http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/swcbd/press/military2-20-02.html
Geoff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Carillio" <darterman_at_hotmail.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 11:34 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Do your zoo a favor. Kill a cheetah!
> To be quite honest, I thought that when I first read of this, that it HAS
to
> be some sort of April Fool's joke. I am just shaking my head right now
> because I truly believe that there ARE people out there this stupid. Not
> only those who would argue such a point, but also those who would
actually
> support it as well. Hmmmm.. birds would at least get some pretty heavy
> support in their defense, and deservedly so. I wonder, however, if Native
> fishes would stand a chance in an issue like this???... It's just really
sad
> to see that some people, no matter what would be at stake, would sell
> themselves out just to make a buck. How despicable!!!
>
> Rob C.
>
>
> >From: <ichthos_at_charm.net>
> >Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> >To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> >Subject: NANFA-- Do your zoo a favor. Kill a cheetah!
> >Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 20:31:37 GMT
> >
> >Yesterday I forwarded to this list a Biblical rationale for preserving
> >biodiversity. Earlier today Rob Carillio forwarded to me a news item that
> >mentioned an unbelievably stupid rationale for just the opposite.
> >
> >According to the news items, the U.S. Navy was found guilty of violating
> >the Migratory Bird Treaty Act by bombing and shelling a small island in
the
> >Pacific Ocean and killing protected birds. The Navy knew it was killing
the
> >birds, but incorrectly thought that federal agencies were exempt.
(They're
> >not.)
> >
> >And now for the unbelievably stupid part.
> >
> >The Washington Legal Foundation, which supported the Navy in the suit,
> >argued that environmentalists should support the Navy bombing because
> >it makes bird species more rare, offering birdwatchers additional
> >enjoyment when spotting live specimens!
> >
> >If this logic were extended to, say, whales, then indiscriminant whale
> >hunting would be a good thing because it would make actually seeing a
> >whale even more enjoyable!
> >
> >Do your zoo a favor. Kill a cheetah!
> >
> >Do America a favor. Kill a bald eagle!
> >
> >Are people in our government Think Tanks actually this stupid? Or do they
> >think that *we're* that stupid to actually buy such a ludicrous concept?
> >
> >Chris Scharpf
> >Baltimore
>
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