She has such a way with words.
Glee star Jane Lynch has sent off a letter to the USA Network asking them to consider running a PETA ad during their presentation of the Westminster Dog Show. According to PETA, the ad would urge people to adopt dogs from shelters, rather than buy one from breeders and pet stores.
In her letter to the network, Jane drew from her own experience to gain favor with the station and wrote from the heart about what the ad is meant to achieve. She also explains a bit of what the ad will be like. Her letter reads:
“Although I played an ambitious dog trainer in Best in Show, in real life I wouldn├óΓé¼Γäót go near the Westminster Dog Show because it promotes the breeding of animals even as millions are dying for homes in shelters. That├óΓé¼Γäós why I├óΓé¼Γäóm asking the USA Network to please air PETA├óΓé¼Γäós ├óΓé¼┼ôEveryday Dogs├óΓé¼┬¥ public service announcement (PSA) during your Westminster coverage so that viewers will know the real consequences of buying animals rather than adopting from shelters.
Every time a Westminster viewer rushes out to a pet store or breeder to purchase a dog like the one he or she saw prancing around at Madison Square Garden, a dog in a shelter joins the more than 4 million animals who must be euthanized each year because of a lack of good homes. My friends at PETA and I hope that you├óΓé¼Γäóll give your viewers the whole story during the Westminster broadcast by airing ├óΓé¼┼ôEveryday Dogs,├óΓé¼┬¥ which shows people walking, playing Frisbee, and going on road trips with their dogs├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥who, unfortunately, are in body bags. The PSA closes with the question ├óΓé¼┼ôIf you buy a dog, what will you do with the shelter dog you kill?├óΓé¼┬¥”
Powerful stuff. We hope they consider this. It’s really important to educate people, especially animal lovers who are sure to tune in for the show, about the choices they make and how it affects poor, defenseless animals.
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