The San Francisco Chronicle reported in August that Arnold Schwarzenegger had asked People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to remove from their site a quote from Schwarzenegger that appears in the film, \”Pumping Iron.\”

In the documentary about the Mr. Universe competition, Schwarzenegger tells the filmmakers that \”Milk is for babies.\”

PETA has a page on its MilkSucks.Com web site in which it tries to link Schwarzenegger\’s 26-year-old statement to PETA\’s nonsensical claims about milk. In an effort to milk the media phenomenon over the California governor recall effort, PETA also apparently is trying to place a billboard featuring a photograph of Schwarzenegger with the \”Milk is for babies\” quote.

The Chronicle quoted an unnamed PETA source as saying,

That quote has been up for a long time and we suspect that they\’re just trying to get it removed now because he doesn\’t want to upset the dairy industry. It\’s utterly ridiculous, so to speak.

Sources:

Arnold\’s Campaign Concerns. San Francisco Chronicle, August 12, 2003.

Pumping Iron, Dumping Milk. Press Release, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Undated.