United Poultry Concerns is pleased and deeply honored to announce
that the November 14, 1999 Washington Post article, "For The
Birds," by Tamara Jones, has won the Fourteenth Annual Genesis
Award for . Ark Trust
President Gretchen Wyler wrote to Tamara Jones in a letter
announcing her achievement, "Having monitored the attention given
to the many subjects of animal abuse over these fourteen years,
we feel there is no doubt that "For The Birds" is unprecedented
in its prominence, the space afforded and the dynamics of the
writing. Having chosen to profile the courage and commitment of
Karen Davis as the focal point of your article, you exposed the
reader to the truth about this rapidly expanding cruel big
business."
For 14 years, the Genesis Awards have acknowledged select
members of the news and entertainment media for exemplary
accomplishment in spotlighting animal issues with creativity and
integrity. The Fourteenth Annual Genesis Awards, for works
released in 1999, will be presented at a star-studded ceremony
hosted by The Ark Trust, in the International Ballroom of The
Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California on Saturday
evening, March 18. The nation's premiere consciousness-raiser on
animal issues, this year's awards will be bestowed by a host of
celebrity presenters, and taped for television. For 8 years the
Genesis Awards ceremony has aired as a 90-minute special on the
Discovery Channel and is now shown on Discovery's Animal Planet.
United Poultry Concerns wishes to take this opportunity to
congratulate and to thank Tamara Jones of The Washington Post and
to thank Gretchen Wyler and The Ark Trust for this great tribute
and honor. Thank you.
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