PETA wants lighthouses to shine light on fish feelings

As Lake Michigan ports go, Grand Haven is an angler's paradise. If People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals gets its way, it also will be home to a lighthouse café -- serving faux fish sticks -- where patrons learn about the evils of fishing. PETA said in a letter to the National Park Service this week that it wants to take over Grand Haven's historic twin red lighthouses once they go on a list of surplus properties this year or next. Because PETA is a nonprofit, its bid to maintain the lighthouses could be considered. The way the animal rights group sees it, Grand Haven would be a perfect place to drum up compassion for fish. To do so, it would point to research it says suggests that fish have feelings, too, rubbing against each other to show affection, developing individual personalities, even learning to grieve. Kids younger than 12 who visit would get a plush fish toy that says, "Fish are Friends, Not Food!" Some locals don't want their pier to become the headquarters for the proposed Fish Empathy Project. "It's nonsense," said Capt. Jim Bard of It-Il-Do Charters. "The whole entire lake revolves around the sportfishing industry."

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I love PETA -- Googling them (or seeing them half-naked in front of the KFC in Jonesboro during below freezing weather) ALWAYS cracks me up!

The quote from the Captain in the story above is great:

"It's nonsense...[t]he whole entire lake revolves around the sportfishing industry."

[Alex]

PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals :)

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Alex wrote:

PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals :)

LOL! Why in the world do people always respond to stories about PETA with that?

Personally I haven't eaten meat in well over a decade (almost half of my life)-- except for once about 6 years ago when I have having a really bad day and I didn't care and slipped and got a fish plate at Captian Joe's.

[Luvboatin]

God forbid you kill a fly!!!!!
ROFLMAO!!

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peta is out of control idots thats what they are

[Old Timer]

In the pinball game of life, these folks' flippers are a little further apart than normal. But if they want to put on another hoochy coochy show in front of KFC, I'll be glad to come and watch.

[Never off]

I hate PETA so much! for no reason at all!!

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Old Timer wrote:

In the pinball game of life, these folks' flippers are a little further apart than normal. But if they want to put on another hoochy coochy show in front of KFC, I'll be glad to come and watch.

Okay -- your post made me laugh (and I mean that as a good thing)!

[Looking for Jasen Biczak]

Anyone know Jasen Biczak lives on Norton Ave>

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liberals suck peta sucks gays suck duh

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Never off wrote:

I hate PETA so much! for no reason at all!!

LOL!

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Captain Ron wrote:

<quoted text>Fish Killer. Now that fish will never see its family again. Did you say a little prayer when you flushed him in your excrement.

That's a bit rude, no?

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guest wrote:

liberals suck peta sucks gays suck duh

Thank you very much for your very insightful comment!

:-)

[Never off]

lol...wow i cant believe that this thread is still going!!