Analogous to PETA complaining to Hamas about using donkeys to carry bombs.

Heh, gotta love the naivety. Also reminds me of the gun prohibition argument: just make guns illegal! Then no thieves, murderers, or gangsters would think of carrying them while they go about breaking laws that carry much more serious penalties.

Ian, you've redeemed yourself: that is a good analogy. Did it actually happen, though?

Looks like it did, although it was a while ago:

"PETA President Ingrid Newkirk this week fired off a fax to Yasser Arafat:

``. . . We have received many calls and letters from people shocked at the bombing . . . in which a live donkey, laden with explosives, was intentionally blown up. [...]

``If you have the opportunity,'' Newkirk beseeched Arafat, ``will you please add to your burdens my request that you appeal to all those who listen to you to leave the animals out of this conflict?'' In other words, Newkirk seems to be begging the Palestinians not to stop the slaughter, but rather to find a different delivery system for their bombs. [...]

The Washington Post this week asked Ms. Newkirk if she had ``considered asking Arafat to persuade those who listen to him to stop blowing up people as well'' as animals. Her response should be required reading for all would-be members of PETA:

``It's not my business to inject myself into human wars,'' Newkirk told the Post."

http://factsofisrael.com/blog/ar...ves/ 000614.html

Don't you just love animal rights activists? Such compassionate human beings.

Bloody hell.

I seem to remember they weren't so squeamish about getting involved in human conflicts when it came to drawing parallels between eating meat and killing six million Jews.

Honestly, some people.

You know, to be fair, this year seems to have been somewhat trouble-free. Which is nice.