Written by PETA
PETA U.K.'s billboard asking anglers if they are "overcompensating" for something hit a little too close to home for some fishers. Fortunately, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the agency that reviews all ad complaints in the U.K., has a better sense of humor than do the angry anglers—it gave the billboard the all-clear.
Says ASA spokesperson Rob Griggs, "Our decision was that we acknowledged the intended humour, and we felt that it was unlikely to cause serious or widespread offence."
Guys who get off on impaling animals' mouths with hooks and leaving them to slowly suffocate are definitely short on at least one thing: compassion.
Written by Christine Becknell
PETA should display those billboards just outside of Independence, California (near Yosemite) on Father's Day weekend, the weekend of the Father's Day Fishing Tournament at the fish hatchery in Independence.
HA! This is funny..
Seriously, forget the conservation arguments - a person who could hurt a fish (or hunt, too) and take pride in it, is a hard-hearted individual - one who will never get my respect.
Nora-V - your comments are intelligent, worth reading and so very true.
Re: Gilzar. Starvation and disease are unfortunate, but they are nature's way of ensuring that the strong survive. Natural predators help keep prey species strong by killing the only ones they can catch—the sick and weak. Hunters, however, kill any animal they come across or any animal whose head they think would look good mounted above the fireplace—often the large, healthy animals needed to keep the population strong. And hunting creates the ideal conditions for overpopulation. After hunting season, the abrupt drop in population leads to less competition among survivors, resulting in a higher birth rate. If we were really concerned about keeping animals from starving, we would not hunt but instead take steps to reduce the animals’ fertility. We would also preserve wolves, mountain lions, coyotes, and other natural predators. Ironically, many deer herds and duck populations are purposely manipulated to produce more and more animals for hunters to kill. In regards to fishing, wildlife rehabilitators say that discarded fishing tackle is one of the greatest threats to aquatic animals. - PETA
Re: hunt4fish. It is important to recognize that while many animals must eat other animals in order to survive, that is not true for us. See www.peta.org/.../eating-for-health.aspx for more information. - PETA
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