AR-NEWS Digest 534

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) [UK] Six kittens spark security alert inside nuclear plant
     by David J Knowles 
  2) [CA] Species protection put under the gun 
     by David J Knowles 
  3) [CA]How to whip your bones into shape 
     by David J Knowles 
  4) (CN) Meat congress claimed most effective in history 
     by jwed  (by way of Vegetarian Resource Center )
  5) New Zealand to import deadly rabbit virus
     by bunny 
  6) (US) States Worried About Dead Fish
     by allen schubert 
  7) (TW) Fighting for legislation for animals
     by Vadivu Govind 
  8) (TW) Dogs popular companion animals in Taipei
     by Vadivu Govind 
  9) RFI: Jane Goodall to visit Taiwan 
     by Vadivu Govind 
 10) Activists slam `export' of bullfighting to Asia
     by Vadivu Govind 
 11) (TW) Hog disease on Taipei farm
     by Vadivu Govind 
 12) (CA) Event: "Food Pets Die For" - Vancouver
     by j_abbott@portal.ca (Jennifer Abbott)
 13) Dallas:  Neiman Marcus anti-fur action
     by BanFurNow@aol.com
 14) Barry Horne Mailout.
     by "Miggi" 
 15) Procter & Gamble shareholders' meeting
     by In Defense of Animals 
 16) Carson and Barnes- activist alert
     by In Defense of Animals 
 17) Vigil for Heather
     by Debbie Leahy 
 18) Tear Victory
     by "Nancy Gomez" 
 19) Dallas Victory for dolphins
     by BanFurNow@aol.com
 20) (DE/UK) Meat-Eating Kohl Tells McCartney Let it Be
     by allen schubert 
 21) (DE/UK) Ex-Beatle Grossed out by Kohl's Meaty Cuisine
     by allen schubert 
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 20:28:38
From: David J Knowles 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: [UK] Six kittens spark security alert inside nuclear plant
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Friday, September 26th, 1997

Six kittens spark security alert inside nuclear plant
By Richard Savill 

SIX black kittens started an investigation at Dounreay nuclear plant, one
of the most secure establishments in Britain.

Although the plant is surrounded by 12ft barbed wire fences and is
patrolled 24 hours a day by armed policemen, the three-week-old kittens
managed to find a way on to the site undetected.

Michelle Mason, a personal assistant, heard a shrill miaowing coming from
beneath a metal trapdoor in a wooden floor next to the steam room, which
supplies heating to the many buildings on the site. Workers lifted the
hatch and found the kittens nesting in the warmth.

The only animals allowed on the site are police dogs and it was the first
time in Dounreay's 40-year history that anyone could recall pets being
found within the Highlands complex.

"The whole thing is a mystery," Miss Mason said. "It is possible the
kittens got in through a rabbit hole. That is the only explanation. The
search is on for the mother who we think is wild."

She added: "I couldn't believe it at first when the kittens were
discovered. It's not the sort of thing you expect to find here. I think
they chose to make their home in the steam room because it is so warm. They
were huddled together."

Scientific staff, wearing gloves and using a Geiger counter, tested the
kittens for radiation and they were found to be healthy. Later all six
kittens were taken to the nearby Scottish Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals welfare centre where they were being bottle-fed by staff.

Andrew Brown, SSPCA inspector for Caithness, said the kittens appeared to
be perfectly healthy. "We are asking Dounreay staff to keep an eye out for
their mother as they are really too young to be weaned. If she does not
turn up, our staff will continue to hand- rear them."

Jimmy Gunn, the animal welfare centre manager, said: "I have been up around
the clock feeding them by hand. Because they are without their mother, they
have to be looked after all the time."

He did not expect a problem finding good homes for the kittens. "We have
had a number of inquiries from the staff at Dounreay," he said. "I think
the kittens must have made quite an impression on them."

© Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.

Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 20:43:48
From: David J Knowles 
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Subject: [CA] Species protection put under the gun 
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>From The Globe & Mail - Thursday, September 25th, 1997

Species protection put under the gun 

Advocates fear weakened federal law 
Thursday, September 25, 1997
By Anne McIlroy 
Parliamentary Bureau 

OTTAWA - The provinces are pressing the federal government to remove
protection for grizzly bears and other animals that cross international
borders from its proposed endangered-species act.

The bill died on the order paper when Parliament was dissolved last spring
for an election, but during the campaign the Liberals said they were
committed to resurrecting it.

The bill was the result of a truce in a turf war between Ottawa and the
provinces that was reached a year ago at a meeting of federal and
provincial ministers.

They are to meet again next week, and environmentalists say they fear
federal Environment Minister Christine Stewart is about to cave in to the
provinces' demands and weaken legislation that has been more than two years
in the making.

The United States has had endangered-species legislation for almost 25
years, and Mexico also has a tough law in place.

"Without the protection of international species, the legislation would be
so toothless it would hardly be worth supporting," said Sarah Dover,
campaign director of the Canadian Endangered Species Coalition.

Ms. Stewart's predecessor in the portfolio, Sergio Marchi, was adamant that
the bill would protect species that cross borders, and he said after last
year's meeting that the provinces had accepted the idea.

