If you’ve been reading Deceiver for a while, you know that we’ve taken every opportunity to remind cherubic charlatan-cheerleader Hayden Panettiere that cows are animals too. She’s all about saving the dolphins and whales, but apparently she thinks the leather purses she sells for Dooney & Bourke grow on trees.
Looks like the rest of the world is finally catching up with us! Hayden just launched a new line of clutch purses for D&B, made of “soft, supple Italian calfskin,” and everybody’s like, “LOL WUT?” Especially a certain “animal rights” organization that has praised Hayden in the past:
Animals rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is having mixed feelings about the actress’ new endeavor.
Their media rep Heather Carlson said in a statement: “When celebrities get involved with animal rights in any way, we’re happy to work with them. Even if it’s on just one issue. Hayden has been wonderful on issues involving the slaughter of dolphins and whales.”
“We are sure that she’ll extend her concern for abused animals to those less popular, like cows who are skinned for bags and shoes, once she sees our undercover footage, which we’ll be sending to her.”
Yeah, right. Can a cow jump through a hoop to grab a sardine? Is she supposed to draw a cow on the cover of her math notebook now? Get real, she’ll be cashing those big D&B paychecks until the cows… Well, you know what I mean.
UPDATE: The Dooney & Bourke website has a video interview with the human pep rally herself (below), in which she says that she “did the original drawing, and I made a lot of notes [about] fabrics, you know, how I wanted it to look…”
So Hayden’s not just putting her name on the bag — she really wanted it to be “crafted of soft supple Italian calfskin and trimmed with gold leather piping.” Take that, PETA!
http://deceiver.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/Hayden_Web_Video.flv
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Well, maybe they have undercover footage of cows who can jump through hoops AND do math problems. While eating a dolphin burger.
She is all about the dolphins and cute marine animals, not cows. PETA needs to STFU already. I’m not defending Hayden really, because she went there after talking bollocks about dolphins and having a warrant for arrest in Japan (which is cool somehow), but unless there’s something I’ve missed, she’s not into saving cows if she can wear them. I don’t blame her. I love wearing and carrying cow.
Cows have meth problems now!? Man what in the world is this girl up to?
People only want to save cute animals, not dumb smelly ones who taste good and make for fine leather, like cows. Stupid PETArds!
“Yeah, right. Can a cow jump through a hoop to grab a sardine? Is she supposed to draw a cow on the cover of her math notebook now?”
Does that mean Hayden is going to get a tramp stamp of a cow doing graceful jumps as well?
Wait, that would be badass *calls Pleasure in Pain*
I just remember the quote you guys had months ago from Animal Farm when you reported on the Aflac ads…some animals are more equal than others.
I’d hit it
I’m sure D&B only use skins of cattle who committed sepuku. There’s no evidence that the film that PETA manufactured was filmed in the same abattoir that produces D&B purses. I’m sure PETA has the budget to make their own abattoir film studio, or maybe the use an old “Saw” or “Hostel” set.
As if the tape calf’s being murdered is going to compete with a big fat pay cheque and a chance to look slutty haha
Have limited edition cow purses gets her more fame than saving them… just like saving dolphins gets her more press than fighting for their death. Fame whores — can’t live with them and they can’t live without us.
I wish peta would through some freeking blood or powder on my fur or leather items. That will be the day I go to jail for beating the crap out of somebody
…Didn’t a PETA member previously get busted for abusing animals in one of their “videos”?
I love the term “Mixed Feelings” in the PETA press release. This shows us their hypocrisy; if you preach against some popular animal slaughter, you can indulge in less popular animal made products.
“and everybody’s like, “LOL WUT?”” hahaha.. well i’m glad PETA finally caught up with her. you know them, you can’t shake them once they’re on your ass.
I wonder what the “Undercover Videos” are? I mean I imagine they’d have to get new ones of some shocking act against animals every now and then. I think the easiest way for them to do that is just to dress up in factory jumpsuits and then go about their normal everyday business of taking in animals under the pretext of getting them a home and murdering them. Take notice PETA! You could even wear jumpsuits that say the company name of people you don’t like!
I’m a vegetarian, and even I think PeTA is hilariously stupid.
Because honestly, nature is a helluva lot more brutal than humans. I’ve never seen a human being drag a half-dead gazelle into a tree and then munch its insides.
The only reason I don’t eat meat is because of the effects of factory farming. Anything beyond that is pretty stupid, imho.
Isn’t that why God invented organic beef? (To assuage consciences like yours?) I’m just saying …
seriously get real the cows are going to be killed no matter what i mean seriously and hayden has never said anything about the cows she is worried about the species that shouldnt be used for food ; i mean if i were a cow would i rather be a burger or an expensive handbag ?
ill take the handbagg ;
of course i feel bad and everything but as ive said if their not a handbag their gonna be dinner so either way their being slaughtered.
[quote]The Oversneer Nov 28th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
The only reason I don’t eat meat is because of the effects of factory farming.
Isn’t that why God invented organic beef? (To assuage consciences like yours?) I’m just saying …[/quote]
Organic doesn’t equal no effects for the environment. It just changes the cow’s diet, not the way in which they are raised, the amount of cattle in one unit or, more importantly for the environment, the amount of methane produced. Unless you buy super-exclusive, super-expensive grass-fed beef, “organic” beef is just as bad as regular beef for long term impacts. Not trying to push you toward not eating meat, just to be a responsible consumer. Unlike Hayden, who can’t really decide where she stands. She probably doesn’t even eat dolphin-safe tuna. Another reason to scoff at her. And gag a little whenever I see her.
Don’t ya just love people who answer rhetorical questions?
Somehow this is taking Ms. Panettier to task for differentiating between dolphins and cows. Dolphins are likely the second smartest creatures on Earth, after cows. We kill and eat cows to keep them from taking over. It’s simple self preservation, people.
Seriously, though. I have roughly the same rules. If an animal is demonstrably sentient, I don’t eat or wear it. Everything else is fair game if it’s not endangered. Many people won’t eat anything above fish. Many won’t eat anything above plants. This actress seems to draw her line at a pretty generally agreed on (and yes, fuzzy) definition of sentience and self awareness. I don’t think she’s a hypocrite for it. Hell, kudos to her for defending the Cetacians. They need it.
“Sentient”: having the power of perception by the senses; conscious
That’s a pretty wide net you’re casting there. Aren’t cows “conscious”? I don’t suppose eggs are, but if you let them grow into chickens…
Heck — pretty much every member of the animal kingdom has some “perception by the senses.”
Methinks reliance on “sentience” as your yardstick is the weenies’ way out, unless you go vegan. And that’s fine. But it doesn’t leave room for half-measures.
Dolphins are actually smarter than Hayden Panettiere.