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PETA, 'pig' making presence known at Taser meeting
Shea Drefs
The Arizona Republic
May. 24, 2007 03:21 PM
SCOTTSDALE - The path to Taser International Inc.'s annual shareholder meeting Friday will be lined with signs and videos, even a person dressed as a pig, to protest the testing of Taser guns on animals.
Members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals plan to gather outside the Taser headquarters, 17800 N. 85th St., about an hour before the start of the 10 a.m. Friday meeting, said Alka Chandna, senior researcher with PETA.
Inside the meeting, Chandna will speak in support of a proposal created by PETA, which owns shares in Taser International Inc.
The proposal to the shareholders recommends that Taser stop testing its stun-guns on animals.
"The animal experiments that Taser is funding and that Taser has conducted neither promote human safety, nor are they good for the company's bottom line," Chandna said.
Taser officials did not immediately return calls for comment.
Chandna said that Taser tests its guns on pigs and dogs even though it has plenty of information about the guns' effects on humans.
"The human data that comes from the use of Tasers are what is going to be significant," she said.
Of the dozens of PETA members expected to protest before the meeting, one will wear a pig costume and a sign that reads "Taser: Don't Test on Me," Chandna said. Another will wear a TV displaying video images of pigs being shot with Taser guns.
Shea Drefs
The Arizona Republic
May. 24, 2007 03:21 PM
SCOTTSDALE - The path to Taser International Inc.'s annual shareholder meeting Friday will be lined with signs and videos, even a person dressed as a pig, to protest the testing of Taser guns on animals.
Members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals plan to gather outside the Taser headquarters, 17800 N. 85th St., about an hour before the start of the 10 a.m. Friday meeting, said Alka Chandna, senior researcher with PETA.
Inside the meeting, Chandna will speak in support of a proposal created by PETA, which owns shares in Taser International Inc.
The proposal to the shareholders recommends that Taser stop testing its stun-guns on animals.
"The animal experiments that Taser is funding and that Taser has conducted neither promote human safety, nor are they good for the company's bottom line," Chandna said.
Taser officials did not immediately return calls for comment.
Chandna said that Taser tests its guns on pigs and dogs even though it has plenty of information about the guns' effects on humans.
"The human data that comes from the use of Tasers are what is going to be significant," she said.
Of the dozens of PETA members expected to protest before the meeting, one will wear a pig costume and a sign that reads "Taser: Don't Test on Me," Chandna said. Another will wear a TV displaying video images of pigs being shot with Taser guns.
