PETA complains about Mitt Romney's 1983 dog abuse
Why is this in the news? It would seem that The Boston Globe discovered that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney transported his dog in a rooftop carrier. But it did not happen yesterday or last week. This thing occurred back in 1983 when he drove his family from Boston to Ontario.
That was 24 years ago! But I guess it did not stop PETA from openly criticizing Romney for doing such a thing.
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Ingrid Newkirk, president of PETA:
“If you wouldn’t strap your child to the roof of your car, you have no business doing that to the family dog. I don’t know who would find that acceptable.”
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Strap your child to the roof? You have to be quite an imbecile to do such a thing. Actually, I wouldn't mind doing that to my kid if he was misbehaving. Note that was a sarcastic comment, but I guess PETA would probably think I would do such a thing given their overzealous nature.
But honestly, would something that happened 24 years ago deter dog-lovers from voting for Romney? At least Romney's Irish Setter loved going on the roof.
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Romney's Response:
“PETA has not been my fan over the years. PETA was after me for having a rodeo at the Olympics. PETA was unhappy when I went quail hunting in Georgia, and they’re not happy that my dog likes fresh air.”
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Like PETA is going to play a major factor in the primary or general election...ha ha ha.
Maybe should embark on a campaign stopping drivers from letting their dogs stick their heads out of the car window. It's such a danger!!!
Was The Boston Globe bored?
CNN.com - Romney: Dog ‘enjoyed’ riding on car roof
Comments
Posted by: ken
Posted on: July 13, 2007 12:04 PM
Oh please stop the stupidity America! STOP!
By the way, there are PEOPLE, YES PEOPLE!...REAL PEOPLE!...dying and suffering around the world every day - refugees and victims of poverty, and yet, here are some people in AMERICA trying to defend dogs to the DEATH and hoping to smear and asperse someone who has more integrity and character than all the top tier candidates in both parties. Why not acquire some healthy and proper perspectives on things instead of adding fuel to this fire of bipartisan politics under the guise of animal cruelty accusations?
Have you ever considered that Romney could have left the dog home alone, or under the care of a neighbor? Instead he took the dog on vacation with the family! Is that not enough to warrant some kindhearted gesture on Romney’s part? STOP THIS MADNESS AMERICA!!