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Tuesday, January 06, 2015

Photo of Sarah Palin's son standing on dog draws criticism from PETA

ALASKA (AP) - A photo of Sarah Palin's young son standing on a dog to reach the kitchen sink is drawing sharp reaction.

The image of 6-year-old Trig, presumably preparing to wash dishes, and the reclining and seemingly relaxed black Lab-type animal is posted on the former Alaska governor's Facebook page.

"May 2015 see every stumbling block turned into a stepping stone on the path forward. Trig just reminded me. He, determined to help wash dishes with an oblivious mama not acknowledging his signs for "up!", found me and a lazy dog blocking his way. He made his stepping stone," she wrote. Trig was born with Down syndrome.

The online response to the one-time Republican vice presidential nominee's New Year's Day post was fast and at times furious.

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9 comments:

Coop said...

Screw peta. They collect millions every year for" pet shelters", but dont have a single one. These are the people who want private pet ownership to be banned, as well for all people to stop eating meat and wearing animal skins. I recently saw a peta sticker on an expensive european car, that leather seats. What a bunch of hypocrits

Anonymous said...

PETA is one "twisted" group. They have never made sense and really need to disband and move on.

Anonymous said...

Hey! The story is that the dog, Trig, and Mom were all willing participants, and everything turned out fine.

So, I don't understand PETA's gripe.

I had my kids walk on my back to crack it, and when that didn't work, I asked the wife to do it. That finally worked!

The only problem I see here is PETA.

Anonymous said...

Aren't they the same group who stole and killed that families pet dog in Virginia...someone needs too sue them into bankruptcy!!

Anonymous said...

He is just a kid. Even though I feel bad for the dog, if it hurt him enough, he would yelp, roll, and flip the kid off his back

ginn said...

Crawl back under your rock PETA.

Anonymous said...

PETA should be labeled as a terrorist organization.

Anonymous said...

The main issue is----they shouldn't let the child stand on the dog.
The childs to heavy. Most likely he's done this since
very young. He could snap that
dogs back Before the dog got away from him.

Anonymous said...

I don't agree with anything Peta does or stands for. However I also don't agree that children should do this to any pet. Most dogs may not care.....but it only takes one time of the child hurting the dog and it reacts. Then the dog is put down for being a bad dog. That is not fair.