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PETA Plans to Use Naked Woman for Chattanooga Protest

Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Wearing nothing but tattooed markings that mimic a butcher’s diagram of body parts, a PETA member will protest the meat industry under a banner that reads, “All Animals Have the Same Parts—Have a Heart, Go Vegetarian.” The protest is a live re-enactment of a PETA ad featuring former Baywatch star Traci Bingham that ran in magazines and newspapers around the country:

The protest is scheduled for Wednesday, June 22, at noon in downtown's Miller Plaza.

PETA says the point is to show that factory-farmed animals are made of flesh and blood and bone, just as humans are.

“Animals aren’t ‘breasts’ or ‘thighs’ or ‘flanks,’” says PETA’s Micah Risk. “They think, feel, and want to live, just as you and I do. By exposing my body, I hope to expose others to the benefits of a humane, vegetarian diet.”

February 10, 2012

Ultralight-Led Whooping Cranes Released At Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

February 10, 2012

New Youth Elk Hunt Tag Approved At February TWRC Meeting

February 8, 2012

25th Annual Marie Humphreys Spring Wildflower Festival & Native Plant Sale Is March 30-April 1

The nine whooping cranes led by ultralight aircraft have been released from a holding pen at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge after Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership biologists attached marking ... (click for more)

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission approved the 2012 special elk hunting season and the addition of a permit for one state resident youth to participate in the elk hunt among its business ... (click for more)

The dates for the 25 th annual Marie Humphreys Spring Wildflower Festival and Native Plant Sale will be March 30 & 31, and April 1. Admission is free and the hours of the sale will ... (click for more)

Ultralight-Led Whooping Cranes Released At Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

The nine whooping cranes led by ultralight aircraft have been released from a holding pen at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge after Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership biologists attached marking bands and transmitters to help track their movements. “So far the cranes are foraging and hanging around close to the pen and moving into the flooded fields,” said Bill Gates, biologist ... (click for more)

New Youth Elk Hunt Tag Approved At February TWRC Meeting

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission approved the 2012 special elk hunting season and the addition of a permit for one state resident youth to participate in the elk hunt among its business at its February meeting that concluded Friday. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency had made its recommendations for the 2012 elk hunt at the January TWRC meeting. The TWRC ... (click for more)

Mother Of Man Charged With Killing Sgt. Chapin Given Prison Sentence Of 30 Years, 6 Months

The mother of the man charged with killing Chattanooga Police Sgt. Tim Chapin was sentenced Monday to serve 30 years and six months in federal prison. Judge Sandy Mattice said the sentence for Kathleen Mathews, mother of Jesse Mathews. Also to be sentenced today will be Ray Mathews, father of Jesse Mathews; Rachel Mathews, sister of Jesse Mathews, and David Poteete, ... (click for more)

Michael Lamar Johnston Must Wait Almost Two More Months Before Learning Sentence

Sentencing for former Hamilton County paramedic Michael Lamar Johnston, who pleaded guilty in November to fondling a woman as his ambulance took her to a hospital, has been delayed until April 2. He was scheduled to learn today whether he would be placed on probation or given diversion but, at the request of both prosecution and defense attorneys, the hearing was passed. ... (click for more)

We Are Blessed To Have Ron Littlefield As Our Mayor - And Response (2)

Chattanooga is blessed beyond measure to have Ron Littlefield as our mayor. It is a total travesty our city has had to endure the long frivolous battle with absolutely no foundation other than disagreement with policy issues. It has always been a vendetta directed personally at Mayor Littlefield which, if the "interveners" decide to appeal, will be a proven fact. ... (click for more)

Roy Exum: What 17 Pills Did To Me

Ah, step into my parlor of first-hand wisdom because, in the School of Hard Knocks, there are priceless lessons that you should know before it becomes your turn to dance. Never in my life have I ever had any back problems but, in early December, I came down with what is called sciatica and I have been a miserable man ever since. There are two big nerves that sprout out of the ... (click for more)

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