But Daniel Brock, a spokesman for Ms. Stewart, would not make the same
declaration. The minister is listening to her provincial counterparts and
is "open to reintroducing legislation to reflect those concerns," he said,
before correcting himself and adding, "some of those concerns."

There is no timetable for introducing legislation, he said. Despite
promising it in the Throne Speech in 1996, the Liberals made no mention of
the bill on Tuesday when they laid out their agenda. The new Speech from
the Throne stressed partnership with the provinces.

The bill would apply to about 40 per cent of the 276 species at risk in
Canada, including 44 birds protected under the Migratory Bird Convention
Act and about 60 fish.

Most of the other species would fall under provincial protection. Last year
the provinces signed an accord to introduce complementary legislation if it
were necessary.

Environmentalists say species that cross international borders, including
monarch butterflies, would not be protected under that arrangement. Most
animal migration in Canada is north-south, not east-west, they say.

A letter from the provincial ministers sent to the federal minister before
the election in June said that the provision protecting species that cross
international borders is an unwarranted duplication of measures under
provincial jurisdiction.

Michael Evans, a spokesman for the Alberta Environment Ministry, said the
provinces are still pushing to have the provision removed. They also want
to delete sections that would allow citizens to help enforce the act, and
they want more say on who would sit on a scientific committee to decide
which species need protection.

The proposed bill has been criticized because it would not require the
federal government to protect any of the woodlands, swamps or forests where
endangered species make their homes. This would be a key weakness,
according to environmentalists, because loss of habitat is believed to be
the reason 80 per cent of endangered species have reached the list.

And now, after more than two years of battles, environmentalists say the
government may be prepared to weaken the legislation even more.

"The question is: Is there political will to prevent the extinction of the
grizzly, the swift fox, the eastern cougar?" Ms. Dover asked.

Copyright © 1997, The Globe and Mail Company
All rights reserved.

Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 20:57:39
From: David J Knowles 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: [CA]How to whip your bones into shape 
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>From The Globe & Mail 

Middle Kingdom 

How and why things happen Body Works 

Health and Fitness 

How to whip your bones into shape 

Wednesday, September 24, 1997
By Wallace Immen 
Medical Reporter 

MOST Canadians aren't getting enough calcium every day, either in what they
eat or from supplements, to keep their skeletons strong. Unfortunately,
advice on "boning up" often includes so many conflicts that most people
just don't bother, sometimes with disastrous results.

Calcium is essential to keep muscles, nerves and glands functioning. If the
body isn't getting enough from food, it begins to steal from the kilogram
or so of calcium stored in the bones. That, over time, can severely weaken
the skeleton. The condition is known as osteoporosis, 
and every year it causes Canadians more than 75,000 debilitating fractures,
requiring nearly $2-billion worth of medical care.

Consume enough calcium and many of those fractures could be prevented,
according to a U.S. Institute of Medicine review that Health Canada may use
to set new recommended daily levels. For teens whose bones are growing,
that means 1,200 milligrams a day, with the figure dipping to 1,000 mg for
young adults and rising again to 1,300 mg for anyone over 
50. That's the age when people are most prone to bone loss and,
unfortunately, when the body becomes less efficient at absorbing calcium.

And what can we do about all this? Start by identifying foods that are good
sources of the mineral. Most people associate calcium with milk and other
dairy products, but after that things get very fuzzy, says Dr. Robert
Josse, chief of endocrinology at St. Michael's Hospital in 
Toronto.

Each serving of dairy food -- equal to one eight-ounce cup of milk (skim or
whole), yogurt or cottage cheese, or 1.5 ounces of cheese -- contains about
300 milligrams. Canadians eat on average 1.6 cups of dairy food a day and
could easily boost that 450 mg of calcium by adding more to their diets.

However, leafy greens are a surprisingly good source, containing up to 200
mg a cup, while other vegetables and fruits can contribute up to 50 mg a
cup. Grains aren't particularly high in calcium, but the 25 mg in a slice
of bread or a cup of rice should be included in any calculation.

Diet books often warn ominously that it is hard to absorb calcium from
foods that contain oxalic acid, such as spinach, kale and sweet potatoes.
Similarly, beans, seeds and nuts offer about 50 mg a serving, but also
contain phytic acid, which can be a calcium inhibitor. 
According to Dr. Josse, however, the inhibiting effect isn't a major
concern as long as you regularly eat a variety of vegetables. Tofu and
other soybean products are among the best sources (up to 175 mg a cup)
despite containing phytic acid.

Studies have shown that vegetarians eat many foods containing these
"inhibitors," but may absorb more calcium than carnivores because protein
from meat can flush calcium out through the kidneys. In fact, vegetarians
over 50 have been found to have on average higher bone mass than "omnivores."

Other persistent notions involve coffee and magnesium. It's true that
caffeine lowers calcium retention and has been associated with increased
risk of hip fracture in women. But research has found the effect is
significant only for women whose calcium intake is less than 800 mg a day.

And magnesium supplements aren't really needed to help absorb calcium. Most
people, Dr. Josse says, have enough of it in the diets already.

The ability of the intestines to absorb calcium depends on vitamin D, one
of the reasons that milk is regularly fortified with it. However, the
report didn't find evidence that Canadians are lacking in D, which the body
can manufacture from exposure to sunlight.

