PETA Encourages President Jimmy Carter to Show Fish Some Empathy!

During an appearance on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, President Carter described being hooked in the face during a recent fishing trip. His painful ordeal ended when his bodyguard stood on his chest and yanked the embedded lure from his face—the agony and fear that he felt are quite familiar to any fish who has been hooked on a fisher’s line. Scientists have shown that fish are intelligent animals who feel pain, and we expect that a compassionate world leader like President Carter will agree that they deserve to live in peace. Now that he has experienced the agony of being hooked in the face, we hope that President Carter will make his next foray into the great outdoors without any deadly weapons.

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PETA’s letter to President Jimmy Carter follows.

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