After 18-year old Camille Bomboy of Lock Haven, PA narrowly survived a black bear attack while deer hunting last week, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) called out the girl for being a hunter and suggested she put herself in the place of the “individuals you and the rest of your hunting party were trying to kill”.
In an open letter from PETA, the animal rights group tells Bomboy to “reflect on the incident” and added that “as terrifying as it must have been to be attacked by a bear, please consider the frightening and painful experiences that hunters set out to impose on animals.”
A PETA spokesperson also appeared on Fox News Insider and stuck by their stance. “If there was ever a time when this girl might actually sympathize with the animals that she and her family go out and kill, we think that it’s now…” See the Fox Video here.
Bomboy encountered the black bear while deer hunting with her family near their farm last week. The bear, believed to have been angered by the teenagers proximity to her cubs, attacked Bomboy, nearly slicing off her ear during the attack.
“We’re used to PETA doing anything for publicity, and once again they have gone way over the line.” said Nick Pinizzotto USSA president and CEO. “Taking aim at a young lady who was attacked and severely wounded by a bear will not sit well with mainstream America. The animal rights community continues to show how irrational and extreme they are.”
PETA is known for its radical publicity stunts and dislike of the hunting, trapping and fishing community. Just recently, PETA announced its line of flying drones that they are asking their members to use to “stalk” hunters in the field. They are also notorious for their no-fur campaigns which often involve scantily clad women or activists throwing blood on people wearing fur coats.
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