Roadkill Candy! hahaha

AudioSavior

CNN.com

Road kill candy angers animal rights activists
Kraft: 'We didn't mean to offend anyone'

Friday, February 25, 2005 Posted: 9:41 AM EST (1441 GMT)



A piece of snake road kill candy
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TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) -- Animal rights activists are disgusted by a new candy from Kraft Foods Inc. that's shaped like critters run over by cars -- complete with tire treads.

The fruity-flavored Trolli Road Kill Gummi Candy -- in shapes of partly flattened snakes, chickens and squirrels -- fosters cruelty toward animals, according to the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

"It sends the wrong message to children, that it's OK to harm animals. And that's the wrong message, especially from a so-called wholesome corporation like Kraft," said society spokesman Matthew Stanton.

The society is considering petition drives, boycotts and letter-writing campaigns to get the candy pulled from the market, Stanton said.

After receiving a complaint from the NJSPCA Wednesday, Kraft officials pulled an animated advertisement from Trolli's Web site that featured car headlights and animals.

No other decisions on changes have been made, said Kraft spokesman Larry Baumann.

"If you look across the Gummi category we certainly have many products that are offbeat, and that's what we were doing in this case," Baumann said. "We didn't mean to offend anyone."

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"It sends the wrong message to children, that it's OK to harm animals. And that's the wrong message, especially from a so-called wholesome corporation like Kraft," said society spokesman Matthew Stanton.

WTF! Man, it is statements like that that make me want to harm PEOPLE not animals. What the hell is wrong with people these days. What kid is gonna sit and eat his roadkill candy and think' Wow, it must be ok to hurt animals".

I am getting so tired of this whole "sensitive" thing and the people who complain about stupid things like this. Why can't the company just have the balls to say get over it already, it is just freakin candy.

Dr. Giganto

That candy is sure to be a hit in places like Alabama and Tennessee

Randy Orton

WC's Resident Alchoholic

i don't think anyone can argue against that.

Necro

People are such pussies...