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It's Friday December the 9 around 12:30AM and

The Future is Hippos?

CKNW and 24 Hours are reporting that news about the Telus ads - the annoying Hippo ones. It goes from bad:

Telus is being criticised for its use of Hazina the Hippo in its new ad campagin. Peter Fricker of the Vancouver Humane Society says using exotic animals for a tv commerical is unethical, "It just perpetuates the captive animal industry where animals are rented out and exploited for money."

To worse: as the 24 Hours piece talks about how Telus made some $10,000 contribution towards a new home for Hazina the Hippo. About $390,000 short of the build for the animal star's new barnyard. Jerks. At least a sizeable and growing backlash seems to be taking place against Telus adveritising.

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Posted by: brem

December 9, 2005 04:01 AM

Will you excuse me if I fail to see your point?

Why is it unethical? Furthermore, are rabbits exotic animals? Really?

So I have exotic animals at home... shame on me?

bah...

I'm sick of people trying to be whiter than white...

brem

Posted by: Jackson Murphy

December 9, 2005 06:32 AM

I think it is hilarious. The whole thing. Personally we think it would be fine if they got the animals to do anything, i'm just happy as a hippo in his own feces that somebody is pissed off at Telus for thier ads.

Posted by: brem

December 9, 2005 07:41 AM

I guess you'll always find somebody who is pissed off at something whatever the reason, eh?

brem

Posted by: Cindy

December 20, 2005 08:56 PM

I personally love the Telus ads and I can sing all the words to that commercail. All the kids are singing that song in school too I hear, kinda funny!!