Despite Nadya Suleman’s insistence that her La Habra home is not at risk of foreclosure, the kooky woman dubbed “Octomom” has accepted an offer to use her lawn to promote responsible pet ownership in exchange for cash and food, her lawyer tells CNN.com.
People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals has cut a deal to “bolster Suleman’s finances” in exchange for the right to place the above ad outside the La Habra home she’s thisclose to losing.
The ad reads: “Don’t let your dog or cat become an ‘Octomom.’ Always spay or neuter.”
The unemployed Suleman famously earned the moniker “Octomom” after giving birth to the world’s longest-surviving group of octuplets in Jan. 2009. The tots brought her entire brood to 14, as she was already raising six children alone when she underwent fertility treatments and conceived again. Suleman’s story makes her front yard a sought after location for such a PETA ad.
“Massive media attention is aimed at covering Octomom’s every move, and it’s time to put that attention to good use. After all, Americans need to know that millions of dogs and cats end up in animal shelters every year, and half of them are euthanized simply because there aren’t enough good homes….”
PETA says it offered Suleman $5,000 and a month’s supply of veggie burgers and hot dogs in exchange for placing the sign on her lawn. Suleman’s lawyer, Jeff Czech, said his client has accepted the offer, although he is negotiating to refinance a $450,000 balloon payment on her home that was due two weeks ago.