Thread: sea kitties: when animal rights activists go too far.

Peta is obviously taking the wrong approach (did you expect anything different?).

But really. Too much effort goes into preserving whatever lifeform is cutest or fluffiest, or most majestic (whatever is appealing to us). What about the endangered snails? Salamanders? Coelacanth*? As for the other kingdoms of life... Well, when's the last time you heard about the endangered Psathyrella cystidiosa? That's right; you haven't. Because it is a fungi, and grows in shit. Obviously, a species unworthy of existing.

*Coelacanths=Favorite marine fish. A Lazarus species, which automatically makes it awesome. They have a long lifespan, and don't reproduce until their 20's. Also, then give birth to less than a dozen fry per spawn. These rates, coupled with the low population size (<500) and rise in the ocean's dead zone area, mean that things are looking dreadfully morbid for this living fossil.

I don't get it. Are we supposed to spend time worrying about how we treat fish? We can't even get a handle on treating other humans well. One thing at a time, here.

First, ethical treatment of yourself and your body. Then move out to treating your wife and kids with some respect. Get a handle on that, and we can begin peace talks with the middle east, and eventually the fish.

I thought you guys were joking! PETA is ACTUALLY trying to rename fish Sea kitties.

For me, this just adds another layer of badassery to eating fish. "Dude, watch me devour this filet of sea kitties!"

Check out this Encyclopedia Dramatica article.

Originally Posted by Robot_Butler

First, ethical treatment of yourself and your body. Then move out to treating your wife and kids with some respect. Get a handle on that, and we can begin peace talks with the middle east, and eventually the fish.

Each step away from yourself increases exponentially in difficulty (a function of greed). Many won't make it past the self.

I know, but at least the system would cut down on hypocrisy

Originally Posted by Robot_Butler

I know, but at least the system would cut down on hypocrisy

True.

Oh, now this is just wrong. The activists have stolen Stephen Colbert's idea to rename kittens "fish of the land"! how could they possibly be so...

Okay, I couldn't keep that up. But I'm this [....] close to taking bets on when one of them will be killed by a disgruntled taxonomist. It's just wrong when people try to change words to be intentionally wrong, just to manipulate people. And kittens! How stupid do you have to be to think people would go for naming "fish" "kittens"? What would we call "kittens"? "Fish"? Sometimes I just want to trick the extremist animal rights people (not alll of them, just the lunatics) intothe first United States Martian Colony Ship. With no animals on board for them to pretend to be uncruel to.

This is when people deserve to die

Absolutely stupid.

Even with the most rational argument; it's just a word.

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Wait. Back up the train. This is SERIOUS??

I couldn't get myself to watch this mediocre attempt at being funny so I'm just gonna say that PETA has various terrorist connections and... yeah. Just checking in here. What's up?

PETA = Epic, epic, very, very epic fail

Just my opinion. I mean, c'mon xD

Originally Posted by Mes Tarrant

Wait. Back up the train. This is SERIOUS??

Fo Serious.... Like...for realz.

This isn't a joke by any means, except that its hilarious how mentally ill they are.

Originally Posted by Elwood

This isn't a joke by any means, except that its hilarious how mentally ill they are.

If only PETA jerks would see the light...

I wish they would see the lights of a fucking diesel rig and git hit.

I agree with many things that PETA does, but this is just stupid...but I still like PETA....

It's kind of funny.



Save the sea kittens man.

Originally Posted by WolfTsunade

I agree with many things that PETA does

Really? I mean, they are an organization based on hypocrisy who thinks animals shouldn't be kept in circuses or zoos.

Originally Posted by Robot_Butler

First, ethical treatment of yourself and your body. Then move out to treating your wife and kids with some respect. Get a handle on that, and we can begin peace talks with the middle east, and eventually the fish.

At the rate we're going, humans will have probably killed the Earth by then. And I'm talking about waste dumping and ecological destruction. But I'm more of a "save the trees" kind of person.. I love trees, you know? I love everything, really, but trees are pretty high on my list.

And for the love of everything good in the world, sea kittens.... Of all the things they could waste their resources on, they waste it on something that would make zero difference to anyone. I can call dogs Gorgonoths, and birds Zyronyrosese, and I don't think it'll make an ounce of difference besides the fact that it'll take longer for me to say.

May the Spirit of Bruce Lee crush whoever coined the term Sea Kittens in between his thighs of steel.

Originally Posted by Black_Eagle

Really? I mean, they are an organization based on hypocrisy who thinks animals shouldn't be kept in circuses or zoos.

This is actually a good thing. Or at least change how animals are treated (especially elephants in circuses). In case you didn't know, when elephants are being trained to do these tricks in circuses, they are stabbed and beat at their feet until they obey. Sometimes this leads to the elephants to get a 'hate' so to speak for humans, and break out from captivity and actually attack any people they see. The elephant is then killed because well, it was just crazy right, and started killing people?!? BTW, I have real footage of this.

Zoo's on the other hand, are fine, as long as the animal was captive bred, which it would be.

Those of you who claim we have to learn to respect each other first before respecting animals. It doesn't matter which comes first, you will just eventually learn to respect all.

I have to agree, changing the name for fish to sea kitties is completely crazy and uncalled for. I mean it's not like the fish actually care.

To help all of you heartless people out there understand why organizations like PETA exist (Even though these guys are nuts). Humans think, if it doesn't talk, it doesn't have feeling. So it's life is useless and unimportant. So killing it is no problem. For food, is another story. But just for simply killing it. It's sad. I probably took this post to the complete extent and beyond what the OP was even trying to say. But this needs to be said. Earthling. I do not agree entirely with this video. But many things are wrong.

That campaign is obviously solely to raise awareness.
Get people talking at least - even if it is for laughs.
And it seemengly does work a lot better, than many other
things they've tried. I don't agree with everything they
say and do, but the public opinion doesn't do them justice.

Peta are adressing a lot of serious issues. (environment, society,
ethics, health and the food situation in general) Even if you don't
agree with their methods, or the conclusions they are drawing,
there are a lot of valid and important aspects, that I think need
further examination. It might be a bit different, than you'd think
it'd be.

And I agree, Earthlings should be watched.
But be open minded.

First feminists and now PETA?!

Stop trying to tell me how I should speak and do something worthwhile with your time. I will continue saying 'mankind' and 'fish' and you can't do jack shit about it.

I will also continue staring at your tits and eating animals.

Huzzah for noble causes of the 20th century that got inherited by morons.

Borat may say peta suffers from the retardation.