A Special Cause: Vote for ACMA Entertainer of the Year
I need your help. The Humane Society of the United States is working to vote Carrie Underwood in as ACMA Entertainer of the Year to launch her as a better spokesperson for their agenda to abolish animal agriculture. I’m challenging everyone to head over to the ACMA website and vote. Read the following excerpt, and tell me you don’t want to stand up for agriculture today! It only takes a minute to register, and I voted for George Strait because he is a great singer, a PRCA member, a team roper and a true friend to agriculture! You should too! Word-of-mouth is definitely agriculture’s best marketing tool, no? Make a difference and cast your vote today!
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the most radical animal “rights” and anti-hunting organization in the country, has been quietly trying to get Carrie Underwood voted Entertainer of the Year via the Academy of Country Music. The problem is, a large percentage of country music fans are also gun owners and hunters who do not like Carrie Underwood’s active support for HSUS. And HSUS knows it.
Underwood and American Idol have already listed HSUS as a beneficiary of the proceeds of one of her songs and now HSUS is enlisting their radical animal rights supporters to vote for her in the Entertainer of the Year contest. But they are trying to keep it quiet. In an e-mail sent out to supporters by Kathy Bauch, the HSUS Senior Director for Corporate Relations & Promotions, she asked people to vote for Underwood, but added, “Feel free to distribute this to friends and family, but please don’t post to lists, twitter, etc.–anything that would identify that HSUS is urging people to vote for her, or it could just breathe life into the opposition.”
Oops, too late! Perhaps someone should tell the folks at HSUS that e-mails are not exactly the most secure way of communicating their “secret” agendas. Country music fans who do not appreciate Underwood’s support for HSUS should go and vote for an entertainer who shares their values and supports America’s hunting heritage. Please share this with every meat-eating, freedom loving American you know and then VOTE!!!
It's time to thank our farmers and ranchers for all their hard work to feed us.
40 Comments
jessica
You guys are a little ridiculous if you listen to anything CU says you would know she is fighting for the rights of domestic animals. Her parents are cattle farmers for G**** sake get a life really, and do your research.
Carriefan
If you would actually listen to Carrie, you wouldnt look like an idiot and assume whats shes standing for.
Vote for CU!
Chuck
Thanks for your comment jessica.
Here’s what it says about her background from her bio on CMT: http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/underwood__carrie/bio.jhtml
Carrie Underwood was born March 10, 1983. Her family already owned the farm in Checotah, Okla., though Underwood was born in the next town over, the one made famous in Merle Haggard’s song, “Okie From Muskogee.” Her father, Stephen, worked at a paper mill, and her mother, Carole, was an elementary school teacher.
If her parents are cattle farmers then I’ll bet they’re ashamed of her support for HSUS. She’s obviously a talented woman. Too bad she’s supporting a group that wants to put her family out of their cattle business.
Maybe you should think through your comments before you leave them. Try to get past the emotional screen that the radicals at HSUS put up to lure in their unsuspecting victims like you.
I assume you meant God in your comments.
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Editor’s Note: I deleted this comment since the author not only used profanity but was apparently not comfortable providing a name.
Bill Hart
Let me get this straight,
The Humane Society of the United States is working to vote Carrie Underwood in as ACMA Entertainer of the Year to launch her as a better spokesperson for their agenda to abolish animal agriculture.
Who cares what Carrie Underwood believes in? It’s an Entertainer of the Year Award, not a ‘I believe in this cause’ award!
I gave to the food bank, am I up for Male Vocalist of the Year?
jessica
She has the right to support whom ever she wishes as do you. That does not give you a reason to try and sabatoge a young woman’s career and getting the credit that she has earned this past year because she likes pets and doesn’t want them harmed.
Her parents are not ashamed of her she has been a vegetarian since 13 when she witnessed something happening to a new born calf and they have never tried to convert her back. I don’t need to think my comments through because I have researched her upbringing and various interviews and she is not out spoken or push her vegetarianisim on anyone.
She is not trying to put cattle farmers out of business so you should try to stop her from achieving things.
Dl
You and your reasoning are beyond absurd.You really think that Carrie and the HSUS are plotting to abolish animal agriculture …really???Where would you get such an foolish idea?
Give me one example where Carrie has used her fame to even start to do this – one.Come on when , where , how?
