July 2003
When activists learned that PETA had convinced Miller Brewing Company to stop sponsoring festivals in Guam at which cockfighting is featured, we began receiving calls about Anheuser-Busch’s sponsorship of cockfights in Saipan. We immediately contacted the CEO of Anheuser-Busch to explain the horrors of cockfighting and to ask that the company disassociate itself from this bloodsport. When we did not receive a response to our letter, we followed up with the company and posted an action alert on the Internet. Shortly thereafter, we received written confirmation that Anheuser-Busch would be notifying its distributors that they are to avoid sponsorships of cockfights, stating, “As a company, we care about animals and do not condone cockfighting.”
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