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Wolves Targeted For Aerial Hunting In Alaska
Tue 9 Nov 2004 - 07:50

Unlike wolves in the continental US, Alaska wolves are not protected by the Endangered Species Act. Some people hunt Alaska wolves solely to increase the number of prey species that can also be hunted, which helps tourism.

Alaska as a whole has voted twice to ban the mass-killing of wolves via aerial shooting, where hunters divebomb packs of wolves, chase them until they tire, and shoot them from the air. But last June the governor of Alaska signed a bill to allow it anyway. The practice is about to be expanded to cover a larger area, and may soon include bears as well.

You may visit this link to learn more about the degree to which politicians and hunters are playing god with the ecosystem of Alaska, and what can be done about it.

Trickster

Morphicon October Newsletter
Wed 13 Oct 2004 - 12:59

Morphicon October Newsletter
May 6-8, 2005 / Columbus, OH
http://www.morphicon.org/

Our website has just been updated for the 2005 year! This newsletter covers the following topics of interest:

-- Registration and Hotel Deadlines
-- Dealer's Table Rates Available
-- 2005 T-Shirt Contest Announced
-- Charity: AAF Needs Your Furry Donations
-- Our Infamous Variety Show...Needs You!

(read more, below...)

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Morphicon 2005 Hotel / Date Change!
Fri 13 Aug 2004 - 09:30

Morphicon 2005: May 6 to May 8
Radisson Hotel Columbus-Worthington
7007 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43085

PLEASE NOTE: Morphicon's hotel and date have changed since our Anthrocon flyers (see our current flyers here). We moved so we could have access to a much larger space this year! This change is final; we will be having the convention May 6-8 at the Radisson.

Our theme for this year is "Growing Pains". Come help us celebrate many kinds of "growth" in the fandom: the personal, the physical, the social, and the spiritual. Our programming will include free food festivities, several performance events, and panels aimed at a wide array of furry interests--on issues ranging from spirituality to lifestyle to living with disabilities.

Check us out online at http://www.morphicon.org/ for more information about the convention, or to register online. See you next May!

Trickster

Tigger Acquitted of Molestation
Sun 8 Aug 2004 - 13:59

Tigger fursuiter Michael Chartrand was found not guilty on the molestation charges brought against him. The charges occurred while he was working as Tigger at Walt Disney World, a role he considered a "dream". Today, he wants his job back. Disney declines comment.

Tigger's defense attorney is also a professional fursuiter. The DA's argument included an illustration of the hampered mobility of wearing a fursuit, which the attorney demonstrated in court by donning a Tigger fursuit himself.

The jury deliberated for less than an hour before returning the verdict. They said the fursuit defense had nothing to do with the verdict. It was the lack of evidence that decided the case, including the prosecution's inability to prove that Michael was even the Tigger in the photo. Click here for the full story.

Trickster

Ohio Morphicon 2004 Post-con Report
Wed 30 Jun 2004 - 05:02

Morphicon has concluded, and the convention was a success beyond our wildest dreams!

Given the unfortunate proximity to other conventions, we anticipated only about 80 attendees. When registration closed on Sunday, 120 furries had registered for the convention, 113 of them paid registrations! 115 furries in all attended the convention, 108 of them paid.

Those who registered but were unable to attend con will be sent convention materials through postal mail (including sponsor goodies for sponsors), so they can still have something from us.

(more below)

Ohio Morphicon 2004 Begins Friday June 25th!
Sat 19 Jun 2004 - 18:24

Ohio Morphicon 2004 (morphicon.org) begins this Friday, June 25th at the Clarion Columbus North hotel. Registration will open Friday morning, and events begin at noon. The convention will conclude Sunday evening with the Atomic Party of Doom.

See http://www.morphicon.org/schedule.html for our current schedule of events. There may be small additions or corrections between now and Friday.

For questions, concerns, and more up-to-date info:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OhioMorphicon/

Hope to see you there!

Trickster

Ohio Morphicon May Newsletter
Mon 31 May 2004 - 09:10

Ohio Morphicon May Newsletter
June 25-27, 2004 / Columbus, OH
http://www.morphicon.org/

-- Winner of T-shirt Contest Announced!
-- Charity Changed: Animal Adoption Foundation
-- Hotel Reservation Guarantee Ends Thursday (June 3)
-- Morphicon's Performance Events

Ohio Morphicon April Newsletter
Sat 1 May 2004 - 19:12

Ohio Morphicon April Newsletter
June 25-27, 2004 / Columbus, OH
http://www.morphicon.org/

Join our convention t-shirt art contest! In this edition:

-- Calling All Artists!
-- Charity Selected: Citizens for Humane Action
-- Panels of Interest at Morphicon
-- Hotel Reservations Through June 3rd
-- Airport/Greyhound Shuttle Update

(read on for more...)

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Subservient Chicken
Sat 10 Apr 2004 - 07:09

Burger King has a new promotional mascot for its chicken items. It's Subservient Chicken, a disturbing, pseudo-webcam chicken fursuit with garters on its legs.

Subservient Chicken poses and moves in exotic, often risque positions, and does...well...pretty much whatever the viewer asks it to. One has to speculate; is Burger King trying to corner the furry demographic?

Trickster

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Ohio Morphicon March Newsletter
Thu 18 Mar 2004 - 19:44

Ohio Morphicon March Newsletter
June 25-27, 2004 / Columbus, OH
http://www.morphicon.org/

Our discount registration ends Saturday! In this edition:

-- Discount Registration Ends Saturday March 20th!
-- Morphicon Art Contest Deadline Set for May 1st
-- Dealer Slots Still Available
-- Miscellaneous Updates

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