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Posted on 10/20/2008 11:01:36 AM PDT by markomalley
A B.C. man who clubbed a bear to death in self-defence is now defending himself from a smear campaign.
Jim West of 70 Mile House says angry animal-rights crusaders have been harassing him at home and impersonating him in e-mails to media outlets.
"I figure this is someone from PETA [People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals] because I've had some people tracking me down and giving me the gears," said Mr. West, 45.
"I really hate that. I hate confrontations of any kind. I try to be as polite as possible. I'm sorry, but it was simply a life-or-death situation," he said yesterday.
PETA spokesman Martin Mersereau denied any involvement in the smear campaign.
"We are absolutely not involved," said Mr. Mersereau. "We focus our efforts on accomplishing things and this doesn't fit in that category."
Mr. West bludgeoned the black bear to death after it attacked him near Green Lake in the Cariboo earlier this month.
Mr. West and his two dogs were scouting for moose when he crossed the path of the angry mama bear on Oct. 4.
He was walking with his black Labrador dogs when the bear rushed him. The sow twice knocked him down before Mr. West grabbed a large stick and struck her between the ears, then repeatedly hit her, crushing her skull.
Conservation officers put down the bear's two cubs, which were nearby and which the mom was protecting.
Since then, e-mails have been sent to The Province in Mr. West's name, attempting to debunk his story.
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"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Then I would find out who these people are.
Then I would stalk them, kill them, and -- as a sign of who they were messing with -- leave a Hostess "Bear Claw" pastry on the body.
AN ATHEIST IN THE WOODS
An atheist was walking through the woods.
‘What majestic trees!
‘What powerful rivers!
‘What beautiful animals!
He said to himself.
As he was walking alongside the river,he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him.
He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him.
He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder & saw that the bear was closing in on him..
He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer.
He tripped & fell on the ground.
He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw & raising his right paw to strike him.
At that instant the Atheist cried out,
‘Oh my God!’
Time Stopped.
The bear froze.
The forest was silent.
As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky.
‘You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don’t exist and even credit creation to cosmic accident.’
‘Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament?
Am I to count you as a believer?
The atheist looked directly into the light, ‘It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian’?
‘Very well,’ said the voice.
The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head & spoke:
‘Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty through Christ our Lord, Amen.’
If he crushed a bear’s skull by whacking her between the ears with a branch, that must have been a helluva big branch!
Like I believe this PETA spokesperson. Even if true, it shows what type of animal belongs to PETA and supports their anti-human agenda.
In her case, I like her philosophy and hope that some day she will show that she is true to her beliefs.
I would tell her to take a hike. You don’t need friends like that.
Right.... like comparing Holocaust victims to KFC chickens.
Did you respond in-kind, and tell this woman she could bite me?
If I were a PETA member, I wouldn’t harass that guy too closely.
Does Sam like hippies?
A likely volunteer as a human shield for me the next time I go elk hunting in grizzly country.
Is she hot looking?
Lets have a little experiment. How bout we get a bunch of PETA members and throw in a lions den. We’ll give them all guns and see if they protect themselves or throw themselves to the lions, so that the lions may live on.
Human evolution has stopped.
Why didn’t people have these attitudes before modern times?
Actually, some probably did but they were eaten before they could reproduce.
This is up there with the Calif. woman that was killed by a cougar a number of years ago (and left behind a husband and children.) PETA started a fundraising drive to take care of the courgar.
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