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AR-NEWS Digest 588
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) (NZ)RCD/RHD inconsistency expected by experts
by bunny
2) West Virginia couple needs help
by Pamela Krausz
3) (US-east coast) justice department
by kb_vegan@juno.com (kim berardi)
4) COK's Fur Free Friday Protest Reminder
by Miyun Park
5) (US) Nude Skaters Stage Fur Protest
by allen schubert
6) Looking for Suggestions
by "Elaine Kaufmann"
7) Update on Vilas Park Zoo Monkeys
by Shirley McGreal
8) Fwd: Nude Skaters Stage Fur Protest
by LMANHEIM@aol.com
9) Fw: Elephant action alert!
by "bhgazette"
10) Bananas Hawking Milk
by Hillary
11) (US) Kids Get Off School to Hunt Deer
by Hillary
12) Pig Valves Now Available
by Hillary
13) DOA wasting our moneyq
by Hillary
14) Bombs Explode At Drug Company
by Hillary
15) News on leghold traps
by Hillary
16) 265 Cats, 3 dogs, 7 Pups Dine on Thanksgiving Turkey
by NOVENAANN@aol.com
17) Nude Skaters Stage Fur Protest
by NOVENAANN@aol.com
18) FARM Job Openings
by FARM
19) [CA] Biochem Pharm update
by David J Knowles
20) (HK) Too close to the bone for some
by jwed
21) Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
by bunny
22) [UK] Anti-hunting vow by Labour
by David J Knowles
23) [UK] Hunt Bill supporters to publish MPs' 'roll of shame'
by David J Knowles
24) EU - More Jobs Threatened in Britain Due to Beef Crisis
by allen schubert
25) (US) Geese Get Reprieve
by allen schubert
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 14:31:08 +0800
From: bunny
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (NZ)RCD/RHD inconsistency expected by experts
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The Southland Times 21/11/97
RCD inconsistency expected by experts
DUNEDIN -- Rabbit calicivirus disease monitoring has confirmed rabbit kills
of 69 percent on some properties where it has been used as a biocide and
lower where it has spread naturally as a biological control.
Landcare Research Alexandra scientist Grant Norbury said spotlight counts on
three properties in Central Otago revealed a 69 percent decline in rabbits
on one property where RCD was used as a biocide by being sprayed on bait as
a poison substitute.
On areas next to that property where the virus had drifted naturally and
acted as a biological control there was a 47 percent decline and on a
separate property where there was natural spread numbers were reduced by 66
percent.
Mr Norbury said the research, sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture,
showed that in all cases the spread of the virus appeared to slow after
about 40 days.
In New Zealand RCD has performed inconsistently, well in some parts and
poorly in others.
Mr Norbury said this and the rates of kill were about what he expected.
Landcare, in conjunction with AgResearch, will soon start a study on the
role of insects and other carriers in spreading the virus and whether
rabbits were developing immunity.
In recent weeks rabbits on blocks where RCD had been through had been shot
to assess their age and if they had been exposed to the virus, survived and
developed antibodies.
Mr Norbury said they wanted to see if there were more young rabbits in the
population than normal and whether they might be immune to RCD.
This research is one of three RCD programmes being planned or under way,
with more likely in the next financial year. -- NZPA
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Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 08:23:43 -0500 (EST)
From: Pamela Krausz
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: West Virginia couple needs help
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An elderly couple living in Spencer, West Virginia needs help caring for
their many animals. The couple (he's in his 80's she's late sixties) have
been caring for about 25 dogs and 12 cats for many years. Please note
these people ARE NOT collectors. They have provided a good home for these
animals and the they have always been well cared for. The couple is now
facing bankruptcy due to mounting bills resulting from their own health
problems and extensive veterinary expenses. All animals are spayed or
neutered and vaccinated.
If anyone knows of a group in the Spencer area that could help find homes
for some of the animals or help with purchasing dog and cat food please
contact me via private email.
Thank you,
Pamela
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 09:45:06 -0500
From: kb_vegan@juno.com (kim berardi)
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US-east coast) justice department
Message-ID: <19971126.094509.9094.5.kb_vegan@juno.com>
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From: boywonderx@juno.com (joe w. bateman)
To: kb_vegan@juno.com
Subject: justice department...
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 21:44:30 +0000
Message-ID: <19971125.221300.3326.14.boywonderx@juno.com>
kim,
please send this out to the ADL list. it is important to inform the
public so that no one gets hurt...maybe do a press release...
love and liberation,
joe
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NOVEMBER 23, 1997
EXTREME ANIMAL LIBERATION GROUP CONTAMINATES
THOUSANDS OF
TURKEYS
PHILADELPHIA - In an anonymous communique, an extreme animal
rights group, calling themselves
the Justice Department, have announced that they have contaminated
thousands of turkeys with a
"lethal substance". The contamination took place along the east coast in
such supermarkets as
Acme, Shop Right, Superfresh, Pathmark, Food Town, and Stop N shop.
The group claims that the killing of two-hundred million turkeys
each year, that are de-beaked at
birth, and live 13-24 weeks in crowded ammonia filled sheds, is a
"holocaust" that will no longer be tolerated.
The Justice Deptartment is an underground, extreme, animal
liberation group, known for its violent
tactics towards animal abusing industry. In the past, the group has sent
threatening letters with rat poison
laced razor blades attachted to the envelope in an attempt to have the
recipient cut their finger allowing the
poison to enter the blood stream.
The Justice Department has no connections to the non-violent
underground animal rights group, The
Animal Liberation Front (ALF) who follows a very strict code of
non-violence. The Animal Liberation Front is
responsible for freeing animals from fur farms and laboratories and
destroying property in what is know as
"economic sabotage", but has never and would never use any forms of
violence to achieve their goal: animal
liberation.
The communique was recieved by the Philadelphia based group ,
Vegan Resistance For Liberation. The
groups claims they neither condemn nor condone this action of the Justice
Department, but are more concerned that
the public learns about the contamination before someone is seriously
injured.
ATTACHED BELOW IS A COPY OF THE COMMUNIQUE
note: [sic] is placed where parts of the message were illegible or
missing.
Justice Deptartment Communique:
Every year more than 2 hundred million turkeys are killed for human
consumption. At birth
they are de-beaked caus[sic] severe pain and spend 13 -24 weeks livi[sic]
in crowded amonia filled dusty widol[sic]
sheds never seeing daylight until they a[sic] shipped off to be killed.
In these death camps each bird has as little as
half a square foot of space to live in. THIS HOLOCAUST WILL NO LONGER BE
TOLERATED. The justice deptartment has contaminated
thousands of turkeys along the east coast in supermarkets such as acme,
shopright, superfresh, pathmark, food town, stop n shop,
with a lethal substance. This contamination occurred when the consumption
of turkey flesh is highes[sic] but this will not end after
your sadistic holiday. More actions are forth comin[sic]. JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT
--------- End forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 09:54:08 -0500
From: Miyun Park
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: COK's Fur Free Friday Protest Reminder
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PROTEST THE BARBARIC FUR TRADE!
