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June 8, 2009
PETA Angles to Take Over Lighthouses
PETA wants to take over two Michigan lighthouses and use them to propagandize against fishing:
As Lake Michigan ports go, Grand Haven is an angler's paradise. If People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals gets its way, it also will be home to a lighthouse café — serving faux fish sticks — where patrons learn about the evils of fishing.
PETA said in a letter to the National Park Service this week that it wants to take over Grand Haven's historic twin red lighthouses once they go on a list of surplus properties this year or next. Because PETA is a nonprofit, its bid to maintain the lighthouses could be considered.
The way the animal rights group sees it, Grand Haven would be a perfect place to drum up compassion for fish. To do so, it would point to research it says suggests that fish have feelings, too, rubbing against each other to show affection, developing individual personalities, even learning to grieve.
If this is true, the "sea kittens" can grieve for Michigan's floundering economy. Captain Jim Bard of It-Il-Do Charters comments on PETA's plans:
It's nonsense. The whole entire lake revolves around the sportfishing industry.
Maybe the local economy will be sustained by the faux fish stick sales. As a nonprofit, at least PETA won't be on the hook for high taxes.
Hat tip: The Blogprof.
Posted by Van Helsing at June 8, 2009 8:07 AM
Comments
Well, I think a tuna salad sandwich sounds pretty good for lunch today then. I believe I'll pass on PETA's faux fishsticks. (Did anyone see the Fishsticks episode of South Park?)
Posted by: Karin at June 8, 2009 8:28 AM
No Faux Fishdicks!
Posted by: PEATAFISH at June 8, 2009 8:31 AM
In honor of PETA, I think a nice grilled salmon would work for dinner this evening.
And yeah, "do you like fishsticks? do you like to put fishsticks in your mouth?" lol I gotta watch that again.
Posted by: Atomic Lib Smasher at June 8, 2009 8:34 AM
What are we supposed to eat?
no fish? no beef? no chicken? no eggs?
What's next? no vegetables because the vegetables feel pain when you pick them? And they cry and hurt when you cook them?
Posted by: Andrea at June 8, 2009 8:35 AM
Chances are, the vegetable will respond to you.
Posted by: Frank Zappa at June 8, 2009 8:40 AM
My wife has been there to Grand Haven and says not only is it a beautiful spot with the lighthouses, but EVERYBODY fishes there. If PETA gets their way, Grand Haven is screwed because.. I mean, who wants fake fish sticks and to be lectured and berated by pencil necked libs while they dine?
Posted by: Atomic Lib Smasher at June 8, 2009 8:49 AM
Atomic, I really don't think this is going to happen. Do you see the commericials Michigan has out there promoting tourism for water sports? Fishermen are a passionate bunch. The PETA weenies won't win this one.
Posted by: Karin at June 8, 2009 8:57 AM
I want to thank PETA for inspiring one of the funniest episodes of Southpark I have ever seen. In it, the boys discover a group of FuqTards living with and marrying their animals. They would talk to them and love them like real people, and in return the animals would crap. lol. Oh shoot, I just remembered, I need to buy a new fishing pole.
Posted by: Anonymous at June 8, 2009 9:16 AM
MMMMMM! Fish sticks.
Posted by: Homer at June 8, 2009 9:56 AM
So when is PETA going to cross the last frontier and agitate to ban protease inhibitors? After all, the virus has a right to life too, right?
Posted by: Jay Guevara at June 8, 2009 10:28 AM
I can't wait for my vacation to Canada in a few weeks. I'll be doing LOADS of fishing on the lake there!
It's good eating, and I'll have the satisfaction of knowing that if any of the PETA freaks knew about it, they'd be outraged and ranting (In a stereotypical hippie voice) "Hey, maaaan, you should be put in prison for kidnapping and murder, maaaaaan! In fact, Obama should make it illegal to cook or eat anything that's not 100% vegan, maaaaaaan!"
Posted by: Adam at June 8, 2009 10:43 AM
No wonder PETA is so stupid they refuse to eat fish and fish is brain food these PETA jerks have pea sized brains
Posted by: SPURWING PLOVER at June 8, 2009 11:49 AM
PETA and lighthouses. For some reason I keep thinking about the old "industry" called "shipwrecking".
I wouldn't put it past them.
Posted by: KHarn at June 8, 2009 12:32 PM
What next will these PETA jerks prepose by up airports and turn them into bird empathy centers HYUK,HYUK,HYUK, SQUAWK SQUAWK SQUAWK PETA IS STUPID SQUAWK SQUAWK SQUAWK HYUK,HYUK,HYUK
Posted by: Flu-Bird at June 8, 2009 9:19 PM
Hey ya stupid PETA dopes why do ya support rights for rats IS IT BECUASE YER ALL STUPID? Have ya seen what rats do to bird collonies? PETA YA CERTIANLY STINK
Posted by: M.C. Bird at June 9, 2009 8:09 AM
