PETA Is Not Happy With The Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators have been targeted by PETA. The animal rights group is very unhappy that Predators fans are “allowed” to toss dead catfish on the ice to celebrate a goal.
This may not be ground breaking news, but the fact that PETA is upset about a this is kind of funny. Hockey is a game of tradition, and teams and their fans have traditions. If you are a Red Wings fan you might toss an octopus. If you are one of the 7,000 in attendance for a Panthers game maybe you toss a rat. So what if a few fish are flying over the glass and sliding across the ice.
It’s really a simple thing to understand, and for some reason the people at PETA don’t get it. The Nashville Predators are not handing out catfish at the gates. They are not allowing it to
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happen. Fans are not dumb, well some might be, but that’s for another article. PETA is taking this way too seriously; they went so far as to send Nashville Predators GM David Poile, and chairman Thomas G. Cigarron a nice long letter found on
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"Dear Messrs Cigarron and Poile:I’m writing on behalf of PETA and our more than 3 million members and supporters—including thousands across Tennessee, with many sports fans among them—in response to reports that a catfish was thrown onto the ice during your game yesterday, November 25, against the Los Angeles Kings, and that catfish have been thrown onto the ice at other games in the past. We encourage you to prohibit fans from throwing fish—dead or alive—onto the ice in the future and have a proposition that would help make this a win-win situation for both animals and Predators fans.Whether you want to think about it or not, fish are sentient beings, capable of feeling fear and pain. It’s no more acceptable to harm them than it is to harm any other living beings. Please, won’t you prohibit fans from engaging in such insensitive acts?We’d be happy to send you 1,000 plastic fish that you could distribute to guests at Bridgestone Arena. Fans could use them in a harmless, fun way to celebrate their team’s success without making light of cruelty to animals. Thank you for your consideration. We look forward to hearing from you.Sincerely,Colleen O’Brien Senior Director of Communications PETA"
I’m all for animal rights, and safety, but it seems PETA is not too concerned with public safety. Their solution to this ” problem” was to offer 1,000 plastic fish for fans to toss on the ice. So instead of one catfish, we have 1,000 hard plastic fish flying through the air. Yeah, that will work. Also, it seems PETA is not current with the NHL rule book.
"63.4 Objects Thrown on the Ice – In the event that objects are thrown on the ice that interfere with the progress of the game, the Referee shall blow the whistle and stop the play and the puck shall be faced-off at a face-off spot in the zone nearest to the spot where play is stopped. When objects are thrown on the ice during a stoppage in play, including after the scoring of a goal, the Referee shall have announced over the public address system that any further occurrences will result in a bench minor penalty being assessed to the home Team. Articles thrown onto the ice following a special occasion (i.e. hat trick) will not result in a bench minor penalty being assessed. Refer also to Rule 53.6 when spectator interference occurs during a breakaway."
There is such a thing as taking a cause too far, and PETA is getting very close to that line with this one.