PETA Strikes a Pose (Naked Pose That Is)

I have seen many strange things in Billings since moving here in 2000. I once saw an entire parade of pirates and fairies walking down N. Broadway at 10pm night. I found out later that they were part of a play at the Alberta Bair Theater...but wouldn't you be a bit startled to see men with blacked out teeth and eye patches and women with giant wings and tutu's parading around at night? I have also witnessed many strange sightings having to do with homeless men in the downtown area. I once watched a completely drunk man attack a newspaper stand trying to get the newspapers out. I also witnessed a drunk trying to ride one of the decorative horses that were on display. He held on for a while but failed to make the full 8 seconds so I felt kinda bad for him. I also had a wine bottle thrown at my head, while shopping at Albertsons, by a transient who was apparently upset with the customer service he recieved by the employees. I would have just sued--he chose to throw alcholic beverages at passing shoppers.
Today, after a particularily boring morning, I was taking a short lunch to go pay my car payment when my roomate informed me that there was a protest happening down at the courthouse (only a block away). Sara, who works across the street from me at the museum, suggested we go down and check it out. Of course I went along because I am not one to stand by and miss a piece of history in the making.
PETA (our favorite animal rights group) had stationed itself in the Courthouse courtyard with signs. It wasn't the signs that caught my attention, but the man dressed up as a pig and the topless woman chained to a light pole. The woman (who had turned herself away from all on coming traffic) was sitting in front of a giant sign signifing that they were there to protest the circus. You know: the Circus with caged, starved and angry animals who cannot fend for themselves. I am usually more conservative when it comes to activist groups, but this really made sense to me. *sarcasm* Of course! Sit naked on a busy cross street with a pink pseudo-pig and a protest animal cruelty. Why didn't I think of this before? On the flip side, she drew a lot of attention to herself, I wonder if anyone really got the message. She did cause a bit of a traffic jam and a few reporters were milling around her...I guess at least a few people heard her cause.
When I returned back to the office to tell everyone about my sighting there were a few interested enough to go down and check it out. Apparently by the time they got down there she had already been hauled to jail.
I hope PETA will be paying her fine for indecent exposure and solicitation violations. She is truly a martyr for animal rights.
Ciao,
Janna