Dave
Amanda: You and your ilk aren’t going to win more support through your rabid misrepresentations of Carrie Underwood’s opinions. It is very sad that you need to resort to distortions of someone’s position to try to drum up support for your cause. This is straight-up bullying and it makes it seem like you’re trying to hide a lack of substance to back up your views.
Carrie Underwood has been quoted numerous times saying that she respects those who raise cattle, not least because her parents did so and that paid for her college education. When asked about her vegetarianism, she has stressed that it is her personal choice and not one she wishes to impose on others. Her support of the HSUS has been focused on its interest in animal rescue (where the HSUS has a mixed record in provision but a good record in advocacy) and animal shelters (where HSUS has a modest record in provision and a good record in advocacy). She has also supported the HSUS-run Rural Area Veterinary Services program which provides free veterinary care to animals in impoverished rural areas of the United States.
At no point has Underwood spoken out to say that she wants cattle farmers put out of business. For you to try to ride Underwood’s name and blame her for stances she doesn’t take makes as much sense as it would for me to oppose all animal agriculture simply because radical elements like you can’t seem to report things for what they really are.
The likelihood is that neither HSUS nor your blog will make much difference in the fan voting for the ACM Entertainer of the Year award. Fan voting is only a portion of what will decide the award, anyway. There are good reasons to support each of the nominees. But anyone, whether it’s you or the HSUS, who is trying to get people to vote for/against a nominee for reasons other than an artist’s music, talent, and professional accomplishments, is flat-out wrong. If anything, you’ve just given the ACM more reason to exclude fan voting from consideration.
Manuel Meza
i voted for george strait
Michelle
I think some of you need to get a life because where did Carrie say that she wants to stop (whatever you called it?) Carrie LOVES ANIMALS Loving animals has nothing to do with that.. you guys are so mad about AI isn’t going to listen to someone that is complaining about a song that Carrie loves and animals… I love animals too…
AND don’t even go messing with Carrie because SHE LOVES ANIMALS
so stop acting like 5 years old and grow up
I Support Carrie for Entertainer of the year and People need to vote vote vote for Carrie because she deserves it and a women need to win it for a change…
Chuck
Hey Amanda. I think you struck a nerve. Interesting how most of these folks are so blinded by their emotions.
I tried to vote for George Strait but was having trouble logging in to the CBS site. I’ll be trying again though.
Leah
Congratulations Amanda! I’m sure Carrie did think she was helping Animal Shelters which is what those who don’t know and understand the working of HSUS. Those of us who live, breathe and report the news everyday know the real story. Good for you and keep up the good work.
Casey Quinlan
The Humane Society of the US is PETA without the press agent. Their goal is to eliminate deer, bear, and bird hunting in the US, as well as to severely restrict animal agriculture. While I am firmly on the side of small, humane animal farming as opposed to giant factory agribusiness, I cannot support any supporter of an organization who looks to end my hunting rights. I eat what I shoot, I respect the life I take – humans are highly threatened by soaring deer populations as the suburbs move into lands that have been wild forever. It’s called Lyme disease, and it kills. Controlling deer population is the only way to control deer TICK population.
Short version? I voted for George Strait.
Colleen
Chuck we are not blinded by our emotions, we are stating the facts. You are blinded by your beliefs. Carrie in no way wants to put Cattle Farming out of business, her parents have raised cattle for goodness sakes! People need to get their facts straight before they try and go using a talented and good natured artists popularity to further their own agenda. And Carrie is very open minded and respectful of other people’s beliefs. Case in point her boyfriend (who people around here are saying are close to getting engaged) Mike Fisher is a hunter and even has a deer antler chandelier in his vacation home. Now if she was such a rabid PETA supporter would she date him, I don’t think so.
Vote for Carrie for Entertainer of the Year because she deserves it! Out of all the artists nominated (and I do love them all) she by a country mile has had the best year.
Lisa
For all of you who believe HSUS is helping animals, please follow this link to learn the truth about their organization.
http://activistcash.com/organization_overview.cfm/oid/136
I don’t believe the question here is one of Carrie’s character or musical talent.
The important piece to note is that HSUS is fooling people into believing they are associated with your local Human Society. They are NOT. HSUS has a much different agenda, and unfortunately it does not including helping pets and it does include a direct attack on animal agriculture.
Please take a minute to learn the more about HSUS and what their real agenda is. American farms and ranches are at stake, and we need your help in saving them.