If your calcium intake falls short of that recommended for your age, the
Osteoporosis Society of Canada suggests that taking supplements may be
prudent. Studies on animals show that all forms are absorbed equally well
as long as they are properly dissolved. So take your supplements at
mealtime and in dosages of 500 mg or less -- beyond that, the absorption 
rate drops.

Dr. Josse says that calcium carbonate not only has the most calcium by
weight (about 40 per cent), it's also by far the least expensive source.
However, the hard pill form may fail to dissolve completely in the stomach,
particularly if someone has low levels of gastric acid. Other options
include products designed to dissolve in water and chewable antacids, such
as Tums and Rolaids.

Easier absorption is the hallmark of calcium citrate and calcium lactate,
but their calcium content is lower, with calcium gluconate at the bottom,
containing only 9 per cent by weight.

Also touted as a bone-builder is a compound called microcrystaline
hydroxyapatite (made from ground bones), but Dr. Josse says there are no
reliable studies to show that it works.

Of course, you can get too much calcium, which increases the risk of
developing kidney stones (only if you are predisposed to them), an abnormal
heartbeat and a decline in kidney function. The U.S. report sets 2,500 mg
as the maximum for all ages, noting that less than 5 per cent of the
population comes anywhere close to that level.


 A breakdown by age of the daily calcium intake recommended by the U.S.
Institute of Medicine, plus Health Canada's content estimates for several
calcium-rich foods.

 0 to 6 months                         210 milligrams
 7-12 months                           270 milligrams
 1 to 3 years                             500 milligrams
 4 to 8 years                             800 milligrams
 9 to 18 years                        1,300 milligrams
 19 to 50 years                      1,000 milligrams
 51 and up                             1,200 milligrams
         
 Source                                                    Serving
Calcium/
                                                                      size
      serving
 Milk - whole, 2%, 1%, skim                    250 ml      315 mg
 Cheese - cheddar, Edam, Gouda          50 g         353 mg
 Cheese - cottage, creamed                  125 ml         87 mg
 Yogurt                                                        175 ml
292 mg
 Almonds                                                   125 ml       200 mg
 Baked beans                                           250 ml       163 mg
 Canned fish (eaten with bones)          213 g          242 mg







Wallace Immen contributes to Body Works on alternate Wednesdays. Middle
Kingdom invites your comments and suggestions. You may reach us by
telephone 1-800-461-3298 (toll-free), 1-416-585-5168 (local) and
1-416-585-5085 (fax). Letters should be sent c/o The Globe and Mail, 444
Front St. W., Toronto, Ont., M5V 2S9, and our E-mail address is 
MidKing@GlobeAndMail.ca.

Copyright © 1997, The Globe and Mail Company
All rights reserved.

Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 00:32:39 -0400
From: jwed  (by way of Vegetarian Resource Center )
To: AR-News@Envirolink.Org
Subject: (CN) Meat congress claimed most effective in history 
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China Daily 26th September 1997.

THE 11th World Meat Congress concluded yesterday in Beijing, with H
Christian Oberst, president of the International Meat Secretariat, claiming
it the most successful meeting it has ever had. 

The concluding session yesterday highlighted such vital issues as
sustainable meat production and ensuring meat safety while seeking better
consumer satisfaction. 

The delegates agreed these are vital questions for the next century, both
for people's quality of life and for saving the environment. 

"It is time for the whole world to get realistic about meat," Dennis T
Avery, a delegate from the United States, said yesterday. 

"The trend toward increased meat consumption is now too well established to
treat casually and it is too big a threat to the world's wildlands --
unless we start moving now to satisfy the rising global meat demand in a
responsible and global way." 

Fundamentally, the delegates said, the world must do more high-yield
agricultural research, increase per-hectare output instead of plowing down
wildlands for low-yield crops and livestock, and must remove the farm trade
barriers. 

The pattern of meat consumption is changing dramatically worldwide and as
many countries around the world experience growth in their disposable
incomes, their demand for meat grows, and so does their concern about food
safety, the delegates said. 

They called for greater attention to be paid to food safety regulations and
standards worldwide as a front-line defence against unsafe foodstuff. 

"For consumers, safety is before the price, taste and the appearances of
products," said Marion Guillou, director general of food with the French
Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Fishing. "It is a legitimate demand,
and it is up to the public powers to make necessary arrangements in the
matter." 

She said new elements used in livestock breeding and meat processing have
engendered the appearance of new food risks such as microbiological
contamination and chemical pollution. 

"The challenge for national and international policy makers is therefore
two-fold," said Lord Plumb of Coleshill, member of the European Parliament.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date: 09/26/97
Author: Ma Zhiping
Copyright© by China Daily 








Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 16:18:14 +0800
From: bunny 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: New Zealand to import deadly rabbit virus
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Evening Standard 
New Zealand 26/9/97

New Zealand is set to import the deadly rabbit calicivirus
disease from Australia for scientific research, Trade minister
Lockwood Smith said yesterday.
In Canberra, Dr Smith said RCD had already been illegally
introduced into New Zealand, presumably from Australia, 
and proved highly effective in killing rabbits.
Possession of the virus and spreading it had now been legalised,
he said, and farmers were being advised on how to mix it and use
it more effectively. "At this stage, we'll probably bring the 
Australian form of the virus in for scientfic research work," he said.
"It seems that, in New Zealand, we have an effective version
of the strain. And consequently, the best thing to do seems
to be to spread it."
Dr Smith was speaking after trade talks with Australia's Trade
Minister Tim Fisher.
RCD was released in Australia after the virus broke out of its
field control station on a South Australian island. the disease
causes blood clots in major organs, which block the rabbits
blood vessels and cause death from heart and respiratory failure.



