AR-NEWS Digest 516

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) Monkey round-up
     by Andrew Gach 
  2) Hegins 8: 4 still in jail
     by Wyandotte Animal Group 
  3) Judge throws out part of lab's suit against PETA (VA)
     by NOVENAANN@aol.com
  4) Dispute Over Car, Dog Turns Violent
     by SDURBIN@VM.TULSA.CC.OK.US
  5) RCD/Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease update(New Zealand)
     by bunny 
  6) INFECTIOUS DISEASES: NEW REVIEW
     by bunny 
  7) (US) Law Requires Reporting Cat Killings
     by allen schubert 
  8) 1997-98 Oklahoma Almanac
     by SDURBIN@VM.TULSA.CC.OK.US
  9) Hegins Updates:  Day 3 and 4
     by Wyandotte Animal Group 
 10) Hegins Updates:  Day 3 and 4
     by Wyandotte Animal Group 
 11) On Ripping Wings & Scooping Breasts
     by Barbara Bader 
 12) (US) White bear trapped for protection from hunters 
     by klaszlo@juno.com (Kathryn A Laszlo)
 13) (US) Trial for Mall of America AR protesters
     by klaszlo@juno.com (Kathryn A Laszlo)
 14) HSUS Symposium in D.C.: "Animal Cruelty and Human Violence"
     by Jeanie Stone 
 15) (US) Oklahoma Free Hunting Days
     by JanaWilson@aol.com
 16) JAILED ACTIVIST HAS NEAR STROKE (US)
     by civillib@cwnet.com
 17) S. 830, FDA Reform
     by DDAL@aol.com
 18) CAMPFIRE Update
     by "Christine M. Wolf" 
 19) JAILED ACTIVIST HAS NEAR STROKE (US)
     by civillib@cwnet.com
 20) CAMPFIRE Update
     by Mike Markarian 
 21) ATTENTION ACTIVISTS!
     by "Alliance for Animals" 
 22) Fur Farm Protest
     by Dave Shepherdson 
 23) Montserrat Update: Animal Rescue Continues
     by "Patrick Tohill" 
 24) RCD/RHD Kill rate high say farmer law breakers - New Zealand
     by bunny 
 25) RFI re red foxes (esp.UK)
     by bunny 
 26) Dog and Puma fighting in Argentina
     by "sa338@blues.uab.es" 
 27) Two articles from NZ re RCD/RHD rabbit outbreak
     by bunny 
 28) (CA-TW) Taiwan firm buys hog packing plant in Canada
     by Vadivu Govind 
 29) NZ Cabinet to decide legal status of rabbit virus
     by bunny 
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 21:40:26 -0700
From: Andrew Gach 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Monkey round-up
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Judge orders end to monkey business in Florida

Reuter Information Service 

KEY WEST (September 4, 1997 7:39 p.m. EDT) - A Florida judge Thursday
ordered a round up of monkeys originally bred for medical research but
now running rampant on two tropical islands in the heart of the Florida
Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

Charles River Laboratories, a Massachusetts-based bio-medical company,
has raised thousands of rhesus monkeys on the remote islands since the
1970s. The breeding operation began with the support of the federal
government, which wanted a ready supply of primates for medical
research.

But state and federal environmentalists want the monkeys off the islands
as soon as possible. They charge officials at Charles River Labs with
dragging their feet on a 1992 promise to pen or remove all the monkeys
by 2008, begin a habitat restoration effort, and shut down the operation
by 2024.

On Thursday circuit court judge Sandra Taylor largely agreed with the
State of Florida. She ordered all the monkeys penned or removed from
Racoon Key by September 1999, nine years earlier than the original
timetable.

Monkeys on Lois Key, on the Atlantic side of the island chain, must be
penned by June 1998, five years sooner than originally planned.

Taylor ruled that speeding up the monkey removal is the only way that
Charles River will be able to live up to its promise to restore the
islands' delicate mangrove habitat.

Boatloads of Purina Monkey Chow have been delivered to the monkeys over
the years but nothing could stop them from munching on the delicate
mangrove shoots sprouting along the shore. Some animals even learned to
wade around fences meant to protect the mangroves, whose claw-like roots
are a nursery for fish and a feeding ground for tropical birds.

"I look at the decision as a victory for the state. We're getting free
range monkeys off the islands in a much accelerated fashion," said David
Schwartz, who tried the case for the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection.

Charles River attorney Bob Routa said the company was trying to live up
to the 1992 agreement.  He said it would be inhumane to remove the
monkeys too quickly and the mangrove replanting effort proved much more
difficult than anticipated.

Despite the 1992 agreement, the lab had already made a fresh commitment
to pen the last of the animals on Racoon Key by December 2000, Routa
said. Taylor's decision would accelerate that schedule by a year.

"There are certainly appeal or rehearing possibilities but it is
premature for me to recommend a course of action for the company," he
said.

Routa said the company had leased space at Homestead to house some of
the displaced monkeys. Lois Key has been less of an issue because the
company plans to have those monkeys penned by the end of the year.
Charles River will have to restore acres of mangroves on Lois and Racoon
Keys.

Most of the animals have already met their fate at medical laboratories
or been sent to other facilities. About 900 free roaming animals remain
on the two islands.

By BEN IANNOTTA, Reuters
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 22:33:30 -0400
From: Wyandotte Animal Group 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Hegins 8: 4 still in jail
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from No Compromise web site
http://www.envirolink.org/orgs/nocompromise/


Hegins Massacre '97 Updates (Day 3)
September 3, 1997 -- 2:26am EST



Anne Crimaudo and Angi Metler have been bailed out of jail.  The hungerstriker
s who remain in custody are Kim Berardi, Mike Smith, Dan Roth, and Janelle Soto
 
 
10 people in JIHAD in Orange County, California are on a sympathetic hunge
r strike. 


New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance has started a fund to help cover the legal c
osts for the freedom fighters arrested at Hegins.  Please send as generous a do
nation as you can to: 
 

NJARA (earmark "for Hegins defense")

PO Box 174

Englishtown, NJ 07726  

No Compromise would like to applaud all of the activists who protested the mass
acre in Hegins this past weekend.  To the lock-downers, the rebel-rousers (incl
uding window-smashers, car-burners, paint-throwers, etc.), the bird-rescuers an
d the jail-supporters you are loved, acknowledged, appreciated and respected.
You all rock and No Compromise salutes you!! 
 
Stay tuned for more updates sti
ll to come!! 
 
