PETA not Happy with Manu Ginobili

[agame2323]

Are they serious? This is why I will NEVER support this group.

Not Impressed by 'Batmanu'

On Saturday, a bat found his or her way into the San Antonio Spurs game. (Some speculate that the animal didn't just fly in by accident.) The bat, of course, did what anybody would do in such a terrifying, unfamiliar situation—try to get the heck out of there—which, naturally, delayed the game. Until, that is, Spurs guard Manu Ginobili smacked the bat out of the air and slammed the animal into the hardwood court. Sports blogs across the 'net have been replaying the video of Manu in action as they celebrate his quick reflexes.

Here's our take on it:

To bludgeon a 4-ounce animal to death, it takes either a small man or a totally unthinking one—with no respect or consideration for lives humbler than his own. This is a time when athletes in particular need to be on their best behavior around any animal and show that they have brains and a heart, not just reactionary brawn.

Bats always try to avoid contact with humans, and there are plenty of easy ways to keep bats out of a basketball arena (or your home). We hope that the next time someone's life is on the line, Manu Ginobili will take just a few seconds to think before he acts.

http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/11/manu_ginobili.php

 

[Kim&Chris]

Peta takes everything to extremes, and comes out looking ridiculous (like the Obama v. Fly incident). I am a supporter of animal rights, but even I avoid most of Peta's rants for just this reason.

 

[NeverlandClub23]

Sorry, I agree with PETA on this one and am a PETA supporter (although I do agree they go to the extremes sometimes, but not on this particular case). But of course, that's just my opinion.

 

[JerseyJanice]

And what if that bat had rabies and came into contact with anybody in the arena? I do believe that bats are the one animal that can transmit rabies in both their bite (saliva) and in their fecal matter.

A bat loose indoors among several thousand humans is a very bad thing.

 

[DWGal210]

I hate to say it, cause I think PETA is looney tunes, but it does seem a bit harsh to knock a bat to the ground so hard it kills it. But by this article, we don't know the circumstances, either. He could have been trying to shoo it away and hit it - I don't know that's the case, I'm just saying your're only getting PETA's version of events.

Another example of how PETA's looniness in the past bites them in the rear. They could do so much more good if they weren't such nutcases 99% of the time; perhaps people would be more inclined to take them seriously if they weren't so extreme most of the time.

 

[pansmermaidzlagoon]

I'm an animal rights supporter, but not a PETA supporter. I have killed a bat in my day. You do what you have to do.

There was one in our college apartment - we hit it with a lacrosse stick. Wish it could have been a better outcome. The apartment was small, and the ceilings were low, and the bat wouldn't light on something - yeah we freaked out a little. We hoped to knock it to the flor and trap it - but no luck.

Have had them in my sun umbrella, and got them to leave without harming them.

there is reason and common sense and PETA will do anything for attention even if it ignores all reason and common sense..

 

[C.Ann]

Bats carry rabies.. Many, many people in attendance.. 'Nuff said..