AR-NEWS Digest 381

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) (US)  Add noodles, peppers -- and don't forget the meal worms
     by allen schubert 
  2) (MY)  Wildlife meat seized from restaurant
     by Vadivu Govind 
  3) (MY) Drug to protect babies from HIV
     by Vadivu Govind 
  4) EMERGENCY BOG TURTLE NEEDS HELP (fwd)
     by **** 
  5) Consort demo (web page)
     by "Miggi" 
  6) DESPERATE NEED IN GRAND FORKS, ND (USA) AREA
     by Snugglezzz@aol.com
  7) Fwd: Teak Week of Action: Special posting for Earth Day
     by Persephone Moonshadow Howling Womyn 
  8) More Info. on Grand Forks, North Dakota Flooding
     by Snugglezzz@aol.com
  9) Camel milk icecream
     by Andrew Gach 
 10) Copy, Paste and Mail
     by allen schubert 
 11) (US) Let's Get Political
     by allen schubert 
 12) (US) Status-STEEL JAW LEGHOLD TRAP
     by allen schubert 
 13) FYI
     by shadowrunner@voyager.net
 14) JUDGE RULES ON E-MAIL PRIVACY CASE
     by shadowrunner@voyager.net
 15) FYI
     by shadowrunner@voyager.net
 16) (US) List of Endangered Rivers 
     by allen schubert 
 17) (US) N.C. Hog Industry Is Biz Powerhouse 
     by allen schubert 
 18) AR-News Admin Note--off topic posts
     by allen schubert 
 19) Re: FYI
     by carol 
 20) Admin Note--Crossposting
     by allen schubert 
 21) unsubscribe
     by Kalsey@aol.com
 22) Subscription Options--Admin Note
     by allen schubert 
 23) OT://The Coming Plague
     by bunny 
 24) URGENT 31 activists in jail!!!!
     by Jen Kolar 
 25) (US) Thirty-one arrested in animal rights' protest 
     by allen schubert 
 26) UPDATE on DAVIS ACTIVISTS
     by jkolar@monsoon.colorado.edu (Jennifer Kolar)
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 00:00:24 -0400
>From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US)  Add noodles, peppers -- and don't forget the meal worms
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from CNN web page:
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                     Add noodles, peppers -- and don't forget the meal
                     worms

                     April 19, 1997                            
                     Web posted at: 11:44 p.m. EDT (0344 GMT)

                     WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (CNN) -- If the thought of
                     meal worm chow mein makes your stomach turn, don't
                     let it bug you.

                     It's just one of numerous attractions at Purdue
                     University's annual Bug Bowl, which began Friday
                     and ends Sunday.

                     The Bowl celebrates one of nature's more
                     unheralded creatures: the insect. More than 10,000
                     people showed up in West Lafayette, Indiana, drawn
                     by enticements such as a cricket-spitting contest
                     and an insect petting zoo.

                     Also on the program: "Roach Hill Downs," the
                     cockroach-racing event, and a parade of Volkswagen
                     Beetles decorated as bugs.

                     What's the bug idea with all this, anyway?

                     "The Bug Bowl is the biggest outreach event in the
                     School of Agriculture," says Kathy Heinsohn, a
                     graduate student in Purdue's Entomology
                     Department.

                     As for the bug eating, Heinsohn challenges
                     audience members to a blind taste test of spice
                     cakes: one with meal worms and one without.

                     There weren't many requests for recipes, but that
                     wasn't the point.

                     "It's a great way for entomologists to interact
                     with many different people," Heinsohn says.


Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 13:08:22 +0800 (SST)
>From: Vadivu Govind 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org, veg-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (MY)  Wildlife meat seized from restaurant
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> The Star Online

Saturday, April 19, 1997

                   Wildlife meat seized from restaurant
                  By Loong Meng Yee


                   SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Wildlife Department seized the
                   remains of six leopard cats and 38 civets — butchered
                   and ready for the cooking pot — from a restaurant owner
                   in Sabak Bernam.

                   Its director Ramlah Abdul Majid said the wild cats and
                   civets had just been cut into pieces when officers
                   raided the premises recently.

                   "We identified the animals through bits of fur still
                   attached to pieces of flesh," she said.

                   Ramlah said leopard cats (Felis bengalensis), are
                   protected animals which are prohibited from being
                   hunted, kept or killed without consent from the Science,
                   Technology and Environment Minister.

                   The cats have pale yellow skin with black spots.
                   Slightly larger than domestic cats, the animals feed
                   mostly on rats and fowl.

                   Civets, known commonly as musang, are also protected and
                   can only be hunted, killed and kept with permission from
                   the department.

                   Ramlah said the restaurant owner claimed he bought the
                   animals from poachers.

                   Under Section 64 of the Wildlife Act 1972, offenders who
                   illegally kill, keep or eat wild cats can be jailed a
                   maximum of two years and/or fined up to RM3,000.

                   For crimes committed against protected animals (such as
                   civet) one is subjected to a maximum jail term of three
                   years and/or fined up to RM3,000.

                   Last year, the department fined two restaurant owners in
                   Serendah and Slim River several hundred ringgit for
                   possession of civet and wild boar meat without a valid
                   permit.

Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 13:08:32 +0800 (SST)
>From: Vadivu Govind 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (MY) Drug to protect babies from HIV
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> The Star Online 

                   Saturday, April 19, 1997

                   Drug to protect babies from HIV

                   Mothers treated at Penang Hospital

                   By Tunku Shahariah

                   PENANG: A rare drug, zidoudine, which could reduce the
                   transmission of HIV virus from infected mothers to
                   newborn babies is now available in Malaysia.

                   Penang Hospital's paediatric cardiologist and consultant
                   paediatrician, Dr Sim Joo Seng, said zidoudine, which
                   had been successfully tested in the United States, could
                   reduce the risk of transmission from infected mothers to
                   newborns by 25 to 30 per cent.

                   Dr Sim said the drug had been successfully administered
                   on a few HIV-positive mothers during the late stage of
                   pregnancy and a few infected newborns at the Penang
                   Hospital.

                   He said chances of the newborn being infected with HIV
                   virus during the time of labour would be reduced
                   significantly if an infected mother was treated with
                   zidoudine during the late period of pregnancy.

                   "This should be followed by treatment of the newborn
                   baby with zidoudine for the first six weeks of life," he
                   said.

                   Although it was necessary for pregnant women who were at
                   the risk of HIV infection to be screened, he said it
                   could only be carried out with their consent.

                   Dr Sim said newborn babies could be infected either
                   during late pregnancy or during delivery.

                   However, he said the departments of paediatrics and
                   obstetrics and gynaecology at the Penang Hospital were
                   against a general screening of all mothers to protect
                   the confidentiality of those infected.

                   Meanwhile, medical director of the Simpson Maternity
                   Memorial of Edinburgh, Ian Laing said five to six babies
                   a year were born to HIV-positive mothers in Edinburgh.

                   He said anonymous screening via the Guthrie card method
                   showed that in over 80 per cent of the cases, the
                   infants' status was known.

                   He said although in some cases positive tests in babies
                   might rise with age due to late transmission of virus,
                   virtually all babies would have had detectable virus by
                   three months of age.

                   "Involvement of the HIV team from the time of birth can
                   help with early diagnosis, early intervention and family
                   support," he said at the fourth annual congress and
                   scientific meeting of the Perinatal Society of Malaysia
                   at the Bayview Beach Resort recently.

                   Laing said measures to reduce infant infection might be
                   possible through an elective caesarean section,
                   avoidance of breast feeding, vaginal disinfection with
                   chlorhexidine and bathing the newborn with
                   chlorhexidine.

Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 09:11:29 -0400 (EDT)
>From: **** 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: EMERGENCY BOG TURTLE NEEDS HELP (fwd)
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Subject: EMERGENCY BOG TURTLE NEEDS HELP

Jim Thorne (The Nature Conservancy) and Gian Rocco (Pa. Fish & Boat
Commission) and Bob Zappalorti have asked for help for the Bog turtle.  Seems
that several groups are opposed to Clemmys muhlenbergii being listed by the
USF&WS.  Political and development interests are banning together to stop its
listing, so it needs all the help it  can get.  The public hearing is at 7:00
PM at Oley High School, Oley, Pa. on Monday night.  The following is the Fed.
Reg. announcemnet of the hearing.  Please attend or send comments.  Comment
period ends April 29, 1997

All best wishes,
Federal Register: April 3, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 64)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 15873-15874]
>From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr03ap97_dat-31]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
50 CFR Part 17

 
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Public Hearing on 
Proposed Rule to List the Northern Population of the Bog Turtle as 
Threatened and the Southern Population as Threatened Due to Similarity 
of Appearance

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gives notice that a public 
hearing will be held on the Service's proposal to list the northern 
population of the bog turtle (Clemmys muhlenbergii) as threatened from 
New York and Massachusetts south to Maryland; and the southern 
population of the bog turtle, which occurs in the Appalachian Mountains 
from southern Virginia to northern Georgia, as threatened due to 
similarity of appearance to the northern population, with a special 
rule, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The 
bog turtle is threatened by a variety of factors which include: habitat 
degradation and fragmentation from agriculture and urban development; 
habitat succession due to invasive exotic and native plants; and 
illegal trade and collection.

DATES: The public hearing will be held April 21, 1997, from 7 p.m. to 9 
p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). The formal comment period closes on April 
29, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Supervisor, Pennsylvania Field 
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 315 South Allen Street, Suite 
322, State College, Pennsylvania 16801. The public hearing will be held 
in the auditorium of the Oley High School, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, 
Pennsylvania.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Michael McCarthy at the above field office address (814/234-4090; 
facsimile 814/234-0748).

[[Page 15874]]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Bog turtles inhabit shallow, spring-fed fens, sphagnum bogs, 
swamps, marshy meadows and pastures characterized by soft, muddy 
bottoms; clear, cool, slow-flowing water, often forming a network of 
rivulets; high humidity; and an open canopy. Unless set back by fire, 
beaver activity, grazing, or periodic wet years, open-canopy wetlands 
are slowly invaded by woody vegetation and undergo a transition into 
closed-canopy, wooded swampland, thus becoming unsuitable for 
habitation by bog turtles. The northern populations extends from 
southern New York and western Massachusetts southward through western 
Connecticut, New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, to northern Delaware 
and Maryland. Disjunct populations previously occurred in western 
Pennsylvania and in the Lake George and Finger Lakes regions of New 
York. The western Pennsylvania and Lake George populations have been 
extirpated and only a remnant population exists at two remaining sites 
in the Finger Lakes region. The southern population occurs in 
southwestern Virginia southward through western North Carolina, eastern 
Tennessee, northwestern South Carolina and northern Georgia.
    The northern population of the bog turtle has declined by 
approximately 50 percent. Illegal collection and habitat alteration/
destruction constitute the primary threats to this species. The Service 
does not currently consider the southern population of bog turtles to 
be biologically threatened or endangered; however, it would be nearly 
impossible to prosecute illegal `take' cases if the southern population 
was not also listed. The proposed special rule would exempt incidental 
take of bog turtles in the southern population from the prohibitions of 
the Act. That is, take that results from, but is not the purpose of, 
carrying out an otherwise lawful activity would not be prohibited for 
the southern population.
    On January 29, 1997, the Service published a proposal in the 
Federal Register (62 FR 4229) to list the northern population of the 
bog turtle as threatened and the southern population as threatened due 
to similarity of appearance under the Act as amended. Section 
4(b)(5)(E) of the Act requires that a public hearing be held if 
requested within 45 days of the proposal's publication in the Federal 
Register. A public hearing request was received within the allotted 
time period from Mr. Gary L. Hoffman, Chief Engineer for the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Harrisburg, 
Pennsylvania. The Service has scheduled a hearing on April 21, 1997, 
from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), at the auditorium of 
the Oley High School, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, Pennsylvania. Those 
parties wishing to make a statement for the record are encouraged to 
provide a copy of their statement to the Service at the start of the 
hearing. Oral statements may be limited in length if the number of 
parties present at the hearing necessitates such a limitation. There 
are, however, no limits to the length of written comments or materials 
presented at the hearing or mailed to the Service. Comments from all 
interested parties must be received by April 29, 1997.
    Author: The primary author of this notice is Mr. Michael L. 
McCarthy, Pennsylvania Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
315 South Allen Street, Suite #322, State College, Pennsylvania 16801.

    Authority: The authority for this action is the Endangered 
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531-1544).

    Dated: March 27, 1997.
Cathy Short,
Deputy Regional Director, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 97-8510 Filed 4-2-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-55-M




Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 13:20:31 +0000
>From: "Miggi" 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Consort demo (web page)
Message-ID: <199704201318.OAA15931@serv4.vossnet.co.uk>

Hi all,
 If anyone else has reports (of what really happened!) from 
yesterdays demo at Consort Beagles breeders, could they forward them 
on to me (or the list) as I have set a quick page up with details of 
press reports that I have found. For those wanting to read the 
reports they are at:
http://village.vossnet.co.uk/m/miggi/consort.htm
-
Miggi.

REMEMBER: CS GAS WILL NOT BE USED IN PUBLIC ORDER SITUATIONS,
AND FOR CROWD CONTROL.

yeah right!
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 09:30:37 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Snugglezzz@aol.com
To: Ar-News@envirolink.org
Subject: DESPERATE NEED IN GRAND FORKS, ND (USA) AREA
Message-ID: <970420093037_152446652@emout17.mail.aol.com>

I just received a call from a relative of Becky Eppler in Grand Forks, North
Dakota.

The EXTREME flooding they are having has put them in dire need of borrowing
crates and cages of all sizes for the animals. These crates and cages are
needed at the Grand Forks Air Force Base, where the animals are being held
and taken care of. There's only one road leading to the base which is not
flooded.

Becky's phone # is: 701-594-2561.

I will give you more information as  I receive it, which should be in an hour
or so.


PLEASE HELP THEM.  They are desperate!!!!

 ---Sherrill

Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 06:34:40 -0700
>From: Persephone Moonshadow Howling Womyn 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Fwd: Teak Week of Action: Special posting for Earth Day
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[NOTE: there are several AR angles throughout this posting ... Please
read it thoroughly! ... Thanks ......... Moonshadow]

     R A I N F O R E S T    R E L I E F ' S
       INTERNATIONAL
     T E A K   W E E K   O F   A C T I O N
     July 1 - July 7, 1997

Protesting the continuing oppression of the Burmese people and 
the destruction of their rainforests by the SLORC.
Burma is the source of the majority of internationally traded teak. 

     BURMA'S REIGN OF TERROR

          "TEAK IS TORTURE"

A military coup in Burma in 1962 began a reign of terror and oppression that 
continues to this day. In 1988, after tens of thousands of Burmese rallied
for 
democracy, the military junta formed the SLORC (State Law and Order
Restoration 
Council) to "keep order", composed of numerous high-level generals, and then 
gunned down thousands of demonstrators. In the following years continued 
protests brought about general elections. The democratic party won over 80%
of 
the Parliamentary seats. However, the military declared the elections null
and 
void and refused to yield power. The SLORC generals use forced labor, rape, 
torture, forced relocation and intimidation to control the people of Burma.

Until recently, large areas of southern and eastern Burma had remained 
relatively free from military rule due to resistance of numerous indigenous 
ethnic groups such as the Mon, Karen and Karenni. However, with massive
inputs 
of new capital, largely from selling natural gas concessions offshore, a 
"cleansing" operation has ensued. Much of this capital has come from the 
American energy giants, Unocal and Texaco; the French energy giant, Total
and a 
Thai company, PTT. The "cleansing" involves burning villages, raping and 
torturing villagers, forced labor and forced relocation. Another prize: the 
intact hardwood forests of the south.

Cases of forced labor have been documented by the SLORC in logging operations.

     LIQUIDATING FORESTS

Burma is home to the world's last primary teak forests and some of the
largest 
virgin rainforests remaining in mainland Asia -- which are now being
liquidated 
to fund the SLORC's rule. Many of these forests are home to rare species
such as
the Asian Rhino, Asian Elephant and others.

The SLORC is now once again increasing hardwood logging. Teak and hardwood 
harvest increased dramatically in the early 1990, then fell when the borders 
with Thailand were closed and is now again on the rise. State-run total
hardwood
extraction in 1991-92 was over one million cubic tons. The SLORC-controlled 
Minister for Forestry, Lieutenant General Chit Shwe, recently stated that
teak 
forests will be logged to increase economic development, calling for full 
support of the private sector in the development of "forestry". The SLORC is 
providing assistance to private companies for expansion and investment,
having 
exempted forestry products exports from commercial tax since May, 1996.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy, calls 
this kind of economic "development" "crony capitalism". The generals and
their 
friends get rich, while the Burmese populace starves.