 


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Jason Alley
Wyandotte Animal Group
wag@heritage.com

    Hegins 8: 4 still in jail
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 17:47:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: NOVENAANN@aol.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Judge throws out part of lab's suit against PETA (VA)
Message-ID: <199709051120.HAA24072@envirolink.org>


Thursday, September 4, 1997=20

Judge throws out part of lab's suit against PETA=20

BY BILL GEROUX
Times-Dispatch Staff Writer
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NORFOLK =97 A federal judge yesterday dismissed part of a New Jersey=20
research laboratory's lawsuit against the animal-rights group People for=20
the Ethical Treatment of Animals and said the rest of the case may not=20
belong in federal court either.=20

U.S. District Judge Henry Morgan Jr. gave the plaintiff, Huntingdon Life=20
Sciences Inc., five days to bolster its claim that a PETA undercover=20
investigation and subsequent publicity campaign against the lab violated=20
federal anti-racketeering laws.=20

Morgan said he had "serious questions" about the racketeering=20
allegations. If Huntingdon cannot convince him, he said, he will dismiss=20
another chunk of the lab's case and leave the rest for state courts to=20
consider.=20

PETA president Ingrid Newkirk called yesterday's ruling a victory and=20
suggested Huntingdon's lawsuit was "hanging by a thread." But Stephen=20
Poss, a lawyer for the laboratory, said he felt confident PETA=20
eventually would pay for its actions, whether in federal or state court.=20


The clash began last fall, when an undercover investigator for=20
Norfolk-based PETA obtained a job cleaning cages at the lab, which uses=20
animals to test new products it develops for pharmaceutical companies=20
and other clients. The investigator, 30-year-old Michele Rokke, filmed=20
activities at the lab with hidden cameras and secretly made photocopies=20
of thousands of company documents.=20

After she broke cover in the spring, PETA accused Huntingdon of "vile"=20
treatment of monkeys and beagles and started a campaign to persuade the=20
lab's clients to stop doing business with Huntingdon. Several of the=20
lab's major clients have done so.=20

Huntingdon contends PETA's claims of animal cruelty at the lab are false=20
and misleading. But in suing PETA, Huntingdon has used the same approach=20
the Food Lion grocery chain recently used against ABC-TV =97 challenging=20
not the truth of the allegations but the secretive way in which the=20
information was obtained.=20

In the Food Lion case, a North Carolina jury awarded the grocery chain=20
$5.5 million after deciding ABC reporters misrepresented themselves to=20
get jobs at the chain's stores. ABC reported that store employees were=20
repackaging spoiled meat for sale.=20

A federal judge has reduced the award to $315,000, an ABC lawyer said=20
last week.=20

Huntingdon won the initial rounds in Norfolk federal court as the case=20
bounced around among judges. First, U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach=20
Smith forbade PETA from using any more of the material obtained by Rokke=20
until a trial could be held. Then, U.S. District Judge Robert G. Doumar,=20
who was given the case because Smith had a scheduling conflict, ruled=20
that Rokke had used fraudulent methods in order to get the job at the=20
lab. Doumar said he thought Huntingdon had suffered irreparable harm and=20
had a "great" likelihood of success with its lawsuit.=20

But last month Doumar bowed out of the case, citing a potential=20
conflict, and PETA filed motions to dismiss the case on the grounds the=20
federal court lacked jurisdiction.=20

Yesterday, Judge Morgan dismissed a claim by Huntingdon that PETA had=20
violated the federal Lanham Act, which regulates the claims competing=20
businesses can make about one another. Morgan said PETA was not a=20
competitor of Huntingdon's but a commmentator on its activities.=20

Lawyers for Huntingdon argued that PETA violated the Racketeer=20
Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, more commonly known by the=20
acronym RICO. They said the group used secret documents stolen by Rokke=20
to contact 200 of Huntingdon's clients and press them to stop doing=20
business with the lab and to donate money to labs that don't use animals=20
for testing.=20

The lab's lawyers also accused PETA of engaging in a long-running=20
partnership with like-minded organizations, including the radical Animal=20
Liberation Front.=20

PETA's lawyers argued that their client did not pressure any businesses=20
for donations. They said PETA's only relationship with the Animal=20
Liberation Front has been to publicize its activities from time to time.=20

Judge Morgan expressed doubts that PETA had engaged in racketeering but=20
gave Huntingdon a week to file a new motion to try to strengthen its=20
claim. He said he would not hear the rest of the case =97 including=20
charges that Rokke trespassed and breached her employment contract with=20
the lab =97 if he decided the RICO law did not apply.=20

If the case remains in Norfolk federal court, it is scheduled for trial=20
starting Dec. 8
    Judge throws out part of lab's suit against PETA (VA)
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 97 07:16:21 UTC
From: SDURBIN@VM.TULSA.CC.OK.US
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Dispute Over Car, Dog Turns Violent
Message-ID: <199709051211.IAA26947@envirolink.org>

(Tulsa World, Tulsa, OK USA): A dispute about the sale of a car and a dog
ended with gunfire that left one person hospitalized with a gunshot wound
to the lower abdomen on Thursday, police said.

Officer Lucky Lamons said that Gina Crawford, 27, and another woman went
to a house about 10:20am to discuss payment for a car and a pit bulldog
that the women had sold to the people who live there.

Lamons said a man and his girlfriend got into an argument with the women.

"They were there to collect the money, and they started fighting over
the dog," Lamons said.

Police said the man shot Crawford in the pelvic region. The argument
took place in the front yard. Two small children were inside the house
as the fight occurred, Lamons said.

When police arrived, they began looking for the gunman. They had to
call animal control officers to take three pit bulldogs out of the
residence, Lamons said.


-- Sherrill
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 20:23:42 +0800
From: bunny 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: RCD/Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease update(New Zealand)
Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970905201648.30c70a36@wantree.com.au>
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News Flash - Email received from New Zealand 

Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997

It's just been on the 6pm news, The Crown Law
Office have just announced, it's illegal to spread RCD/RHD,
so those South Island farmers [who are deliberately spreading
RCD/RHD to kill wild European rabbits in New Zealand]
can be prosecuted. (Mind you
they aren't telling us anything we didn't know). 
MAF (Ministry for Agriculture) stated, 
they will have to decide whether to prosecute.
Mean while the South Island farmers are busy spreading the virus
far and wide in the South Island. They say, they are not waiting for 
the politicians to make up their minds.

End

===========================================

Rabbit Information Service,
P.O.Box 30,
Riverton,
Western Australia 6148

Email>  rabbit@wantree.com.au

http://www.wantree.com.au/~rabbit/rabbit.htm
(Rabbit Information Service website updated frequently)

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Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 20:27:12 +0800
From: bunny 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: INFECTIOUS DISEASES: NEW REVIEW
Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970905202017.2f67b4f6@wantree.com.au>
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES: NEW REVIEW
*******************************


Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 16:48:11 -0400 (EDT)



The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) has just published a Bulletin that will
be of interest to ProMED-mail readers:  

Olshansky, S.J., Carnes, B.A., Rogers, R.G., Smith, L.  1997.  Infectious
Diseases -- New and Ancient Threats to World Health. Population  Bulletin
52(2):1-52 (July).  

The Population Bulletins published by the PRB are easy-to-read publications
that are
sophisticated in content but written in a style intended for teaching
purposes.  Additional information and a press release on this Bulletin may
be found at the following Internet address:  http://www.prb.org

Abstract
--------
Infectious and parasitic diseases (IDPs) are a leading cause of death and
disability in low-income countries, and are re-emerging as a serious health
problem in developed countries.  The recent rise in IPDs runs counter to the
long-term decline made possible by advances in medicine -- especially
antibiotics and immunization -- wide-scale improvements in sanitation and
other living conditions, and growing public awareness of health and
nutritional practices.

This Population Bulletin examines the phenomenon of "new" and re-emerging
IPDs from an international perspective.  The authors discuss the factors that
have influenced the re-emergence of these diseases, including urbanization,
migration and travel, and agricultural practices that have increased exposure
to diseases once confined to other animals and geographic areas.  They also
explore strategies for slowing the rise of IPDs, including efforts to stem
poverty, improve immunization programs, and conduct educational campaigns.

