Roadkill Killed

I heard about this on the news the other day.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Production of candy shaped like roadkill has come to a screeching halt. The decision, announced Friday by Kraft Foods Inc., was the result of an outcry by New Jersey animal rights activists who said the candy encouraged children to be cruel to animals.

I don't get it... do they think kids are going to start running over chickens on their bikes, spin around and start nibbling on tire treaded carcass?

What about Gummy bears- do they encourage kids to eat bears? Swedish Fish? Lucky Charms? Are kids going to run around eating hearts and clovers and diamonds?

Sheer stupidity. No doubt Kraft buckled under because they didn't want the harassment:

"We take comments from our consumers really seriously and, in hindsight, we understand that this product could be misunderstood,"

said Kraft spokewimp Larry Baumann.

Well that quote really tells the story. We understand that it could be misunderstood. In other words, it's funny, unless you are a PC-hypersensitive animal rights activist.

I'll tell ya... the NJ ASPCA would have been horrified if they could see what happens on the grade-school playground. I knew a kid who would eat just about any bug you could find for a quarter.