PETA: yet more insanity

[Slytovhand]

Anyone seen the 'Sea Kittens' storybooks??

[RecoveringKinkoid]

I'm curious how many of you have actually been on a working farm where animals are raised for slaughter???
How much do you know of "factory farms" beyond what you've seen sensaionialized on tv, print and internet???
How many have actually been to a slaughter house to see for yourself what happens and how it happens???
How many have actually had a hand in raising their food (beyond growing tomatoes and rabbits in the backyard)???

My family, and that of cousins and such, have raised animals for for food. Chickens, pigs, cows. I have witnesses said slaughter at home and at family member's homes.

My cousin, who lived down the road from me about a quarter of a mile walking distance, lived on a "factory farm." it contained an industrial chicken house for Campbell's soup. (you might be suprised to learn that it was clean, humane, and cage free. The chicken house was not an unpleasant place, actually. On the contrary. )

I have never been to an industrial slaugterhouse. The aforementioned chickens were sent to them, but I never witnessed that part of it.

[Dreamstalker]

Anyone seen the 'Sea Kittens' storybooks??

...there are storybooks of this madness?! Published by PETA I would assume...

ETA: The Flash portion of that site is blocked at work, but the site graphics of nekomimi fish are O_o o_O

[ArenaBoy]

PETA reminds me of those hippies from that Futurama episode where they trained a lion to eat tofu. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to get more bricks.

[Slytovhand]

When we were looking over this amusement, we had a few different versions of the tales going through our heads... like Jesus and the sermon on the Mount with the 2 loaves and 5 Sea Kittens... etc

[DesignFox]

PETA reminds me of those hippies from that Futurama episode where they trained a lion to eat tofu. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to get more bricks.

That is one of my favorite episodes ever!

[Lace Neil Singer]

Once again, does it look cute and cuddly with kitty ears and tails added? XD

Not to mention PETA wanting the Pet Shop Boys to change their name... *face palm*

[Dreamstalker]

Well, I think it's cute, just probably not in the way that PETA intended.

I told mom about the Pet Shop Boys kerfuffle...she didn't think that anything could have topped Fishkill, but this stupidity astounded even her.

[IDrinkaRum]

PETA wishes our President hadn't swatted a fly

[DesignFox]

This is a fucking joke, right?

[Slytovhand]

Umm - why is this such a problem?

I, personally, like the idea...

Does this mean that all Jainists are fools as well? It's showing a respect for life... just because it's not human shouldn't degrade it any (for that matter, given a lot of humans, it should be the other way around...).

Now, if we all had a better respect for life, this would be a vastly different planet.

[Nyoibo]

I always give flies fair warning, first verbal, then a couple physical, just brushing them away, but if they don't listen and get the hint BAM, fly go squish now.

[DesignFox]

I don't think the president needs to issue an apology for swatting a fly.

Until PETA stops euthanizing puppies and kittens, they can shut the hell up about Obama swatting a fly.

If you don't want to swat flies, more power to you.

If a fly is buzzing near me, and doesn't go away, I'm swatting it. Especially if it goes near my poor horsie! You ever see what fly bites do to horsie legs?

[Rapscallion]

By PETA standards, this is a pretty mild response. It's not really headline-grabbing lunacy as it usually produces, but by now the press is just going to jump all over whatever they say and give them publicity.

Shrug.

Rapscallion

[Lace Neil Singer]

Circle of life isn't it? I'd love PETA to try and persuade a hungry pride of lionesses to leave that wildebeast alone and go eat some grass instead. XD