Animal rights lunacy story from the Sunday Times
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Specihunter
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Only in switzerland could this happen.
geoffmaynard
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No - I think it can happen anywhere that a lawyer can see another method of creating more business for himself. This is not for donkeys and plants, it's for lawyers. Simples!
Tilman Bieselt
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TheguywiththeDonkey said:
That is the law we have in germany. It´s very sad, actually.
We have someone in our world of angling, who is researching the topic on releasing the fish and the consequences for the ecology of a water (for the better, that is).
Lets pray , that we can all catch and releasw legally in germany again, soon.
(although carp anglers are quite common in germany and we all practise catch and release for ages, as you do)
Steve King
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AAAaaargh for suck's fake!!
Tilman Bieselt
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I fear that this is serious stuff.
Graham Whatmore
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Supposing this were to become law I wonder how long it would be before European lawyers saw this for what it is, a legal gravy train. Can you imagine the stupidity of a law that would prevent you killing slugs in your garden, mice and rats in your house and ultimately even prevent the killing of animals for food.
The lawyers would have a heyday finding the most obscure reasons for them to line their pockets but what is even more stupid is that there are those in high places that would simply agree to it, they did it with human rights law so why not with animal rights law?
The lawyers would have a heyday finding the most obscure reasons for them to line their pockets but what is even more stupid is that there are those in high places that would simply agree to it, they did it with human rights law so why not with animal rights law?
...there are the rights of vegetables to think of also...!
The people who are really behind the movement towards the total control of everything remotely connected with the handling of animals are actually vegans, but this is not yer archetypal anxious vegan twitching her way along the supermarket shelves searching for shreds of evidence of meat based product contamination in her daily intake of comestibles but rather she is a radical vegan anarchist (add a dash of feminism to taste) a particularly obnoxious breed of lifestyle evangelist who believes that her way of life, is the only way of life.
Luckily for everyone else their arguments are subject to Reductio ad absurdum, the law of philosophy and politics that states in this case that their relentless pursuit of animal rights leads inexorably to the pursuit of rights for all living things, and this process will continue until they have denied themselves the right to eat anything whatsoever, and thus, they die.
If you ever have to argue with one of these people directly then just casually mention their leather shoes...
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Tilman Bieselt
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And try to mention Insecticides, too. The vegetables and fruit they eat kills millions of insects (and their natural environment).
But the best thing to do with those people is run away from them (very fast), i don´t like these arguments anymore. It´s the fanatic mind in general that i am afraid of. It doesn´t matter if it´s a vegetarian or a political fanatic (the exceptions of the rule are fishing fanatics, i sometimes can smile about them, sometimes i pity them)
But the best thing to do with those people is run away from them (very fast), i don´t like these arguments anymore. It´s the fanatic mind in general that i am afraid of. It doesn´t matter if it´s a vegetarian or a political fanatic (the exceptions of the rule are fishing fanatics, i sometimes can smile about them, sometimes i pity them)
stravic
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You could not make it up, could you !?Richard Clay
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Might have to stick to fishing on my Wii in the future - don't want the lawyers after me. The worlds gone mad !
What about all those poor defenceless electrons that you are seriously inconveniencing Mr Clay?
All you anglers are the same, only care about your own enjoyment and no consideration for anything else.
I'm contacting my Swiss lawyer as we speak!
[insert smiley thing > > > > HERE]
Well, its about as daft as the story line, isn't it?
Tilman Bieselt
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Hey Greg, here is a list of publications from Robert. You may have to search a bit, but i am sure you will find a bunch of publications to read through.
http://www.igb-berlin.de/abt4/mitarbeiter/arlinghaus/download/publicationlist.pdf
He also researched the amount of bait you have to put into a water to actually ruin it and it is much more, than even the heavy baiting carp anglers guessed it would be...
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Attempts regarding the reintroduction of catch and release are being made, though in very subtle ways. At least the clubs can make exceptions, if they think that a certain species above a certain length is to be released.
But it´s all very very complicated and only time will tell, if we will be able to release our fish without having one foot in jail.
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