You wouldn't eat a Sea Kitten, would you?

[flippyshark]

I've got to give PETA points for creativity on this one. (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99249669)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Won't work. Americans generally support special treatment of monkeys, and yet have no qualms with torturing, starving, and otherwise perpetrating systematic holocaust against sea monkeys.

[Moonliner]

I have to agree with GD. It won't work and past that I think it does harm to their oveall cause by making them look like morons.

[Kevy Baby]

You wouldn't eat a Sea Kitten, would you?Sauteed or barbecued?

[BarTopDancer]

Is this a BTD should not view link?

[Kevy Baby]

Is this a BTD should not view link?It's just a story: no pix

[JWBear]

I've got to give PETA points for creativity on this one. (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99249669)

You have got to be kidding me...

[katiesue]

I think it's BTD safe :)

[Kevy Baby]

You have got to be kidding me...Its PETA: I am no longer surprised to the levels to which they are willing to stoop.

[Capt Jack]

I have to say, I think JWBear's sig line says all there is to say.

[Kevy Baby]

I have to say, I think JWBear's sig line says all there is to say.Six months from now, somebody will be reading this thread and JWBear's sig will read "Will work for hot cowboys" and be thoroughly confused...

[Gemini Cricket]

I'd eat a Sea Kitten. With tartar sauce or catsup.
:D

[flippyshark]

Seeing as I already enjoy catfish, I imagine the kittenfish would be perfectly yummy.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I think a sea kitten hand roll sounds delightful - and healthy too!.

[Alex]

I'd eat (at least try) a regular kitten if it weren't raised as a pet so, sure, I'd try a sea kitten.

[JWBear]

Six months from now, somebody will be reading this thread and JWBear's sig will read "Will work for hot cowboys" and be thoroughly confused...

Not if I change it to "Kevy Baby is a doo-doo head"!

[SacTown Chronic]

"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," Finally, a temperate voice of reason.

[Kevy Baby]

Finally, a temperate voice of reason.Where?

[Gemini Cricket]

If I had to, I'd eat a PETA member.
Maybe one of the bigger ones.
Not one of those emaciated ones.
You know, if I had to survive.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

They're right, you know. A life is a life is a life, whether it's cute and furry or not. Which is why my policy is akin to Alex's.

I'd eat (at least try) a regular kitten if it weren't raised as a pet so, sure, I'd try a sea kitten.

I'd eat a cat or a dog if it were raised to be eaten. I eat adorable cows and lambs all the time. I have eaten rabbit and totally would again. Top of the food chain, baby.

[Capt Jack]

to paraphrase Troy McClure

Don't kid yourself, Jimmy. If a (sea kitten) ever got the chance, he'd eat you and everyone you care about!

http://www.thesimpsonsquotes.com/images/troythumbsup.gif

the point being...a fish....WOULD

[CoasterMatt]

Here's a picture of a sea dog

[Morrigoon]

Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame.

You know, I think lack of protein has gone to their heads

[lizziebith]

They're right, you know. A life is a life is a life, whether it's cute and furry or not. Which is why my policy is akin to Alex's.



I'd eat a cat or a dog if it were raised to be eaten. I eat adorable cows and lambs all the time. I have eaten rabbit and totally would again. Top of the food chain, baby.

You must spread some Mojo around before giving it to Cadaverous Pallor again.:snap: :snap:

My ex-vegetarian $.02 is in agreement.

[Not Afraid]

Ask any kitten you happen to see
What's the best kitten?
Kitten of the sea.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Ask any kitten you happen to see
What's the best kitten?
Kitten of the sea.

That's beautiful. :D

(and Murphy concurs)

[bewitched]

Won't work.

I completely disagree.

They don't seriously think people will call fish "sea kittens", they just want people to talk about the campaign and the idea of fish as sentient creatures.

The idea is working beautifully. We're talking about it aren't we?

[Moonliner]

I completely disagree.

They don't seriously think people will call fish "sea kittens", they just want people to talk about the campaign and the idea of fish as sentient creatures.

The idea is working beautifully. We're talking about it aren't we?

I had fish for dinner last night.

[JWBear]

I completely disagree.

They don't seriously think people will call fish "sea kittens", they just want people to talk about the campaign and the idea of fish as sentient creatures.

