Jane Lynch, who plays the deliciously evil Sue Sylvester on Glee, is the latest celeb to team up with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to speak out in defense of animals everywhere. Jane sat down with PETA to discuss the subject of animal overpopulation in an attempt to get folks to spay or neuter their pets so that the number of unwanted pets can go down. Here are a few screencaps from Jane‘s PETA interview and some deets about her involvement with the animal rights organization:
Golden Globe nominee and Screen Actors Guild Award winner Jane Lynch, who has been entertaining audiences for more than a decade, took time out of her busy schedule playing twisted Cheerios coach Sue Sylvester on the Fox hit series Glee to put her comedic spin on a new public service announcement (PSA) for PETA. Jane’s funny video tackles a serious issue—the animal overpopulation crisis. Jane explains, “[T]here’s 8 to 10 million dogs that are put into shelters every year and only about half of them are adopted out, so the other half are euthanized. And you know, it’s a terrible thing to come into this world only to be, you know, taken out prematurely, so we can control this population by spay and neutering our own pets.” Save lives by spaying or neutering your animal companions immediately … The only way to create a “no-kill” nation is to make it a “no-birth” one. There are plenty of organizations across the nation, such as PETA’s SNIP mobile clinic, that offer no-cost or low-cost sterilizations. Your local animal shelter (call there first) or 1-800-248-SPAY should be able to refer you to existing programs and participating veterinarians. Jane, a Chicago-area native, is so passionate about this issue that she has written to the mayor of Chicago asking him to pass a law requiring people to spay or neuter their cats and dogs.
As you may recall, Jane‘s Glee co-star Lea Michele also appears in a promo video for PETA … it’s obvious those Glee folks really care about the welfare of animals. After the jump, check out Jane Lynch‘s video interview with PETA …
LOL! I’m so used to seeing Jane Lynch be evil on Glee that I’m totally disarmed by Jane‘s sweet demeanor in this clip. I think I love her even more now that she’s stepped up to fight for stray animals. This is a cute vid, yes?
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I can’t comment on the video right now because I’m on my phone but she ‘likes peta and what they do’ but what do they do besides use violence to get what they think is ‘right’ across. They don’t help animals, they kill more than they ‘help’. I really wish celebrities will do more research on who and what they are supporting. I do think that it is good to get out the message of spaying/neuturing animals but it could have been done with an orginization(sp) other than peta. Who thinks anyone who has a pet companion is an animal abuser just for having one.
I love Jane Lynch is everything she does and I couldn’t agree more with this cause. I also would like to stress the importance of having your pets micro-chipped as well. There’s nothing like the loss of a pet, and I thank God every day I had mine chipped. He got out of the fence once and after a week of searching, putting up posters,putting ads in several local newspapers, and calling our local shelter 2-3 times a day, I received a phone call from a Ft. Worth shelter(30 miles away!) Saying he had been found.
I also agree with Ama. While PETA does have good messages, they go about them in the wrong way. People do need to research and find out the dirty secrets of groups like PETA.
Peta causes people to think of an unfair stereotype of people that are for animal rights. Just because we don’t eat meat doesnt mean we are crazy paint throughing protesters.
Sigh
I love Jane Lynch..Have ever since Best In Show..Though I don’t necessarily agree with PETA’s methods all the time, I believe in their root cause..Animals are treated so horribly for stupid reasons and something clearly has to be done..To the extent that PETA does it? Maybe not.. ;)
A great animal program is the Humane Society. I signed up for their newsletter and they cover so many issues you can help out with. They’re not violent and understand HOW to go about their mesages. PETA … I just don’t get. But I do love Jane. We share the same first four letters. Lol
How about human overpopulation? Why doesn’t anyone talk about that, hmm? By 2050 the worldwide population is supposed to be 10 billion and yet people worry about animals? OKKKKKKKKK.
@ Ama, you say celebrities need to do their research before? Maybe you should too.
I interned with PETA so I know first hand what does go on.
Yes, they put down animals. Would you rather have them suffer for the rest of their lives? Or maybe you would rather have them end up in no kill shelters where they live for years crammed into tiny cages with 10-20 more dogs and cats. Walking in their own shit and pee?
Or maybe you would rather have them develop mental disorders?
I was there, a few times when animals needed to be put out. Let me tell you, it was THE hardest thing I ever had to witness. NOT ONE staff member find it “ok” or “fun” or “easy” to do it. But it does have to happen. If people spayed and neutered their pets, it wouldnt have to happen and lives of every one would be that much easier.
Also, PETA doesnt think that some one who has a pet companion is an animal abuser. Its competely the opposite. Most staff will go out and adopt animals so these lil guys can have a proper life. When you walk into the walls at PETA, you will more than likely see staff members with their dog there.
So I have no clue where you got your info, but it’s wayyyy off.
I hand it to ya, PETA does use some methods that rise eyebrows.
But they work. They THE biggest animal rights organization in THE WORLD. They have been around for 30 years. IF they were so bad, I don’t think they would still be here.
p.s Jane Lynch rules.