Every single minute, more than 25 animals are gassed, poisoned, drowned,
anally or genitally electrocuted, trapped, or have their necks broken by
the U.S. fur industry...all for a vanity product.
On the busiest shopping day of the year--Fur Free Friday--please join
Compassion Over Killing in protesting this horrific "fashion."
WHERE:Miller's Furs, 6900 Wisconsin Ave., Chevy Chase, Md.
WHEN:Friday, November 28, 1997 from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.
METRO:Bethesda Metro on the red line (3-4 blocks south of the station)
If you only go to one protest this year, make this the one!
GOOD INTENTIONS AREN'T GOOD ENOUGH...GET ACTIVE!
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 10:04:09 -0500
From: allen schubert
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Nude Skaters Stage Fur Protest
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from AP http://wire.ap.org/
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11/26/1997 07:12 EST
Nude Skaters Stage Fur Protest
NEW YORK (AP) -- Ah, the holiday season in New York. The Christmas shows.
The tree lightings. And don't forget the nude ice skaters.
Two animal rights activists shed their clothes at Rockefeller Center's
ice skating rink Tuesday as part of a holiday protest against fur coats
by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Nora Burns and Lisa Permut -- nude from the waist up except for
leopard-marking body paint, fake tails and ears -- skated before a
lunchtime crowd of gawking tourists before being escorted off the outdoor
rink. The two PETA members held a banner in front of them that read
``Only Animals Should Wear Fur.''
Prosecutors decided the protesters had not shown enough skin to violate
public nudity laws. But the weather might have been punishment enough. It
was 38 degrees.
``A few minutes of freezing cold does not compare to the 3 million
animals who will be in cages in snow, sleet and rain,'' said Toni
Vernelli, campaign coordinator for PETA.
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 12:50:24 EST5EDT
From: "Elaine Kaufmann"
To: ar-news@envirolink.com
Subject: Looking for Suggestions
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Hello everyone,
Next March, the annual Pace University School of Law conference on
Animals and the Law is scheduled to take place. This year's topic
will be experimentation. Law year's conference was a HUGE
success --it drew people from the animal rights community in
Westchester County, New York City, and beyond-- people from the business,
legal, and medical communities... This conference was the only one at the Law
School that not only filled the moot courtroom, but overflowed it. (I
wrote quite a letter to the Dean about it, but that's another story.)
Funding is going to be a problem this year. I am interested in making
a grassroots effort here at the law school, using regular non-profit
tools such as candy sales and perhaps a bake sale. My question is
directed to those fundraisers out there -- do you have any
suggestions as far as where to go to purchase something like vegan
candy in bulk for re-sale? Is there such a thing?
Does anyone have suggestions other than that which have worked in the
past?
Also, any suggestion for local celebs/politicos (New York City area)
who are willing to speak out?
Thank you in advance -- please respond privately to
EKaufman@lawlib.law.pace.edu
Regards to all,
Elaine
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 12:57:18 -0500
From: Shirley McGreal
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Update on Vilas Park Zoo Monkeys
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NIH funding ends for Primate Center's Vilas zoo colony
By: Brian Mattmiller
November 19, 1997
Wisconsin Week
University of Wisconsin-Madison
The National Institutes of Health will end a long tradition of funding the
Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center's monkey colony at Henry Vilas
Park Zoo, effective Feb. 1.
The decision will restrict the Primate Center from using funding from its
$4.5 million base grant to maintain the Vilas Zoo colony. The facility
costs approximately $100,000 a year to maintain, which includes personnel,
food and supplies, and utility expenses.
The funding is no longer justified, according to an Oct. 30 letter from NIH,
because of an insufficient level of funded research being done at the
facility. The letter notes that there has been little outside grant support
in recent years for behavioral research on the monkeys.
In addition, monkeys from Vilas are prohibited by a local agreement from
being used in biomedical studies on campus, which constitutes the majority
of the Primate Center's work.
"This decision puts us in a very difficult position," said Virginia Hinshaw,
dean of the UW-Madison Graduate School. "The change in funding means that
we have to work rapidly to find options for the colony."
"The NIH's primary role is to fund research to solve human health problems,
so it is understandable the agency would feel the colony is no longer its
responsibility," Hinshaw added. "Its support does not extend to funding zoo
exhibits."
In August, Hinshaw informed NIH officials about a breach of an agreement
between directors of the Primate Center and the Vilas Zoo. The agreement,
written in 1989, stated that no monkeys from the Vilas colony would be used
in invasive research studies at the Primate Center.
In response to news about the agreement and the fact that support for
behavioral research had declined, NIH decided to reevaluate its support of
the colony. The colony currently houses about 100 rhesus macaques and 50
stump-tailed monkeys.
Options include transferring ownership of the facility and animals to the
zoo, if a private funding source can be found to support the colony. Such
funding is not available in the zoo's current budget provided by Dane
County. Hinshaw said that private foundations and individual donors will be
approached about offering financial help.
On Nov. 11, Primate Center Director Joe Kemnitz met with David Hall,
director of the zoo, to inform him of the funding change and discuss ways to
maintain the colony at the Vilas.
Another option is to relocate the animals to another facility. The animals
could, for example, serve as a breeding colony for another research center,
or be sheltered at a privately run sanctuary, Hinshaw said.
Also being considered is a combination of the two options - for example,
reducing the size of the colony, but still transferring responsibility to
the zoo. This option could significantly reduce the overall costs of
running the facility, Kemnitz said.
Under any option, Hinshaw said the university intends to follow the 1989
agreement that prohibits their use in invasive research.
The satellite primate house, created in 1963, is a very unusual resource for
a regional primate center, Kemnitz said. It was meant to provide a useful
facility for the Vilas Zoo and a way for the public to enjoy the animals,
while also serving as a breeding colony and a place for observational studies.
In the 1980's, former UW-Madison researcher Frans de Waal did highly
acclaimed studies of reconciliation and other social behaviors among the
Vilas monkeys. Those studies were partially supported by the National
Science Foundation.
In recent years, Kemnitz said there has been a shift in NIH priorities
toward solving pressing public health problems, such as AIDS. At the same
time, support for behavioral studies of primates has declined.
Safegards added to Primate Center animal assignments
By: Brian Mattmiller
A review of the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center outlines seven
new ways to safegard assignments of monkeys originating from the center's
colony at Henry Vilas Park Zoo.
Christine Parks, director of UW-Madison's Research Animal Resources Center,
conducted the review of colony practices at the request of Graduate School
Dean Virginia Hinshaw.
