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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Barking mad PETA-heads want fish names changed to "sea kittens."
2009-01-09
As part of a campaign to stop people eating fish, PETA is asking American schools with fish names to change their names to Sea Kitten High School.
How about "Roof Rabbit High School?"
The sea kittens campaign, launched in October last year, argues that calling fish sea kittens will make people think twice about eating fish, because fish have feelings as well.

Schools asked by PETA to change their names so far are Whitefish High School in Missoula, Montana and Spearfish High School in Spearfish, South Dakota.
Should we now refer to game birds as "sky bunnies?"
PETA said in a statement that "If [the schools] became Sea Kitten High and everyone in town starts calling fish 'sea kittens,' fewer of these gentle animals would be violently killed for food, painfully hooked for 'sport,' or cruelly confined to aquariums. Schools strive for achievements in academics and sports, so why not add compassion to the list?"
Posted by:Atomic Conspiracy

#14  barking mad, but they got your attention, didnt they?

So's Ahmadinejad.

Bet you don't think he's amusing.
Posted by: Pappy   2009-01-09 17:20  

#13  Fish eat fish.
Why shouldn't we?
Posted by: European Conservative   2009-01-09 16:43  

#12  Liberalhawk, they could have just protested fur and taken their clothes off :-)
Posted by: Steve White   2009-01-09 16:41  

#11  More prima facie evidence that PETA-types are sufficiently insane that they shouldn't be permitted to vote.
Posted by: no mo uro   2009-01-09 16:01  

#10  as a omnivore - I'ma betting barbecued Peta folks would taste pretty good..

Pass more sauce please...
Posted by: 3dc   2009-01-09 15:57  

#9  barking mad, but they got your attention, didnt they?
Posted by: liberalhawk   2009-01-09 15:55  

#8  Id like a bagel and smoked sea kitten, with tomato and onions, thank you.
Posted by: liberalhawk   2009-01-09 15:54  

#7  I seem to recall seeing barrels of kittens and puppies for sale in Keeelung, yum, braised kitten earlobes
Posted by: sick of it   2009-01-09 12:11  

#6  I think PETA should change it's name to Whackjobs That The Media Pays Too Much Attention To.
However, I don't care if they are violently killed for food, painfully hooked for Â’sport,Â’ or cruelly confined to aquariums.
Posted by: tu3031   2009-01-09 11:45  

#5  I guess no one ever told them that some cultures eat kittens.
Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie   2009-01-09 09:06  

#4  Awww, that's just adorable. Instead of a pony, can I have a nice cuddly little lionfish?
Posted by: SteveS   2009-01-09 09:02  

#3  Kittens, the other white meat.

Yum!
Posted by: DarthVader   2009-01-09 08:00  

#2  Time To feed the "sea monkeys" to the "sea kittens".
Of course one of my favorite "sea kittens" is the gentle vegan candiru.

Posted by: bruce   2009-01-09 07:53  

#1  One might be tempted to think that PETA is a shoestring operation, run by 2 or 3 former mental patients operating out of an old trailer house in a remote corner of the Mojave desert. This is not the case. PETA is a multi-million dollar business with a shiny new 3 story headquarters in Norfolk Va and more than 100 full-time employees. In today's increasingly surreal world, barking mad is also highly profitable.
Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy   2009-01-09 07:19  

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