We haven't flogged PETA in a while...

http://www.argusleader.com/article/20090109/UPDATES/90109033

And this seems as good a reason as any.

Seriously, PETA-people? You've become a parody of yourselves.

 

Yeah, but for every really stupid thing like this, or the request that Ben and Jerry's make ice cream from human milk, they get something in the paper like saving that old lobster:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hmOrslWmPZJOTmOOWSP4do0VHBwwD95JUPLO0

I think PETA is a bunch of nutjobs, and every time I see something like this it makes me want to run out and order a Double-Double. But they do some awesome PR stuff--love it or hate it, they get newspapers and TV stations to pick this stuff up.

 

Right, but at some point, the stunts to get in the news are all they are.

This doesn't change any minds. It just serves to get PETA in the news.

At a certain point you have to actually set about an agenda.

 

On the other hand, Cheer, Cheer for Sea Kitten High!

 

That's just absurd. If it was just a made-up name, that's one thing. But it's the name of their town!
I know the saying that any publicity is good publicity, but doesn't making yourself look this silly take away from what you are trying to accomplish?

 

You only cover us when we have a mean name!

 

Love the first comment. PETA -- People Eating Tasty Animals.

Indeed.

 

The fish try just as hard as the other, better animals!

 

So if men watch The Little Mermaid just to see Ariel, is that killing the Sea Kittens?

 

There's something amazingly cool about the way you think.

 

I had a piece of sea kitten for dinner, it was nicely filed except they could have done a better job of removing the claws.

PETA must hate my family, I come from a long line of sea kitten hunters (Would that be the term to take over for fisherman?)

 

I remember a few years ago PETA tried to get a town called "Hamburg" to rename itself "Veggieburg."

That didn't pan out.

As for me, I feel like I have a personal responsibility to counter anyone who's dumb enough to allow Sea Kitten-like stunts to play on their emotions by eating more meat.

Next time, I'm ordering two burgers at McDonald's instead of one ... take that, PETA.