The petition to save Rocky!
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Bump for those who don't get to MFK a lot...
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/03/17/2009-03-17_suburban_syracuse_family_begs_gov_paters.html
Suburban Syracuse family begs Gov. Paterson: Save our snakehead fish!
BY Matthew Lysiak and Samuel Goldsmith
DAILY NEWS WRITERS
Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 2:28 AM
A suburban Syracuse family wants Gov. Paterson to let their Death Row-bound pet snakehead fish off the hook.
The Deversos bought Rocky, a 28-inch, razor-toothed terror, from a local pet shop in 1999, but the state Department of Environmental Conservation has since banned the Asian species because they wreak havoc on New York's ecosystem.
"They told us they are going to freeze Rocky or cut off his head any day now, said Chris Deverso, who contends the 10-year-old fish wouldn't hurt a fly.
"We already asked all of our local officials to intervene, but no one will help," said the 37-year-old auto inspector. "Gov. Paterson is the only one left who can save Rocky from this unjust execution."
Deverso, along with his wife and two children, ages 9 and 16, have phoned the governor's office asking for the pet to be spared to no avail.
Killing snakeheads is a matter of state security, said Yancey Roy, spokesman for the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. The fish can migrate over land from one body of water to another and have few natural predators.
"If this snakehead reached a nearby lake, it could be devastating," Roy said.
Conservation officials killed 226 snakeheads in an Orange County pond last year. If left unchecked, the voracious predators can wipe out other fish species.
"Rocky would have to jump out of the aquarium, open a door and hop in an airplane to find water where he can survive," Deverso said in Rocky's defense.
"The kids are a wreck," said his wife, Beth Deverso. "Every morning we eat breakfast with Rocky in the kitchen and he follows us around with his eyes."
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IF YOU THINK THAT THAT ARTICLE SUCKS AND THEY BETRAYED CHRIS AND PORTRAYED ROCKY IN A NEGATIVE LIGHT, PLEASE JOIN ME AND SEVERAL OTHER MFK'ERS IN WRITING LETTERS TO THE EDITOR AT THE DAILY NEWS!
From the Daily News website: voicers@edit.nydailynews.com. Please include your full name, address and phone number. (This information will be used for verification purposes only). The Daily News reserves the right to edit letters.
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This blows. I was so excited when Chris told me they were coming up to interview Chris... and then this is what they run with? why make the 5 hour drive to interview just to be so cruel...
MAKES ME SO MAD!
P.s REMEMBER TO PROOF READ! I FUDGED MY LETTER! UGH!
AND MENTION MARYLAND!
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/03/17/2009-03-17_suburban_syracuse_family_begs_gov_paters.html
Suburban Syracuse family begs Gov. Paterson: Save our snakehead fish!
BY Matthew Lysiak and Samuel Goldsmith
DAILY NEWS WRITERS
Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 2:28 AM
A suburban Syracuse family wants Gov. Paterson to let their Death Row-bound pet snakehead fish off the hook.
The Deversos bought Rocky, a 28-inch, razor-toothed terror, from a local pet shop in 1999, but the state Department of Environmental Conservation has since banned the Asian species because they wreak havoc on New York's ecosystem.
"They told us they are going to freeze Rocky or cut off his head any day now, said Chris Deverso, who contends the 10-year-old fish wouldn't hurt a fly.
"We already asked all of our local officials to intervene, but no one will help," said the 37-year-old auto inspector. "Gov. Paterson is the only one left who can save Rocky from this unjust execution."
Deverso, along with his wife and two children, ages 9 and 16, have phoned the governor's office asking for the pet to be spared to no avail.
Killing snakeheads is a matter of state security, said Yancey Roy, spokesman for the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. The fish can migrate over land from one body of water to another and have few natural predators.
"If this snakehead reached a nearby lake, it could be devastating," Roy said.
Conservation officials killed 226 snakeheads in an Orange County pond last year. If left unchecked, the voracious predators can wipe out other fish species.
"Rocky would have to jump out of the aquarium, open a door and hop in an airplane to find water where he can survive," Deverso said in Rocky's defense.
"The kids are a wreck," said his wife, Beth Deverso. "Every morning we eat breakfast with Rocky in the kitchen and he follows us around with his eyes."
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IF YOU THINK THAT THAT ARTICLE SUCKS AND THEY BETRAYED CHRIS AND PORTRAYED ROCKY IN A NEGATIVE LIGHT, PLEASE JOIN ME AND SEVERAL OTHER MFK'ERS IN WRITING LETTERS TO THE EDITOR AT THE DAILY NEWS!
From the Daily News website: voicers@edit.nydailynews.com. Please include your full name, address and phone number. (This information will be used for verification purposes only). The Daily News reserves the right to edit letters.
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This blows. I was so excited when Chris told me they were coming up to interview Chris... and then this is what they run with? why make the 5 hour drive to interview just to be so cruel...
MAKES ME SO MAD!
P.s REMEMBER TO PROOF READ! I FUDGED MY LETTER! UGH!
AND MENTION MARYLAND!
A problem with Rocky is a problem with most of my logical reasoning.
Argue against reason if you wish, but if you argue against reason with reason, then you have destroyed your own argument.
And if you argue against reason without reason, why should anyone listen to you?
-Ethan Allen
Argue against reason if you wish, but if you argue against reason with reason, then you have destroyed your own argument.
And if you argue against reason without reason, why should anyone listen to you?
-Ethan Allen
humans have rights
humans have rights to live if they haven't committed a crime that deserves death, as decided by a jury
humans are living creatures
fish are living creatures
being a fish isn't a crime
why kill it?
humans have rights to live if they haven't committed a crime that deserves death, as decided by a jury
humans are living creatures
fish are living creatures
being a fish isn't a crime
why kill it?
