04-16-2003, 02:59 AM
Well, we do need conservation groups. If PETA wasn't about forcing their opinions of how animals should be treated (Royalized) then it wouldn't be such a bad thing. The worst thing about PETA is the fact that they force our rights on animals, they are trying to get rid of important traditions, and their so called "Conservation efforts" are actually damaging to the environment. Take for instance the closely related Environmentalists. Here in Southern Utah, the bark beetles have hit us with a furry. The once green Cedar Mountain is now brown with thousands of dead trees. You would think that a good idea would be to utilize these important resources to provide wood products. The trees are already dead, and if we plant more in their places, the forest would be healthy again. Unfortunately, they (environmentalists) won't allow us to harvest these trees. Thus, it continues to damage the area. With the major drought we are in, fires up there spread like crazy, thanks to the environmentalists. While I think fires should be allowed to renew forests, it gets out of control with dead trees. PETA is much the same way, and if their ways were enacted, then animal populations would actually decrease due to the predator decrease (man). We really need to stand up for our rights to hunt and fish. A few dead fish either harvested, or from wounds, are actually natural, and besides, many of the fish were stocked for the reason to be caught. If we let most fish go, it doesn't really do a thing to the fish, other than a little stress. So they really are not informed on the truth, and probably won't listen to it either.
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