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Jerry
12-20-2004, 11:26 AM
Here is one article from the HSUS newsletter I get from them.......ya gotta know you enemy ! :D

Project of The Humane Society of the United States and The Fund for Animals
http://www.humanelines.org

PROTEST AIRING OF TROPHY HUNTING SHOW

Imagine turning on your television and becoming a spectator to the violent and gruesome deaths of some of the world’s rarest animals at the hands of trophy hunters.
Safari Club International (SCI) has announced the launch of a new television series that will showcase the planned pursuit and killing of exotic animals across the globe. This new series, set to air next September, is the product of a partnership between the Outdoor Life Network, Comcast Television, Orion Multimedia and Image Works, Inc.

The Arizona-based SCI fosters and promotes competitive trophy hunting of exotic animals on five continents. Twenty-nine award categories – such as the Africa Big Five, which requires killing a lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and Cape buffalo -- require the killing of 322 separate species and sub-species of trophy class animals. Many SCI members take the quick and easy route to this ill-found glory. They shoot captive, often semi-tame animals in canned hunts on preserves or farms (called “estates” by SCI), in North America, Africa, Europe, and Asia. SCI is the biggest proponent of “canned hunts” in the world, driving patronage of these deplorable operations.

Make no mistake, gunning down animals for a misguided competition is unconscionable, and reputable media firms should not encourage or promote this needless blood-letting.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Contact the Outdoor Life Network today and urge the company to disassociate itself from SCI and a television series with this organization. Request that future shows not include the killing or inhumane treatment of animals.

Marc Fein, Senior Vice President of Programming

Outdoor Life Network
Two Stamford Plaza
281 Tresser Blvd 9th floor
Stamford, Connecticut 06901
Viewer Hotline: 203-406-2613

Deliver your comments directly via the web: www.olntv.com/feedback.asp

Contact Marc Fein and urge them to keep hunting shows on the OLN !! Thanx....Jerry

Lthomas
12-20-2004, 11:44 AM
Sent in my comments telling them that hunting shows promote a good clean image. I thanked them for quality telivision that I truly enjoy. :)

Jerry
12-20-2004, 11:45 AM
Thank you very much !

skip
12-20-2004, 11:56 AM
I'm going to sticky this in General......

Jerry
12-20-2004, 11:59 AM
Thanx Skip !!!! :D

dbowers
12-20-2004, 10:07 PM
Skip, I had put it up in bowhunting early, maybe tell the folks it was moved to general?

ozark
12-22-2004, 09:49 PM
Thanks for the alert, I woud hope that everyone contacts OLN.

Jerry
12-23-2004, 07:28 PM
Also go to this thread if you havent already......aaaaa heck , do it again anyhow :wink:

http://www.archerysite.net/smf/index.php?topic=668.0