tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849180436616508439.post7031898706154550041..comments2020-05-27T10:51:49.384-05:00Comments on of Pit Bulls and morons....: Consumer Group Asks Virginia Government to Reclassify PETA as a SlaughterhouseAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773193905818127291noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849180436616508439.post-66098900862242991222008-02-03T19:50:00.000-06:002008-02-03T19:50:00.000-06:00Thank you, Tracy, for educating us. It's always go...Thank you, Tracy, for educating us. It's always good to know who is who. Clearly, CCF is substantially biased and I will think twice before I ever quote them as a source. However, I have seen the documents in the possession of Virginia's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that reveal a 97% kill-rate of all pets handed over to PETA, while the the euthanasia rate for humane societies in the state was just 34.7 percent (in 2006).Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13773193905818127291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849180436616508439.post-10695236172764594902008-01-28T09:48:00.000-06:002008-01-28T09:48:00.000-06:00Information about the Center for Consumer Freedom:...Information about the Center for Consumer Freedom:<BR/> <BR/>Guest Choice Network, the predecessor organization to CCF, was formed in such a way so as not to appear "owned" by Philip Morris, to address the lack of interest restaurant owners had in Philip Morris's "Accommodation Program," and to have a broader appeal to industry than just tobacco. GCN was designed to "create an aggressive mentality by [restaurant] operators [to oppose} government smoking bans," according to a letter by Rick Berman to Philip Morris [2073148834]<BR/> <BR/>In a 1995 letter to Philip Morris (PM), Rick Berman (of the public affairs company Berman & Company) proposed that PM form an aggressive front group called the "Guest Choice" network to motivate restaurant owners to aggressively fight smoking restrictions while appearing to be acting on their own. Berman said to PM, "...if you want to gain more ground quickly for the smokers' rights issue, the [Guest Choice] program must create a proactive, aggressive mentality by [restaurant] operators regarding government smoking bans..." Berman described how hiding Philip Morris' involvement would allow the group take more aggressive action:<BR/> <BR/>"Additional benefit -- if externally perceived as driven by restaurant interests, there will be more flexibility and creativity allowed than if it is 'owned' by Philip Morris. The American Beverage Institute, which opposes overly aggressive DWI laws, enjoys this profile."[1]<BR/> <BR/>PM took Mr. Berman's suggestion and formed the "Guest Choice Network," changing its name in recent years to the "Center for Consumer Freedom," which in addition to fighting smoking bans also fights the organic food movement and lobbies against lowering the legal blood alcohol limit for drunk driving.<BR/> <BR/>For more information: http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Center_for_Consumer_Freedom<BR/><BR/>----------------<BR/>Like animals? http://www.chooseveg.com/vegetarians-save-lives.asp <BR/>Wanna lose weight? http://www.chooseveg.com/obesity.asp <BR/>Care about the environment? http://www.chooseveg.com/global-warming.aspAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com