Activists want fish off California aquarium menu

Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 6/28/05 | Reuters

[NormsRevenge]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An animal rights group has called on one of the largest aquarium in the United States to stop serving fish to its visitors, likening the practice to grilling up "poodle burgers at a dog show."

"It's easy to think of fish as swimming vegetables but of all the places in the country where fish should get a fair shake it's an aquarium," said Karin Robertson, manager of the Fish Empathy Project for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Robertson on Friday sent a letter to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, near Los Angeles, asking directors to take fish off the cafeteria lunch menu, adding: "Serving fish at an aquarium is like serving poodle burgers at a dog show."

She said that recent studies show that fish are surprisingly "intelligent, sensitive and interesting animals" and that the aquarium was contradicting that message by cooking them for lunch.

Jerry Schubel, aquarium president, said in a statement that the facility served only sustainable and environmentally friendly fish and was committed to educating the public about conserving ocean environments.

[NormsRevenge]

..recent studies show that fish are surprisingly "intelligent, sensitive and interesting animals" and that the aquarium was contradicting that message by cooking them for lunch.

a nice beer batter, they won't mind. Trust me! :-)

[cripplecreek]

"grilling up "poodle burgers at a dog show."



Hmmmmm that's not a bad idea.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Does PETA know that most fish eat sushi?

[Hoodlum91]

Mmmmmm....poodle burgers!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

ROFL!!!

OK, serve them grain fed Beef from the High Plains feed lots.....and a little perfume packet from there....

[TheBigB]

likening the practice to grilling up "poodle burgers at a dog show."

Would hot dogs be okay? :)

[kallisti]

Just the other day while eating sushi I was wondering what the folks at the Fish Empathy Project were doing.

[cripplecreek]

"of all the places in the country where fish should get a fair shake it's an aquarium,"



Make that a shake and bake and they've got a deal.

[Mikey_1962]

Get a life! What a bunch of airheads

[Hi Heels]

Memo to PETA from Long Beach Aquarium: Go. Away. Nutzoids.

Sheesh. And I thought the whole point of the tanks were so we could pick our lunch.....

[Red Badger]

I thought ALL fish ate sushi, except here in the panhandle of Florida, where people are on the menu........

[Junior]

Oh Puh-leeze.

[So Cal Rocket]

[JZelle]

They serve all kinds of good red meat fare at AG shows. I once had a buffalo burger at one and it was pretty good.

[LRS]

A rock is intelligent and interesting compared to the folks of the Fish Empathy Project for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals...

[theDentist]

Let's name them PETA-patties!

[Fierce Allegiance]

I wonder what they feed the occupants of the aquarium?

Do they sell burgers at rodeos? I think so!

[Irish Queen]

Now that was funny!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

ROFL!