Longtime wildlife advocate, animal activist and follower of this blog, Louise Kane, shared with me the following…

Dear Eddie Bauer Company,

Today when I needed to buy some footwear, I was dismayed to see your new sports line to promote hunting clothing for women and men. In light of today’s commercialization of wildlife and the threats wild animals face from habitat loss and encroachment in their living spaces, trophy hunting is even more despicable than it was when animals were more numerous. The new push to engage women in trophy hunting, or what some deem as serial killing, is very disturbing to me. Trophy hunting has always been touted as a “sport”. There is nothing remotely sporting about going into a wilderness area with high tech gear and killing animals for fun. I hope you’ll consider a line of clothing that is more in keeping with an ethical use of wilderness and wildlife. Photography, hiking, climbing, are all sports that teach endurance and appreciation and understanding of wilderness and wild animals instead of the exploitation of wild animals for the thrill of killing.

Until then I won’t be buying any more clothing from your company in boycott of your new women’s line of hunting clothing. Trophy hunting is a despicable “sport,” I hope you’ll consider the majority of Americans who care for wildlife and our thoughts about this terrible sport.

I really despise killing for fun and that’s what most hunting is all about these days.

Louise Kane, JD