Ban a college fishing club?

"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 fishing.guide@about.com http://fishing.about.com