[ SHOWGSD-L ] Microsoft Aids Funding of HSUS

From: Peggy <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: gsd list <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, RALEEF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:21:07 -0400
>        http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_108262.asp
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>Microsoft, the software giant, will make a $100,000 donation to the Humane 
>Society of the United States (HSUS) and is partnering with the group on a 
>pilot program called the i'm Initiative. Through the new program, whenever a 
>Windows Live Messenger user has a conversation using i'm, Microsoft will give 
>a portion of the program's advertising revenue to one of ten organizations 
>selected by the user. The HSUS is one of the choices, and there is no limit to 
>the amount of money that can be donated.
>
Many people believe that the Humane Society of the United States is 
directly or indirectly connected to their local humane society dedicated 
to caring for dogs and cats. That's not true. There is no connection 
whatsoever. HSUS is also vehemently opposed to hunting.   The U.S. 
Sportsmen's Alliance  urged Microsoft to end its support of HSUS, but 
the company refused.  According to Microsoft representative Tara Kriese, 
Microsoft believes the i'm Initiative is "a great way to enable people 
to help causes that are important to them."
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The USSA is asking that sportsmen contact Microsoft and demand that its 
financial support of HSUS be terminated. Dog and cat fanciers should do 
the same. Contact Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft, 1 Microsoft Way, 
Redmond, WA 98052. Phone: (425) 882-8080. Fax: (425) 936-7329.

"The HSUS already has a multi-million dollar budget that it invests in 
legislative and ballot campaigns..." said Pidgeon. "The partnership that 
it has formed with Microsoft, the maker of the Xbox, will allow the 
organization to make money hand over fist, and continue to fund efforts 
to ban outdoor sports."

Sportsmen can make a difference in an issue like this. Companies such as 
Iams, General Mills, Accor Hotels, Pet Safe, Sears, and Ace Hardware 
ended relationships with HSUS after thousands of sportsmen levied strong 
protest.

In 2002, Jeep raised the ire of sportsmen when it aired a blatantly, 
anti-hunting commercial called the "Deer Hunter." After a flood of 
sportsmen's contacts, Jeep pulled the commercial in three days.

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