Ban a college fishing club?

I just posted a link on my site to a news article from MaineToday.com
that starts:

"LEWISTON, Maine — A Bates College alumnus who says it is inhumane to
catch fish has asked his alma mater to get rid of a student fishing club.

In a letter to the president of the private liberal arts college, J.
Coulter Leslie cited recent studies on fish sensitivity in branding
recreational fishing a cruel activity that the school should not tolerate.

"Bates College would never sponsor a club that impales dogs or cats with
hooks through their mouths," Leslie wrote, "but treating fish this way
is no better."

Leslie is an outreach coordinator with People for the Ethical Treatment
of Animals, a Virginia-based animal rights group which has launched a
campaign called the Fish Empathy Project."


Amazing!

Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com