Some people can't take a joke!

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Humane Society rejects gift over 'questionable' images
Charity fundraiser images offend, parachuters say it was all in fun

By STACY SMITH SEGOVIA • The Leaf-Chronicle • March 21, 2009


The Humane Society is not in the business of turning away donations, but that's exactly what it did this week, returning by registered letter a $100 bill given by Chuck Owen, a representative of Adventure Skydiving Tennessee (AST).

The conflict between the two organizations began eight months ago when Elaine Weil, executive director of the Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County, was alerted to photos posted online of people skydiving while holding animals. Weil became concerned that AST was involved and that the animal jumps were happening at AST's home base, Outlaw Field.

Owen said the pictures were from the Web site of an AST employee, no animals were harmed, and that AST itself had no involvement in the jumps, which occurred in Alabama.

Ultimately, Weil was satisfied that the skydives had not occurred at Outlaw Field. But in looking at the AST Web site, Weil found information on an event called the "Cat AIDS Boogie" that AST claimed it held as a fundraiser for the Humane Society.

Promotional materials included an image of a girl holding a cat captioned "This is your cat," then an accompanying photo of a dead cat floating in murky water captioned "This is your cat on AIDS."
The fundraiser

Owen is an instructor with AST who has completed more than 7,000 skydives. On weekends, he and other AST staffers take up hundreds of customers for skydives at Outlaw Field.

Owen said the promotional Web pages for the Oct. 11 fundraiser to fight FIV, or feline AIDS, were created by volunteers, not AST employees.

"All of those images are taken off Google Images. We didn't make those," Owen said. "We try to make light of situations. We portray it in a funny manner — maybe not the most tasteful funny manner, unfortunately."

Months passed, and the Humane Society did not receive fundraiser proceeds from AST, so Brandi Wilcox, president of the local Humane Society, contacted Owen and asked that the Humane Society's name be removed from the Web site. Owen said a donation was forthcoming.
Owen pinned the delay on problems with the sale of shirts printed to commemorate the Cat AIDS Boogie. "We didn't get them in as timely a fashion or as inexpensively as we thought," he said.

Owen brought $100 in cash to the Humane Society office on Feb. 28, along with a photographer to document the gift.

"The unexpected visit to our office to turn in the donation, with photographer included, was a bit peculiar given our communication with your organization over the last several months and unfortunately only served to appear as a last-minute attempt to save face after public dissent with your group's actions," Wilcox wrote in the registered letter to Chuck Owen, with which she enclosed the donated $100 bill.

The donation was rejected because of "questionable material that in no way represents the mission and goals of the Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County," Wilcox's letter said.

Owen said he regrets causing any offense to the Humane Society.

"We don't condone any cruelty to animals," Owen said. "I wish it hadn't gotten so blown out of proportion. If anything, we're guilty of having bad taste."

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You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

[Gawain 0]

Glad the Humane Society of Clarksville is doing so well they can reject donations. People need to lighten up...that reminds me, I bought one of those T-Shirts...

So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh
Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright
'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life
Make light!

[drdive 0]

I like cats---------------I just can't eat a whole one by myself

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[ryoder 1,590]

If they got their panties in a wad over that, they will have kittens when they hear about the Georgia Cat Chasing Championships!

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

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Glad the Humane Society of Clarksville is doing so well they can reject donations. People need to lighten up...that reminds me, I bought one of those T-Shirts...

Yeah, who the hell do they think they are, Having standards and shit

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

[Andy9o8 2]

I hear they recently passed on hiring this spokesman who's got some free time on his hands.

[Zep 0]

Tell me about it. I have a wicked sarcastic and black English sence of humour
and live in Spain Spanish humourr is just a tad above the childish humour of the North Americans.

Long live Black Adder.

Gone fishing

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I like cats---------------I just can't eat a whole one by myself

Well, proper preparation is key.

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1307573#1307573

ROAST CAT WITH ORANGE SAUCE




1 (4-5 lb.) Cat
1 orange, sliced into quarters
Salt, pepper & poultry seasoning
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash Cat in cold water and remove excess fat. Season the inside cavity and the outside of Cat with salt, pepper and poultry seasoning. Place orange quarters inside Cat and place in a shallow roasting pan. Cook in hot oven for 30 minutes, then remove Cat from oven and prick breast with heavy tine kitchen fork to drain grease.

Turn oven down to 300 degrees and return Cat to oven for 1 hour or 1 hour and 15 minutes until tender.

ORANGE SAUCE:

1/2 c. sugar
1 tbsp. wine vinegar
Juice of 2 oranges
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp. thyme leaves
Salt & pepper to taste
1/2 c. Grand Marnier
Grated rind of 1 orange
1. In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar and wine vinegar. Cook the mixture over a medium flame until sugar melts and begins to caramelize.

2. Add the juice of 2 oranges, Grand Marnier and grated orange rind. Stir well and cook for five minutes.

3. Add 1/4 cup orange peel cut into julienne strips, cooked in a little water for five minutes and drained.

4. Correct the seasonings and pour over the Cat on a serving platter.


Scroll down to another fine recipe for Beer Roasted Cat.

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[theonlyski 8]

Ahh, Cat AIDS.

Thats the boogie that I did my first jump at, a tandem.

Never will forget the fun going on around the dz.

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I like cats---------------I just can't eat a whole one by myself

Gut, skin, and debone it first. The meat is the good part anyway and it's better when cooked.

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Glad the Humane Society of Clarksville is doing so well they can reject donations. People need to lighten up...that reminds me, I bought one of those T-Shirts...

Yeah, who the hell do they think they are, Having standards and shit

I know! The good they can do with their donations while swallowing a little pride...they're rolling in cash...what the hell...

So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh
Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright
'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life
Make light!

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were created by volunteers, not AST employees

The company didn't do it-it was someone else (using our resources)

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Owen said a donation was forthcoming

The check's in the mail-we promise.

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Owen brought $100 in cash to the Humane Society

Here's your money-minus the donation processing fees, and the conversion to liquid assets fee, and the ....

In business or in fun-at least the procedures are consistent.

You are only as strong as the prey you devour

[BillyVance 35]

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"We don't condone any cruelty to animals," Owen said.

Yeah, riiiiight. Not only was a chicken subjected to 120 mph freefall while tethered to a jumper, but a squirrel also went through the same thing, and then you have a guy jumping there who captured two Harris Hawks out in the wild and forced them to be pets.

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[skyjumpenfool 2]

So, I guess this means I have to stop telling Cat/Muskie Bait jokes??

Can't eat em... can't use em for Muskie Bait... Do they expect us to keep em as pets or something??

Birdshit & Fools Productions

"Son, only two things fall from the sky."

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So, I guess this means I have to stop telling Cat/Muskie Bait jokes??

Can't eat em... can't use em for Muskie Bait... Do they expect us to keep em as pets or something??

And yet once again - it needs to be reposted.

Cats are easy to take care of and a true pleasure to have around as long as you have the proper accessories to keep them out of their little mischievous trouble.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
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