The consumerist, chain-store temple that is the Grand Arcade is now using animal cruelty to drum up trade!
On the 2nd April, The Grand Arcade will be hosting a live animal Easter farm in the middle of the shopping centre! Surrounded by screaming, excitable children and busy, noisy shoppers a company called Farms2Ewe plans to bring baby bunnies, chicks, kids and lambs to entice Easter trade to the Arcade.
The animals will be put through a stressful journey from Newbury, Berkshire to Cambridge for this frivolous and unnecessary event, only to be prodded, poked and played with by over enthusiastic youngsters.
No matter how well trained the staff maybe this event cannot fail to be an animal welfare disaster.
Please contact the Grand Arcade:
Lydia De Luca – Marketing Manager
Phone: 01223 301602
General:
Phone:01223 302601
info@grandarcade.co.uk
Sample E-mail:
Dear Grand Arcade,
I am writing to ask that you call off the 'Easter Farm' event you have planned for the 2nd April. A shopping centre is no place for farmed animals and the event seriously compromises their welfare.
The animals will be surrounded by screaming, excitable children and busy, noisy shoppers. As a responsible business I'm sure you will understand that it is unacceptable to use baby bunnies, chicks, kids and lambs as a publicity gimmick to entice Easter trade to the Arcade.
It is unacceptable to put animals through a stressful journey from Newbury, Berkshire all the way to Cambridge for this frivolous and unnecessary event, only to be prodded, poked and played with by over enthusiastic youngsters.
Please reconsider.
Looking forward to your reply,
Please also contact the Cambridge Evening News and ask the to cover this:
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Contact-Us/
The animals will be put through a stressful journey from Newbury, Berkshire to Cambridge for this frivolous and unnecessary event, only to be prodded, poked and played with by over enthusiastic youngsters.
No matter how well trained the staff maybe this event cannot fail to be an animal welfare disaster.
Please contact the Grand Arcade:
Lydia De Luca – Marketing Manager
Phone: 01223 301602
General:
Phone:01223 302601
info@grandarcade.co.uk Sample E-mail:
Dear Grand Arcade,
I am writing to ask that you call off the 'Easter Farm' event you have planned for the 2nd April. A shopping centre is no place for farmed animals and the event seriously compromises their welfare.
The animals will be surrounded by screaming, excitable children and busy, noisy shoppers. As a responsible business I'm sure you will understand that it is unacceptable to use baby bunnies, chicks, kids and lambs as a publicity gimmick to entice Easter trade to the Arcade.
It is unacceptable to put animals through a stressful journey from Newbury, Berkshire all the way to Cambridge for this frivolous and unnecessary event, only to be prodded, poked and played with by over enthusiastic youngsters.
Please reconsider.
Looking forward to your reply,
Please also contact the Cambridge Evening News and ask the to cover this:
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Contact-Us/
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These cruel shows are clearly the latest fad
31.03.2010 21:39
"The petting zoo opens on 7 April with a variety of farm animals, from lambs and goats to pot-bellied piglets, chickens, donkeys and shetland ponies."
Full detail from the Centre MK website.
Please contact the Center MK and ask them to abort their plans to have a petting zoo within their shopping centre.
Contact Centre Director Robert Goodman
01908 358100
and
Middle Hall Events organisor Beverley Lumsdon
01908 398120
Sparky
Sparky The Clown
e-mail:
mkar@live.co.uk
To Sparky The Clown
01.04.2010 16:32
Sample Email:
Dear Centre MK
I am writing to ask that you call off the 'petting zoo' event you have planned from the 7th April. A shopping centre is no place for farmed animals and the event seriously compromises their welfare.
The animals will be surrounded by screaming, excitable children and busy, noisy shoppers. As a responsible business I'm sure you will understand that it is unacceptable to use lambs, goats, pot-bellied piglets, chickens, donkeys and shetland ponies as a publicity gimmick to entice Easter trade to the centre.
It is unacceptable to put animals through a stressful journey from the farm to Centre MK for this frivolous and unnecessary event, only to be prodded, poked and played with by over enthusiastic youngsters.
Please follow the lead of the Grand Arcade in Cambridge who have cancelled as similar event planned for the 3rd April.
Please reconsider.
Looking forward to your reply,
Animal Rights Cambridge
Homepage:
http://animalrightscambridge.webs.com