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

Email>  rabbit@wantree.com.au

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

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Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 08:11:51 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) States Worried About Dead Fish
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from AP Wire page:
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 09/26/1997 01:42 EST

 States Worried About Dead Fish

 By CURT ANDERSON
 AP Farm Writer

 WASHINGTON (AP) -- To Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening, the fish killed by
 toxic microbes in Chesapeake Bay tributaries are like the canaries once
 used by coal miners to warn against deadly gas.

 ``Our fish are dying in the same way to tell us that we have a very
 serious problem with our environment,'' Glendening told a House committee
 Thursday. ``Something is clearly triggering this outbreak.''

 Glendening, a Democrat, and a top Virginia state official urged Congress
 to appropriate more federal money for research into what caused the
 appearance in mid-Atlantic waterways of toxic pfiesteria, which is
 responsible for some reported human ailments.

 ``We are working in a near void of science when it comes to pfiesteria
 and human health,'' said Virginia Health Commissioner Randolph Gordon.
 ``The best way to protect everyone from this potential threat is by,
 first and foremost, commitment to the best science.''

 Glendening closed three Eastern Shore rivers after the toxic form of
 Pfiesteria piscicida appeared last month. It sickened or killed fish and
 possibly caused illness in 27 people who came in contact with the water.
 Millions of fish were killed two years ago in eastern North Carolina
 rivers by pfiesteria.

 Virginia also has found fish with pfiesteria-like lesions but has not
 closed any rivers or assumed there is a link between the microbe and
 human illnesses.

 Congress has approved $7 million for the federal Centers for Disease
 Control and Prevention for research and to develop a health response to
 pfiesteria.

 Several House members said they expected another $3 million to be
 appropriated this year for additional federal research. A bipartisan
 group of senators introduced a measure Thursday aimed at coordinating the
 research and providing grants for similar work at universities.

 Although the link has not been proven, Glendening repeated Thursday that
 nutrient-rich runoff from the numerous chicken farms near the rivers is
 likely to blame for the microbe's rise. In North Carolina, scientists
 believe big hog operations played a role.

 ``The problem in the water clearly started on the land,'' Glendening told
 a subcommittee of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee.

 Because of the attention focused on agriculture, some lawmakers are
 calling for tougher Clean Water Act standards on farm runoff. Most
 programs aimed at controlling use of manure and other fertilizers are now
 voluntary; these substances introduce high levels of nitrogen and
 phosphorous into waterways that can make unwanted organisms grow out of
 control.

 ``We've got to reduce the nutrient levels in the water,'' Glendening
 said.

 Although this would likely mean higher costs to farmers, one leading
 farm-state senator introduced legislation Thursday to set new national
 standards for managing manure from large-scale livestock and poultry
 operations.

 Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, said the larger operations would have to submit
 a plan for approval by the Agriculture Department detailing how they
 would collect, store and use animal wastes. There would be certain
 thresholds for use of manure that could not be exceeded, and polluters
 could be fined $50,000 per violation per day.

 ``We are still learning about the far-reaching effects of animal waste
 that gets into our waters,'' Harkin said. ``National standards for animal
 waste are necessary because this is a national issue.''

Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 21:42:48 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (TW) Fighting for legislation for animals
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>>CNA Daily English News Wire
ACTIVISTS PRESS FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS LEGISLATION 

Taipei, Sept. 25 (CNA) Representatives from 10 organizations dedicated to
promoting the well-being of animals visited the Legislative Yuan on Thursday
to push for legislation to provide for the protection of animal rights. 

The representatives presented a petition to the whips of the three major
political parties calling for early passage of a draft animal protection
bill pending legislative approval. 

The petition was signed by 66,164 animal lovers from all over the island.
The signatures were collected via an islandwide campaign conducted jointly
by the 10 groups between June and September this year. 

The representatives also presented a similar petition to the Council of
Agriculture (COA).  COA Vice Chairman Lin Shiang-nung said after receiving
the petition that the passage of legislation to protect animal rights will
be another sign that the Republic of China has joined the ranks of the
advanced nations. Fifty-three countries around the world have already
enacted animal protection laws. 

Under the terms of the COA-drafted animal protection bill, raising, breeding
and trading in pet animals will be regulated. The bill will also impose
humanitarian regulations on the slaughter of livestock and place
restrictions on the use of laboratory animals for experimentation. 

The animal rights activists have also demanded legislation to ban the use of
animals as a gambling device. 

