Signatures: 2,736
Goal: 500
Deadline: 12-16-2006

This is what has happened recently and we think you need to know more about the rodeo abuse so that you can ask Starbucks to get out of supporting rodeo abuse and rather help the animals to be free of this abuse.

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Number	Date	Prefix	Name	City	State	Country	additional constructive comments?
2,751	6:40 pm PDT, Jun 29	Ms.	Anonymous	Addison	Illinois	United States
2,750	2:39 pm PDT, Jun 27		Anonymous	Denver	Colorado	United States
2,749	7:47 am PDT, May 24	Mr.	Anthony Moses	Fife	Washington	United States	I am currently stationed in Germany and you can imagine there are very "few" Starbucks here. The first day I saw one I just about had a heart attack cause I missed them so bad. I never realized until today that they were supporters of this kind of cruelty....I'm sure they won't miss me at the local starbucks when I go back to the states now!!!!
2,748	6:53 pm PDT, May 4	Mrs.	Tammy Campbell	Pensacola	Florida	United States	I will NEVER go to Starbucks again, and neither will anyone in my very large family!!!
2,747	10:50 am PDT, Apr 4		lynn malcolm	belfast		United Kingdom	I have not set foot in "star"bucks in probably over 2 years now, since I first read about this company. Not only the rodeos but where their milk comes from and much more. I am sickened by them. I have stuck sharks leaflet up at the door of their shop in castlecourt, belfast which was promtly removed. I have stopped lots of my friends going there but I think there is more we can do. Please support our animals right to a better life. DO NOT GO TO "STAR"BUCKS!!!! THey are hardly stars!
2,746	7:32 am PDT, Apr 3		Anonymous	Harrison	Nebraska	United States	I am very disapointed to learn that Starbucks, as a company is a supporter of rodeo. I believe that these people who choose to torture Gods creatures will answer for their actions someday. However, in the meantime, I will not buy products from companies whose ethics are so questionable. So, no more lattes from Starbucks. If I can give up diet coke, I can certainly give up Starbucks. The good news is that I will be healthier AND skinnier!!
2,745	11:28 am PDT, Mar 31		gina champion	venice	California	United States	Please stop supporting animal cruetly, both in the products you purchase - i.e. factory farmed dairy products and events such as Rodeos.
2,744	12:24 am PDT, Mar 22		michel michaeljohn	arroyo grande	California	United States	The Lord Jesus Christ COMMANDED ALL of humanity to exercise "BENEVOLENT" dominion/STEWARDSHIP of "HIS" sinless, innocent animals: "HIS" ANIMAL KINGDOM. For ANY human being to do otherwise; to HARM them; ABUSE them; TORTURE them, is an evil, godless, "Christ-less," "VIOLATION" of that ETERNAL "COMMAND." To do otherwise is "SATANIC SIN" BEFORE and AGAINST ALMIGHTY GOD. CEASE/HALT "ALL" involvement/sponsorship of rodeo ABUSE of "HIS" horses; calves; steers and bulls or stand in "TERRIFYING JUDGMENT" BEFORE HIM. ( The HOLY WORD of the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY JESUS CHRIST; ( Psalm 50:10&11 ): "For EVERY BEAST of the forest is MINE, and the CATTLE upon a thousand hills. I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild BEASTS of the field are MINE." ( Luke 6:36 ): "Be ye MERCIFUL, as your FATHER is also MERCIFUL." ) As long as STARBUCKS continues to "support/promote/profit" from the abuse; pain; suffering; injury and death of the animals, my family and I; our friends and aquaintances, will NEVER purchase STARBUCKS products or even darken the door of ANY of your stores.
2,743	7:00 am PDT, Mar 20		Beatrice Varnit	White plains	New York	United States	I have been a daily customer of Starbucks for years. Their support to the Rodeo to gain customers just lost one for life. Shame on you Starbucks...
2,742	6:47 am PDT, Mar 17	Ms.	Jessica Ritchey	Paris		France
2,741	2:35 am PST, Feb 13	Ms.	marie-france ZAMBLERA	villeneuve-le-comte		France
2,740	2:35 am PST, Feb 13	Mr.	Patrick Prout	champs-sur-marne		France
2,739	2:34 am PST, Feb 13	Mrs.	caroline prout	champs-sur-marne		France
2,738	2:33 am PST, Feb 13	Ms.	Anonymous	champs-sur-marne		France
2,737	2:33 am PST, Feb 13	Mrs.	Lucette Cabrilhac	clichy-sous-bois		France
2,736	7:06 pm PST, Feb 10	Ms.	Eileen Dellibovi	Astoria	New York	United States
2,735	4:55 am PST, Feb 2	Ms.	Mich C	Mosta		Malta	Coming across this very sickening article and pictures taken at rodeos has left me feeling very disgusted. I am glad I live in a country where this kind of "sport" is not practiced. Please stop supporting such horrible, disgusting events. All you have to do is read the look of fear, pain and hurt in those animals eyes. Please STOP.
2,734	3:45 pm PST, Jan 17	Mrs.	Grace MacGuire	West Islip	New York	United States	You have absolutely lost my business. I will tell everyone I know about your extremely poor choice of sponsoring a barbaric event called a rodeo. Many will tell who they know and soon your stocks will plummet to the ground like an asteroid spun out of control. A rodeo is an event where a calf, less that three months old, are strangled to death with a rope after their neck is snapped and their spinal cord is pulled apart by the force of the stop of the rope. It's basic physics. It's like riding a horse going 30 miles an hour with a rope around your neck, until the slack on the rope ends and you and the horse are still moving. Get the Picture!!! You need to put a skull and cross bones on your product to give the consumer a picture of what you stand for. You coffee burns a whole in the stomach. It's so acidic because it's tanted with cruelty. AMERICA RUNS ON DUNKIN DONUTS!!!!!!!
2,733	6:16 am PST, Jan 3		Marija Djidara	Osijek		Croatia
2,731	5:45 am PST, Dec 18	Mrs.	elle martha	ploiesti		Romania
2,730	4:34 am PST, Dec 1	Ms.	vicky hindmarch	lostock gralam	Washington	United Kingdom
