Boiling crabs is antithetical to SPCA's raison d'etre
Letter
Published: Friday, August 18, 2006
Re: SPCA's 'crab boil' questioned by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Aug. 17
While animal rights may not be everyone's cup of tea, and boiling crabs might not warrant the same type of attention as the abuse of a dog or a cat, I find raising money by means of a crab cookoff more than a little hypocritical. The SPCA purports to "speak for those that cannot speak for themselves." Does that mean only the cuddly kind that humans have as pets?
For a group that has been plagued with bad press over past actions, the B.C. SPCA and Prince Rupert SPCA should know better.
Shiloh Durkee
Surrey