Legislative caucus heads of the ruling Kuomintang and the opposition
Democratic Progressive Party and the New Party all promised to complete
screening of the new law before the current session of the legislature ends
in late January. (By Sofia Wu) 

Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 21:42:55 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (TW) Dogs popular companion animals in Taipei
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>>CNA Daily English News Wire
CANINES ARE NUMBER ONE PETS IN TAIPEI 


Taipei, Sept. 23 (CNA) Dogs are currently the most popular pets in Taiwan,
with most owners considering them "companions" rather than "belongings,"
results of a public opinion poll released on Tuesday show. 

The pet survey report, the first of its kind in Taiwan, was conducted by
Yang Heng-lin, MD, from National Taiwan University Veterinary Hospital, who
found that 83.1 percent of the Taipei
households which keep domestic animals have dogs as pets. 

The poll found that about 42.2 percent, or 335,000, householders in Taipei
keep pets in their
homes. 

The figure suggests that people living in metropolitan areas like Taipei are
feeling increasingly isolated
and lonely. Keeping a pet is one way to combat this loneliness, Dr. Yang noted. 

Birds are the No. 2 choice for pets, accounting for about 14.7 percent of
those surveyed, followed
by mice (10.4 percent), cats (9.1 percent) and rabbits (1.3 percent), the
poll found. 

Fish were not included in Yang's survey, which can be considered Taipei's
first pet census, "because
the fish population was too difficult to count," she said. 

Companionship is the top reason behind pet owners' motives for keeping an
animal, followed by
"guard duty" and simply as a means of passing the time, Yang noted. 

Most owners said they consider their pets more as friends or even family
members than just animals
or personal belongings. (By Debbie Kuo) 

Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 21:42:41 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: RFI: Jane Goodall to visit Taiwan 
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Can anyone who knows how to, please reach her as soon as possible and let
her in on the problem of the burning forests in Indonesia now (if she's not
aware)? If she's in the region, she might be able to give more exposure to
the issue of the wildlife affected.

-Vadivu

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>>CNA Daily English News Wire
`MOTHER OF CHIMPANZEES' TO VISIT TAIWAN 

Taipei, Sept. 25 (CNA) Renowned British primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall will
arrive in Taiwan on Sunday for a seven-day visit as part of efforts to
promote global research and conservation of wildlife. 

Goodall, 63, dubbed the "Mother of Chimpanzees," has achieved fame for her
35-years of devoted research into chimpanzees. Her last visit to Taiwan was
in October of last year, when she delivered a series of lectures in which
she described her work and emphasized the need for worldwide conservation
efforts. 

While in Taiwan, Goodall will meet with President Lee Teng-hui, deliver
speeches to senior high school students and attend a book signing to promote
her new book "In the Shadow of Man." She will also travel with Vice
President Lien Chan to Kenting National Park in southern Taiwan to gain
adeeper understanding of Taiwan's efforts at wildlife conservation. 

In addition, a banquet will be held on October 1 to raise funds for the
establishment of a local branch of the International Goodall Education and
Conservation Association. 

In 1957, when Goodall was 23, she traveled to Kenya to begin what was to
become a life-time of research into chimpanzees, research which has earned
her a reputation as one of the world's three leading primatologists. (By Lin
Wen-fen) 

Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 21:43:00 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Activists slam `export' of bullfighting to Asia
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>Hong Kong Standard
26 Sept 97
Activists slam `export' of bullfighting to Asia

By Maureen Pao 

AS enthusiasm for bullfighting wanes in the countries where it originated,
purveyors of the sport may
look to Asia as a new market, anti-bullfighting activists warn. 

Vicki Moore, an international campaigner from Britain, said: ``It is a
decadent and ugly thing, and
that's why it is abhorrent that it is being exported to Asia. It is not part
of Asian culture.'' 

Ms Moore will join animal welfare activists in Macau tomorrow to protest
against the second staging
of bullfights there. 

She said if cattle-breeding farms were established in the region,
bullfighting could spread throughout
Asia. 

But it would stand little chance of taking root if bulls had to be imported
by air because of prohibitive
costs. An effort to export bullfighting to Kazakhstan was scuttled by sheer
logistics, she said. 

Meanwhile, Ms Moore said, more than 95 per cent of Spaniards in Catalonia
were against the
sport, while 70 per cent of the total Spanish population was totally
indifferent. Four cities in Spain
now forbade the sport entirely. 

Steven Lewis, local coordinator of the drive against bullfighting organised
by the International Fundfor Animal Welfare (IFAW) and Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), said
more than 2,000 signatures from 26 countries _ including Portugal _ had been
received for a petition
condemning the sport. 

Mr Lewis conceded that the effort probably would not stop the bullfights in
Macau. But he said the
campaign was a potent weapon against the Macau tourism industry. 

``The most important impact is that Macau is already getting an
international reputation as an
extremely violent place. Now they are importing violence and cruelty as part
of what they call
`culture','' he said. 

Groups such as IFAW, the SPCA and EarthCare have joined in condemning the
sport, using a
publicity campaign that highlights cruelty to animals. 

Bullfighters use barbed harpoons to stab the animals, who have already
undergone the painful and
insanitary hacking off of their horns, injection with drugs and forced
running to tire them out. The
groups say the harpoons tear flesh and muscle and continue to do so as the
bulls move around,
causing them great pain. 

