i eat peta’s (1.27.05)

I want to unswervingly address this essay to the
organization, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
or PETA. Just to set the record straight, there is no
legitimate substitute or alternative for meat; not even
vegetable sushi or grilled tofu.
PETA is harping some new foolishness regarding fish
consumption by humans. This deception is called the
Fish Empathy Project. First, I cannot figure out why
PETA desires to behave as an oppressor and tell me
as an individual what I can and cannot consume. Second,
it is perceptible that they are picking solely on humans,
unless they are marketing this project to sharks and
other fish-eating fish, too.

It is beyond my mental faculties to consider that fish
require empathy when all I can think of is grilled salmon,
fried tilapia and tuna fish; and don’t forget to mention
crab, shrimp, oysters and clams.

No organization, not even the government, has the
authority to tell any person what to eat and/or place in
their body, for that matter. This is by all accounts an
inalienable right. By definition, inalienable rights are
rights that only God can allot. Not to mention, I eat
PETA’s – stuffed with meat and vegetables. PETA needs
to have empathy for soybeans and stop the spread of the
wind-borne soybean rust spore that is presently devastating
crops before their members find themselves eating
fish also. -torrance stephens