It's JUST Candy!!!

Merika · 03-03-2005, 01:27 PM

from CNN.com:

Roadkill Candy Pisses Off Animal Rights Activists

TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) -- Animal rights activists are disgusted by a new candy from Kraft Foods Inc. that's shaped like critters run over by cars -- complete with tire treads.

The fruity-flavored Trolli Road Kill Gummi Candy -- in shapes of partly flattened snakes, chickens and squirrels -- fosters cruelty toward animals, according to the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

"It sends the wrong message to children, that it's OK to harm animals. And that's the wrong message, especially from a so-called wholesome corporation like Kraft," said society spokesman Matthew Stanton.

The society is considering petition drives, boycotts and letter-writing campaigns to get the candy pulled from the market, Stanton said.

After receiving a complaint from the NJSPCA Wednesday, Kraft officials pulled an animated advertisement from Trolli's Web site that featured car headlights and animals.

No other decisions on changes have been made, said Kraft spokesman Larry Baumann.

"If you look across the Gummi category we certainly have many products that are offbeat, and that's what we were doing in this case," Baumann said. "We didn't mean to offend anyone."
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Anyone have any thoughts about this? Personally, I wouldn't want any of the roadkill shaped candy....but the young boys sure would love it.

Adonaicole · 03-03-2005, 02:36 PM

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I wouldn't want any of the roadkill shaped candy....but the young boys sure would love it.

My son would love this...sounds disgusting to me but I'm going to run out and buy as much as I can for my son before they pull it off the market. :wink:

Duke · 03-03-2005, 03:14 PM

That's priceless, if I ever see it on store shelves then I'm going to buy it.

Star · 03-03-2005, 03:34 PM

that's candy that kids will love!!! I'm going to buy it when i see it too!

Duke · 03-03-2005, 10:08 PM

I just hope there's no fur or rubber reminants in the candy. These days you can never be sure of the ingredients of things.

We'll prolly see this on an episode of Hard Copy in about 2 years about how some guy who lived near a freeway offramp decided to do something with all the dead carcasses piling up on his lawn. He added some sugar and gelatin to a vat full of animal parts, ground them up and made candy.

Star · 03-04-2005, 05:36 AM

gross!! :P

maybe i won't be buying the candies. :?

Merika · 03-04-2005, 08:44 AM

I told Sn00py about it when he came home from school....and all he could say is "Is it in the stores? Can we go buy some NOW???".....so apparently, the kids will like it. That's the whole point I guess....the sales market.

Duke · 03-04-2005, 11:21 AM

Hell, the adults like it too, or at least this adult does.

Merika · 03-05-2005, 05:37 PM

I don't know....if they had a R00ster with tire tracks over it....I may just cry!