I got the following e-mail from the Exotic Wildlife Association this afternoon. I thought some of you might like to tune in and see what is said in the piece. Hopefully it is as fair and unbiased as they say it is....


Exotic Wildlife Association
Membership Alert

"60 Minutes" report to air on Sunday

After months of waiting we have finally received word that "60 Minutes" will air the piece about exotics that was filmed in Texas. It will air Sunday evening, January 29th at 6 pm CST on CBS during the 60 Minutes broadcast.

Following is the statement I received from Max McClellan of "60 Minutes".

"Charly - I wanted to let you know that the exotics piece is slated to air on Sunday. You are a major part of the story. Your views are fully aired. As we discussed a year ago, we do show a hunting sequence in this report. For me, it makes it clear that these hunts do not take place in someone's back yard, as the industry has been accused. But you won't find a single graphic picture in this story. The vast majority of the piece debates the issue: are Texas ranchers - like David Bamberger, you, and the 5000 exotic ranchers you represent -- helping to save some of the world's most endangered animals from extinction?

In the end, everyone gets to make their case, including Friends of Animal's Priscilla Feral, who says it's lunacy to call what you do conservation. Pat Condy, who we turned to as one of the world's top wildlife conservationists, takes a much different view. I hope you will find that we did a scrupulously fair and balanced job. Thank you for your help and patience over many months."

Charly Seale
Executive Director
Exotic Wildlife Association

I will be very interested in seeing how this comes out! Thanks for the heads-up!

I just spent some time on this Friends of Animals website! I would encourage you all to go there and read the writings/beliefs that they have. The stuff they believe is NUTS!!

Here's a preview:

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7396481n&tag=contentMain;cbsCarousel

Last I checked, nothing aired on CBS is "fair and balanced." It'll be interesting to see how everything is portrayed. The CBS camera crews are more than welcome to join me this weekend on my exotic hunt. Haha!

I think everyone that has killed an Oryx should email the pic to this Friends of Wildlife! They are proud of their 175 in Senegal. Lets show them the damage they did here by passing a useless law!

Got it set to record. I hope it is fair and not a completely one sided episode.

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Yep will watch

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Interesting. I guess we will see how fair and balanced it is.

60 Minutes doing a "fair and balanced" piece? Don't kid yourself.

Thanks for the "heads-up", I will be watching.

I stopped being able to stomach 60 Minutes years ago. I would watch this but will be out of pocket. Hoping to read about it and maybe view it on line?

Good luck!

Thanks for the heads up. I will watch this tonight. Hope they are telling the truth. Thanks again.

nice opening until it ends with just a loud gun shot.

guess it's at the end....agreed good opening

good so far.

yea and that looney lady can say pronounce the plural of what she's "saving" hahaha Mrs. Antelopes
hahahah she just said oryxes she's an absoulute moron! lol

She needs to move to Senegal I will pay her plane ticket if she will promise not to come back to the USA.

That was surprisingly favorable to the exotic ranchers. The lady from Friends of Wildlife was clearly shown to be more anti-hunting than pro-Oryx conservation. The argument against the new ruling was clear after the story.

Well said MWS. Brandon was shocked to see her stance thinking she is "saving" these animals from extinction. She seemed so proud of the small herd she sent over to Senegal. I'll bet that equals the number of trophy kills before April 4th.....

True Shame......

Her whole defense was that she was against hunting, Not saving the Oryx.