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PETA asks Pet Shop Boys to change their name
CNN Story
PETA to Pet Shop Boys: Rescue Shelter Boys, perhaps?
Story Highlights
The band has turned down a request from an animal rights group to rename itself
PETA conceded its request at first blush, might appear "bizarre"
"West End Girls" is one of the many hits the group has had in its long career
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Just because they named their new CD "Yes," does not mean that British electro-pop duo, the Pet Shop Boys, will agree to just about anything.
The band has turned down a request from an animal rights group to rename itself the Rescue Shelter Boys.
The organization, the People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals (PETA), sent a letter to Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe acknowledging that its request, at first blush, might appear "bizarre."
But, by changing its name, the band could raise awareness at every tour stop of the "cramped, filthy conditions" that breeders keep animals in before selling them to pet stores, PETA said in its letter.
The duo, which has performed under its current name for more than 20 years, reproduced PETA's written request in full on its Web site.
The musicians said they were "unable to agree" to the request "but nonetheless think (it) raises an issue worth thinking about."
The animal rights group said it was pleased the Pet Shop Boys had drawn attention to the issue by posting its letter so prominently on the band's site. Talking about its campaign on a blog entry, a PETA staffer wrote:
"I think I may have to stick "West End Girls" on my iPod right now to celebrate."
"West End Girls" is one of the many hits the group has had in its long career.
PETA is no stranger to oddball campaigns. A recent one was aimed to re-christen fish as "sea kittens" because "who could possibly want to put a hook through a sea kitten?"
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Re: PETA asks Pet Shop Boys to change their name
Well, I guess you can't blame them for trying  I'm glad the Pet Sop Boys declined, though, and they were a class act about it.
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| Posted 4/10/09 7:18 AM |
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Re: PETA asks Pet Shop Boys to change their name
Posted by lehcar
I'm glad the Pet Sop Boys declined, though, and[ B]they were a class act about it.
Which is more than you can say about PETA most of the time.
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| Posted 4/10/09 8:29 AM |
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Dear PETA,
You guys are about 23 years too late
This is like when you get an FM that your post was moved to the "correct" board 2 weeks after you posted and it's on page 11 of NFR or wherever!
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| Posted 4/10/09 9:08 AM |
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Posted by lipglossjunky73
Dear PETA,
You guys are about 23 years too late
This is like when you get an FM that your post was moved to the "correct" board 2 weeks after you posted and it's on page 11 of NFR or wherever!
Exactly what I was going to write.
Things must be slow at PETA
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| Posted 4/10/09 9:12 AM |
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Re: PETA asks Pet Shop Boys to change their name
Posted by colette
The animal rights group said it was pleased the Pet Shop Boys had drawn attention to the issue by posting its letter so prominently on the band's site. Talking about its campaign on a blog entry, a PETA staffer wrote:
 The only people that look at that website are Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.
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| Posted 4/10/09 9:19 AM |
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BaroqueMama
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Re: PETA asks Pet Shop Boys to change their name
Pffft!!!!!
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| Posted 4/10/09 10:02 AM |
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Re: PETA asks Pet Shop Boys to change their name
What about that child actor who tried to rescue a lobster in the supermarket by putting it on the floor???
The one from Terminator - is he one of those guys?
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| Posted 4/10/09 10:53 AM |
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Re: PETA asks Pet Shop Boys to change their name
seriously, PETA has WAY too much time on their hands... and yeah, they're a few decades too late.....
Man I would have loved to be a fly on the wall at THAT PETA meeting.... ok, guys, what should we do next? I don't know... no actresses wearing fur for the last week or so... well, what's in our to do pile? (scrounge scrounge scrounge.... yank paper out of bottom of pile) well, we can complain about the pet shop boys!
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| Posted 4/10/09 11:40 AM |
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Re: PETA asks Pet Shop Boys to change their name
oh please. They need to freaking relax.
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stayandjohn
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Re: PETA asks Pet Shop Boys to change their name
Guarantee these guys are next.....
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Re: PETA asks Pet Shop Boys to change their name
Posted by stayandjohn
Guarantee these guys are next.....
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Whoa that is freaking me out - what pet shop sells GIRAFFES???????????? Or is that some new designer dog breed gone horribly wrong????
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Re: PETA asks Pet Shop Boys to change their name
Posted by lipglossjunky73
Dear PETA,
You guys are about 23 years too late
exactly what i was thinking! When i first read the title of the article, i thought it was a throwback to something from 1987
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Re: PETA asks Pet Shop Boys to change their name
First they asked Ben & Gerry's to make their ice cream from Breast Milk...
And now they want The Pet Shop Boys to change their name.....????
What's next Animal Crackers?
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Re: PETA asks Pet Shop Boys to change their name
Posted by hbugal
First they asked Ben & Gerry's to make their ice cream from Breast Milk...
And now they want The Pet Shop Boys to change their name.....????
What's next Animal Crackers?
I think they will campaign next against eating gummy bears.
When I first read the article, I was "The Pet Shop Boys" from the 80's Yes, they are way behind on their to-do list.
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| Posted 4/10/09 10:49 PM |
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Goldi0218
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Re: PETA asks Pet Shop Boys to change their name
Should this be on the PETS board?
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| Posted 4/10/09 10:50 PM |
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Re: PETA asks Pet Shop Boys to change their name
Posted by Goldi0218
Should this be on the PETS board?
If LIF was around in the 80's-90's, it would have belong in the "celebrity" board.
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| Posted 4/10/09 10:52 PM |
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PETA needs to get over it....(insert eyeroll guy here)
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Re: PETA asks Pet Shop Boys to change their name
Give me a break!
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Re: PETA asks Pet Shop Boys to change their name
Posted by smdl
Posted by Goldi0218
Should this be on the PETS board?
If LIF was around in the 80's-90's, it would have belong in the "celebrity" board.
The 80's was a time of indulgence and greed. Gordon Gekko told us so. Animal rights and environmental issues were hardly ever spoken of. People wore fur, polluted the air and filled land fills. Sure PETA existed, but they didn't have as much "oomph" as they might now - especially in this internet and digitally driven world we live in. That being said, I think PETA should concentrate more on what people are doing now versus trying to change the name of a band whose favorite song of mine went something like this:
"I've got the brains, you've got the looks, let's make lots of money." - a great 80's anthem if you ask me.
Opportunites
Which would allow many of us to live in:
Suburbia
WITH THE DOGS!!! See? The Pet Shop Boys like dogs!!!!
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Re: PETA asks Pet Shop Boys to change their name
Posted by IrishTracy
Give me a break!
Seriously! This is asinine!
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Re: PETA asks Pet Shop Boys to change their name
OK great. Now I am listening to Pet Shop Boys songs non-stop.
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