The protest will take place tomorrow, the first day of the bullfights, at
3pm outside the bullring next
to the Lisboa Hotel. 


Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 21:43:10 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (TW) Hog disease on Taipei farm
Message-ID: <199709261343.VAA23527@eastgate.cyberway.com.sg>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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>The Straits Times
13 Sept 97

HOG DISEASE: A pig plague had killed six pigs raised on a Taipei farm,
Taiwan's Council of Agriculture said. 

     The council said it was giving out vaccine to prevent the plague from
spreading. --     Bloomberg News. 

Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 09:56:26 -0800
From: j_abbott@portal.ca (Jennifer Abbott)
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (CA) Event: "Food Pets Die For" - Vancouver
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Canine Health Naturally and Friends Present an Evening with Ann Martin
Author of FOOD PETS DIE FOR: SHOCKING FACTS ABOUT PET FOOD.

Hear North America's leading expert on the subject of the safety of pet
food as she takes us through the maze of government and industry
stonewalling, denial and outright lies and goes behind the scenes of the
pet food industry.

Thursday, Oct 2, 1997  7-10 pm
Robson Square Media Centre - Judge White Theatre
Vancouver, BC
Tickets, Info and Pre-registration: $15, $20 at the door
Limited seating, register early
Phone (604)921-9311 or (604)872-2131 or pgr.(604) 293-0867


(Posted on behalf of the organizers. Please contact the above phone numbers
for more information.)




Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 13:46:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: BanFurNow@aol.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Dallas:  Neiman Marcus anti-fur action
Message-ID: <970926134407_-962186647@emout08.mail.aol.com>

For Immediate Release                            Contact:  Lydia Nichols
     September 26, 1997       Animal Liberation of Texas

                                                                 214-342-8144


MILITANT ANTI-FUR ACTIVISTS REVEAL PLANS TO DISRUPT DOWNTOWN 
DALLAS RETAILER



Dallas --  A militant animal rights group announced plans today for a
disruptive action against upscale department store Neiman Marcus.  In a
release to news media, the group Animal Liberation of Texas (ALT) declared
Neiman Marcus downtown as the site of a 2:30 p.m. protest on Saturday,
September 27, 1997.  

Activists in the past have campaigned against department stores by causing
disruptions inside the store, blocking entrances and driveways and hanging
anti-fur banners off the buildings.  Many activists have been arrested during
anti-fur protests. Confrontations with the police are expected.

"Macy's West closed their fur salons as a result of animal rights
campaigning.  Our goal is to convince Neiman Marcus to do the same" stated
ALT spokesperson Lydia Nichols.

Ms. Nichols claims that the furs at Neiman Marcus stores come from animals
that have been killed by such means as gassing, neck breaking and anal
electrocution.  Ms. Nichols went on to say "When people find out what really
happens to these animals, and that an average of forty animals have to die to
make one fur coat, then they will demand that stores such as Neiman Marcus
stop selling fur."



# # #


Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 18:50:11 +0000
From: "Miggi" 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Barry Horne Mailout.
Message-ID: <199709261748.SAA16521@serv4.vossnet.co.uk>
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BARRY CALLS OFF HUNGERSTRIKE
AFTER GOVERNMENT OFFERS TALKS

WE are pleased to reply that Barry will start taking food again at midnight
tonight (Friday 26th September). This followed a fax which was sent 
to the campaign yesterday which agreed to talks between the 
Government and three of Barry's representatives. No date is confirmed 
but the talks will take place during the week beginning Monday 
October 6th.(in 8 days time).

Earlier negotiations on the talks were stalled because the Home Office objected
to the criminal records of some of those nominated by Barry. We 
argued that the "crimes" were related to Animal Rights activities, 
and were therefore political not criminal, which officials eventually 
accepted.

ON THE WAY TO ABOLITION
-----------------------------------------
After 6 weeks on hunger strike Barry decided that this was the result he was
looking for. After ignoring the campaign for so long the Government 
is now willing to look into our grievances and talk to us directly. 
We see these talks as the 1st stage in the Government carrying out 
its pre-election pledge to eventually outlaw vivise ion.

Despite their recent denials, the Labour Party spokesperson on Animal Welfare,
Elliot Morley, did give a number of promises to campaigners about 
the outlawing of some experiments and eventually an end to all 
vivisection. "LABOUR IS COMMITED TO SEEING A REDUCTION AND AN 
EVENTUAL END TO ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS" - Elliot Morley, Dec 1996.

THE FIGHT GOES ON
-----------------------------
It is now vital that everyone involved in the campaign continues what has been a
magnificent effort. This is not the end, it is just the beginning. 
When moral gets low, as it does from time to time, think of the 
animals in the labs, and of Barry and the other prisoners who 
sacrificed their freedom for the animals. Also remember, one thing 
this campaign has shown us is that we are stronger as a movement if 
we work together. No one person or group has the answer, only by 
specialising and co-ordinating will we achieve our ultimate aim.

