Flying Salmon Grounded in Seattle?

If I knew it would bring joy to people from all over the country... I'd let them toss MY corpse around. At 290 lbs... it might be a little more challenging for them, though.

Let me see if I understand this correctly... the point PETA is making is that fish have feelings, too and we shouldn't throw dead ones around because we wouldn't throw around dead cats.

Okay.... fair enough. But we also don't eat dead cats. In general, cats are considered as warm, loveable, cuddly creatures whom we maintain as household pets (some of us). Not as a staple to our diet. And the last time I checked, none of my friends keep salmon around as pets. Summary: salmon = food, cat = pet.

So my vote is that it is NOT okay throw around pets but it IS okay throw food. After all, who doesn't like a good food fight? :) If people in Seattle enjoy watching fish being tossed around, well... it isn't hurting the fish. They are dead, after all. I seriously doubt the fish care about keeping their "dignity" intact.

I also doubt whether a salmon cares whether they are being tossed by humans or eaten by bears. The point is, they live and they die. Like we all do. The manner in which we are treated after death is of no relevance to US when we die... just to those that love us. And I don't see salmon petitioning Washington to stop the tossing of the fish. Sounds to me like PETA was bored. I would rather they concentrate their efforts on abused, neglected, living animals.

I also doubt whether a salmon cares whether they are being tossed by humans or eaten by bears.

More to the point, I'm positive that salmon which are dead don't care about anything.

Exactly!! :)

I've never been there but my friend is from seattle. The fish market has these guys that will throw the fish pretty impressive distances and always catch them. I believe it started as just wanting to save time and it's fun to throw stuff to they would just toss it from the back to the front where the customer was buying it. now it's more of a tourist attraction and is one of the things that makes pike's place market famous.