American Greetings has stopped selling cards with images of chimpanzees in human costumes and poses, a decision applauded by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- American Greetings has stopped selling cards with images of chimpanzees in human costumes and poses, a decision applauded by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
“A thank-you card is on its way from PETA to American Greetings for scrapping cards that treat endangered chimpanzees like props,” said Debbie Metzler, a primatologist and PETA’s Director of Captive Animal Welfare, in a press release. “PETA is now calling on Hallmark to step up and stop exploiting these sensitive individuals, who need protection.”
The animal rights organization, which first brought up the issue to the Westlake-based greeting card company in 2008, said such images are demeaning because they suggest the species is thriving when in fact chimpanzees have been on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s list of endangered species since 1996.
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