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PETA Launches Attack on Sport Fishing
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PETA Launches Attack on Sport Fishing
Thursday, August 15, 2002
By Adam Housley
LOS ANGELES - For many Americans, "fishing" conjures up images of a quiet lake or gentle stream with man and nature at peace.
But not everybody sees it that way.
"We're trying to get fishing banned in all state parks," PETA's Bruce Friedrich said.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says fishing is a violent and cruel sport that victimizes the innocent inhabitants of the nation's waterways. They've initiated a campaign demanding states ban the time-honored sport.
"They have the capacity to feel pain. They have a capacity to suffer," Friedrich said. "For reasons that really defy logic, we allow people to spend their afternoon impaling them on hooks."
Fisherman have cast their own barbs.
"They eat each other and they die," fisherman Anthony Young said. "Is that cruelty?"
Fishing is not permitted in state parks in about half of the states, but none of the rest have taken PETA's bait. At least nine, including California and Washington, have said "no."
It's a sentiment echoed by anglers.
"Our God-given right as Americans is to fish the rivers and streams," Kevin Hanson said. "It's where memories are built."
Other conservation groups like Trout Unlimited say PETA's plan is too extreme. Trout Unlimited's William Strickland said falling for PETA's reasoning is like falling for the story of the big fish that got away.
"To base a campaign on whether or not a fish feels pain is, quite frankly, a stretch," he said.
PETA said that hunting has been banned, and even removing trees and rocks is illegal, so fishing is a natural next step. And not just because it's cruel to fish.
"The filament lines are everywhere, the sinkers are everywhere, the beer cans are everywhere -- not exactly responsible stewardship," Friedrich said.
Fishermen respond that a few bad apples are no reason to spoil everyone's fun, and they have a message for PETA:
"Everyone wants to get in everyone else's business but their own," Young said. "Leave me alone. Let me enjoy my fishing."
http://foxnews.com/story/0,2933,60532,00.html
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
Thursday, August 15, 2002
By Adam Housley
LOS ANGELES - For many Americans, "fishing" conjures up images of a quiet lake or gentle stream with man and nature at peace.
But not everybody sees it that way.
"We're trying to get fishing banned in all state parks," PETA's Bruce Friedrich said.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says fishing is a violent and cruel sport that victimizes the innocent inhabitants of the nation's waterways. They've initiated a campaign demanding states ban the time-honored sport.
"They have the capacity to feel pain. They have a capacity to suffer," Friedrich said. "For reasons that really defy logic, we allow people to spend their afternoon impaling them on hooks."
Fisherman have cast their own barbs.
"They eat each other and they die," fisherman Anthony Young said. "Is that cruelty?"
Fishing is not permitted in state parks in about half of the states, but none of the rest have taken PETA's bait. At least nine, including California and Washington, have said "no."
It's a sentiment echoed by anglers.
"Our God-given right as Americans is to fish the rivers and streams," Kevin Hanson said. "It's where memories are built."
Other conservation groups like Trout Unlimited say PETA's plan is too extreme. Trout Unlimited's William Strickland said falling for PETA's reasoning is like falling for the story of the big fish that got away.
"To base a campaign on whether or not a fish feels pain is, quite frankly, a stretch," he said.
PETA said that hunting has been banned, and even removing trees and rocks is illegal, so fishing is a natural next step. And not just because it's cruel to fish.
"The filament lines are everywhere, the sinkers are everywhere, the beer cans are everywhere -- not exactly responsible stewardship," Friedrich said.
Fishermen respond that a few bad apples are no reason to spoil everyone's fun, and they have a message for PETA:
"Everyone wants to get in everyone else's business but their own," Young said. "Leave me alone. Let me enjoy my fishing."
http://foxnews.com/story/0,2933,60532,00.html
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
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barto
the hard stuff we do right away - the impossible takes a little longer
Gosh, I am just SO shocked. Not.
Guns only have two enemies: Rust and Liberals....
When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....
Conservation can be done better by fishermen than by Little Mermaid lovers ....
Anyone remember the 30's big salmon river die-offs ???? when bear population was driven down to near extinction ???
fish OVERPOPULATION caused massive die offs...
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JD
400 million cows can't be wrong ( EAT GRASS !!! )
Are you a Cow?
What do you know about the Great Salmon Die off?
Please tell me more.
"The great object is that every man.... everyone who is able may have a gun." Patrick Henry
These PETA people need to watch THE THING a few times and see that scene where the doctor places the stethoscope on the alien carrot sprouts and says "It sounds like the cry of a newborn baby!" Before long, even vegetarianism will be an insult to life. I wonder what they have in mind for us to eat that didn't used to be alive....? I imagine there's a contingency plan in a PETA drawer somewhere. What, you think I'm kidding?
- Life NRA Member
"If cowardly & dishonorable men shoot unarmed men with army guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary...and not by general deprivation of constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
What states?// Who was/is dumb enough to buy this cr@p? Even KA has said NO to these idiots.
Maybe this Friedrich guy ought to be arrested for fraud! He has been collecting money (from idiots) to use for the ethical treatment of ANIMALS but is using it for FISH!!!!
Quod principi placuit legis habet vigorem.Semper Fidelis
"Peta, Peta, Peta..."
- Life NRA Member
"If cowardly & dishonorable men shoot unarmed men with army guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary...and not by general deprivation of constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
So what is their problem?
Next they will be out to save boll weavels and fire ants.
I Refuse to be a VictimGrumpy old man
Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of All Those that Threaten it
And yes JD please tell us more about the GREAT Salmon die off. Must be your the only one that knows of this.
AlleninAlaska
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
-- Thomas Paine