The review was triggered by news reports and an internal inventory in
August, which found the center had breached a 1989 agreement with Vilas Zoo
prohibiting the use of zoo-origin monkeys in invasive experiments. The
inventory found that 65 monkeys had been used in invasive, biomedical
research since 1989.
"I think these new steps will help assure that no animal covered by the 1989
aagreement is inappropriately assigned in the future," Parks said.
Vilas colony monkeys are still used in research conducted at the center.
The new steps are meant to guarantee they are used only in non-invasive
projects.
The new procedures have been endorsed by the Graduate School Animal Care
Committee. Larger changes include:
* Having investigators sign a statement showing that they are aware of the
agreement, and pledge to follow it, before any animal assignments are made.
The statement will spell out that action will be taken if animals are used
inappropriately.
* Requiring the Graduate School Animal Care Committee, which oversees
research conducted at the Primate Center, to do a semi-annual review of all
animals that are covered under the 1989 agreement.
* Creating a special label or tag to place on cages on animals covered by
the agreement, and also creating a special computer code in the records of
those animals. The changes will call more attention to animals from Vilas.
The review also evaluated the status of 29 monkeys from Vilas that are
currently assigned to invasive research projects. Of those, 12 monkeys have
not yet had any invasive research performed, and will be reassigned to
non-invasive projects.
Of the remaining monkeys, seven had already been part of invasive research,
but will undergo no further invasive research and be reassigned after those
projects.
Seven more animals at the Primate Center and three animals at the Medical
School have had irreversible invasive research performed. Parks recommended
those animals stay indefinitely in their studies, because they would not
benefit from reassignment.
Vilas Zoo Director David Hall is supportive of these decisions.
Joseph Kemnitz, interim director of the Primate Center, said the review by
Parks was done with full cooperation of center staff. "Everyone involved
will benefit from an unambiguous understanding of the agreement and its
implications," he said.
Parks is also working on a clearer definition of "invasive" for Primate
Center research projects, noting that there is a gray area with some
procedures. She will share her first draft of the definition with a panel
of outside experts before recommending it to the Graduate School.
EXPERIMENTERS REFUSE TO DEBATE MEDICAL DOCTOR CHALLENGING
EXPERIMENTS
Extracted from the Badger Herald, 5 November 1997
...Not only has the usage of rhesus monkey been under attack, the merit of
Kemnitz's [primate center director's] research on caloric restriction and UW
occupational professor Mary Schneider's research on social drinking have
been as well.
Animal rights activist and former UW Anesthesiology professor Dr. Ray Greek
is opposed to the primate research and has challenged the scientists to a
public debate on the merits.
"They are taking scientific findings from human research and reproducing
these findings in animals. Their findings are redundant," Greek said. "The
monkeys have been used in research and experiments and have contributed
nothing about human diseases."
Schneider said her study is unique because it is the first to study moderate
drinking in a controlled laboratory setting.
"We can't do the studies on humans because we can't control the timing and
dosage of alcohol and other environmental factors," Schneider said.
Kemnitz has also defended his work, saying that the purpose of his study is
to determine whether caloric restriction will improve the lifespan of the
monkeys.
Both Kemnitz and Schneider have declined to counter Greek.
"It says something about the weakness of their argument that they refused to
debate me, Greek said, "but my offer still stands."
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Dr. Shirley McGreal | PHONE: 803-871-2280 |
| Int. Primate Protection League | FAX: 803-871-7988 |
| POB 766 | E-MAIL: ippl@awod.com |
| Summerville SC 29484 | Web: http://www.ippl.org |
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 13:32:45 -0500 (EST)
From: LMANHEIM@aol.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Fwd: Nude Skaters Stage Fur Protest
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Date: 97-11-26 07:16:38 EST
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Nude Skaters Stage Fur Protest
.c The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Ah, the holiday season in New York. The Christmas
shows. The tree lightings. And don't forget the nude ice skaters.
Two animal rights activists shed their clothes at Rockefeller
Center's ice skating rink Tuesday as part of a holiday protest
against fur coats by the People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals.
Nora Burns and Lisa Permut - nude from the waist up except for
leopard-marking body paint, fake tails and ears - skated before a
lunchtime crowd of gawking tourists before being escorted off the
outdoor rink. The two PETA members held a banner in front of them
that read ``Only Animals Should Wear Fur.''
Prosecutors decided the protesters had not shown enough skin to
violate public nudity laws. But the weather might have been
punishment enough. It was 38 degrees.
``A few minutes of freezing cold does not compare to the 3 million
animals who will be in cages in snow, sleet and rain,'' said Toni
Vernelli, campaign coordinator for PETA.
AP-NY-11-26-97 0712EST
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 97 12:38:39 PST
From: "bhgazette"
To: "AR News"
Subject: Fw: Elephant action alert!
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> Date: Wednesday, November 26, 1997 09:54:41
> From: alert#11
> To: BHG@intex.net
> Subject: Elephant action alert!
>
>
> ELEPHANT ACTION ALERT
> Universal Studios is hosting the L.A Circus scheduled to perform November
> 28-January 3. One elephant will be with the circus. Taking into consideration
> that this elephant is not part of the circus but is only leased by the circus
> from a local elephant trainer, please urge the President of Universal to
> insist that the elephant not be used. Also ask that Universal Studios adopts
> a policy that would prohibit wild or exotic animals from performing at
> Universal Studios and the City Walk.
>
> CONTACT
> Mr. Ron Meyer
> President and COO
> Universal Studios
> 100 Universal Plaza
> Universal City, CA 91678
> FAX: 818-777-2500
>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 17:13:53 -0800
From: Hillary
To: "ar-news@envirolink.org"
Subject: Bananas Hawking Milk
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c The Associated Press
By CURT ANDERSON
WASHINGTON (AP) - By now, Americans are accustomed to such
advertising gimmicks as race cars festooned with detergent labels
and city buses toting around signs for jeans and underwear.
But bananas as billboards?
In the latest twist of a technique that advertising executives
call ``cross-promotion,'' Dole Food Co. is putting stickers on
millions of its bananas to hawk milk and the new cartoon movie
``Anastasia.''
For Westlake Village, Calif.-based Dole, the aim is to create
consumer demand for Dole bananas by enticing grocers to stock their
bananas by promising increased sales of milk. Typically a store
offers only one brand at a time.
``Our goal is mostly to improve brand recognition,'' said Dole
spokeswoman Marta Maitles. ``We try to put together programs for
retailers that make it good for them to buy and sell Dole
bananas.''
The milk sticker on bananas was the innovation of the California
Milk Processor Board, the people who came up with the ``Got Milk?''
promotion that has run nationally since 1993.
