Jerryo and others

Jess04920 · Post by **Jess04920** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:04 am

In honor of your love for PETA and their antics, I thought you'd get a kick out of this

http://209.157.64.201/focus/f-news/1707474/posts

LEO's mum · Post by **LEO's mum** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:13 am

Just reading the name of the bug makes me faint. Those are the real big ones, but smaller ones are bad enough. I hope they only use the dead ones, I have read of an article of "that" bug eating contest on TV, live ones-the bug not the programme, in which the contestant actually died as the bug ate his innerds later. That TV show also had a contest of holding burps after drinking carbonated drinks and the winner died of burst stomach. They never learn..... Sorry, I hope I wasn't too graphic.

Good ol' PETA. I wonder how they hear about these things, and what their criteria are for choosing a rallying topic???

This probably is a community discussions topic as it has nothing to do w/ chows....

Jess04920 · Post by **Jess04920** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:16 am

Oh, I apologize. You're right, I didn't even think about that. Is there a way for me to move it?

LEO's mum · Post by **LEO's mum** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:24 am

Not sure how. I just had to reply to the topic with a faint head

Respecting the rules should always matter, tho. Otherwise it'll be CAOS

Post by **jerryo** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:25 am

Unless, of course, the Chow eats the bug. Benny is not much of a bug-eater, which in a way is too bad. Since we live in a wooded area, the woodroaches around here could cut my dog food bill a bunch.

Again PETA has too much time on its hands. In many cultures insects are gourmet treats. Are they planning to attack those cultural choices, or would that cross the political correctness line on diversity.

Tovya · Post by **Tovya** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:32 am

My little grasshopper eater, Magda, would be way into this!

Jess04920 · Post by **Jess04920** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:57 am

see, it is Chow related!!! I'm sure all of ours would just LOVE this contest!

enchantedonyx · Post by **enchantedonyx** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:58 am

To stay on topic- Tess eats flies if she can catch them, but usually if she's chasing one, one of the cats will notice and then catch and eat the fly before Tess can. Poor pup doesn't get many flies.

As for PETA and the culture thing- it doesn't really matter to them what your culture is. The hardcore members of PETA believe that eating or using any type of animal product is wrong and immoral. This includes gelatin, leather, and even Pepsi (caramel color is made from milk). I doubt cultural traditions would hold much sway with them. I'm not advocating for or against their beliefs, just sharing.

~Renae

Post by **chris** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:37 pm

LMAO... that is very close to where I live. We go there all the time.

to funny.

Steel eats bugs too... and tries to catch the moths out of the sky... and flys..

Fidel · Post by **Fidel** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:57 pm

I bet Fear Factor has a heck of a time with PETA!

Jeff&Peks · Post by **Jeff&Peks** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:13 pm

Sorry folks but I agree with alot of what Peta stands for even though I do eat meat, I personally think fear factor should be taken off the air because of their abuse of bugs,worms what ever, A life is a life no matter what it is. I don't even watch the show because of that. We do a great job of killing each other why kill everything else in sight. Like Horton the Elephants says, A person is a person no matter how big or small. Dr Seuss in case we are not all up on Horton the Elephant.

Post by **chris** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:42 pm

Are you sure that wasn't.. Dr. Seuss? Blaaa hahahahaha.. Jeff.. you live in Cali.. you can't tell me you haven't killed a cockroach walking on your fruit loops in the morning.

Jeff&Peks · Post by **Jeff&Peks** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:45 pm

yeah that guy, i better fix it. I don't know what they do in WI but in CA a roach on your fruit loops means time to leave the nieghborhood.

You know, fruit as in fruit not fuit

Post by **chris** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:52 pm

I have no idea what you are talking about Jeff. none.. hmmm

enchantedonyx · Post by **enchantedonyx** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:53 pm

Jeff&Peks wrote:Sorry folks but I agree with alot of what Peta stands for even though I do eat meat, I personally think fear factor should be taken off the air because of their abuse of bugs,worms what ever, A life is a life no matter what it is. I don't even watch the show because of that. We do a great job of killing each other why kill everything else in sight. Like Horton the Elephants says, A person is a person no matter how big or small. Dr Seuss in case we are not all up on Horton the Elephant.

I agree completely. I emailed PETA about Fear Factor once- in regards to the contestants eating horse rectums (just disgusting) and they said that as much as they would like to put a stop to it, Fear Factor is careful to not violate any laws in the way that the animals are treated before death. In this case, the parts came from horses that were slaughtered for other things (which just completely disgusts me). I doubt there are laws governing the way insects are treated so they probably can't do anything. It's really sad the way people disregard life.