Baxter Black: PETA losing relevance

I was pondering on the seemingly frivolous tendency of humans to disregard some of the basic accomplishments that brought mankind to our esteemed place on the planet Earth in the 21st Century. For example, in order to move beyond the gathering roots and berries phase, they discovered the life-giving dense protein, meat. In the progression of civilization they learned how to hunt. The benefits of adding meat to their diet were stupendous. In addition to the gift of time saved, the carcass provided leather and fur. Then came shoes, belts, slingshots, saddles, robes, blankets, and mammoth jerky. Not to mention insulin, ice cream and Jell-O. The basic necessities of life; food, clothing and shelter, must be achieved before opera, texting and Monday Night Football. But in the midst of our progress, out steps our own version of Kim Jong ll…the bumbling animal rights group PETA. They stamp their feet and make outrageous threats; “Don’t wear fur or we’ll pour paint on you. Don’t use lab animals for research or we’ll…maybe somebody else, will burn down your laboratory. Don’t breed purebred dogs or we’ll get Big Sister HSUS to throw darts at you.” But their stories grow tedious...more