# PETA says : Don't call them fish ! Call them sea kittens ! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 12, 2009, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998 "2009-01-12T22:54:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998/61 "2009-01-13T11:34:02Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > Wasn’t it people from PETA who got into trouble recently for a hate campaign against a group of scientists - including spreading rumours that some of them were pedophiles? No, that’s the [Animal Liberation Front](http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/dec/24/huntingdon-life-sciences), a group that makes PETA look positively sane. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998/62 "2009-01-13T14:27:37Z")
Wow, I’m in awe of everyone who had fancy sea kittens for dinner. I just had Kitten Sticks. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998/63 "2009-01-13T16:41:17Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Oh, I don’t know, _“Chicken of the Sea Kittens”_ has a nice ring to it. Could be a band name! For consumer marketing it needs to be Kitten of the Sea. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998/64 "2009-01-13T17:03:52Z")
When I signed off last night to make dinner I found I had some raw shell sea kitten\* in the freezer. So I cooked up some pasta, and broccoli, then I sauteed some garlic and capers in butter and lemon and added in the shell sea kitten after removing the tails. Then I added the pasta and broccoli, parsley, salt and pepper and some parmesan cheese. It was awesome. There wasn’t much to the recipe but it was delicious so I am going to have to make that again. \*I’m not sure how we are supposed to distinguish the different varieties of shelled sea kittens, the kind I had was the kind with the tails often referred to by a synonym for small. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998/65 "2009-01-13T17:09:39Z")
> [@Charger](#): > > In a related story, pigeons are now called “sky carp.” There’s a WKRP turkey joke in there somewhere ETA: Here’s a [PETA pedophile](http://www.catholicleague.org/catalyst.php?year=1996&month=November&read=184) link. Lying scum ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998/66 "2009-01-13T18:46:13Z")
Sea Kitten Facts, straight from the website: “Sea kittens talk to each other through squeaks, squeals, and other low-frequency sounds that humans can only hear through special instruments. **Most ichthyologists—scientists who specialize in sea kitten biology—agree that _this is just about the cutest thing ever_**.” This makes me want to throw up. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998/67 "2009-01-13T19:03:35Z")
Did anyone else make their own sea kitten? I gave mine floaties. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998/68 "2009-01-13T19:12:57Z")
So, what activity do I have to ask for a licence and equipment for. A Sea Kittening pole? a Stream Sea Kittening pole, or go all out ad get a Fly Stream Sea Kittening rod? ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998/69 "2009-01-13T19:13:00Z")
Fish… with floaties? Fish… with water bowls? Fish with a god damned princess dress and unicorn horn? In god’s name what the fuck is going on here ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998/70 "2009-01-13T19:18:32Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Did anyone else make their own sea kitten? I gave mine floaties. I made one, too. Who could kill [this](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c306/soyMichael/Other/CuteSeaKitten.jpg) and \*not \*feel bad? ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998/71 "2009-01-13T19:18:44Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > I showed the link to \*\*Rhiannon8404 \*\*and she asked, “Can we just eat the ones that God kills when people masturbate?” > > I pointed out that God only kills _sea_-kittens when people masturbate in the shower (or the bathtub)…but that will still probably keep us all well fed, won’t it? I guess life has gone first circle since we had a doper feed his semen to his sea pussies…err… kittens…wait…is that a crime? ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998/72 "2009-01-13T19:18:49Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Did anyone else make their own sea kitten? I gave mine floaties. Yup. I named him LUNCH!! ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998/73 "2009-01-13T19:26:22Z")
You know, a McDonalds “Filet O’ Sea Kitten” sounds pretty good to me right now. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998/74 "2009-01-13T19:27:09Z")
> [@Ale](#): > > But, but… how about fish that live in lakes, rivers and other non oceanic water bodies? We still call them Sea Kittens? Fresh-water kittens. Is it bad that the first thought I had was that this was just a ploy on their part to keep people from drowning unwanted kittens in the river? Also, shouldn’t we be calling them Ocean Kittens unless they actually live in a sea? Trust PETA to get their terms wrong… ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998/75 "2009-01-13T19:28:57Z")
Green Peace…now PETA (well ok, a long time ago PETA). Are there any international humane-oriented organizations that actively expel nutters? Because both of these groups could have accomplished so much more if they hadn’t become completely dominated by wingnuts. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998/76 "2009-01-13T19:34:58Z")
Oh good—I’m off the hook. I was always told that every time I masturbated, God killed one of those cute, furry little feline things. In actuality, she just kills a fish. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998/77 "2009-01-13T19:36:24Z")
The Neville kitties say we should refer to fish as “cat food”. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998/78 "2009-01-13T19:36:58Z")
> [@Washoe](#): > > Oh good—I’m off the hook. I was always told that every time I masturbated, God killed one of those cute, furry little feline things. In actuality, she just kills a fish. A fish with wings and an elephant nose and floaties! ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998/79 "2009-01-13T19:40:07Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > A fish with wings and an elephant nose and floaties! Don’t forget the Fu Manchu mustache and white cat hoodie. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998/80 "2009-01-13T21:06:13Z")
The Vicar of St. Ives says the smell of sea kittens is sometimes so terrific as to stop the church clock. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-says-dont-call-them-fish-call-them-sea-kittens/480998.md?page=5)