The PETA idiots are always good for a laugh

[Big Ugly Tall Texan]

Now they want to see Knut the German polar bear castrated to prevent "incest" with his cousin.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100302...20100302185736

[size=20pt]'Castrate' polar bear
Knut: rights group

BERLIN (AFP) – An animal rights group has called for Knut the polar bear, who shot to global stardom as a cub in 2007, to be castrated to avoid incest with his cousin.

The three-year-old darling of Berlin Zoo was given a female companion, Giovanna, last year but the German chapter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) warned against their mating.

The group's zoo expert, Frank Albrecht, noted that Knut and Giovanna, known as Gianna for short, had the same grandfather.

Any offspring would threaten the genetic diversity of the polar bear population in Germany and risk exposing the bear couple to a condition known as "incest depression", he said.

"Knut fans need to know that only Knut's castration would allow a long life together with Gianna," Albrecht said in a statement.

Giovanna was placed with the strapping Knut in Berlin due to construction work on her own den in Munich. After chilly introductions, the two have grown quite close.

Knut drew an outpouring of sympathy around the globe after his mother cast him out as a cuddly cub.

At the height of his fame, Knut featured on the front page of a host of glossy magazines, including Vanity Fair.

I like the line: "After chilly introductions, the two have grown quite close."

Do that mean what I think it do?



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[nauticalsale]

In most cultures in the world first cousins are prime marrying stock. It keeps the family wealth in the family. The Polar Bear Protection Society (or whatever they call themselves) just don't have enough to do. They need to get a life of their own instead of ruining life for some poor schumck polar bear.

[Bruiser 160]

Maybe the peta freaks should be castrated, spayed or neutered.