2,729	5:53 am PST, Nov 27		Heike Folkers	Biberach		Germany	I cannot believe how cruel people can be and i cannot look at any videos about the horror they do with the poor animals. It seems like so many people here forgot what a heart is and that other living beings feel the same pain like we do... that we have no right to treat them like slaves just for our own purpose. I cried when i saw videos about rodeos and had to stop watching after the half.
2,728	3:12 am PST, Nov 24		Ulrike Hermelin	Aneby		Sweden
2,727	5:52 pm PST, Nov 17		Clay Commons	Portsmouth	Rhode Island	United States
2,726	4:32 am PST, Nov 17	Mrs.	Anonymous	Munich		Germany
2,725	4:07 am PST, Nov 17		Meredith Russo	Bennettsville	South Carolina	United States	I do think re need to rethink what we find enjoyable and amusing. I like to laugh with the rest of them and cheer for a winner but when it comes at an animal's expense, it is not amusing. Why must we continue to expoit animals in a manner that is hurtful and degrading?
2,724	1:54 am PST, Nov 17	Ms.	Emilie Aakerberg	Frederikshavn		Denmark
2,723	7:55 pm PST, Nov 16	Mr.	Walter Commonwood	Burlington	Vermont	United States
2,722	7:41 pm PST, Nov 16	Mrs.	Annie Commonwood	Burlington	Vermont	United States	Rodeos are sickening. I cannot believe people look at them as entertainment. It is as barbaric and primitive as horse racing and the pain endured by the animals is unimaginable! This must be stopped and if it means never buying Starbucks' outrageously over-priced coffees, then I stopped years ago, and continue to boycott with PRIDE!
2,721	5:22 pm PST, Nov 16		Anonymous	juneau	Alaska	United States
2,720	4:52 pm PST, Nov 16	Ms.	Anna Larson	Backus	Minnesota	United States
2,719	2:07 pm PST, Nov 16		Natalija Aleksandrova	Riga		Latvia
2,718	1:54 pm PST, Nov 16		Anonymous	Budapest		Hungary
2,717	1:12 pm PST, Nov 16		Maksida Vogt, Academia Liberti	Mu		Germany	The worse thing about such evets are lies which are presented to the people and the people belive. The people should believe that horses are wild and enraged beast which are ready to kill such �brave� man. Everything only lies. The true reason why horses react like that is that before letting the horse into arena his genitals are tied up and this causes enormous pain. The aim is to drive horse to insanity with this pain and to present oneself as tamer. The horse simply wants to get rid of pain! As one man very wisely said about this: �If you take any rough man from rodeo and pull of his chaps, thightly tie his balls with a rope and start pulling it, then this man will also jump. Yell and wave his hands. Much to my regret, this sort of amusement does not take place. �
2,716	12:08 pm PST, Nov 16		Alexandra Hunt	Pas de Calais		France	America cannot call itself a civilised nation while this animal abuse continues in the name of entertainment and tradition. Henceforth I am boycotting all american products, not only Starbucks and I'll be letting those companies know why, maybe then they will join the fight if enough of us participate.
2,715	8:19 pm PST, Nov 9		Kelly Krager	Hatfield	Pennsylvania	United States
2,714	10:25 pm PDT, Oct 26	Ms.	Kate Kangiser	East Taunton	Massachusetts	United States	Horse abuse is becoming more prominent at rodeos. We dont allow people to abuse children. Animals are just as innocent.
2,713	9:25 pm PDT, Oct 5	Dr.	Anonymous	dallas	Texas	United States	I have been around rodeo's my whole life. I have family that rodeos and friends that do as well. THIS IS NOT THE NORM!!!!!!! I can assure you that this does not happen regularly I have never seen an injured animal used. Think about it you are scored on how the animal performs as much as you are your self you do not want injured animals to ride run or any thing else. The point is to get the strongest healthiest animal and ride it the best. There is a substantial amount of blood in the shoot but none of it is dried telling me that no that did not happen previously. The darker colored stuff that is smeared is mud and feces. The frontier days in Cheyenne is a huge deal I can promise you that people that are into rodeoing do not support this kind of stuff if an animal is injured they do their best to avoid riding it. These people house thousands and thousands of dollars invested into these animals. I beg you please look into what you are signing and don't just sign it because you get offended at first blush. You all seem like intelligent people use that brain power and THINK about what you are saying.
2,712	11:03 pm PDT, Sep 29	Mrs.	Caroline Lavoie	Prince George		Canada
2,711	3:21 pm PDT, Sep 27	Ms.	Claire Sefiane	Nixa	Missouri	United States
2,709	1:28 pm PDT, Jul 21		greta malkotzoglou	Athens		Greece
2,708	7:52 am PDT, Jul 18	Ms.	Jennifer Rizzo	Columbia	Missouri	United States	You would think with McDonald's kicking Starbucks' butt in coffee sales, Starbucks would try to make as many friends as possible. I won't support a company that supports animal cruelty. That's all there is to it. Stop giving the Neanderthal rodeo-goers free coffee.
2,707	12:01 am PDT, Jul 15		MaryBeth Davis	Elsberry	Missouri	United States
2,706	10:24 pm PDT, Jun 23	Ms.	Anonymous	Mexico		Mexico
2,705	10:51 pm PDT, Jun 7		farah albaghdadi	woodland hills	California	United States
2,704	9:26 am PDT, Jun 6		Ruth Ferreira	Paris		France
2,703	5:16 am PDT, Jun 3		georgina clark	Old Harlow		United Kingdom
2,702	5:03 pm PDT, May 25	Ms.	ruby cantu	laredo	Texas	United States
2,701	5:25 am PDT, May 19	Ms.	nikita tanwar	gurgaon		India	we hv to raise voice...its high time we do this... i m nikita and i m trying to run a animal welfare gruop.. www.slaughteredlife.com... i request u to pls tell me in wat ways could i help better... and pls ask ppl around u to chnge fr the better and change soon..its enough of this brutality... THIS ISNT HUMANE HUMAN

