|
The Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City is planning to use 15 hens in a
tic tac toe video game starting September 14th. One hen at a time
will be placed inside a booth for one or two hours. The hen pecks
when gamblers press buttons on an electrically lighted panel outside
the booth. The trainer, Bunky Boger, who "trains" the hens on a farm
and petting zoo in Tennessee, will not explain what is done to get
the hens to peck at the Xs and Os inside the booth.
Please contact the Tropicana Casino and the casino's parent company,
Aztar Corporation, and request that they set up a tic tac toe game
with a computerized opponent instead of a live bird. Tell them you
strongly object to the use of live animals in an atmosphere of
gambling and drinking. Tell them you object to the degradation of
animals for amusement. Quite possibly, painful methods were used in
training and are used at the casino to make the hen seem to be
playing the video game. Tell them to leave animals and animal cruelty
out of the casino. Request a written response to your concerns.
Contact:
|
Ms. Pamela Popielarski
President, General Manager
Tropicana Casino
2801 Pacific Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Ph: 609-340-4368
Fax: 609-343-5254
Email: ppopielarski@tropicana.net
Dennis Gomes, President
Aztar Corporation
Aztar Corporation
Corporate Communications
2390 E. Camelback Road, Suite 400
Phoenix, AZ 85016-3452
Ph: 602-381-4111
Fax: 602-381-4108
Email: azrcorp@aztar.com
|
Related Links:
Thank you. United Poultry Concerns. September 6, 2001
United Poultry Concerns, Inc.
PO Box 150
Machipongo, VA 23405-0150
757-678-7875
FAX: 757-678-5070
www.upc-online.org
(Action Alert - Protest the Use of Live Hens in Casino Video Game)
|
|