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Peta Moron Strips - Stops Traffic
PETA creates a (nude) scene July 29, 2005 An animal rights protester went topless because of the big top Thursday at one of the busiest intersections in Corpus Christi. Allison Ezell, 24, of Indianapolis, crouched on a brick median wearing only pasties, black underwear and shackles during the lunch hour Thursday at the southeast corner of Staples Street and South Padre Island Drive. She turned her back to traffic, showing three imitation scars slashed along her ribs, symbolic of allegations that circus animals are regularly beaten. "A naked woman laying on the sidewalk is symbolism," Ezell said of the theatrical presentation. "She's very vulnerable and these animals are shackled and beaten." Ezell is an employee of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. She flew to Corpus Christi to protest the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus scheduled for Aug. 1014 at American Bank Center. About 10 local PETA members joined her and held posters of animals that have allegedly been abused in circus training. In protest of PETA, disc jockeys Mark Wintrow and Chris O'Brien, of country radio station KRYS-FM 99, staked out the same median to grill hotdogs and give away circus tickets and animal crackers. They donned shirts with iron-on letters "DJETA" - disc jockeys eating tasty animals. Police Capt. Dave Cook, who observed the scene, said he did not arrest Ezell for near nudity because she was not disorderly and didn't significantly disrupt traffic. Ringling Bros.' national public relations director Darin Johnson said the circus company has veterinarians, handlers and trainers who make sure the animals "get the very best care." After the protest, O'Brien took Ezell on what he called a "date." Asked about the odd juxtaposition, Ezell said she merely accepted an offer for a free salad. Submitted by Telly 
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