Protest Merial's use of Cesar Millan as spokesperson
We, the undersigned dog fanciers, stand in support of the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior's letter to Merial,posted below. We protest the use of Cesar Millan as a celebrity spokesperson... continue reading »
"this man represents all that is bad in dog training"
"Cesar has NO behavioral degrees & yet you'd consider making him a model for pet owners, his practices are dangerous & outdated please look @ the science behind training humanely why don't you consider using Victoria Stillwell if you must use someo"
"Please do not use Mr. Millan as a spokesperson. His method of training is archaic and abusive. zip code 33625"
"Fot the sake of pets everywhere, PLEASE do not use this correction based trainer as a spokeperson for your products. zip code 63025"
"I would think that facts and science would be important to your company. Though by supporting Mr. Millan you show that science is irrelevant, since Mr. Millan's techniques are scientifically unsound. I will no longer support nor recommend your products."
"As a dog trainer with veterinary nursing background I deal with the side effects of punishment based training methods regularly. Please support training techniques that "Do No Harm". zip code 4552 organization affiliation APDTA and Delta Society Australi"
"Tried Millan's methods and they worked for about a day, then my dog got aggressive zip code 10954"
"take him off tv and ket him sell shoes zip code 01440 organization affiliation Pooch"
"I will not buy any products from your company if you use Milan zip code 08822"
"please promote the use of scientifically validated animal training methods"
"I use Heartguard & Frontline, but will change if Millan becomes the spokesperson - while he does get the message out about Puppy Mills, his training techniques are archaic and do not encourage positive reinforcement. zip code 30054"