PETA Upset About U.S. Marine Survival Training

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is upset about the treatment of animals in U.S. Marines jungle surviving training.

It’s like FEAR FACTOR – USMC Edition!

From The Blaze:

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, is objecting to a video showing US Marines eating live scorpions and drinking cobra blood, and they demand vegan or virtual reality alternatives.

The video shows marines participating in the Cobra Gold exercise co-sponsored by the US and Thailand, where they are taught skills to survive in the jungle.

In the more graphic parts of the video, a trainer is shown devouring a live scorpion, and helping marines drink the blood of a snake.

In a statement, PETA Vice President Shalin Gala said, “The photos showing giddy Marines swallowing scorpions and guzzling cobra blood are more reminiscent of a frat party gone wrong than a military drill”.

Is this gross?  Heck yeah!  But it seems we can all agree it is a necessity that servicemembers learn food survival tactics.

I think they could read and learn about what things they can eat in certain environments to survive, without actually practicing eating them.  That does seem a tad unnecessary.

Having said that, am I outraged about this?  NO.  From the video, it seems like the Marines are enjoying this exercise and building camaraderie.

Bottom line, these are scorpions and snakes, so I really don’t care.  Find something else to complain about PETA.