Archive for January, 2009

Just received this from Ian James:

“Just when you thought you had seen it all…
On January 11th, I was giving a quick talk at the Zone J section of the O.F.A.H (Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters) here in London. At the meeting I heard the term “Sea Kitten.” The good folk at PETA have started a campaign to have fish renamed as sea kittens. If you don’t believe me, here is a quote from the PETA web site.

“Of course, if you look at it another way, what all this really means is that fish need to fire their PR guy—stat. Whoever was in charge of creating a positive image for fish needs to go right back to working on the Britney Spears account and leave our scaly little friends alone. You’ve done enough damage, buddy. We’ve got it from here. And we’re going to start by retiring the old name for good. When your name can also be used as a verb that means driving a hook through your head, it’s time for a serious image makeover. And who could possibly want to put a hook through a sea kitten?”

If you still don’t believe me, click the link, and while you are there, you can create your own sea kitten. No guff! I just know that this is going to drive up the price of Friskers cat food as this, and the Cat’s Whisker fly pattern, will be the only two items which will be productive on the sea kittens. Still, I dare say that if I keep a bit of fur on my sea kitten fillets, it will help to prevent freezer burn.

learn more …
http://www.peta.org/sea_Kittens/about.asp“

I have no comments – at this time.

Some readers may be interested in attending this event, about which I just received the following email:

” Hi folks:
This message is being sent to all Friends of the Grand members and old members, whom I am sure support us in spirit.

An public open house will be held next week to review 10 years of operation under the Grand River Fisheries Management Plan. Friends of the Grand River is sponsoring this open house.

The Fergus-Elora open house will be held on Wednesday, January 7, at 7 p.m. in the Wellington County Museum on County Road 18 between Fergus and Elora, just west of the Trestle access point. It’s the big majestic old building up on the hill. Short presentations will be followed by an opportunity to ask questions and offer feedback on your views about management of the Grand River.

This is the first of a series of open houses; others will be held in Cambridge (January 21), Brantford, Dunnville and Six Nations. Full details of the other venues are available on the GRCA web site (www.grandriver.ca).

If you received this message in error, I apologize. If I’ve reminded you that you forgot to send us your membership cheque, feel free to send one in. Membership info is on our web site (www.friendsofthegrandriver.com). I hope you will consider coming out to one of the open houses. This is how we get to understand what people want from the Grand River — anglers and others.

Thanks for your attention. Have a Happy New Year!

JohnD
Secretary, Friends of the Grand River
and FOGR rep on the Grand River FMP Implementation Committee”