It was interesting to read a paragraph about Barry in the bundle of legal
documents relating to the eviction of the camp outside Huntingdon 
Research Centre:
 "The immediate background to the present situation (the camp) is a 
hunger strike presently being conducted by Barry Horne, presently in 
HMP Bristol. Mr Horne's hunger strike is at an advanced stage, and 
may continue to provoke serious incidents of harassment. Although his 
hunger strike is directed at the Government in support of a change of 
legislation concerning animal research, it is clear from the 
documentation being produced in the name of `Barry Horne Support 
Campaign' that his supporters are using his trike to direct a 
campaign of harassment against the plaintiff (HRC)"

Barry Horne Website: http://village.vossnet.co.uk/m/miggi/barry.htm
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 11:08:44 -0700
From: In Defense of Animals 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Procter & Gamble shareholders' meeting
Message-ID: 
Mime-Version: 1.0
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Please join us for a protest at Procter & Gamble's annual shareholder's
meeting on Tuesday, October 14 at 10 a.m. at P&G's headquarters in
Cincinnati. Tell P&G shareholders that we will not let up the pressure
until P&G stops testing its products on animals.

Actions will be taking place in cities across the United States and around
the world. In conjunction with our action in Cincinnati, IDA and Uncaged
(England) will kick off a global campaign agaianst Pantene (now referred to
as Paintene). Paintene is one of P&G's top selling shampoos.

Since an undercover investigator has exposed abuses inside of a P&G
contract laboratory, the truth behind P&G's animal "care" policy has been
exposed. Take this opportunity to speak out at P&G headquarters to let the
shareholders know that we will be examining EVERY animal laboratory that
P&G owns or contracts with.

If you have any questions, need directions or would like to be actively
involved, please e-mail IDA (ida@idausa.org) or contact lauren Sullivan at
(415)388-9641, ext.29


Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 11:22:48 -0700
From: In Defense of Animals 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Carson and Barnes- activist alert
Message-ID: 
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     Please join us at Blackpoint Fairgrounds (site of the Renaissance
Pleasure Fair, Marin County) in Novato, CA, on Tuesday, Sept. 30, to
protest Carson and Barnes Circus. There will be two performances: one at
4:30 and one at 7:30. We need you to arrive one hour prior to the scheduled
performance times.

     The circus is coming to town--bringing with them tortured and
mistreated animals. Elephants are chained most of their lives and carted
from town to town in eighteen wheelers with little ventilation. Tigers are
kept in small cages just big enough to turn around. Ponies, "adorned" in
sequins and ruffles, are forced to parade around for paying viewers. On
behalf of these wild, beautiful creatures, we must let the public know
about the inherent cruelty if animal circuses. THE ANIMALS NEED YOUR HELP!

     To get to Blackpoint, going North on 101, take the Vallejo/Napa
exit (hwy.37). Blackpoint is the first exit. Parking will be tight. You can
park further back from the fair along the road. Please call IDA at
(415)388-9641 if you have any questions regarding the demonstration. We
will provide signs and flyers.


Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 08:55:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: Debbie Leahy 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Vigil for Heather
Message-ID: <01IO3CKYNN4290R51W@delphi.com>
MIME-version: 1.0
Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII

                VIGIL FOR HEATHER

Illinois Animal Action is joining groups across the country that
are holding vigils for the latest casualty of the circus
industry--Heather, an 8-year-old African elephant.  Heather's
lifeless body was discovered in a hot, poorly ventilated trailer,
along with two other elephants and eight llamas.  This is at
least the third animal to die at the hands of King Royal Circus,
which has a horrible history of animal cruelty.  Help encourage
the USDA to not only revoke King Royal's license, but also to
confiscate the surviving animals so they may be placed in safe
haven.  Heather's agonizing death must be the end of King Royal's
legacy of animal cruelty.

Date:  September 30
Time:  12:30 pm to 2:00 pm
Place: 230 S. Dearborn, Chicago

Bring fresh flowers in remembrance of this tragic victim of the
"entertainment" industry.

----------------------------------------
Illinois Animal Action
P.O. Box 507
Warrenville, IL  60555
630/393-2935
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 15:34:15 -0500
From: "Nancy Gomez" 
To: , "Greg Thomisee" ,
        "Daniel Kyle Cook" ,
        "Annette Lambert" ,
        "Allison Sumrow" ,
        "Andrew West Griffin" ,
        "Brandon Aungst" ,
        "Cheryl Wichgers" ,
        "Colin Fee" ,
        "Debbie Smith" ,
        "Deborah Neuts" ,
        "Jason Mallory" ,
        "Hampton Mills" , "Jesse Wrenn" ,
        "Joel" , "Kasey Dodd" ,
        "Katie Burke" ,
        "Lara Walentine" ,
        "Laura Holland" ,
        "Melissa Hietbrink" ,
        "Michele Tadlock" ,
        "Nick Hill" ,
Subject: Tear Victory
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TEAR ANNOUNCES ANOTHER VICTORY!  THE DALLAS WORLD AQUARIUM HAS
WITHDRAWN
THEIR REQUEST TO CAPTURE AND IMPORT AMAZON RIVER DOLPHINS UNDER
DIRECT
PRESSURE FROM THE ANIMAL RIGHTS COMMUNITY!

