PETA - gone off the deep end, again!

[BunsenBurner]

<p>Now PETA wants us to show some respect for the dead fish:</p>

<p>[Local</a> News | PETA targets fish toss at Pike Place Market | Seattle Times Newspaper](<a href=“http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009319216_apwapetathrowingfish.html]Local”>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009319216_apwapetathrowingfish.html)</p>

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SEATTLE —
PETA has taken a stand against one of the most popular tourist attractions in Seattle - the fish market at the Pike Place Market that tosses salmon.</p>

<p>PETA heard that the American Veterinary Medical Association planned a Pike Place Fish Market demonstration at next month’s convention at the convention center.</p>

<p>PETA sent a letter to the association saying people who care about animals are appalled fish would be treated as toys. A spokeswoman for PETA in Norfolk, Va., Lindsay Rajt, says veterinarians should show compassion.</p>

<p>PETA hasn’t heard from the veterinarians.</p>

<p>An assistant manager at the Pike Place Fish Market, Justin Hall, says workers there respect fish because it’s their livelihood and they take pride in having the best seafood

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<p>LOL.</p>

[razorsharp]

<p>The only thing stranger than wanting to eat fish is wanting to be a PETA member. They are the wildest animals of all.</p>

[S0ad]

<p>As a vegan I try not to associate myself with them because people will immediately think I’m a crazy radical (which I’m not).</p>

<p>However I believe they do a lot of good (they are how I even know about factory farming). I think they provide good information. I believe things like these are merely stunts in order to get on the newspage so one person might be like “hey, let me go see PETA’s website,” where they will be confronted with pictures and videos.</p>

<p>Also many people who associate themselves with PETA (I can say I support PETA while they have no idea who I am) are themselves crazy and blame their actions of throwing red paint on fur as something PETA has encouraged.</p>

<p>In this case it seems like they again once wanted media attention. They have a good and bad side, as do most things.</p>

<p>I still prefer other human animal organizations, but PETA does shed a lot of light on many animal related issues.</p>

[smdur1970]

<p>My D supported PETA in high school, even contributing a portion of her meager earnings. Now that she has become a feminist in college, she will not support them because a number of their ads degrade women. There are lots of other organizations to support.</p>

[Son_of_Opie]

<p>As far as intelligence goes, fish are pretty much swimming vegetables.</p>

[Cali_Trumpet]

<p>Smdur, please enlighten us as to how Peta degrades women.</p>

<p>Edit: nm, my girlfriend just showed me some of their ad campaigns.</p>

[IBfootballer]

<p>^posters featuring women suggestively posing nude as to protest the use of furs as coats.</p>

[chuy]

<p>PETA has been off the deep end for a long, long time.</p>

[broetchen]

<p>PETA has been very savvy about creating controversy to milk the media attention. The more outrageous the statements, the more reporting it receives.</p>

<p>I do have to chuckle at their attempt to “rebrand” fish as “sea kittens”. Someone has a sense of humor…</p>

[lderochi]

<p>PETA has just become goofy. HSUS and ADF are where the hard-core animal rights activists gravitate to.</p>