Yikes.
Thousands of Mazda6 cars have just been recalled because of the potential for spiders to build webs inside the car’s emission system.
The presence of spiders can cause gas leaks and fires.
PETA has posted a notice on its blog offering to accept Mazdas donated by car owners with a spider phobia, who might be creeped out by the idea of continuing to drive the spider-friendly cars.
“It’s a win-win situation for compassionate people who suffer from arachnophobia, one of the most common phobias,” says PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk. “The spiders will be out of their sight, and the cars will be put to good use in the service of PETA’s lifesaving fieldwork rescuing much larger life-forms.”
PETA plans to try to safely remove the spiders from any donated cars and release them into a wooded area near the organization’s headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia.
A PETA member with a fear of mice once discovered a mouse living in the glove compartment of her new Jeep; PETA was happy to accept both the car and the mouse.
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