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Old 06-17-2007, 10:59 AM
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By the way, this organization IS NOT your local dog and cat humane society. They like to invoke emotional responses using the most gruesome scenes they can find and using them to their advantage.

If you go down to the fish docks and watch Rose clean fish, you'll see a lot of blood, guts and nasty fishy stuff. It's part of the business. I could go down there and take a some nasty pictures, and start a protest saying that this is inhumane and should be stopped because tuna are a vital part of our ecosystem. But, who would care? Nobody because everyone likes fresh tuna.

On the other hand, take a big Mako. Folks see a Mako with it's teeth showing and blood dripping and people automatically think, "AHH! Jaws", that shark is supposed to be protected because they have been fished near extinction. Not knowing that the sharks that are caught during that tournament are not on the endangered species list or even protected. That tournament has more restrictions on it than the average Joe who goes shark fishing on his own. (who is fishing on his own, you can guarantee! Just look at the great white caught a few weeks ago)

This organization is taking advantage of people's emotions and making their "non-profit" profit. If you do some research, you'll find the different events they have protested.

My main point is this: Give them money if you want, but know that they are not doing a darn thing for the pooch or kitty.
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