Irvine woman wants roadside memorial to honor fish killed in truck crash

Published October 30, 2012

Associated Press

IRVINE, Calif. – An Orange County woman has asked the city of Irvine to erect a sign honoring hundreds of truck crash victims -- who were fish.

About 1,600 pounds of saltwater bass died on Oct. 11 when a container truck hauling them to market got into a three-way crash.

Dina Kourda, a local volunteer with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, wrote the head of street maintenance requesting a sign at the intersection to honor the fish.

Kourda's letter notes that while roadside memorials traditionally honor human beings, she hopes an exception will be made to remind drivers that all animals -- in her words -- "value their lives and feel pain."

Irvine spokesman Craig Reem tells the Los Angeles Times that no memorial is planned.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/10/30/irv...s#ixzz2AuGh8PQA

Even drunk, I would not hit that. I mean really drunk.

And this, people, is why the country is in the condition it is!

Toss in a chicken, and I'm there.

God Bless America.

I mean in other countries, these fish would have been looted, and ate within hours. Here in "merica we drive our hydro-electric or coal powered Prius down to our local government and ask for a sign to commemorate the poor fish's plight.

The really sad thing is that Dina Kourda is likely an idiot, and she probably has more money than most of us on this board.

A guy would have the fish cooking on a bbq made out of two tires rims & rebar and selling it within 20 minutes in Cameroon.