God bless Captain D
If you thought that whole PETA “sea kittens” business was something new they came up with because the organization was hungry for headlines and/or contributions, there’s a slight chance you might be interested in this item from 2004:
Last time I had dinner with Fritz Schranck, we had seafood. And it was darn good, too.
I would expect, therefore, that Fritz would take a dim view of PETA’s latest folly, and sure enough, he does:
Fish are admittedly interesting and fascinating. They also taste great when they’re broiled, with a little butter, salt, pepper, and dill weed.
The crux of the PETA argument, per Bruce Friedrich, director of “vegan outreach”:
No one would ever put a hook through a dog’s or cat’s mouth. Once people start to understand that fish, although they come in different packaging, are just as intelligent, they’ll stop eating them.
Uh, yeah, right. Fritz?
Neither dogs nor cats are generally accepted as potential dinners by most Americans. On the other hand, for thousands of years pigs have been generally accepted as far more intelligent creatures than either Fido or Tabby. For those same thousands of years, humans have also managed to find ways to eat just about every cubic inch of a domesticated hog.
I’m thinking that Mr Friedrich’s insistence on the intelligence of fish is based entirely upon the fact that they are occasionally found in schools.
And, as Dawn Eden says, “If they’re so smart, how come they get caught?”
Brian J. »
12 January 2009 · 5:14 pm
I have to say the transference is failing in a major way. I’m looking at Persians these days and picturing them broiled and with a side of biscuits.
CGHill »
13 January 2009 · 10:25 am
Speaking of Dawn Eden, she’s noticed this, and the gist of her commentary: “Abalone!”
Dan B »
13 January 2009 · 8:22 pm
Persians have WAY too much hair. Consumption as food however would actually make full-sized chihuahuas useful, as they would have about the right amount of meat for a family meal.