Publication/Event date: 2013-02-07
Publication name: The Daily News
URL for more info: http://thedailynewsonline.com/news/article_7d281ec2-70e8-11e2-a973-0019bb2963f4.html
Summary:
A national non-profit organization that advocates for companion animals, has joined the call to end a squirrel hunting fundraiser in Holley.

The Companion Animal Protection Society on Wednesday called for a boycott of the seventh annual Hazzard County Squirrel Slam and a “global campaign” to stop it. The event is a fundraiser for the Holley Fire Department.

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Companion Animal Protection Society speaks out against the Hazzard County Squirrel Slam in Holley, New York.
HOLLEY, NY, February 1, 2013- The annual Hazzard County Squirrel Slam may be a fundraiser for the Holley Fire Department, but for animal lovers everywhere the event is a nightmare. Companion Animal Protection Society, a national non-profit dedicated to protecting companion animals of all species, is calling for a boycott of the event and a global campaign to stop it.