The American Spectator

p> LIBERAL MONKEY BUSINESS br> Re: R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.’s The American Circus : /p>

I am a Texas permitted small mammal rehabilitator and am not a fan of hunting unless you really, really have to hunt for food. Let’s face it: going to Wal-Mart and buying meat is much cheaper than hunting, when all your expenses are figured in. Most hunters I know are not really after the meat; they want the trophy, which means the prime antlers are the ones killed, the biggest fish kept. I know someone that has a roadrunner mounted. Now that one was a battle, I am sure.

What has gotten me on my soapbox is the fact that most states make it much harder to get the permit to raise and release animals than they do for the hunter to just plunk down the money for the license to go kill them. Believe me they sure do not pay us to raise these babies. Everything comes out of our pockets, food, cages, and vet bills.

p>I DO NOT approve of PETA’s way of doing things and do eat meat. br> — Elaine Kyle /p>

I just want to say before you approve an article to be written, maybe it’s a good idea to make sure that the journalist doesn’t enter fake information making himself sound like a complete idiot and well…your company.

“The Ringling Brothers case is significant because PETA has used the courts to harass the circus for years. In this case the circus owner, Kenneth Feld, was willing to face PETA’s charges in court. Had PETA merely complained to the press people might have believed that Feld maintained a vast spy ring against his harassers. In court their evidence was dismissed as nonsense.”

The court did acknowledge that they did steal things from PETA and wired and video taped things…HOWEVER, the court decided that PETA came across no harm because of this action.