Hmm I had to actually stop my first response to this and rethink my rant (and yes it was a rant). Better to be calm I figure and not write a novel on just how much I dislike PETA and how darn thrilled I am if they get the harsh light of public opinion on them. I hate that those poor animals paid the price though.

I am a confirmed animal nut. I adore all our pets, even far too often attribute human emotion to them. I am raising four kids that I hope will love animals and respect them even in the way we use feeder animals in a humane manner. However, I support hunters and trappers. I was raised on game meat and fish. My husband hunts responsibly. I lived in Northern Ontario and the Canadian Yukon and was honored to get to know many trappers who are on the whole the best conservationalists out there (along with responsible hunters).

So having said that I guess PETA would just hate my lil guts. Oh well I don't say one thing publically and then go toss helpless animals in public dumpsters, so I'm okay with me.

On last bee in my bonnet (and dang this did turn into a rant after all but...) I just grind my teeth seeing celebrities and such promoting animals rights with their big bucks and their lil dogs with $1,000.00 designer coats, when this country has kids going to bed hungry with no damn winter coat of their own. If Pam Anderson wants to appear naked to stop people wearing fur coats fine and dandy, but perhaps she'd like to do the same to raise money so women don't die needlessly of breast cancer because mammograms are so costly!

~~Jo~~