Jim Carrey Says Swine Flu Exists Because We Treat Pigs Badly
Written by Vegetarian Star on June 3rd, 2009 in Actors, Animal Issues.
Jim Carrey made a statement during his acceptance speech at the MTV movie awards that sounded as if he has a beef with pig factory farming.
“There wouldn’t be a swine flu if we treated the pigs better!” Carey said.
Is he referring to the cramped conditions pigs are kept, where they have little to no room to move around and often lie in their own and other animals’ excrement? Dr. Michael Greger of the Humane Society agrees these are breeding grounds for diseases.
When a celebrity makes a statement that has animal rights tones in it, vegetarians get really excited, even if that celebrity isn’t veg.
Still, perhaps out of optimism, statements can be taken out of context. Remember when Kelly Clarkson cancelled her show at the rodeo? Here we thought she was doing it out of concern for the animals, but the show was just inconvenient for her schedule. Not to mention, she even quit being a vegetarian!
We hope Jim means exactly what he said and sees factory farming for what it really is-unhealthy for the planet, the animals’ and human health.
While you’re on the subject of sticking up for the animals Jim, tell girlfriend Jenny McCarthy to lay off that mammal killing Botox!
via peta.org
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June 14th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
No. Who ever wrote this is a braying jackass. He said it as a joke. He could probably give a flying fuck about pigs living conditions. And even if he did he wouldnt take it upon himself to say that during a speech at an awards show.
idiots.
July 31st, 2009 at 7:15 am
Wow, I didn’t know that trolls came here too, huh.
Anyway, when I heard that I immediately smiled.
Maybe it was just a joke, but it was still kind of about animal rights…right? (:
October 24th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Carrey’s statement is so important because IT IS TRUE! How are we vegetarians idiots? That’s why the swine flu is here, that’s why people are dying. It’s not like this ISN’T the case, it’s all over the internet that this is why the swine flu exists. That’s why it’s called the swine flu, overcrowded conditions in Mexico leading to an outbreak of disease. DUH! We’re not the idiots, you meat eaters who follow blindly to your MacDonalds ads are. I mean seriously, idiots?
November 8th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Jim Carrey IS a vegetarian.
December 31st, 2009 at 10:05 pm
he was just making a joke. it was for a skit
February 11th, 2010 at 4:17 am
i think that in asian countries the Swine Flu did not spread rapidly compared to those countries that are located in colder climates. we should still be very thankful that the swine flu did not cause massive infections.
February 13th, 2011 at 4:38 am
Jim Carrey is a vegetarian, and it is the best thing in the world to be a vegetarian.