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PETA says "Save the SeaKitten"
#641352 - Sat Jan 10 2009 07:15 PM
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PETA's latest idiotic demand - fish are 'sea kittens'
Article from: The Daily Telegraph
January 09, 2009 12:00am
RADICAL international animal rights group PETA has launched its most bizarre campaign yet, demanding fish be renamed "sea kittens".
PETA - People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals - believes calling fish sea kittens will make sea food less appealing.
It wants to change the image of fish as slimy and slithery creatures by claiming they are similar to cuter, more popular animals. "Would people think twice about ordering fish sticks if they were called sea kitten sticks?" PETA asked on its website.
PETA, about to launch a dedicated Australian arm, is known for headline-seeking controversial campaigns, including supermodel-fronted anti-fur protests. The group is the driving force behind several major overseas clothing, retail and textile companies abandoning Australian wool because of concerns about the mulesing of sheep.
Read Full Article Here
Peta source: http://www.peta.org/sea_kittens/
I don't know... Sea kittens sound delicious. But if people are hypothetically bothered by calling fish 'sea kittens', shouldn't the PETA be worried that they'll move to eating something more appetizing-sound like the common manatee or 'sea cow'?
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... wow. That is just... very very wow.
I'm laughing but at the same time I can't really wrap my mind around... 'sea kittens'.
This calls for a macro but I do not has one.
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If you say so...
But what does this make catfish?
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Yummy, yummy sea kittehs... 
Purr?
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Amethyst said:I don't know... Sea kittens sound delicious. But if people are hypothetically bothered by calling fish 'sea kittens', shouldn't the PETA be worried that they'll move to eating something more appetizing-sound like the common manatee or 'sea cow'?
I'd be more worried about this going the other way and seeing a rash of new land kitten based food.
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Xaila said:
This calls for a macro but I do not has one.
But I does.
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So on a completely unrelated note that isn't at all attempting to prove some kind of point.
Anyone interested in finding a restaurant where you can try dog?
If not, what are your issues with trying dog? Is it perhaps because they are considered cute?
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You know, the silver lining for them is that this hasn't made me think anything less of PETA. Seriously.
Where's the ethical treatment of corn?
Eh, eh? Just because it's different from us gives us the right to mangle its DNA like a kitten with a ball of yarn just so we can twist it to our purposes?
These PETA people are so narrow-minded. They need to boycott all food-eating altogether if they're going to show they aren't total hypocrites.
Please. The world would be a better place.
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... I'm tempted to belt out Carrot Juice Is Murder now. I wonder why?
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Thalamasa said:
Anyone interested in finding a restaurant where you can try dog?
I once got into a conversation on whether or not I would eat rat.
My response was that it would depend on the way the rat was raised. If it was caught in rural or wilderness areas, or raised on a farm, I wouldn't have any problem with it. If I had the slightest suspicion that they'd caught and cooked an urban rat, no way.
Pretty much the same goes for dog, cat, or any other companion animals. If the animal was never someone's pet, and was either raised for meat or caught wild well outside urban areas, I wouldn't have a problem with it, though I wouldn't want it for a staple.
BOT, I'm seriously wishing someone would have a cooking competition to create a dish to be called "sea kitten." Some kind of bite-sized fish dish. Not shrimp, though. I think shrimp are cute, and I already feel guilty sometimes when I eat them.
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Angus, you arrogant little worm.
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That would just mean that China would corner the fish market then.
Anyways, I'm curious why no one has stopped these PETA cultists from their inhumane treatment of the human race.
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*whistles* Got me, Thal. (Gotta love The Arrogant Worms, twisted sense of humor and all.)
As for eating dog, I probably wouldn't. Yes, it's supposed to be good for Yang energy or whatnot, but it just seems wrong to eat a carnivore. That's not in a morally wrong sense, just that I can't see it being good for you.
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(Arrogant Worms is so awesome!)
We already have the catfish. Seakitten is very unnecessary. People like the taste of catfish, so why would this make a difference? PETA are evil. The word is getting out more and more about this so-called "peaceful" organization, that are such huge hypocrites that it's almost illegal.
