Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Boycott My Friend Flicka Movie

My name is Roland Windsor Vincent. I'm an attorney and I own and love
horses.

Last year I was an extra on the set of the Fox Films' shoot of Flicka,
and witnessed the cruel use of horses in what is known as a "Wild Horse
Race." Wranglers chase frightened horses around a ring, and try to drag
them down and mount them. The horses are terrified, and in the case I
witnessed one was tripped on its rope, kicked in the head, and died an
agonizing death.

There was absolutely no justification for subjecting horses to this
inhumane treatment, except to shoot a sensational scene to make money
for Fox. This was the second horse to die at the hands of Fox in the
re-make of My Friend Flicka.

You can get the whole story by googling "Flicka Horse Death."

Just as disturbing was the fact that the film's star, Tim McGraw,
hasn't had the guts to even comment on the death of that poor horse. I
had been a big fan of Tim McGraw, and I'm sure many of us now are
terribly disappointed in him. Shame on you, Tim!
Who I'd like to meet:
Other horse people and animal lovers who will join us in a boycott of
Fox's new movie, Flicka, scheduled for release on October 20th.

You can help spread the word by:
Sending this URL to all your friends and contacts.
Adding this URL to your site and email signature.
Visiting http://www.sharkonline.org for a detailed account of the
cruelty of wild horse races
and http://www.mydeadflicka.com for downloads of flyers to distribute
at theatres, raves and schools.
Post it to your blog!
You can also send them to your Christmas and Holiday mail lists.
Together we will make sure Fox never kills another horse!

No comments: