AR-NEWS Digest 493 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) 20,000 pounds of beef "recalled" by Andrew Gach 2) Drug firm settles lawsuits by Andrew Gach 3) (HK) Anger at panda plans for Expo '97 by Vadivu Govind 4) (CN) Shanghainese spend heavily on pets, even wolves by Vadivu Govind 5) [EU] France in dock for failure to guard birds by David J Knowles 6) Bull- fighting by "sa338@blues.uab.es" 7) Pork Producers' Free Literature to School Children by SDURBIN@VM.TULSA.CC.OK.US 8) Powerful Purr-suasion by SDURBIN@VM.TULSA.CC.OK.US 9) Fwd: APHIS Press Release Dog Tethering by CFOXAPI@aol.com 10) [UK] Barry Horne resumes hunger strike by "Miggi" 11) (US) Oklahoma Praire Dog Reprieve by JanaWilson@aol.com 12) Re: Form letter to Canadian Minister of Health: End primate Reseach and Breeding by Sean Thomas 13) [Fwd: Form letter to Canadian Minister of Health: End primate Reseach and Breeding] by Sean Thomas 14) [Fwd: Form letter to Canadian Minister of Health: End primate Reseach by Sean Thomas 15) Scandal at Wisconsin Primate Center by Shirley McGreal 16) Wisconsin scandal, Part 2 by Shirley McGreal 17) Wisconsin scandal, Part 3 by Shirley McGreal 18) Wisconsin scandal, Part 4 by Shirley McGreal 19) Wisconsin scandal, Part 5 by Shirley McGreal 20) Wisconsin Primate Center Scandal, Part 5 by Shirley McGreal 21) (US) Oklahoma Emergency Pet Adoption by JanaWilson@aol.com 22) the dark side... by sunless@ix.netcom.com 23) I knew i was forgetting something... by sunless@ix.netcom.com 24) Letter re. King Royal by PAWS 25) More bullfighting by "sa338@blues.uab.es" 26) Re: More bullfighting(little mistake) by "sa338@blues.uab.es" 27) Permit Application for Travelling Dolphin Show [US] by bchorush@paws.org (pawsinfo) 28) Dog Tethering Banned / Whales in Bathtubs OK? [US] by bchorush@paws.org (pawsinfo) 29) (US) APHIS Press Release JOHN CUNEO AND HAWTHORN CORPORATION FACE USDA ANIMALWELFARE CHARGES by allen schubert 30) (US) Bird Beheader Goes to Prison by allen schubert 31) (US) Americans Said To Need Calcium by allen schubert 32) (US) A List of Calcium-Rich Foods by allen schubert 33) (US) Brazil Won't Analyze Deforestation by allen schubert 34) (NZ/JP) Study: Japan Flouts Whale Meat Ban by allen schubert 35) I Congress of Medical Doctors Against Vivisection by "sa338@blues.uab.es" 36) Letter to copy re logging by jeanlee 37) (UK) Buckingham guards' bearskins face their Waterloo by allen schubert 38) (US) Steven Jobs (Apple Computer)--Vegan by allen schubert Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 21:25:34 -0700 From: Andrew Gach To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: 20,000 pounds of beef "recalled" Message-ID: <33F1373E.18FC@worldnet.att.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit E.coli threat forces meat processor to recall burgers Reuter Information Service WASHINGTON (August 12, 1997 8:52 p.m. EDT) - Meat processor Hudson Foods Co. is recalling 20,000 pounds of frozen ground beef patties nationwide because the meat may be contaminated with the potentially deadly E.coli O157:H7 bacteria, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Tuesday. It said it learned about the problem from Colorado health officials after several consumers in the state who had eaten hamburger in early July became ill. Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 21:27:51 -0700 From: Andrew Gach To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Drug firm settles lawsuits Message-ID: <33F137C6.3138@worldnet.att.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Drug company settles thyroid drug lawsuits The Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (August 12, 1997 11:58 a.m. EDT) -- A drug maker says it will pay up to $135 million to settle charges it suppressed research that threatened the sales of its prescription thyroid drug. Knoll Pharmaceutical Co. admitted no wrongdoing in the settlement it reached with attorneys for the millions of people who used the drug over its cheaper equivalents, but said it wanted to avoid a costly legal battle. As many as 8 million people who paid two to three times more for the Knoll drug Synthroid are eligible, the plaintiffs' lead attorney said Monday. The Aug. 1 settlement with Knoll, the Mount Olive-based subsidiary of BASF Corp. in Germany, follows the April release of a study that concluded that Synthroid, which controls 85 percent of the market for synthetic thyroid hormone, was no better than one brand-name and two generic equivalents. Knoll commissioned the University of California at San Francisco study by Betty Dong but disagreed with its results and considered suing to halt its publication. Dong told The Journal of the American Medical Association, which published her research in April, that the company suppressed her study for more than six years. Under the settlement, Knoll will contribute $98 million to a fund to pay plaintiffs in about 60 lawsuits filed nationwide over the past several months. The money will cover up to 5 million plaintiffs who used the drug between 1990, when Dong began her study, and Aug. 1, said Allan Kanner, an attorney coordinating the lawsuits. If more people apply for reimbursement, the company will pay up to $135 million. The settlement should translate into a $25-per-person payoff, less court costs, for Synthroid users, said Kanner. They should be reimbursed by the end of the year, he said. Synthroid is used by people whose thyroid glands have been damaged by disease or have been surgically removed. Thyroid hormones regulate metabolism. One hundred tablets of a typical daily dose costs about $28, compared with about $11 for the same amount of Levoxyl, a brand-name alternative. The settlement still needs a federal judge's approval. Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 13:03:15 +0800 (SST) From: Vadivu Govind To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (HK) Anger at panda plans for Expo '97 Message-ID: <199708130503.NAA07003@eastgate.cyberway.com.sg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >Hong Kong Standard 12 Aug 97 Anger at panda plans for Expo '97 By Lucia Palpal-latoc ORGANISERS of one of Hong Kong's biggest trade fairs have come under fire from animal rights groups for their plan to import a giant panda as the star attraction. Hong Kong Expo '97 organising committee member Irene Yim said preliminary talks with zoo managers in Beijing had already been completed. The panda, which is an endangered species, will be put on display during the four-day trade exhibition at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 19 to 22 December. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) were both angered by the organisers' plan. SPCA spokeswoman Amy Chow Tak-sum said the association would later decide on specific measures to oppose the transportation of the animal from the mainland to Hong Kong. ``Giant pandas are an endangered species and they will have to apply for a licence from the Agriculture and Fisheries Department,'' she said. ``I hope the department will carefully study the application.'' A WWF spokeswoman said it was opposing any short-term exhibition loans of giant pandas from China because it could affect their breeding program. ``Since these loans subtract potential breeding animals from the captive population, they do not form a useful part of an integrated breeding program.'' There are 90 giant pandas in captivity in China and another 12 are held in overseas zoos. WWF said there were only 1,000 giant pandas left in the wild and these were restricted to six areas in the mountains of Gansu, Shaanxi and Sichuan provinces. But Expo '97 organisers defended the promotion. ``This is just one of the attractions in the Expo,'' Ms Yim said. ``For this year, after Hong Kong's return to the motherland we think that the panda is one of the valuable animals in China. That's how we came up with the arrangement,'' she said. Ms Yim said zoo managers would have to decide on how the panda would be transported to Hong Kong and how many experts would be deployed to look after it. ``This is a problem that they have to face and that we have to agree with,'' she said, adding that in anticipation of opposition from animal rights groups, the organisers were not intending to exploit the animal. ``This is the first time that the people of Hong Kong will see a panda,'' she said. ``Of course we have to evaluate the situation. If it is too dangerous for the animal or if no experts will come, we won't do it.'' The exhibition, which is expected to attract 100,000 people over its four days, is organised by Oriental and Western Promotions, China Promotion and the Hong Kong Industry and Commerce Association. Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 13:03:21 +0800 (SST) From: Vadivu Govind To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (CN) Shanghainese spend heavily on pets, even wolves Message-ID: <199708130503.NAA07005@eastgate.cyberway.com.sg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >Hong Kong Standard 12 Aug 97 Shanghainese spend heavily on pets, even wolves SHANGHAI: The people of Shanghai, China's richest city, are spending one billion yuan (US$120 million) a year on pets that include wolves and insects, and are developing a taste for the virtual kind, Business News said on Tuesday. The market for live pets was now 10 times the size it was a decade ago, the newspaper said. Whereas 10 years ago, Shanghai people bought dogs, cats, birds and fish to raise as pets, today they bought squirrels, yellow-skinned wolves and a wide variety of insects, it said. The craze for virtual pets, or Tamagotchi, that has swept Asia had also bitten Shanghai's pet lovers, it said, without giving further details. Tamagotchi, egg-shaped Japanese electronic pet toys with a small screen showing a pet that has to be fed, cleaned and put to sleep, have taken off in China, with one Beijing department store reporting sales of 50,000 in three months. The People's Daily, the mouthpiece of the ruling Communist Party, recently said they were harmful for children. Tamagotchi are already banned in schools in Taiwan and Hong Kong. - Reuter Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 20:04:00 -0700 (PDT) From: David J Knowles To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: [EU] France in dock for failure to guard birds Message-ID: <199708131203.IAA03409@envirolink.org> >From the Electronic Telegraph - Wedneday, August 13th, 1997 France in dock for failure to guard birds By Toby Helm, EU Correspondent in Brussels=20 THE European Commission has risked ruffling the feathers of President Chirac by taking France to the European Court for failing to protect rare migrating birds on the Seine estuary. The court battle follows a long-running spat with the commission over bird conservation. At the 1995 EU summit in Madrid, M Chirac launched an attack on Jacques Santer, the commission president, for trying to limit the season during which French farmers could shoot birds. Now the commission has lodged a case in the Luxembourg court claiming France has flouted EU law by failing to protect migrating species in an important wetland site in northern France. Of particular concern to Brussels is the presence of a chemical plant on the Seine estuary which it says will lead to an "obvious deterioration of the habitat". The commission says that, under the terms of the 1979 Wild Birds directive, France should place more of the area around Le Havre and Rouen in a Special Protection Zone.The directive lists dozens of birds, including spoonbills, marsh harriers, corncrakes and avocets that breed in wetlands, and thousands of migrating waterfowl which need safe stop-over sites. A carefree attitude to bird protection is not unknown among French politicians. The late President Mitterrand and the former prime minister Alain Jupp both caused controversy by admitting a taste for ortolans, the tiny songbird regarded as a delicacy in France, but which is a protected species. =A9 Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.=20 [EU] France in dock for failure to guard birds Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 03:16:45 +0200 From: "sa338@blues.uab.es" To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Bull- fighting Message-ID: <199708131203.IAA03411@envirolink.org> ----------------------------- Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN ---- M U L T I P A R T ---- Decoded from: 7BIT ---- Part 1 ---- Lines: 14 Dear friends, I am Nuria from Spain and I bring some good news. We have achieved that 2 plazas (arenas, bull-fighting rings) are being closed! And thanks to a demonstration and a report to the police with graphical evidences condemning the terrible conditions of a plaza in lloret (near barcelona) it may be closed too very soon!!! I enclose a picture of the demonstration. 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Date: Wed, 13 Aug 97 07:56:14 UTC From: SDURBIN@VM.TULSA.CC.OK.US To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Pork Producers' Free Literature to School Children Message-ID: <199708131300.JAA08233@envirolink.org> The National Pork Producers Council is giving away free pamphlets to children containing ideas and recipes for their school lunches. Recipes include Party Ham Sandwich, Peach Ham Kabobs, Ham Tortillas, Ham Fajita Pita. Their pamphlet is called "Kids Ham It Up." To voice an opinion on this, their website is: http://www.nppc.org/ foodfun/html -- Sherrill Date: Wed, 13 Aug 97 08:06:32 UTC From: SDURBIN@VM.TULSA.CC.OK.US To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Powerful Purr-suasion Message-ID: <199708131308.JAA08659@envirolink.org> Excerpt from Family Circle: Maggie, a six-year-old tabby cat, is the Pasadena Humane Society's official "dog tester." Six days a week, it's Maggie's job to "evaluate" the feline-friendliness quotient of canines about to be adopted by families who already have a cat at home. Before the adoptees are cleared to leave the shelter, they get to meet Maggie. "What we're looking for is the dog's instantaneous reaction," says Humane Society spokeswoman Elizabeth Stelow. "If the dog shows any aggression, we advise the adopters, who also attend the session, that this is what the dog will do with their cat." Sometimes the dog is fine, but Maggie gets riled. "We pay attention to that, too," says Stelow. The best response according to Stelow? "A blase attitude on both sides." Though she's a seasoned pro, Maggie has her prejudices. They don't know why, but she really dislikes Dalmations. -- Sherrill Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 12:58:09 -0400 (EDT) From: CFOXAPI@aol.com To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Fwd: APHIS Press Release Dog Tethering Message-ID: <970813125735_309980299@emout19.mail.aol.com> --------------------- Forwarded message: From:qglenn@aphis.usda.gov (Questa Glenn) Sender:owner-press_releases@info.aphis.usda.gov To:press_releases@info.aphis.usda.gov Date: 97-08-12 22:26:37 EDT Jim Rogers (301) 734-8563 jrogers@aphis.usda.gov Jerry Redding (202) 720-6959 jredding@usda.gov USDA OUTLAWS DOG TETHERING AS A MEANS OF HOUSING WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 1997--The U.S. Department of Agriculture amendedthe Animal Welfare Act regulations today, disallowing tethering as a means of primary enclosure for dogs. "We don't believe putting a dog on a tether provides adequate housing under any circumstances," said Michael V. Dunn, USDA's assistant secretary for marketing and regulatory programs. "This change in regulations reflects concerns voiced by the public and affected industries during a series of public meetings we held in 1996," Dunn said. "As a result of that input, persons now using tethers as housing' will be in violation of the Animal Welfare Act." For further information contact Stephen Smith, staff animal health technician, AC, APHIS, Suite 6D02, 4700 River Road Unit 84, Riverdale, Md. 20737-1234, (301) 734-7833, or e-mail snsmith@aphis.usda.gov. This action is scheduled for publication in the Aug. 13 Federal Register and becomes effective on Sept. 12. # NOTE: USDA news releases, program announcements, and media advisories are available on the Internet. Access the APHIS Home Page by pointing your Web browser to http://www.aphis.usda.gov and clicking on "APHIS Press Releases." Also, anyone with an e-mail address can sign up to receive APHIS press releases automatically. Send an e-mail message to majordomo@info.aphis.usda.gov and leave the subject blank. In the message, type subscribe press_releases Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 18:36:27 +0000 From: "Miggi" To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: [UK] Barry Horne resumes hunger strike Message-ID: <199708131734.SAA23991@serv4.vossnet.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I was requested to forward the following to ar-news > ANIMAL LIBERATION FRONT SUPPORTERS GROUP > > BM 1160, LONDON, WC1N 3XX > > PRESS RELEASE > ------------- > > ANIMAL LIBERATION PRISONER RESUMES HUNGER STRIKE > ************************************************ > > Barry Horne, currently on remand in Bristol Prison, resumed his hunger > strike at midnight on Monday August 11th, because he believes the > Government has reneged on pre-election promises regarding animal > experimentation. > > BARRY HORNE SAYS THE LABOUR GOVERNMENT HAS BROKEN ITS PROMISES ABOUT > VIVISECTION > > Barry called off his hunger strike in February this year after 35 days > without food, following promises by the Labour Party, then in > opposition. Among the promises were a ban on cosmetic and weapons > testing, a stricter inspection procedure, a review of the 1986 > Scientific Procedures (Animals) act and a Royal Commission to examine > the validity of the claim that animal experiments for medical reasons > are necessary. > > Despite many correspondences since Labours victory on May 1st, the > Government has persistently refused to implement a single one of these > promises, nor even to say when any action would be taken in future. > Barry feels, like many other anti-vivisection campaigners, that the > Labour Party gained many thousands of votes because of these pledges, > and is now backtracking because of pressure from the powerful chemical > and pharmaceutical lobbies. On a personal level, Barry is angry that he > called off his hunger strike because of pledges that are now being > broken. > > The 35 days of Barrys previous hunger strike sparked a massive upsurge > in action against animal abuse, especially vivisection, including mass > demonstrations at Consort Beagle Breeders in Herefordshire, in which > Police used CS gas against protesters and crowds broke through Police > lines to rescue beagles from the cages. Consort Beagle Breeders > subsequently went into liquidation partly as a result of the anger > generated by Barrys hunger strike. > > Barry now demands a commitment from the Government to withdraw all Home > Office licences to experiment on animals, within an agreed time period. > > > FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND PHOTOGRAPHS CONTACT: > ALF PRESS OFFICE ON 01954 230542, BM 4400 LONDON WC1N 3XX > -- > ALFSG > > Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 13:40:01 -0400 (EDT) From: JanaWilson@aol.com To: AR-News@envirolink.org Subject: (US) Oklahoma Praire Dog Reprieve Message-ID: <970813133957_806567967@emout19.mail.aol.com> In a/w local Okla. City television news report, the Lawton, Okla. City Council voted 5 to 3 last night to allow the Okla. Wildlife Dept. to trap and relocate 1000 prairie dogs causing "troubles" in a local Lawton Park to two remote state locations. The city had proposed to poison about 900 of the praire dogs by the first of Sept and leave 50 in two locations of the park. Video of the critters showed them being hand fed by people in the park. Some appeared very tame. It appeared that many people attended the meeting in support of the praire dogs. (One city council man said they were no better than rats and carried the plague!) The Oklahoma animals have finally won a victory!!! For the Animals, Jana, OKC Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 14:28:15 -0700 From: Sean Thomas To: ar-news@envirolink.com Subject: Re: Form letter to Canadian Minister of Health: End primate Reseach and Breeding Message-ID: <33F226EF.10C4@sympatico.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Someone suggested that I provide a form letter to urge the Canadian Minister of Health to provide sanctuary for the monkeys in its care. Here's a short one that can be sent via post (free in Canada) or you can access the ministries web site at www.hwc.com and email them from there. We are urging all interested parties to concentrate on the Ministry of Health rather than the Royal Society (the Societies report is non-binding) Sean Thomas Co-Director, Animal Action ---------------------------------------------------------------== The Honourable Allan Rock, Brooke Claxton Bldg., P.L. 0916A Ottawa, Canada To the Honourable Allan Rock, T.C., M.P., Minister, Health Canada; Health Canada now has the unprecedented oportunity to end its involvement in primate breeding and research, which has long been an unnecessary and expensive burden on the people of Canada. As a concerned observer, I urge you to retire all of the existing macaques, being kept by Animal Resources Division, to an outdoor sanctuary setting and ensure that they are the last primates to face a life of confinement in a government facility. Alternatives to the use of all animals in research are increasingly relied on as being the definitive method for obtaining accurate and cost effective results. Health Canada must follow this progressive lead to ensure its success in the future protection of the health of Canadian citizens. Sincerely, Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 14:32:53 -0700 From: Sean Thomas To: ar-news@envirolink.com Subject: [Fwd: Form letter to Canadian Minister of Health: End primate Reseach and Breeding] Message-ID: <33F22805.6980@sympatico.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-ID: <33F224FC.1A87@sympatico.ca> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 14:19:56 -0700 From: Sean Thomas Reply-To: sean.thomas1@sympatico.ca Organization: Animal Action X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01C-SYMPA (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: sean.thomas1@sympatico.ca Subject: Form letter to Canadian Minister of Health: End primate Reseach and Breeding Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------1ED14394860" Someone suggested that I provide a form letter to urge the Canadian Minister of Health to provide sanctuary for the monkeys in its care. Here's a short one that can be sent via post (free in Canada) or you can access the ministries web site at www.hwc.com and email them from there. We are urging all interested parties to concentrate on the Ministry of Health rather than the Royal Society (the Societies report is non-binding) Sean Thomas Co-Director, Animal Action == To the Honourable Allan Rock, T.C., M.P., Minister, Health Canada; Health Canada now has the unprecedented oportunity to end its involvement in primate breeding and research, which has long been an unnecessary and expensive burden on the people of Canada. As a concerned observer, I urge you to retire all of the existing macaques to an outdoor sanctuary setting and ensure that they are the last primates to face a life of confinement in a government facility. Alternatives to the use of all animals in research are increasingly relied on as being the definitive method for obtaining accurate and cost effective results. Health Canada must follow this progressive lead to ensure its success in the future protection of the health of Canadian citizens. Sincerely, Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 14:32:53 -0700 From: Sean Thomas To: ar-news@envirolink.com Subject: [Fwd: Form letter to Canadian Minister of Health: End primate Reseach Message-ID: <199708131843.OAA07343@envirolink.org> This attachment was sent as file (File name not found) It was saved in file 07260000 ATTCHMNT A Note: One or more attachments were saved to your personal storage ("A" disk). Most programs and documents sent from a PC will need to be downloaded to a PC to be usable; select the BINARY option of your file transfer program. If you know the attachment was plain text, but it is now unreadable, it may need translation from ASCII to EBCDIC. If it was saved as "README TXT A", the command would be "A2ETEXT README TXT A". Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 14:50:27 -0400 From: Shirley McGreal To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Scandal at Wisconsin Primate Center Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19970813185027.0073849c@awod.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The International Primate Protection League and the Animal Alliance of Wisconsin have been working together to expose this scandal. THE CAPITAL TIMES, Madison, Wisconsin, August 9-10, 1997 Zoo monkeys secretly killed - UW researchers broke commitment by Jason Shepard In apparent violation of written promises not to harm monkeys raised at the Henry Vilas Zoo, researchers at the UW-Madison Primate Research Center have quietly killed at least a dozen zoo monkeys in experiments. An investigation by The Capital Times reveals that thesus monkeys born at the zoo were taken and used in AIDS studies. They were injected with the virus that causes the disease and they eventually died. Over a five-year period, other monkeys were killed because researchers needed their tissue or organs. Still others were sold to other organizations and researchers and their fate is unknown. The use of zoo monkeys is significant because the zoo and the UW have had an agreement for eight years that asserts zoo monkeys would be not used for invasive research, meaning the monkeys would not be physically harmed. A letter sent to Vilas Zoo Director Dave Hall on June 15, 1989, and signed by seven to Primate Research Center administrators, said: "(T)he center's policy regarding animals removed from these established troops ensures that they will not be used in studies at our facility involving invasive experimental procedures. Such animals will be assigned to the center's non-experimental breeding colony where they are exempt from experimental use." Exactly how many zoo monkeys were used for invasive research is not known. The number could be as small as 12 or, according to sources at the primate center, as many as 70. The UW-Madison owns the monkey house at the zoo with roughly 150 rhesus monkeys and stump-tailed