According to the Adelaide Sunday Mail:
Animal rights organisation PETA voted him one of the world’s sexiest vegetarians earlier this year, but Aussie singer/songwriter Ben Lee says a re-count may be in order.
“I’m not sure I’m technically a vegetarian,” he said in an interview with the Sunday Mail.
“I mean, I was totally vegetarian for 10 years and I don’t eat red meat and I try to limit my consumption of animal products, but I don’t know if I technically qualify. I eat fish.”
Uh-oh. Now, you wouldn’t think fish would be on PETA’s spit-list. They’re just, y’know, fish. How can you not like fish? Heck, even PETA fave and dolphin-defending whale-wailer-over Hayden Panettiere eats sushi!
But no, PETA’s totally against it. They’ve even set up FishingHurts.com to tell you why you should drop that Filet-O-Fish, you murderer:
Many people have never stopped to think about it, but fish are smart, interesting animals with their own unique personalities — just like the dogs and cats we share our homes with. Did you know that fish can learn to avoid nets by watching other fish in their group and that they can recognize individual “shoal mates”? Some fish gather information by eavesdropping on others, and some — such as a type of South African fish that lays eggs on leaves so that they can be carried to a safe place — even use tools.
If fish are such geniuses, why can’t they figure out that a fat juicy worm isn’t worth the trouble if you have to eat it off a really sharp hook? And are they really as awesome as a dog or a cat? Have you ever had a fish snuggled up in your lap while you watch TV? (I have, but it was for my unaired Comedy Central pilot.) Well, if these Einsteins of the deep are so great with tools, they’d better come up with some sort of defense against my knife and fork.
Ben? Hayden? Comment?
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Forgive me for a second post today that dwells on fake boobs. I don’t know why I have them on the brain, but I’m willing to bet it’s because I live in Hollywood.