Taking advantage of the tax holiday, Sunwood Industries Plc's holding
company, 
the Sunti Forestry group, is building high-tech teak processing factories in 
Burma which will provide a steady flow of teak furniture parts for Sun, 
Thailand's largest exporter of teak furniture.

Sunti Forestry Group is one of the world's largest exporters of teak
furniture, 
mostly to markets in the United States, Europe and Japan.

     THE IMPORTER'S ROLE

IN the US, teak is used for indoor and outdoor furniture, interior trim, boat 
trim & decking and small consumer items like spice racks, salad bowls and
napkin
holders.

Some of the largest buyers in Europe are the Scandinavian furniture 
manufacturers which supply Scandinavian furniture stores in the US and Europe 
such as Scandinavian Design, Happy Viking, Scan Design, Dania, etc. Most of 
these individually operated stores carry similar inventories, buying from the 
same suppliers. They claim, of course, that selling teak helps the people of 
"Myanmar" achieve economic "development" and gives them jobs but fail to 
mention that the SLORC is using the money from the sale of teak to buy more 
weapons to use against the very people the companies say they are benefitting.

With the full support of the Burmese democratic government-in-exile,
Rainforest
Relief has called for an international boycott of teak from Burma. Since most
of the teak exported from Thailand, Singapore and Taiwan is Burmese in origin,
this includes teak from those countries until they can prove it is not from 
Burma.

Rainforest Relief is against the logging, export. import or purchase of
tropical
rainforest woods unless they originate from an operation that has been
certified by an idependent organization accredited by the Forest Stewardship
Council.

     What You Can Do:

We can pressure Burmese teak logging by pressuring consumers in the US, 
Europe and Japan to stop buying teak furniture and other teak products from 
Burmese teak.

Organize a demonstration at the Scandinavian furniture retailer nearest you 
(you can find them in the phone book under Furniture -- Retail. Look for 
"Scandinavian designs" or "teak" in the ads).

Go in and ask them where the wood comes from (they will probably have some 
propaganda to hand you about sustainable production and plantations). 

Write to the heads of these stores asking them to cease selling teak (and 
mahogany) unless it is independently certified. Let them know you are
planning 
to demonstrate in July, and give them a reasonable date by which to respond
to 
your letter. They will either not respond, or they'll tell you to take a hike 
(which you should do anyway, in a forest near you).

Organize rallies in front of these stores between July 1st and 7th. Signs can 
read: "Leave Burma's Teak Forests Alone", "[Store Name] Out of the
Rainforests",
"Stop Funding Human Rights Abuses in Burma", "When You Buy Teak, 
You Pay For Rape and Torture of the Burmese People", "No Teak For Guns", 
"This Furniture is Stained With the Blood of Innocent Burmese", etc.

Contact Rainforest Relief for flyer originals and further information.

Get your town to pass a tropical timber resolution barring the use of
tropical 
hardwoods unless they are independently certified (call, write or email us
for 
sample ordinances). 

Get your school or workplace to pass a resolution to do the same.
Let's leave Burma's forests for the Burmese, the Rhinos and the Elephants.

=========================
     RAINFOREST RELIEF
            WHY NOT TO BUY TEAK

When you buy a teak wood product you are funding the destruction of tropical 
forests and the illegal military regime of Burma. The demand for teak is
fueling
massive deforestation in Burma, having been responsible for the loss of
entire 
forests in many other countries. The repressive illegal regime of Burma is 
selling off its teak and other hardwoods to pay for the purchase of arms to 
quell the democracy movement.

     TROPICAL FORESTS AT RISK

Teak (Tectona grandis) is native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia
and 
India. Teak logging began in earnest in the area during the British colonial 
period. British demand for teak ships eliminated most teak in India and 
eventually Thailand. Thailand and more recently Cambodia, have had to
institute 
bans on the export of unprocessed logs in an attempt to slow deforestation
that 
has led to massive flooding and drought in those countries. Current teak 
production now comes almost entirely from Burma. 

Teak logging, like most tropical logging, causes extreme degradation to the 
tropical forest. Since teak trees are sporadically dispersed throughout the 
forest, loggers travel further into the primary forest creating miles of
roads 
to haul logs to mills. Logging roads play a fundamental role in allowing
further
deforestation of primary forests in Burma, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand.

In addition, Burmese and Thai loggers use elephants to move logs around, 
drugging the animals with large amounts of amphetamines, to which they can 
become addicted. Many elephants get sick and die because of overwork due 
to the pressure to log teak at ever faster rates. 

     BURMA

In 1988, the Burmese military government gunned down thousands of 
pro-democracy demonstrators. Forced to have general elections in 1990, the 
military declared the elections null and void when the democracy party, the 
NLD, won over 80% of the Parliamentary seats. Since then, the military regime 
in Burma renaming themselves the State Law and Order Restoration Council 
(SLORC) has ruled the country using repression, torture, imprisonment, rape 
and murder to hod on to power. 

Additionally, it's estimated that half of the government's income is from 
trafficking in heroin, as Burma is the source for an estimated 60% of the
world 
trade.

Teak is the second largest legal money-maker for the SORC. In 1992-93, Burma 
extracted nearly one million cubic tons of teak logs with state owned or 
contracted operations, up from 700,000 in 1983. 

Claims that teak production helps the Burmese people are false, since the 
democratically elected government has never been allowed to take office, and 
funds generated from teak and heroin sales are not going any further then the 
pockets of the generals and their rich friends. 

     THE IMPORTER'S ROLE

China is the largest importer of teak logs from Burma, with Thailand the
second 
largest. Much of this teak is processed for re-export as furniture and small 
consumer items. The United States and Europe are the final destinations of
large
amounts of teak, either lumber or finished products. Much of the teak lumber 
imports are used in construction of yachts and boats, a luxury the Burmese
can 
ill afford. 

     What You Should Do

By buying Burmese teak you are threatening the largest remaining pristine 
tropical rainforests in Southeast Asia. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace
Prize 
laureate, has asked that other nations stop investing in Burma until
democracy 
can be restored.

Do not buy (or, if you are an architect or interior designer, do not specify) 
teak or other tropical hardwoods unless they are certified as coming from an 
ecologically sound operation (less than 1% of production). If you have
questions
about these claims, call Rainforest Relief for verification. We can also
supply 
you with information on sources of certified tropical woods.

Boycott stores that sell teak that is not certified. Common outlets include 
"Scandinavian" furniture stores. You probably have one in your area. Call 
Rainforest Relief to coordinate demonstrations and other actions at these 
stores.




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Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 09:38:24 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Snugglezzz@aol.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: More Info. on Grand Forks, North Dakota Flooding
Message-ID: <970420093823_-1233596177@emout05.mail.aol.com>

Becky Eppler said the Air Force won't let anyone bring the crates/cages
directly onto base, but they want people to leave them at the Grand Forks,ND
Air Force Base gate, and the Air Force will pick them up to use for the
animals stranded there.

Again, if you live in the area, and can bring any crates or cages of any
size, please take them to the Air Force gate. They need them desperately.

Thanks!!

-- Sherrill

Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 09:20:44 -0700
>From: Andrew Gach 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Camel milk icecream
Message-ID: <335A425C.2085@worldnet.att.net>
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New camel milk ice cream may be famine solution, scientists say

Copyright © 1997 The Associated Press 

TEL AVIV, Israel (April 19, 1997 8:19 p.m. EDT) -- Ice cream made from
camel milk may not sound like a treat, but it could be a stopgap
solution to mass hunger in drought-stricken Africa, an Israeli scientist
says.

"In Kenya, all the cattle have died because of the prolonged drought,
but they have a surplus of 2 1/2 million liters of camel milk per day,"
said Reuven Yagil, who has developed the product.

Visitors who sampled the desert dessert at an exhibition Friday found it
tasty and smooth, with a faint and pleasant bitterness that comes from
the plants that camels eat.

Yagil, a physiology professor at Ben Gurion University in southern
Israel, said he and his associates could help set up small-scale
refrigeration plants to produce the ice cream for local consumption.