macaques. The monkeys have been used for observational research by scientists and as an educational tool for the public to learn more about monkeys. Primate center officials had denied using zoo monkeys in invasive research until The Capital Times obtained specific monkey identification numbers that showed monkeys being born at the zoo and dying at the hands of researchers. The identification numbers were provided by a Madison animal rights group. A spokeswoman for the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center - the $30 million a year center that is nationally recognized as a leader in primate research - admitted late Friday that the data show that the center likely broke the agreement. "It does seem that someone put a research need over a previous agreement made under a former director," said Jordan Lenon, a primate center spokeswoman. Joe Kemnitz, interm director of the primate center, said he believed there were exceptions in the agreement that would allow some monkeys to used in invasive studies under unusual circumstances. The monkeys used for AIDS research, for example, may have fallen under that category, he said. Lenon and other primate center officials could not produce a copy of those exceptions, however neither the 1989 nor a 1990 letter from primate center officials confirming the agreement made mention of any exceptions. And zoo Director Hall said Friday he does not recall any written exceptions to the agreement. Kemnitz defended the use of some of the zoo monkeys, saying certain individual animals were singled out because they had unique qualities crucial to researchers. The apparent violations of the agreement have sent a ripple of anger through many current and former employees and animal rights activists, who say monkeys born and raised at the zoo should not be killed in experiments. Employees at the primate center spoke about the situation only after being guaranteed anonymity. They said they feared retaliation from administrators if their names were learned. Hall, who takes a hands-off approach to the monkey house because it belongs to the UW, expressed disappointment that the primate center had violated the agreement. But he said, "I don't think they have broken any laws. This was more of a gentleman's agreement." He pointed to UW ownership of the zoo's monkey house and the animals there. The university researchers are running the center under national guidelines, Hall said. The controversy comes at a time when the Primate Research Center is facing public scrutiny on several fronts. The primate center was trying to divest itself of the monkey house and its 150 inhabitants earlier this year, but a public outcry slowed the abandoment process. And scientists at the UW are gearing up for the first national animal rights protest at the center in three years, slated for September. On Friday, no one could provide any other agreement beyond the letters written in 1989 and 1990 between the primate center and the zoo outlining the ban on invasive research. The letters from center directors to Hall clearly state that no harm should come to the monkeys by way of invasive research. The Capital Times made inquiries about the fate of seven zoo monkeys it had learned were used in research projects in apparent violation of the agreement. Center officials responded by saying only seven rhesus monkeys from the zoo population were used and had died in research. The newspaper then revealed it had questions about additional monkeys, and officials then said they did not know an exact count of the monkeys used in invasive research. Kemnitz, the center's director said earlier this week that monkeys taken from the zoo were used for breeding or for non-invasive research only. That meant, he said, they did not undergo major surgery that was life changing and were not injected with drugs that altered their life because of the experiment. Other monkeys taken from the zoo were used in breeding pairs at the center, Kemnitz said Tuesday. Presented Friday with evidence that contradicted his earlier statements, Kemnitz conceded some of the zoo monkeys have been used for invasive research. "I know it has happened on occasion and it's a very small percentage - I would say 5 percent or less.... Of the animals that have come from the zoo have been used in a biomedical research project that includes an invasive procedure," he said. Whatever the case, Kemnitz and Lenon stress that the zoo monkeys are a tiny portion of their research. With 1,300 monkeys and 200 scientists, the center is one of the largest and most reputable primate research facilities in the world. Lenon said 69 monkeys died in 1995 directly as a result of scientific experiments. Their research has been instrumental in many fields, including studies on aging, osteoporosis and potentially AIDS. Animal rights activists say they have been trying to prove that the zoo monkeys have been used inappropriately. "This facility is dedicated to educating the public and as a result people get attached to them when they go to visit them each Sunday," said Shirley McGreal, chairwoman of the International Primate Protection League based in South Carolina. McGreal said she has been trying to prove for sometime that the university has been using zoo monkeys for research that ended their lives, but she has always been told by Kemnitz that it has not. And Tina Kaske, executive director of the Madison-based Alliance for Animals, hopes the public will fight to keep the monkeys at the zoo. But giving them - and their $100,000 annual price tag - to the zoo is not enough. Kaske said the university should establish an endowment to fund the facility for at least the next five years. "This is really going to shake up the structure of the whole system at the primate center," Kaske said. "They've lied for so long, and now they've been found out." Dr. Shirley McGreal, Chairwoman International Primate Protection League, POB 766 Summerville SC 29484 USA Phone: 803-871-2280 Fax: 803-871-7988 E-mail: ippl@awod.com Note new web page address: http://www.ippl.org/ PLEASE DIRECT ALL E-MAIL TO IPPL@AWOD.COM Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 14:51:50 -0400 From: Shirley McGreal To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Wisconsin scandal, Part 2 Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19970813185150.00731774@awod.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" THE CAPITAL TIMES, Madison, WisconsinAugust 9-10, 1997 Monkey house families can captivate the heart by: Jason Shepard When David Wade wakes up every morning, he's got monkeys on the mind. He goes off to work each day to the Henry Vilas Zoo, where he cares for 158 rhesus and stump-tailed macaque monkeys at the monkey house. "I felt like I won the lottery the day I got this job," says Wade, who knows the majority of monkeys by name. "My heart sinks a little when I think that my little piece of utopia may be fading away." Wade's eyes tear somewhat when he talks about the possibility that the monkeys may be taken away from the zoo because their owner - the University of Wisconsin - does not want them any longer. The recent announcement by officials at the center that they are planning to abandon the 30-year old facility sometime within the next five years has sparked a public debate about the fate of the facility and the monkeys. It also has the public asking more questions about what the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center does in its research. And the discovery that some of its monkeys have been taken from their families ant the zoo and have been killed by AIDS research and other studies - an apparent violation of an agreement between the university and the zoo - has raised the temperature of the debate. But Wade doesn't get too involved in the scientific end of things. He just minds his business: taking care of the monkeys. Spending just an hour watching the animal from Wad's perch at the top of the monkey house at the zoo, for example, shows just how intelligent and emotional monkeys are. Mother monkeys watch their babies slide down a slide and climb up walls. The babies learn about life, while the mothers watch closely to protect them from a fall or from an unfriendly foe. "This is Madison's best kept secret," Wade said, looking down on the three cages from the top of the monkey house. "they live in anonymity. People don't know about these great animals." Wade is quick to point out that the troops of monkeys are one of the largest groups in the world that have lived together so long. And he would like to see it kept that way. "I've got my fingers crossed that maybe this will ultimately work out," Wade said. `The 111 rhesus macaques and the 47 stump-tailed macaques at the zoo are descendants of monkeys that first arrived at the zoo decades ago. The stump-tailed monkeys are especially valuable because it may be the largest