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Radio station puppy giveaway angers listeners

By Dan News on August 27, 2010 10:42 am in Radio / 1 comment

A radio station’s plans to give away a puppy has angered some listeners who have voiced their disgust on Facebook.

The Edge’s “Puppy or Pound” competition asks applicants to state why they would be a good owner of ‘Bella’ a 17 week old Shitzu Spitz cross which had been gifted to breakfast host JJ Feeney by an Auckland pet store.

One former listener emailed Dan News saying “This is absolutely disgusting. In such a high profile arena to be advertising their lack of commitment to a pet as a ‘competition’ is downright disgraceful. Responsible pet ownership is such an important campaign in itself and yet they have completely disregarded this.”

Some posts on Facebook defend the competition saying they will continue to listen to The Edge “no matter what”

What do you think of the competition?

1 Comment

Michael says:

August 27, 2010 at 10:55 am

There is nothing wrong with it!
They are giving the puppy away because they know it deserves to have a good home with a loving owner. They didn’t even ask for this puppy, it was just given to them, so it’s not as if they got it and then decided to give up on it.
If anything, this competition is really good as it means the puppy is going to get a loving owner.
They have done nothing wrong with the puppy, and it has been loved by everyone at The Edge and taken really good care of.
Some people take these thing far too seriously. The Edge is all about fun and entertainment, and nothing they do is ever intended to offend anyone.