NH Store Protects Bears, Promotes Hitting Children

Edited to say: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. Clark's has discontinued the product in response to the overwhelmingly negative reaction to it. Thanks to all who wrote!





A gift shop in New Hampshire is selling paddles for beating children!! Clark's Trading Post is selling wooden boards with these words on them: "Never hit a child in the face. Mother Nature created a better place." They are called "Kid Attitude Adjuster" and have a picture of a small child being beaten on the buttocks. Interestingly, Clark's Trading Post also has black bear shows, and claims their bears are "not forced to perform" and they only use "positive reinforcement". If so, why are they treating the bears better than children?? Please write to them at info@clarkstradingpost.com

Here is a sample letter:

Dear Clark's Trading Post,
Please stop selling items for hitting children. Beating a small child is not funny, it is dangerous and humiliating to the child. If you are really treating your show bears so well that you only use positive reinforcement to train them to do tricks, why would you encourage worse treatment of vulnerable children?

I look forward to your response.

Sincerely,
(your name)
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Thank you for writing them!! Please pass this on to others!! I confess I was truly shocked that this was happening in NH. It seems like nowhere in safe in the US from these device peddlers.

Susan Lawrence
Director, Stop the Rod