Like cows' milk, camel milk does not keep long, even in refrigerators.
The traditional method of preserving cows' milk is to make cheese, but
that does not work for camel milk, Yagil said.

It can, however, be made into ice cream, which lasts much longer in deep
freeze.

"It is rich in insulin, and has a very high protein and low fat
content," Yagin said. "There is a limit to how much milk anyone can
drink, but you can eat as much of this ice cream as you like."
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 19:26:49 -0400
>From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Copy, Paste and Mail
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(originally posted to AR-Views:

---------------------------------------------

Pls copy, paste into your word processor and mail or fax the following
letters. No work, should take you no more than 15 minutes, and the
overall cost of stamps? Just $3.20.


 And if all of us send one letter to each of the following....WHEW! They
won't know what hit 'em! Please fwd to ALL relevant lists!!


Thanks!  


Hillary Morris

Vegan Standards and Certification Project, Inc.

718-246-0014

fax: 718-246-5912

e-mail: VeganStandards@ibm.net

URL: http://www.veganstandards.org

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


Letters 1-2---to protect black bears in NJ.  Change as you see fit (I
figure it's better to suck up a little and play nice:-)....)(requested by
NJARA)

Letter 3--to NBC Nightly News asking them to follow up their recent
segment on the mistreatment of human workers at DeCostas Egg Farm with a
segment on the animal suffering (requested by UPC)

Letter #4-5-- IF YOU HAVE NOT YET WRITTEN, OR EVEN IF YOU HAVE!!!to
Speaker Sheldon Silver and Governor George Pataki asking them to kill the
"Beaver Butchery Bill" in NYS which would legalize snares statewide. This
is what the hungerstriking kids are hungerstriking for! For more info, go
to http://www.telenet.net/users/beavers

Letter #6-7--To Prime Minister Hashimoto, Mr Shimada, and the embassies
regarding the Taiji 5 (five orca whales captured by the Japanese
Government, which have been sold to Japanese aquariums for $250,000
each). For more info: http://www.paws.org/activists/Taiji

Letter #9-10---to Senators Murray and Mikulski (WA and MD) who are
blocking a grant to fund studies for Premarin alternatives at NIH.
Allegedly, Wyeth-Aherst, Premarin's manufacturer, has made donations to
their campaigns. (Requested by PAWS)



Letter #1



April ___, 1997


Mr. Steve Corodemus, Chairman

Environment, Science, and Technology Committee

State Capitol

126 West State Street

Trenton, NJ 08625

fax: 908-229-6323


To Mr. Corodemus:


I am writing in support of Assembly Bill 2106, which will make the
magnificent black bear a protected species in New Jersey.


Please pass this bill and protect these spectacular creatures, and New
Jersey's reputation as a state which is striving to protect its natural
heritage.


Thank you,



Letter #2



Mr. John Rooney, Vice-Chairman

Environment, Science, and Technology Committee

State Capitol

126 West State Street

Trenton, NJ 08625

fax: 201-967-0331


To Mr. Rooney:


I am writing in support of Assembly Bill 2106, which will make the
magnificent black bear a protected species in New Jersey.


Please pass this bill and protect these spectacular creatures, and New
Jersey's reputation as a state which is striving to protect its natural
heritage.


Thank you,




Letter #3



April ___, 1997


Mr. David Doss

Executive Producer

NBC Nightly News

30 Rockefeller Plaza

Room 324

New York, NY  10112

Fax: 212-541-5083


To Mr. Doss:


A segment on the NBC Nightly News on March 24, 1997 focussed on
allegations that DeCoster Egg Farms, the world's largest suppliers of
brown eggs, mistreats its workers. I commend you on your efforts to
expose the human tragedy of factory farming.


No mention was made, however, of the thousands of hens suffering in
DeCoster egg farms, jammed into tiny battery cages without room to move
or engage in any natural behaviour.   


Please follow-up your excellent story of human suffering on Decoster egg
farms with one of the suffering which the animals undergo, all so that
humans may have their breakfast omelettes.


Should you need more information, please contact United Poultry Concerns.
They can provide you with any and all background information and
statistics on egg farming.


Thank you,



Letter #4



April __, 1997


Speaker Sheldon Silver

State Capitol 

Albany, NY 12247


To Speaker Silver:


I am writing to ask that you OPPOSE A 1635, a bill which would legalize
the use of snares to trap beavers. The bill would also allow parts of the
state to become "special beaver management areas", where beavers would be
stripped of what little legal protection they might have--even when they
are nursing their kits. 


Snares are an extremely cruel killing tool.  The beaver population is
lower than it has been in years.  Please oppose this bill.


Thank you,




Letter #5


April ___, 1997


Governor George Pataki

Albany N.Y.  12224


To Governor Pataki:


I am writing to ask that you OPPOSE A 1635, a bill which would legalize
the use of snares to trap beavers. The bill would also allow parts of the
state to become "special beaver management areas", where beavers would be
stripped of what little legal protection they might have--even when they
are nursing their kits. 


Snares are an extremely cruel killing tool.  The beaver population is
lower than it has been in years.  Please oppose this bill.


Thank you,



Letter #6


April __, 1997


Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto

The Japanese Consulate

299 Park Avenue

New York, N.Y.  10171

Fax: 212-319-6357

email: jpm@kantei.go.jp


To Prime Minister Hashimoto:


I am outraged that Japan continues to hold captive five orca whales which
were taken from their natural habitat on February 7, 1997.  I am also
outraged at the deception perpetrated by the Japanese government, which
originally stated that these poor animals were to be used for "scientific
research", but in truth are destined for Japanese aquariums, which have
paid $250,000 per whale for the privilege of displaying these magnificent
creatures in cramped, unnatural surroundings.


I demand that you return these orcas to their natural habitat, as you did
with the other five whales you captured.   


Thank you, 



Letter #7



April ___, 1997


Mr. Michio Shimada, Director

National Fishery Agency

fax:  011-81-3-3502-0794

email: white56@sc.maff.go.jp


To Mr. Shimada:


I am outraged that Japan continues to hold captive five orca whales which
were taken from their natural habitat on February 7, 1997.  I am also
outraged at the deception perpetrated by the Japanese government, which
originally stated that these poor animals were to be used for "scientific
research", but in truth are destined for Japanese aquariums, which have
paid $250,000 per whale for the privilege of displaying these magnificent
creatures in cramped, unnatural surroundings.


I demand that you return these orcas to their natural habitat, as you did
with the other five whales you captured.   


Thank you, 



Letter #8


April __, 1997


Senator Barbara Mikulkski

US Senate

Washington DC  20510

Fax:  202-224-8858


To Senator Mikulski:


I understand that you are blocking a grant to fund studies for Premarin
alternatives.  I ask that you reconsider this decision. Premarin is made
from the urine of pregnant mares, who are kept in substandard conditions
and forced to ingest abnormal amounts of liquid so as to increase their
flow of urine. Numerous investigations into these "farms" have revealed
the suffering, perhaps needless, of these animals. Why oppose
investigation into healthier, more humane, and less expensive
alternatives?


Please cease your efforts to block this grant.


Thank you.



Letter #10



April __, 1997


Senator Patty Murray

US Senate

Washington DC  20510

Fax:  202-224-0238


To Senator Murray:


I understand that you are blocking a grant to fund studies for Premarin
alternatives.  I ask that you reconsider this decision. Premarin is made
from the urine of pregnant mares, who are kept in substandard conditions
and forced to ingest abnormal amounts of liquid so as to increase their
flow of urine. Numerous investigations into these "farms" have revealed
the suffering, perhaps needless, of these animals. Why oppose
investigation into healthier, more humane, and less expensive
alternatives?


Please cease your efforts to block this grant.


Thank you.










Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 19:27:59 -0400
>From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Let's Get Political
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970421192757.006bcc84@clark.net>
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(originally posted to AR-Views by H. Morris:
---------------------------------------------
Animal Related Bills before the senate
Write your representative on the ones that interest you...


H.R.226: -- A bill to deem the Florida Panther to be an endangered species
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Sponsor: Rep McCollum.

H.R.696: -- A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to require humane living
conditions for calves raised for the production of veal.
Sponsor: Rep Ackerman.

H.R.635: -- A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to extend the licensing
requirements of the act to additional dealers in animals and to strengthen
the  the registration, prohibition, and enforcement provisions of the Act.
Sponsor: Rep Fox.

