Fading Star Duped by Meat Industry?
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Sam Neill, star of that “oldie but goodie,” er …
(pause)
… Shoot, what was that one?
… Oh, yeah, Jurassic Park! Anyway, Sam Neill’s fossilizing career now has him plugging the consumption of artery-clogging meat from abused cows, pigs, and other animals in commercials for Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA).
In the ads, MLA has Mr. Neill suggesting that eating meat will make a person smarter (hardly) and more energetic (not so). And as if that weren’t offensive enough, Sam’s co-star in the two spots is an orangutan named Dennis.
Jason Baker, director of PETA Asia-Pacific, wasted no time—or words—in his letter to Mr. Neill:
“Seeing you pimp for an industry that is linked to the main killers of human beings as well as of animals is, well, sad.”
Jason continues:
“Some of the most accomplished and brilliant thinkers in history were vegetarian—including Einstein, Leonardo de Vinci, Plato, Pythagoras, Mahatma Gandhi and Isaac Newton. Studies published in the British Medical Journal have shown that people with a higher IQ are more likely to go vegetarian—yes, it really is the smart choice.”
It’s a no-brainer. A vegetarian diet is better for your brain, animals, and environment. Hopefully, Mr. Neill will realize this and get out of the meat-promoting business before his career reaches full-blown extinction.
Written by Karin Bennett
