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Okay, we know it's not Chicago-related, but we got a few emails and tweets about the video we posted yesterday (and was seen all over TV and the web) of San Antonio Spurs player Manu Ginobili swatting down a bat out of mid-air (yes, he received rabies shots later). We also noted we hadn't hear PETA's reaction. Until now. A PETA rep emailed us this morning with the organization's official statement on the matter:
Yes, it takes either a small man to bludgeon a 4-ounce animal to death or a totally unthinking one with no respect or consideration for lives humbler than his own. This is the time when athletes particularly need to be on their best behavior around any animal and show that they have brains and a heart, not just reactionary brawn.
Of course, it turns' out the bat didn't die, flying away and preventing it from being tested for rabies, which led to Ginobili getting shots. A PETA spokeswoman told us, "We will stand by our original statement until we hear a credible report stating that the bat flew away, as it is hard to imagine that the bat survived—even if he managed to fly away for a moment after what he went through."
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I love that they played violins for this dead bat... that didn't die. Love it.
Why do people care what PETA thinks? They're a bunch of nutters who think that comparing chicken consumption to the Holocaust is a perfectly reasonable way to make a point.
Really, it's like Bill Donoghue and his "Catholic League" a handful of dopes sending out press releases.
Not that it needs any defending, but bats are rabies carriers. Better that it should have bitten someone in the crowd, maybe a kid? Fuck PETA.
i'm cool with bats - if they're outside. once they come inside they are fair game. the at&t center holds about 20,000 people, so i'm all about manu knocking this bat out to prevent those people (including my parents who were there) from possibly getting bit by a bat and getting rabies. PETA can suck it.
"Bludgeon?" Seriously? He swatted at the bat with his hand and stunned it. It's not like he chased it around with a club. Sheesh.
I love how everyone goes nuts whenever PETA makes some outrageous statement about something that happened to an animal.
You're all just part of the plan to get more free publicity. Pawns.
Typically I just silently accept their decision to act like this and just make a point to head to Wendy's for lunch.
I'm going to hunt and eat a vegan later on. Low fat content, but they make a lovely stew.
So, I guess even Wendy's gets an upsurge in business when PETA makes news...it's win win for everyone involved...except for the vegans that nevins consumes.
As far as compassion is concerned, should not expect much from disconnected pro athletes ... especially in an arena.
But bat laughs last... ever have a rabies shot (or twelve)? Ouch.
What did all of you think they were going to say? If you disagree with them and think they are crazy, then don't listen to them. And, yeah, this is really not Chicago-related.
We vegetarians never talk about PETA, it's always you omnivores yammering on. You people are obsessed with them! Also, can the sarcastic comments about Wendy's and eating a vegan. It's really immature and the latter is just offensive. God forbid people live by their own moral compasses without others mocking them.
chilout3, bless you and your circle of vegetarian friends for not talking about PETA, but this just hasn't been my experience. My Facebook feed is full of vegetarians and vegans who consistently link to any news story relating to their eating habits, a lion's share (eggplant's share?) end up somehow involving PETA and edges me closer to unfriending or ignoring the person.
Wendy's is no joking matter. I had a double cheeseburger, baked potato and a Frosty.
My Facebook feed is full of vegetarians...
Calm down there leafy, you're just going to make yourself all tired and stringy.
Hmm... I wonder where the image of the humorless, self-righteous vegan comes from?
god forbid indeed.
I am a vegetarian, and I fucking HATE PETA. Hate. Them. And this is why--they make us look bad, and they are idiots. I mean, this "bat" thing is just the tip of the iceberg, right? What about all the models who go nude to protest fur and then show up on a runway wearing fur 6 months later? What about the "Got Beer?" campaign?
Napolean, I am sorry for your self-righteous FB friends. I am willing to bet they are under the age of 25, as me and all of my over-30 veggie/vegan friends do not spend much time posting humorless, self-righteous baloney for other people to face-palm over.
Indeed, PETA are the kings of false equivalence, hypocrisy, and polarizing extremism. My vegetarianism is a choice I make for myself, and I don't know a vegetarian (over the age of 30) who feels they should be shoving it in your face, or supporting PETA.
Eat all of the Wendy's you like--I remember that shit. It tasted good. Shit, now I want a Frosty.
As a feminist i am really upset that PETA refers to the bat as "He." I mean, come on. Who's to say the bat isn't female and that Ginobli isn't a woman beater too?
Apparently, the bat is alive and kicking in Carlsbad, NM.
http://caramccain.com/blog/?p=21