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I have crossed posted this with permission>This has been posted with permission Gerald McClellan - ex boxer and dog fighter being honored

On Saturday Feb 24th the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London is
hosting an event called the Gerald McClellan Benefit Evening. McClellan is
a disabled American ex-boxer left with brain damage after his fight with
Nigel Benn 10 years ago - he's partially paralysed, totally blind, &
virtually deaf. Top sports stars & celebrities are attending this
high-profile fundraising evening for him.

McClellan bred, trained & fought pitbulls all his adult life. 'Training'
consisted of him getting dogs, cats & other animals from pet shops & rescue
centres & throwing them in with his pitbulls, which he claimed needed to
taste blood & kill every day.

The 'rescued' dogs had their muzzles taped shut so they couldn't defend
themselves & therefore injure his valuable pitbulls; they also had their
paws tied together. Then McClellan would set one of his dogs on them as
they lay there defenseless & terrified, unable to get up or run away,
unable to cower away
from the ferocious attack, unable even to yelp.

Appallingly, McClellan also used to video himself carrying out these
atrocities - he enjoyed what he was doing so much that he got actual
pleasure from watching it back later on - he called it
'entertainment'Appallingly, McClellan also used to video himself carrying
out these atrocities - he enjoyed

Tellingly, his cousin said of him: "Gerald likes killin' things." He also
described McClellan as: "A violent, violent, violent, violent, violent
man." Scary.

This is the man whom top sports stars & celebrities are going to honour &
fawn over on February 24th, with all the Press watching. They're going to
hold him up as a hero. Give him a standing ovation. Talk about his dignity
and courage. His own website describes him as a 'gallant & noble man' -
anyone else feel like vomiting?

I've written to all the papers & got nowhere - no one wants to touch this
story, probably because of his disabilities. To me his current health is
irrelevant: he's still the same man who tortured & terrified animals until
they were dead, still the same man who did it over & over again. Still the
same man
who videotaped it because he liked watching defenseless animals being torn
to pieces while all they could do was squirm in agony & whine in terror.

The Press haven't done anything, nor have other animal welfare groups I've
contacted. I'm running out of options. I'm stuck up here in Huddersfield &
feel so frustrated. I want something the media will take interest in - I
suggested a Name & Shame campaign, but they didn't even go for that. So:
are there any groups in London who could organise a demonstration outside
the Grosvenor
on the benefit night? Most of the people going know about McClellan's past:
by attending the event they're condoning his actions & to me should be
called to account for that - they're condoning the dog-fights, the animals
taken from pet shops and rescue centres thinking they'd got a kind new
home, the appalling restraining of the dogs so callously used as 'sparring'
for the pitbulls. There are even rumours that he set his dogs on a litter
of puppies.

(http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/s...583541,00.html) -
for more details about him.

www.geraldmcclellanwww.geraldmcclellan<WBR>.co.uk - contains a constan

I am totally contactable if anyone wants to PM me about this issue.

If a demo can't be organised, please could as many people as possible write
to the Grosvenor House Hotel complaining about the event? Here are a few
addresses you might feel like emailing:

mayor@london.gov.uk - Ken Livingstone is trumpeting his Animal Welfare
Framework: get him to make it valid!

mirrornews@mirror.mirro
talkback@the-talkback
news.desk@express.news
news@dailymail.news
peoplenews@mgn.peopl

feedback.thebill@feedback.th - cast members on the guest list

claude.abrams@boxingnewsonline.net (put 'Seconds Out' in subject box)

richard.caborn@culture.gsi.gov.uk - Labour sports secretary

The Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London, W1K 7TN


Cancelled would be great. But to be honest, a demonstration would be even
better because it would publicise the whole thing.


over this: please please help if you can.

With permission to crosspost:

I really admire you for taking a stand on this. I have emailed all contacts you have listed, i hope it helps

Just wanted to add that every email i sent has just come back to me as "not sent".

Seems they have blockers on these email address - i don't know why. Never had this before.

I have crossed posted this I have only just heard about it its sick I really hope if enough people complain to Hotel etc it may be called off.

Letting people on the guest list know what sort of person they are going to being Honor may help as well.

http://www.geraldmcclellan.co.uk/guest_list.htm

Sounds like he got what he deserved.:smt021Sorry i'm too far away to help at the protest. But good luck with it.
Shirls

Maybe because they are getting bombarded with Emails???

Comment has been passed on his Wikpedia entry:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_McClellan
including a link to the Observer article so things are stirring
Might be worth pointing people towards this when emailing as this is pretty global publicity which might make them shy away from association. Are the Observer not interested in revising the story then?

Are these just allegations? Where is the proof?

If no links can be provided to substantiate the claims, this thread will have to be deleted.

Amie I can understand your feelings on this matter but you really do need to be careful about libel laws which also apply to things written on the internet. It could not only get you in trouble but also the admin of the site it's posted on.

Debs

I can see why you would be concerned Azz. What about the Observer article though? It is still there on their web site and does not appear to have ever been challenged as libellous.
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/s...583541,00.html