PETA Targets American Idol Contestant’s Hunting Show

[jeffreyd]

PETA Targets American Idol Contestant’s Hunting Show

8/11/10

PETA’s latest campaign is aimed at a former American Idol contestant over her new hunting reality show.

Kristy Lee Cook, a contestant during the hit television show’s seventh season, is the host of “Goin’ Country” now airing on the Versus network. During its eight episode run, she, along with family and friends, go on a series of hunting excursions. Needless to say, this has PETA’s ire.

In a recent blog, PETA unloads on Cook while suggesting she act more like other well known American Idol personalities including the vegetarian winner of Season 4, Carrie Underwood (who also raised money for the Humane Society of the United States) and Season 5 contestant Kellie Pickler who regularly speaks out against wearing fur.

The blog also takes a swipe at hunters in general by saying, “It sounds like she must have had those tired old defenses of hunting hammered into her as a kid, because she isn't embarrassed to float the incredibly old saw that hunters somehow help animals…”

However, Cook came out swinging and released a statement to Fox News that shows she clearly understands that hunting is not only a tradition, but that it plays the dominant role in conserving wildlife species.

“I join the ranks of millions of American hunters who celebrate our outdoor heritage and who conserve millions of acres of wild lands,” Cook said. “These same people support more than 600,000 jobs across the country and provide a critical voice to encourage more investment in American conservation."

“Kristy Lee Cook should be saluted for using her status to tell the truth about wildlife conservation,” said Greg R. Lawson, U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance director of communications. “Everyone that understands how conservation works in America knows not only the key role played by sportsmen and women, but also that if PETA had its way, animals would suffer from disease and starvation due to overpopulation.”

[Musky Buck]

I'd say way more than 600,000 jobs, just think how many more cattle will need to be raised and slaughtered if millions of us can not put moose,deer,elk, etc in our freezers each year. If the over seas war cuts loose in the USA someday these PETA folk will be begging to camp in our backyards yelling for the local militia to protect them. I'm sure all the PETA folk are all better than us and more upstanding citizens than all of us. I'm sure when PETA folk hit skunks and porcupines on the road that they are quick to load them up for the nearest vet clinic, especially in the dog days of summer. Not all of us grew up in the asphalt jungle or hold out our hand for huge donations that end up feeding PETA family members. I'm sure the finances are handled well and there's no greed involved, classy organization.

[RumRiverRat]

Screw PETA

[MinnesnowtaWild]

Meh non issue

[sdpikehntr]

They need to open their eyes to reality, rather than spending all their time in picket lines and kissing a$$ with politicians to forward there agenda. Politicians have bigger fish to fry (excuse the pun) than to worry about Fido and how he is put to sleep, or how many deer are to be saved.

Give me a break, they need to spend some time out here in Sept & Oct where there are deer/auto collisions nightly and most average $4,000+ in damages. Oh better yet, lets have them go to the pastures when the yotes have taken out a claf and the cow is wet with sweat from trying to fight off the yote as they feed on a half dead calf. Then see the response... oh wait, they never notice those incidents.

Sorry, I'm done... for now!

[Musky Buck]

I wonder if PETA could admit that they are as much a part of the animal issues as anyone else meaning the human population has wiped out areas where animals once roamed and they are a part of that. Wouldn't it be great to watch avian cholera wipe out the snow geese ? It's amazing to me that they feel hunters are so heartless, the larger the pocketbook the louder they get, they should be funding the show " Hoarders" on the discovery channel.

[eyeguy 54]

ya can't stop stupid, anybody who will fight for animal rights before human rights, well, I figure that thier butter done slipped off thier pancake!

[Palerider77]

I think we would be better off ignoring them, as PETA has yet to make an intelligent comment.