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Pamela Anderson Criticizes Kentucky Derby
Feb 14, 5:02 PM EST
The Associated Press
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Pamela Anderson is turning her animal rights activism against the Kentucky Derby, saying her opposition to animal cruelty in all its forms means she can never go back to the world's most famous horse race.
"It makes me want to avoid Kentucky altogether, which is sad because there are so many great people there," the star of the sitcom "Stacked" said in a statement released Tuesday by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Anderson, a PETA member who attended the Derby in 2001 and 2003, has previously been involved in anti-fur ads and in a campaign to raise awareness of what she calls abuse of chickens in processing plants that supply poultry to Louisville-based KFC.
"Like most people, I don't want to support cruelty to animals, whether it's forcing horses to race for our amusement or scalding chickens alive for our plate," Anderson said. "We have to be more evolved than this."
Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher last month refused Anderson's request to have a bust of KFC founder Colonel Harland Sanders removed from the state Capitol. Fletcher cited Sanders as a state icon and KFC called Anderson's attack a misguided publicity stunt.
That was followed by this month's announcement that KFC's parent, Yum! Brands, had been named sponsor of the Kentucky Derby, allowing the company to put its logo beneath the famed twin spires at Churchill Downs, on a sign above the starting gate and on billboards around the track.
Although her opposition to the Derby is not based on the Yum! sponsorship, Anderson did not look on it kindly. "I'm not shocked that KFC is sponsoring the Derby," she said, "it's greedy companies using poor animals all the way around."
A Churchill Downs spokesman said that although he disagreed with Anderson, he regrets that she will not be coming back to the big race.
"We would certainly love to welcome her back somewhere down the road," John Asher said.
that's from MSN. Pam anderson needs to read up on horse racing history and on horse history in general. Horses race in the wild on their own all the time! Plus most racehorses love to run. Some eve get depressed when retired because they don't have a purpose or get to run anymore. wow....
Pamela Anderson Criticizes Kentucky Derby
Feb 14, 5:02 PM EST
The Associated Press
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Pamela Anderson is turning her animal rights activism against the Kentucky Derby, saying her opposition to animal cruelty in all its forms means she can never go back to the world's most famous horse race.
"It makes me want to avoid Kentucky altogether, which is sad because there are so many great people there," the star of the sitcom "Stacked" said in a statement released Tuesday by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Anderson, a PETA member who attended the Derby in 2001 and 2003, has previously been involved in anti-fur ads and in a campaign to raise awareness of what she calls abuse of chickens in processing plants that supply poultry to Louisville-based KFC.
"Like most people, I don't want to support cruelty to animals, whether it's forcing horses to race for our amusement or scalding chickens alive for our plate," Anderson said. "We have to be more evolved than this."
Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher last month refused Anderson's request to have a bust of KFC founder Colonel Harland Sanders removed from the state Capitol. Fletcher cited Sanders as a state icon and KFC called Anderson's attack a misguided publicity stunt.
That was followed by this month's announcement that KFC's parent, Yum! Brands, had been named sponsor of the Kentucky Derby, allowing the company to put its logo beneath the famed twin spires at Churchill Downs, on a sign above the starting gate and on billboards around the track.
Although her opposition to the Derby is not based on the Yum! sponsorship, Anderson did not look on it kindly. "I'm not shocked that KFC is sponsoring the Derby," she said, "it's greedy companies using poor animals all the way around."
A Churchill Downs spokesman said that although he disagreed with Anderson, he regrets that she will not be coming back to the big race.
"We would certainly love to welcome her back somewhere down the road," John Asher said.
that's from MSN. Pam anderson needs to read up on horse racing history and on horse history in general. Horses race in the wild on their own all the time! Plus most racehorses love to run. Some eve get depressed when retired because they don't have a purpose or get to run anymore. wow....