H.R.39: -- A bill to reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act.
Sponsor: Rep Young, D..

H.R.594: -- A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs
and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally.
Sponsor: Rep Canady.

S.361: -- A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit
the sale, import, and export of products labeled as containing endangered
species, and  and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Jeffords.

H.R.765: -- A bill to ensure maintenance of a herd of wild horses in Cape
Lookout National Seashore.
Sponsor: Rep Jones.

S.379: -- A bill entitled the "Native Alaskan Subsistance Whaling Provision".
In the intro of the Bill Sen Murkowski states "Our legislation would amend
the Internal Revenue Code to ensure that a charitable donation tax
deduction would be allowed for native whaling captains who organize and
support subsistence whaling activities in their communities." Make your own
decision on this one.
Sponsor: Sen Murkowski.

H.R.453: --A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it
unlawful for any stockyard owner, market agency, or dealer to transfer or
market nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats, and for
other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ackerman.

S.263: --A bill to prohibit the import, export, sale, purchase, possession,
transportation, acquisition, and receipt of bear viscera or products that
contain or claim to contain bear viscera, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen McConnell.

H.R.619: -- A bill to prohibit the import, export, sale, purchase,
possession, transportation, acquisition, and receipt of bear viscera or
products that contain or . . . .
Sponsor: Rep Porter.

H.J.RES.59: --Disapproves the rule submitted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service of the Department of the Interior under the Marine Mammal
Protection Act Amendments of 1994 which allowed the issuance of permits for
importing polar bear parts taken in sport hunts in Canada.
Sponsor: Rep Young, D..

H.R.289: -- A bill to amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the egg,
meat, and poultry inspection laws to ensure that consumers receive
notification regarding . . . .
Sponsor: Rep Serrano.

H.R.393: -- A bill to prohibit the commercial harvesting of Atlantic
striped bass in the coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone.
Sponsor: Rep Pallone.

H.R.708: -- A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
study concerning grazing use of certain land within and adjacent to Grand
Teton National Park.
Sponsor: Rep Cubin.

S.308: -- A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
study concerning grazing use of certain land within and adjacent to Grand
Teton National Park
Sponsor: Sen Thomas.



Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 19:28:37 -0400
>From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Status-STEEL JAW LEGHOLD TRAP
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970421192835.006b8280@clark.net>
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(originally posted to AR-Views:
---------------------------------------------
Forward this to any relevant list ASAP!!

Following please find info on the HR 1176 which is currently in the House
of Reps and would SEVERELY RESTRICT THE USE OF LEGHOLD TRAPS IN THE US and
BAN THE INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN SHIPMENT OF FUR OBTAINED BY THIS
METHOD.

This is what Tony et al have been hungerstriking for, and if you haven;t
written your rep, please do.  This is an eminently winnable campaign. This
will save countless lives. 

Check below to see if your representative supports this bill (and when they
signed on as co-sponsors). Currently there are 45 cosponsors!!!

If he/she is a co-sponsor,  call or write to thank them. If he/she isn't,
then WRITE AND CALL!! Don't know who your representative is? Point your
browser to:

http://www.house.gov/writerep/

and look him/her up---all you have to do is enter your zip code and up
comes the name and address of your rep!  If for any reason you can't access
the WWW, or have a friend who can't but wants to know who her rep is, email
me at oceana@ibm.net with NEED REP in the subject line, and include your
zip code (including the extra 4 digits at the end) and I will look your rep
up for you.

********************************************************************
H.R.1176
OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
A bill to end the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals in the United
States.

DIGEST:
(AS INTRODUCED)
Prohibits the import, export, or shipment in interstate commerce of steel
jaw leghold traps and of articles of fur derived from animals trapped in
such traps.
Prescribes criminal penalties for violations of this Act.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to reward nongovernment informers for
information leading to a conviction under this Act. Empowers enforcement
officials to detain, search, and seize suspected merchandise or documents
and to make arrests with and without warrants. Subjects seized
merchandise to forfeiture.

45 COSPONSORS:
Rep Shays - 03/20/97
Rep Hyde - 03/20/97
Rep Maloney, C. - 03/20/97
Rep Pelosi - 03/20/97
Rep Meehan - 03/20/97
Rep Traficant - 03/20/97
Rep Clay - 03/20/97
Rep Torres - 03/20/97
Rep Moran, James P. - 03/20/97
Rep Goss - 03/20/97
Rep Filner - 03/20/97
Rep Manton - 03/20/97
Rep Martinez - 03/20/97
Rep Woolsey - 03/20/97
Rep Porter - 03/20/97
Rep Slaughter - 03/20/97
Rep Deutsch - 03/20/97
Rep Yates - 03/20/97
Rep Roybal-Allard - 03/20/97
Rep Gejdenson - 03/20/97
Rep Markey - 03/20/97
Rep Farr - 03/20/97
Rep Abercrombie - 03/20/97
Rep Andrews - 03/20/97
Rep Foglietta - 03/20/97
Rep Norton - 03/20/97
Rep Mink - 03/20/97
Rep Kennelly - 03/20/97
Rep Lewis, John - 03/20/97
Rep Morella - 03/20/97
Rep Gallegly - 03/20/97
Rep Matsui - 03/20/97
Rep Gilman - 03/20/97
Rep Berman - 03/20/97
Rep Olver - 03/20/97
Rep Levin - 03/20/97
Rep DeFazio - 03/20/97
Rep Skaggs - 03/20/97
Rep Schiff - 03/20/97
Rep Smith, C. - 03/20/97
Rep Lantos - 03/20/97
Rep Furse - 04/10/97
Rep Dellums - 04/10/97
Rep Ackerman - 04/10/97
Rep Shaw - 04/10/97

STATUS: Detailed Legislative History
House Action(s)
Mar 20, 97:
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on
Ways and Means, International Relations, and the Judiciary, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 2, 97:
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Mar 20, 97:
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on
Ways and Means, International Relations, and the Judiciary, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 4, 97:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer
Protection.
Mar 20, 97:
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on
Ways and Means, International Relations, and the Judiciary, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 31, 97:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Mar 20, 97:
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on
Ways and Means, International Relations, and the Judiciary, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


COMMITTEE(S) [to which the bill has been sent]:

COMMITTEE(S) OF REFERRAL:
House Commerce
House Ways and Means
House International Relations
House Judiciary

SUBCOMMITTEE(S):
Hsc International Economic Policy and Trade
Hsc Crime
Hsc Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection

AMENDMENT(S):
***NONE***




Date: Sun, 20 Apr 97 19:44:44 -0000
>From: shadowrunner@voyager.net
To: , 
Subject: FYI
Message-ID: <199704202341.TAA11928@vixa.voyager.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"

Is the person you're talking to recording the conversation?

What would happen is someone recorded a conversation they had with you? 
Could it be used against you? Can it be admitted as evidence? Is it legal 
to do that?

In most places it is...and there is nothing you can do about it...

It doesn't matter if the conversation takes place in person or is 
recorded on the telephone.
It doesn't matter if the conversation is business or personal... It 
doesn't matter if you "ask" if the conversation is being recorded... the 
"other" person can deny they are recording you...continue to secretly & 
legally record you...
and it CAN be used against you...as long as "they" are a party (One 
Party) to the conversation...

If you live in a "Two Party" state...you have a little protection..."Two 
Party" states require "all" parties to the recorded conversation be aware 
of it and consent to the recording...if one person on that tape is not 
"aware" or did not give "consent"...the tape is illegal...

Federal Law requires "One Party" Consent...
           
