Help stop Six Flags from serving Hissing Cockroaches

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As read on: http://www.peta.org/actioncenter/ActionAlerts-item.asp?

id=2037

 

Urge Six Flags to Host Fright Fest Without Frightening Animals!

 

On September 29, 12 Six Flags locations will begin hosting a

ridiculously cruel promotion to kick off their October " Fright Fest "

events. Guests will be invited to " eat their way to the front of the

line " by consuming live Madagascar hissing cockroaches.

 

Cockroaches may get a bad rap, but these gentle, complex, sensitive

animals do not deserve to be eaten alive, especially not for a

gratuitous marketing gimmick. Given the proliferation of violence in

today's society, it is imperative that we teach compassion for all

living beings instead of publicly encouraging cruelty to and

devaluation of animals. No animal should ever suffer or die in the

name of entertainment.

 

Consuming cockroaches also presents various health risks, including

gastrointestinal illnesses and allergies.

 

Please contact Six Flags, Inc., and demand that it either replace

this hideous promotion with a humane alternative or cancel it

altogether:

 

Mark Shapiro, President, CEO, and Director

Six Flags, Inc.

122 E. 42nd St.

New York, NY 10168

212-599-4960

212-949-6203 (fax)

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Thanks for your support, Kimberly

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UGH, their response is equally revolting. i will be responding again to tell them that the " everyone else is doing it " is not a valid response. " Thank you for contacting us and voicing your thoughts about our Fright

Fest promotion involving cockroaches.We appreciate and respect your viewpoint. This optional, entirelyvoluntary stunt is just one aspect of our evening Fright Fest activitiesand promotions. Every park has many activities geared towards families

during the day and an equal number of " scarier " Halloween-themedactivities at night for the adult guests who comprise a large part ofFright Fest at night. This stunt is directed toward that evening

 

audience for a short period of time during the launch of our Fright Festactivites, and is not intended for everyone.It is true that cockroaches are insects and provide nutritional valuejust like chicken, beef and the live organisms (probiotic) found in some

yogurts. Many other outlets, including popular television reality showsand cookbooks, promote the eating of cockroaches and other insects, asdo numerous international cultures.Again, we thank you for sharing your thoughts on this subject. "

-- M. Mello " This is my protest against the conduct of the world. To be a vegetarian is to disagree--to disagree with the course of things today. Starvation, world hunger, cruelty, waste, wars--we must make a statement against these things. Vegetarianism is my statement and I think it's a strong one. " -- Isaac Bashevis Singer