# My new favorite sport, PETA people not invited. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 7, 2000, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-sport-peta-people-not-invited/44473 "2000-12-07T14:12:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![broccoli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@broccoli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/broccoli)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-sport-peta-people-not-invited/44473/1 "2000-12-07T14:12:21Z")
[http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~yaz/en/squirrel\_fishing.html](http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~yaz/en/squirrel_fishing.html) This looks like fun, especially considering the squirrels at my apartment are already pretty friendly from people throwing them bread and crackers. …or it could be the sleep dep kicking in. broccoli! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-sport-peta-people-not-invited/44473/2 "2000-12-07T14:26:15Z")
I’m trying to figure out how to do it with PETA People. What could we use as bait? Little stuffed animals? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-sport-peta-people-not-invited/44473/3 "2000-12-07T14:32:20Z")
LIFTOFF! ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-sport-peta-people-not-invited/44473/4 "2000-12-07T14:41:07Z")
A few years ago, Mr. Scarlett and I were practicing our casting in the back yard in preparation for going fishing. We just had the red-and-white bobber and a weight on the line – no hook. Well, our cats found this extremely interesting and soon they were going after that bobber every cast. We started teasing them, letting the bobber lie still, then jiggling it a little and pulling it in when they pounced – or reeling it in as fast as possible while kitty chased after it. God, it was hilarious. We called it “cat-fishing.” ---
**Author:** ![broccoli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@broccoli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/broccoli)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-sport-peta-people-not-invited/44473/5 "2000-12-07T15:09:57Z")
I’ve had PETA people scream at me for _feeding_ squirrels, let alone go squirrel fishing. How do I know they were PETA? The lovely handouts on some ‘do not feed the animals’ crap they gave me. “They need to hunt and forage on their own, you’re hurting the ecology”. Nice thing to say to a 10 year old. Oh well, back to my apartment window… heh heh heh… broccoli! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-sport-peta-people-not-invited/44473/6 "2000-12-07T17:54:00Z")
We could use those little styrofoam packing peanuts. ---
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-sport-peta-people-not-invited/44473/7 "2000-12-07T18:13:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by carnivorousplant \* > \*\*We could use those little styrofoam packing peanuts. \*\* I think that running around with a squirel on a string is most likely all the bait you would need to attract a PETA person! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Inky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7feea3/32.png) [@Inky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inky_1)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-sport-peta-people-not-invited/44473/8 "2000-12-07T18:29:58Z")
What a tragedy. Had I know about this earlier in the year “Sammy the Singing Bigmouth Squirrel” might have been the hot item to have under the Christmas tree. Just think, he could sing such ditties as “You’ve got me on a string” or “You keep me hanging on”. ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-sport-peta-people-not-invited/44473/9 "2000-12-07T18:34:37Z")
My dad’s a little more high-tech. He uses a laser pointer and the younger cats (this year’s litter) still haven’t caught on. They run like crazy trying to catch that elusive red dot. The eldest one just looks at him as if to say, “If you’re not feeding me, I have no use for you.” ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-sport-peta-people-not-invited/44473/10 "2000-12-07T18:49:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mrblue92 \* > \*\*My dad’s a little more high-tech. He uses a laser pointer and the younger cats (this year’s litter) still haven’t caught on. They run like crazy trying to catch that elusive red dot. The eldest one just looks at him as if to say, “If you’re not feeding me, I have no use for you.” \*\* Are you sure he or she isn’t saying “Vet. Fix.” 🙂 CP ---
**Author:** ![fnord1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@fnord1966](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fnord1966)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-sport-peta-people-not-invited/44473/11 "2000-12-07T19:26:25Z")
I’ve done this before, but with something more cute and fuzzy, sure to piss off the PETA people. Chipmunks!! I was camping at Hat Creek Campground in Lassen park, there was an infestation of chipmunks. As this was a fishing trip I had my fishing pole, and some snack items. First off I rigged up the fishnet about a foot off the ground with some bait(blueberry muffin) and waited, the chipmunk found it and promtly fell into the net. After I stopped laughing, I grabbedthe net and swung it aroud once or twice then let the rodent go. Have you ever seen a dizzy chipmunk? That got boring rather quickly, so I got out my fishing pole and tied a peanut to the line, I cast, and instantly I had a strike. I reeled it in and then he ran off, hillarity ensued, I would let them run for about 30 feet before I would start reeling them in. My best friend decided one time to Set the peanut, and poor Mr. Chipmunk flew like an eagle. We just about died laughing. Although funny, it was not without Karma, I never caught a fish the whole time. ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2000, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-sport-peta-people-not-invited/44473/12 "2000-12-07T19:36:02Z")
> [@](#): > > Are you sure he or she isn’t saying “Vet. Fix.” Pretty sure. Most animals wouldn’t exactly volunteer for that. Besides, it’s country and the cats roam free. The only reason dad feeds them is to keep the mice population down–he refers to cats as “a necessary evil”. Unfortunately they have a tendency to get hit on the road or picked off by predators, so we need to let them breed. 🙂 Maybe by natural selection we’ll unintentionally breed a cat that will look both ways before crossing the street. This year’s litter has survived so far, which is unusual…