Daniela Germano, The Canadian PressA prominent American animal rights group wants people to stop using animal words as insults.People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) tweeted earlier this week that calling someone a “chicken,” “rat” or “pig” degrades animals by applying negative human traits to them.“(It) reinforces the myth that humans are superior to other animals and justified in violating them,” PETA said. “Stand up for justice by rejecting supremacist language.”The group listed alternative words people should use such as “lazy” instead of “sloth” or “jerk” instead of...…Daniela Germano, The Canadian PressA prominent American animal rights group wants people to stop using animal words as insults.People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) tweeted earlier this week that calling someone a “chicken,” “rat” or “pig” degrades animals by applying negative human traits to them.“(It) reinforces the myth that humans are superior to other animals and justified in violating them,” PETA said. “Stand up for justice by rejecting supremacist language.”The group listed alternative words people should use such as “lazy” instead of “sloth” or “jerk” instead of...WW…