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'BROKEBACK ABUSED SHEEP'
NY Post ^
| March 2, 2006
| CYNTHIA R. FAGEN
Posted on 03/02/2006 5:01:13 AM PST by Pharmboy
March 2, 2006 -- The makers of the gay cowboy flick "Brokeback Mountain" were too rough on sheep, an animal-rights group charged yesterday. In a letter to director Ang Lee, The Humane Society also complained about the way the horses and elk were treated.
"The excessively rough handling of the sheep and horses leaves viewers questioning whether anyone was looking out for the safety of those animals," the letter said.
"And many also wonder how the filmmakers got the elk to lose its footing and crumple to the ground 'on cue' after being shot."
A spokesman for the producer of the Best Picture-nominated movie, Focus Features, had no immediate comment.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: brokeback; getsomewool; humane; pudding; sheep
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To: Pharmboy
'BROKEBACK ABUSED SHEEP' So does a barbecue.
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posted on
03/02/2006 7:07:45 AM PST
by
Doctor Stochastic
(Vegetabilisch = chaotisch ist der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
To: Rio
Ya got me--you are correct. I should, of course, have said the northeast (I was in Omaha once...amazing how hilly it is).
62
posted on
03/02/2006 7:10:01 AM PST
by
Pharmboy
(The stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones.)
To: Gefreiter; Pharmboy
Gonna be 78 here in Montgomery today. I have a 1230 tee time. :-)
63
posted on
03/02/2006 7:10:14 AM PST
by
commish
(Freedom Tastes Sweetest to Those Who Have Fought to Preserve It)
To: grjr21
64
posted on
03/02/2006 7:14:00 AM PST
by
null and void
(I nominate Sept 11th: "National Moderate Muslim Day of Tacit Approval". - Mr. Rational, paraphrased)
To: wolfcreek
"What would the politically correct term be, sheepherders or shepherds?" I always thought the term "Prairie Fairies" fit the best myself...
65
posted on
03/02/2006 7:15:44 AM PST
by
Abathar
(Proudly catching hell for posting without reading since 2004)
To: Pharmboy
Say it ain't so, Joe. Say it ain't so.
66
posted on
03/02/2006 7:16:20 AM PST
by
Hoodat
( Silly Dems, AYBABTU.)
To: tioga
We are expecting six inches. So were the sheep.
67
posted on
03/02/2006 7:18:05 AM PST
by
steve-b
(A desire not to butt into other people's business is eighty percent of all human wisdom)
To: commish
Good luck--I hope you shoot the temperature where you are. That wouldn't be a bad day...
68
posted on
03/02/2006 7:25:28 AM PST
by
Pharmboy
(The stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones.)
To: Nonstatist
69
posted on
03/02/2006 7:27:48 AM PST
by
Pharmboy
(The stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones.)
To: mewzilla
Didja catch the name of the film company: Focus Features. I'll bet they do...
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posted on
03/02/2006 7:28:45 AM PST
by
Pharmboy
(The stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones.)
To: Pharmboy
Didja catch the name of the film company: Focus Features. I'll bet they do...Ewe!
71
posted on
03/02/2006 7:30:37 AM PST
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: Blue Jays
Blue,
I think you're running low on simile.
Check the tank...you'll probably see it's low, running on "literal"!
72
posted on
03/02/2006 7:31:38 AM PST
by
Gefreiter
("Are you drinking 1% because you think you're fat?")
To: Pharmboy
They're sheep; they get eaten, so what if a few of them got roughed up. As far as the elk? Big deal; I hope they shot it and ate it for a camp supper.
73
posted on
03/02/2006 7:34:04 AM PST
by
Centurion2000
(Islam's true face: http://makeashorterlink.com/?J169127BC)
To: Gefreiter
Hi Gefreiter-
I know, I was just teasing! The sky is a cold, gray, snowy slate where I live, too.
~ Blue Jays ~
74
posted on
03/02/2006 7:54:49 AM PST
by
Blue Jays
(Rock Hard, Ride Free)
To: Pharmboy
75
posted on
03/02/2006 8:37:03 AM PST
by
RightWingAtheist
(Creationism Is Not Conservative!)
To: RightWingAtheist
I understand the elk was in advanced placement drama class...
76
posted on
03/02/2006 8:47:15 AM PST
by
Pharmboy
(The stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones.)
To: Pharmboy
"Brokeback Mountain" were too rough on sheep That's what happens when they only have eyes for ewe.
77
posted on
03/02/2006 8:49:52 AM PST
by
techcor
To: Pharmboy; Leatherneck_MT
I can't comment....I'm too busy lmao!
78
posted on
03/02/2006 8:49:58 AM PST
by
derllak
To: Pharmboy
79
posted on
03/02/2006 8:52:05 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Pharmboy
Survivor Man showed the host snaring a bunny on the last show. Killed and et a lizard on the show before that.
80
posted on
03/02/2006 10:36:37 AM PST
by
jordan8
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