troop of older stump-tailed monkeys in the country. The species is classified as threatened, a step below endangered. The UW, meanwhile, does not need the facility anymore. According to Joe Kemnitz, interim director of the primate enter, the value of the facility to scientists has declined over the past 30 years, and the costs of upkeep continue to climb. He said there are any number of possibilities that may happen, from having the zoo assume ownership of the facility and its monkeys to the other extreme of entirely removing the building and selling all the monkeys. "The point is, we are in no rush to do something quickly," Kemnitz says. "In fact, our lease runs for another six years." The monkey house itself has never been a big part of the research projects at the UW. "It has always been a very small percentage of our overall program," said Kemnitz, who came to the center in 1977. The primate center nestled on the far south side of campus one block off Regent Street, was established back in the 1960s after Congress pushed for the creation of seven regional research centers aimed at using primates to better understand humans. "The mission was to use non-human models to solve problems in human health," Kemnitz said. "It's only been since the '60s that we've kept large numbers of primates for research." Monkey's life brief and sad Roger, a rhesus monkey born at the Henry Vilas Zoo, died Oct. 31, 1993 after being infected wit simian AIDS. Roger's story is just one example of apparent violations of an agreement between the UW-Madison Primate Research Center and zoo officials concerning the use of monkeys born at the zoo for research. Roger was born May 1, 1990 to mother Ropey and father Otis, said an employee at the research center who was fond of him. At age 1, Roger - known as r90046 to scientists - was taken from his family at the zoo and moved to the primate center, the employee said. At age 2, he was infected with the monkey version of AIDS. A few months later, in January 1993, Roger's rectum was punctured in six places for biopsies, records reviewed by The Capital Times show. Roger's lymph nodes became infected and needed to be punctured to drain fluid. He also was injected with whooping cough. Less than a year later, Roger died. Dr. Shirley McGreal, Chairwoman International Primate Protection League, POB 766 Summerville SC 29484 USA Phone: 803-871-2280 Fax: 803-871-7988 E-mail: ippl@awod.com Note new web page address: http://www.ippl.org/ PLEASE DIRECT ALL E-MAIL TO IPPL@AWOD.COM Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 14:52:29 -0400 From: Shirley McGreal To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Wisconsin scandal, Part 3 Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19970813185229.0073dae8@awod.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" THE CAPITAL TIMESMadison, WisconsinAugust 11, 1997 UW scientists deny knowing monkeys had lived at zoo by: Jason Shepard Scientists at the UW-Madison Primate Research Center say it's not their job to know the birthplace of monkeys they use and often kill in experiments. Presented with data showing that monkeys raise at the Henry Vilas Zoo had died in researchers' hands, David Pauza and Paul Kaufman, two primate scientists at the University of Wisconsin, said they weren't aware that monkeys in their studies had been born at the zoo. The UW primate center, which owns the monkey house at the zoo and pays for the care of its 159 monkeys, uses hundreds of animals each year in pursuit of medical research. The distinction between the monkeys at the zoo and other animals raised by the center for experiments is an important one. Primate center officials made written promises that they intended the monkeys housed at the zoo only for observational research and as an educational resource for the public. The use of at least a dozen zoo monkeys, and perhaps scores more, for lethal experimentation apparently violates written promises by UW scientists not to use monkeys born at the zoo for invasive research. Pauza said at no time during the past eight years did he knowingly use zoo monkey for his AIDS research. Data obtained by The Capital Times and confirmed with Joe Kemnitz, interim director of the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, show at least four monkeys born at the zoo were used by Pauza's research team to study AIDS. "I don't have the authority to assign monkeys," Pauza said, adding that he has always bent over backward to comply with a policy prohibiting zoo monkeys from being used in research. "This agreement has always caused major problems because it has delayed many projects," he said. His statement comes a day after Virginia Hinshaw, dean of the UW Graduate School, announced she was launching an investigation into reports that the primate center had broken its agreement with the zoo. An investigation by The Capital Times revealed that at least a dozen zoo monkeys have been used for invasive or deadly research. Some sources at the center say that number may be as high as 70. Kaufman, like Pauza, said he did not know he had used zoo monkeys, and said it was the assigner's responsibility to comply with the zoo agreement. The assigner, Kirk Boehm, did not return a phone call from The Capital Times on Sunday. Ei Terassawa, another scientist who studied some of the monkeys that were reviewed by The Capital Times, refused to comment. She said she did not want to talk to a reporter and said she was upset to be contacted at home. Kemnitz, who as interim director of the center is expected to be replaced perhaps as early as this week, maintained Sunday that the primate center has done nothing wrong. The monkeys taken from the zoo and used for invasive research are a tiny percentage of all the monkeys at the center and represent a legitimate exception to the non-use policy, he said. Today the primate center released another letter written on Feb. 1, 1995, to zoo Director David Hall. If the letter, the previous center director, John Hearn, restated the UW policy that the monkeys would not be used in invasive research, but he added that "in any cases where exceptional circumstances require a different use, for example unique genetic characteristics requiring more detailed investigation for human and animal health, we will review the proposal in advance with you." Hall said this morning that he remembers discussing an exception at only one point during the past eight years, regarding two monkeys that were genetically unique. The 1995 letter reaffirmed two previous letter, dated in 1989 and 1990, stating the non-invasive use policy. Kemnitz said the primate center, in connection with the UW News and Public Affairs Office, may release a statement as early as this afternoon explaining the situation. When asked if a reporter could review records for as many as 70 zoo monkeys that may have been killed or used for invasive research, Kemnitz said top UW administrators were engaged in a review and would release an information later. Hinshaw, who is Kemnitz's immediate supervisor, said she has asked for documentation of the exceptions to the agreement with the zoo. She also wants to see monkey records for those taken from the zoo and used in research, she said Sunday. She will review the process used by officials to determine how a monkey fit into the exception clause, she said. Scientists, meanwhile, say it is their business to conduct research - research that they maintain is critical to solving problems to human health. Pauza said he thought the UW policy in regard to the zoo monkeys should have been updated annually to "make sure it is in sync with current research." Monkeys at the zoo may not have been cri6tical to some forms of research 10 years ago, but things can change, he said. Kemnitz responded by saying that the birthplace of a monkey is open to anyone. Had researchers wanted to know where their subject was born, they could have found that information easily, he indicated. "We have complete documentation for all of our animals regarding their clinical and experiment history," Kemnitz said, "If an investigator is not aware of the origins, it's not because the information was not available, but perhaps because the investigator felt that the location of where the animal was born was not essential. Dr. Shirley McGreal, Chairwoman International Primate Protection League, POB 766 Summerville SC 29484 USA Phone: 803-871-2280 Fax: 803-871-7988 E-mail: ippl@awod.com Note new web page address: http://www.ippl.org/ PLEASE DIRECT ALL E-MAIL TO IPPL@AWOD.COM Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 14:53:20 -0400 From: Shirley McGreal To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Wisconsin scandal, Part 4 Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19970813185320.0073ae64@awod.