Guest guest Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 http://news./s/ap/20051018/ap_on_fe_st/australia_chicken_flap Group Condemns Chicken Choking Toy 1 hour, 48 minutes ago SYDNEY, Australia - A chicken toy that squawks and flaps its wings when strangled is " grossly irresponsible " and sends the wrong message to young children, a spokesman for a leading animal welfare group said Tuesday. The toy is manufactured by a Taiwanese company and is widely available in toy and electronics stores across Australia. It is marketed for children over 3. A product description on the Web site of Jaycar Electronics, a major Australian importer of toy, says: " Grab him by the neck and he will squawk and cluck like mad, flapping his wings and feet wildly as if he is really being choked. " But Michael Beatty, a spokesman for the Queensland state branch of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said the toy was " grossly irresponsible " and sent the wrong message to young children. " What's next? Burn a cat? Shoot a dog? " Beatty said. " Children of that age are likely to turn around and try the same thing on their pet bird or even the cat or dog. Then they're going to wonder why the animal fights back. " Jaycar's Managing Director Gary Johnstone said he was " amused and mystified " by the RSPCA's response. " I would have thought they would have better things to do like saving real animals from cruelty, " Johnstone said. " This is a toy that is used to relieve stress, it's meant to be a bit of a giggle. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 let me guess......a man invented this! (choke your chicken) lol!! No really, I would not buy this for my kids or my pets! PETA should be on this shortly if they haven't already. Julie http://news./s/ap/20051018/ap_on_fe_st/australia_chicken_flap Group Condemns Chicken Choking Toy 1 hour, 48 minutes ago SYDNEY, Australia - A chicken toy that squawks and flaps its wings when strangled is " grossly irresponsible " and sends the wrong message to young children, a spokesman for a leading animal welfare group said Tuesday. The toy is manufactured by a Taiwanese company and is widely available in toy and electronics stores across Australia. It is marketed for children over 3. A product description on the Web site of Jaycar Electronics, a major Australian importer of toy, says: " Grab him by the neck and he will squawk and cluck like mad, flapping his wings and feet wildly as if he is really being choked. " But Michael Beatty, a spokesman for the Queensland state branch of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said the toy was " grossly irresponsible " and sent the wrong message to young children. " What's next? Burn a cat? Shoot a dog? " Beatty said. " Children of that age are likely to turn around and try the same thing on their pet bird or even the cat or dog. Then they're going to wonder why the animal fights back. " Jaycar's Managing Director Gary Johnstone said he was " amused and mystified " by the RSPCA's response. " I would have thought they would have better things to do like saving real animals from cruelty, " Johnstone said. " This is a toy that is used to relieve stress, it's meant to be a bit of a giggle. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 > let me guess......a man invented this! (choke your chicken) lol!! > No really, I would not buy this for my kids or my pets! PETA should > be on this shortly if they haven't already. It does seem really horrible... but OTOH - isn't that what actually happens when you wring a chicken's neck to kill it? Maybe it could be instructional? In any case - I wouldn't want to see it near children! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 , " Amy " <sandpiperhiker> wrote: > > http://news./s/ap/20051018/ap_on_fe_st/australia_chicken_flap > > Group Condemns Chicken Choking Toy > 1 hour, 48 minutes ago > It is marketed for > children over 3. > > " I would have thought they would have better things to do like saving > real animals from cruelty, " Johnstone said. " This is a toy that is > used to relieve stress, it's meant to be a bit of a giggle. " yeah, this is why the guy helped launch such a product. He's completely clueless. If this is meant to relieve stress and is for giggles than it should be an adult toy. What three year old is stressed enough to understand strangling a toy will help? Give me a break! If this or a similar toy came to the US, I would boycott and send tons of letters to the company and to all my friends. This is irresponsible and I do believe that some children may try it on real animals. Three years of age is very impressionable and this toy teaches nothing about kindness to animals. Personally, I find it disgusting. Denise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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