as I'm sure a lot of you people know, I love rats. Love them. When I heard about this crap being shown on tv I had to research more and after reading numerous bulletins from other rat and rodent lovers and from the several Rat Rescues I have on my friends list I sent FOX an email. It doesn't take much more than a copy and paste and a lil angry bitching so do it.
(reposted from Rat Chick Rescue)
On Wednesday night, 1/23/08, the Fox TV channel aired a promo for a show called Unhitched which showed a scene where a rat jumps into a microwave oven, the door is shut, and the microwave is turned on (it doesn't show how.) Then we see a group of men watching the rat in the microwave, and at the end one says, “That was the longest 9 minutes of my life,” and another one says something like, “It looked like he was enjoying it for the first few minutes.”
We want to stop Fox from airing not only this episode of the show, but also the promo. You can call the Fox Viewer Comment phone line at 310-369-3066 and leave a message on their answering machine. Fox takes these calls very seriously; within 2 hours of when I called, I got a call back acknowledging my call and informing me that my complaint would be passed along. So if there are enough public complaints it will hopefully stop this awful scene from being aired any more.
Please call 310-369-3066 the Fox viewer comment line and leave a message about what you think about this inhumane act.
Here is a link to Fox sites and the message I sent them.
Find a local station - click here
Post an online comment to Philadelphia Station.
Fox Tv
I am distressed to learn that Fox is planning to Air a show that advocates cruelty to animals.I understand that you are already running a promo of the show Unhitched that depicts a rat being trapped and then cooked to death in a microwave.
I don’t understand how anybody can think that is funny let alone make a television show about it. Killing any animal is such a way is the depths of depravity and should not be portray as entertainment.
We do not need to expose our families to this inhumane act. I implore you to stop showing the promo segments and to pull the show from your upcoming schedule. Be assured that I am committed enough to see that punitive measures are taken should you choose to continue showing this inhumane act.
Doug Buerkle
Board Member
Rat Chick Rat Rescue
(reposted from Rat Chick Rescue)
On Wednesday night, 1/23/08, the Fox TV channel aired a promo for a show called Unhitched which showed a scene where a rat jumps into a microwave oven, the door is shut, and the microwave is turned on (it doesn't show how.) Then we see a group of men watching the rat in the microwave, and at the end one says, “That was the longest 9 minutes of my life,” and another one says something like, “It looked like he was enjoying it for the first few minutes.”
We want to stop Fox from airing not only this episode of the show, but also the promo. You can call the Fox Viewer Comment phone line at 310-369-3066 and leave a message on their answering machine. Fox takes these calls very seriously; within 2 hours of when I called, I got a call back acknowledging my call and informing me that my complaint would be passed along. So if there are enough public complaints it will hopefully stop this awful scene from being aired any more.
Please call 310-369-3066 the Fox viewer comment line and leave a message about what you think about this inhumane act.
Here is a link to Fox sites and the message I sent them.
Find a local station - click here
Post an online comment to Philadelphia Station.
Fox Tv
I am distressed to learn that Fox is planning to Air a show that advocates cruelty to animals.I understand that you are already running a promo of the show Unhitched that depicts a rat being trapped and then cooked to death in a microwave.
I don’t understand how anybody can think that is funny let alone make a television show about it. Killing any animal is such a way is the depths of depravity and should not be portray as entertainment.
We do not need to expose our families to this inhumane act. I implore you to stop showing the promo segments and to pull the show from your upcoming schedule. Be assured that I am committed enough to see that punitive measures are taken should you choose to continue showing this inhumane act.
Doug Buerkle
Board Member
Rat Chick Rat Rescue
