Obama kills fly...PETA outraged

Bikewer said:
I once tried reasoning with a large spider while my wife was standing on an adjacent chair, screaming "Kill it, Kill it!"
The spider seemed obstinate and would not listen to my well-reasoned arguments about better food supplies elsewhere and the likelyhood of being trod upon by Labrador retrievers while in my house.
So I killed it.
Click to expand...

I actually put them in glass jars and take them outside. My reasoning is as follows:

I don't mind outdoor spiders.
I hate outdoor flies.
 
GreyICE said:
I actually put them in glass jars and take them outside. My reasoning is as follows:

I don't mind outdoor spiders.
I hate outdoor flies.
Click to expand...

I found a cricket in my office building once. I gathered it up, went to the front door, and tossed it in the air. He spread his wings and flew about 6 ft before a bird, perched on the awning, swooped down and plucked it out of the air.

Still not sure if that's net positive or negative karma points. :confused:
 
Meanwhile, Obama's fly killing skills have been parodied on youtube by quite a few people. Some are funny, some are just stupid.
 
Unbelievable. More jaw dropping lunacy from PETA.

That answers a question I've long had about them, though. When people discuss the entire idea of "animal rights", one thing that occurs is "Gee, what kinds of animals? How far do you go beyond horses and cows and cats and dogs? Surely they don't think mice and rats should never be killed. What about insects? Are they animals worthy of protection, too? Should we save the ticks?"

Well, apparently it does extend to insects. Well, at least they get points for a lot of consistency. Too often, you wonder how a committed vegetarian can eat fish and eggs. Or how someone can say they love animals and give money to PETA but have leather seats in their car.

Well, no arbitrary line drawn for PETA. They are truly down the line. Their recent ads exploiting the murder of the abortion doctor in Kansas even send the message that eating eggs is murder. Guess it's admirable they go all the way.
 
Last edited:
thaiboxerken said:
http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/06/obama_and_the_f.php

Here, they write about the "incident" and then give some links where you can find out how to deal with exoskeletal beings!

BEINGS?! These people are nuts! I wonder if most ethical vegetarians who are in PETA are this far gone.
Click to expand...

I can't say for sure but there are two ex PETA ethical vegetarians in the rescue group I work with and they left because of stuff like this.(and PETA's kill policy.)
 
RE: PETA's response, I don't have any issue with them saying (in general) that they prefer people to try to trap and remove household bugs rather than kill them. That's fair, and in general it's a policy I try to follow myself when it's practical.

But, when I read this, and given all their other nuttiness, I assumed that they had produced a statement in reaction to the news story, as they so often do. In this case, however, it appears that reporters were asking them for a quote on the 'situation' - rather than PETA issuing an unsolicited press release just for attention.

Oh, and I'm enjoying the Comedy Central and YouTube parodies as well. Check out the Jimmy Fallon one I linked earlier if you haven't yet.
 
EeneyMinnieMoe said:
Unbelievable. More jaw dropping lunacy from PETA.

That answers a question I've long had about them, though. When people discuss the entire idea of "animal rights", one thing that occurs is "Gee, what kinds of animals? How far do you go beyond horses and cows and cats and dogs? Surely they don't think mice and rats should never be killed. What about insects? Are they animals worthy of protection, too? Should we save the ticks?"

Well, apparently it does extend to insects. Well, at least they get points for a lot of consistency. Too often, you wonder how a committed vegetarian can eat fish and eggs. Or how someone can say they love animals and give money to PETA but have leather seats in their car.

Well, no arbitrary line drawn for PETA. They are truly down the line. Their recent ads exploiting the murder of the abortion doctor in Kansas even send the message that eating eggs is murder. Guess it's admirable they go all the way.
Click to expand...

Do sponges count (they're technically animals)?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Back
Top Bottom