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PETA Strips Down Again To Make Point

 (The Spokesman-Review)
(The Spokesman-Review)

Amber Tegantvoort, left, and David Shirk, both of Seattle, wear body paint as they join protestors from the animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals who were dressed as mermaids Tuesday in Seattle. The group was protesting against eating fish and the use of fish farms outside the Aquaculture America 2009 convention, which is meeting in Seattle through Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Question: PETA often uses nudity or semi-nudity to draw attention to its public protests. How effective is this tactic?



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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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