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PETA Combats Dog Breeding With Hitler Mustache
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Lauren Evans
Published Feb 7, 2014
Modified Feb 7, 2014
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Lauren Evans
Published Feb 7, 2014
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PETA has a message to share, and it's going to share it whether it has to depict a dog with a Hitler mustache or not. (It does though.)
In anticipation of the upcoming Westminster Kennel Club dog show, PETA's latest ad campaign equates dog breeding to eugenics with the catchy tagline "Master Race? Wrong for People. Wrong for Dogs. Ban Breeding." A black comb partially obscures the upper lip of a...what is that? A poodle?...giving it the appearance of a Furry Führer. It's unclear what the animal's baby pink ribbon and small side ponytail are meant to represent, but, if we had to guess, we'd say the Khmer Rouge and...Mean Girls? Respectively? Maybe the other way?
"A fetish for 'pure bloodlines' and a disdain for 'mixed breeds' is a despicable attitude to have toward any living being," PETA Senior VP Daphna Nachminovitch said in a statement. "As millions of animals die in animal shelters every year for lack of good homes, it's criminal to celebrate the breeders who contribute to this deadly overpopulation crisis."
A rally will be held outside Madison Square Garden on February 10—the first day of the dog show—at 5 p.m.
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