The campaign is one of many run by agricultural producers and
companies through government-supervised check-off funds they pay to
promote their industry: Pork is ``The Other White Meat,'' an egg is
``The Incredible Edible Egg,'' and so on.
In recent years, dairy processors and farmers have pooled their
money to contract with makers of products such as cereal, cookies
and chocolate mix to advertise milk on their packages. A successful
campaign put ``Got Milk?'' on Girl Scout cookies.
The milk board's idea is to remind shoppers when they buy other
products that milk is the essential complement.
``What else are you going to drink with five boxes of mints?''
said Jeff Manning, executive director of the California Milk
Processor Board. ``We need those people to promote for us. In
return, we affectionately call them co-dependent foods. You can't
use soda on cereal.''
The dairy industry is always searching for an edge, because
growth has been stagnant for years. Per-person milk and cream
consumption fell from 30 gallons in 1986 to 26 gallons in 1995 and
has remained relatively flat since, according to the Agriculture
Department.
In a sea of brand-name products, the fresh produce section is
one part of the store that still sells mostly generic products.
Stickers depicting company trademarks are used increasingly on
produce and especially to distinguish the many kinds of apples,
which are priced differently and can't carry a bar code. A sticker
on an apple means a checkout clerk doesn't have to guess.
Manning said he was walking down a produce aisle one day,
noticed small Dole trademark stickers on bananas and recalled that
people use the fruit on cereal.
``Have you guys ever considered putting another trademark or
brand on your bananas?'' he asked Dole executives. ``I didn't think
we would ever get into the produce aisle.''
Dole agreed this fall to distribute 100 million clusters of its
bananas with ``Got Milk?'' stickers, paid for in part with $30,000
from a dairy farmer-funded promotion program. The last of the
bananas will be sold this month, but another campaign is likely
next year.
``Their ad campaign had the kind of awareness we would want for
our brand name,'' Maitles said. ``And milk, cereal and bananas make
such a great breakfast.''
With that promotion winding down, Dole has found something else
to put on its bananas: collectible stickers of six characters from
the 20th Century Fox movie ``Anastasia.''
In addition, purchases of the bananas and other Dole products
can be redeemed for free movie tickets and toys from the film.
``It reminds them to go to the other side of the store and pick
up juices,'' Maitles said.
The ``Anastasia'' promotion will run through the end of the
year.
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 17:14:59 -0800
From: Hillary
To: "ar-news@envirolink.org"
Subject: (US) Kids Get Off School to Hunt Deer
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Subj:Deer Season Empties W.Va. Schools
Date:97-11-23 14:46:44 EST
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.c The Associated Press
By DAVID SHARP
SHINNSTON, W.Va. (AP) - Camouflage flu always hits West Virginia
schools hard the first week of deer hunting season, so much so that
school officials are accepting the attitude of ``If you can't beat
'em, join 'em.''
Rather than face high absenteeism, at least 38 of the state's 55
counties cancel classes all week instead of just the usual
Thursday-Friday Thanksgiving break. This year, that includes
schools in Shinnston, which tried to hold class last year but had
an absenteeism rate of 45 percent.
Chris Feathers said it wouldn't do much good for him to sit in
school while his father and grandfather were hunting white-tailed
deer.
``I don't think I could concentrate on classes,'' said Feathers,
a senior at Shinnston's Lincoln High School with a 4.0 grade-point
average. ``You can come but your mind is not there.''
And there is no bigger fan than Lincoln Principal Jerry Toth,
who quotes Henry David Thoreau in ``Walden'': ``We need the tonic
of wildness.''
``I've never missed the first day of deer season since I was 14
years old and I'm not about to now,'' said Toth, who planned like
many of his students to be out in the woods Monday.
West Virginians take deer hunting seriously. So many people plan
vacations around the two-week, bucks-only rifle season beginning
Monday that some small businesses will just close.
``The first day of rifle season is the equivalent of the Super
Bowl to football fans,'' said Scott Warner, a wildlife biologist
for the Division of Natural Resources in Charleston.
Officials expect more than 350,000 people to hunt during the
bucks-only season. More than 200,000 deer are expected to be killed
over the entire hunting season from October into December.
West Virginia is not alone in closing schools. Some schools in
southeastern Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania will close Dec. 1, the
first day of firearm hunting in those states. Nationally, 15.2
million people purchased hunting licenses last year, according to
the National Fish and Wildlife Service.
``Even when the schools don't close technically, half the
students are out there hunting in some locations,'' said Chris
Chaffin of the National Shooting Sports Foundation in Newtown,
Conn.
While Lincoln stayed open for classes last year, students who
had their parents' permission and a hunting license were allowed to
miss school on the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving.
One of those was Adam Pratt, who came home empty-handed.
This year, he's working at improving his luck. He went so far as
to mix his hunting clothes with leaves from his back yard to mask
any scent that might frighten away deer. He'll even spray himself
with something to mask his odor.
``It's a challenge. You've got to be lucky,'' said Pratt, a
senior.
Feathers got a head start. He's already bagged an eight-point
buck with his bow - archery season runs Oct. 18-Dec. 31 - and he
can kill two more deer during bucks-only rifle season.
Overall, hunters can take up to seven deer annually depending on
license - including doe and muzzle-loading permits - and the
county.
It's more than just an excuse to go out in the woods and get the
``tonic of wildness.'' Some families in rural areas of the state
still count on bagging deer to supplement their groceries and put
meat on the table.
And there are pragmatic reasons for closing school: Little can
be accomplished with a high absentee rate, which hit about 45
percent last year, said Principal Toth. Some school administrators
also cite concerns about buses being hit by stray bullets.
Toth also believes the sanctuary of the woods provides a better
opportunity for families to spend quality time together than
sitting around in front of the television.
Many people, like Warner, can hardly imagine opening day without
youngsters tagging along.
``We're probably one of the last strongholds. To have 50 or 70
percent of the schools to take off for the first day of deer
season, I don't think would ever fly (elsewhere),'' Warner said.
AP-NY-11-23-97 1441EST
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 17:16:01 -0800
From: Hillary
To: "ar-news@envirolink.org"
Subject: Pig Valves Now Available
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FDA OKs First Stentless Heart Valve
.c The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration approved a new
alternative Tuesday for Americans who need replacements of their aortic
heart valves: a pig tissue valve that more closely resembles the patient's
own.
St. Jude Medical Inc.'s Toronto SPV valve is the nation's first tissue
valve that does not use a stent - metal or plastic frames that hold the
valve in the proper position.
The new stentless valve is entirely supported by the patient's aorta.
``Since there is no stent apparatus to occupy valuable space, doctors can
implant larger heart valves in patients, which should improve blood flow,''
said Dr. Michael Friedman, the FDA's acting commissioner.
