> > >Admittedly, the 800lb leatherback turtle at the centre of the
controversy
> > was
> > already dead when it was turned into stew. But the creature, which was
> > half-mangled in a collision with a boat last April, was brought to the
park
> > specifically to ensure respectful observation of the last rites as
> > stipulated by
> > state and federal endangered species laws.
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > Two senior park staff members have been reprimanded.
>
> Russell Grinker:
> > As somebody once said, when a society starts treating animals like
humans
> > it's only a matter of time before it treats human beings like animals...
>
> Hence, if you practice cannibalism, you'll have to
> give dogs the right to vote. (Although I guess their
> votes won't be counted, either.)
>
> Makes a lot of sense. Who was that somebody? Surely
> philosophical insight of that order shouldn't be lost
> in the mists of history.
>