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Features > Iams Sponsors Hunting Championship
Iams Sponsors Hunting Championship
Iams has given $25,000 to the National Field Trial Championship, a “sport”
hunting event in which dogs are used to hunt quail.Iams has long been an advocate of hunting. So it surprises us that The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) can continue to avert its eyes not only from Iams’ abuse of animals in laboratory experiments, but also from Iams’ support of hunting. Click here to find out more about Iams’ connections with hunting. Please read the article below from the Fayette County Review, then e-mail Iams President Jeff Ansell at customer.service@iams.com and let him know what you think about Iams’ support of hunting. National Field Trial Championship Seeking Sponsors The National Field Trial Championship Association (NFTCA) which hosts the National Championship on the Ames Plantation has embarked on a campaign to make the event self supporting. The 106th renewal of this historic trial will open in Fayette County on February 14 on the Ames Plantation. The total cost of preparing for and sponsoring the event is approximately $157,000 each year, according to Dr. Rick Carlisle, Secretary-Treasurer of the organization. Dr. Carlisle also serves as Superintendent at Ames Plantation. Dr. Martin Coffman, representing Iams and Eukanuba, visited the Ames Plantation on July 15 to make a $25,000 contribution on behalf of Proctor and Gamble (which owns the two dog food brands). Dr. Carlisle reports the necessity of seeking corporate sponsors as follows: "In years past, the Ames Plantation, under the guidance of the Trustees of the Hobart Ames Foundation which owns and operates the Ames Plantation, has generously contributed financially to help promote and sponsor this event. They have also contributed to maintaining the appropriate wildlife habitat conducive to bob white quail propagation on the field trial courses on the Ames Plantation. A recent change in financial status between the Ames Plantation and The University of Tennessee, whereas the Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station (TAES) has elected to withdraw all state appropriated funding from the Ames Plantation due to a budget shortfall from the State of Tennessee has left the Ames Plantation in a rather precarious financial position. The Ames Plantation will continue to function as a branch agricultural experiment station for the TAES, but without state appropriated funding. Research is necessary to maintain Ames Plantation's, non-profit, tax-exempt status as they continue to conduct agricultural research objectives, provide funding for basic operations (salaries, supplies and etc.), educate the public on natural resources use and management, as well as maintaining the field trials courses for national competition. The Ames Plantation has always conducted educational research field days for adults and youth. The NFTCA has partnered with the Ames Plantation in the past and plans to continue to promote Youth Educational Field Days and/or Seminars to increase the knowledge young people have about the forest, associated wildlife and appropriate habitat. A new youth program administered the past two years called Boys on Target focuses on educating under-privileged youth into the world of deer habitat and management. We feel it is essential to properly introduce and educate more youth into the wonderful world of dogs, horses and wildlife, to further the advancement of our natural resources for future generations." Dr. Carlisle says the association is not looking for donations but for sponsors that can benefit financially from their association with the National Championship. "We are aware that corporate America must sell their products and services to prosper and we are willing and able to advertise and promote products to the many thousands of interested fans throughout the world. Last year (2003) there were approximately 40,000 entries in the horseback field trials in the United States and we believe we are able to reach 100% of the people who own the dogs that compete and maintain a stable of horses to run their dogs. The NFTCA anticipates advertising sponsorships in national publications and trade journals in addition to providing a facility at the National Championship Field Trial to present products to those in attendance for the duration of the event. The hospitality tent at the Field Trial will offer hot beverages, donuts and pastries to everyone in the early morning hours with various refreshments and snacks to everyone upon completion of the afternoon brace. This will allow all those who attend to see products of the sponsors. While the decrease in UT funding will have a negative financial impact on the Ames Plantation, the plans of the NFTCA to "market" the National Championship will bring increased media exposure to Fayette County. |
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Iams Continues Cruel Experiments on Animals
Update: Iams Stops Using Chicks in Tests!
We Want Empty Cages, Not Slightly Nicer Cages
