WHAT HEELS: Shark Attack Victim Deserved It: PETA Billboard
PETA tried to put up a billboard on FL’s Anna Marie Island, suggesting the bull shark that nearly severed the leg of 21-year-old spear-fisher C.J. Wickersham was retaliating for “the pain and terror that fish feel when they are impaled and suffocated to death,” FOX News reports:
Ashley Byrne, a spokeswoman for PETA, said the animal rights group is still trying to find a place to post the billboard in Manatee County after not finding any suitable locations in Anna Marie Island. She said PETA is in continuing talks with outdoor advertising companies to post the billboard, which features a bloody leg hanging out of a shark's mouth.
"We're still trying to find the best spot that would give maximum exposure at the best rates," Byrne told FoxNews.com. "With the shark attack in the news, we thought it'd be a good time to remind people that sharks are not the world's biggest predator -- we are."
Byrne said Americans kill 12 billion fish annually for food.
"People have the choice to be kind every time they sit down to a meal," she continued. "We hope the billboard will lead to Floridians choosing a healthy vegan diet."
Wickersham received up to 800 stitches to close “the gaping wound” on his left thigh, according to FOX.
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