The authors of the report are biodemographer S. Jay Olshansky from the
University of Chicago; biologist Bruce A. Carnes from Argonne National
Laboratory; sociologist Richard G. Rogers from the University of Colorado at
Boulder; and epidemiologist Len Smith from Australian National University.

Copies of the Bulletin may be ordered from the Population Reference Bureau,
Inc., Circulation Department, P.O. Box 96152, Washington, D.C. 20090-6152
(1-800-877-9881 or 1-202-483-1100).  The cost is $8.50 per copy (which
includes postage and handling).

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Rabbit Information Service,
P.O.Box 30,
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Western Australia 6148

Email>  rabbit@wantree.com.au

http://www.wantree.com.au/~rabbit/rabbit.htm
(Rabbit Information Service website updated frequently)

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Date: Fri, 05 Sep 1997 08:28:51 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Law Requires Reporting Cat Killings
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from AP Wire page:
-----------------------------------
 09/05/1997 06:55 EST

 Law Requires Reporting Cat Killings

 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Drivers who kill cats and fail to make a reasonable
 effort to tell someone can be fined under a new law.

 Motorists cannot leave the scene of an accident involving a cat without
 reporting it to police or the animal's owner, according to the law signed
 Thursday by Gov. George Pataki. Dogs, horses and cows already were
 covered under similar laws.

 The new statute also increases the penalties for failing to report a
 fatal animal accident from $25 for the first offense and $50 for
 subsequent offenses to $100 and $150, respectively. The new law takes
 effect Jan. 1, 1998.

 ``The responsible and humane thing to do is to report an accident
 involving a pet as soon as possible,'' said state Assembly Democratic
 leader Michael Bragman of Onondaga. ``This legislation will encourage
 such action and enable owners to seek appropriate emergency care.''

Date: Fri, 5 Sep 97 07:36:37 UTC
From: SDURBIN@VM.TULSA.CC.OK.US
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: 1997-98 Oklahoma Almanac
Message-ID: <199709051232.IAA28904@envirolink.org>

There's a sidebar feature in the new Oklahoma Almanac about a heroine
of mine from Oklahoma, who is an inspiration to all of us:

Carrie Barefoot Dickerson did not have many qualifications for becoming
one of the foremost nuclear activists in the United States when she
began her war against the proposed Black Fox Nuclear Power Plant. At
age 56, she was a farm wife, former school teacher, registered nurse,
and operated Aunt Carrie's Nursing Home in Claremore, OK. The nine-year
battle to stop the nuclear plant's opening changed her life. The effort
depleted her personal financial resources, yet she continued. Today,
Dickerson makes her living by teaching quilting and she remains active
in efforts to prevent the dumping of nuclear wastes. Dickerson said,
"I hope  people will become members of organizations, local and
national, and will work in love and harmony for all our futures. Many
hands not only make light work, they make lighter spirits."

-- Sherrill
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 1997 09:31:18 -0400
From: Wyandotte Animal Group 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Hegins Updates:  Day 3 and 4
Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970905133118.212f00ec@mail.heritage.com>
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from No Compromise web site
http://www.envirolink.org/orgs/nocompromise/





September 4, 1997 -- 8:87am EST 
 
 
 



Dan and Brian are out. Support people will remain in the area until all the 
activists are released and safe.  
 
Preliminary hearing court date is slated for September 10, 9:30 in Tremont.  
 
Kim and Janelle are still in jail, on hungerstrike and in good health.   They are now out of
l ockdown and are in with the general population. The inmates and the jail personel are reportedly 
treating them very well. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


September 4, 1997 -- 5:15pm EST 
 
 
 



Judge Moron refused to lower bail for Kim and Janelle stating that "a snowball in hell
has a better chance." 
 
Next opportunity for a bail reduction hearing would be at the pre-trial
 next Wednesday, however the presiding Judge will be Judge Matz.  
 
NJARA is in the process of organizing Kim and Janelle's release.



September 4, 1997 -- 7:18pm EST 
 
 
 


Last on the agenda of today's report on events surrounding the activists jailed in Hegins, we
wanted to share this little piece of brilliance with our readers.  A "close friend to Judge Moran"
wrote to  No Compromise to complain about our portrayal of him here:  ". . . the way you have
portrayed him is biased, untactful and that it was done in an ignorant manner. . . . I can also tell
you that he is a very honorable, respected and open-minded gentleman." 
 
Well, folks, we feel we've been a little too considerate of Judge Moron.  We've spared you the
details of the countless concerned citizens he's hung up on, how he's told close friends of the
activists being held hostage by his city that they'd killed themselves, that they were dead and that
he wished they were dead.  He complained that the cops didn't leave the protesters in the street so
that all the macho bird-killers could run over them. 
 
Honorable?  Respectful?  Open-minded?  A man who set bail at $75,000 for compas!
 sionat
e people who dared to stand up for their beliefs and put their bodies on the line to defend others
and stated that they "have a snowball's chance in hell" of having it reduced?  These people are not
a flight risk (they look forward to coming back to court and telling the story in front of a jury),
they are not a danger to society, they are not criminals.  Let us remind you that this country was
founded on the ideals of Freedom of Speech and Protest and that our forefathers engaged in civil
disobedience and economic sabotage in order to end oppression.   Aah, the good ole' days when
justice depended on what was right and not who had the most money and power........ 
 
We've encouraged concerned people to call the judge and voice their views in a polite and
respectful manner BUT NC's attitude is  Fuck Judge Moron!!!!


Jason Alley
Wyandotte Animal Group
wag@heritage.com
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 1997 09:31:18 -0400
From: Wyandotte Animal Group 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Hegins Updates:  Day 3 and 4
Message-ID: <199709051335.JAA05282@envirolink.org>


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September 4, 1997 -- 8:87am EST 
 
 



Dan and Brian are out. Support people will remain in the area until all the 
a
ctivists are released and safe.  
 
Preliminary hearing court date is slated fo
r September 10, 9:30 in Tremont.  
 
Kim and Janelle are still in jail, on hung
erstrike and in good health.   They are now out of
l ockdown and are in with th
e general population. The inmates and the jail personel are reportedly  treatin
g them very well. 
 
 
 
 
 
 


September 4, 1997 -- 5:15pm EST 
 
 



Judge Moron refused to lower bail for Kim and Janelle stating that "a snowball
 in hell
has a better chance." 
 
Next opportunity for a bail reduction hearing
 would be at the pre-trial
 next Wednesday, however the presiding Judge will be
 Judge Matz.  
 
NJARA is in the process of organizing Kim and Janelle's releas
e.



September 4, 1997 -- 7:18pm EST 
 
 


Last on the agenda of today's report on events surrounding the activists jailed
 in Hegins, we wanted to share this little piece of brilliance with our readers
  A "close friend to Judge Moran" wrote to  No Compromise to complain about ou
r portrayal of him here:  ". . . the way you have portrayed him is biased, unta
ctful and that it was done in an ignorant manner. . . . I can also tell you tha
t he is a very honorable, respected and open-minded gentleman." 
 
Well, folks,
 we feel we've been a little too considerate of Judge Moron.  We've spared you
the details of the countless concerned citizens he's hung up on, how he's told
close friends of the activists being held hostage by his city that they'd kille
d themselves, that they were dead and that he wished they were dead.  He compla
ined that the cops didn't leave the protesters in the street so that all the ma
cho bird-killers could run over them. 
 
