Guest guest Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 My letter to the DMN Editor. "Recently, I saw a store selling baby chicks died in pastels for Easter. I was shocked at this hold-out from a less aware time. I thought we had gotten past the selling of life for a moment of holiday amusement. Such displays place great stress on animals. Most never live past their infancy. There is nothing celebratory or fun about that. What do we teach our children by such cavalier "displays" of cruelty?" Margaret Morin Apr 5, 2007 12:29 PM VNOD , NTARN , Urban Veggie-Family Easter Chicks, Ducks, Rabbits -Okay to cross post With Easter fast approaching, please keep a watch for stores and individuals who sell baby animals for Easter presents. If you see such a display, speak to the store manager and politely, but emphatically object to the selling of life and the stress it places on babies to be on display and away from their mothers. Ask that the babies be removed and placed in a quiet and safe place several times a day or given to animal control or a rescue organization. Go back every day and make sure it is done. If you remain polite and persuasive, you will prevail. Also, contact the corporate office of the store. If you see a sick or injured animal or the babies are without food and water, call animal control and your local humane society and place a complaint. Politely insist that animal control immediately send an officer to visit the premises to investigate and tell them you will wait for them to arrive. Remember to get the name of with whom you speak and if you don't get agreement to comply with your urgent request, ask to speak to the supervisor and the mayor, if needed, to get action. The Humane Society of the US for DFW's telephone is: 1 817 492 8000. Call directory assistance or check the phone book for the closest municiiple animal control telephone number. Keep these numbers in your wallet for quick reference. Remember, you are the only advocate these helpless babies have so remain calm and persistent and clearly state your goal. Also, letters to the editor are always a good way to draw attention to the heinous practice of selling life. Please take a minute or two to write one today. Dallas Morning News LTE is: http://www.dallasnews.com/cgi-bin/lettertoed.cgiThank you. Margaret"Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." ~Albert Schweitzer "Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." ~Albert Schweitzer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 Luckily, one of the tv channels showed a bunch of chicks... and a warning for parents NOT to buy them for children. That they could get easily Salmonella. Let's hope that messages gets out. Linda Margaret Morin wrote: > My letter to the DMN Editor. " Recently, I saw a store selling baby > chicks died in pastels for Easter. I was shocked at this hold-out > from a less aware time. I thought we had gotten past the selling of > life for a moment of holiday amusement. Such displays place great > stress on animals. Most never live past their infancy. There is > nothing celebratory or fun about that. What do we teach our children > by such cavalier " displays " of cruelty? " > > > > > Margaret Morin > Apr 5, 2007 12:29 PM > VNOD , NTARN , Urban Veggie-Family > Easter Chicks, Ducks, > Rabbits -Okay to cross post > > With Easter fast approaching, please keep a watch for stores > and individuals who sell baby animals for Easter presents. > > If you see such a display, speak to the store manager and > politely, but emphatically object to the selling of life and > the stress it places on babies to be on display and away > from their mothers. Ask that the babies be removed and > placed in a quiet and safe place several times a day or > given to animal control or a rescue organization. Go back > every day and make sure it is done. If you remain polite and > persuasive, you will prevail. Also, contact the corporate > office of the store. > > If you see a sick or injured animal or the babies are > without food and water, call animal control and your local > humane society and place a complaint. Politely insist that > animal control immediately send an officer to visit the > premises to investigate and tell them you will wait for them > to arrive. Remember to get the name of with whom you speak > and if you don't get agreement to comply with your urgent > request, ask to speak to the supervisor and the mayor, if > needed, to get action. > > The Humane Society of the US for DFW's telephone is: 1 817 > 492 8000. Call directory assistance or check the phone book > for the closest municiiple animal control telephone number. > Keep these numbers in your wallet for quick reference. > > Remember, you are the only advocate these helpless babies > have so remain calm and persistent and clearly state your > goal. > > Also, letters to the editor are always a good way to draw > attention to the heinous practice of selling life. Please > take a minute or two to write one today. > > Dallas Morning News LTE is: http://www.dallasnews.com/cgi-bin/lettertoed. > cgi > > Thank you. > > Margaret > > " Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare > yourself the sight. " ~Albert Schweitzer > > " Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight. " ~Albert Schweitzer > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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