Some 60,000 Americans get new heart valves every year when their own harden
or fail because of disease, congenital defects or aging.
Until now, they had three choices: valves from human cadavers, which last
longer than other tissue valves but are in rare supply; mechanical valves
or pig and cow valves made with stents.
The new Toronto valve is intended to replace aortic valves only.
St. Jude studied the valve in some 600 patients, the vast majority of whom
were age 60 or over, the age at which doctors most often choose pig valves.
The FDA said the valve appeared safe and provided good blood flow for at
least two years, the average time that most patients were followed.
The FDA did require that St. Jude continue studying those patients to
determine long-term safety and effectiveness of the implant.
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 17:17:22 -0800
From: Hillary
To: "ar-news@envirolink.org"
Subject: DOA wasting our moneyq
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Got Questions About Turkey?
.c The Associated Press
By CURT ANDERSON
WASHINGTON (AP) - A woman in New York wants to know if the turkey she
bought fresh last week will still be good on Thanksgiving. A Mississippi
man isn't quite sure how to use a meat thermometer.
The Agriculture Department's hot line is open with guidance that could
prevent a festive holiday from turning into an outbreak of food poisoning.
``In many cases, I think we are successful in preventing food-borne
illness,'' said Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman. ``Most of the things we
tell them are actually very simple, but they are important and sometimes
forgotten.''
The agency's meat and poultry hot line is staffed year-round, but there is
a marked increase in calls around big holidays such as Thanksgiving. The 13
staff members all have backgrounds in home economics or dietetics and
receive training before they start taking the estimated 500 calls a day
this time of year.
Glickman visited the hot line office Tuesday to underscore its role in
providing information to avert sicknesses caused by spoilage or by bacteria
through improper handling and cooking.
To that lady from New York who bought her unfrozen turkey last week,
Glickman said in most cases a fresh bird should be eaten within two days of
purchase. To check for spoilage, he advised her to unwrap the turkey and
let it sit out for about 15 minutes to determine if there's an odor.
If it smells, she ought to get another bird.
``You can tell pretty quickly if there is any spoilage or not,'' he said.
``You might prevent somebody from getting sick.''
The fellow in Kosciusko, Miss., told Glickman that he needed some advice
about the thermometer because he had never tried to roast a turkey before.
``I've been tasked with preparing the Thanksgiving bird, and I want to make
sure it's safe for everyone,'' the caller said.
Glickman and Bessie Berry, who runs the hot line, told him to place the
thermometer between the breast and the densest portion of the thigh. And
the bird will be done when that thermometer reaches 180 degrees Fahrenheit.
``I'm sure it's going to turn out very well,'' the caller said.
Although the Agriculture Department hot line is geared toward meat and
poultry, staff members can answer questions on how to prepare and store a
wide range of foods.
One woman in Texas wanted to know if it was safe to make her dressing in
advance and then place it in an ice chest for a long drive to this week's
Texas-Texas A&M football game.
``That's fine, just keep it cold,'' Glickman said. ``That's a big game.''
The Agriculture Department meat and poultry hot line is 1-800-535-4555. It
is staffed from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST Monday through Friday - from 8 a.m.
to 2 p.m. EST on Thanksgiving Day. There are recorded messages on various
food topics available 24 hours a day.
Many turkey processors and food companies also operate toll-free advice
lines. Consult labels on turkeys and other products for those telephone
numbers.
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 17:18:27 -0800
From: Hillary
To: "ar-news@envirolink.org"
Subject: Bombs Explode At Drug Company
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4 Bombs Explode at Canadian Drug Co
.c The Associated Press
MONTREAL (AP) - Four bombs exploded Tuesday at buildings owned by the
company that invented a popular anti-AIDS drug. No injuries were reported
and damage was minor.
Two bombs rocked the headquarters of BioChem Pharma Inc. in Laval, just
north of Montreal, and two more blasts went off at the company's plant in
Montreal. The bombs exploded within a 70 minutes of each other.
Police defused two other bombs at the headquarters building. The blasts
there were preceded by a telephone warning but authorities provided no
details.
BioChem spokeswoman Christine Lennon said the company did not know why it
was targeted. ``It is truly a mystery to everyone,'' she said.
She said the company conducts tests on rodents in Laval but she would not
speculate that the explosions could be linked to animal-rights advocates.
``We can't speculate. No one's come forth,'' she said.
Police would not say what the bombs were made of or whether they were all
constructed the same way.
But police spokesman Christian Emond said the bombings could be related.
One woman who works in a building near BioChem's Montreal plant said she
heard the first blast.
``We felt it really shake like somebody had dropped something really,
really big,'' the woman said.
BioChem's British-based partner, Glaxo Wellcome, brought the anti-AIDS
drug, 3TC, through trials to market and gets the majority of profits from
the drug.
AP-NY-11-25-97 2127EST
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 17:28:41 -0800
From: Hillary
To: "ar-news@envirolink.org"
Subject: News on leghold traps
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Wall Street Journal
E.U. Pres Poos Warns U.S. On Leg Traps, Possible Fur Ban
AP-Dow Jones News Service
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union warned the U.S. Monday that it must
come up with new proposals this week to phase out the use of leghold traps
or face a ban on fur exports to E.U. countries.
Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jacques Poos, representing the E.U. presidency,
said if the U.S. doesn't end the use of what E.U. countries see as inhuman
traps, 'we will have to ban certain fur imports from the United States
beginning December 1.'
The E.U. reached agreement earler this year with Canada and Russia, two
other countries that used leghold traps, on limiting their use or phasing
them out. The U.S. refused a similar deal, saying it could threaten the
livelihood of trappers who use the steel-jawed traps.
Washington has already said it will take the E.U. to court if the fur ban
is imposed.
Separately, referring to an E.U.-U.S. meeting scheduled for Dec. 5 in
Washington, E.U. President Poos said the two sides plan to sign an
electronics commerce deal.
Poos said the Dec. 5 meeting also will cover issues that will come before
the climate change conference in Kyoto, Japan next month, the former
Yugoslavia, Iran, Iraq and Cuba, as well as the Middle East peace process.
Referring to the difficult relations between Israel and the Palestinians,
Poos said 'We shall work with the U.S. to increase our cooperation in this
area as we believe a common signal from our side could have a persuasive
effect on the different parties involved in this conflict.'
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 17:58:33 -0500 (EST)
From: NOVENAANN@aol.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: 265 Cats, 3 dogs, 7 Pups Dine on Thanksgiving Turkey
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265 Cats, 3 dogs, 7 Pups Dine on Thanksgiving Turkey; Lettuce for Rabbits at
The Last Post, Animal Retirement Home
FALLS VILLAGE, Conn., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The 265 cats, three dogs
and seven puppies will enjoy the traditional turkey dinner Thursday but the
vegetarians at The Last Post, an animal retirement home here, will be treated
to lettuce, carrots and other delicacies such as graham crackers.
