The Humane Society of the United Stated and Amazon.com
http://www.hsus.org/hsus_field/animal_f ... azine.html Because of the email reply I received from Amazon.com last evening, I've cancelled my account with them. The $85 worth of Tavist I received from them on Thursday (and all other purchases) will now be made elsewhere unless they change their position. According to their email, they have no plans to do this... "...Amazon.com believes it is censorship not to sell certain titles because we believe their message is objectionable. Therefore, we will continue to make controversial works available in the United States and everywhere else, except where they are prohibited by law..." I, personally, can't in good conscience do business with a company that cares so little for the creatures these products harm... be it Pit Bulls and the unfortunate dogs they train on or fighting cocks. I just cringe to think that a pit at some time might have trained on a sheepie (or ANY poor dog for that matter)... what a horrid thought. To me, there simply AREN'T any gray areas about a business profiting from these types of products and I'm stunned by Amazon.com's apparent lack of compassion. But we each have to make our own choices. Jaci |
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Very interesting. 
I've never ordered anything from Amazon.com, but probably never will now! The inset box with info on other things they have pulled d/t controversy or conflicts is interesting.... |
| The bottomline is a huge influence on company policies.
I mentioned the huge amount of disposable income that pet owners control. Doing business with animal friendly companies is an easy decision for many of us. I do wonder if selling the books and videos that promote illegal activities makes Amazon legaly liable for contributing to the illegal activities? |
| Have you an address for Amazon?
I do a significant amount of business with them at holidays (or at least to me, it's a significant portion of my holiday spending.) That will stop immediately if they continue to sell this type of material. Same thing if I found out they trafficked in kiddie porn or snuff films. And dog fighting and cock fighting are illegal where I live, too. |
| There is an email address at the very bottom of the HSUS page that you can use to express whatever your own view is on this subject-
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/contact- ... tance.html I guess Amazon.com's reply to me was shocking because I assumed they were a respectable company that would never knowingly promote such a cruel "sport". I guess I was wrong. Quote: I do wonder if selling the books and videos that promote illegal activities makes Amazon legaly liable for contributing to the illegal activities?
It should be interesting to see what the courts decide. |
| I am very disturbed by this issue.
While I fully support the 1st amendment, I do not support profiting from videos of illegal activity. Amazon's response, although probably a canned response given for all similar "objectionable subject matter" circumstances is wrong in this case. It would be like saying second hand distribution of poached elephant tusk ivory is in the public interest. I am bringing this up as an issue with the Amazon Associates program. Frequently fighting a problem from within is a more effective means of effecting change, but I will give it only so much time for them to reach an agreement with the HSUS on this. |
| "...The HSUS has been requesting for more than a year and a half that Amazon.com stop selling illegal animal fighting materials..." Source: http://www.hsus.org/press_and_publicati ... wsuit.html
From a news reporting perspective on this issue, it appears they have no plans to remove the cock fighting products. Visit the following address found on MSNBC. It also appears that Amazon.com removed the dog fighting products once only to put them right back on again. The article says that they have again removed them. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17049201/ Quote: I am bringing this up as an issue with the Amazon Associates program.
Ron, I hope you can get a better response. We all have to decide what's important to us as individuals. I simply can't support a company that knowingly profits from something that is so against what I believe in. |
| it is illegal to profit from the sale of depictions of animal cruelty. amazon is selling a book written by a man who just went to jail for that very crime.... |
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