Liam Neeson Upsets PETA Over Horse Carriage Controversy
Liam Neeson has Pink peeved.
He’s also made Chrissie Hynde crabby.
Why are the two singers steamed?
It’s over New York’s tradition of offering tourists horse-drawn carriages.
Forever in search of a cause, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) group has started a protest over the carriages because of alleged mistreatment of the horses.
Neeson, a self-professed horse person, claims that horses are not mistreated but actually pampered.
“They’ve been there for a 100 years and they’re an iconic part of New York,” the actor said. “I know many of these guys and I just hate how the horse-drawn carriage industry is being attacked by animal activists.”
“These are the fittest, well-fed, best-kept horses I have ever seen. I’m a horse rider and lover for many years. They have a good life. They work nine-hour days and they have a holiday. Seriously. If you’ve ever seen these stables… I’d move in tomorrow,” Neeson added.
PETA officials responded, saying, “Liam, maybe you’re right, let me ponder this for a moment… It does seem like horses would prefer to endure the freezing cold and the panicky booms, noisy traffic, and exhaust fumes of the city over living in a lush pasture.”
Guess only Mr. Ed can answer the question.
Don’t Miss Gary Sinise on Fox!
Veteran critically acclaimed CSI actor Gary Sinise’s special will be on the Fox News Channel Saturday January 10 at 9 pm ET.
“With the help of the USO, my brother-in-law Jack, and my friend Jonathan Flora who used a handheld camera, you will see what happened on a seven day trip I took to Iraq last summer which will air this Saturday night on the FOX News Channel,” Sinuse said.
“It was my fourth trip there with the USO. My goal, as always, was to cover as many miles as possible and to take pictures, sign autographs and shake hands with as many troops as I could in the time I had. Stops included bases in Kuwait and in Iraq – Al Asad, Al Qaim, Ramadi , Habbaniyah, TQ airbase and Baghdad.”
“It was the first time I have let a camera follow me around on one of these trips. Over the last six years, I have traveled around the world and all over the United States to visit and perform for our troops with the USO. I have supported many grass roots efforts as well and visited our wounded in the hospitals several times. I could not be more honored to play a small part in helping our troops and their families. We can never do enough for our veterans who have sacrificed so much to keep this nation free.”
Barack Obama Raises the Dead
The remaining members of legendary jam band “The Grateful Dead” were not getting along very well.
Fans of the group, who are known as “Deadheads,” were concerned that they would never again be able to sit cross-legged on a concert floor as their favorite San Fran group let loose with one of their trademark hour-long tunes.
But now, no doubt to the Deadheads’ delight, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir and Bill Kreutzman, the original members of the Grateful Dead, have announced that they will do a tour in April 2009.
These days the group is simply known as “The Dead.” Interestingly, members haven’t toured together for four years.
Why the reconciliation? Barack Obama, of course.
The four rockers got together in October 2008 to perform at Penn State for an Obama fundraiser.
Three of the band members played an earlier Obama money generator in February 2008.
Hart told Rolling Stone that the Obama fest “broke the ice” and added, “We were able to let some of these skeletons in our closet just fall away.”
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