A supporter of the radical animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals got her Just Desserts and a taste of the group’s own tactics Friday afternoon in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The seal-hunt protester who had been following the Prime Minister around the country with with a fellow PETA member dressed as a seal received a cold welcome and a pie in the face in response to her protest.

After arriving in the capital city, Emily Lavender, 21, of Vancouver Island, B.C. began to protest outside of the Delta Hotel, where the PM would be giving a speech along with several other government officials to the construction industry association. She was accompanied by who she thought was another PETA member in a seal costume, however it was in fact an intern at the local radio station who later removed the seal suit and started protesting against and denouncing PETA on camera.

Ms. Lavender, after being left alone with no support, eventually put on the costume herself where she was later joined by another costume wearing mascot. Salty Dog of the Newfoundland tourism and cultural ‘Downhome’ shop, greeted her with a cream pie in the face in front of a cheering and energetic local audience.

Newfoundland, a province whose people and culture are deeply entwined with nature, conservation and hunting has often denounced PETA’s radical and outlandish behaviors. PETA had earlier warned that it would protest the Canadian seal hunt during the Harper event and when they included St. John’s in their list of protests, several locals organized to greet them over the popular social networking site Facebook.

The pieing was in direct response to another pie incident that took place earlier in the week. On Monday a supporter of PETA hit Fisheries Minister Gail Shea in the face with a tofu cream pie during a press conference in Ontario. After the pieing Canadian MP Gerry Byrne pointed out that PETA has long since met the Criminal Code of Canada’s definition of a terrorist organization, and since they insist on committing violent acts and drawing attention to themselves that they should be prosecuted as such.

Several other violent attacks on public figures have taken place this year by radical groups, such as the Italian Prime Minister being hit in the face with a statue sustaining jaw injuries and broken teeth.

Preliminary research conducted by the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans is now reporting the booming North Atlantic harp seal population at over 6 million animals. Check out our previous article on the booming seal populations here.

Links:
CBC News – http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2010/01/29/nl-seal-pie-012910.html
The Telegram – http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=322657&sc=79
CBC News – http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2010/01/25/burlington-shea-pie-100125.html

Matt Stone and Trey Parker are at it again. In the 13th season of South Park, the episode entitled ‘Whale Whores’ takes on the Sea Shepperd Society and attacks their leader Paul Watson with hilarious satire. The episode which aired in October 2009, ridicules the Animal Planet reality TV show ‘Whale Wars’ which follows the Sea Shepperd’s hilarious and failed attempts to stop Japanese Whaling in the Southern Ocean near Antarctica. For those who haven’t scene the actual show its highlights include the overweight and incompetent Paul Watson, leading a crew of urban environmentalists who have volunteered to venture to one of the harshest ocean environments known to man, in an inadequate vessel with no sea experience.

Matt and Trey play upon the already hilarious circumstances that make the real show a laughing stock, as the 5th grade character Stan Marsh joins the Sea Shepperd’s only to find them throwing butter and injuring themselves for the media. After Paul Watson is harpooned by the Japanese, mistaking his overly large size for that of a whale, Stan takes over the leaderless and directionless crew by actually committing the first act which actually puts a halt to the Japanese whaling.

Some of the shows highlights include:

• A typical South Park version of Larry King who called the show ‘Whale Wars’ “Nothing but incompetent vegan pussies doing absolutely nothing and trying to turn it into drama” and Paul Watson a “an unorganized incompetent media whore who thought lying to everyone was okay as long as it served his cause.”
• The appearance of Sig Hansen and his fishing vessel The Northwestern from the Discovery Channel show ‘Deadliest Catch”.
• A picture of Paul Watson on Board the Sea Shepperd vessel with the word “Turd” painted over his face.
• A montage of newspapers which headlined:
  • “‘Whale Wars’ Gets Better. Things Actually Happen Now.”
  • “Whale Wars Ratings Skyrocket. New Captain Not A Fat Liar Like The Old One.”
  • “Whale Wars New Cast Member Turns Vegan Pussies Into Actual Pirates”

Links:
Ecorazzi – http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/10/29/south-park-whale-whores-manages-to-hilariously-offend-everyone-equally/
Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_Whores