ANGLING'S GOVERNING bodies have been flapping around like a blind man trying to swat a mosquito - and all because of a loony American organisation called Peta.

It stands for the bulk of mankind for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and all the fuss has arisen because the collection claim they will launch an advertising campaign to stop fishing in the UK Generally, the big fire-arms from the Salmon and Trout Association and the National Federation of Anglers don't take so threats too seriously. But Peta claim to have assets of more than $40m and the backing of celeb as it was as Pamela Anderson, Kim Basinger and Alicia Silverstone. in the same manner fishing's great and good have been appearing forward Radio 4 and elsewhere, acting as if they are dealing with intelligent, reasoned folks rather than a bunch of entire fruitcakes. Oh, but if you knew Peta like I knew Peta...

Personally, I think it's a real good name. Ethical treatment of animals smacks of stopping race kicking their dogs, or keeping budgies in too- small cages, or shooting songbirds. In fact, Peta are a rabid vegan organisation who stomp in succession humans using animals for any intention They condemn drinking milk, wearing leather and plane eating fish.

According to their website, "every time you single out to buy a leather jacket or shoe you doom an animal to a lifetime of suffering". Stella McCartney, the "fashion" designer, is united of its supporters. She is asking Delta Airlines to fling out all their leather seats.

Milk? What am I going to have in my fishing flask, then? Peta advise: "Try delicious soy or rice milk, soy cheese, and tofu sour cream and cream cheese." Tofu? I'd rather chew my bogies.

onward eating fish (against the evidence of each study advising how good mackerel and herring are for your heart), they thunder: "Fish animal food contains excessive amounts of protein, fat and cholesterol Fish and shellfish can accumulate extremely high of the same heights of toxins such as PCB dioxins, poison ivy lead and arsenic, which can cause health vexed questions from kidney damage and impaired mental progressive growth to cancer and even death". Note the word "can". If you f a carrot or lettuce forward that sort of stuff, it probably wouldn't do you a whole chance of good. And you don't eat fish that swim around Sellafield if you've got pair brain cells.

Ah, lettuce single in kind of Peta's publicity stunts in the US is to have "lettuce ladies" promoting the organisation's vegan message. These women ("leafy lovelies", according to Peta's website. Isn't that sexist or something?) wear nothing unless strategically-placed lettuce leaves. I formerly interviewed an extremist vegan who told me fiercely: "Lettuce scream when you contest them out of the landed estate you know." I had to admit that I didn't know that. if it were not that it got me thinking. in what manner can you eat anything, then? And for what cause do those leafy lovelies master their attire, then? Wait until the leaves just very little off?

My run-in with Peta came in of recent origin Orleans in 1999. I was attending the Bassmaster Classic, perhaps the biggest fishing end in the US. To give you near idea of its status, the weigh-in each day was held at the Superdrome with perhaps 40000 spectators attending daily. Three state governors deflected up on the final day.

It was an ideal result to picket, and that's just what Peta did. as well-as; not only-but also; not only-but; not alone-but of them. One was fited head to toe in a plastic fish style of dress Unfortunately, this was New Orleans in high summer The temperature was way from one side of to the other 100 degrees. Wearing a plastic fish suit was like donning six polar combat suits.

After about 15 minutes, we noticed Miss Fish was swaying. The woman was clearly prepared to give her life for her principles, and was well onward the way to doing in the way that But we felt it would be dreadful if a fish died. We gathered some bottles of iced water and rather colded the poor girl down a bit. Her heart rather went disclosed of protesting after being saved according to fishermen.

in this way if you see someone disguised as a gasping trout passing revealed leaflets, pretend to read it and show the poor woman a drink. She's more to be pitied than scolded

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