Free Stuff Friday: Sammy the Sea Kitten! May 15, 2009

Ever wonder if fish feel pain? Or if they're as smart as other animals? Well listen up! Fish have fully developed brains and nervous systems, so of course they feel pain. And, when it comes to smarts, these guys are a force to be reckoned with. Did you know they can retain information they learned up to 11 months earlier? I can't even do that! And they don't just use their tongues to catch food — they use them to build nests for their babies and shield them from danger. Fish even experience fear the same way humans do, with increased heart rates and bursts of adrenalin. Even more amazing is that some fish actually enjoy being pet. Yes, pet ... Like you pet your cat. That's why we've created Sammy the Sea Kitten.

Sammy comes fashioned with removable kitten mask and mittens, reminding us that fish have feelings just like those adorable land kittens. And if you wouldn't eat a kitty cat, how can you think about eating a sea kitten?

This week, we're giving you the chance to win our Sammy the Sea Kitten plush toy, along with our peta2 'Save the Sea Kittens!' booklet, complete with leaflets and stickers, to help spread the word to all your friends and family about sea kittens.

To enter for your chance to win, comment below with which species of sea kitten you'd like to see added next to our Create Your Own Sea Kitten game (we just recently added Mahi Mahi, Swordfish, and Anchovy). The five people with the most creative entries will be chosen as our winners and notified by May 26th.

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And, when you're done entering the contest, click here to start creating your very own Sea Kitten.

GOOD LUCK!

- Tiffany

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