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Sportsmen called upon to help motel chains see the light (5/16/2002) One of this
country’s largest economy hotel chains has entered into an agreement
with the nation’s largest animal rights organization. Accor
Economy Lodging, the parent company of Motel 6, Red Roof Inns and Studio
6, is actively promoting two programs of the Humane Society of the
United States (HSUS) - "Pets for Life" and "Disaster
Recovery." The
U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, the nation’s leading sportsman advocacy
group, contacted Accor to voice its displeasure with its promotion. Accor’s
Director of Communications, Gayle Colston Barge, told the U.S.
Sportsmen’s Alliance that the business has "elected to officially
contribute to and support" the two HSUS programs. She further
stated that it "is proud to support the efforts of the Humane
Society of the United States." The
Alliance urged the business to end its promotion of HSUS because of the
organization’s work to eliminate all hunting, trapping and most other
uses of animals. Despite this request, Accor Economy Lodging did not end
its relationship with the animal rights group. "When
you support an organization, you support everything it stands for, not
just the parts that you think are good," said U.S. Sportsmen’s
Alliance President Bud Pidgeon. "Accor Economy Lodging needs to
realize that HSUS is also promoting anti-sportsman issues and continues
to work to end America’s hunting heritage and other forms of animal
use." Despite its name, HSUS does not oversee any local animal shelters or societies. Motel
6, Red Roof Inns and Studio 6 are affordable motels utilized by many
sportsmen while on hunting and fishing trips. Sportsmen and sportswomen can express their extreme dissatisfaction with Accor Economy Lodging’s promotion of the HSUS by contacting George Le Mener, President and CEO, Accor Economy Lodging, P. O. Box 809092, Dallas, TX 75380-9092. Phone: (972) 386-6161. Fax: (972) 702-5996. CopyrightÓ U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance- www.ussportsmen.org
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