this is the class of peta members

not sure where to put this so move at your will
http://wdef.com/news/peta_member_thr...ficial/01/2010


copyed from wdef incase it gets taken down

It's a classic move, straight from a slapstick comedy.

But it was no laughing matter today when someone pushed a pie into the face of Canadian Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea.

Shea was giving a speech in Burlington, Ontario... southwest of Toronto.

The accused pie-thrower, Emily McCoy, was arrested and charged with assault.

Police say McCoy is a New York member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

She was apparently upset about Canada's seal-hunting program.

PETA's executive vice-president issued a statement saying, quote, "A little
tofu pie on her face is hardly comparable to the blood on Ms. Shea's hands."

Though, the group's campaign manager says it didn't organize the incident.

Shea, for her part, was not hurt.

She says she's more determined now than ever to support the seal hunt and Canadian sealers.

I wonder how severe the charges are against her. Will it be a night in jail and a $50 or will they push for something harsher which she deserves.

Did you see the other PETA story at that website?

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Last week we told you about Memorial Hospital's decision not to hire smokers because of health risks... Well PETA says that step doesn't go far enough.

The animal protection agency says the hospital should stop hiring meat eaters.

Memorial Hospital says it will no longer hire tobacco users, although current employees are grandfathered in.

PETA says the hospital should ditch drumsticks as well as cancer sticks.

And that those on a Vegetarian diets are significantly healthier than carnivores.

Memorial hospital says the demand is "a little over the top..."

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What a bunch of nutjobs.

Last I read in the paper (toronto star) shes saying it was an act of 'terrorism' :rolleyes:

What about the pie??? No one ever stops to consider how the pie feels, being made out of tofu. What a sad existance! Pie always gets second seating next to cake, and now this poor, sad, little tofu pie, has to take the next seat over from 'normal' pie? Something must be done.

Tofu pie :tears:

Not that I give a monkey arse about PETA.

But, what's the story behind the seal hunting? What are they hunting seals for?

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Originally Posted by blackcrystal22

Not that I give a monkey arse about PETA.

But, what's the story behind the seal hunting? What are they hunting seals for?

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Well there are two kinds of seal hunt, the inuits seal hunt and (for lack of a better term) 'everyone elses' seal hunt (although both happen at the same time of year).

The inuit have been hunting seal for over 4,000 years, it is a mainstay to their diet and part of their traditions and culture.

'Everyone else' started tagging along for the pelts to make clothing. Lately (because of all the negative media hype) however the demand for seal pelts has gone down.

That is how it was explained to me anyways. Despite all the negativity, it is no more cruel or inhumane than an average commercial slaughterhouse.

PETA is the most backwards organizations. I don't understand how they get any recognition for anything.

Maybe PETA supporters are better suited to be in our burgers than animals..

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Originally Posted by flynn

Well there are two kinds of seal hunt, the inuits seal hunt and (for lack of a better term) 'everyone elses' seal hunt (although both happen at the same time of year).

The inuit have been hunting seal for over 4,000 years, it is a mainstay to their diet and part of their traditions and culture.

'Everyone else' started tagging along for the pelts to make clothing. Lately (because of all the negative media hype) however the demand for seal pelts has gone down.

That is how it was explained to me anyways. Despite all the negativity, it is no more cruel or inhumane than an average commercial slaughterhouse.

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Not only that, but the kinds of seals that are hunted (grey seals, there's strict restrictions on harp seals and there's talk of putting them under protection for a short period) NEED to be culled every year, because they're all eating, all killing, all breeding little hellions that would destroy the fish stocks otherwise.

A hakapik, while it may be icky, is actually more humane than a rifle because it kills the seal instantly by destroying the brain - the same method we espouse here for killing reptiles. Seals are fast, it's easy to miss with a rifle and only wound the poor thing, and a wounded seal quickly becomes prey for the bigger things in the water up here. Polar bears and orcas aren't quite as kind as humans.

People throughout eastern Canada eat seal. They're not endangered, there's no reason for the seal hunt to be any more controversial than moose season, deer season, duck season or rabbit season.

Very well said.

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Originally Posted by BabysMomma

orcas aren't quite as kind as humans.

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no joke! has anyone seen that scene in Blue Planet where the orcas are hurling the seal around, playing with it? brutal...

TOFU pie??? That should be a crime.

So nice of my fellow Canadians to allow these terrorists into the country over and over real good border control we got.

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Originally Posted by snakemastercanada

So nice of my fellow Canadians to allow these terrorists into the country over and over real good border control we got.

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To my knowledge the Canadian border patrol is amazingly hard to get through. My mom works at erickson aircraine as an HR manager and has to do all the paper work for American and Canadian workers that travel from Erickson's operations in Oregon to Canada. She comments on the issue alot and its impressive how hard it is to get through. Specialized enginners that work on Erickson aircraft that have all necessary paperwork have been turned around at the border after an 8 hour interegation becuse the border patrol ' simply did'nt like there tone" and my mom has that comment on paper lol. PETA probobley got there terrorist through the border patrol by giving her all necessary paperwork ( which is a major pain) and some kind of ergent reason with a written recommendation by someone in canadian/ u.s. politics. PETA is tricky that way.

Her punishment should be getting slapped in the face with a piece of seal blubber! I am a member of PETA , of course not the radical wack-a-doo club, but the "People Eat Tasty Animals" club!
Mike Kelly

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Originally Posted by Clear

I wonder how severe the charges are against her. Will it be a night in jail and a $50 or will they push for something harsher which she deserves.

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For the record, I in no way support PETA - I think they're a bunch of idiots. That said, you really think throwing a pie is worthy of "something harsher?" It's not like a pie in the face is going to cause significant harm - at worst, it might cause mild embarrassment/annoyance.

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Originally Posted by olstyn

For the record, I in no way support PETA - I think they're a bunch of idiots. That said, you really think throwing a pie is worthy of "something harsher?" It's not like a pie in the face is going to cause significant harm - at worst, it might cause mild embarrassment/annoyance.

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Actually, when you throw anything at someone's face, you run the risk of severe injury. Broken noses, cut lips, eye injuries...

What if they had an allergy to tofu?

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Originally Posted by BabysMomma

Actually, when you throw anything at someone's face, you run the risk of severe injury. Broken noses, cut lips, eye injuries...

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Anything? Please. If that were the case, little kids would have a lot more broken noses and eye injuries than they do just from getting into pillow fights. I don't know about you, but when I was a kid, we didn't hold back swinging those pillows, and my nose is intact.

Secondly, we're talking about a pie here, not a baseball, hockey puck, or other heavy/hard object. Unless enclosed in a hard, heavy pan, a pie is just going to disintegrate on impact, and who would waste a good pan throwing it at someone? If your aim was to cause significant harm, there are far more effective options.

On a separate note, I think it's possible that your definition of "severe injury" may vary from many other people's; I just don't see a cut lip as being in that category, nor do I see how airborne baked goods could cause one. (Well, ok, maybe REALLY stale, dry bread... :P)

I used to work in an emergency room, we had small children coming in every day with eye trauma from hurling 'harmless' objects at each others faces. We had a six year old go blind in one eye after a pillow fight punctured his cornea.