Ask American Eagle To Make The Compassionate Choice To Toss Glue Traps! June 1, 2009

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PETA has learned that American Eagle is using glue traps to kill mice in stores nationwide. This is downright surprising, given American Eagle's groundbreaking and compassionate pledge to help eliminate the cruel treatment of Australian sheep used for wool by boycotting Australian wool in its products.

Like sheep, rodents feel panic and pain, and glue traps cause immeasurable suffering! Ensnared animals, in their desperation to free themselves from the sticky glue, will struggle mightily, tearing their skin, breaking their bones, and getting even more ensnared in the process. Panicked animals lose control of their bodily functions, increasing the risk of disease transmission to humans who handle the traps. Death is slow in coming—it takes up to 24 hours for some animals! And lethal methods are also ineffective—something that most pest-control companies will never tell clients. More animals will simply move in to fill the niche created when others are killed or removed.

Please politely ask American Eagle executives to extend their compassion to even the smallest of creatures—the mice who suffer and die in glue traps—by removing all glue traps from their stores and facilities immediately. Please remind them that PETA stands ready to help them develop a humane, effective rodent-control program.
Please send polite comments to:

James V. O'Donnell
President, CEO, and Director
odonnell@ae.com

Joseph E. Kerin
Executive Vice President of Store Operations
kerin@ae.com

American Eagle Outfitters
77 Hot Metal St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
412-432-3300
412-432-3955 (fax)

Thanks, and those of you on the Street Team get the usual points for sending us a copy of the email!

-Pulin

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