{"id":460156,"date":"2010-03-22T19:37:37","date_gmt":"2010-03-22T23:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.popcrunch.com\/?p=97780"},"modified":"2010-03-22T19:37:37","modified_gmt":"2010-03-22T23:37:37","slug":"mike-tyson-reality-show-under-investigation-following-peta%e2%80%99s-illegal-gambling-complaints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/460156","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tyson Reality Show Under Investigation Following PETA\u2019s Illegal Gambling Complaints"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Animal activists at People For The Ethical Treatment are speaking out &#8212; again &#8212; against an upcoming television show featuring heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson and his team of racing pigeons.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.popcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Mike-Tyson-Reality-Show.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Mike Tyson Reality Show\" width=\"490\" height=\"326\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-96692\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-97780\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>After publicly voicing its displeasure with Tyson\u2019s new pigeon-racing Animal Planet reality show earlier this month, on March 18, PETA sent a letter to prosecutors in New York City requesting that authorities launch a formal investigation into <em>Taking On Tyson<\/em>, which is currently filming in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the network announced that Tyson &#8212; a lifelong pigeon-lover &#8212; had signed up to host  a series that will test which of a group of hundreds of pigeons that he&#8217;s spent years raising can fly the fastest. PETA claims Iron Mike may be lodging bets on a few of his birds.<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"320\" id=\"Redlasso\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/player.redlasso.com\/redlasso_player_b1b_deploy.swf\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"embedId=5214c4f4-a7fa-4e61-ade1-ad9b383e90a1&#038;pid=undefined\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/player.redlasso.com\/redlasso_player_b1b_deploy.swf\" flashvars=\"embedId=5214c4f4-a7fa-4e61-ade1-ad9b383e90a1&#038;pid=undefined\" width=\"500\" height=\"320\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" name=\"Redlasso\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>The animal rights organization hopes prosecutors will keep their eyes open for illegal activity <em>\u201cin connection with pigeon racing\u2026it is likely that extensive wagering will take place on the outcome of these races, as it customary in the industry.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Patricia Kollappallil, a spokesperson for Animal Planet, has spoken out against allegations of cruelty and illegal gambling: <em>\u201cThere have never been any plans for wagering on the pigeon race. 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