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Will Moseley’s gruesome hunting video sparks outrage

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American Idol Contestant Will Moseley’s actions have cast a shadow on his quest for fame. A video from 2022 shows him hunting a wild boar cornered in a riverbed. The gruesome video is accompanied by a photo of him posing with the dead animal, with the caption “That good old January swim.”

Pigs, like those in Moseley’s video, are intelligent, social animals with the ability to experience fear, pain and suffering.

“Anyone who encourages dogs to tear other animals apart should be in jail for cruelty to animals, not on a stage. Unless Will Moseley has changed and gained some much-needed compassion since his days as a boar killer, PETA urges the public to vote according to their values ​​and put an end to his American Idol dream, just as he ended the lives of vulnerable animals.”

—PETA Vice President Lisa Lange

Hunting may have been necessary for human survival in prehistoric times, but today most hunters stalk and kill animals just for the thrill of it. This unnecessary violence, masked by entertainment, tears animal families apart and leaves countless animals orphaned or seriously injured when hunters miss their targets.

Every animal is someone

Animals have unique personalities, remarkable abilities and deep emotional capacity. We may never agree with everyone, but we can look each other in the eye and understand that we are all animals, that each of us deserves respect and kindness, that everyone should be able to live free from unnecessary pain and suffering. , and that every animal is someone.