Stupidity at Its Worst- aka: How to Make a Joke Out of Your Organization In Less Than One Minute

Dear Peta,

I'm assuming that you do not eat any meat because of your stance on animals. I am also assuming that you are all vegetarians, I have no problem with that....

When you poke your fork into that leafy green salad, please remember that the leaves cry out in pain. And when you take a big bite of that apple, the apple cries out to it's mother, the tree.

You are dealing with South Dakotans here, and telling them to rename their schools "Sea Kitten" instead of "Spearfish" is, well, a huge joke.

If you want your association to have some legitimacy here in a state that have people that enjoy tasty animals, then stop with the "Sea Kitten" stupidity.

Thanks,

~B

P.S. If you hadn't noticed. There's no sea around here.

PETA Wants Spearfish School To Change Its Name To ‘Sea Kitten’

Published: Saturday, January 10, 2009 12:37 AM CST

SPEARFISH (AP) — The activist animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has asked school officials to change the name of Spearfish High School to “Sea Kitten High School.” The new name would “reflect the gentle nature of its current marine namesake,” the organization said in a letter to Steve Morford, Spearfish High School principal. PETA said the letter is part of a new Sea Kitten campaign aimed at children. If children were taught to refer to fish as “sea kittens,” reflecting that fish, like cats and dogs, are “individuals” that “do have friendships,” fewer fish might be killed for food or sport, said Pulin Modi, a PETA spokesman. “We want people to realize that more fish are killed each year than all animals combined,” he said. “They don’t have the sympathy of more popular animals like cats and dogs.” Morford said he did not want to share his feelings about PETA. “Obviously, it’s nothing we’re taking seriously,” he said. Spearfish students have access to the Internet at school and had started talking about the request. “It’s so illogical that it’s hard to comprehend it,” senior Zach Retzl said. “I really don’t think any student would necessarily go for that.” Spearfish High School is just named the same as its town and doesn’t promote hunting or fishing, he said. “I would say it probably has something to do with Native Americans and what they did to hunt for food to survive,” Retzl said. “Most parents would never dream of spending a family weekend torturing kittens, but hooking fish through their mouths and pulling them through the water is just as painful as hooking a cat’s mouth and dragging him or her behind a car,” Dan Shannon, whose title was listed as executive director, wrote in the letter to Morford that was posted online by the Black Hills Pioneer. “We’re hoping that this name change will encourage people young and old to start treating these gentle “kittens of the sea’ with respect and show them the kindness that they deserve. We hope that Spearfish High School will start off the semester right by changing its name to Sea Kitten High School.”