Australia-Pig stabbed to death for TV entertainment

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

 

Here is the saga of " Survivor 11 " filmed in the Australian outback

where a pig is stabbed to death as part of the program. Survivor 11 is

a " reality TV " type program where people are placed into 2 teams and

have to supplement their meagre rations with what they can find to eat in

the outback.

The program is contrived and involves both mental and physical game playing.

 

Marguerite

 

 

An email to rs of the Animal Liberation NSW mailing list

____

 

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:

Les Moonves, President and CEO

CBS Television, Inc.

CBS Television City

7800 Beverly Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90036

Tel.: 323-575-2345

Fax: 323-651-0285

To e-mail a letter, go to www.cbs.com and select the

" feedback " button at the bottom of the page.

 

CH 9 Australia:

Mr Graeme Yarwood, Managing Director

GTV 9

22 Bendigo St

Richmond 3121

Ph (03) 9420 3111

Fax (03)9429.1977

email c/o bjennings

 

QLD Minister for Justice:

Honourable Matthew J. Foley, MP

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and

Minister for the Arts

Level 18, State Law Building

50 Ann Street, Brisbane QLD 4000

GPO Box 149, Brisbane QLD 4001 CDE D28

Australia

Tel.: 011 61 7 323 93486

Fax: 011 61 7 322 02475

E-Mail: Attorney

 

 

____

Find out more about the plight of animals!

Check out the website - http://www.animal-lib.org.au

 

To , go to: http://www2.animal-lib.org.au/mailing.tpl

To , go to: http://www2.animal-lib.org.au/.tpl