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I was just as apalled to hear that reputable channels like Discovery and
Animal Planet would say something so absurd. So, I wrote an email to the
address that someone provided (I'm sorry, I forget who it was that posted
the email address for "viewer relations") and this is the response that I
received. I'm sure it's a computer generated response, but who knows, maybe
they really do pay attention to their viewers. I thought everyone might
like to see it. They also provided a phone number if anyone wants to call
them.....
>Thank you for contacting Viewer Relations. We appreciate all of your
>comments and suggestions. They will be passed on to our program management
>and executives and will be taken into consideration. Comments such as yours
>are very important to us, as viewer opinions tell us what we can improve on
>and what our audience enjoys. Thanks again for writing. Feel free to
>contact us at 1-888-404-5969 with any further concerns or comments.
Sincerely,
Viewer Relations>
I was very nice when I wrote my email to them, but I also let them know that
as a ferret owner and ferret lover that I was very disturbed and insulted
that they would refer to ferrets as "wild animals that have been known to
attack children" and let them know that this was not only a false statement,
but an ignorant and absurd one at that! I also asked them if they would
please have a disclaimer on an upcoming show saying that they were wrong and
offer some correct information on ferrets to their viewing audience. I
provided them with a list of correct ferret facts that I hope they will use!
Jenni
[Posted in FML issue 2313]
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