Honorable?  Respectful?  Open-minded?
 A man who set bail at $75,000 for compas!
 sionat
e people who dared to stand up for their beliefs and put their bodies on the li
ne to defend others and stated that they "have a snowball's chance in hell" of
having it reduced?  These people are not a flight risk (they look forward to co
ming back to court and telling the story in front of a jury), they are not a da
nger to society, they are not criminals.  Let us remind you that this country w
as founded on the ideals of Freedom of Speech and Protest and that our forefath
ers engaged in civil disobedience and economic sabotage in order to end oppress
ion.   Aah, the good ole' days when justice depended on what was right and not
who had the most money and power........ 
 
We've encouraged concerned people t
o call the judge and voice their views in a polite and respectful manner BUT NC
's attitude is  Fuck Judge Moron!!!!


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Jason Alley
Wyandotte Animal Group
wag@heritage.com

    Hegins Updates:  Day 3 and 4
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 09:51:16 -0400
From: Barbara Bader 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: On Ripping Wings & Scooping Breasts
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>From the Washington Post, Friday September 5, 1997. page D03 (The Reliable
Source column)

 By Annie Groer and Ann Gerhart

 Friday, September 5, 1997; Page D03
 The Washington Post

 For Larry Hagman, Drama and Doves

Larry Hagman was all set to bestow the first Mary Martin Drama Scholarship
at Washington College last night, but first he had to wash the blood off
his hands.

 The actor spent the glorious afternoon on his nephew's game preserve
outside Chestertown, Md., and bagged six doves. "You snap off the wings and
the head and take your little thumb and just get out the breast," Hagman
said. "My  wife puts them in soy and herbs overnight. Mighty good eating!"

 The nephew, money manager Matthew Weir, established the scholarship at his
alma mater to honor his late grandmother and Hagman's mother, perhaps best
known as Peter Pan and Ensign Nellie Forbush.

 "I never thought he would amount to anything," Hagman crowed yesterday.
"He went to five different colleges. But he has fulfilled my dreams of the
ideal  nephew. He has a game preserve and everything a sportsman would
like, and  it's all in the family." The actor wedged last night's ceremony
and an Eastern Shore vacation between filming for "Primary Colors" and
beginning a new "Dallas" episode later this month.

 Mary Hoffman, a senior at the Chestertown liberal arts college, is the
first recipient of the scholarship. She'll receive $7,500. "I know actors
in L.A. who would kill for that money," Hagman said. "It's a lot of beer."


Date: Fri, 05 Sep 1997 10:59:36 EDT
From: klaszlo@juno.com (Kathryn A Laszlo)
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) White bear trapped for protection from hunters 
Message-ID: <19970905.111547.4663.1.KLaszlo@juno.com>

Associated Press
Sept. 5, 1997

ORR, MINN. -- Biologists have trapped a light-colored bear that had been
roaming northeastern Minnesota forests, and they will keep it captive to
protect it from hunters, officials said Thursday.

The "white" bear was first spotted earlier this summer frequenting a
private wild bear viewing facility near Orr.

DNR bear biologist Dave Garshelis said reports over the past several
months have referred to the bear as white, but it is actually tan.
Light-colored bears are rare. The genetic causes are not clearly
understood, but these aberrations are not albinos, Garshelis said.

Another DNR wildlife official, Dave Schad, said the animal is actually a
black bear, which are known to exist in a variety of colors.

Biologists are trying to determine if it is genetically similar to a
population of light-colored bears, called Kermodes, found mainly on an
island in British Columbia. DNR biologists have provided genetics samples
of the bear to scientists in Canada.

Date: Fri, 05 Sep 1997 10:59:36 EDT
From: klaszlo@juno.com (Kathryn A Laszlo)
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Trial for Mall of America AR protesters
Message-ID: <19970905.111547.4663.0.KLaszlo@juno.com>

Minnesota Court of Appeals OKs Trial for Megamall Animal-rights
Protesters

By Mike Kaszuba
Star Tribune/Minneapolis-St. Paul
Sept. 5, 1997

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has cleared the way for the Sept. 15 trial
of four animal-rights protesters who were arrested for trespassing at the
Mall of America, but the court side-stepped the issue of whether the
country's largest mall is private property.

The state Appeals Court, in a decision signed by Chief Judge Edward
Toussaint, said a Hennepin County judge's widely reported ruling in July
that the Mall of America is not strictly private property did not have a
"critical impact" on the city of Bloomington's ability to prosecute the
defendants for trespassing.

The court said prosecutors failed to show that the ruling by District
Judge Jack Nordby was "clearly and unequivocally" an error in judgment
and would have a major impact on the case's outcome.

While some urban planners and others maintain that indoor shopping malls
have in effect become public squares, malls across the country have long
argued that they should be viewed solely as private property with the
right to deny undesirable protests and gatherings.

In his ruling, Nordby said the Mall of America "is not in any real sense
-- logical or etymological or legal or Constitutional -- 'private.' " But
he declined to dismiss the charges against the defendants, who were
protesting fur sales at Macy's. He said that because they did not ask for
permission to protest beforehand, they did not "test the mall's
willingness to honor the Constitution."

   
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 1997 13:29:02 -0400
From: Jeanie Stone 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: HSUS Symposium in D.C.: "Animal Cruelty and Human Violence"
Message-ID: <3410415E.6231@waonline.com>
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September 9-10, 1997
The 1997 HSUS Symposium and Annual Membership Meeting
"Making the Connection: Animal Cruelty and Human Violence"
J.W. Marriott Hotel, Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC

This ground-breaking event will focus national attention on the link
between cruelty to animals and human violence. Invited speakers include
representatives from social-service agencies, social workers, law
enforcement officers, teachers, veterinarians, and members of the
medical community. Informative and provocative sessions will encourage
and establish greater cooperation between animal-welfare and
social-service agencies as they address -- and attempt to reverse -- the
tide of violence in society. 

Tuesday Sept 9
--------------

7:30 - 3:30    Registration

Symposium: Making the Connection: Animal Cruelty and Human Violence

8:45   General Session Welcom/Opening remarks
9:00   Introductions
9:15   Keynote Address: Peace vs. Violence: Education the Young
9:45   Break
10:15  Panel Discussion: Cruelty to Animals and Human Violence--
       The Evidence for the Connection
Noon   Lunch--on your own
1:30   General Session Address: A Kinder, Gentler Society for 
       Children and Animals: What will it take?
2:15   Panel Discussion: Children and Cruelty to Animals
3:15   Break
3:45   Panel Discussion: Cruelty to Animals and Domestic Violence
5:00   Questions from the audience

Wednesday Sept 10
7:30-noon Registration

9:00   General Session Welcome/Introductory Remarks
9:15   Address: Strengthening the Legislative Response to Cruelty 
       to Animals and other Violence
9:45   break
10:15  Address: Deadly Serious: Cruelty to Animals and Law 
       Enforcement Concerns
10:45  Panel Discussion: Law Envorcement and Cruelty to Animals
Noon   Lunch--on your own
11:00  Panel Discussion: Other Professions Respoond to Cruelty to
       Animals
2:30   Panel Discussion: Strategies for Prevention and Intervention
4:00   Summation
4:15   Annual Membership Meeting
6:30-7:30 Reception/Cash Bar
7:30   Dinner

Registration Fees
-----------------

Registration USUS Symposium, 
Annual Meeting and Dinner, 
Sept 9-10                   $75

Tue, Sept 9th only          $25

Wed, Sept 10h only          $25

Dinner Wed                  $35
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 14:24:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: JanaWilson@aol.com
To: AR-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Oklahoma Free Hunting Days
Message-ID: <970905142242_145608764@emout08.mail.aol.com>


This was in the local Oklahoma City hunting news today:

If you're like most hunters, you've always wanted to introduce a
friend or your spouse to hunting, but never quite found the right
opportunity.  The waiting is over, because on this coming Saturday
and Sunday, Oklahoma's Free Hunting Days, state residents can
hunt without buying a license.

