The San Francisco Chronicle reported in August that Arnold Schwarzenegger had asked People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to remove from their site a quote from Schwarzenegger that appears in the film, “Pumping Iron.”
In the documentary about the Mr. Universe competition, Schwarzenegger tells the filmmakers that “Milk is for babies.”
PETA has a page on its MilkSucks.Com web site in which it tries to link Schwarzenegger’s 26-year-old statement to PETA’s nonsensical claims about milk. In an effort to milk the media phenomenon over the California governor recall effort, PETA also apparently is trying to place a billboard featuring a photograph of Schwarzenegger with the “Milk is for babies” quote.
The Chronicle quoted an unnamed PETA source as saying,
That quote has been up for a long time and we suspect that they’re just trying to get it removed now because he doesn’t want to upset the dairy industry. It’s utterly ridiculous, so to speak.
Sources:
Arnold’s Campaign Concerns. San Francisco Chronicle, August 12, 2003.
Pumping Iron, Dumping Milk. Press Release, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Undated.