Here is a list of state requirements regarding consent:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-

* Alabama - One Party
* Alaska - One Party
* Arizona - One Party
* Arkansas - One Party
* California - Two Party
* Colorado - One Party
* Connecticut - Two Party
* Delaware - Two Party
* District of Columbia - One Party
* Florida - Two Party
* Georgia - One Party
* Hawaii - One Party
* Idaho - One Party
* Illinois - One Party
* Indiana - One Party
* Iowa One - One Party
* Kansas - One Party
* Kentucky - One Party
* Louisiana - One Party
* Maine - One Party
* Massachusetts - Two Party
* Maryland - Two Party
* Michigan - One party
* Minnesota - One Party
* Mississippi - One Party
* Missouri - One Party
* Minnesota - One Party
* Montana - Two Party
* Nebraska - One Party
* Nevada - One Party
* New Hampshire - Two Party
* New Jersey - One Party
* New Mexico - One Party
* New York - One Party
* North Carolinia - One Party
* North Dakota - One Party
* Oklahoma - One Party
* Oregon - One Party
* Ohio - One Party
* Pennsylvania - Two Party
* Rhode Island - One Party
* South Carolina - One Party
* South Dakota - One Party
* Tennessee - One Party
* Texas - One Party
* Utah One - One Party
* Vermont - One Party
* Virginia - One Party
* West Virginia - One Party
* Washington - Two Party
* Wisconsin - Two Party
* Wyoming - One Party

* Puerto Rico - One Party
* U.S. Virgin Islands - One Party
* United Kingdom - One Party
* Canada - One Party
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 97 19:45:00 -0000
>From: shadowrunner@voyager.net
To: , 
Subject: JUDGE RULES ON E-MAIL PRIVACY CASE
Message-ID: <199704202342.TAA11981@vixa.voyager.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"

JUDGE RULES ON E-MAIL PRIVACY CASE

TULSA, OKLA -- The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled on a case that many 
legal experts believe clearly delineates the e-mail privacy rights of 
computer users in the workplace. Judge Stan Musing declared that 
employees have a right to expect that their employers will refrain from 
monitoring e-mail messages transmitted on company systems.

The case went to court after programmer Augustus Lindsey's supervisor 
monitored his e-mail and intercepted a message from Lindsey to a 
colleague. 

The message read:

"That little sex kitten has been driving me wild. She's moaning and 
begging for it every minute. Last night I was afraid someone would hear, 
and we'd be thrown out of the building. But don't worry -- all is 
arranged. Wednesday she gets the knife".

Lindsey's supervisor alerted authorities, suspecting that a crime was in 
the making. Lindsey was arrested on the spot and spent an uncomfortable 
night discussing the situation with the police.

However, he was released in the morning, just in time to get his female 
cat to the vet for spaying. Lindsey sued his boss for invasion of privacy 
and sought punitive damages as well.
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 97 19:45:19 -0000
>From: shadowrunner@voyager.net
To: , 
Subject: FYI
Message-ID: <199704202342.TAA12066@vixa.voyager.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"



ELECTRONIC STALKING
Dave Banisar, policy analyst with the Electronic Privacy Information Center, says electronic
stalking should be treated the same as physical stalking. "If it's considered stalking when you send
mail through the US Postal Service or over the phone, the same kind of rationale should be used
for electronic networks." Few of us can afford to be without a phone, for in the modern world it
has almost become a necessity to survive.

So what can be done to continue to have access to a phone, but still maintain privacy? There are
many measures that can be taken to eliminate the unwanted phone call. So let us begin with:

THE UNLISTED NUMBER
This is often the first response to unwanted phone calls, but too often fails because of the ease
with which the stalker can overcome this irritation. This is not to say that this avenue should not
be taken, for although not an impassable obstacle, it is an obstacle nevertheless. Any obstacle that
can be placed in the path of a stalker is always an advantage. If nothing else it sends a clear
message "I want my privacy, and you are not welcome in my life!"

There are numerous ways that the stalker can overcome this obstacle. As stated in an earlier
chapter, anything can be bought at a price. There are few private investigators that could not
obtain any unlisted phone number as long as they have a name and address. Such information thus
can be made available to the persistent stalker as well.

However few stalkers need go to the extreme of hiring a private investigator to gain access to an
unlisted phone number. Unwitting friends as well as businesses who have access to your number
are often more than willing to give it out to the "long lost friend who hasn't seen you for years and
will only be in town for another day." Or it may be as simple as calling your local bank and
identifying oneself as Mr. York from Chase Manhattan, stating they have received a notice that
you desire to transfer your account with Chase to their bank but need your phone number to
verify some details in order to make the transfer.

Obviously then, the more individuals who have access to your unlisted phone number, the more
listed it becomes, perhaps not in the telephone book, but in other books which you have no
control over. It should be noted as well that if you have relocated, calling an 800 number even
when there is a recorded message will result in your name, address and phone number appearing
on the companies phone bill, which they can now resell to others who make it their business to
look for people. And although it is a federal offense to resell unlisted phone numbers, such laws
have not guaranteed anonymity where unscrupulous people are involved.

SCREENING CALLS
Many individuals after having no success with an unlisted phone number have developed methods
to screen their calls. This involves determining who is calling even before you pick up the phone.

One of the most common ways of screening calls is by way of an answering machine. Using this
method one does not pick up the phone until they are able to identify the voice leaving the
message on the machine. This also may prove to be an effective method as one can develop a log
of the stalkers messages, as well as actual recordings of what is being said. It should be noted that
unless the answering machine is turned off upon picking up the phone while the recorded message
is in progress, the entire conversation will continue to be recorded. This once again can be an
advantage in having recorded evidence of the stalkers response to your verbal statements over the
phone telling them not to call.

As regards your recorded message it may be advisable to have a generic message stating that you
are not available to answer the phone at this time. These can be purchased or it may be advisable
to have a friend whose voice is unrecognizable to anyone whom you would want to avoid to
record your message for you. Preferably someone with a thick foreign accent or a southern drawl
as this will really throw anyone who may be stalking you off track!

Another simple way to screen calls without the use of an answering machine is to request that
those calling you call only at distinctive times during ,the day, or signal by ringing three times,
hanging up and then calling back.

CALL I.D. / ACCESS CODES
Caller I.D. or Caller Identification has also been a very effective way to screen calls. This device
allows the receiver to see the incoming phone call name and number prior to answering. One
simply answers only those numbers that are recognizable. Some calls that may come in may read
"Unavailable." These are either unlisted phone numbers or the caller has accessed a special code
to keep you from identifying their phone number.

This is referred to as the call blocking number. It may be a code such as *67 which is entered
prior to dialing the actual number. It was primarily created to assist professionals such as doctors
to keep their home phone numbers confidential from patients who may have Caller I.D., but may
also be used by stalkers or you as a stalking victim to keep your number confidential. This code
however does not keep the caller¹s number confidential from the phone company. The Ameritech
³Show & Telephone² will automatically hang up on any calls that are detected as ³unavailable.²
Such a phone can be purchased from Ameritech for around $250.

Another code that is available is the *69 code. This code is available from the phone companies to
assist those who are receiving crank calls from unknown sources. It is available for a small fee
from the phone company. This code makes it possible to call the unknown number right back after
receiving the prank call in order to identify the caller. If the line is busy, it will call you back with a
distinctive ring to let you know when you can get through, and upon picking up it automatically
dials the number for you.

For more information on these special access codes, it would be advisable to
contact the phone company.

ANSWERING SERVICES
Answering services also may be an excellent means of attaining additional security in
communications. Perhaps the best. An answering service works very simply by providing an
operator to handle all of your incoming calls. You can either check these by means of a beeper
which will inform you of the call as well as the number or calling into the service yourself. By
using an answering service technically one would not need to have a personal phone and number.
Additionally, reputable answering services will keep your name and address confidential.

CELLULAR / CORDLESS PHONES AND COMPUTERS
In considering communications that cannot be traced, it should be noted that other forms of
communication can be. Cellular and cordless phones provide the least amount of privacy, as all
communica- tions take place over the airwaves which can be monitored by simply  tuning to the
cellular phone frequency on any police scanner, or in the case of a cordless, possessing another
cordless on the same frequency.Although a cellular phone may be a good idea as a purchase for a
stalking victim as a means to call for help from any location, this compromising of privacy should
be taken into consideration before using such a phone indiscriminately. Also, one¹s address could
possibly be traced through the cellular phone company. With the increased usage of computers as
a means of communication, one should be cautious as to the communication options they choose
to use if it is their desire to maintain secrecy as regards their identity as well as location.

On-line services offer some forms of communication which are confidential, but others which are
not, depending on the service you subscribe to. E-mail is generally safe as long as you know
whom you are dealing, as this form of communication is confidential.

Live chat rooms are not confidential and often post the actual name or E-mail I.D. number to any
of the millions people who may be subscribers. Never give out personal information when
accessing such areas on computer, as cyber-stalking is becoming the latest tool of those who seek
the emotional control of others who may travel the communications superhighway.