Tear spear headed the campaign locally in support of the national campaign
against Daryl Richardson, owner of the Dallas World Aquarium.  After 4
months and approximately 10 demonstrations Tear's persistence paid off. 
This is a major victory for Tear and all the other animal rights groups
that participated in this campaign.  Tear would like to thank all of the
dedicated activists that took the time to attend demos and also in letter
writing.  Victories are had won in the animal rights community so we should
all rejoice in this slice of victory.

Texas Establishment for Animal Rights
tearmail@flash.net
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 16:53:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: BanFurNow@aol.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Dallas Victory for dolphins
Message-ID: <970926164917_1653267087@emout06.mail.aol.com>

 For Immediate Release        Local Contact:     Lydia Nichols 
  September 26, 1997                                    Animal Liberation of
     Texas                                                          214-342-81
44
                              National Contact:  Mark Berman  
                                               Earth Island Institute
     
                                   415-788-3666


     
ANIMAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS CLAIM VICTORY FOR AMAZON RIVER
DOLPHINS


     
Dallas - Activists worldwide are claiming a victory for the Amazon river
dolphins.  The Dallas World Aquarium filed for a permit with the National
Marine Fisheries Service to capture and import four Amazon river dolphins
from Venezuela to Dallas.  In a news release to the media the Dallas World
Aquarium announced that they have withdrawn the permit.

Activists worldwide have been fighting against the Dallas World Aquarium with
concerns of the impact of the wild population of the permanent removal of
these dolphins. The intentions of the Dallas World Aquarium have been
condemned internationally by such organizations as the Earth Island
Institute, the producers of the film Free Willy, and the Six Flags
Corporation.  

Organizations like Animal Liberation of Texas (ALT)  have been campaigning
against the aquarium in Dallas since April when the permit was filed.  "This
is a victory for the dolphins and for the Amazon wildlife", stated Lydia
Nichols spokesperson for ALT.   Ms. Nichols went on to say, the Dallas World
Aquarium made a good decision to abandon the permit.  Leaving the dolphins in
the wild is the best that they can contribute to the conservation of
wildlife.
     

  
# # #

Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 20:43:28 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (DE/UK) Meat-Eating Kohl Tells McCartney Let it Be
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970926204325.006fc12c@clark.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

found on CNN web page:
--------------------------------
Meat-Eating Kohl Tells McCartney Let it Be
Reuters
26-SEP-97

BONN, Germany (Reuter) - Paul McCartney tried to turn Chancellor Helmut
Kohl into a vegetarian but instead got a stomach-turning cookbook by
Germany's leading meat-eater filled with Kohl's favorite beef and pork
recipes. 

The former Beatle sent Kohl a copy of the vegetarian cookbook
``Veganissimo'' in July and urged the burly chancellor and his wife to join
Germany's 4 million vegetarians. 

But, as an exchange of letters released on Friday by the pressure group
People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) shows, Kohl was not
persuaded.  

``Cookery, like life in general, depends upon the right balance,'' he wrote
to McCartney in August, sending along a copy of a cookbook filled with
meaty dishes, ``A Culinary Tour of Germany,'' which he and his wife
Hannelore co-authored. 

The chancellor, known for his hearty appetite and weakness for stuffed
pig's stomach, said he had read with ``great interest'' the vegetarian
recipes featuring soya and tofu, but found them lacking the variety he
savors. 

``As with music, composition is the key,'' Kohl wrote to the ex-Beatle, a
longtime vegetarian. 

McCartney politely thanked Kohl for his cookbook, but said he couldn't bear
the thought of eating so much meat. 

``I am afraid it is much too full of meat dishes for our tastes, and we
can't help thinking of the unnecessary suffering that must inevitably have
taken place for these recipes to reach your plate,'' McCartney wrote in his
reply earlier this month. 

Reuters/Variety 
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 20:43:45 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (DE/UK) Ex-Beatle Grossed out by Kohl's Meaty Cuisine
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970926204343.006fc6a4@clark.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

found on CNN web page:
----------------------------------------
Ex-Beatle Grossed out by Kohl's Meaty Cuisine

AP
26-SEP-97

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) No stuffed pig's stomach please, we're British
vegetarians. 

That was the message Paul McCartney gave to Chancellor Helmut Kohl as he
returned a copy of the German leader's cookbook. 

Dismayed by the chancellor's famously carnivorous ways, an international
animal rights group got the former Beatle to send Kohl an autographed copy
of "Veganissimo," a vegetarian celebrity cookbook that includes recipes
from McCartney and his wife, Linda. 

Kohl responded by sending the McCartneys a copy of the cookbook he wrote
with his wife, Hannelore, "Culinary Excursion Through German Lands." 

The Kohls do offer vegetable dishes, such as stuffed Kohlkopf or cabbage
head in the book, but their 350 recipes are decidedly meaty. 

The chancellor's favorite, a specialty from his native region
Rhineland-Palatinate in western Germany, is sow stomach stuffed with spiced
pork. 

McCartney, a vegetarian for 20 years, wrote the Kohls a letter dated Sept.
5 that both thanked and chided them for their cookbook. 

"I am afraid it is much too full of meat dishes for our tastes, and we
can't help thinking of the unnecessary suffering that must inevitably have
taken place for these recipes to reach your plate," he wrote. 

The letter was released Friday by the German branch of the People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals. 



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