Supporters of the well-liked show “American Idol,” there’s news concerning top-10 finisher and country girl Kristy Lee Cook from season seven. It was probably that country style that led Cook into her starring role on the new Versus cable reality and hunting program “Goin’ Country”. Now PETA has Kristy Lee Cook in its sights. The controversial organization is waiting for Kristy Lee Cook’s full mea culpa.
Kristy Lee Cook has not blinked
According to Fox News, Kristy Lee Cook makes no apologies for her involvement with “Goin’ Country”. PETA criticized Cook for not joining “Idol” alums Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler and Simon Cowell in their animal rights campaign. Cook, who supports animal rights, fired back at the bully organization. She told Fox that “Given that hunters have done more for American wildlife conservation than any other group in history, I make no apology for being one”. “Indeed, I join the ranks of millions of American hunters who celebrate our outdoor heritage and who conserve millions of acres of wild lands. These same people support more than 600,000 jobs across the country and provide a critical voice to encourage more investment in American conservation”.
The performer is a hunter with a taste for the organic
”Goin’ Country” gives viewers a slice of the Cook life. ”Kristy Lee Horse Heaven Foundation” is one of her greatest passions. One of the recreational activities depicted in the show is family hunting trips. During the program, Cook makes a point of showing that she handles hunting in a responsible fashion, focusing on conservation and healthy roles meat can play in one’s diet. ”If I don’t take the meat home to my family, then we give it to orphanages or homeless shelters,” Cook assured the public.
Getting meat intelligent
Meat is valuable to human evolution, something that PETA and other hunting-critical groups tend to ignore. Anthropologist Leslie Aiello told NPR that when humans became meat-eaters, major changes in evolution began to occur.”What we think is that this dietary change around 2.3 million years ago was one of the major significant factors within the evolution of our own species,” Aiello said. The use of tools in hunting for and cutting up meat went hand in hand with brain development. Most substantially, the caloric and fat value of meat gave brains the energy needed for growth. The theory is that excess energy from meat enabled the human body to spend more energy growing a larger brain. The subsequent invention of cooking also helped brain development, as it needs social interaction and division of work.
Additional reading
Fox News
foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/08/03/exclusive-peta-takes-aim-kristy-lee-cooks-hunting-shoots/
NPR.org
npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128849908
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristy_Lee_Cook
