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Karmadillo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-16-09 11:48 AM
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PETA offers to save California's Pescadero State Beach
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/15/BA8618P99O.DTL

PETA offers to save beach if name is changed
Richard Procter, Chronicle Staff Writer

Thursday, July 16, 2009

PETA sent a letter to California State Parks Director Ruth Coleman on Wednesday offering to pay to keep Pescadero State Beach open, but only if it is renamed Sea Kitten State Beach.

Pescadero State Beach is among the 219 state parks slated for closure under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to close a $26.3 billion deficit.

The term "sea kitten" is an effort to evoke the same sympathy for fish that people feel for cats and dogs, according to PETA Manager of Campaigns Lindsay Rajt.

"Pescadero means 'the place to fish,' so we thought by renaming it 'Sea Kitten State Beach' we could make it the place for fish instead of fishing," she said.

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rcrush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-16-09 11:50 AM
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1. They arent letting this Sea Kitten thing go are they?
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X_Digger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-16-09 11:54 AM
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4. Talk about beating a dead horse!
Oooh, I'm going to hell for that one.
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-16-09 11:51 AM
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2. LOL
Yep... fish are just cuddly little "sea kittens". You wouldn't eat a cuddwy wittle sea kitten, would you?


Damn, PETA is full of complete nut jobs.
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-16-09 12:02 PM
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7. Here's one!


Hi! I'm Sea Kitten! Hug me!
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X_Digger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-16-09 05:17 PM
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12. Puffers actually are like kittens..
.. they'll chase / follow you, and squirt water at you over the edge of the tank. I had one that would even squirt water at you, then run and hide.
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-16-09 11:53 AM
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3. The good that PETA does is obscured by the boneheaded theatrics....
n/t
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robinlynne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-16-09 12:00 PM
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5. really nice gesture! shame on you people with your scorn.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-16-09 12:01 PM
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6. PETA thread!
:popcorn:
nom nom
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superduperfarleft Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-16-09 12:02 PM
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8. Funny, I usually go for the "hide thread" feature. n/t
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-16-09 12:03 PM
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9. the only thing one can do is fish,have a picnic, and look at the water
Edited on Thu Jul-16-09 12:04 PM by madrchsod
no camping,no fires,no dogs.

http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=522
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-16-09 12:08 PM
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10. Cute kitties in GD! Aaaawwww....
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Cessna Invesco Palin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-16-09 12:56 PM
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11. I'll be first in line for some sea kitten tacos. n/t
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