LA rejects 'Hooters For Neuters', Barbi Twins appeal

Those of you who live outside of Los Angeles think of it as a modern day Gomorrah where underage teen pop tarts party openly in nightclubs and stars hop in and out of marriage quicker then the rest of us change cars. And why shouldn't you think that since it is, after all, true. But even in LA, a program with the name 'Hooters For Neuters' just won't fly.

Just ask the Barbi Twins. The Playboy covergirls-turned-animal rights activists appealed to the city to reverse its decision to refuse funds from a bikini contest that were intended to benefit the Animal Services Department. They said the need to reduce the number of euthanized animals should outweigh sensitivity over an event hosted by Hooters restaurant.

We tend to agree with the buxom models. After all, doesn't the city collect taxes from adult bookstores, nightclubs, and even Hooters restaurants within the city limits? Why is it all right for them to collect taxes from businesses like these and then refuse money intended for pets? I think we should start an impeachment drive--who wants to sign our petition?

You might ask why someone thought a bikini contest was a good idea for a pet fundraiser in the first place. Well, the Barbi twins may not look like the sharpest tools in the shed, but they have an answer for this question: The twins said men are historically less likely to have their pets spayed or neutered, so a bikini contest is the ideal way to spread the message.

The twins did a radio commercial aimed at male pet owners, using the kicker, "The Barbi Twins feel real men fix their pets." The pair also said they took part in a fund-raising calendar photo shoot with shelter pets, founded an animal-rights Web site -- www.thekittyliberationfront.com -- and were working to create an animal-rescue reality show.

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