Ouch! Animals Bite Back

Written by PETA

Posted 07-01-2011

20 Comments

Animals are mad, and they're not going to take it anymore. Here's the most recent crop of stories about animals who have turned the tide on their tormenters:

An angler learns the hard way that being hooked really does hurt.
A man poised to open a dangerous-snake zoo finds out firsthand what dangerous snakes do.
Forget mama grizzlies—watch out for mama cows.
Speaking of grizzlies, if Nome, Alaska, residents are allowed to shoot one bear every year, shouldn't bears be allowed a crack at one hunter every year?
Insecticide this!
A reality show gets a little too real when contestants are encouraged to mess with snakes.

Written by Michelle Sherrow

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payback is hell

Recent Comments

Jewel commented:

7-21-2011 11:38 AM

... Wow. Way to be jerks, PETA. I think I'll take my support elsewhere. No way I want to support people this hypocritical about compassion. :|
Ash commented:

7-9-2011 8:12 AM

I think animal rights are good, and I am all for PETA, but I am very sad about the people that got injured or died within these articles. As many people who have commented on these artcles have said, it wasn't stated that there was any mistreatment of animals. Yes, I can see PETA's perspective on this, but I also see other people's comments about human life and injuries. I am very sympathetic for the people that were harmed or died in these articles, and I pay my respect to them and their families, but animals were involved in this, so I am guessing that this is why PETA has written about it? I am very sorry if I offended anyone with my comment.
Andrea commented:

7-6-2011 3:05 PM

Come on, PETA! this is very distasteful! The story about the woman who was killed my the cow while trying to protect her grandson was very sad. There were no signs that the cows were being abused or mistreated. The only thing I read about the treatment of the cows was that they normally got fed ears of corn. I'm all for bringing awarness to animal abuse, such as the circus. I even posted stories about the mistreatment of elephants used in circuses to my local news stations. If this were to happen to my mom, and PETA posted a story saying that animals wern't going to take it anymore, I would be very upset. Especially the story about bees, which my mom is allergic to them.
Frank commented:

7-5-2011 12:01 PM

Absolutely shameful. Animals turn the tide on their tormenters? Seriously? The man killed by the cobra was an animal conservationalist, he was protecting a species of snake, an animal conservationalist is a tormenter in PeTA's eyes? The woman killed by the cow was feeding the animal with her grandson, She tried to protect her grandson from a charging cow. I suppose taking care of an animal is also torment, and the fact that she put herself inharms way to protect her grandson is worthy of being labeled a tormentor of animals. Shame on PeTA for making light of these people's deaths. I find it highly disturbing that an organization demanding compassion for animals has so little compassion for human life.
msk commented:

7-5-2011 10:23 AM

Your link to the article about the "mama cow" involves a woman being KILLED, while her 1 year old grandson was present. Posting a link like that--when a woman was killed while her one year old grandson had to watch, and could have been hurt himself--seems rather tasteless, especially given the context you have this story in. I'm disappointed, PETA.
Janelly commented:

7-2-2011 12:54 PM

People who mess with animals in their enviroment deserve it!! We wouldn't like it if people invaded our homes to watch us and poke us.
Marc commented:

7-2-2011 10:20 AM

It's the risks involved that make such things worthwhile.
JKG commented:

7-2-2011 8:52 AM

Shame on you guys! You gotta have a screw loose to be so disrespectful about the elderly couple and the bees. Plus a few other things. They didn't deserve to get killed!! What were they supposed to do? Let the bees take over their house? I'm sure you would do that? Wouldn't ya? DOUBT IT!
brieLOVEScosmo commented:

7-2-2011 8:35 AM

Just because someone was spraying insecticide doesn't mean they deserve to be stung to death. You cannot live in a house that's infested with bees or have them anywhere near your home because they will attack you eventually. And none of this "if you don't bother them they won't bother you" stuff. my mom was just walking donw the sidewalk with my puppy and a bee stung her. I just think it is mean to imply that he got what he deserved by being stung to death. that's all :)
Frost1986 commented:

7-2-2011 5:40 AM

I wouldn't class the man who was killed by a snake bite just before the opening of the snake sanctuary as a 'tormenter' - he was opening it to ensure that certain endangered species did not become extinct. He was a true animal lover and conservationist.

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