The PETA Coffin

You can help your furry friends from beyond the grave thanks to a New Mexico company that is building coffins in a partnership with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. The coffins range from $620-$670, which includes a $75 PETA contribution. They are earth-friendly, being made of wood with no screws, nails, hinges or animal-based glues. Michael McGraw, a PETA spokesman in New York, said, "We expect a healthy interest. It's the best way for people to continue to use their voice for animals in death." I would think that being fed to animals upon your death would be the most environmentally friendly thing to do, but what do I know?

FTFA

[Landshark17]

They bear painted slogans, such as "Lifetime PETA Member"

I can't help but think that phrase is a little bit inaccurate when posted on a coffin.

PETP

[moose_hp]

Someone should start the PETP (People for the Ethical Treatment of Plants), those guys at PETA think that animals are superior beings than plants (and for that matter to humans as well) and they are freaking wrong, murdering innocent trees so they could bury their dead bodies is just plain stupid.

* No wood for coffins! cremate your body after you no longer need it (remember to do this in a facility where you can store the energy, a AA battery is more useful than a dead tree and a dead human decomposing i

what?

[xZgf6xHx2uhoAj9D]

Okay animal-based glues I could understand, but screws, nails and hinges? What's wrong with metal?

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[moose_hp]

I was going to coment that as well (and with pretty much the same wording), but after rereading TFA, I noticed that the coffins are more like "Green coffins WITH Peta messages and donation included" rather than just "PETA coffins"

Still, it makes no sence since metal is recyclable. Yet it's not very fast at biodegradation (sp?).

Well... mines do kill millions of canaries [citation needed] every year for just the trivial problem of just giving miners a better chance to survive. =P

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[will_die]

If you go to work in a mine that still uses canaries run for your life. Electronic sensors do a lot better and sooner, job of detecting the dangerous gases.

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[moose_hp]

Well, the canary comment was tongle in cheek.

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[nerdboy7186]

Well what if the local werewolf dug up the grave and choked on a screw and we wouldn't want zombies poke their one good eye on a nail

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[giantweevil]

Metal is recyclable, though.

It can be re-used, it doesn't have to biodegrade.

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[UncleWilly]

huh? what do you think rust is?

PETA --

[fish_in_the_c]

I can't believe it's not here already. But I always preferred the orginization.
People for the eating of tasty animals.