The Okla. Wildlife Dept created the weekend to provide people who
have never hunted with a unique, cost-free opportunity to try it.
The Dept. officials are encouraging veteran hunters to take 
advantage of the opportunity to do something they've been talking
about for a while -- use the weekend to introduce a spouse, relative or
friend to hunting.  Dove and squiral season will be open during the
Free Hunting Days weekend.  (Don't forget the beer!!)

"Hunting is a wholesome, family oriented activity, and we want to
everything that we can to encourage that activity," said David
Warren, who is the information and education chief for the Wildlife
Dept.  "Dove hunting may be the best type of hunting for a newcomer.
It's usually fast-paced and exiting, and the weather is usually mild."
Warren also said that Oklahoma usually sees good dove hunting in
early Sept, and the department offers thousands of acres open to
the public that are specially managed for dove hunting.  He added that
some 20 dept-owned wildlife management areas feature dove hunting
spots, while most of the dept's other 40-plus public hunting areas are
also open to dove hunters.

"The Dept. also has leased more than 4000 acres of private land near 
the Okla. City metro area to proved public dove hunting," added Warren.

Maps of this year's hunting spots can be obtained from the dept's 
central office located in Okla. City.  Anyone taking advantage of Free
Hunting Days should be sure to have a copy of this year's hunting
regulations for complete details on dove and squirrel hunting regulations.
Altho an Oklahoma hunting license is not required to hunt on Sat
and Sunday, other hunting regulations do apply.

                                                                  For the
Animals,

                                                                  Jana, OKC


Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 11:24:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: civillib@cwnet.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: JAILED ACTIVIST HAS NEAR STROKE (US)
Message-ID: <199709051824.LAA28505@borg.cwnet.com>
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For Immediate Release
September 5, 1997



Jailed Activist Suffers Near Stroke;
Vigil Set for DeKalb Jail Friday Night

     ATLANTA – A candlelight vigil will be held at the DeKalb County Jail Friday
night at 7 p.m. for a 53-year-old animal rights activist who apparently
suffered what may have been a stroke, or a precursor to one Thursday,
according to doctors and friends.

     It is the first in a series of vigils, protests and disruptions planned to
support longtime activist Sue McCrosky. A major demonstration is set for 2
p.m. Saturday, also at the jail.

     Ms McCrosky was sent to jail for 45 days Wednesday after conviction of an
infraction for participating in a peaceful demonstration at the home of the
director of the Yerkes Primate Center last May. Ms McCrosky was objecting to
the cruel treatment of animals at Yerkes. Another activist, Jean Barnes, was
also convicted but is free on bond, pending appeal.

     According to jail authorities a doctor had to be called in to examine Ms
McCrosky Thursday after her blood pressure reached 200 x 120. She stabilized
after she was administered her hypertension medication, which the jail had
failed to give her as scheduled. Ms McCrosky is also on her third day of a
hunger strike to protest the sentence and jail conditions.

     "We are concerned about Ms McCrosky, and her worsening health," said
Lawrence Weiss, chief legal counsel with the Activist Civil Liberties
Committee, a legal aide group based in California which is monitoring the
situation.

     Visitors to the jail also report that the Ms McCrosky's cell has no working
running water, and that "green slime" has stopped up the sink and toilet.
ACLC is investigating those conditions.

     Ms McCrosky is a member of Atlanta's Animal Abuse Watch, one of the
sponsors of the April 26 demonstration against Yerkes, where 64 people were
arrested following the police use of stun grenades and tear gas. That case
is still pending.
-30-




Activist Civil Liberties Committee
PO Box 19515, Sacramento, CA 95819 (916) 452-7179 Fax: (916) 454-6150 

Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 14:32:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: DDAL@aol.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: S. 830, FDA Reform
Message-ID: <970905143137_-1632994509@emout04.mail.aol.com>

Animal Activists,

The Senate voted today to end the filibuster preventing S. 830 from coming to
the floor for a vote.  Senator Kennedy was eloquent on the floor in
opposition - and continues to debate as the bill will probably be scheduled
for a vote on Monday.

The Clinton Administration has stated it will veto the bill if it contains
several controversial provisions, including "national unformity" which
pre-empts states' rights to pass laws requiring additional cosmetics labels.

Please call or e-mail your senators today asking them not to support the
pre-emption provision in the bill.  Let them know that you are a consumer
interested in knowing, before you buy, if a cosmetic product has been tested
on animals.

Capitol Switchboard 202/224-3121

Sara Amundson
Doris Day Animal League
t:  202/546-1761
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 11:32:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Christine M. Wolf" 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: CAMPFIRE Update
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19970401052628.2eff0668@pop.igc.org>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted on the Fox/Miller amendment to
H.R. 2159.  As many of you know, this amendment would have prohibited the
use of tax dollars from funding foreign development programs that directly
promote trophy hunting and the international trade in elephant ivory, hides,
and rhino horn.  The CAMPFIRE program in Zimbabwe, which hosts wealthy
trophy hunters who shoot elephants and other animals, is set to receive $28
million from the U.S. through 1999. The amendment failed with a vote of 267-159.

HOWEVER, THE BATTLE IS NOT OVER! We have a chance to ensure that the
amendment language is agreed to when the conference committee meets to iron
out the differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill.

As soon as the conferees are announced, I will post their names.  If your
member of congress is a conferee, PLEASE CALL HIM OR HER AND ASK THEM TO
SUPPORT THE FOX AMENDMENT LANGUAGE.

Meanwhile, please send letters of thanks to Congressmen Fox and Miller, who
fought hard for this amendment:

The Honorable Jon Fox
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington D.C. 20515

e-mail:  tony.swanick@mail.house.gov

The Honorable George Miller
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington D.C. 20515

e-mail:  gmiller@hr.house.gov

To find out who your elected officials are, or how they voted yesterday,
call me at The Fund for Animals.

Thank you for all of your hard work and activism.  Regardless of the outcome
on this bill, we are committed to this issue.

  
******************************************************************
Christine Wolf, Director of Government Affairs
  The Fund for Animalsphone: 301-585-2591
   World Buildingfax:   301-585-2595
 8121 Georgia Ave., Suite 301e-mail: ChrisW@fund.org
  Silver Spring, MD 20910web page: www.fund.org

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change
the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."  (Margaret Mead)

Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 11:24:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: civillib@cwnet.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: JAILED ACTIVIST HAS NEAR STROKE (US)
Message-ID: <199709051841.OAA07329@envirolink.org>


For Immediate Release
September 5, 1997



Jailed Activist Suffers Near Stroke;
Vigil Set for DeKalb Jail Friday Night

        ATLANTA =96 A candlelight vigil will be held at the DeKalb County Jail
Friday
night at 7 p.m. for a 53-year-old animal rights activist who apparently
suffered what may have been a stroke, or a precursor to one Thursday,
according to doctors and friends.