The idea is working beautifully. We're talking about it aren't we?

Yeah... But we're also making fun of them. Not the discussion I think they wanted.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I completely disagree.

They don't seriously think people will call fish "sea kittens", they just want people to talk about the campaign and the idea of fish as sentient creatures.

The idea is working beautifully. We're talking about it aren't we?Err, okay, I feel the need to point out that I was not serious about "sea monkeys" being a way to stop people from killing brine shrimp. It was a joke.

[Snowflake]

Kitten shrimp are very yummy with lots of garlic and chili flakes

[BarTopDancer]

This is how I ended up vegetarian for awhile. I realized exactly what I was eating.

I think fishing is horrible and would probably agree with the article (but I'm not going to read it). that dragging something around by its mouth and then letting it suffocate is cruel. But I eat fish. And I eat meat. I just try to not think about it.

[bewitched]

Yeah... But we're also making fun of them. Not the discussion I think they wanted.

I disagree. All press is good press to some degree. We may ridicule it, we may tell other people how ridiculous it is...they tell a few people. Somewhere along the line, PETA is guessing (probably rightly so) that someone (who may not otherwise be simpatico w/PETA) is going to go, "hmmm, I never thought about it that way."

Further, in my estimation, this is a campaign largely aimed at kids. Kids drive A LOT of change insofar as treatment of animals is concerned. I point you to the highly successful campaign to stop the slaughter of dolphins in tuna nets. The architects of that campaign didn't confront adults, they instituted an educational campaign aimed at kids, mostly through schools, which more or less sent a message saying that when you ate tuna, you were killing dolphins. In fairly shot order, tuna sales plummeted and angry mothers were writing letters to Starkist and their congressmen. "Dolphin-safe" tuna and DPCIA quickly followed.

Err, okay, I feel the need to point out that I was not serious about "sea monkeys" being a way to stop people from killing brine shrimp. It was a joke.


Yeah, got that. Just pointing out that the campaign itself is successful, based on my preceding comment.

[tracilicious]

I like my sea kittens raw, with pickled ginger and wasabi and soy sauce.

Actually, sea kittens are the one creature I do eat. Not because I think their lives are less valuable, but because that's as close to vegetarian as I'm willing to get. I really love sushi.

[Deebs]

I can not haz sea kittehs. I iz allergic.

[Andrew]

I like my sea kittens raw, with pickled ginger and wasabi and soy sauce.

Actually, sea kittens are the one creature I do eat. Not because I think their lives are less valuable, but because that's as close to vegetarian as I'm willing to get. I really love sushi.

As a nonmammaltarian, I concur (though I also eat poultry). A strict vegetarian diet sounds boring to me.

[lashbear]

I like my sea kittens raw, with pickled ginger and wasabi and soy sauce.
Isn't that just the BEST way to have Sea Kittens??

MMMmmmm... Now I'm going to eat a Sea kitten or two for lunch today ! Nom Nom Nom.

Sea Kitten: get some on your chopstick.

[bewitched]

Mmmmmm...sushi.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Ask any kitten you happen to see
What's the best kitten?
Kitten of the sea.

This made me laugh right out loud.

Also, I can haz ahiburger?

Similar to Marla, I think there are times when I absolutely do need meat. (This week for instance - I lost a lot of blood and immediately crave it, and thusly ate some.) But I don't like thinking about it, so I prefer other sources of protein when it makes me feel good enough. (Including, yes, a chicken's menstrual cycle.)

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I hate fish, so no eating Sea Kitten. Sex Kitten? Well...

[lashbear]

Bornieo: you do know that Ariel is a Kitten Of The Sea, don't you ?? :evil:

[Capt Jack]

mermaid sushi....mmm

[Deebs]

Colbert (http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/215975/january-15-2009/tip-wag---monkey-on-the-lam) comments on the PETA sea kitten campaign.

[flippyshark]

Colbert (http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/215975/january-15-2009/tip-wag---monkey-on-the-lam) comments on the PETA sea kitten campaign.

HA! Land Fish! I have two Land Fish! I bet they're tasty.

[lashbear]

Hehehehe. I'm partial to Field Potatoes.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Does this mean that if you feed your cat tuna, they're canibals?