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Store Manager Lourie Greer
Pet Care
780 E. Rand Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
(847) 258-7387
Dear Ms. Greer,
For the past 3 years I have been an avid shopper at your store. Until recently
I had been very satisfied with your products and overall appearance of your
store. At my last visit to your store I noticed a disgusting change- the selling
of guinea pigs, hamsters, ferrets, and tropical birds!
I am against the selling of animals in pet shops. Statistics have proven that
the majority of people who purchase low maintenance pets, i.e. gerbils, hamsters,
etc.. become bored or tired of their pet with in months. The owner feels no
obligation to care for this animal any more. What normally happens is that the
owner sets the pet free! 100% of these tame, household pets die within days
of their release. These careless owners expect these animals such as cockatoos,
parakeets, and hamsters to fend for themselves out in nature. But this never
happens and the animal either becomes prey for a larger creature, or the pets
dies from starvation.
This is a sad scenario in my opinion. Do you realize that the state of Illinois
requires the owner of a ferret to purchase a permit from their city in order
to keep the ferret? Do you advise your customers of this law that requires them
to purchase a permit? Do your employees check to see that the owners have purchased
a permit before they buy the ferret?
Because your store has been reduced to selling animals I will no longer shop
there. I will also urge my friends and relatives to do the same. I hope you
understand my point of view. Thank you for listening to you customers opinion.
I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
President George Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President:
I understand that you are thinking of getting a dog. If this is true, please
do the right thing (and save a life) by adopting one from a shelter. Also, please
take this opportunity to make a statement on behalf of all animals in shelters,
urging others to do the same. Purchasing from pet stores and breeders perpetuates
the ongoing abuse caused by puppy and kitten mills as well as unlicensed breeders
selling sick and malnourished animals.
Every animal that is purchased from a pet shop or breeder represents another
animal who must die in a shelter and helps to feed the greed of those running
illegal animal businesses.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305)
Food and Drug Administration
12420 Parklawn Dr.
Rm. 1-23
Rockville, MD 20857
Dear Sir or Madam:
The generic equivalent of the drug Premarin was denied approval on May 5, 1997
(docket No. 97N-0325). Duramed, the company which makes the generic drug, has
announced that they will appeal. Please reverse your decision. Not only would
the drug be more accessible for consumers, but it would also stop the suffering
of many animals. Premarin contains horse urine, while the Duramed drug is plant-derived.
Horses are continually abused to add this unnecessary ingredient to Premarin.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Michael Sandlin Tiger Truck Stop
P.O. Box 424
Grosse Tete, LA 70740
fax: 504-648-2935
Dear Mr. Sandlin,
The Tiger Truck Stop has two gas stations in Louisiana, right off the interstate.
At both locations a tiger is kept in a concrete and iron cage, exposed to constant
exhaust fumes, noise, and traffic. The owner of the business has ignored repeated
requests to place the animals in accredited sanctuaries.
I am asking you to please remove these abused animals from the truck stops.
Keeping these wild creatures locked up is both inhumane and unethical. Using
them for financial gain, with no regard to their health and well being, is cruel
and unusual punishment for crimes they have never committed!
These poor animals are probably going insane due to their constant confinement
and lack of exercise. This is no way for an innocent animal to be treated. I
urge you to do all that you can to get the tigers away from the truck stop and
into an animal sanctuary where they will be properly cared for.
Until these majestic beasts are removed from these establishments, I will buy
my gas elsewhere and urge everyone I see buying gas to do the same thing.
Thank you for your time. I look forward to your response. I hope that torturing
animals is not the way you will choose to go.
Sincerely,
Sam Haynes,
8475 Florida Blvd.,
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Dear Sam Haynes,
I urge you to help take Candy out of confinement. Candy is a chimpanzee who
has languished - alone - in a concrete and iron cage at the Fun Fair Park in
Baton Rouge, LA for thirty years. Photos of Candy's cage show discarded soda
cups and cigarette butts. I am asking that you release Candy to a sanctuary
so she can live out her remaining years in comfort with her own kind, for the
first time in her life.
Animals were not put on this earth for human entertainment purposes. Candy is
an innocent creature who never did a thing wrong in her life. Why does she deserve
to live worse than a convicted murder; in complete agony and torment?
Please free Candy so that by the time she dies she will have know freedom.
Thank you for your time. I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Aspen Chamber Resort Association
425 Rio Grande Place
Aspen, CO 81611
Dear Sir or Madam:
I understand that "snow polo," where horses, who are forced to wear 2-inch spiked
shoes slip and slide across frozen lakes, will be introduced to Aspen in December.
This is by no means a sport, but a cruel form of animal abuse.
Please stop the city's plans for these abusive events immediately. Until then,
I will not be visiting your city, and I will urge others to do the same.
Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Fiona Apple
c/o Andy Slater
H.K. Management
8900 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 300
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Dear Fiona,
Thank you for recently requesting the Hard Rock Cafe to make a donation to PETA.
They are a great organization, as I'm sure you know. As the largest animal rights
group in the world, with over 500,000 members, they have done countless great
things for animals since their formation in 1980.
I hope you will continue to help animals by supporting PETA. Thank you again.
Sincerely,
Phillip Morris, U.S.A.
James Morgan, President and CEO
120 Park Ave.
New York, NY 10017-5592
Dear Mr. Morgan:
Please stop using Marlboro cigarette ads which glorify rodeos and cattle ranching.
