Comments on: Hey L.A. Times: Correct the record

By: Alex Verrastro

Alex Verrastro — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:29:28 +0000

All the best to you, your family, and your father, Gina.

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:02:33 +0000

Just keep talking everyone. Tell everyone what PETA’s endgame is. Just keep saying it over and over. Slow and steady wins the race.

Gina, I don’t know how you keep so many balls in the air. You keep yourself well, too, please.

By: Dogs

Dogs — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:37:51 +0000

2. ”I would just love to smack Ingrid Newkirk over the head with a metal shovel. Of course that wouldn’t solve a damn thing…. too bad.” My thoughts exactly!

By: Colorado Transplant

Colorado Transplant — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:51:05 +0000

Gina, I was wondering how your father was doing.
May your father not suffer too much, even though he sounds very brave.

It is harder to concentrate on other matters when a family member is sick, so I understand why you are not blogging as much.

As to dental in animals, I will have to take Batman, my cat, in February for a tooth cleaning. I am not as good as you and refuse to brush his teeth. I want to keep my fingers.

By: Humane Mewsings

Humane Mewsings — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:44:38 +0000

I completely agree with your post, Gina. I often get very frustrated with PETA because I feel they actually undermine the animal protection movement…. If we want people to take issues about animals seriously (whether about animal rescue/companion animals or fur, factory farming, etc.) it’s crucial to stay away from such extremism.

By: Susan Fox

Susan Fox — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:54:44 +0000

“Sea kittens” is to “Spearfish” as meaningful speech is to Orwellian doublespeak. In fact, it’s a good example of language/meaning distortion to support a particular agenda.

What PeTA DOES get is that words have power and if you can get the media and public to use your words, you have defined and framed the debate. They know exactly what they are doing. And they do it with malice aforethought.

Time for a re-framing. Seriously.

By: Eucritta

Eucritta — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:42:35 +0000

Spearfish are gentle? We’re talking about marlins here, right? Whoa … are these folks landlubbers … O.o

Scratch that. Between this and Newkirk’s bassackward misunderstanding of the term ‘symbiotic,’ I’m beginning to think that when it comes to the biological sciences, the folks at PeTA are just plain clueless.

By: Jenniferj

Jenniferj — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:14:38 +0000

Spearfish, one of the top marine predators, “sea kittens”, hmmm, does not compute…

But then very few petaisms do, sigh.

Gina, all my heartfelt best thoughts for you and you Dad.

By: straybaby

straybaby — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:17:27 +0000

Well, some students at a certain HS may think twice before becoming card carrying PeTa members now:

PETA: Spearfish school should be called Sea Kitten

SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — The activist animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has asked school officials to change the name of Spearfish High School to “Sea Kitten High School.” The new name would “reflect the gentle nature of its current marine namesake,” the organization said in a letter to Steve Morford, Spearfish High School principal.

PETA said the letter is part of a new Sea Kitten campaign aimed at children.

If children were taught to refer to fish as “sea kittens,” reflecting that fish, like cats and dogs, are “individuals” that “do have friendships,” fewer fish might be killed for food or sport, said Pulin Modi, a PETA spokesman.

“We want people to realize that more fish are killed each year than all animals combined,” he said. “They don’t have the sympathy of more popular animals like cats and dogs.”

Morford said he did not want to share his feelings about PETA. “Obviously, it’s nothing we’re taking seriously,” he said.

http://www.google.com/hostedne.....gD95JS6480

I have to wonder why PeTA is just trying to change the name of the school and not the whole town, lol!~

By: nancy freedman-smith

nancy freedman-smith — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:11:59 +0000

First thing this morning…(I didn’t even have coffee yet) I turned on the TV news to see PETA release a lobster from a resturant in NYC to the oceans of Maine. Why does anyone call them, and why do TV stations give them press? So very sorry to hear about your Dad.