Just got the below notice and am passing it along:
Subject: SCI- SE Michigan Bowhunters Chapter ACTION ALERT (5/4/04B)
Date: 5/4/2004 5:27:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:
BobEJr@eastlind.com
Michelin Funding Anti-Hunting Organization
> Seems like we've been here before...
> One of our SCI chapter members has uncovered yet another large corporation
> that is holding a promotion that funnels dollars to an anti-hunting
> organization - American Humane
> (
http://www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer).
> It was only a few short months ago that Peak Anti-freeze held a similar
> promotion through their rebate program to benefit this same organization.
> At the time, Peak said they were not familiar with the American Humane's
> anti-hunting/trapping stance. After thousands of e-mails and phone calls
> from disgruntled sportsmen, they got the message loud and clear, resulting
> in an immediate end to promotion.
> Michelin's promotion provides each consumer with a free Michelin Man & His
> Dog - Bobblehead Set with the purchase of new Michelin brand passenger or
> light truck tires. Not a bad deal; however, for every one of these sets
> distributed, $5 will be donated to the American Humane organization to
> better finance their efforts to put a halt to our proud hunting heritage
> and traditional lifestyle.
> ACTION NEEDED! It's time to let the Michelin Company know just how
> dissatisfied we, as sportsmen, are with their decision to put our
> tire-spending money into the pockets of our enemy. Let them know that we
> will not purchase their products as long as they continue to support
> anti-hunters that attack our hunting heritage. Sportsmen and outdoor
> enthusiasts are a very large portion of Michelin's targeted clientele.
> You can contact Michelin at:
> Website:
>
http://michelinman.com/mastapp/servl....LoadContactUs
> Address: Michelin, Consumer Relations Department, P.O. Box 19001,
> Greenville, SC 29602-9001
> Phone: 1-800-847-3435 (between 8:30 am and 6:00 pm ET)
> Have any doubts as to American Humane's active anti-hunting/trapping
> programs and policy? Be sure to check out their website listed above.
> Here are a few quotes from the site:
> "Bear baiting is an unsporting, unethical, and barbaric practice used by
> trophy hunters to lure bears to food to shoot them point-blank".
> "Once the bears are enticed by the scents, they bury their snouts in the
> decadent food, and become easy targets. The hunter takes a shot at
> point-blank range, and the game is over for the bear -- but not for the
> trophy hunter, who retains the chance to strike again, and again, and
> again.
> "Most trappers do not check their traps often, leaving trapped animals to
> suffer from dehydration, starvation, and indescribable pain while awaiting
> their deadly fate. It is not uncommon for an animal to chew off its own
> limb in an attempt to free itself from these antiquated traps"
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> The SE Michigan Bowhunters Chapter of Safari Club International has
> established this e-mail network to mobilize large numbers of sportsmen
> whenever a quick response is needed to protect our rights. It is our hopes
> that those in our network will forward the alerts on to other sportsmen in
> their e-mail loop or network. We also use the network to periodically keep
> sportsmen informed of items of interest. For your privacy, we list the
> addresses of those we send to under Blind Carbon Copy (Bcc) so as not to
> include their addresses to others as the messages are forwarded along.
> If you would like to be removed from our list, simply reply back stating
> your wishes with REMOVE in the Subject Line.
> For chapter membership information, simply reply back requesting
> "Membership Information" in the Subject Line
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Anti-hunting alert