        It is the first in a series of vigils, protests and disruptions planned
 to
support longtime activist Sue McCrosky. A major demonstration is set for 2
p.m. Saturday, also at the jail.

        Ms McCrosky was sent to jail for 45 days Wednesday after conviction of
an
infraction for participating in a peaceful demonstration at the home of the
director of the Yerkes Primate Center last May. Ms McCrosky was objecting to
the cruel treatment of animals at Yerkes. Another activist, Jean Barnes, was
also convicted but is free on bond, pending appeal.

        According to jail authorities a doctor had to be called in to examine M
s
McCrosky Thursday after her blood pressure reached 200 x 120. She stabilized
after she was administered her hypertension medication, which the jail had
failed to give her as scheduled. Ms McCrosky is also on her third day of a
hunger strike to protest the sentence and jail conditions.

        "We are concerned about Ms McCrosky, and her worsening health," said
Lawrence Weiss, chief legal counsel with the Activist Civil Liberties
Committee, a legal aide group based in California which is monitoring the
situation.

        Visitors to the jail also report that the Ms McCrosky's cell has no wor
king
running water, and that "green slime" has stopped up the sink and toilet.
ACLC is investigating those conditions.

        Ms McCrosky is a member of Atlanta's Animal Abuse Watch, one of the
sponsors of the April 26 demonstration against Yerkes, where 64 people were
arrested following the police use of stun grenades and tear gas. That case
is still pending.
-30-




Activist Civil Liberties Committee
PO Box 19515, Sacramento, CA 95819 (916) 452-7179 Fax: (916) 454-6150=20

    JAILED ACTIVIST HAS NEAR STROKE (US)
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 11:41:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mike Markarian 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org, seac+animalrights@earthsystems.org,
        en.alerts@conf.igc.apc.org
Subject: CAMPFIRE Update
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19970905144259.25374bf6@pop.igc.org>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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>Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted on the Fox/Miller to H.R.
>2159.  As many of you know, this amendment would have prohibited the use of
>tax dollars from funding foreign development programs that directly promote
>trophy hunting and the international trade in elephant ivory, hides, and
>rhino horn.  The CAMPFIRE program in Zimbabwe, which hosts wealthy trophy
>hunters who shoot elephants and other animals, is set to receive $28 million
>from the U.S. through 1999. The amendment failed with a vote of 267-159.
>
>HOWEVER, THE BATTLE IS NOT OVER! We have a chance to ensure that the
>amendment language is agreed to when the conference committee meets to iron
>out the differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill.
>
>As soon as the conferees are announced, I will post their names.  If your
>member of congress is a conferee, PLEASE CALL HIM OR HER AND ASK THEM TO
>SUPPORT THE FOX AMENDMENT LANGUAGE.
>
>Meanwhile, please send letters of thanks to Congressmen Fox and Miller, who
>fought hard for this amendment:
>
>The Honorable Jon Fox
>U.S. House of Representatives
>Washington D.C. 20515
>
>e-mail:  tony.swanick@mail.house.gov
>
>The Honorable George Miller
>U.S. House of Representatives
>Washington D.C. 20515
>
>e-mail:  gmiller@hr.house.gov
>
>To find out who your elected officials are, or how they voted yesterday,
>contact Christine Wolf at The Fund for Animals (301-585-2591 or
chrisw@fund.org).
>
>Thank you for all of your hard work and activism.  Regardless of the outcome
>on this bill, we are committed to this issue.

Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 14:13:11 -0600
From: "Alliance for Animals" 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: ATTENTION ACTIVISTS!
Message-ID: <199709051939.OAA02872@mendota.terracom.net>

 The Alliance for Animals presents.....

 PROTEST TO PROTECT THE PRIMATES
 A WEEKEND OF ACTIVISM
 IN MADISON


The weekend of activism begins Saturday at 5:00am outside of the
Harlow Primate Lab on Charter Street with Oregon state activist Rick
Bogle who will be "camping out" there for nine days.  Rick, a middle
school teacher, took a year off to travel to each of the seven 
federally funded primate research centers to protest the use of
primates in medical research.  Madison is the fourth school where Rick
has held a nine day vigil.  He will be at the facility on Charter
street from 5:00am to 10:00pm Saturday the 6th until Sunday the 14th. 
He is available for interviews.  You can call the Alliance for Animals
for more information.

Saturday afternoon we will be sponsoring a FREE workshop on developing
skills on how to hold a successful demonstration.   It'll be called:
"Direct Action 101" and it will be held at the Memorial Union Saturday
at 3:00.

Sunday at 11:00am the Alliance for Animals will hold a press
conference at the round monkey house where we will outline our
requests on behalf of the Vilas Park monkeys.  Attending will be Tina
Kaske of the Alliance for Animals, Dr. Ray Greek of the Medical
Research Modernization Committee, NY, NY, and Craig Rosebraugh of the
Liberation Collective in Portland, OR, the group that has been
supporting Rick Bogle on his journey across the country. 

  Sunday at noon activists from all over the midwest will convene at
   the round monkey house at the zoo on Wingra Drive and march to the
   Harlow Lab on Charter Street where we will hold a rally.  There,
    Dr. Greek, Craig Rosebraugh, and Rick Bogle will speak on current
   research going on at the center, the use of primates in labs, and
   other issues.  This is an event not to miss!

(Dr. Greek is a former resident at the University of Wisconsin medical
school. He also taught at the UW in 1989 to 1990.  He will be
available all weekend, from Friday afternoon until Sunday evening for
private interviews.  He has been studying the research being done at
the Primate Center and can scientifically assess and evaluate
individual protocols and experiments. (Please feel free to call Tina
Kaske at: 262-1854(am), 257-6333(pm), and home, 245-9401 to set up a
time and place to meet Dr. Greek.) 

We have a few surprises, (including an aerial message over the Badger
Game Saturday) so keep your eye on the sky....  We hope to see you
this weekend!

Thank you!

Tina Kaske
Executive Director, Alliance for Animals
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 21:02:28 +-100
From: Dave Shepherdson 
To: "'Simeon Hope'" 
Subject: Fur Farm Protest
Message-ID: <01BCBA3F.47A47F00@e1c1p2.sol.co.uk>
MIME-Version: 1.0
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Copy of Press Release from NARC

PROTEST AT LOCAL FUR FARM

A peaceful protest is to take place at Cornyhaugh Mink Farm, Kirkley Mill, Ponteland, on
Sunday, 7 September.  Protesters will meet outside Ponteland Memorial Hall, Darras Road at 12
noon and then move on to the farm where eye catching banners, placards and fur coats painted
with slogans will be displayed. 

The demonstration is part of a concerted campaign to close down the farm after a recent covert
inspection by Newcastle Animal Rights Coalition revealed thousands of mink, destined for the fur
trade, being kept in horrific conditions.