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" WISCONSIN STATE JOURNALAugust 12, 1997 UW-Madison bans lethal experiments on zoo monkeys By: Jennifer A. Galloway UW-Madison has banned lethal experiments on research monkeys housed at the Vilas Zoo. Graduate school dean Virginia Hinshaw, who oversees the Wisconsin Regional Primate Center, said Monday that the university will forbid any exceptions to the center's 1989 policy of not using zoo monkeys for dangerous research such as injecting them with viruses or inducing other life-threatening diseases. The ban follows news reports that at least a dozen and perhaps as many as 70 rhesus monkeys at the zoo died in AIDS experiments - an apparent violation of the primate center's policy. The primate center owns and cares for 150 rhesus monkeys and stump-tailed macaques housed at Vilas Zoo in Madison. It also owns the building in which they live. Primate center officials maintain that the zoo monkeys used for invasive research were exceptions to the protection policy because they had unique genetic characteristics. The policy was clarified by the former primate center director, John Hearn, in February 1995 in a letter to Vilas Zoo director David Hall. That letter says that "in any cases where exceptional circumstances require a different use, for example unique genetic characteristics requiring more detailed investigation for human and animal health, we will review the proposal in advance with you." Hall said Monday he did not receive any information about using monkeys at the zoo for dangerous research and Hinshaw confirmed that Hearn failed to notify the zoo. "Hearn based these exceptions on scientific needs, but they should have been followed up with written notification to the zoo," Hinshaw said. The original protection policy for the zoo monkeys was created during a time of intense animal rights activity, said Joseph Kemnitz, interim director of the primate center. He said that from the zoo's perspective, it was helpful to have a policy of not using high profile animals for invasive research. Housing research animals in a public zoo is an unusual relationship for a national primate center, but the arrangement has been in place since 1963. A total of 811 rhesus monkeys belonging to the primate center have been born at the zoo, Kemnitz said. The zoo colony was used primarily for aggression research. In the 1990s, the intensity of behavioral research declined and the primate center needed more monkeys for biomedical experiments, Kemnitz said. It is unclear how many zoo monkeys were used for invasive research and died as a result. Kemnitz said the center is conducting an inventory of the animals that should be completed today. This latest incident involving the Wisconsin Regional Primate Center follows news that it now no longer needs the 150 monkeys at the zoo. The center may close the monkey house if the zoo can't afford it and sell the animals to another zoo or research facility. Before that announcement, UW-Madison disclosed that former director Hearn was forced to resign because he failed to tell Hinshaw about a romantic relationship he had with a woman who worked for him. The university requires that people report personal relationships with a subordinate in order to avoid conflict of interest. Hinshaw said the committee seeking a replacement for Hearn has narrowed its search to two candidates. Vivien Casagrande of Vanderbilt University and Peter Nathanielsz of Cornell University are the finalists for the job. The primate center is one of seven federally funded centers in the country that conducts medical research. Dr. Shirley McGreal, Chairwoman International Primate Protection League, POB 766 Summerville SC 29484 USA Phone: 803-871-2280 Fax: 803-871-7988 E-mail: ippl@awod.com Note new web page address: http://www.ippl.org/ PLEASE DIRECT ALL E-MAIL TO IPPL@AWOD.COM Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 14:54:07 -0400 From: Shirley McGreal To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Wisconsin scandal, Part 5 Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19970813185407.00735600@awod.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Inventory of Monkeys Used by the Primate Center From the center's Henry Vilas Park Zoo Colony Statement by Graduate School Dean Virginia S. Hinshaw August 13, 1997 An inventory conducted August 11-12, 1997 by officials from the Wisconsin Regional Primate Center indicates that Primate Center monkeys housed in the UW facility at Henry Vilas Park Zoo were used in invasive research projects. This represents a serious breach of the 1989 local agreement between directors of the center and the zoo. According to the June 19, 1989 agreement, no invasive studies were to be performed on animals housed at the zoo. While federal regulations for research were strictly followed by the center, the assignment of monkeys from the Vilas facility to some research projects did not adhere to that agreement. I want to reiterate my instructions to the center's leadership on Monday, Aug. 11, that no monkeys housed in the Vilas facility will be assigned to invasive research projects. No such assignments have been made in 1997, and none will be made in the future. The records of animals assigned from the zoo to the center since 1989 show: *A total of 65 monkeys were used in invasive research studies, and 39 of those monkeys died or were euthanized as a result of the research. The remaining 26 monkeys are still part of research projects at the center. *An additional 26 monkeys were euthaized and used in a tissue distribution program at the center from 1990 to 1996. The goal of the program was to provide researchers with normal tissues important for many internal and external biomedical research projects. That program was discontinued in June 1996. The decisions made regarding these animals were improper, given the guidelines in the 1989 policy statement. The administration of Vilas Park Zoo should have been consulted about these decisions. I regret that this activity has cast doubt on a facility that is important to the community. I should emphasize that none of the monkeys currently housed at the Vilas facility have been used in invasive research experiments. I also want to make it clear that, in the past, monkeys from the Vilas facility have been sold as a colony management practice, primarily to prevent overpopulation. From 1989 to 1995, 110 monkeys were sold to other facilities, such as research universities, companies and an NIH research center. However, no animals have been sold since 1995. I would also like to address concerns about the future of the center's monkey colony housed at the zoo. The center's lease at the zoo is expected to expire in 2003, and we are currently working to find a long-term home that is best for the welfare of the animals and are committed to supporting the animals financially. But there is no quick resolution to this issue and finding an appropriate arrangement for the colony may take several years. It is clear that the animal assignment process at the center regarding these specific monkeys failed. This process will be corrected. We are currently conducting a search for a new director of the center, and we look forward to working with that individual to strengthen our excellent research programs and promote public confidence in the center. Dr. Shirley McGreal, Chairwoman International Primate Protection League, POB 766 Summerville SC 29484 USA Phone: 803-871-2280 Fax: 803-871-7988 E-mail: ippl@awod.com Note new web page address: http://www.ippl.org/ PLEASE DIRECT ALL E-MAIL TO IPPL@AWOD.COM Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 14:57:57 -0400 From: Shirley McGreal To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Wisconsin Primate Center Scandal, Part 5 Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19970813185757.0075734c@awod.