PETA to Pet Shop Boys: Rescue Shelter Boys, perhaps?

[Funky Dredd]

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.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/10/peta.pet.shop.boys/index.html

[Homskillet]

Re: PETA to Pet Shop Boys: Rescue Shelter Boys, perhaps?

Are you kidding me... Rescue Shelter Boys WTF!

[Steve Graham]

Re: PETA to Pet Shop Boys: Rescue Shelter Boys, perhaps?

I'm an animal lover and think PETA are off their collective rocker

[bananapeel]

Re: PETA to Pet Shop Boys: Rescue Shelter Boys, perhaps?

PETA is such a publicity whore.

[day_for_night]

Re: PETA to Pet Shop Boys: Rescue Shelter Boys, perhaps?

anyone ever stop to think that this alone got them free press, and thus achieved their objective without the pet shop boys doing anything?

fairly smart move...