Bush feeds his dog a living fish

Ok, I watched something very disturbing earlier today, and feel that I must share this with the one person who may one day read my blog.

The guest on Fishing with Roland Martin today was President George W. Bush. For those who are unfamiliar with the fishing world, G.W. enjoys bass fishing and is even a member of BASS, a large bass fishing organization. There's nothing wrong with that, of course, except you would expect someone of his position in life to have an inkling of respect for the life that makes the sport so enjoyable for so many. Apparently this is a quality lacking in G.W., as he caught a largemouth bass during the show and actually threw it (still living and breathing) onto the deck of the boat for his dog, Barney, to play with and chew on.

Couldn't he at least have had the decency to kill the fish humanely and put it out of its misery before giving it to his dog as a chew toy? It's one thing if you want to catch and release fish, or even catch fish and eat them; but it's a whole different ball game if you're going to disrespect nature in such a way as I witnessed him do on the program.