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| The killing of a pig on the Survivor II series being shown on Channel 9, Wednesday 28th February has caused much contraversy. Below is a copy of the email from Animal Liberation (NSW) email-list. Please let your concerns be known to the relevant persons. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| Attorneys for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment
of Animals) in USA, the Australian RSPCA and other animal rights
groups, are investigating the possibility of criminal charges arising
from conduct on the episode of "Survivor" which aired in
the USA on February 15th. (This episode will air on Channel 9 in Australia
on Wednesday night, 28 February). In the past, participants have been
shown killing and eating rats, chickens, and sea animals. Now, on
this episode, which was filmed in Australia, a pig was stabbed to
death by one of the show's contestants.
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. There is no question that the pig killed in this episode 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 about the episode, as well as PETA's letter to the President of CBS, http://www.PETA.com/news/0201/0201Survivor.html MELBOURNE PROTEST Let's not forget that in slaughterhouses the world over, pigs and other animals are cruelly killed by the million. Several hours ago the Action Animal Rescue Team conducted an undercover investigation and rescue at an intensive piggery in Victoria, and this coincides with a demonstration they have planned about "Survivor" for outside Channel 9 Studios in Melbourne, tomorrow at 11 am. Unlike the pig who was brutally stabbed and murdered on air for ratings, the rescued pigs symbolise the true meaning of survival. The protest will be making it quite clear that tormenting, stabbing and killing innocent animals for entertainment is abhorrent and to be condemned. PETA has written to CBS asking for all unedited tapes of the filming which occurred in Queensland. WHAT YOU CAN DO... We appeal to everyone, whether in Australia or overseas, to contact your local TV station airing "Survivor" and register your protest at this horror, and/or the people listed below. Here's a few address details to get you started: CBS: CH 9 Australia: QLD Minister for Justice: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks to Animal Liberation (NSW) for this email Channel 9 Perth Survivor series II proudly brought to you by One Tel |
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