Mood:  cheeky

I really thought that PETA couldn’t possible get any weirder then they already are. But they have totally out done themselves this time.

My boss came in this morning and told me that he just heard a news story about PETA wanting to rename fish. Apparently they are fed up with the poor reputation that they have as being either a source for food or mounted on the wall as a trophy. So they have now taken it upon themselves to rename these creatures to something more “cuddly”. So can you guess that the new name will be….Sea Kittens.

I thought it was a joke so I took it upon myself to check into it. Sure enough it is a real PETA campaign and you can check it out for yourself at  http://www.peta.org/sea_kittens/about.asp You can even create your very own sea kitten. I was amused by the facts that appear on the side of the screen. One fact said that they enjoy being petted. Now I have own several fish…I mean sea kittens… in my life and not a one of them enjoyed being petted. Maybe they were just angry that I had bought them the fluorescent pink sand castle instead of the blue one.

So what is next on the list of animal renames? Maybe they will rename cows…Farm Puppies. Maybe Deer could be Forest Fairies?

It has all amused me greatly! J Thanks PETA for making me smile today.