FW: Animal AbuseVideo--voice your opinion to Amazon: feedback@ama zon.com

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I thought everyone would be interested in knowing this, I hope it hasn't

already been posted - if so sorry!

 

Suzy

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I am asking that all the people who receive this message post it to

whatever animal lists they belong to and request that all those with a

conscience for animals remove any links to Amazon.com from their websites.

voice your opinion to Amazon: feedback

Karen Martin

www.animal-allies.org www.petfinder.org/shelters/SC07.html

Join IGive and help support Animal Allies

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K9Rescue01 [K9Rescue01]

Tuesday, September 05, 2000 2:28 AM

 

This was cross-posted to me and I find the last E-Mail of Amazon disgusting

 

that they will not remove a video depicting animal abuse.Let them know how

you feel!!!!!

Thanks,

Wanda

K9rescue01

 

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Forwarded Message:

08/16/2000 7:54:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time

kmartin (Karen Martin)

 

The below emails contain conversations between an animal rescuer and

Amazon.com, who is currently selling a video depicting animal violence (see

below) ... If you feel so moved, please voice your opinion to

feedback ... it will be most effective if you are sincere,

respectful, and take a tone which leads the reader to believe you fit their

target demographic ... they don't really care what " animal wacko " people

think, not believing that Amazon.com will suffer either financial or

reputation damage from fringe segments.

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sara whalen [petsaliv]

Sunday, August 13, 2000 9:45 PM

feedback

[valleydogrescue] Your Sales of Cannibal Ferox

 

 

As the Executive Director of a No-Kill Animal Sanctuary which attempts to

educate the public in regards to the humane treatment of non-human animals,

I take exception to the response you have written to Louisiana Animal

Advocates (Sara Burroughs) re her request that you stop selling this video.

Please remove our organization (Pets Alive Inc.) from your Affiliate

Program. This e-mail is being circulated and sent to many sites which

currently are joined with your program. Your response is unacceptable, on

the one hand touting 'free speech' and on the other hand being 'selective'

about who you allow to speak freely (child pornography is banned). The

depiction of ALL forms of cruelty to animals human or not should not be

encouraged. I am surprised at the inane justification you have given to

continue to sell this video.

 

We certainly do not need dirty money, accumulated from the suffering of

animals , to help us continue our humane work.

 

Should you not have access to or be unaware of the e-mail I am speaking of

I am copying it below:

 

 

t has come to my attention that Amazon.com is marketing a video that

depicts torture and killing of animals -- " Cannibal Ferox. "

 

I appeal to you to stop selling that item. There is enough cruelty to

animals in this country; we don't need videos that encourage people to

perform more AND to show them how.

 

Thanks for your consideration.

 

Sara Burroughs

Shreveport, Louisiana

 

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And your inane reply:

 

 

Dear Ms. Burroughs,

 

Thank you for writing to Amazon.com with your concerns about some of

the titles we list in our catalog. This is an issue we take very

seriously and we wanted to share with you our goals with respect to

our catalog.

 

Our goal is to support freedom of expression and to provide customers

with the broadest selection possible so they can find, discover and

buy any title they might be seeking. That selection includes some

titles which most people, including employees of Amazon.com, may find

distasteful or otherwise objectionable. However, I should mention

that Amazon.com does not sell pornography or child pornography.

 

Amazon.com believes it is censorship not to sell certain titles because

we believe their message repugnant, and we would be rightly criticized

if we did so. Therefore, we will continue to make controversial works

available in the United States and everywhere else, except where they

are prohibited by law.

 

Furthermore, because we strongly believe that the appropriate response

to repugnant speech is not censorship, but more speech, we will

continue to allow readers, authors, and publishers to express their

views freely about the books and other products we offer on our web

site. It is important to note that we do not endorse any opinions

expressed by individual authors, musical artists, or filmmakers.

 

We value all feedback from our customers, and I thank you again for

taking the time to send us your comments about this issue.

 

We hope you will allow us to continue to serve you.

 

Best regards,

 

Kimberly H.

Amazon.com