Chuck
I think it’s interesting how people commenting are equating HSUS with PETA. Maybe they’re confusing them with each other. Especially Colleen.
Jan
Carrie’s family DOES have a cattle ranch….inform yourselves. And she is simply an advocate of the fair and humane treatment of animals. Period. You guys are a bunch of quacks making up stuff….you must not have very lively jobs…or lives. VOTE for Carrie for Entertainer of the Year….she is by far the best of the bunch. Go Carrie!
Colleen
Lisa it’s funny that you link to a right wing leading website to get your facts from. And unfortunately people like you and Amanda are questioning her character by saying that she supports an organization that is intent on wiping out cattle raising/farming, when Carrie herself has said that is not her intent. So just be forewarned when you post very poorly researched articles that trash Carrie there will be a lot of people come on here and defend her. Maybe that is your intent though, the more hits the better right! Trash a big name artist so people will come to your website!
Colleen
I am not Confusing HSUS with PETA Chuck. I am just using PETA as an example, for I think their supporters are very over the top and sometimes violent with their beliefs.
Beth
Carrie may love animals–in fact, I’m certain she does–but that really has very little to do with this situation. When you use your celebrity to promote a cause, you need to be darn sure you agree with everything associated with that cause. You can’t disagree with racist skinheads but then choose to support them because you dig bald guys.
It is no secret that HSUS has helped craft legislation that endangers livestock (if you disagree, you’ve never been on a farm and don’t understand the importance of gestation crates and battery cages) and limits farmers’ ability to protect their animals. They’ve done it in two states so far, and we’re pretty sure they are going to continue to wreak havoc across the country. And they fund their campaigns with money taken from people who *think* they are keeping doggies and kitties safe.
Regardless of what Ms. Underwood says about her love for animals, she has chosen to throw her celebrity behind an organization that is deceitful in its fundraising and clearly anti animal agriculture. In a way, I admire her for standing her ground without worrying about who she is pissing off. But she won’t get my vote.
Chuck
Not sure I see where anyone has “trashed” Carrie here
BethColleen. We don’t like her support of HSUS. Plain and simple.Read more about HSUS here: http://www.activistcash.com/organization_overview.cfm/oid/136
Kurt Lawton
Beth – You’ve made the most sane statement of anyone posting a comment. Good job.
Mike
CU is a great talent – and her decision to be a vegetarian is her choice. Fortunately, we live in a country where you can make such choices.
HSUS, however, does not want people to make that choice. It wants to rid the world of animal agriculture (meat, milk, cheese, eggs, etc.). (And follow that up by eliminating pets?)
CU supporting HSUS with dollars is akin to a stamp of approval, even if CU does not want it to appear as such or agree with all that HSUS does.
HSUS exploits its relationships with famous individuals to help spread its message and raise money. Especially the raising money part – because with more money it can further push its agenda, an agenda that moves further from the donor’s intentions day by day.
Michelle
Carrie and AI doesn’t have to listen to you people who believe Carrie is doing the wrong thing…Carrie loves animals and support them its not like she go around and shoot them for the fun of it
I AM ASKING AGAIN…where did you guys hear that Carrie is hurting animals by doing this thing for ai…
Jordyn b
wow get over it carrie is helping animals!!! she will win entertainer of the year no matter what you say you guys need to get a life and stop making articles about carrie obviulsy ur jealous. wow .
Chuck
Michelle:
You’re right. CU doesn’t have to listen to us. Isn’t it great we can express our opinions though?
I don’t believe anyone has said she’s “hurting animals” except inadvertently by supporting an activist organization as has been pointed out in previous comments.
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Lynnette
Thanks for the link Amanda! I went and voted for George Strait as well!
I hope all the people on here defending Carrie’s support of the HSUS will follow some of the links provided and learn a little more about the deceitful organization Carrie is supporting. The HSUS IS out to abolish animal agriculture, and then they are going to go after pet ownership. They have already started to in California.
It is interesting Carrie’s supporters on here keep mentioning that her family raised cattle and that her boyfriend hunts. These are two perfect examples of why it is so preposterous that Carrie would support an organization that is out to take the rights of ranchers, farmers, hunters and pet-owners away!
