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PETA to Obama: Flies Have Feelings, Too

Group unhappy with prez's brutal fly attack

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(Newser) – At least one group isn’t impressed with the president’s killer reflexes: PETA. The animal-rights group sent Obama a no-kill trap after he nailed a fly, midair, during a CNBC interview Tuesday. The bug-battling tool captures insects alive. “We support compassion for even the smallest animals,” says a spokesman, noting that PETA appreciates Obama's opposition to factory farming, seal hunting, and fur. “We support giving insects the benefit of the doubt.”

This image made from video released by CNBC, shows President Barack Obama smacking a fly dead during an interview with CNBC correspondent John Harwood.
This image made from video released by CNBC, shows President Barack Obama smacking a fly dead during an interview with CNBC correspondent John Harwood.   (AP Photo/Courtesy CNBC)
The Katcha Bug fly-catcher.
The Katcha Bug fly-catcher.   (PETA)
This image made from video released by CNBC shows President Barack Obama getting ready to smack a fly during an interview with CNBC.
This image made from video released by CNBC shows President Barack Obama getting ready to smack a fly during an interview with CNBC.   (AP Photo/Courtesy CNBC)
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Cat-Lover
Jun 18, 09 9:12 AM CDT
They've got to be kidding, and I'm sure they are! The fly is the dirtiest life-form on earth. In order to defecate (and all life must) its digestive system is such that it must push food into its system. In other words, everytime a fly lands on your food so it can eat, it poops -- on the food! I suggest we kill all flies, mosquitos, cockroaches and scorpions. Their existence is no justified and for religious fanatics, they're excluded from the bible. For PETA, insects are NOT animals. Reply
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Rob
Jun 18, 09 9:22 AM CDT
Incorrect fly biology, but the sentiment is well taken.
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godawgs
Jun 18, 09 9:38 AM CDT
the funny thing is they are not kidding....
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Poludamas88
Jun 20, 09 6:12 PM CDT
Also, just because something is waste for one creature doesn't make it waste for another. We are naturally disgusted by the concept of poop since our own is typically gross to us, as it should be. With that being said, it's just a fly, kill it, don't kill it, who cares? But kill all of them? Ridiculous, the existence of their species helps the ecosystem. Let's not mess with it anymore until we can gain complete control of it.
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ultramagnus21
Jun 18, 09 9:22 AM CDT
Flies are annoying but you have to recognize their instrumentality in decomposition of carbon-based lifeforms. I'll still kill one on sight though... Reply
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