Why is the group PETA upset with the Texas Lottery?
PETA upset with lottery commercial Organization said lottery is exploiting elephants Updated: Tuesday, 07 Jul 2009, 1:45 PM CDT Published : Tuesday, 07 Jul 2009, 1:39 PM CDT * Shane Allen AUSTIN (KXAN) – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced its displeasure Tuesday with a Texas Lottery television ad featuring an elephant. The ad is for the lottery’s $500 Million Blockbuster scratch-off game, which features an elephant in the room talking about the “huge payouts and big prices.” A voiceover at the end of the commercial says the game “is just too big to ignore.” PETA said it called the Texas Lottery Commission after receiving 75 complaints, and the organization said the ad exploits elephants. A lottery commission spokesman said it declined PETA’s requests for the agency to stop airing the ads and to promise to never use exotic animals in its commercials in the future. “The American Humane Society was on site the whole time the commercial was being shot,” said Bobby Heath,
Organization said lottery is exploiting elephants People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced its displeasure Tuesday with a Texas Lottery television ad featuring an elephant. The ad is for the lottery’s $500 Million Blockbuster scratch-off game, which features an elephant in the room talking about the “huge payouts and big prices.” A voiceover at the end of the commercial says the game “is just too big to ignore.” PETA said it called the Texas Lottery Commission after receiving 75 complaints, and the organization said the ad exploits elephants. A lottery commission spokesman said it declined PETA’s requests for the agency to stop airing the ads and to promise to never use exotic animals in its commercials in the future. “The American Humane Society was on site the whole time the commercial was being shot,” said Bobby Heath, with the Texas Lottery Commission. Heath said the humane society sent a letter to the commission’s ad agency stating the animal was treated properly and
