In a cheap publicity stunt, Ashley Fruno from PETA has written to iconic Aussie rock band Hunter and Collectors asking them to change their name to discourage people from hunting animals. Rather than clicking on a link and giving the article the publicity they seek, I have included the text from the article in its entirety AN animal protection group is calling on iconic Australian rock Hunters & Collectors to change its name. The Australian head of campaigns for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has written to the members of the 1980s rock group urging them to consider the name change to discourage people from hunting animals. We feel sure that it was never your intention to promote the killing of intelligent, sensitive, and defenceless animals, but your name may nevertheless make hunting seem appealing to your fans, Ashley Fruno, PETAs associate director of campaigns, wrote. Nearly 300,000 Australian waterbirds face an agonising death during hunting season, which opens in Victoria and Tasmania next week and is already underway in South Australia. As your Adelaide reunion show is coming up, now is the perfect time for a band namelift. PETA gave away the game, indicating the group was really after a cheap publicity stunt than a serious request by suggesting Hunters & Collectors of Antiques and Hunters & Collectors of Beer Cans as possible replacements. Ms Fruno suggested by agreeing to change the name of the band, the members would help raise awareness of the cruelty inherent in hunting waterbirds and give ducks a fighting chance. The band, best known for 1992 release Holy Grail and fronted by singer-songwriter Mark Seymour, is yet to comment on the request. PETAs move to get the Hunters and Collectors to change their name because its antagonistic to animals is a great start but it is only the beginning. Here are 12 other names that will have to change before we can finally achieve peace with our four-legged brothers and sisters. Bands Old name: The Killers New name: The Positive Reinforcers Old name: The Animals New name: The Equally Valid Species Old name: Korn New name: Corn Songs Old name: Eye of the Tiger New name: Eye of the Corn Old name: The Lion Sleeps Tonight New name: The Lion Asserts its Rights Tonight Old name: I Want to F--- You Like an Animal New name: I Want to Consensually Explore your Body like a Vegetable People Old name: Hunter S. Thompson New name: Gatherer S. Thompson Old name: Holly Hunter New name: Holly Collector Old name: Rex Hunt New name: Rex Forage Places Old name: The Hunter Valley New name: The Hipster Valley Old name: Hunters Hill New name: Hunters Burial Mound Old name: Gunnedah New name: Kumbayadah
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