Housed up to 4 to a tiny cage, these naturally solitary and active creatures are driven to psychotic
behaviour which includes self mutilation and cannibalism.

Cornyhaugh Mink Farm is the only mink farm in the North East England, and one of only 15 left
in the country.  This year the Government is reviewing the legislation governing the keeping of
mink.  We feel that it is vital that all pressure is brought to bear to stamp out once and for all this
barbaric and out dated industry.


 Contact: Liz Crocker   0191 2616151

or

         Phil Capon01207 562150 
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 15:57:53 -0400
From: "Patrick Tohill" 
To: 
Subject: Montserrat Update: Animal Rescue Continues
Message-ID: <199709052116.RAA05335@bretweir.total.net>
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 

 Contact: Patrick Tohill, Communications Officer 
 (w) 416-369-0044(h) 416-538-1972

Modern Day Noah's Ark:
Animal Rescuers Save 150 Dogs
and Cats from Volcano!

TORONTO, Sept. 3, 1997--Rescuers from the World Society for the Protection
of Animals (WSPA) are racing against time to transport as many animals off
the volcanic island of Montserrat as possible. Pet owners, forced to leave
their pets behind as they board rescue ships, have dropped hundreds of
animals off at WSPA's temporary shelter. Later today, 150 dogs and cats
will arrive safely at Miami Airport (arrival time: 5:00-6:00 pm EST). 

WSPA has visited the island 12 times since the Soufriere Hills Volcano
first roared to life in July of 1995. Carrying out spectacular rescues by
helicopter, truck, and boat, WSPA has relocated hundreds of animals to new
settlements in the north of Montserrat.

This latest rescue brings to 250 the number of dogs and cats that WSPA has
transported safely off the island. WSPA is pleased to report that all 100
of the dogs and cats rescued during previous visits have already found new
homes in the United States. Thanks are due to the Humane Society of Broward
County in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Staff and volunteers there have been
working tirelessly over the past six months to place all of the animals. We
have every expectation of finding homes for all 150 animals rescued today.

An estimated 8000 people have fled the island since the volcano first
erupted. In the haste of evacuation, many former pets and other animals
were left behind to fend for themselves. Volcanic ash and sulfurous
emissions make breathing difficult and there is little food or drinking
water to be found. Many animals are in dire need of help. 

WSPA continues to utilize every resource at hand to save the dogs, cats,
donkeys and livestock that remain on the island. A wide assortment of
veterinary pharmaceuticals and specialized animal handling equipment has
been provided to the island's Ministry of Agriculture, including transport
containers and an assortment of humane traps. Tons of dried pet foods have
also been shipped to the island. As the cost of this operation continues to
escalate, WSPA is sending an urgent plea for financial help. Contributions
can be made to: WSPA Disaster Fund, 44 Victoria St., Suite 1310, Toronto,
ON M5C 1Y2 or by calling 1-800-363-WSPA.

- 30 -

Regards

Patrick Tohill
Communications Officer
WSPA Canada

The World Society for the Protection of Animals has been at the forefront
of animal protection and wildlife conservation for more than 40 years. The
only international animal protection organization recognized by the United
Nations, WSPA represents more than 300 member societies in over 70
countries.

Visit WSPA's website at http://www.way.net/wspa/

Regards

Patrick Tohill
Communications Officer
WSPA Canada

The World Society for the Protection of Animals has been at the forefront
of animal protection and wildlife conservation for more than 40 years. The
only international animal protection organization recognized by the United
Nations, WSPA represents more than 300 member societies in over 70
countries.

Visit WSPA's website at http://www.way.net/wspa/
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 06:48:22 +0800
From: bunny 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: RCD/RHD Kill rate high say farmer law breakers - New Zealand
Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970906064118.2fef1424@wantree.com.au>
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[Background:RCD (rabbit hemorrhagic disease) was NOT accepted as a biological
control of wild European rabbits in New Zealand after a thorough consideration
of the issue. Rogue New Zealand farmers imported the EHD disease to the South
Island and have been spreading a mix of oats mixed with an extract
from the internal organs of rabbits across fields for other wild rabbits to
eat- ILLEGALY]

Sat, 6th September 1997
                     
RCD Kill Rate On One Farm 90%
                       
                     
A kill rate of 90 per cent on a farm where the rabbit killing virus RCD is
present is nothing to get excited about, according to Canterbury Regional
Council spokesman Graham Sullivan.

Mr Sullivan says the measure, while it sounds good, is relatively poor in
comparison to the expected kill rate from a 1080 poison operation which
would be expected to kill 95%.

Mr Sullivan said there was still no evidence that the virus was spreading
naturally. The 3000 ha area in which the measurement was taken had been
extensively seeded with RCD infected carrots.

The Council is urging the government to import an appropriate and legal
strain of RCD as soon as possible.

"The Council believes it is imperative that RCD be managed correctly and
that an appropriate form of the disease is brought into the country," said
Councillor George Twentyman, 

The Council said the strain illegally imported, and then spread by farmers,
has killed 90 per cent of rabbits on one McKenzie Basin property.

But the Council said there are still a lot rabbits left and they need to be
monitored carefully to see if they have developed an immunity.

"The strain which was illegally imported may not be as virulent as it could
be, and it has been introduced at a time of the year when it will not easily
spread," Mr Twentyman said.

Some farmers holding the disease have stated their intention to release it in
Autumn 1998, the Council said.

Land occupiers in the Mackenzie Basin have requested the use of
Council-owned carrot cutting machinery to cut RCD-infected carrots to then
be applied in their area. The request has been denied.

"Until the designation is lifted, the Regional Council's role is
surveillance and monitoring at MAF's direction", said Cr Twentyman.

But the Council considers since the disease is here, MAF should release it
legally to maximise its effect.

The Council has also requested the government take urgent steps to address
the problem of predator prey-switching.

"If RCD is effective in cutting rabbit numbers, then it would be essential to
know what effect it would have on rabbit predators - would they switch to
native bird populations?" he said.

                     (6.9.97)


===========================================

Rabbit Information Service,
P.O.Box 30,
Riverton,
Western Australia 6148

Email>  rabbit@wantree.com.au

http://www.wantree.com.au/~rabbit/rabbit.htm
(Rabbit Information Service website updated frequently)

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Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 07:26:11 +0800
From: bunny 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: RFI re red foxes (esp.UK)
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Hi all,

I would like to get in touch with anyone who has a good knowledge
of foxes and their habits (UK prefered but any general knowledge
helpful).

Kind regards,

Marguerite

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Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 01:47:18 +0200
From: "sa338@blues.uab.es" 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Dog and Puma fighting in Argentina
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I am Nuria from Barcelona.

argentine bulldogs are trained to kill pumas (some of them captured with
a leg-hold trap) in Argentina as an "amusement". You can check how cruel
this practise is here:
http://www.geocities.com/heartland/ranch/6363/dogpuma.htm

Thanks for your concern. For the animals,

Nuria   http://www.geocities.com/heartland/hills/3787
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 08:01:17 +0800
From: bunny 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Two articles from NZ re RCD/RHD rabbit outbreak
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TIMARU -- "Venom" made by Mackenzie country farmers to spread rabbit
calicivirus disease (RCD) has been found to have a low concentration of the
virus. 

Agriculture Ministry (MAF) manager of corporate communications Debbie Gee
said tests had shown RCD was present, but the liquid had to be tested for
other diseases. 