Amanda
Wow! I think I did strike a nerve, Chuck! All I know is that I’m against Carrie Underwood because she supports an organization that wants to put my family out of business. HSUS is no friend of mine. I will not give a dollar of support or an ear to listen to the songs of someone that doesn’t even support her own agriculture roots. Thanks for the great discussions, but please don’t let your fanatic emotions get in the way of seeing the truth. Head to http://www.activistcash.com to learn the evils of many of America’s “great organizations.” I bet you will be shocked!
In the meantime, if you great music and a great person behind the songs, any of the male vocalists would be great. I voted for George Strait because he is a real friend to agriculture!
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threecollie
Voted for George. Got the kids to vote for Kenny. Nuff said.
selene
good for carrie underwood and hsus if they really do want to abolish animal “agriculture” … it’s a nasty, nasty business with absolutely NO place in an evolved, intelligent, humane society …
AND the “animal ag” wouldn’t even exist except for the HUGE subsidies (welfare) the “animal” farmers get …
Kevin
I wasn’t there, but heard that CU was booed off the stage at an outdoor concert in central Nebraska a couple of years ago when she started expressing her love for “cows” and how cruel it is to eat them. Can anyone else verify that?
Mandy
Selene- Ah thanks for bringing more uninformed beliefs to the party. Livestock producers don’t receive subsidies – crop farmers do. So huge subsidies for animal farmers is a very incorrect statement. I’m sure if you’re not eating animal protein you’re consuming rice or soybeans – subsidies go to help crop producers who are growing the rice and soy you eat, the cotton you end up wearing and a lot of the other food crops you would like to see replace animal protein.
Mandy
Because I know a lot of people won’t take the time to actually look at the site links here are some good quotes from HSUS:
“[T]he Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is not affiliated with, nor is it a parent organization for, local humane societies, animal shelters, or animal care and control agencies … The HSUS does not operate or have direct control over any animal shelter.”
— From a 2001 disclaimer issued by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
“Our goal is to get sport hunting in the same category as cock fighting and dog fighting.”
— Bozeman (MT) Daily Chronicle
“If we could shut down all sport hunting in a moment, we would.”
— Associated Press
“We have no ethical obligation to preserve the different breeds of livestock produced through selective breeding …One generation and out. We have no problems with the extinction of domestic animals. They are creations of human selective breeding.”
— Animal People News
Wayne
I voted for George. Partly because he deserves to win but mainly because I am against Ms Underwood and the HSUS. Hope it has an effect.
Amanda Nolz
Kevin,
That did happen! In fact, the concert was at a rodeo grounds, and she made the technical support move the stage, so she couldn’t see the riding bulls. She also threw a fit because chicken was offered in the hospitality room at the concert. That was at the start of her career! Talk about a diva!
Great conversation everybody! Let’s rock the vote!
Bobby
I’ve followed CU since the beginning of the American Idol show that she ultimatly won. I’ve been a true fan ever since and I understand why anyone would be upset that she should be overlooked due to what she’s done and does as a performer. That’s where my support stops though, when her celebrity status begins raising money to end the things I love doing as well as a huge part of the economy of my country I have a problem with that. The real villian here is HSUS hiding behind such a confusing name. I hope everyone will take time to look at a few of the links listed.
Emily_T
You guys need to get over yourselves Carrie is supporting the HSUS b/c she wants to help aniamls find homes and i can tell you that in NO WAY carrie is trying to get rid of guns or hunting!!! She only cares about finding Aniamls homes!! She grow up on a Cattle farm and she is dating a avid hunter, so maybe you should look things up before you start some stupid campain.
there have been several celebs that have gave money to the HSUS and no one has questioned them but just b/c Carrie choose not to eat meat she is trying to get rid of all hunting — GET REAL
she has said many times that it is her choice to not eat meat and shes not going to try and get people to do the same its simply her chioce!!!
CARRIE IS FOR FINDING ANIMALS HOME NOT GETTING RID OF GUNS AND HUNTING
VOTE FOR CARRIE B/C OF HER AMAZING MUSIC not b/c you guy think she supporting something shes NOT !!
Emily_T
To add to mine —
If the HSUS have some people that are trying to get rid of hunting i can tell you in NO WAY DOES CARRIE AGREE WITH THIS !!SHE SIMPLY WANTS TO HELP FIND HOMES FOR ANIMALS!!!
I live in michigan were hunting is very big , but im HUGE CARRIE fan and i know that carrie only wants the best for animals and is not involved in getting rid of hunting
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