re: Emailed Dr. Baker

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My entire family is as liberal as they come and we all think PETA is awful and want to see the tradition of Mike on campus continue. Don't lump us in with those zealots.

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As someone who leans further left than the vast majority of this site, I agree. There's a difference between being left of center and being straight looney bin crazy. PETA's stance on this matter falls under the latter. And it really doesn't even have to do with the tradition aspect. What LSU does for its Mikes is a great thing. These cats, at least Mike VI, were either born or largely raised in captivity and are given a FAR better existence than what they would have had in their prior lives. Mike VI, if I'm not mistaken, had never seen grass or a body of water before coming to LSU and was given absolutely top-notch medical care and attention that would make many humans jealous. These are fun facts that PETA chooses to ignore in order to straddle the company line. Pretty disgusting, IMHO.