While the romaine lettuce and carrots are earmarked for the rabbits, the
two miniature goats choice treat is graham crackers. Hubert and Annabelle,
the pot-bellied pigs relish apples and grapes, according to Jeanne Toomey,
director of The Last Post, a facility founded as a sanctuary and retirement
home primarily for cats by the late Pegeen Fitzgerald, a noted radio
personality who died in 1989.
"Our special holiday menu expresses the true affection we feel for our
resident animals, as well as for animals throughout the world," Toomey said.
"But we're mindful of human needs as well."
She said The Last Post has contributed Thanksgiving turkeys to a local
charity, Loaves and Fishes, and made a sizeable donation toward the
Thanksgiving meal the Salvation Army provides for 600 in Hartford.
Pet owners can leave their animal companions to retirement at The Last
Post, a free roam facility on 35 acres along Connecticut's Housatonic River.
The private, non-profit organization depends on donations and bequests for
support. Call 860-824-0831.
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 17:59:31 -0500 (EST)
From: NOVENAANN@aol.com
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Subject: Nude Skaters Stage Fur Protest
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Nude Skaters Stage Fur Protest
.c The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Ah, the holiday season in New York. The Christmas shows. The
tree lightings. And don't forget the nude ice skaters.
Two animal rights activists shed their clothes at Rockefeller Center's ice
skating rink Tuesday as part of a holiday protest against fur coats by the
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Nora Burns and Lisa Permut - nude from the waist up except for
leopard-marking body paint, fake tails and ears - skated before a lunchtime
crowd of gawking tourists before being escorted off the outdoor rink. The two
PETA members held a banner in front of them that read ``Only Animals Should
Wear Fur.''
Prosecutors decided the protesters had not shown enough skin to violate
public nudity laws. But the weather might have been punishment enough. It was
38 degrees.
``A few minutes of freezing cold does not compare to the 3 million animals
who will be in cages in snow, sleet and rain,'' said Toni Vernelli, campaign
coordinator for PETA.
AP-NY-11-26-97 0712EST
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 19:47:27 -0800
From: FARM
To: AR-News
Subject: FARM Job Openings
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FARM wishes to announce the following full-time openings at our national
headquarters in suburban Washington, DC:
ADMINISTRATOR (administers office operations; procures and maintains
office equipment, supplies, merchandise; maintains financial records)
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR (recruits and retains supporters; maintains supporter
and other data bases; responds to supporter inquiries)
CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR (responsible for planning and executing three annual
campaigns; interacts with local activists, other groups, and media)
RESEARCH DIRECTOR (procures, organizes, and distributes documents and
visual aids; responds to info requests; prepares articles letters)
DIRECTOR OF ‘CHOICE’- Consumers for Healthy Options In Children's
Education (promotes plant-based nutrition education and meals in schools;
trains local coordinators; distributes educational materials).
Each position requires substantial applicable prior experience (or
uncommon ability to learn on the job), thorough dedication to promotion
of animal rights and a vegan lifestyle, knowledge of the issues involved,
good communication skills, and ability to work in a team setting.
We offer an unparalleled opportunity for professional growth, and
personal fulfillment, along with modest pay and housing, if needed. The
office is located in a safe and pleasant residential neighborhood of
Bethesda, MD, 20 minutes from downtown Washington.
FARM is a national organization promoting planetary survival through
plant-based eating. Our programs include the Great American Meatout,
World Farm Animals Day, National Veal Ban Action, Letters From FARM,
CHOICE, Industry Watch, and occasionally, a national convention like
ANIMAL RIGHTS ‘97. We operate from the nation’s capital with the help of
a dedicated staff and a national network of local activists.
To apply, send resume and a letter noting position(s) and special
qualifications to Alex Hershaft, FARM, PO Box 30654, Bethesda, MD 20824.
To learn more about FARM, check our website at http://www.farmusa.org
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 15:56:56
From: David J Knowles
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: [CA] Biochem Pharm update
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A further bomb threat was called in to the pharmacutical plant this morning
and the plant was evacuated by police, but no further devices were found.
One plant worker noted that the fact the bombs which exploded yesterday
were planted outside the building suggested whoever did it wanted to scare,
rather than harm, plant workers.
There was speculation in this morning's Globe & Mail newspaper that the
bombs were planted by animal-rights activists, and reference was made to
the passing of bomb-making information via the internet by animal-rights
groups.( PETA was one of the groups mentioned as being involved in this.)
The Globe mentioned that the company uses mice in pre-clinical trails, but
"doesn't use any other animals." (Guess that makes it okay then).
There was also speculation that AIDS activists might have been responsible,
as a way of protesting the high cost of AIDS/HIV medication.
Trading in BioChem Pharm shares was halted yesterday following release of
the news about the bombings, but ressumed today.
Local police are refusing to say if they have any leads, and no one has yet
claimed responsiblity.
David J Knowles.
[Sources: CBC Newsworld; Globe and Mail; Vancouver Sun]
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Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 11:25:35 +0000
From: jwed
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (HK) Too close to the bone for some
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South China Morning Post - Moreover - Wednesday November 26 1997 by RUTH
MATHEWSON
Vegetarians of the world, unite. International Meatless Day dawned and
faded in obscurity yesterday, while carnivores wolfed down all manner of
flesh, from snake to crocodile.
Vegetarian Society members may have spoken with relish of their
nut-burgers, choi sum, salad and beans, but the hordes were hungering for
chicken legs and char siu.
Vegetarianism is sprouting throughout the world, says society chairman
Simon Chau Sui-cheong, and has won over the palates of six per cent of
British people and 10 per cent of the Dutch.
Yet in Hong Kong, where Buddhists, Taoists and Hindus swell meatless
eaters' ranks, devotees of the humble vegetable are estimated at a mere 1.3
per cent of the population, some 85,000 people.
Meanwhile, doctors say those who push meat off their plates entirely are
asking for trouble. Vegans - who shun milk, eggs and other animal products
- have even more difficulty in acquiring nutrients and vitamins.
Mr Chau admits Hong Kong is well behind in the vegetarian stakes but points
to the two-year-old society's membership of 1,300, the number of vegetarian
restaurants in the SAR - 110.
"Five or 10 years ago in Hong Kong, if you proclaimed yourself vegetarian
people would have thought you were nuts or ask if you're a Buddhist. But
now they look at you as if you've achieved something they want to but can't."
A survey by the society found most Hong Kong vegetarians had converted for
health or religious, rather than ethical, reasons. Last weekend, at a
banquet attended by 180 diners in Tsim Sha Tsui to celebrate International
Meatless Day, late arrivals found standing room only.
