Singer Aiken in cat controversy Clay Aiken expressed a distaste for cats in a magazine interview An animal rights group has delayed an ad campaign making fun of singer Clay Aiken while it waits to see if he apologises for remarks made about cats. The American Idol runner-up recently told Rolling Stone magazine: "There's nothing worse to me than a house cat." People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (Peta) has prepared an ad campaign with the slogan Get Neutered, It Didn't Hurt Clay Aiken. But the group says it will modify the ad if Aiken addresses its grievances. The new advert features a puppet called Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, from US TV show Late Night With Conan O'Brien. It is designed to urge pet owners to neuter or spay their animals, and is set to be published mostly in men's magazines. Modify The group would modify the advert if Aiken agrees to post a message on his own web site urging pet owners to neuter their animals, said Peta vice-president Dan Mathews. Peta also wants Aiken to give an interview to its website. Peta has received many letters and e-mails from Aiken's fans protesting about the content of the ad, but Mathews says it has also received messages of support. 'It may rub some people the wrong way, but it's poking fun with a serious message," he said. 'If Clay Aiken intends on staying famous, he has to learn to take a joke.' Mathews said Aiken's attorneys contacted Peta last week. The group had sent a letter to the pop singer after the Rolling Stone article appeared in June, but he never responded, Mathews claimed. Peta says it will run the ads next week if the matter is not resolved. Aiken's attorney, Roger Widynowski, refused to comment on the matter. Aiken, from Raleigh in North Carolina, finished runner-up to Ruben Studdard in the second series of US TV show American Idol, which finished in May. His solo album, Measure Of A Man, went straight to Number One in the US chart last month. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3283047.stm ========================================================= well then go ahead PETA you can go ahead and run the ad. you're the one who will end up looking like a fool. the ad doesn't hurt clay at all. it's not a joke that he is supposed to take. it's not a joke at all. it's your desperate miserable attempt to gain free publicity. and it's not working the right way. just reflects on what fame whores you are. organizations for the welfare of animals should stay in focus with the welfare of the animals as their main concern. but these days you always come up with outrageous irrelevant ads that are neither raising awareness nor spreading the message to care for animals NOR educating people and urging them not to harm animals. nothing's working. you're one pathetic bunch of people (or animals, whichever way you like to put it) so i'm not getting upset over the ad. go ahead and air it. you're welcome. posted by Yee 8:13 PM . . .
