Bobby Jindal Can Create Louisiana Jobs With Chicken Empathy Museum?
Written by Vegetarian Star on March 13th, 2009 in Business, Politicians.
When a chicken slaughterhouse located in Farmersville, Louisiana, Pilgrim’s Pride, announced it was closing its doors due to the bad economy, Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal put together an emergency task force to try to prevent losing over a thousand jobs.
PETA is interested in putting its hand in Louisiana’s economic pocket and has offerred to buy the plant and turn it into a “chicken empathy museum.”
“The museum would also promote compassion for animals and educate people about the suffering endured by the 9 billion chickens who are killed for food every year,” writes PETA on its blog. “What better job is there for a former factory-farm worker than to educate others about how wonderful chickens really are?”
The idea is that the museum would not only provide jobs but also attract tourists. It would include a restaurant and give out free plush toys to children. Uh-oh. Stuffed animals and children. Parent wouldn’t stand a chance to protest against going.
But seriously, there’s a lot of talk about green jobs and how these will improve our economy. Vegetarian falls under “green” but the idea of a veg powered economy is not farfetched, with plant based products, such as biofuel, already in demand.
And the chicken plant isn’t the first animal agriculture business to fall prey to the recession. Dairy is losing its punch too.
What veg businesses do you think could thrive after being created?
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