Quizno's Coyote on Animal Planet Postscript
My apologies to everyone we told about the Animal Planet show "Weird, True and Freaky" which is running a segment on the Quizno's coyote Adrian (see our blog archives for his original and accurate story). Please also note that we have deleted our original blog posting regarding the show so as not to refer further people to watch this show.
In my opinion, not only did the show fail to accurately depict Adrian, his physical state and the likely reasons why he entered the Quizno's, but in the spirit of sensational "reporting", the show also did a grave disservice to the species. Adrian was a perfectly healthy coyote who became extremely frightened and typically reticent after mistakenly wandering into Chicago's downtown loop. Further, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health website, there has not been a confirmed case of rabies in a coyote in Illinois in the last 18 years - to imply that this animal had rabies is simply irresponsible.
I will be writing to Animal Planet to voice my extreme displeasure over these inaccuracies. I will post a copy of this letter on the blog.
Dawn
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In my opinion, not only did the show fail to accurately depict Adrian, his physical state and the likely reasons why he entered the Quizno's, but in the spirit of sensational "reporting", the show also did a grave disservice to the species. Adrian was a perfectly healthy coyote who became extremely frightened and typically reticent after mistakenly wandering into Chicago's downtown loop. Further, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health website, there has not been a confirmed case of rabies in a coyote in Illinois in the last 18 years - to imply that this animal had rabies is simply irresponsible.
I will be writing to Animal Planet to voice my extreme displeasure over these inaccuracies. I will post a copy of this letter on the blog.
Dawn
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Labels: Animal Planet, coyote, Quizno's coyote
posted by Dawn Keller at 7:36 PM
2 Comments:
I turned it off after the feature on Adrian. I could not have been more disgusted with the show in general. "Crazed creatures invading our territory?" How offensive. And the alternating solarized shots of the animals to make them look terrorizing was beyond tacky.
Sorry for the disappointment, Dawn.
-Jenny
I also turned it off after the Quizno's segment - and for the same reason as you. I caught some of the prior segment and, not being familiar with the featured animals (not indigenous to Illinois), didn't realize the extent of the sensationalism and inaccuracy. All I can say after seeing the Quizno's coyote piece is that people unfamiliar with the species won't realize just how utterly sensationalized and inaccurate the segment was....what an injustice to coyotes everywhere! Animal Planet should be ashamed for running such a show.
Dawn
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