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Inventory of Monkeys Used by the Primate Center From the center's Henry Vilas Park Zoo Colony Statement by Graduate School Dean Virginia S. Hinshaw August 13, 1997 An inventory conducted August 11-12, 1997 by officials from the Wisconsin Regional Primate Center indicates that Primate Center monkeys housed in the UW facility at Henry Vilas Park Zoo were used in invasive research projects. This represents a serious breach of the 1989 local agreement between directors of the center and the zoo. According to the June 19, 1989 agreement, no invasive studies were to be performed on animals housed at the zoo. While federal regulations for research were strictly followed by the center, the assignment of monkeys from the Vilas facility to some research projects did not adhere to that agreement. I want to reiterate my instructions to the center's leadership on Monday, Aug. 11, that no monkeys housed in the Vilas facility will be assigned to invasive research projects. No such assignments have been made in 1997, and none will be made in the future. The records of animals assigned from the zoo to the center since 1989 show: *A total of 65 monkeys were used in invasive research studies, and 39 of those monkeys died or were euthanized as a result of the research. The remaining 26 monkeys are still part of research projects at the center. *An additional 26 monkeys were euthaized and used in a tissue distribution program at the center from 1990 to 1996. The goal of the program was to provide researchers with normal tissues important for many internal and external biomedical research projects. That program was discontinued in June 1996. The decisions made regarding these animals were improper, given the guidelines in the 1989 policy statement. The administration of Vilas Park Zoo should have been consulted about these decisions. I regret that this activity has cast doubt on a facility that is important to the community. I should emphasize that none of the monkeys currently housed at the Vilas facility have been used in invasive research experiments. I also want to make it clear that, in the past, monkeys from the Vilas facility have been sold as a colony management practice, primarily to prevent overpopulation. From 1989 to 1995, 110 monkeys were sold to other facilities, such as research universities, companies and an NIH research center. However, no animals have been sold since 1995. I would also like to address concerns about the future of the center's monkey colony housed at the zoo. The center's lease at the zoo is expected to expire in 2003, and we are currently working to find a long-term home that is best for the welfare of the animals and are committed to supporting the animals financially. But there is no quick resolution to this issue and finding an appropriate arrangement for the colony may take several years. It is clear that the animal assignment process at the center regarding these specific monkeys failed. This process will be corrected. We are currently conducting a search for a new director of the center, and we look forward to working with that individual to strengthen our excellent research programs and promote public confidence in the center. Dr. Shirley McGreal, Chairwoman International Primate Protection League, POB 766 Summerville SC 29484 USA Phone: 803-871-2280 Fax: 803-871-7988 E-mail: ippl@awod.com Note new web page address: http://www.ippl.org/ PLEASE DIRECT ALL E-MAIL TO IPPL@AWOD.COM Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 15:34:00 -0400 (EDT) From: JanaWilson@aol.com To: Ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (US) Oklahoma Emergency Pet Adoption Message-ID: <970813153358_65973728@emout02.mail.aol.com> VOLUNTEERS FOR ANIMAL WELFARE, INC. AND THE WEATHERFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT DESPARATELY NEED THE PUBLIC'S HELP! Weatherford, Oklahoma, August 13, 1997 30 dogs and 50 cats, confiscated by the Weatherford Police Department, desparately need the public's help to save their lives. These animals were confiscated when cruelty to animals charges were filed against Dr. Victoria Nadolsky- Fisher, D.V.M, a Weatherford Veterinarian. "These precious and innocent victims deserve a second chance at life," states Volunteers for Animal Welfare's Executive Director, Shirley Coble. "The Weatherford Police Department should be commended for their efforts to humanely care for these animals. Due to their numbers, they can not keep them for an indefinite period of time. If homes are not found for the cats and dogs soon, the majority will probably have to be euthanized. They simply have no place to go. We feel certain the public can assist in adopting these dogs and cats. The word just has to get out that the opportunity to help exists and is urgently needed! For more information on how to adopt one of these pets call: The Weatherford Police Department, (405) 772-7791. Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 14:47:57 -0500 (CDT) From: sunless@ix.netcom.com To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: the dark side... Message-ID: <1997813124650441@> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii H.A.A.R.M. (Hunters Against Animal Rights Maddness) has a website with a guestbook... if you'd like a glimpse into the dark side of humanity, have a look at it. And be sure to sign their guestbook to point out all of the glaring inconsistencies and blatant use of dogma. Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 15:19:34 -0500 (CDT) From: sunless@ix.netcom.com To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: I knew i was forgetting something... Message-ID: <1997813131853441@> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sorry everyone, Here is the URL for H.A.A.R.M.: http://www.haarm.com/ H.A.A.R.M. (Hunters Against Animal Rights Maddness) has a website with a guestbook... if you'd like a glimpse into the dark side of humanity, have a look at it. And be sure to sign their guestbook to point out all of the glaring inconsistencies and blatant use of dogma. Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 16:57:08 -0400 (EDT) From: PAWS To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Letter re. King Royal Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII PAWS sent the following letter to the editor of the Albuquerque Journal today: August 13, 1997 Bill Hume Letters Editor Albuquerque Journal Dear Mr. Hume, Thank you for your consistent and excellent coverage of the ongoing situation regarding the King Royal Circus animals, which were found by Albuquerque police in a motel parking lot last Wednesday. We also commend Albuquerque Animal Services personnel, Zoo Director Ray Darnell, and zoo personnel for their ongoing concern for the animals. One thing the public might not glean from your articles, though, is that King Royal has a long history of animal neglect, injury and death. For example, PAWS has documented the shooting death of a bull elephant named Tommy by King Royal personnel who could not handle or load him; the 1993 death of Joy, another young elephant who, like Heather, was found dead in a King Royal trailer; the death in 1994 of a King Royal giraffe, after the USDA had warned King Royal to improve its transportation vehicle, in which the giraffe could not stand upright; and the beating of a baby elephant, Mickey, during a King Royal performance in Oregon in 1994. These are just a few of the incidents recounted in USDA inspection reports. I also think it is important that the public and the media understand the process through which violations of the Animal Welfare Act such as those listed above are made part of the public record. If a circus such as King Royal is charged with violations of the Act but agrees to pay a fine in regard to the charges, nothing goes on their record. The incident that provoked the charges is considered settled by "consent decision" and is not recorded as a "violation" of the Animal Welfare Act. This is often confusing to representatives of the media who call the USDA about circuses such as King Royal. They are often told--as were reporters in Beloit, Wisconsin and Las Vegas,Nevada last week--that the circus has no past history of violations! The said reality is that when violators pay a fine, they can continue business as usual. Nothing goes on their record and elephants and other animals continue to suffer and die in trailers as Heather and Joy did. The USDA is providing violators of the Act with a convenient "cop out" through the "consent decision" process and terminology. Let's hope that the current King Royal case will not be resolved through "consent." If it is, Heather's death and the neglect of the other animals in that hot trailer last week will not even be considered a "violation" of the federal Animal Welfare Act. Sincerely, Pat Derby Director Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 00:18:10 +0200 From: "sa338@blues.uab.es" To: ar-news@envirolink.org Cc: sa338@blues.uab.es Subject: More bullfighting Message-ID: <33F232A2.5A7C@blues.uab.es> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit I am Nuria from Spain and I would like to thank everybody that sent me their support. This wednesday there is a bullfighting demonstration in Biziers (France) and this Sunday there is another demonstration in Bilbao(Northern Spain). You can read an anti-bullfighting magazine at http://www.intercom.es/adda/html Thanks for your support, For the animals Nuria http://www.geocities.com/heartland/hills/3787 Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 00:19:53 +0200 From: "sa338@blues.uab.es" To: ar-news@envirolink.org Cc: sa338@blues.uab.es Subject: Re: More bullfighting(little mistake) Message-ID: <33F23309.597D@blues.uab.es> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit sa338@blues.uab.es wrote: > (THEY ARE ANTI-BULLFIGHTING DEMONSTRATIONS,SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!) > I am Nuria from Spain and I would like to thank everybody that sent me > their support. > > This wednesday there is an ANTI- bullfighting demonstration in Biziers (France) > and this Sunday there is another demonstration in Bilbao(Northern > Spain). > You can read an anti-bullfighting magazine at > http://www.intercom.es/adda/html > > Thanks for your support, For the animals > > Nuria http://www.geocities.com/heartland/hills/3787 Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 15:27:17 -0700 (PDT) From: bchorush@paws.org (pawsinfo) To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Permit Application for Travelling Dolphin Show [US] Message-ID: <199708132227.PAA26763@siskiyou.brigadoon.