After 14 meatless years, Mr Chau says he feels terrific. His wife is 97 per
cent vegetarian (she sometimes succumbs to a hankering for fish or Chinese
sausage) and his daughter chose her 14th birthday to renounce the pleasures
of eating flesh. "I used to have sensitive, allergic conditions,
bronchitis, I coughed a lot," Mr Chau says. "Now I find myself more
energetic, my vitality is different and I've become less aggressive. I
think animals like me a lot more. Spiders crawl towards me, and fish and
cats and dogs."
Yet most Hong Kong people love nothing more than the fresh flavour of
flesh. "Hong Kong has a very bad climate for being vegetarian," Mr Chau
says. "Chinese for thousands of years have been almost vegetarians.
"My grandparents rarely had meat because they couldn't afford it. But in
the last 30 years people can afford meat and they see it as a release."
Last year Hong Kong feasted on 80,900 cattle, 2.5 million pigs and 90,140
tonnes of poultry - plus tonnes more frozen meat imports - along with
525,000 tonnes of fresh vegetables.
Chinese University endocrinologist Professor Clive Cockram uses science to
assuage carnivorous guilt: "Lean red meat is a good, nourishing source of
protein. The trouble is that if you eat a lot of it it's hard to avoid
taking in fat."
The optimum mix, he says, is 30 per cent of daily calories in the form of
fats from animals, poultry, fish and plants, he said. Anti-oxidants in meat
are thought to limit blood-vessel damage and may help fight heart disease.
Meatless Day may merely have added to the ranks of the baffled hungry,
people told to steer clear of pesticide-tainted vegetables, those warned
about fertility-sapping fish and the crowds that mobbed cake shops
yesterday and were left with the crumbs.
"Life is confusing," Professor Cockram acknowledges. "There are problems in
all directions. It's just balance."
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 12:05:55 +0800
From: bunny
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
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Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
TV Program to air in Australia December 10th 8.30pm
This may be a good program to keep in mind when exploring such
issues as Genetically Altered Soybeans carrying increased Roundup residues
Australian ABC TV 8.30pm (Check between different states for any
time zone differences)
>
> FINAL INSULT
>
> Wednesday December 10, at 8.30pm
>
> What do you do when you discover you are allergic to the
> twentieth century?
>
> Final Insult, screening on ABC TV, Wednesday December 10
> at 8.30pm, tells the stories of Eve, Michael, Diana and
> Julie who all have one thing in common, they suffer from
> Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (or MCS). A newly
> recognised environmental illness, MCS has profound
> implications for anyone concerned about their health and
> the health of their family.
>
> MCS is the subject of intense controversy in the medical
> community because there is as yet no recognised pathology
> test for diagnoses. Yet people all over the world have
> discovered that chemical substances in car exhaust,
> perfumes, cleaning agents and a host of other products
> can leave them debilitated. Symptoms include fatigue,
> migraine, arthritic pain, respiratory problems, heart
> palpitations, nausea and diarrhoea. Some MCS sufferers
> can experience collapse and unconsciousness.
>
> Medical practitioners interviewed in Final Insult argue
> that we are all at risk from chemicals in our air, food
> and water and that many chronic functional diseases, like
> asthma, migraine, chronic fatigue and arthritis, are
> linked to environmental causes.
>
> While there is still debate in the medical community
> about the cause of MCS, a recent court case in the US
> awarded $4.2 million in damages against a carpet
> manufacturer whose carpet was deemed responsible for
> causing chronic asthma.
>
> Final Insult explores how four ordinary Australians come
> to terms with MCS. Using candid interviews and slice of
> life vignettes they reveal how their lives have been
> dramatically transformed. Writer/Director Ivan Hexter
> summed up the insight Final Insult provides into the
> state of our environment.
>
> "I used to believe that the many chemical
> substances that are part of our modern lives were
> fairly safe. I now believe that there is
> compelling evidence to show that this is not the
> case. Much of that evidence is contained in the
> film. I believe it should be watched by everyone
> who has an interest in the health and well-being
> of their families, both now and for the future."
>
> Final Insult is an Open Channel Productions Ltd. & With
> Direction Pty Ltd. production, produced by John Moore and
> written and directed by Ivan Hexter.
>
> Final Insult is followed by an half hour debate with
> moderator Norman Swan. On the panel: Claudia Miller, a
> leading advocate for careful research in a specially
> controlled hospital environment; Mark Donohoe, BS, MB,
> working in priovate practice as a Consultant Specialist
> in Clinial Immunology, generally considered to be the
> most knowledgeable and articulate spokesperson on MCS;
> Robert Loblay, MB, BS, PhD, FRACP, a senior lectuer in
> Immunology, University of Sydney, and Director, Allergy
> Service, Department of Clinical Immunology, Royal Prince
> Alfred Hospital; David Sutherland, MB, BS, Clinical
> Researcher at Newcastle University.
>
>
> For further information:
> Lisa Wheildon
> ABC TV Publicity
> (03) 9524 2822
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Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 20:08:28
From: David J Knowles
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: [UK] Anti-hunting vow by Labour
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Thursday, November 27th, 1997
Anti-hunting vow by Labour
By Charles Clover and Hugh Muir
LABOUR has assured the head of an anti-hunting group that gave the party
more than £1 million last year that the Government will provide further
opportunities to ban the sport if the current private member's Bill fails.
Nick Brown, the Government's chief whip, confirmed last night that he had
met Brian Davies, head of the Political Animal Lobby, the body that donated
the sum to Labour, at a Westminster reception recently.
They discussed prospects of a hunting ban beyond Michael Foster's Bill,
which has its second reading tomorrow. Mr Brown said that Mr Davies was
afraid that the Labour party was retreating on its manifesto commitment to
offer a free vote on the abolition of hunting.
Mr Brown told him that the Government would not be granting Government time
to Michael Foster's Bill, or any other private member's Bill, as it would
take up time that was needed for its own legislative programme.
However, said Mr Brown, the Government would introduce a Bill to amend the
criminal law at some time during the present Parliament and at that point
those in favour of the abolition of hunting would be free to table an
amendment to that effect. Mr Brown said his view was that this would amount
to a free vote.
Mr Foster's Bill is expected to gain a majority of at least 200 at Second
Reading before being killed off by filibustering.
Mr Brown said of Mr Davies: "I've met him just the once. He was with his
wife. He was good company. He was telling me off for backsliding. I didn't
know he was a major donor to the Labour party."
© Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.
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Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 20:15:19
From: David J Knowles
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: [UK] Hunt Bill supporters to publish MPs' 'roll of shame'
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Thursday, November 27th, 1997
Hunt Bill supporters to publish MPs' 'roll of shame'
By Hugh Muir
ANTI-hunt campaigners will seek to expose MPs who vote against Michael
Foster's Wild Mammals (Hunting With Dogs Bill) in the Commons tomorrow.
