those silly PETA..

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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/030428/80/dypbw.html

Monday April 28, 12:44 PM


Hamburg urged to rename as "Veggieburg"
By Dave Graham


HAMBURG (Reuters) - The German port of Hamburg has been offered 10,000 euros (6,900 pounds) to change its name to "Veggieburg" by animal rights activists who are unhappy about the city's association with hamburgers.


"Hamburg could promote animal welfare and court sympathy for animals by changing its name to Veggieburg," the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wrote in a letter sent to Hamburg Mayor Ole von Beust on Monday.


The German chapter of PETA, which claims 750,000 members worldwide, said the organisation would give Hamburg's childcare facilities 10,000 euros worth of vegetarian burgers if the city changed its name.


But city officials in Hamburg, Germany's second largest city which traces its roots the ninth century, were unmoved.


"I cannot afford to waste my time with this. I don't even want to look at nonsense like this," said Klaus May, a city government spokesman. "But that doesn't mean we Hamburgers don't have a sense of humour."


In its letter, PETA said the name Hamburg conjured up images of "unhealthy beef patties made of pulverised dead cattle.


"Millions of people fall ill each year with fatal ailments like heart disease, cancer, strokes and diabetes from eating hamburgers," PETA said in the letter obtained by Reuters.


The original "hamburger steak", a dish made of ground beef, travelled west with German migrants to the United States in the 19th century.


The first mention of "hamburgers" appeared on a menu in a New York restaurant in 1834. Some historians trace its origins to a minced beef sandwich once popular with sailors in Hamburg.


The city name "Hamburg" comes from the old Saxon words "ham" (bay) and "burg" (fortress).


PETA recently made a similar offer to the U.S. town of Hamburg, New York. But their $15,000 bid was rejected.

[Milliardo]

The universal comment I've seen regarding this news: can't this group find something better to do? Thank you.

[Atomis27]

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

=

PITA (Pain In The Ass)

Coincidence? I think not.

[YogsVR4]

"I cannot afford to waste my time with this. I don't even want to look at nonsense like this," said Klaus May, a city government spokesman. "But that doesn't mean we Hamburgers don't have a sense of humour."

Now their is a resonable response.


PETA People Eating Tasty Animals

[Jay!]

Originally posted by YogsVR4

Now their is a resonable response.

Yeah, Mayor McCheese is a busy man!

[jon@af]

Wow. "please change the name from Hamburg to Veggieburg" I wonder how long he stood there being laughed at before he left that office.

[TexasF355F1]

Stupid ass PETA! They may not like meat but I go a polish sausage they can suck on!:hehe:

[Toksin]

What a load of shit. Fuck PETA. Gimme a steak.