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Starbucks, please stop supporting rodeo abuse

JIM DONALD, please stop supporting rodeo abuse

If you can do this, we know that you can help with the horrors of
rodeo abuse and even assist Showing Animals Respect and Kindness, also known as SHARK and located here.

This is what has happened recently and we think you need to know
more about the rodeo abuse so that you can ask Starbucks to get
out of supporting rodeo abuse and rather help the animals to be
free of this abuse.

This horse was used in spite of an injury to its hoof. The blood
spatters inside the chute shows that this wasn't the first injured
animal used.

Please read more here about this horror.

These horrific photos were taken at the annual Cheyenne Frontier
Days Rodeo in Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2005, and supported by ad dollars from
Starbucks.

Starbucks, with their green-aproned employees,
prides itself on being a socially and environmentally conscious
company. Starbucks says, “Contributing positively to our communities
and environment is so important to Starbucks that it’s a guiding
principle of our mission statement.”

At this year’s Cheyenne
Frontier Days in Wyoming, what was apparently ‘so important’ to
Starbucks was supporting this extremely abusive rodeo by advertising in
the program and extending their hours for rodeo fans. Starbucks must
learn that supporting events full of inherent cruelty is not
“contributing positively to our communities.”

Please stop all further involvement with the rodeo.
Regards,

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