animal rights extremists

[steveh]

a friend of mine told me of an incident that happened to him recently whilst out fishing. he was approached by a man claiming to be a rep of a famous tackle company and would he be interested in taking part of a survey, as a reward he would recieve a selection of fishing tackle. when the parcel arrived it contained dog crap , on reporting it to the police he was told it was the type of tactics used by some animal rights groups. so be careful who you talk to!!!! Steveh

[martinw]

Bad crack that, they're not right in the head tat lot, thanks for the tip off though mate.

martin

[tiawow]

should all be hearded up and nuked!!!

[martinw]

ive been thinking about this, yes they are a bunch of nutteres and i dont agree with things they do it is a bit over the top, they are just passionate about the rights of animals, just like we dont want to see netters slaughtering the bass stocks, like we want to see increased minimum bass limits, and also a lot of us feel strongly about catch and release. They are just a bit more extreme! Im probably going to get a barrage of abuse now for writing this but this is life unfortunatley theres people like this out there, all we can do is be vigilant and watch who you talk to on the beaches. i dont think any of us are going to get anthrax or a letter bomb through the post though!. In everything we do in life theres someone out there that wants to put a stop to it, unfortunatley the animal rights lot are the more extreme and we do some thing they dont like.

[tiawow]

I think that yes we will always have problems but when you meet people who have viewws like believing that all pets should be set free, or idiots who release mink into the countryside causing untold damage to wildlife.
People so stupid they need a slap.

If they are going to belive in something then at least have some understanding or knowledge of what you are talking about.

[rzaskar]

On the subject of animal rights the programme on tv last nite about the trade in dog and cat skins was sick (the chinese were skining fido and fluffy alive ). Now if they want to do some real difference why dont they go and fight for a real cause like that instead of hassleing fishermen

[martinw]

i saw that, yeah it was sick, it was a pretty hard hitting bit of footage that, you must have a screw loose to skin cats and dogs alive.

[tompa]

I believe that everyone is entitled to there own opinion and if they disagree with fishing well thats up to them. I don't however believe people should invade your own personal space and force there views upon you, and to pull such a stunt is sheer cowardice!!! If someone has something to say they should stand up and say it not attack in such a harmful way, Imagine if Steveh's mate had children that had found the parcel and the disease it contained. Children put all sorts in their mouths. Is a fishes life worth more than a child's? I'm sure these people believe that fishing is wrong and harmful and good for them having something to believe in. But if they want to discuss it I'll happily meet them and talk it over, But if they want to continue down the path they have chosen BEWARE what goes around comes around and I'll be happy to discuss that option too ;D
If they happen to read this forum STAND UP AND BE COUNTED COWARDS!!!

[shootist]

well said tompa. ;D ive had run ins in the past with the anti hunt people, theyre just the same. ;D

[martinw]

well said tompa, thats the direction i was trying to go, but it just wasnt coming out like i wanted it to ;D

[tompa]

Live and let live, Freedom of speach etc............!
Know what I mean martin mate.
But step on me toe and I'll punch ya in the mouth!

That may sound a bit harsh but I have three small kids and it boils my blood to think that could have been me Or anyone on this forum with kids. Not that it's any less serious for those who don't have children.
Sure you all uderstand.

[gripper1]

Understand mate got kids myself your well in order

[ritchieboyd]

Well, Paul Macartney upset alot of Canadians this year by protesting against the seal hunt.

To all you that don't know about the seal hunt, they dont go out clubing baby seals, but they do shot adult seals and not one part of the seal goes to waste.

The meat is eaten all year round (they preserve it),
The skins make clothes (coats and parkas)
The livers go into Omega3 tablets that the animal right people take (ironic)

Its a very Important part of the economy of Newfoundland (pronounced NEW-FIN-LAND) and is something the Innuit people have been doing for thousands of years.

And with the population of seals being over 4 million the quotas of seals killed each year about 35,000 is nothing.

Plus everyone who fishes know what seals do to the fishing, the inbalance in the eco system due to to many seals is not good either

anyway theres my 2 cents worth on animal rights.

[capnjack]

often wondered what dog walkers did with the carrier bags of crap now unfortunatly we may have found out but seriously what sad acts to do tricks like that

[robbie13]

They cant be that concerned with animal welfare. Imagine the embarassment of the poor dog whose turd the used!!!!Robbie.

[Dive Dive Dive ™]

Interesting if not slightly random contribution there Robbie ;D

Where do you draw the line.... do we run the risk of being abused for using a nice juicy lug worm instead of an artificial??

DDD

[tiawow]

There are so many contradictions, people take a stance on one issue and become blind to everything else.

[colin1]

captjack they normally put it in the bin the dogs crap , I am a dog walker and I would not dream of putting though some bodys door ohhhhhhhhhhhh wait a minute would put it though netters in the dee door ( joke would not )

[The Image ™]

Mind you, the Canadians over-trawled their cod fisheries until they crashed so it's maybe a bit hypocritical for them to be taking it out on the seals. Frightening thing is that we're doing the same to our cod fisheries.