On the eve of the vote, abolitionists are engaged in intensive
parliamentary lobbying to ensure that MPs who have voiced their support do
not waver. They say public opposition to hunting is such that MPs who
oppose the measure will be defying the wishes of their
constituents.
A series of advertisements is expected to be placed on Sunday, naming those
MPs who supported the Bill and those who did not. Cindy Milburn, of the
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), one of the groups at the
forefront of the anti-hunting camapaign, said: "We will confront them with
the views of the people who voted for them. We are aware that some MPs will
not be present at the vote and where they have a very good reason for not
being there, they will not be targeted.
We will want to talk to those MPs who haven't voted for the Bill to find
out what their reasons are. Some may just have chosen to support hunting
through thick and thin while others may not have fully grasped the issues."
However, Ms Milburn said that the response from most MPs had been
supportive: "We are very optimistic but not complacent. We have set out our
case and people have been able to compare it with the claims of the
pro-hunters."
The abolitionists cite a clutch of opinion polls which would indicate that
their portrayal of hunting as a cruel anachronism has struck a chord with
the public.
They also claim that July's Countryside Rally, when 120,000 protesters met
in Hyde Park, backfired on their opponents. They admit that the event
raised the profile of hunting but say this merely reinforced the public's
abhorrence of it.
Opinion polls after the rally showed a substantial majority still supported
a ban on hunting. One conducted by Gallup for TheTelegraph in August found
80 per cent opposed hunting and 60 per cent supported a prohibitive Bill.
While most of the best known animal rights groups have been involved in the
campaign, the thrust has been provided by IFAW, the RSPCA and the League
Against Cruel Sports, which have worked together as the Campaign for the
Protection of the Hunted Animal.
Though reports that the grouping was operating with a £5 million "war
chest" have been denied, it has had access to hundreds of thousands of
pounds. The RSPCA is the biggest charity in the country and IFAW, through
its reliance on direct mail fund-raising, is able to raise large sums.
The abolitionists' focus is now firmly on Westminster, where a fleet of 20
taxis bearing anti-hunting messages took to the roads yesterday, and a
barge laden with campaign information and decorated with cardboard figures
of foxhunters sailed close to Parliament.
Already, almost 100 MPs have given firm pledges to the World Society for
the Protection of Animals that they will vote for the Bill. Tonight, the
campaign will culminate with a Commons reception to be attended by "well
known celebrities" whose identities are a closely-guarded secret. Bob
Worcester, of MORI, will also address the meeting with a presentation of
opinion poll data collected since the summer.
This apparently low-key end to the campaign reflects the belief of the main
abolitionist groups that the animal rights movement has entered a new era
of modern, scientific campaigning and that the pro-hunters have been left
behind.
The Mainstream groups have emphasised that they will not beinvolved in
rowdy demonstrations, pickets, or catcalling from the public gallery. They
believe that adopting this stance will make pro-hunters seem shambolic and
desperate.
They cannot, however, dictate to groups such as the National Anti-Hunting
Campaign, whose supporters will observe the vote from the Commons gallery,
and activists from London Animal Action, who will protest outside.
The Hunt Saboteurs' Association appears to be taking the same approach as
the mainstream groups. Save for a limited turn-out in Leicester, where
seven packs plan to stage a symbolic meeting this morning, it has no plans
for further action.
Paul Gammon, the HSA spokesman, said that even if hunting were abolished,
its members would remain vigilant because the sport might go underground.
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More Jobs Threatened in Britain Due to Beef Crisis
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26-NOV-97
BRUSSELS, Nov 26 (Reuters) - More jobs are under threat in Britain's animal
feed industry as the lingering beef crisis takes it toll on processors and
forces mills to shut down, a leading British grain firm said on Wednesday.
The discovery in March 1996 of a possible danger to humans from mad cow
disease wiped out 14.5 percent of the demand for processed animal feed in
the 12 months to June 1997 and further declines are on the way, Sotiris
Papasolomontos, technical and marketing director of Dalgety Plc , said.
The decline has exacerbated waning demand for beef as consumers become more
health conscious and threatens an industry already lumbered with
overcapacity. The main ingredient in blended or compound animal feed is
grain.
``This change has inevitably led to mill closures and, of course, loss of
profitability affecting the whole industry,'' Papasolomontos told a grain
conference.
``Overcapacity still exists within the industry and undoubtedly further
mill closures and rationalisation are inevitable,'' he said.
He gave no figures for the number of plants and jobs at risk in the
industry, which enjoyed a 4.2 million-tonne annual market worth 147 million
pounds in the year before the beef crisis.
But Dalgety's new chief executive, Ken Hanna, said in mid-September the
company expected to shed 200 jobs in its agricultural supplies division as
it takes further steps to reduce costs and capacity with demand for cattle
feed plummeting. The division made a trading loss of 200,000 pounds in
1996/97 on sales of 1.24 billion pounds.
Papasolomontos said demand from livestock producers for compound feed was
likely to fall 7.5 percent in the 12 months to June 1998. That would bring
the two-year decline to 22 percent, resulting in a market of 3.32 million
tonnes.
``Some 880,000 tonnes taken out of a market place that was already
oversupplied put a further squeeze on margins as compounders tried to
maintain market share,'' he said.
A decline in the number of dairy herds is set to increase the pressure,
with 10,000 British farmers expected to get out of the dairy business
between now and the next century.
Problems for British feed suppliers are mirrored in the Netherlands where
an outbreak of highly contaagious swine fever has led to the slaughter of
millions of pigs and widespread job losses at animal feed factories.
Papasolomontos said however there would be new opportunities for suppliers
willing to trace and identify the exact origin of each ingredient they
sell, due to a separate public health campaign over genetically modified
grain.
He was speaking in Brussels as the European Commission prepared to announce
new procedures for regulating the newly developed type of grain that has
provoked uproar among ecologists and some consumer groups.
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 23:34:58 -0500
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Subject: (US) Geese Get Reprieve
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26-NOV-97
Geese Get Reprieve (MINNEAPOLIS) -- There's a reprieve for a group of
Canada geese in the Twin Cities that were headed for slaughter before they
became the focus of an animal rights campaign. The U-S Fish and Wildlife
Service has now issued a permit to the American Humane Society to relocate
the birds to a Native American reservation in Oklahoma. Steve Wilds of the
U-S Fish and Wildlife migratory bird division says the birds won't be able
to fly back. Their wings have been clipped.
Wilds says the birds will be moved December fourth. Animal rights activists
had fought the Minnesota D-N-R over the fate of the birds. The D-N-R
rounded up the geese near Twin Cities International Airport this past
summer because of interference with planes.
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