William McMullin

Recent Activity

• 

  William commented on the article | about 3 years ago

  Welcome to the New Change.org and the Animal Rights Blog

  Next time you reach for a Coke, think first about what the company does with your money.  Coca-Cola's animal welfare policy states, "...[T]he company does not sponsor or promote events where there is a risk of physical harm to animals."  Yet, the company uses your money to sponsor rodeos.  Rodeos are inherent animal cruelty, pure and simple.  Baby calves are violently roped by their necks and slammed to the ground as they run up to 27 miles per hour.  "Bucking" straps are placed around the sensitive part of bulls' abdomens to inflict pain, causing them to buck wildly.  Animals are shocked and tormented in the chute so that they run out into the arena.  The list of cruelty goes on and on.  A rodeo contestant said of bucking straps and electric prods, "If you can't use those devices, then you have no rodeo" (Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Dec. 26, 2000).  Injuries and deaths to the animals are common in rodeos.  In fact, C.G. Haber, DVM once said he has seen rodeo animals with broken ribs and punctured lungs. 

  
  

  Coca-Cola claims the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) has humane rules that must be followed in rodeos.  However, the rules are rarely enforced.  When violations of the humane rules are enforced, it is just a slap on the wrist.  Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) even caught an official with the PRCA abusing animals on tape, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgznBINTHN0. 

  
  

  Cheyenne Frontier Days, one example of a rodeo Coca-Cola sponsors, is notorious for abusing animals.  An article in Wyoming Tribune Eage (http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2006/08/06/news/import-108327.txt) says animals were shocked with a Hot-Shot at Cheyenne and the PRCA does little or nothing to stop it. 

  
  

  Leading humane organizations including The Humane Society of the United States, the ASPCA, The Humane Society of Canada, and World Society for the Protection of Animals oppose rodeos.   

  
  

  Ask Coca-Cola to live up to its animal welfare policy and stop sponsoring rodeos:

  
  

  Muhtar Kent
  Chairman, President, and CEO
  The Coca-Cola Company
  1 Coca-Cola Plaza
  Atlanta, GA 30313-2499
  Fax:  404-515-7099
  MKent@na.ko.com

• 

  William signed the petition | about 3 years ago

  Urge Senate to Pass Captive Primate Safety Act!