“Dancing With The Stars” Chimp Unemployed Like Paul Abdul
Written by Vegetarian Star on October 8th, 2009 in Animal Issues, Reality TV.
This week’s Dancing With The Stars was supposed to feature a chimpanzee as a guest judge.
However, after some efforts from Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, International Primate Protection League and PETA that included writing to executive producer Conrad Green, Dancing officials decided against airing the segment.
Like Paul Abdul, the chimp judge is out of a job.
But we hear he’ll be okay.
One piece of material sent to Green was a video about Great Apes in showbusiness made by Anjelica Huston.
Anjelica was also quick to speak out after Travis the Chimp died earlier this year when law officials had to kill him as he would not stop attacking and mutilating a friend of his owner.
“I sincerely hope that this tragedy will make people realize that great apes should never be kept as pets or exploited for films, television, or advertising,” Huston said of Travis’ incident. “Their lives are miserable from the day that they are taken from their mothers: They endure abusive training—usually beatings—until they are cast off to roadside zoos or meet a violent end, as Travis did in this tragic case.”
Best of luck to the unemployed chimp judge. We know he’ll find something better than show business.
via peta.org
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October 8th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
But the Chimp would make a better American Idol judge than Paula Abdul.