{"id":1821,"date":"2011-05-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caps-web.org\/pink-donkey-stunt-angers-animal-rights-activists\/"},"modified":"2011-05-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-09T00:00:00","slug":"pink-donkey-stunt-angers-animal-rights-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caps-web.org\/pink-donkey-stunt-angers-animal-rights-activists\/","title":{"rendered":"Pink donkey stunt angers animal rights activists"},"content":{"rendered":"

Publication\/Event date:<\/strong> 2011-05-08
Publication name:<\/strong> ABC 7 KABC-TV Los Angeles News
URL for more info:<\/strong> http:\/\/abclocal.go.com\/kabc\/story?section=news%2Flocal%2Flos_angeles&id=8119535
Summary:<\/strong>
CENTURY CITY, Calif. (KABC) — Animal rights activists picketed outside a Mexican restaurant in Century City on Sunday because the eatery had a donkey painted hot pink for a Cinco de Mayo promotion. <\/p>\n

Pink Taco, a restaurant with a penchant for garnering national publicity with its salacious name, stationed the painted donkey outside its Westfield Century City mall door as a promotion. <\/p>\n

The restaurant’s spokesman said two animal handlers were with the donkey all day and the animal was comfortable, not mistreated and appeared happy. <\/p>\n

About two dozen protesters wanted the restaurant to apologize. <\/p>\n

“It was shaved, it was dyed and it was transported like cargo,” said Marina Lee of the Companion Animal Protection Society, or CAPS. <\/p>\n

Carole Davis, speaking for the CAPS, said “We think that it’s in very poor taste at best and we’re concerned that it was abusive to the animal.” <\/p>\n

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We can’t believe all the press CAPS <\/strong>is getting over the Pink Taco fiasco. Check it out! http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3bfw9e6<\/strong><\/p>\n

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