"Sea kittens" is the new term being used by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, for the creatures they believe are in dire need of an image makeover: fish.
"PETA thought that by renaming fish sea kittens, compassionate people who would never dream of hurting a dog or a cat might extend that sympathy to fish, or sea kittens," PETA campaign coordinator Ashley Byrne says.
"Most parents would never dream of spending a weekend torturing kittens for fun with their families, but hooking a sea kitten through the mouth and dragging her through the water is the same as hooking a kitten through the mouth and dragging her behind your car," Byrne says.
One of my favorite songs as a child was "God Loves to Talk to Little Boys While Their Fishing." My mom would play it on the piano and we would all gather round to sing of a little boy in the quiet with God, and how fishing seems to be the time boys' listen best.
Somehow "God Loves to Talk to Little Boys While Their Killing Sea Kittens" just doesn't have the same ring.
2 comments:
This may not seem just right to you but I am afraid that fishing is fun for me but shooting "Sea-Kitten" sound like a real blast. Sorry.
I agree w/ Fig. The only good kitten (or cat) is a dead one.
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