At 07:12 AM 4/23/97 -0400, Cathi P. wrote:

>I am really tired of listers getting all the flack. I AM A LISTER. I AM
>ALSO AN ENVIRONMENTALIST. I would never "hunt" a bird in this fashion,
>and neither would any of the other listers I know. It's not considered
>"fair play.".....snip.....
>
>There are jerks and morons in EVERY group of society. It is unfortunate
>that you ran into so many at once. It is also unfortunate that you
>didn't speak up about it at the time. You might have enlightened a few
>people who badly needed it.
>
I agree, Cathi! I'm a lister and a rabid environmentalist and, as a
rehabber face people doing nasty things all the time. Take the boys on the
beach the other day luring seagulls over by tossing rocks up in the air.
When the birds came in thinking it was food they began pelting them with the
larger stones they'd set aside. I yelled at them, but they didn't desist
until my husband told them to stop. Not another person said a word to them.

My point is, if we all wait for someone else to inform people that what they
are doing is unacceptable, nobody will ever stop inappropriate behavior.

Peggi
Ben & Peggi Rodgers
Aptos, CA (near Santa Cruz 122 W, 37 N)
USA
woodduck at cruzio.com


"A bird does not sing because it has an answer,
It sings because it has a song"