Fwd: NBC MAKES FUN OF SHARK SUFFERING

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Fwd: NBC MAKES FUN OF SHARK SUFFERING

 

In a message dated 7/25/2005 11:56:23 A.M. Pacific

Standard Time, lori1990 writes:

 

For background on how marine life suffer, see

www.FishingHurts.com.

 

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mrsmax

NBC MAKES FUN OF SHARK SUFFERING

 

Hi Everybody,

 

 

 

Please take a minute to follow through on the

below alert from a dear colleague. It simply isn’t

right for a national TV show to join in on “the

fun†of an animal being killed.

 

All the best,

Mary

 

PatRagan [PatRagan]

 

Please send an e-mail to the Today Show at

today to let them know how appalled you are by

the story they aired on the 8:00am half hour segment,

Thursday, July 21, about the brutal killing of a shark

at an annual shark killing contest off the coast of

Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.

 

In the segment, the four men who caught the almost

1200lb. shark gushed over their kill. By the men's own

description, the shark suffered horribly, struggling

for hours, being gaffed again and again, until he was

finally dragged on board, thrashing for air.

(Especially chilling was the laughter and

congratulations from the people standing around

watching this magnificent creature being tortured.)

 

Please let the Today show know that it is bad

enough that certain individuals like to bash sharks

for behavior that is completely natural, but it is

even more disconcerting to see a highly regarded show

join in on “the fun†by making light of the

shark's suffering.

 

The Today Show needs to hear from people that this

was completely inappropriate. They were completely

indifferent to the fact that this shark's life was

taken for fun and nobody cared.

 

To view photos and read The Humane Society of the

United States’ press release, please visit:

 

 

http://www.townonline.com/blogs/yourTownTonight/index.bg?mode=viewid & post_id=166

 

 

http://www.townonline.com/blogs/yourTownTonight/index.bg?mode=viewid & post_id=167

 

 

http://www.hsus.org/press_and_publications/press_releases/the_hsus_issues_statem\

ent_on_shark_killing_contest.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Fwd: NBC MAKES FUN OF SHARK SUFFERING

 

In a message dated 7/25/2005 11:56:23 A.M. Pacific

Standard Time, lori1990 writes:

 

For background on how marine life suffer, see

www.FishingHurts.com.

 

-

mrsmax

NBC MAKES FUN OF SHARK SUFFERING

 

Hi Everybody,

 

 

 

Please take a minute to follow through on the

below alert from a dear colleague. It simply isn’t

right for a national TV show to join in on “the

fun†of an animal being killed.

 

All the best,

Mary

 

PatRagan [PatRagan]

 

Please send an e-mail to the Today Show at

today to let them know how appalled you are by

the story they aired on the 8:00am half hour segment,

Thursday, July 21, about the brutal killing of a shark

at an annual shark killing contest off the coast of

Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.

 

In the segment, the four men who caught the almost

1200lb. shark gushed over their kill. By the men's own

description, the shark suffered horribly, struggling

for hours, being gaffed again and again, until he was

finally dragged on board, thrashing for air.

(Especially chilling was the laughter and

congratulations from the people standing around

watching this magnificent creature being tortured.)

 

Please let the Today show know that it is bad

enough that certain individuals like to bash sharks

for behavior that is completely natural, but it is

even more disconcerting to see a highly regarded show

join in on “the fun†by making light of the

shark's suffering.

 

The Today Show needs to hear from people that this

was completely inappropriate. They were completely

indifferent to the fact that this shark's life was

taken for fun and nobody cared.

 

To view photos and read The Humane Society of the

United States’ press release, please visit:

 

 

http://www.townonline.com/blogs/yourTownTonight/index.bg?mode=viewid & post_id=166

 

 

http://www.townonline.com/blogs/yourTownTonight/index.bg?mode=viewid & post_id=167

 

 

http://www.hsus.org/press_and_publications/press_releases/the_hsus_issues_statem\

ent_on_shark_killing_contest.html