SouthernN'Proud
Southern Discomfort
from tonguetied.us
A couple of high school students in Washington State who swallowed goldfish to fulfill campaign promises are having their wrists slapped by administrators and PETA for mistreatment of animals on school property, reports the Tacoma News Tribune.
The two juniors pulled the stunt during a welcome back assembly at Todd Beamer High School. They had promised to eat live goldfish in front of the entire student body if one of them got elected a class officer.
PETA got wind of the stunt and sprang into action.
“We feel certain you’ll agree that killing fish in the name of school spirit is unacceptable,” the group wrote in a letter of complaint to school officials. “If the reports we received are accurate, this cruel spectacle has no place in Federal Way public schools. Given the proliferation of violence in the schools, it is imperative that we teach compassion for all living beings rather than publicly encouraging cruelty to animals.”
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Nice job, utilizing the thinly vieled "federal funding dollars" jab. That'll make a school board member shit his pants/her skirt.
I seriously have reservations as to whether the kids at Columbine had goldfish on their minds as they slaughtered their classmates.
A couple of high school students in Washington State who swallowed goldfish to fulfill campaign promises are having their wrists slapped by administrators and PETA for mistreatment of animals on school property, reports the Tacoma News Tribune.
The two juniors pulled the stunt during a welcome back assembly at Todd Beamer High School. They had promised to eat live goldfish in front of the entire student body if one of them got elected a class officer.
PETA got wind of the stunt and sprang into action.
“We feel certain you’ll agree that killing fish in the name of school spirit is unacceptable,” the group wrote in a letter of complaint to school officials. “If the reports we received are accurate, this cruel spectacle has no place in Federal Way public schools. Given the proliferation of violence in the schools, it is imperative that we teach compassion for all living beings rather than publicly encouraging cruelty to animals.”
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Nice job, utilizing the thinly vieled "federal funding dollars" jab. That'll make a school board member shit his pants/her skirt.
I seriously have reservations as to whether the kids at Columbine had goldfish on their minds as they slaughtered their classmates.
hehe, PETA.
