Deep-fried sea kittens anybody?

Do you know what a "sea kitten" is? Neither do we.

Apparently it's a magical creature that lives in the ocean and is hunted by evil man-predators for the purpose of cruelly torturing and killing it - thus denying it of a happy life spent searching for Nemo.

Or so the nutjobs at PETA would have you believe.

That cuddly creature above is how the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals would like to "rebrand" fish so people don't catch and eat them. Because kittens are adorable, and who would ever think about poking one with a sharp hook, right?

(Besides the executives at Time Warner Cable if they thought it would make them some money...just saying.)

Anyway, we honestly believe the above Disney creature is what the PETA folks actually think fish look like but - in reality-stricken Southeast Texas - here's how we view "sea kittens..."

At MEvBLOG, we're both environmental advocates and animal lovers. We believe that though an animal might serve a human's delicious purpose, it should still have a chance to enjoy it's life - however long that is - and should be treated with respect.

Still...when our good buddy Robb e-mailed us about this ridiculous campaign, we got fired up at the complete lack of economic foresight by PETA.

Forget the hundreds of millions of dollars generated by tourism and retail revenue from sport fishing. The commercial fishing industry ALONE brings in around $4 billion every year.

So if PETA wants fishing to end, we'd like them to put forth a plan to make up this money - and we're talking REAL money because, sorry PETA, no one will accept your homemade "coupons-for-a-hug."

What's that? You didn't think of that? You neglected to look at the bigger picture?

Is it because of all the brain cells you've killed from sniffing the paint you throw on old ladies in fur coats?

We thought so.