Bear-Attack Survivor Faces Trouble From PETA?
22/10/2008 00:36
Jim West's fight for
life killed mama bruin,
cubsA B.C. man who clubbed a bear to death in self-defence is now defending himself from a smear campaign.
Jim West of 70 Mile House says angry animal-rights crusaders have been harassing him at home and impersonating him in e-mails to media outlets.
"I figure this is someone from PETA [People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals] because I've had some people tracking me down and giving me the gears," said West, 45.
"I really hate that. I hate confrontations of any kind. I try to be as polite as possible. I'm sorry, but it was simply a life-or-death situation," he said yesterday.
PETA spokesman Martin Mersereau denied any involvement in the smear campaign.
"We are absolutely not involved," said Mersereau. "We focus our efforts on accomplishing things and this doesn't fit in that category."
Details here.
SINC SAYS:
I have an idea folks. Let’s take the jerks from PETA, toss ‘em in a cage with an angry bear and see if they do anything different. Last I heard, “nice doggy” didn’t work very well.
