Guest guest Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Tell Ask.com That Orangutans Deserve Better In a recent advertising campaign, Ask.com employed the use of an infant orangutan in order to perpetrate a misconception that humans are the only primates who use tools. Not only is it factually wrong that orangutans do not use tools, it is cruel and unethical to exploit Great Apes in the name of entertainment. Great Apes who end up in the entertainment industry are literally torn from their mothers at birth, when in the wild, they would stay with their mothers for over eight years. Infant Great Apes are required to be forcefully handled and are oftentimes beaten by their trainers in order to become submissive. As these primates grow into puberty, they become less manageable and as a result, many trainers will have their teeth removed and as well as instituting the use of shock collars. Alternately, the trainer may take the easy route and simply acquire more baby chimpanzees as they discard of the used adults – either through euthanization or by being dumped at a roadside zoo. What You Can Do • Contact the CEO of Ask.com, James Lanzone, and politely urge him to stop using Orangutans as advertising tools. Tell Mr. Lanzone that Great Apes used for entertainment are exploited and abused, and that he should accept the moral and social responsibility of his company and stop perpetrating this corruption. Remind him that Great Apes *do* use tools, as they are intellectual and sentient beings who deserve to thrive in their natural habitats with members of their own species. Tell Mr. Lanzone that you will not use his services – and will encourage your friends and family to do the same – until he stops allowing the use of non-human primates in Ask.com's advertisements. James Lanzone, CEO 555 12th Street, Suite 500 Oakland, CA 94607 tel: (510) 985-7400 fax: (510) 985-7412 Sign the Peition! Please sign our online petition urging Ask.com to stop using Great Apes in their advertising. You can find the petition at the following link: www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/874363483 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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