HOLLYWOOD TELLS PENNSYLVANIA TO BAN PIGEON SHOOTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, September 11, 1996
CONTACT:
Heidi Prescott, (301) 585-2591, Heidi@fund.org
Mike Markarian, (301) 585-2591, MikeM@fund.org
Today, The Fund for Animals released the names of dozens of
Hollywood producers, directors, and actors who have vowed to shun
Pennsylvania as a film location until the state bans live pigeon
shooting contests, such as the one held on Labor Day in Hegins,
Schuylkill County.
Joining the "Producers Against Pennsylvania's Violent Pigeon
Shoots" campaign, among many others, are:
- Alec Baldwin (The Shadow; The Getaway)
- Alicia Silverstone (Clueless; The Crush)
- Richard Donner and Lauren Shuler-Donner (Free Willy; Superman)
- Denis Leary (Two if by Sea; The Sandlot)
- Paulette Breen (Golden Globe nominee for The Stranger Within)
- Richard Brick (Commissioner, New York City Mayor's Office of
Film, Theatre and Broadcasting, 1992-94)
- Allan Carr (Grease; La Cage aux Folles; Cloak & Dagger)
- Beth Dolan (Out of Order; Severance)
- Randa Haines (Oscar nominee for Children of a Lesser God)
- Barry Morrow (Oscar recipient for Rain Man)
- Jamie Rotman (Dragonheart; Cliffhanger)
- Carl Rosendahl (Batman Forever; Natural Born Killers)
- Anant Singh (Sarafina!; Fatherhood; Cry, the Beloved Country)
Governor Tom Ridge visited Hollywood in March in an effort to
recruit film industry dollars to Pennsylvania, and to meet with
producers about ending youth violence on the screen. Says Heidi
Prescott, National Director of The Fund for Animals, "It is the
height of hypocrisy for Governor Ridge to preach about the
dangers of youth violence, but to ignore an event in his own
backyard where children are taught that violence is fun. If one
producer chooses not to use Pennsylvania as a film location
because of the pigeon shoot, it will cost the state millions of
dollars. Hasn't the shoot already cost the state enough?"
Alec Baldwin wrote in a letter to Governor Ridge, "While other
parts of the country and even some parts of your state embrace a
more humane outlook toward all animals, Schuylkill County and the
promoters of the barbaric pigeon shoot choose to remain in the
Dark Ages . . . This event is a slaughter and an embarrassment to
the residents of your state."
For copies of letters to the Governor from Alec Baldwin and Beth
Dolan, please call (301) 585-2591 or e-mail MikeM@fund.org.
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