PETA Slam 'Squirrel Killer' Mark E Smith

Telling Gigwise harsh action must be taken...

by Scott Colothan
11 April 2008
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PETA Slam 'Squirrel Killer' Mark E Smith

PETA have hit out at Mark E Smith over his claims that he has killed squirrels in his back garden.

Speaking to Gigwise, PETA spokesperson Violet Owens slammed The Fall frontman for killing “defenceless” animals. Not only this, but she called him a “has-been” and pleaded to the courts to deal with him strongly.

She told us: “Nothing says inferiority complex like a fully grown man harming a defenceless animal who weighs only a few ounces and whose only defence is to run away.

“Animals have the same capacity to feel fear and pain that humans do, of course, and they should have the right not to be cruelly attacked and killed by a has-been singer.

“PETA strongly advises that Mark seek help for his anger issues before anyone else gets hurt and hopes the court throws the book at him.”

Smith made the controversial comments in an interview with Uncut magazine. Since its publication the RSPCA have threatened to take legal action against the singer.

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<3 peta!
~ by jasmine 3 months, 1 week ago
Ever tried to catch a squirrel? They are quick! Quicker than him I’d say, so take these claims with a pinch of salt and get on with sorting out real animal cruelty issues. (For example, most councils will rent out squirrel traps which catch the squirrel alive. As it is illegal to release a grey squirrel back into the wild......guess what they do to them.)
~ by B Runner 3 months, 1 week ago
He also sung about eating a Monkey for breakfast once, is there no end to the depravity! Nothing says ”cheap headline grabbing stunt by washed-up campaign group” more than PETA
~ by Jim 3 months, 1 week ago
HAS BEEN!?!?!?
~ by Lillian 3 months, 1 week ago
This story is mere Daily Mail bullshit that has been blown out of proportion. Clearly these morons aren’t able to take these things with a pinch of salt. If Violet Owens had actually read the interview in Uncut, then she’d realise that at no point did MES mention using ’hedge clippers’ nor did he actually say that they were RED squirrels. Typical cheap talk from a brown rice-eating, sandal-wearing cretin. And as for the ’has been’ remark? I suggest Violet Owen
~ by King Pat 3 months, 1 week ago