PETA Shakes a Leg at Florida Shark-Attack Victim

Toothy billboard has yet to find a home

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If you're like me and you grind your teeth whenever PETA objectifies some random celebrity in the name of animal rights, be advised that they're even bigger assholes when they want to be. The group is trying to put up a billboard, featuring a shark biting into a human leg, on Anna Maria Island, where someone was recently attacked by a bull-shark. The guy's still in the hospital, for chrissakes. The last thing he needs is a big sign saying "Payback is hell, go vegan" greeting him once he's discharged.

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