Posted on 10/02/2005 8:33:59 PM PDT by Capitalism2003
in France of course...
Dogs Used as Shark Bait
By IAN HEPBURN
STRAY dogs are being skewered on hooks and dragged behind boats as live shark bait, The Sun can shockingly reveal.
The cruel practice takes place on French-controlled Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean, where Prince William spent two holidays.
A six-month-old labrador pup was recently found ALIVE with a huge double hook through its snout - like the dog above - and another through a leg.
The pup was found in a coastal creek and is thought to have somehow freed itself from a fishing line.
But other dogs and kittens have been chomped up and swallowed by sharks.
The RSPCA plans to petition the French government, demanding an end to the hideous torture.
terrible pic at the link below:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005450117,00.html
Be prepared for a lot of "Bat Boy" remarks from here on...
That George W. Bush is a WAR CRIMINAL!
Is this done for sport or do they actually intend to catch and kill the sharks? If the purpose is just to send the sharks into a frenzy, I don't think I can fathom much than could be more cruel. If sharks are captured in this method, it is still cruel but at least it has a function beyond mindless torture.
***If I'm not mistaken, "The Sun" is the UK's version of the U.S. "National Enquirer." ***
If you can't stand the heat just go to page 3!
And there were so many DEMOCRATS available.
Would anyone complain if the dogs were replaced with PETA members?
But the frenchies are so humane, enlightened and sophisticated! /s
i wouldn't care if it was toy dogs like pugs and pomerainians etc or even cats. But normal non toy dogs, that's just plain wrong!
Maybe they should just use arrogant french people as bait.
Last time I went fishing for sharks I never had to hook my Lab for freakin bait. This is sick. Where is PETA in this? Oh wait they only berate Americans..
Save a dog - use a liberal.
Pierre LaPieu wold make good shark bait.
This was posted a few days ago, and we decided it's a farce. The picture looks photoshopped, not only is there no blood, but a dog could not be dragged through water by that hook. It'd pull out. The dog in the picture does not looked stressed, just the somewhat worried look of any golden retriever who is being examined by a vet tech in green scrubs.
Take another look at the picture.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005450117,00.html
Why are the lives of the dogs worth more than the lives of the sharks? Could it be because it is only 'wrong' to kill something when it is cute?
I started another thread on this topic, not being able to find this one...
My point was: Just another reason to BOYCOTT FRANCE!!
I started another thread on this topic, not being able to find this one...
My point was: Just another reason to BOYCOTT FRANCE!!
Agreed. The story could well be true, but the pic is a fake.
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