Philip Mackay, one of the two Mackenzie country farmers who admitted to
spreading the venom, said he was surprised to hear MAF describing the liquid
as having a low concentration of RCD. 

"The sample they were testing was one made up of one rabbit to 200mls of
water, we're now using one rabbit to 1 litre and they're still dying just as
quickly, so I wouldn't have thought it was a low concentration." 

Reaction to the deliberate spreading of the virus was still all good, he said. 

Results of tests on rabbits collected in the Mackenzie Basin late last week
confirmed RCD had been found on more properties in the area, Ms Gee said. 

Surveillance on properties where RCD was confirmed would continue as MAF
tried to determine whether the virus was spreading from rabbit to rabbit. 

"It depends who you talk to, but there seems to be minor rabbit to rabbit
spread," Ms Gee said. 

But according to Federated Farmers Mackenzie country branch chairman Martin
Murray, Ms Gee's comment was wide of the mark. The venom was working and
rabbits were falling like flies, he said. 

"It's killing the runners (young rabbits) and we were told they would be
immune to the virus." -- NZPA 
Homebrews may vaccinate 

****************************************************************************

 
from


WELLINGTON -- Farmers who have been using kitchen blenders to
whip up concoctions of infected organs might be creating populations of
rabbits immune to rabbit calicivirus disease (RCD), a parliamentary select
committee was told yesterday. 

"Farmers who have been making 'homebrews' run the risk of inactivating the
virus," Agriculture Ministry (MAF) chief veterinary officer Barry O'Neil said. 

"Maybe some of the reasons some farmers haven't been able to make the virus
work could be because of the way they have been handling it." 

Dr O'Neil told the committee on the environment yesterday MAF had so far
found little evidence of RCD spreading naturally from rabbit to rabbit in
the wild. 

"We believe it is happening, but at a very slow rate," he said. 

But it was working as a "biocide" or biological poison applied to baits. 

Research and computer modelling had shown the virus was not going to be as
effective a biological control as it had been in other countries. Climatic
conditions and the potential carriers, such as insects, were different in
New Zealand. 

In Australia, authorities in areas with more than 300mm of annual rainfall
had to switch from using RCD as a biological control to using it as a
biocide on baits. 

"They can't sustain it as a biological control in a rabbit population when
the rainfall is above 300mm -- and that may be a factor in why we have not
so far seen RCD in the North Island." 

MAF still did not know crucial facts about the virus, such as how it spread,
how it over-wintered, or how effective it was. 

Dr O'Neil later said one of the many issues now to be resolved was whether,
if RCD was to be used on baits, farmers should be given assistance to ensure
it was as effective as possible. 

MAF believed RCD would work as a biocide, providing the user knew the target
population was susceptible -- of the right age group and not immune because
of previous exposure -- and that virulent bait was used in appropriate dosages. 

"If they don't get enough virus on that bait, they may develop immunity
rather than die." 

The illicit release of RCD virus and its spread by back- country farmers now
meant that if MAF or regional councils later wanted to use RCD as a biocide,
target populations would first have to be checked with expensive laboratory
tests for their level of immunity. 

Such tests could cost $3 a rabbit sampled. 

Scientists had told MAF that one technique used by farmers -- diluting what
they called "venom" with water -- before spreading it on baits was likely in
some cases to have simply vaccinated the pests against the virus. 

Viruses needed to be handled correctly and many could not sustain heat,
dryness or freezing, he said. 

"Water would potentially inactivate the virus, unless it is the right pH
level with phosphatase solutions to stop inactivation," he said. 

Another worry was whether the illegally imported virus was the most virulent
strain available, or whether a benign form had inadvertently also been
brought in. -- NZPA 

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Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 11:21:42 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind 
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Subject: (CA-TW) Taiwan firm buys hog packing plant in Canada
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>CNA Daily English News Wire

TAIWAN FIRM BUYS HOG PACKING PLANT IN CANADA 

Ottawa, Sept. 4 (CNA) A Taiwanese firm has breathed new life into a Canadian
packing plant, the Canadian Press (CP) reported Thursday. 

The Tai-Fang Group of Taiwan announced it has purchased an 85 percent
interest in the Moose Jaw Packers plant in Saskatchewan for an undisclosed
price. 

The plant, to be renamed Tai Wan Packers, will be managed by
Intercontinental Packers of Saskatoon. The plant will resume the cutting of
pork and expand employment to around 100 within five months, according to
the CP. 

Saskatchewan Pork International, a company operated by the province's 2,200
hog producers, retains a 15 percent share.  Nick Chen, executive vice
president of the Tai-Fang Group, said that purchase of the plant was "real
good timing for us." 

Taiwan has scurried for new sources of pork supplies since an outbreak of
foot-and-mouth disease earlier this year halted the island's shipments of
pork to Japan. 

The investment agreement ensures Tai-Fang can buy 18 percent of what the
plant produces, or 2,500 hogs a week. Remaining processed hogs will be sold
on the North American market. 

"You already have markets in North America," said Chen. "We think with our
help we can penetrate the market in Japan." Tai-Fang sold one million hogs
to Japan last year. 

Chen said the low cost of feed and quality of hogs in Saskatchewan are among
reasons why the small plant was attractive to his firm. 
Chen said his company sees room for expansion in Saskatchewan, more so than
in neighboring Manitoba and Alberta. 

The Saskatchewan government is encouraging producers to double hog numbers
by 2000. 

Stu Irvine, vice president of manufacturing for Intercontinental Packers,
said the sale "provides long-term, stable markets for the Moose Jaw plant,
expands the province's exports to the Pacific Rim and gives major financial
benefits" to hog producers. (By S.C. Chang) 

Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 12:03:20 +0800
From: bunny 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: NZ Cabinet to decide legal status of rabbit virus
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The Dominion 6/9/97. (New Zealand newspaper)

The Cabinet was expected to decide on Monday
to get rid of the legal confusion about the spreading
of the rabbit-killing calicivirus, Government sources said
yesterday.
The virus designation as an "unwanted organism" under
the Biosecurity Act was expected to be removed and
moves initiated to get rid of the prospect of prosecution.
But thinking yesterday was that the Government was 
unlikely to make an immediate decision on importing
and releasing clean stocks of the virus to maximise its
impact.
The Agriculture Ministry received a Crown Law opinion
yesterday saying that the farmers could be prosecuted
for spreading the virus,contary to the advice of the chief
veterinary officer Barry O' Neil had given farmers.
The opinion said farmers could be liable under the Biosecurity
Act for spreading unwanted organisms-but only if it could be proved
they had spread the originally imported item and that it had
been taken from a "controlled area" Cromwell, in central otago,
was designated a controlled area for short time after the virus
was first discovered there.
The opinion also said farmers could be prosecuted under the
Animals Act for being involved in spreading the virus.
However, informed sources said it was unlikely the ministry
would prosecute many farmers, given Dr O' Neil's assurances
and the fact that farmers had helped the ministry and the Cabinet
gather information on the virus.
Agriculture Ministry lawyer Geoff Daniels said yesterday that
the Ministry, like all enforcement agencies, could decide whether
to prosecute.
The ministry was expected to concentrate on finding and prosecuting
those who imported the virus illegally, and possibly those involved
in its intial spread.





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