Fox hunting dvds on ebay Posted by: "South
West Animal Protection" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
southwestanimalprotection Thu
Nov 22, 2007 1:08 pm (PST) PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY
TO ALL GROUPS
EBAY CUSTOMERS SELLING FOX HUNTING DVD'S - PLEASE COMPLAIN ASAP
Swap team have received the email below from one of our supporters and
friend and we have been asked to put this out to everyone on our email list.
Please read the email below and make your polite complaint to ebay at this
addy ukrswebhelp@ ebay.com
Sample complaint below but please use your own words and quote the item
numbers of the dvds being sold.
Many thanks for your support
SWAP team
Hello everyone,
I just wanted to ask if you could check out the dvds currently being sold on
ebay by various sellers which boast of scenes of fox hunting before the ban,
including hounds in cry, digging out etc. I'm worried these are providing
both support and encouragement to the fox hunting industry. I feel it is
also realistic to say that these dvds could also encourage some individuals
to join or follow hunts which still operate outside of the law, which as we
all know is still a massive problem at the moment.
If you've got a spare five mins I would like to ask if you could all email
ebays customer services on ukrswebhelp@ ebay.com asking them to permanently
remove and ban such items. while I admit it's not perfect I have included a
sample email at the bottom of the page- feel free to send your own but
please keep them polite and constructive. Item numbers for the dvds include;
280173208684, 330188526815, 330188741522, 180182950236 with item numbers
220172580357 and 280174284940 while they state they are for educational
purposes only they also state that they can improve your fox hunting
skills...sick hey? Thanks for your time.
Sample email
I wish to draw your attention to ebay being used for the sale of dvds that
are promoting the illlegal bloodsport of fox hunting, items such as
330188741522 and 180182950236 proudly boast of views of the hunt in action
while item 280174284940 actually implies that individuals will be better at
hunting a fox after watching it. There are a number of dvds of the same
nature, a simple search under fox hunting dvds brings up a wide range. I
feel it is a major concern that ebay is being used for the promotion and
encouragement of what is an illegal and barbaric activity and it is with
this that I ask ebay to strongly consider the removal of these items with a
ban instigated for future items that could be seen to promote illegal fox
hunting, Many thanks.
SWAP RESPONSE
----- Original Message -----
From: South West Animal Protection
To: ukrswebhelp@ ebay.com
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 6:52 PM
Subject: Fox hunting dvd's sold on ebay
Dear ebay customer services
It has been brought to our immediate attention that ebay customers are
selling dvd's promoting scenes of fox hunting with dogs. This thankfully is
now an illegal sport and has no place being promoted on a public website.
The majority of people in the UK are against this barbaric and outdated
blood sport which inflicts the most heinous crimes on our wildlife, we
therefore politely urge you to implement a ban on the sale and distribution
of this type of offensive material.
We suspect that you will receive many other complaints of this nature and we
feel that from a moral as well as a legal point of view you should give this
your immediate attention. Any other product that promotes animal cruelty ie
fur items being sold on ebay should be removed without hesitation.
May we also remind you that hunting with dogs is now illegal therefore any
promotion of this on ebay is in direct contravention of the law. The items
numbers for your perusal are 280173208684, 330188526815, 330188741522,
180182950236, 220172580357, and 280174284940.
Thank you
Best wishes
Helen Stevens (South West Animal Protection team)
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