I'm not the biggest fan of fish. So, I tend not to eat it. I'm deathly allergic to shellfish, so I stay away from them. But in no way does this give me any right to be self-righteous to tell you what you can and cannot eat. You like the taste, go for it. We're humans. We're omnivores. Our systems were made to handle meat and take nutrients from it. Not eating meat is a personal choice, but we lose out on certain vitamins that our body needs, that aren't found anywhere else.
Anyone else think that PETA is completely ignorant (possibly purposely so) to the natural order of things like.. say.. the Food Chain?? So, what will happen if someday (will never happen) all the humans stop eating meat. Then what? Will they go after the lion next? Preaching to them that hunting the buffalo or zebra is inhumane?
... Although, I will say that Octopus, Squid, and Eel (freshwater & saltwater) are definitely tasty in my opinion.
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On Thalamasa's topic of eating Dog. I have not. I was stationed in S. Korea for a year, but never felt daring enough to try dog. Not sure if I regret that or not. Dog just doesn't sound exactly appetizing.
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This PETA pitch is just the latest attempt to get headlines, and I'm not a big fan of their methods. Especially in this, it seems as if they are opening themselves up for ridicule when there are much better reasons to cut down on seafood than just because it can feel pain. Fish aren't mistreated when caught or raised by humans anymore than they would be if they were caught by a bear or a shark.
However, for the sake of full disclosure, I am a vegetarian (not a pescatarian who only eats fish). I wasn't sure whether to respond or not since I seem to be the only vegetarian on this particular thread, but I'll tell you my reasons anyway. First, I have no problem with the food chain or the natural order of things. Yes, animals (like humans) eat other animals every day. Only one animal first cages, electrocutes, and boils animals alive before eating them. Go to YouTube and search animal cruelty and meat to see the evidence.
I'm not against hunting or hunters (unless they poach endangered species), and feel that that is an important part of population control. I herd sheep with my border collie and have no problem with the fact that the sheep on that farm are sent to processing plants when they die.
The only reason I don't eat fish is because of the extensive damage commercial fishing does to reefs and coastal communities, as well as the fact that about 90% of all fishing spots in the United States are overfished. If I could find more of it (and could afford it on a college student's salary) I would eat farmed fish.
Clearly, my views on a lot of things do not line up with PETA's (not to mention the fact that I own four dogs and ride horses, which is considered cruel in PETA's radical sects). Despite the ridiculous campaign, though, there are reasons to take a closer look at what you eat.
Let the blasts begin 
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Why should that be blasted? That is your personal belief, with rational reasoning. It wasn't like you were blasting us for eating meat. I enjoy meat too much to consider becoming a vegetarian. Yes, some of the treatment is inhumane, but some is not. Unfortunately, there's no way to know which is which. So, of course, a good measure is to cut out all the meat altogether. That's perfectly fine. As long as you aren't calling us evil cannibals to deserve to rot in the 9 levels of hell for obeying our basic desire for sustenance in the form of meat.
You also aren't saying insanely stupid and irrational things like fish are like kittens, and shouldn't be eaten for that reason. Statements like that will get our attention, but there's no way we'd take them seriously.
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Mina = the cat
Sweetums = the human
"Yes, I be a talking cat, now give me my rum... Yes, a saucer would be fine."
Quaidis' version found here
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Well, I tend to brace myself for things like that. While there's some pushy vegetarians that will yell at people for eating meat, I've been on boards where I'd get accused of being intolerant or guilt-tripping because of posts like the one I wrote. I'm glad to see this is not one of those boards
What you said at the end is exactly the reason I get angry at PETA. They have such a high amount of exposure and media access that they should use it for campaigns that actually provoke a serious discussion, not this ridiculous sea-kitten nonsense. It's kinda par for the course, too. Some of their efforts have been logical and effective (they've made strides toward humane treatment of chickens, for instance), stuff like this gives them a bad reputation and casts shadows on everything else they do.
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