Show v z Our Readers Respond Respond- t r- r tL f Objects to goldfish gulping t Dear Editor HY would the Horizon WHY V V which would like to pride itself on responsible journalism wish to glamorize the swallowing of goldfish as it did in the last issue The article covered Ski Clubs Club's April competitive event that involved involved involved in in- goldfish being swallowed live fish were consumed by our student- student body president-elect president Shawn hawn Mehr who said he could feel them II swimming around in his stomach The paper quoted Ski Club president Mark Engstrom as assaying assaying assaying saying he would like to see this become an annual event Come on Not only is it juvenile and unhealthy but its it's barbaric and inhumane Its It's not an activity that should be sanctioned by a responsible responsible responsible sible campus club I am surprised that the student body officers overseeing campus campus campus cam cam- pus clubs allowed this activity to take place Katharine Brant development development development develop develop- ment director of the Utah Humane Society agrees saying Raising money to benefit one species at the expense expense expense ex ex- ex- ex pense of another is false economy The society opposes opposes opposes op op- op- op poses any activity that involves involves involves ves animal suffering or and/or death for human entertainment entertainment entertainment entertain entertain- ment and has indicated its willingness to help prevent this event from happening again next year Most people who do these things arent aren't mean or vicious Brant said They just arent aren't thinking Its It's dumb Its It's just not the thing to do in 1990 The Ski Clubs Club's contest tops the CAB goldfish fiasco of last year when dozens of goldfish were placed in the OC DC Tanner Tanner Tanner Tan Tan- ner Fountain on the quad The fish were then killed when they were sucked into nto the pumps Maintenance crews had to spend hours taking the pumps apart to clean out the fish Im I'm not a fanatical II animal rights advocate I just think we could use some of the intelligence intelligence intelligence in in- that we as college students are reputed to have and think up more entertaining entertaining entertaining entertain entertain- ing and less inhumane club activities Jerre Jee |