THE BEST RESPONSE
There are additional countermeasures that can be taken if one should receive an unwanted phone
call despite their best efforts to keep their phone number confidential. The best response
according to some sources is no verbal response at all. Stalkers who use the phone as their
primary means of contact thrive on the emotional response of their victim. This is evident by some
of the bazaar,behavior and statements that they may engage in while on the phone. ,However, any
threat to your physical well being should be taken seriously, and it may be advisable to call the
authorities as well as the phone company to report such threats and if necessary have such calls
traced. For those that are into high tech, and are willing to spend around $200, the portable
telephone voice changer may be an option to consider. This device actually reconstructs your
voice allowing you to have real time conversations in a disguised voice. One can even go from a
male to female voice if they choose. Even your own mother will not recognize you! These can be
purchased through private investigator catalogs such as Thomas Investigative Publications Inc.,
PO Box 33244, Austin, Texas 78764. Another popular response to the unwanted caller is to
purchase an emergency air horn. These are available at many stores and are used as a means to
ward off an attack by strangers. Upon receiving the unwanted phone call you simply whisper
some inaudible meaning- less phrase into the receiver such as "trees like green cheese," drawing
the callers ear closer to the receiver. Then you place the air horn on the lower part of the phone
which you normally speak into and blast away! This has given many an unwanted caller second
thoughts about calling again, as well as dispersing their ear wax. A good loud whistle also works
quite nicely. Whatever choices you make, communications that cannot be traced are truly possible
if you apply the suggestions mentioned here. For those unwanted callers who may be persistent
and get through anyway, try to make them wish they hadn't!

Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 19:46:09 -0400
>From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) List of Endangered Rivers 
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970421194607.006bac48@clark.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Polluted rivers endangering wildlife--in one case, factory farm pollutes a
river.
from AP Wire page:
----------------------------
04/20/1997 11:43 EST 

 List of Endangered Rivers 

 By The Associated Press 

 The top 10 list of endangered rivers, as compiled by American Rivers, a
conservation
 group: 

 1. Missouri River: Management of the river for commercial barge traffic
threatens
 recreation and wildlife. 

 2. Upper Hudson River, N.Y.: PCB contamination threatens fish, birds and
other
 wildlife. 

 3. White Salmon River, Wash.: Dam blocks fish migration. 

 4. San Joaquin River, Calif.: Development in the river's floodplain
threatens habitat
 and increases flood vulnerability. 

 5. Wolf River, Wis.: Proposed zinc-copper sulfide mine would pollute the
river with
 mercury, lead and arsenic. 

 6. Pinto Creek, Ariz.: Proposed copper mine threatens a rare desert
ecosystem. 

 7. Potomac River: Threatened by pollution from poultry farms in upper
basin and
 development near Washington, D.C. 

 8. Mill Creek, Ohio: Heavily polluted by industrial discharges and urban
activity. 

 9. Lower Colorado River: Withdrawal of water threatens the existence of
the river
 itself. 

 10. Tennessee River: Tennessee Valley Authority has petitioned to suspend
its legal
 responsibility for conservation. 
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 19:51:17 -0400
>From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) N.C. Hog Industry Is Biz Powerhouse 
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970421195113.0068cbe4@clark.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

from AP Wire page:
-----------------------------
 04/20/1997 14:26 EST 

 N.C. Hog Industry Is Biz Powerhouse 

 By SCOTT MOONEYHAM 
 Associated Press Writer 

 SPIVEY'S CORNER, N.C. (AP) -- James Naylor raises about 8,000 hogs, and
doesn't
 own a single one of them. He wouldn't have it any other way. 

 In his early years, Naylor owned a handful of sows and raised a few dozen
young
 pigs -- as did most North Carolina hog farmers. 

 But in the last four decades, Naylor has adapted and grown with an
industry that has
 exploded within the state -- contract hog farming. Today, he raises his
pigs for the
 largest hog producer in the country -- Murphy Family Farms, based in
Duplin County. 

 ``There's no comparison to what things were like in the '50s,'' Naylor
said. ``I like the
 situation better. The disease situation is better. It doesn't take nowhere
near as
 much feed to finish a hog, and I'm satisfied with Murphy.'' 

 The contract hog business was born in North Carolina, and big contract
growers like
 Naylor have become the norm, now accounting for more than 80 percent of
the hogs
 sold in the state. In just the past 15 years, hog production in North
Carolina
 increased more than fourfold, from 3 million hogs sold in 1982 to 13.3
million in
 1996. 

 But there are concerns about the booming business. Environmentalists, tourism
 officials, homeowners and some other farmers are concerned about hog waste
 spills and the bad smell that comes from big hog farms. 

 Others complain that the contract business allows the corporations to push
much of
 the financial risk onto the farmers, while avoiding the regulations faced
by other big
 businesses. 

 Under the contract system, farmers build the hog barns and raise the hogs.
The big
 contractors -- Murphy, Prestage Farms, Brown's of Carolina, Goldsboro
Milling,
 Carrolls, Cargill and Tyson -- own the hogs and provide the feed and
medicine. 

 Most contract farmers raise young hogs from a weight of 40 pounds to a
weight of
 250 pounds, when the corporations truck them away for slaughter and sale.
Typical
 hog barns holding 800 to 1,200 hogs are fully automated. Feed and water are
 pumped into the barns through a series of pipes and tubes. The hog waste
falls
 through grates in the floor, drains into pipes and is pumped outside into
a waste
 lagoon. 

 The contract arrangement is popular because of the of the large investment
 associated with setting up a large-scale, state-of-the-art hog farm. 

 Two modern finishing barns that could hold 2,400 hogs, along with a
 50,000-cubic-foot waste lagoon, would require an investment of about
$250,000,
 said Kelly Zering, an agricultural economist at North Carolina State
University and
 expert on the swine industry. Farmers with a contract in hand from an
established
 contractor have generally found it a lot easier to finance such building. 

 Typically, a farmer with two finishing barns raising 2,400 hogs would
receive about
 $65,000 a year from the contractor. A farmer who borrowed $250,000 on a
 10-year-term loan would pay about $32,000, or half their contract payment,
to the
 bank. 

 It has been the return on that investment that has led some critics to
question the
 ethics of the contract arrangements. 

 In response to the various concerns, some powerful North Carolina
politicians,
 including Democratic Gov. Jim Hunt and state Rep. Richard Morgan, a
Republican
 and chairman of the powerful House rules committee, have proposed a statewide
 moratorium on new farms with more than 250 hogs. 

 But complaints among North Carolina's farmers about contract growing have
been
 few. 

 Naylor remembers the fears of contract farming before he signed on with
Murphy in
 1985 and went from 135 sows to 8,000 in nine high-tech hog houses. 

 ``You heard a lot of that then,'' Naylor said, sitting in his home that
stands only a
 couple hundred yards from four of the hog houses. ``I always made my own
 decisions, whether it was right or wrong. You worried about sort of having
to give that
 up, you know. But we haven't had any problems with that.'' 

 The 64-year-old Sampson County native says becoming a contract grower has
 lessened his burdens, not increased them. 

 He has all but shut down his small feed mill. He no longer needs hired
help to raise
 his hogs. He doesn't have to worry about marketing his hogs. 

 George Upton, cooperative extension director in Sampson County, said Naylor's
 response is typical. 

 ``Many of the farmers that were independent that went to contract growing
will tell you
 they like it better now,'' Upton said. ``They take a lot of the gamble. If
you are growing
 on contract, you don't care whether the market is 40 cents or 50 cents.'' 
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 19:56:55 -0400
>From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: AR-News Admin Note--off topic posts
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970421195653.0068cbe4@clark.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Concerning two posts:

>FYI
>JUDGE RULES ON E-MAIL PRIVACY CASE

While these are interesting issues in and of themselves, they do not belong
on a list devoted to ANIMAL RIGHTS and *related* issues.  Do not post
further e-mail on such topics!

