Yesterday during a spirited interview with Montel Williams about PETA’s pictured Jacksonville, FL billboard–which equated meat-eating with obesity, and compared people who have less than model-like figures with whales–PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk apologized for hurting anyone’s feelings. This is the first time in PETA history that Newkirk has ever apologized for PETA’s often controversial ads.
After harsh nationwide criticism, PETA is removing the woman-as-whale billboard erected outside Jacksonville, Florida. (See earlier post). In its place, they’re putting up a new ad about losing weight via vegetarianism. The new ad reads: [Read more…] about PETA Pulls Offensive Billboard