Another reason NOT to drink Fosters

[philw]

http://www.shootersandfishers.org.au/blog/should-hunters-be-drinking-their-beer-now.aspx

How do you feel? - think again!

Posted on 26 Mar 2010 by Beer Drinker



Did you know that Fosters Group (listed as Carlton & United Breweries), Hahn Premium and Lion Nathan (listed as Tooheys) are corporate sponsors of the animal rights group Humane Society International (HSI)?

While these companies spend millions of dollars advertising to the macho, outdoor, male sportsman market, they're also sponsoring animal rights organisations like HSI (and maybe others) that want to turn everyone vegan and put an end to the traditional Aussie steak and snags BBQ.  Animal rights groups don't want you to BBQ anything - except tofu of course - and definitely not anything you've shot or caught yourself!

The corporate sponsors of HSI seem oblivious to the fact that millions of dollars are spent each year by hunters, shooters and fishers on their products - not only whilst enjoying their favourite pastime but also at other sporting events and family based social gatherings where they like to enjoy a beer.

What’s going on at the breweries?  Are they becoming metrosexual? Or are they just that myopic and clueless they cannot see that by sponsoring animal rights groups they are supporting organisations that want to undermine and damage their hunting, shooting and fishing customers?

You wouldn’t see the makers of Budweiser in the USA compromise themselves and insult a large number of their hunting, shooting and fishing customers by supporting one of the very organisations that is trying to ban their customers' sporting and cultural activities, would you? Of course not.  For goodness sake, how 'politically correct' can these corporate honcho’s be?

HSI, RSPCA, Animal Liberation, Green Peace and PETA all raise money to campaign against the one million licensed hunters & shooters and four million fishers in Australia - one of the brewers'  largest customer segments.

To the exec's at Fosters, Hahn and Lion Nathan... how much beer do the latte-sipping animal rights groups drink, eh?

Beer Drinker

 

Reference:  http://www.hsi.org.au/?catID=64

so if you can all do me a favour  drink Coopers  if you would like a REAL Aussie Beer

[philw]

the  long list  to boycott   ( All Fosters owned Brands )


Beer
Abbotsford Invalid Stout
Asahi*
Belle-Vue*
Carlsberg*
Carlton Cascade Corona*
Crown
Fiji Range
Foster’s Lager
Harp Lager*
Hoegaarden*
KB Lager
Kent Old Brown
Kronenbourg 1664*
Leffe*
Matilda Bay
Melbourne Bitter
Newcastle Brown Ale*
NT Draught Power’s
Pure Blonde
Resch’s
Shanghai Lager
Sheafs Stout*
Stella Artois*
Vailima
VB

Cider
Bulmers Original*
Mercury* Strongbow*
Non-alcohol
Cascade
Cottonwood Valley Water
Delite Mineral Water
Flavo’s Perrier Water*
Real Juice Torquay
Vittel*

Spirits / pre-mix
100 Pipers*
Akropolis Oyzo*
Barossa Brandy
Boomerang Vodka (US only)
Bounty
Chateau Napoleon*
Cinzano Spirit*
Continental Liquers
Cougar*
Coyote Tequila*
Czarina Vodka
Dalmore 12yo Whiskey*
Karloff*
Old Oak Brandy*
Prince Albert Gin*
Ratu’s Rum*
Regal
SKYY*
The Black Douglas*

Wine
Andrew Garrett
Angel Cove
Annie’s Lane
Beringer
Bohemian Highway
Campanile Cartwheel
Castello di Gabbiano
Cellar no. 8
Chateau St Jean
Coldstream Hills
Devils Lair
Etude
Festival ‘34
Fifth Leg
Fishers Circle
Fonseca Port*
Fortitude
Great Western
Greg Norman Estates
Half Mile Creek
Heemskerk
Ingoldby
Jamiesons Run
Killawarra
Leo Buring
Lindemans
Maglieri
Maison de Grande Esprit
Matthew Lang
Matua Valley
Meridian
Metala
Mildara
Minchinbury
Penfolds
Pepperjack
Queen Adelaide
Riccadonna*
Robertsons Well
Rosemount
Rothbury Estate
Rouge Homme
Saltram
Sbragia Family
Seaview
Secret Stone
Seppelt
Souverain
St Clement
St Huberts
Stags’ Leap
T’Gallant
Taylor’s Port
Taz
The Little Penguin
Twotone Farms
Wattle Creek
Wolf Blass
Wynns Coonawarra Estate
Yarra Ridge
Yellowglen
*Produced, imported or distributed by Foster’s in Australia

