Baudette, Minnesota (trfnews.i234.me) — City officials in Baudette have delivered a firm “no” to PETA’s proposal to install an anti-fishing mermaid statue near the community’s iconic Willie Walleye statue. The national animal rights organization wrote to Mayor Dylan Hari last week, requesting space in Willie Walleye Park for the sculpture, which was intended to counter… Continue reading Baudette Rejects PETA Proposal for Mermaid Statue
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Lake of the Woods: PETA Pushes Mermaid Statue
Lake of the Woods ( trfnews.i234.me ) – PETA is challenging Minnesota’s largest tourism draw, fishing, with a symbolic proposal in Lake of the Woods County. The group has requested that the city of Baudette add a mermaid statue to Willie Walleye Park. The statue would stand alongside the existing Willie Walleye, which PETA argues promotes fishing.… Continue reading Lake of the Woods: PETA Pushes Mermaid Statue