Singer Neko Case Speaks Out on Zoos, PETA, and More
Singer Neko Case loves animal, thinks zoos are stupid, and hates PETA. In a recent interview with Spinner, fiery redhead Case shared her feelings:
“Those stories are so depressing,” she told Spinner. “And the animal is always the one who gets murdered at the end. I don’t know why people act so shocked. You got in the cage with the tiger, you were harassing it and then it f*ing killed you. It’s a f*ing tiger. What the f* were you thinking?”
“Then they shoot the tiger. That’s hardly fair. It’s a large predator. Or killer whales in zoos — those things are supposed to swim 200 miles a day. It’s like having a teenager and saying, ‘OK, I’m gonna feed and clothe you, but you have to live in this refrigerator.’ People say [zoos] are for the children, but why would you want your children to see sad, crazy animals?”
And she also talked about the Michael Vick dog-fighting case:
“Best Friends took the Michael Vick dogs,” Case points out. “That’s a big deal because a lot of supposed animal welfare organizations like PETA — who can blow me — said you should euthanize the dogs immediately. But it’s not the dogs’ fault that they were fighting dogs — they’ve been abused. Pit bulls are muscular and big, but they’re not man-eaters.”
So she has a foul mouth, and I have never heard of her or said publication; however, Case was so excited to learn about Best Friends that she talked to her label and worked it out so that anytime someone posts a link to her song, People Gotta Alot Of Nerve, they will donate $5 to the Best Friends Animal Society, now through February 3.
January 31st, 2009 at 1:23 pm
At this point in time there is no reason for zoos. Children can see movies of animals on the internet, and the Discovery channel is full of them.
If you NEED to see a live animal in this day and age, you can travel to it and view it in it’s native environment.
January 31st, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Thanks for posting about NC. Now I know who to avoid. What an idiot!
February 13th, 2009 at 1:09 am
Look for the Neko Case duet with Dex Romweber on the song “Still Around” on the new Dex Romweber Duo CD “Ruins of Berlin.” Available now on Bloodshot Records.