PETA, Nike Still Want Tiger

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PETA, Nike Still Want TigerWith Proctor & Gamble still unsure about their future with Tiger Woods, the golfer still has support from EA Sports and a couple of other folks. Nike came out and announced their continued support for the beleaguered golfer saying they're looking forward to Tiger getting back on the course, after he deals with his personal problems.

"Under the circumstances, the more he deals with the issues and the better he deals with them, the better off he'll be when he does return," Nike brand president Charlie Denson told The Associated Press. "We've been supportive of Tiger since the story broke and we continue to be supportive. He's got issues he needs to deal with and he's dealing with them. We are looking forward to him getting back on the golf course. We've been in touch with his camp. We're very comfortable with where he's at, how he's dealing with it and we're looking forward to his return."

Even PETA is stepping up to show their support... kind of. The group created a billboard with an image of Tiger promoting the spaying and neutering of pets.

"Too much sex can be a bad thing... for little tigers too," the ads reads. "Help keep your cats (and dogs) out of trouble: Always spay and neuter."

PETA was looking for a billboard or an outlet for the ad but was having a difficult time finding one. It's probably because Tiger isn't associated with PETA and never approved the ad. Still, it's a message the organization wanted to spread by any means necessary.

"One unspayed female cat and her offspring can produce an estimated 420,000 cats in only seven years, and a female dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 puppies in six years," PETA said about the inspiration of the ad in a blog post that has since been removed. Many of those animals end up unwanted and unloved, often dropped off at animal shelters that are already bursting at the seams.

Just as we all know and accept that the sky is blue, we know that every time a breeder or pet store sells an animal, an animal in an animal shelter loses his or her life."

But it looks like all that energy is all for naught. Tiger and his legal team reached out to PETA and told them to shut it down.

"In light of conversations we have had with Mr. Woods' attorneys, plans to run our billboard are on hold at this time," PETA told TMZ.

But with all the media coverage, it looks like their goal was achieved anyway. Check out the ad:

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