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allen
********
"We are either part of the problem or part of the solution. Walk your talk
and no one will be in doubt of where you stand." 
  -- Howard F. Lyman
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 17:15:44 -0700 (PDT)
>From: carol 
To: shadowrunner@voyager.net, ,
        
Subject: Re: FYI
Message-ID: <199704210015.RAA22045@mail.calweb.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

thanks,

i have passed this on to other lists i am on.  it could be relevant to them.

no offense, however, but i intend to verify this info as far as california
is concerned.

carol

At 07:44 PM 4/20/97 -0000, shadowrunner@voyager.net wrote:
>Is the person you're talking to recording the conversation?
>
>What would happen is someone recorded a conversation they had with you? 
>Could it be used against you? Can it be admitted as evidence? Is it legal 
>to do that?
>
>In most places it is...and there is nothing you can do about it...
>
>It doesn't matter if the conversation takes place in person or is 
>recorded on the telephone.
>It doesn't matter if the conversation is business or personal... It 
>doesn't matter if you "ask" if the conversation is being recorded... the 
>"other" person can deny they are recording you...continue to secretly & 
>legally record you...
>and it CAN be used against you...as long as "they" are a party (One 
>Party) to the conversation...
>
>If you live in a "Two Party" state...you have a little protection..."Two 
>Party" states require "all" parties to the recorded conversation be aware 
>of it and consent to the recording...if one person on that tape is not 
>"aware" or did not give "consent"...the tape is illegal...
>
>Federal Law requires "One Party" Consent...
>           
>Here is a list of state requirements regarding consent:
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>-
>
>* Alabama - One Party
>* Alaska - One Party
>* Arizona - One Party
>* Arkansas - One Party
>* California - Two Party
>* Colorado - One Party
>* Connecticut - Two Party
>* Delaware - Two Party
>* District of Columbia - One Party
>* Florida - Two Party
>* Georgia - One Party
>* Hawaii - One Party
>* Idaho - One Party
>* Illinois - One Party
>* Indiana - One Party
>* Iowa One - One Party
>* Kansas - One Party
>* Kentucky - One Party
>* Louisiana - One Party
>* Maine - One Party
>* Massachusetts - Two Party
>* Maryland - Two Party
>* Michigan - One party
>* Minnesota - One Party
>* Mississippi - One Party
>* Missouri - One Party
>* Minnesota - One Party
>* Montana - Two Party
>* Nebraska - One Party
>* Nevada - One Party
>* New Hampshire - Two Party
>* New Jersey - One Party
>* New Mexico - One Party
>* New York - One Party
>* North Carolinia - One Party
>* North Dakota - One Party
>* Oklahoma - One Party
>* Oregon - One Party
>* Ohio - One Party
>* Pennsylvania - Two Party
>* Rhode Island - One Party
>* South Carolina - One Party
>* South Dakota - One Party
>* Tennessee - One Party
>* Texas - One Party
>* Utah One - One Party
>* Vermont - One Party
>* Virginia - One Party
>* West Virginia - One Party
>* Washington - Two Party
>* Wisconsin - Two Party
>* Wyoming - One Party
>
>* Puerto Rico - One Party
>* U.S. Virgin Islands - One Party
>* United Kingdom - One Party
>* Canada - One Party
>
>

don't go to the circus or the rodeo and don't support animal abuse(*) of ANY
kind ... for a (*)list just email me ... 

Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 20:31:48 -0400
>From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Cc: shadowrunner@voyager.net
Subject: Admin Note--Crossposting
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970421203145.006dcbc0@clark.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

A STRONG REMINDER:

Please do not "crosspost" when posting to AR-News!

While crossposting is often frowned upon on many lists, on AR-News it can
lead to a "degradation" of the "news" concept.  Crossposting to other lists
and/or individuals when posting to AR-News may be convenient for the
poster, but may later cause problems for AR-News.  Many people quickly go
for the reply option and, depending on software, may "default" through
options asking "reply to all?" or "reply to all recipients?"--this is one
cause of comments/discussion/chat interfering with the "news" of AR-News.
Not everyone has unlimited access or time to the internet, therefore many
people subscribe to a "news" list for news, not discussion.  Please
remember this when posting to AR-News.
allen
********
"We are either part of the problem or part of the solution. Walk your talk
and no one will be in doubt of where you stand." 
  -- Howard F. Lyman
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 20:44:04 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Kalsey@aol.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: unsubscribe
Message-ID: <970420204402_-1635123224@emout05.mail.aol.com>

Please send infor on how to un-subscribe
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 20:53:50 -0400
>From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Subscription Options--Admin Note
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Mime-Version: 1.0
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Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 09:04:22 +0800
>From: bunny 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: OT://The Coming Plague
Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970421085826.25a795e0@wantree.com.au>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

CDC has posted a notice at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/tbsplague.htm 
regarding the April 20 and April 27 showings of parts 1 and 2 of a 
TBS special based on "The Coming Plague".  

[The CDC notice runs as follows - Mod.JW]


Overview of "The Coming Plague"

Turner Broadcasting Superstation has put two years of work into a 4 hour
documentary based on the research from Laurie Garrett's book of the same name. 

***Part 1 (two hours long) will show Sunday, April 20, 1997 at 9pm (ET). It
will show again Monday, April 21 at 12:05 am (ET). 

***Part II (also two hours long) will show Sunday, April 27 at 9pm (ET).
Part II will show again Monday, April 28 at 12:05 am (ET). 

Hour one: "Virus Hunters" follows disease cowboys around the world in an
effort to solve epidemic mysteries and discover ways to prevent future
outbreaks. 

Hour two: "The Price of Passion" focus on the AIDS epidemic and its global
implications. 

Hour three: "Revenge of the Microbes" documents the pathogens' ability to
fight back against our technology. 

Hour four: "A World Out of Balance" details how many aspects of 'modern'
life must change if we are to avoid -- the coming plague. 

For interviews and additional information regarding the TV documentary:

Go to TBS Superstation Web Page: "The Coming Plague"
http://www.tbssuperstation.com/destination/plague/
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kia hora te marino, kia whakapapa pounamu te moana, kia tere ai te karohirohi
i mua tonu i o koutou huarahi.
                              -Maori Prayer

(May the calm be widespread, may the sea be as the smooth surface of the
greenstone and may the rays of sunshine forever dance along your pathway)

Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 19:54:52 -0600 (MDT)
>From: Jen Kolar 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: URGENT 31 activists in jail!!!!
Message-ID: <199704210154.TAA10338@monsoon.colorado.edu>



Today in Davis, California a confirmed 31 activists were arrested
under several different charges during a protest at the Center
for Comparative Medicine near the primate reserach center.

The people are still being booked into Monroe Jail in Woodland, California.
Apparently everyone is charged with misdemeanor trespass, some are
charged with resisting arrest as well.Also unconfirmed is that 4 were
on the roof of the center and are charged with vandalism in 
addition to trespass.

The number for the Monroe Jail is 916-668-5245

Call and demand the activists be released. They aren't booked yet and
names aren't confirmed yet, but the jail knows they are there!!!

I will post updates as I receive them..

Jen Kolar
jkolar@monsoon.colorado.edu


Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 22:03:59 -0400
>From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Thirty-one arrested in animal rights' protest 
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970421220357.006bcb74@clark.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

from Mercury Center web page:
----------------------------------------------
Posted at 6:06 p.m. PDT Sunday, April 20, 1997    

Thirty-one arrested in animal rights' protest            

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) -- Thirty-one people, including
two juveniles, were arrested Sunday during an
animal rights' protest at the University of
California at Davis.

Campus spokeswoman Karen Watson said the protesters
began their demonstration in front of the school's
veterinary diagnostic laboratory, then marched to
the California Regional Primate Research Center on
campus, where all of the arrests occurred.

The final arrests occurred about 3 p.m. when four
protesters were persuaded to descend from the
center's roof.

Watson said most of the protesters were arrested
after trying to cross a UC police line in front of
the research center. Trespassing was among the
charges that would be sought, she said.

A phone call to a number listed as a contact for
the protesters was not immediately returned.

Among the 31 arrested were two juveniles, whose
ages weren't available. The 29 adults were taken to
the Yolo County jail.

Activists had said earlier in the week that they
planned a ``major action'' at the veterinary
laboratory. The building had been destroyed in a
$4.7 arson fire in 1987.

Protests also were staged Saturday during UC
Davis's annual ``Picnic Day.''

Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 20:55:18 -0600
>From: jkolar@monsoon.colorado.edu (Jennifer Kolar)
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: UPDATE on DAVIS ACTIVISTS
Message-ID: <9704210255.AA01044@enso.>

I just spoke with the Monroe Jail and all activists are
being booked and then released one at a time. 

Great job to 31 fantastic folks, and I am sure Cres will be
bubbling over with details, so I will just wait on writing any
to let him to the honor.

Jen Kolar
jkolar@monsoon.colorado.edu



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