(for some reason my post wasn’t coming up the first time, so if there are two posts with the same message I apologize):
@roxanne-you need to do your research too. I have researched PETA and everything they have done for the past ten years, the good and the bad. While they give people an image of roses(meaning they do good) they do a lot worse then what people see. No kill shelters are not how you described them at all. Have you ever been to one, or are you just repeating what you hear PETA say? You may have interned with them, but that does not mean they showed you everything they do, they showed you want they want you to see.
I read a letter that from some PETA member a few months ago, and they made the same comment you just did about the no kill shelters, and how the animals are treated. But it had to do with the pit bulls taken from Micheal Vick. They said those animals should be put to sleep because they are ‘locked in small cages all day, walking around in their own feces’ and that they are vicious animals that have no chance now because they will always be vicious. When they are in fact neither of those. The sanctuary that 22 dogs from the Micheal Vick case are being taken care of at, is in a no kill ‘shelter’, they are not kept in small cages, they get socialized with people and other animals and get worked on with their behavioral issues daily. They are taken on long walks and have warm beds to sleep in and toys to play with. They aren’t ‘caged animals’. They also have an unlimited amount of time at best friends, until THEY are ready to go to their forever home or if need be, they could stay there for all their life. It is the same with any other dog kept at the sanctuary.
What does PETA do for animals? They do raise awareness to treatment of animals that should be fixed. But they do it in a violent manner. They show images in a negative way, yes it gets people attention.But the big corporations that they are trying to change, only see PETA as children throwing fits and other people think the same way. Let me ask you, where was PETA for the animals in Haiti or Hurricane Katrina(sp) that needed their help? I have yet to see any report that mentioned PETA was there offering medical attention for free to any of the families and their pets. Is PETA offering free food to families that are struggling to feed their pets? No. they aren’t.
Not to mention most of those videos or images they show off to prove their point, are videos they recreated themselves. Meaning they harm and kill animals, just to get their ‘point’ across.
They take animals from other shelters, promising to find them homes or give them an extended time than what normal shelters do. Yet they only give them generally three to four days to get adopted before euthanizing them. The LEADER of PETA, the one who started it all, was the one that said that people who own animals are animal abusers and slave drivers for having an animal as a companion. I saw the video myself where she said that. I’m not calling people that like and support PETA stupid, or wrong. I was just saying they should do research on the organization and all that they do good and bad before supporting them. Because there are way better animal societies out there that actually work for the better treatment of animals, that deserve it a lot more than PETA.
They have been around for 30 years because people keep covering up the bad things they do, or they probably cover it up easily themselves with all the money they are getting from people. And also because celebrities and people with a lot of money and fame keep supporting them.
I love Jane, and am all for animal rights (but not for PETA in the slightest), but I think celebrities do these PETA ads because with PETA you’re either with them, or against them. And lets face it, if you ain’t on PETA’s side, the chances of blood ending up on you are a lot higher.
That funny Ama.
PETA is currently working in Haiti for the animals.
Just remember there are always two sides to every story.
I didnt say ALL no kill shelters were bad, but truth is 90% if the time they are.
I didn’t say I agreed with everything that PETA does. I support them and decided to be a part of them because, unlike a lot of people, they try and help.
That’s all.
And they succeed. they want reactions out of people when they use celebrities. Good or bad.
They get those reactions. Good or bad.
From these reactions they get supporters. From these supporters come more and more.
If you fight for a cause, lets say, animal rights, you shouldn’t put down the organizations that try to help.
And wtf is this about recreating? Have you not ever heard of undercover investigation? In no way would a PETA staff EVER harm an animal for a videos sake. Come on now.
And do you really think the shelter that took in vick’s dogs would actually show you the shitty conditions they live in? No. they want good publicity.
It’s so easy for people to diss PETA.
It’s easier to diss than to actually go in the field and make a difference.
who’s fault is the over population
@Roxanne- Actually, the shelter that took in Vick’s dogs does show the conditions that they are in. They give updates with pictures and videos. The people that volunteer at the sanctuary can see the dogs in person too along with where they stay. Also they can have the dogs stay with them for overnight stays while they visit the sanctuary. You can follow those updates on the website: http://bestfriends.org/
But I’m done arguing about PETA and all the stuff they do or don’t do. It’s not because you proved me wrong or anything of that sort, but because I’m simply tired of it. Arguing with a PETA supporter/member is pointless because they won’t try and see any of the bad that PETA does. So alright, you like PETA that is awesome, good for you and for supporting them if that’s what you really want to do. Believe what you want to believe. But yes, i have heard of undercover investigation, however some PETA members when being arrested for animal cruelty, have said they recreate the videos and images themselves at PETA. I can’t give you a link to it because I read the report a few years ago. But I do remember that point of it. I use to be a PETA supporter too, back in the day when I first heard of them(when I was around 9-10). However, I stopped supporting them after researching them more and finding out everything else they do and i have been researching them since then to find or what is truth or fiction.
Also, I heard nothing about them helping the animals in Haiti, so apparently, I missed that. Thank you for pointing that out.
If you don’t want to look around the website, here is a link to the dogs that were taken from Micheal Vick.
http://www.bestfriends.org/vickdogs/
and here:
http://network.bestfriends.org/groups/pitbullspecialfeature/news/archive/2009/08/19/pittie-city-meet-some-of-the-rescued-dogs-at-best-friends.aspx
what an idiot, and here i liked her. peta are hypocrites and dont give a fudge about animals.