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American Express Corporation promotes nation's largest anti-hunting group (6/11/2003) Last month, American Express credit card customers received a little something extra in their monthly billing - a brief, distasteful promotion for the nation's largest and most vocal anti-hunting organization. An insert with the monthly billing highlighted firms and associations that are now accepting the American Express Card. They included the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the nation's principal opponent of regulated hunting, fishing, trapping and scientific wildlife management. The insert identified the organization as "One of America's largest animal protection charity (sic). To join, make a donation, or monthly pledge, visit…" the HSUS website or call a phone number. Other organizations and firms highlighted in the monthly mailing included The San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park and S&K Menswear. Promotional copy for these organizations failed to suggest making a donation or, in the case of S&K, making a purchase. For weeks, the Masters of Foxhounds Association of America has been urging sportsmen to complain to American Express about its promotion of the anti-hunting organization. The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance likewise believes that sportsmen should contact American Express to discourage the firm from such blatant promotion of, and encouragement of donations to, an organization dedicated to ending hunting in America. Sportsmen can contact American Express Corporation Chairman and CEO Kenneth Chenault, World Financial Center, 200 Vessey St., New York, NY 10285. Phone: (212) 640-2000. Fax: (212) 619-9230. CopyrightÓ U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance- www.ussportsmen.org
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