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> On 8/11/2016 7:54 PM, Je?us wrote:
> > On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 19:46:56 -0400, jmcquown >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 8/11/2016 6:26 PM, Je?us wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Speaking of self-defeating whackos...
> >>>
> >>> We have a place called 'Eggs and Bacon Bay'. PETA don't like the name,
> >>> and want it changed to 'Apple and Cherry Bay'
> >>>
> >>> "THE Huon Valley?s popular fishing spot Eggs and Bacon Bay has had its
> >>> name for 140 years, but an international animal rights group now
> >>> reckons the moniker is unsavoury.
> >>>
> >>> People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has called on the Huon
> >>> Valley Council to change the name of Eggs and Bacon Bay to a vegan
> >>> alternative.
> >>>
> >>> The group has proposed Apple and Cherry Bay ? to promote the region?s
> >>> local agriculture industry ? as a suitable replacement.
> >>>
> >>> PETA Australia campaign director Ashley Fruno said the group hoped the
> >>> change would highlight the need to keep animal-derived foods off the
> >>> plates of Huon Valley residents.
> >>>
> >>> ?Considering the high levels of cholesterol and saturated fat in both
> >>> eggs and bacon, the area may as well be called ?Heart Attack Bay?,?
> >>> she said."
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> http://www.themercury.com.au/news/ta...822d9bd61fd923
> >>>
> >> Did PETA even notice this is a popular fishing spot? They must be
> >> pescetarians.
> >
> > No fish, surely!
> >
> >> Waging a campaign against the name of a place is
> >> ridiculous. Just another example of how organizations like this waste
> >> money.
> >
> > Not to mention it is counter-productive to their goals, because it
> > only creates antipathy towards them in the wider community. It's also
> > partly just to get PETA in the spotlight again.
> >
> > As I said before, they are blinded by their own zealotry. It's a
> > shame, really, because they are one of the largest animal welfare orgs
> > out there, but most of their resources are wasted on things like this.
> >
> It's one of the largest, most bloated animal welfare organizations.
> They're legends in their own minds.
>
> I'd like to see them spend those resources prosecuting individuals who
> harm innocent domestic pets. PETA doesn't seem to raise hue and cry
> when some sicko teenager sets a cat on fire while his friends video and
> post it online. How about spending money on toughening up laws ensuring
> tougher penalties for flagrant animal abuse?

Those are terrible incidents, but the meat industry, that people like
you support, is a million times bigger and therefore a more important
target.