introducing Tina Turner as ‘The Queen’, PETA is coming forward to try and get Aretha to stop wearing real furs.

PETA is using the recent controversy to try and convince the very plus-sized soul singer to retire her fur coats and go faux.

In a letter to Franklin, PETA spokesperson Dan Matthews writes, “Music lovers may think of you as a ‘queen,’ but to animal lovers, you are a court jester. Why not shed the old-fashioned look that adds pounds to your frame and detracts from your beautiful voice? Please consider donating your furs to the homeless as ‘queen of compassion,’ Mariah Carey, did. You’ll get a tax credit for the donation, and we at PETA will all sing your praises.”

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