Stingrays mutilated after Irwin's death

[nam78_two]

Thats just so sad....who takes "revenge" on stingrays ...:cry:
Why do we treat other species this way?

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14795639/?GT1=8506

SYDNEY, Australia - At least 10 stingrays have been slain since “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin was killed by one of the fish, an official said Tuesday, prompting a spokesman for the late TV star’s animal charity to urge people not take revenge on the animals.

Slain stingrays since have been discovered on two beaches in Queensland state on Australia’s eastern coast. Two were discovered Tuesday with their tails lopped off, state fisheries department official Wayne Sumpton said.

[Lindacooks]

1. Oh for God's sake, human beings can be the stupidest life forms

on the planet.

Every time I think I can't be surprised, people stoop to new lows.

[Dora]

2. Can be?

I daresay we are. I know of no other animal who pukes in the soup quite like we do.

[Lindacooks]

3. I was being polite, and honest too.

Because people also 'can be' really wonderful.

[Dora]

5. I guess we can.

I'm just not seeing it much these days.

[Lindacooks]

13. Sigh. I know.

But when my nieces ask me where 'God' was on 9/11/01, I say that he was the firefighters, policemen, and others who tried to rescue those who were hurt.

[Horse with no Name]

4. Sad thing is

They are dishonoring EVERYTHING that Steve Irwin stood for.
How stupid is that?

[nam78_two]

8. seriously

This would have been JUST the sort of thing he would have wanted the least....:-/

[Rex]

6. That will show the stingray community! Seriously!

People should avoid mixing crack and snorkeling. The guy is dead, killing every stingray on the planet won't bring him back.

[jilln]

7. Hey, COK is one of my favorite charities!!

They do good work.

[nam78_two]

9. :)

:toast:

Paul Shapiro rocks...he changed the way I viewed eggs....

[jobycom]

10. I wonder if that's really related to Irwin's death.

There's a scene in a James Bond short story by Ian Flemming where Bond kills a stingray in Australia just because he thinks the animal is dangerous. He talks about the tails being valuable to some people as souvenirs or as torture devices. The idea of killing stingrays and cutting off their tales goes way back. I wonder if people are seeking revenge on stingrays, or if this is just a normal practice that people are more aware of at the moment. :shrug:

[BlooInBloo]

11. Yah! That'll show 'em! Killing one of the most important personages...

EVER!

Evil terrorist stingrays!

:rofl:

[cboy4]

12. Steve would be crushed if he were alive and knew this was happening

wildlife.

I think the director of his wildlife conservation group said it best:

"...killing stingrays was not what Steve was about.

“We are disgusted and disappointed that people would take this sort of action to hurt wildlife."