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anysiaTown bans eel cuddling after complaint.
Town bans eel cuddling after complaint
From correspondents in London
August 01, 2006 03:00pm
AN English fishing town has banned the sport of conger cuddling after an animal activist complained.
The tradition, once described as the most fun a person could have with a dead fish, involves one team trying to hit another with a conger eel tied to a rope.
It was popular in Lyme Regis on England's south coast and used as a fund-raising event for the local lifeboat.
But the sport has now been banned after an animal rights activist complained that it was "disrespectful" to dead fish and threatened to campaign against the event. Animal activists have a reputation for radical action in Britain.
"The RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) were worried that it might show them up in a bad light," Rob Michael, chairman of the town's lifeboat guild,said.
Getting your panties in a bunch over being 'disrespectful to dead fish'. That's right, you staunch animal activists in your vinyl and synthetic clothing that causes animal deaths due to pollution and toxic waste. You guys need to get a life.
And to the fishermen, you go watch "The Goodies" and learn about "Ecky Thump". You guys need the new hobby.
Town bans eel cuddling after complaint
From correspondents in London
August 01, 2006 03:00pm
AN English fishing town has banned the sport of conger cuddling after an animal activist complained.
The tradition, once described as the most fun a person could have with a dead fish, involves one team trying to hit another with a conger eel tied to a rope.
It was popular in Lyme Regis on England's south coast and used as a fund-raising event for the local lifeboat.
But the sport has now been banned after an animal rights activist complained that it was "disrespectful" to dead fish and threatened to campaign against the event. Animal activists have a reputation for radical action in Britain.
"The RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) were worried that it might show them up in a bad light," Rob Michael, chairman of the town's lifeboat guild,said.
Getting your panties in a bunch over being 'disrespectful to dead fish'. That's right, you staunch animal activists in your vinyl and synthetic clothing that causes animal deaths due to pollution and toxic waste. You guys need to get a life.
And to the fishermen, you go watch "The Goodies" and learn about "Ecky Thump". You guys need the new hobby.
