This past week was the birthday of the late, great Steve Irwin, the Australian zookeeper and conservationist better known as The Crocodile Hunter. He would have been 57 had he still been with us. Google unveiled a Doodle tribute to the beloved Wildlife Warrior, which was appreciated by all of his many fans... and not by PETA
I would have weighed in earlier... but no need, really. The rest of the internet has responded pretty vociferously in defense of their hero. It irks me to no end to see PETA's armchair activists trash talk a man who literally put his life on the line several times to save animals, including some of the most maligned species on the planet. It makes me happier, however, to see how quickly people came to his defense. It was a great reminder of how much Steve Irwin meant to so many of us.
And, let's be honest, it was fun watching the vitriol rain down on PETA, from angry tweets to TV show call-outs to the (alas, temporary) "updating" of their Wikipedia page.
Hopefully this is the last time we have to teach you guys this lesson - you don't mess with Steve.
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