*snork*

[patgund]

PETA offers to save beach if name is changed

"Sea Kitten State Park - where humans and sea kittens (read: fish) live in harmony.

That's the idea behind the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' latest campaign, anyway.

PETA sent a letter to California State Parks Director Ruth Coleman on Wednesday offering to pay to keep Pescadero State Beach open, but only if it is renamed Sea Kitten State Beach.

Pescadero State Beach is among the 219 state parks slated for closure under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to close a $26.3 billion deficit.

The term "sea kitten" is an effort to evoke the same sympathy for fish that people feel for cats and dogs, according to PETA Manager of Campaigns Lindsay Rajt.

"Pescadero means 'the place to fish,' so we thought by renaming it 'Sea Kitten State Beach' we could make it the place for fish instead of fishing," she said."

Dang. Now I'm craving Japanese-style Sea Kitten.........

Comments

[mama-hogswatch.livejournal.com]

Dear God, I thought this was from the Onion until I looked at the link.

[kishiriadgr.livejournal.com]

Sea kitten is healthy and delicious! My land fish Mei-Mei loves to eat sea kitten.

[phoenixsinger.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Ooh, Mommy, can we pet the cute little sea kittens? (Trying to picture a fish with fur--)

Calling a woman who is wearing a mermaid gown that's cut a little low a "sea kitten" will not make you popular at the party....