Live dogs and cats used as shark bait??? WTF
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WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE????
I just saw this horrifying news article about fishermen near the french island R
I just saw this horrifying news article about fishermen near the french island R
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That is fucking distgusting what that "person" is doing.
After looking at that picture I got a feeling that this is a hoax.
Never the less, i'll sign it just in case. =p It's a sick joke if its fake. I don't want to think its real. >.> Then again... the page is real...
However, is there also some petition I can sign to prevent worms from having the same fate. I once heard that people dig them out of their natural habitat in the ground and skewer them with hooks, waiting until a fish eats them.
Weeee!
I just like screwing with people.
A fishing boat "trawls" meaning it's not going very fast so the hook wouldn't rip out until a shark swallows the animal, then jerks the line where hook would most likely rip out and catch in the shark's throat. And good point. If it were pigs I doubt there would be such an uproar.
I prefer powerbait and spinners.
the real tricky thing is that i dont want to be a tree hugger and sign something that i dont udnerstand. i dont know the legal/social/monitary ramifications or reasons for them doing what they're doing, and i think a lot of people, in north america especialy, are quick to shoot off their mouthes, because it's easy to do so from where we're standing.
dont get me wrong, i think this is pretty fucked, and i'm like 1.2 secconds from signing, but it would be nice to know a little bit more information. is this nessisary? why the fuck would they do it? just because it's easier to catch sharks? in that case, i'd sign and write a letter.
I don't think it's cool to use pigs or other livestock as shark bait either.
I don't know where to draw the line though. I mean, I don't really have a problem with using other fish as shark bait.
I guess I draw the line at reptiles. Or at least anything domesticated.
I hope this is a fake, and suspect it is, but still a disturbing thought.
If its the real deal than that is really messed up. Some fishermen need to lose some knee caps and be dragged around by a nose ring, behind a bus on streets paved with salt.
Not that I think the dogs should be tortured by being kept alive while being used as bait, but the fact is some people make a living killing the animals I eat so I don't have to. For these people, killing animals is no big deal.
The dog is wearing a collar.
The dog does not appear to be in any distress.
Chum would be cheaper/easer.
Plays into the stereotype of- third world/pan-asian counties think less of 'pets'.
The handler of the dog is white(or look white to me) and is wearing a western style med shirt (scrubs).
Cats are better than dogs.
Using children won't work, humans taste so bad sharks spit 'em out after taking a bite.
If you really care for animals you'll stop paying for factory farming, trawl fishing and drift nets, puppy farming, animal testing, fur and leather, etc.
Why does anyone care about pain to cats and dogs but not about pain to fish? A fish feels just as much pain when a hook goes through its mouth as a mammal does. I've heard lots of excuses from cold-blooded animals not feeling pain to fish not having nerves in their mouths.
If it works, it works!