Guest guest Posted July 8, 2001 Report Share Posted July 8, 2001 this was emailed to me by a friend, thought it might be of interest to some of you Emma > >'Babe' Actor Arrested At Animal Protest >Reuters > >Actor James Cromwell was among six animal rights activists arrested at a >Wendy's restaurant, a spokesman for the protest group said. > >Cromwell, who was nominated for an Oscar for the 1995 film " Babe " and >starred in its 1998 sequel, was taken into custody with the other >demonstrators at a Wendy's in Vienna, Virginia while urging customers to >eat elsewhere, a spokesman for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals >said. > >The group was protesting what a PETA spokesman said was the mistreatment of >cows and chickens by Wendy's. > >In a statement released by PETA, Cromwell credited his hit movie -- which >features a talking pig and other farm animals -- with generating new >sympathy for abused animals. > > " After 'Babe,' people recognized that pigs and other animals abused on >factory farms are sensitive, gentle animals, " he said. " It is high time >that big corporations like Wendy's stopped treating these wonderful animals >like meat machines. " > >Denny Lynch, a spokesman for Wendy's International Inc., said that he >wasn't aware that the actor was among those arrested at their restaurant >but defended the animal treatment standards of the country's third-largest >burger chain. > > " Our animal welfare guidelines equal or exceed those of McDonald's or >Burger King, " Lynch said, adding that the fast food chains as a group have >done more to ensure good treatment of animals than other restaurants. > >Lynch said Wendy's had conducted animal welfare audits of suppliers since >the early 1990s and had strengthened the program recently to exceed >government standards as well as industry standards. > >The PETA spokesman said its protest was a " warning shot " to Wendy's to take >more responsibility for the way that animals are treated before they end up >on the menu. > >Wendy's, which has 5,800 restaurants worldwide, also owns Tim Horton's the >top coffee and doughnut chain in Canada. > > _______________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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