PETA wants San Antonio Spurs to change name to Spores
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PETA proposes changing Spurs' team name to 'animal-friendly' alternative: the San Antonio Spores
Animal welfare group PETA shared an open letter to Spurs Managing Partner Peter J. Holt on Tuesday, asking him to change the team name to something more animal friendly. The group’s proposed alternative? The San Antonio Spores. “Ditching a name that celebrates a device designed to deliver pain in favor of fandom for fungi would […] The post PETA proposes changing Spurs’ team name to ‘animal-friendly’ alternative: the San Antonio Spores appeared …
SAN ANTONIO – The organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) asked the Spurs to change their name. PETA argues that the current name of the basketball team "celebrates sharp metal objects designed to torment animals." In a letter sent this Tuesday to managing partner Peter J. Holt, the organization explains that promoting spurs can be interpreted as a glorification of animal abuse in rodeos, where animals face fear, trauma, …
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