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April 30, 2007
Sony is the goat
Sony has landed themselves in hot water with a stunt is a little too raw for likes of some. Poor Sony seems to have a hard time doing much right these days.
This story via the The Daily Mail in the UK.
Electronics giant Sony has sparked a major row over animal cruelty and the ethics of the computer industry by using a freshly slaughtered goat to promote a violent video game.The corpse of the decapitated animal was the centrepiece of a party to celebrate the launch of the God Of War II game for the company’s PlayStation 2 console.
Okay, having a freshly killed goat carcass laying around isn't usual event fare, but I do find it ironic that most of the people decrying the use of a dead animal for a publicity stunt are going to hit a drive-through and grab a burger on the way home.
Do they think that burger patties grow in shrink wrapped packages on trees? I would wager that this animal very likely led a better life than most of the cattle on a factory farm.
(Note: I eat an almost exclusively vegan diet myself so I'm not all into consuming animal products, in fact, quite the opposite).
I'll say this though, unless you're vegan and are walking the talk of not consuming any animal products, save the righteous indignation for another time.
Posted by Derek Leverington at April 30, 2007 6:58 PM
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