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PETA Has A Major Problem With The Name Of This Country’s Oldest Pub
According to recent reports, what is thought to be England’s oldest pub is facing mounting pressure to change its name. Ye Olde Fighting Cocks received a letter from the United Kingdom chapter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals suggesting the landmark’s name is offensive to chickens.
“We wrote the pub owners asking them to consider changing the establishment’s name to Ye Olde Clever Cocks,” the group explained, “—in recognition of society’s growing compassion for animals and in celebration of intelligent, sensitive chickens.”
For the business’ landlord, however, the request seems ridiculous. Christo Tofalli assured the pub’s patrons that he has no intention of rechristening the historic destination.
“Every time someone comes into this pub,” he said, “they are being exposed to a bit of the country’s history and we celebrate the fact that cock fighting was abolished more than 150 years ago.”
Judging from public reaction, it seems the pub’s owners have far more support than the animal rights activists calling for the change. PETA has since closed the comments section of its article advocating a name change; however, the lone remaining reply comes from Dave Trenberth, who described himself as a supporter of the organization who nonetheless opposes this proposal.
“Normally I agree with and support PETA’s stance on animal welfare,” he wrote, “but this is a bit silly. I actually had to check that the date wasn’t April 1st. There are more important issues!”
Meanwhile, Ye Olde Fighting Cocks has received an outpouring of support that, according to its Facebook page, generally falls into one of three categories.
This post originally appeared on Western Journalism – Equipping You With The Truth
Source: http://www.westernjournalism.com/peta-has-a-major-problem-with-the-name-of-this-countrys-oldest-pub/
