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Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 08:59:34 -0700
Subject: [animal-life] (US) Trappers Try to Pressure Animal Friendly Motel Chain
post from National Trappers Association follows action alert
***Alert for AR Activists***
The motels being targeted by the Trappers are those that routinely
allow
pets (Motel 6, Red Roof Inns, etc). Please Contact Accor Hotels and
tell
them that you approve of their partnership with HSUS and with their
animal
friendly policies:
George Le Mener, President and CEO
Accor Economy Lodging
P. O. Box 809092
Dallas, TX 75380-9092
Phone: (972) 386-6161. Fax: (972) 702-5996.
To email comments: http://www.accorhotels.com/accorhotels/index.html
and
click on "Contact" at the bottom of the page.
***NTA posting follows****
Sportsmen Called Upon to Help Motel Chains See the Light
(Columbus) - One of this country's largest economy hotel chains has
entered
into an agreement with the nation's largest animal rights organization.
Accor Economy Lodging, the parent company of Motel 6, Red Roof Inns and
Studio 6, is actively promoting two programs of the Humane Society of
the
United States (HSUS) - "Pets for Life" and "Disaster Recovery."
The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, the nation's leading sportsman advocacy
group, contacted Accor to voice its displeasure with its promotion.
Accor's Director of Communications, Gayle Colston Barge, told the U.S.
Sportsmen's Alliance that the business has "elected to officially
contribute to and support" the two HSUS programs. She further stated
that
it "is proud to support the efforts of the Humane Society of the United
States."
The Alliance urged the business to end its promotion of HSUS because of
the
organization's work to eliminate all hunting, trapping and most other
uses
of animals. Despite this request, Accor Economy Lodging did not end its
relationship with the animal rights group.
"When you support an organization, you support everything it stands
for,
not just the parts that you think are good," said U.S. Sportsmen's
Alliance
President Bud Pidgeon. "Accor Economy Lodging needs to realize that
HSUS is
also promoting anti-sportsman issues and continues to work to end
America's
hunting heritage and other forms of animal use."
Despite its name, HSUS does not oversee any local animal shelters or
societies.
Motel 6, Red Roof Inns and Studio 6 are affordable motels utilized by
many
sportsmen while on hunting and fishing trips.
Sportsmen and sportswomen can express their extreme dissatisfaction
with
Accor Economy Lodging's promotion of the HSUS by contacting George Le
Mener, President and CEO, Accor Economy Lodging, P. O. Box 809092,
Dallas,
TX 75380-9092. Phone: (972) 386-6161. Fax: (972) 702-5996.
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