P E T A tries to strike at T.V viewers' choices

[PatMcGroyne]

FWIW: Thursday, May 21, 2009

PETA Urges End to Saturday Morning Hunting Shows. As if working to end our right to hunt wasn’t enough, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) now wants to stop us from watching hunting shows on Saturday mornings, too.
The animal rights group has sent a letter to the Pursuit Channel urging that it “remove programs that feature hunting and fishing from your Saturday-morning programming schedule, for the animals’ sake, certainly, but also for the sake of children and society.”
What is it about anti-hunting groups that make them try to dictate how other people live?
PETA has the audacity to claim that there is a link between exposing children to what it calls “violence against animals” and a child being violent towards humans later in life. The group even uses serial killer Ted Bundy as an example.
The only thing our children need protection from is the insanity of groups like PETA. Hunting teaches children a love and respect for wildlife. It strengthens family bonds through shared experiences and time spent together outdoors. And it gives children a sense of responsibility that the anti-hunters at PETA can never understand.
Growing up, when I wasn’t hunting with my dad on Saturdays, we were watching hunting shows together on television. In our household, that was the next best thing to actually hunting. Heck, we still watch hunting programs together every chance we get. Based on the popularity of many hunting shows, I know we are not alone in that regard.
PETA's latest antics are further proof that these groups have zero regard for -- or knowledge of -- the hunting lifestyle. It’s my hope that the Pursuit Channel deposits PETA’s letter exactly where it belongs: in the circular file.