PETA Alert re Survivor killing

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Saturday, February 17, 2001 9:40 AM

Take Action Against Survivor Cruelty!

 

 

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> Please Respond to the Cruel Killing on CBS's Survivor

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> PETA's attorneys are investigating the possibility of criminal

> charges arising from conduct on the February 15th airing of CBS's

Survivor.

> In the past, participants have been shown killing and eating rats,

chickens,

> and sea animals. Now, on the February 15th episode, which was filmed in

> Australia, a pig was stabbed to death by one of the show contestants.

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> The Australian Animal Protection Act of 1925 outlaws torturing,

> mistreating, or baiting any animal or the instigation of such acts. If the

> producer of Survivor, Mark Burnett, and/or others acting for him,

> orchestrated this act by placing a tame pig on the scene, or by separating

a

> wild pig from his or her family group by helicopter or otherwise, or

baited

> or corralled this pig so that he or she could be cruelly killed, they may

> have violated the criminal anti-cruelty code. " Instigating " cruelty is an

> offense equal to cruelly killing an animal.

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> There is no question that the pig killed on last night's show

> suffered greatly. By arranging this cruel act, or allowing it to happen,

CBS

> has demonstrated that it is willing to deliberately depart from society's

> regard for the humane treatment of animals as expressed in law. The

> following link has PETA's statement abuot the episode, as well as PETA's

> letter to the President of CBS, http://www.peta.org/alert/00/280.html.

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> Please write, and have caring friends, relatives, coworkers, and

> family members write:

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> Les Moonves, President and CEO

> CBS Television, Inc.

> CBS Television City

> 7800 Beverly Blvd.

> Los Angeles, CA 90036

> Tel.: 323-575-2345

> Fax: 323-651-0285

> To e-mail a letter, go to www.cbs.com and select the

> " feedback " button at the bottom of the page.

>

> Please write to the Honourable Matthew Foley, MP, and ask that

> charges of animal cruelty be implemented (an airmail letter to Australia

> from the U.S. costs $.80):

>

> Honourable Matthew J. Foley, MP

> Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for

> the Arts

> Level 18, State Law Building

> 50 Ann Street, Brisbane QLD 4000

> GPO Box 149, Brisbane QLD 4001 CDE D28

> Australia

> Tel.: 011 61 7 323 93486

> Fax: 011 61 7 322 02475

> E-Mail: Attorney

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> Please write to the following sponsors of Survivor and urge them to

> drop their sponsorship. Let them know that Survivor could be held

> responsible for cruel and illegal acts.

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> Paul Fireman, CEO

> Reebok International Ltd.

> 100 Technology Center Dr.

> Stoughton, MA 02072

> Fax: 781-401-7402

> To e-mail a letter, go to www.reebok.com. Go to " contact us " at the

> bottom, and a form will come up.

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> Malcom Williamson, President & CEO

> Visa International

> 900 Metro Center Blvd.

> Foster City, CA 94404

> Fax: 650-432-3087

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> G. Richard Wagoner Jr., President & CEO

> General Motors Corporation

> 300 Renaissance Ctr.

> Detroit, MI 48265

> Fax: 313-556-5108

> To e-mail a letter, go to www.gm.com. Go to " Contact us " at top of

> page, pick " Corporate info, " hit " Go, " and a form comes up.

>

> August A. Busch III, Chair, President & CEO

> Anheuser-Busch, Inc.

> 1 Busch Pl.

> St. Louis, MO 63118

> Fax: 314-577-2900

> To e-mail a letter, go to www.anheuser-busch.com. Go to " Contact

> a-b " at top of page, click " yes " to the question " Over 21?, " and a form

> comes up.

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> Robert Julrich, Chair & CEO

> Target Corporation

> 777 Nicollet Mall

> Minneapolis, MN 55402

> Fax: 612-370-5502

> To e-mail a letter, go to www.target.com. Go to " Guest services " at

> top, under " Contact us " pick " Guest comments and questions, " hit " go, " and

a

> form comes up.

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> Stephen M. Carter, President & CEO

> Cingular Wireless

> 1100 Peachtree St. N.E.

> Atlanta, GA 30309

> Fax: 404-249-5599

> To e-mail a letter, go to www.cingular.com. Go to " Talk to us " at

> bottom, and a form comes up.

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> Abelardo E. Bru, President & CEO

> Frito-Lay, Inc.

> 7701 Legacy Dr.

> Plano, TX 75024

> Fax: 972-334-2019

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> Howard A. Tullman

> Worldwide Xceed Group, Inc.

> 233 Broadway

> New York, NY 10279

> Fax: 212-553-3123

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> Lance Morosini

> Activist Liaison

> People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

> Phone: 757 622 7382 X528

> Fax: 757 628 0784

> www.peta-online.com

> www.AnimalActivist.com

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