Phils' Victorino takes on PETA!

[KamaAina]

As soon as I saw "Phillies star" and "Spam" in the headline, I just knew it had to be Maui native Shane Victorino, now also known as the Fryin' Hawaiian...

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Shane-Victorino-s-abiding-love-for-Spam-dish-ang

So what did Victorino do to earn a scolding note from PETA assistant director Dan Shannon?

Well, he has publicly declared that Spam musubi is his favorite food in the entire world. Even though many of us have an aversion to the blue-and-yellow can, the pork product-'n-rice treat is actually very popular in Victorino's native Hawaii.

But the Flyin' Fryin' Hawaiian's love for a local delicacy doesn't quite fly with PETA and they're using the opportunity to shed light on a recent investigation they did on Hormel's pork suppliers:

"We suspect that the cruelty in every can of Spam will infuriate Shane more than a high Hiroki Kuroda fastball," says Shannon. "If Shane likes Spam a lot, he should buy tickets to the Broadway play but leave it off his dinner plate."

Excuse me? Their likely Series victims opponents keep real live rays in an aquarium, yet nary a peep from PETA. :eyes: And who's Hiroki Kuroda?? :shrug:

[Oeditpus Rex]

1. Kuroda's the Dodgers pitcher who won game 3

I call him The Dragon. :)

[KamaAina]

2. Why doesn't PETA just picket the whole state of Hawai'i?

The offending Spam musubi are available on practically every block here, including 7-Eleven. So why doesn't PETA set up a great big picket line around the whole state?

Our tourism numbers are way down. We could use the business... :P

[dawgmom]

3. *looking around* Well, this post doesn't have anything to do with pita.

I'm in the wrong post.

[LynneSin]

4. I would think PETA would approve of PITA

But that's just my thinking