Friday 9 January 2009

No one would hurt a Sea Kitten would they?

Even if that 'sea kitten' was a beautiful Snapper, seasoned with garlic butter and a bit of lemon juice?

PETA's campaign to rename fish 'sea kittens'
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24891309-29277,00.html

Outspoken animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is using the "sea kitten" name as part of its push to restrict fishing.

"Nobody would hurt a sea kitten!" the group says on its website.

"People don't seem to like fish.

"We're going to start by retiring the old name for good.

"When your name can also be used as a verb that means driving a hook through your head, it's time for a serious image makeover."

The website features images of fish with cats' whiskers and ears. PETA is using the campaign to entice people to sign a petition calling on the US Fish and Wildlife Service to stop promoting "the hunting of sea kittens (otherwise known as fishing)"...

Opposition fisheries spokesman John Cobb was not impressed with the campaign, nor with PETA...

"It is hard to take an organisation which wants to change the name of fish seriously," he said. Many people might laugh at the sea kitten campaign, Mr Cobb said, but PETA's agenda was actually more sinister: destroying the meat and fish industries.

Haha I mean honestly... how can you even begin to take that seriously?

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