[philw]

so I am off to the Corner  and the Basement  to clean out any of these and stack the Bar with Coopers Pale,  Sparkling and Dark Ale's

might also throw a few bottles of Bundy while I am there

[Texas_Bryan]

All right, I'm good.  I don't got any of those in the fridge, but next time I'm at the store I'll give them some mean looks.  I am tired of these companies playing us for chumps.

[LoveMyXds]

In retaliation, I immediately disposed of the Newcastle 6 pack in my fridge... it is safely lodged in my belly and being processed  by my liver as we speak.... I will be sure to piss on an oil can of Foster's in the am, set it on a stump, covered in bird seed and peanut butter... and then patiently wait till  a squirrel jumps on to feast, and blow it away with my trusty 12 gauge.
Then I'll post the carnage on YouTube and send a link to Foster's and Humane Society International with the threat that I will repeat this every day until they stop supporting the HSI....

Cheers,
Scott

[Sponsor]

[fightingquaker13]

In retaliation, I immediately disposed of the Newcastle 6 pack in my fridge... it is safely lodged in my belly and being processed  by my liver as we speak.... I will be sure to piss on an oil can of Foster's in the am, set it on a stump, covered in bird seed and peanut butter... and then patiently wait till  a squirrel jumps on to feast, and blow it away with my trusty 12 gauge.
Then I'll post the carnage on YouTube and send a link to Foster's and Humane Society International with the threat that I will repeat this every day until they stop supporting the HSI....

Cheers,
Scott

Actually, that would be grand. Screw boycotts, go staight to terrorism  "Stop supporting HSI or more squirrels will die"! I love it!
FQ13 who thinks the only reason to buy Foster's in the first place is the very large can. Its use as tree rat bait is a bonus. Heck, we could make it an annual competiton "The X Annual Foster's Squirrel Off" with prizes for numbers bagged and caliber of weapon used. Sponsored by Budweiser.
PS phil, if you're reading this you ought to have a go. I don't know what you're version of squirrels may be, but there's got to be something (I'm guessing there's a pretty tight bag limit on Koalas) .

[Wolfgang1952]

   Don't like the stuff anyway.   Budweiser Red Label all the way

[Pathfinder]

Nothing new, really. The HSUS does the same thing here.

I like the animal threats though. Philw, maybe steal a page from the old National Lampoon cover and do a video of a nice, sweet cuddly koala with a gun pointed to its head. Then voice over with the classic "Fosters - Stop supporting HSI or this koala will die!" line, and then recount for the education of all how Fosters supports seriously anti-Aussie causes, and maybe throw in Abo alcoholism issues, and I think you might get their attention.

[TAB]

no beer in my fridge, but there is vodka in the freezer.   

[Solus]

In retaliation, I immediately disposed of the Newcastle 6 pack in my fridge... it is safely lodged in my belly and being processed  by my liver as we speak.... I will be sure to piss on an oil can of Foster's in the am, set it on a stump, covered in bird seed and peanut butter... and then patiently wait till  a squirrel jumps on to feast, and blow it away with my trusty 12 gauge.
Then I'll post the carnage on YouTube and send a link to Foster's and Humane Society International with the threat that I will repeat this every day until they stop supporting the HSI....

Cheers,
Scott

Newcastle is only a no no in Australia.  It is not produced by Fosters, just imported into Australia by them.  So, restocking your supply of Newcastle is ok...disposing of it just like you did is ok too...better than ok =)