MICROSOFT FUNDING ANTI-HUNTERS

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MICROSOFT FUNDING ANTI-HUNTERS


June 10, 2007 -- AN animal-rights group gained a powerful weapon in its fight against hunting and fishing: a lot more money.

According to the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA), Microsoft has formed a partnership with Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), a notorious anti-hunting and anti-fishing group.


The software giant will make a $100,000 donation to the HSUS and is partnering with the group on a pilot program called the "i.m. Initiative," USSA said. Through the new program, whenever a Windows Live Messenger user has a conversation using instant messaging, Microsoft will give a portion of the program's advertising revenue to one of 10 organizations selected by the user. The HSUS is one of the choices, and there is no limit to the amount of money that can be donated.




The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, the nation's leading sportsmen's advocacy organization, has urged Microsoft to end its support of HSUS, but the company refused.

"Microsoft is going to pour hundreds of thousands of dollars, probably more, into an organization that recently issued a manifesto that targets hunting for extinction," USSA president Bud Pidgeon said. "If there ever was a time for sportsmen to take grassroots action, this is it."

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