These ads depict "macho" cowboys "taming" bucking horses and dragging bawling
calves by ropes around their necks. Not shown in the ads, however, are the broken
bones, bruises, and internal hemorrhages suffered by animals used in those ways.
Animal-unfriendly ads do not go over well with consumers by any means. By using
ads that show more respect and compassion for animals, you could win over many
more people.
Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Leo Burnett Company, Inc.
Joe Silberman
Associate Director of Corporate Public Relations
35 West Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL 60601
Dear Mr. Silberman:
Please stop creating Marlboro cigarette ads which glorify rodeos and cattle-ranching.
These ads depict "macho" cowboys "taming" bucking horses and dragging bawling
calves by ropes around their necks. Not shown in the ads, however, are the broken
bones, bruises, and internal hemorrhages suffered by animals used in those ways.
Animal-unfriendly ads do not go over well with consumers by any means. By using
ads that show more respect and compassion for animals, you could win over many
more people.
Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
RPS, Inc.
Ivan Hofman, President
Coraopolis, PA 15108
Dear Mr. Hofman:
I recently saw your company's ad featuring a dog, and the caption `If you can't
teach the old dog new tricks, get a new dog.' This encourages cruel treatment
of animals. I don't think that a dog on death row at a shelter, or a stray digging
through trash cans for his next meal would find it so amusing.
Animal-unfriendly ads do not go over well with consumers by any means. If your
company were to use ads which show respect and compassion for animals, you would
win many more people over. Please promote the humane treatment of animals, and
put an end to these degrading ads.
Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Hatco Corporation
David Hatch, President
PO Box 340500
Milwaukee, WI 53234-0500
Dear Mr. Hatch:
I was recently very disturbed by your company's ad featuring a cow and the caption
`The only one who can beef about our natural browning ovens.'
Animal-unfriendly ads do not go over well with consumers by any means. If your
company were to use more ads which are more compassionate and respectful towards
animals, many more people would be won over. Please stop using these degrading
ads immediately.
Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Zastrow Studios
George Houdek, President
10555 N. Port Washington Rd., 13 W
Mequon, WI 53092
Dear Mr. Houdek:
I was recently very disturbed by your company's ad featuring a cow and the caption
`The only one who can beef about our natural browning ovens.'
Animal-unfriendly ads do not go over well with consumers by any means. If you
company were to create ads which are more compassionate and respectful towards
animals, many more people would be won over. Please stop these degrading ads
immediately.
Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Stren Fishing Line
Thomas Milner, President
870 Remington Dr.
PO Box 700
Madison, NC 27025-0700
Dear Mr. Milner:
I was recently very disturbed by your company's ad featuring a "hog-tied" calf's
legs and the caption, `The most dependable fishing line in the world.' I am
sure that the fish, the calf, and thousands of gulls, pelicans, ducks, and geese
destined to become entangled in discarded filament are very happy about that.
Animal-unfriendly ads do not go over well with consumers by any means, and your
company could win over many more people with ads which show respect and compassion
for animals. Please stop using these ads immediately.
Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Florsheim
Charles Campbell, President
130 S. Canal St.
Chicago, IL 60606
Dear Mr. Campbell:
I was recently disturbed to see your company's ad featuring a frog and a scalpel
with the caption, `It's time to get to the guts of the matter.'
Animal unfriendly ads like these do not go over well by any means with consumers.
If your company were to use ads which are more compassionate and respectful
towards animals, you would win many more people over.
Please immediately stop using these ads.
Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Judge Mathew Robins
Room 304
DeKalb County Courthouse
556 N. McDonough Street
Decatur, GA 30030-3356
Dear Judge Robins,
I understand that Sue McCrosky has been sentenced to 6 months, for one count
of simple trespassing at the Yerkes Primate Center last Lab Animal Day in April.
The judge picked her out of a crowd in a courtroom, passed by a dozen defendants
and said: "You're Sue McCrosky, right? We'll try you right now!"
Within hours, a stunned courtroom watched her unprepared lawyers fail to stop
jury selection, presentation of evidence and a conviction by jury. The judge
refused to excuse himself.
I would like to inquire to Sue's health, condition, medication, and treatment.
Please write me back stating how Sue is feeling and whether or not she is being
cared for properly.
I urge you to allow Sue McCrosky her freedom. She has served her punishment
long enough. Sue received an unfair penalty for such a minor crime. No lives
were at stake. In this case I do not believe that the punishment fits the crime.
Sue McCrosky was trying to help the lives of innocent creatures who were being
tortured to death my experimentation. It is in my opinion that what she did
was morally correct!
Sincerely,
Sue McCrosky
Infirmary Unit
DeKalb County Jail
4425 Memorial Drive
Decatur, GA 30032
Dear Ms. McCrosky,
You don't know me, but I have heard of your efforts to save the animals. I would
just like to thank you for all you have done to rescue distressed animals from
laboratories. You are a very kind hearted individual. There should be more people
like you in the world. I myself am an involved animal rights supporter.
Even though at the moment it may seem like all hope is lost, I encourage you
not to give up. Don't ever loose faith and always keep believing. I think of
you and how awful it must be to stay secluded from the outside world all the
time. My prayers are with you.
I would like to add that I have written a letter to Judge Robins asking for
your release. Who knows what may become of this situation. Keep your spirits
up and always think about the animals. They can not speak for themselves so
we must speak for them.
Sincerely,
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