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Posted by Bob Chorush ************************** Deadline: AUGUST 25,1997 There is now a permit application (PHF #870-1391) posted in the Federal Register regarding the import of marine mammals into Puerto Rico for a travelling dolphin/sea lion show. The following information is now available from NMFS: M&M Amusement Park, Calle Gilberto Rolin L16, Caguas, PR 00725 has applied in due form for a permit to import 3 South American sea lions and two Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (one captured in Cuba and one captured in Argentina) for purposes of a traveling public display exhibit in several Puerto Rican cities. These marine mammals are currently in the custody of Ricardo Rico, Waterland-Mundo Marino, Valle, Colombia The marine mammals will be imported from the Dominican Republic where they are currently traveling. There have been no traveling dolphin shows on portable tanks on trucks, etc. in the US since before 1972. There is currently one traveling sea lion show with a circus out of Florida. Dolphins should be a different story due to their differing needs, both social and environmental. APHIS has done a pre-licensing inspection of the site in San Juan and will be required to inspect each additional site. If this permit is granted, we can expect to see an influx of permits for other travelling menageries featuring dolphin shows. It is also likely that circuses will again begin to feature dolphin shows. As well, the Puerto Rico permit includes the possibility of swim with programs. Reputable animal exhibitors and animal rights people can agree that shows of this sort do little or nothing to promote conservation, education or humane treatment of animals. These shows are not members of nor are they accredited by the AZA or any other similar self-regulatory group. While there is certainly a range of opinions regarding the appropriateness of keeping dolphins in captivity, I believe that this issue clearly crosses the boundaries of most of our acceptible limits for these practices. Comments on this permit can be faxed or mailed by August 25, 1997. EMAIL COMMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!!! Please comment to: Ann Terbush Chief Permit Division NMFS, NOAA 1315 East West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 fax: 301-713-0376 re: M&M Amusement Park Permit Application (PHF #870-1391) Bob Chorush Web Administrator, Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) 15305 44th Ave West (P.O. Box 1037)Lynnwood, WA 98046 (425) 787-2500 ext 862, (425) 742-5711 fax email bchorush@paws.org http://www.paws.org Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 16:02:33 -0700 (PDT) From: bchorush@paws.org (pawsinfo) To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Dog Tethering Banned / Whales in Bathtubs OK? [US] Message-ID: <199708132302.QAA02309@siskiyou.brigadoon.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" August 13, 1997 Dog Tethering Banned / Whales in Bathtubs OK? The Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) congratulates Michael V. Dunn, USDA's assistant secretary for marketing and regulatory programs, on his recent announcement disallowing tethering as a means of primary enclosure for dogs. Mr. Dunn stated, "We don't believe putting a dog on a tether provides adequate housing under any circumstances." APHIS is responsible for regulating housing of all animals persuant to the Animal Welfare Act, including minimum standards for marine mammals in captivity. We at PAWS believe that confining a whale to a pool which does not even meet APHIS minimum standards is also not adequate housing under any circumstances. Such has been the case of Lolita, a Pacific Northwest orca captured 28 years ago off the Washington coast, now resident at the Miami Seaquarium. Since this recent change in the Animal Welfare Act "reflects concerns voiced by the public and affected industries," it is our hope that public comment to APHIS will encourage that agency to re-evaluate the housing of orca to reflect humane standards such as those implemented in the UK several years ago. We are asking concerned individuals and organizations to forward their concerns to APHIS c/o: Jim Rogers (301) 734-8563 jrogers@aphis.usda.gov Jerry Redding (202) 720-6959 jredding@usda.gov Bob Chorush Web Administrator, Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) 15305 44th Ave West (P.O. Box 1037)Lynnwood, WA 98046 (425) 787-2500 ext 862, (425) 742-5711 fax email bchorush@paws.org http://www.paws.org Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 21:06:44 -0400 From: allen schubert To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (US) APHIS Press Release JOHN CUNEO AND HAWTHORN CORPORATION FACE USDA ANIMALWELFARE CHARGES Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970813210640.006e27c0@clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" USDA press release: -------------------------------------- Jim Rogers (301) 734-8563 jrogers@aphis.usda.gov Jamie Ambrosi (301) 734-5175 jambrosi@aphis.usda.gov JOHN CUNEO AND HAWTHORN CORPORATION FACE USDA ANIMAL WELFARE CHARGES RIVERDALE, Md., Aug. 13, 1997--The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently charged licensed animal exhibitors John Cuneo and the Hawthorn Corporation, doing business in Grayslake, Ill., with violations of the Animal Welfare Act. ?These charges against John Cuneo and the Hawthorn Corporation are very serious,? said Michael V. Dunn, USDA?s assistant secretary for marketing and regulatory programs. ?Our inspectors believe that actions taken by Cuneo and Hawthorn jeopardized the health of at least one of their animals. That sort of husbandry, or lack of, cannot be excused.? APHIS inspectors found that Cuneo and Hawthorn: -- Exhibited an elephant (Joyce) under conditions inconsistent with her good health and well-being; -- Failed to maintain a written program of disease control and prevention, euthanasia, and adequate veterinary care under the supervision and assistance of a doctor of veterinary medicine; -- Failed to make accessible records for inspection by APHIS personnel; and -- Exhibited 15 tigers while under a 21-day summary license suspension. APHIS inspectors conduct inspections of licensees to ensure compliance with the Act. Any violations that inspectors find can lead to civil penalties. The AWA requires that regulated individuals and businesses provide animals with care and treatment according to standards established by APHIS. The standards include requirements for recordkeeping, adequate housing, sanitation, food, water, transportation, exercise for dogs, veterinary care, and shelter. The law regulates the care of animals that are sold as pets at the wholesale level, transported in commerce, used for biomedical research, or used for exhibition purposes. # NOTE: USDA news releases, program announcements, and media advisories are available on the Internet. Access the APHIS Home Page by pointing your Web browser to http://www.aphis.usda.gov and clicking on ?APHIS Press Releases.? Also, anyone with an e-mail address can sign up to receive APHIS press releases automatically. Send an e-mail message to majordomo@info.aphis.usda.gov and leave the subject blank. In the message, type subscribe press_releases Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 21:16:55 -0400 From: allen schubert To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (US) Bird Beheader Goes to Prison Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970813211652.006e2224@clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" (if only we could get stuff like this to read: HEGINS, Pa.) from AP Wire page: ------------------------------------- 08/13/1997 16:04 EST Bird Beheader Goes to Prison MORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- A man who stalked his ex-girlfriend, broke into her home, stole her underwear and beheaded her birds drew 1 1/2 to three years in prison. Paul Anthony Arnao, 30, pleaded guilty Tuesday to theft, burglary and stalking. The victim told police she heard glass breaking in her apartment on Feb. 8 and hid in a closet until the intruder left. She emerged to find that he had tortured and beheaded Teardrop, her parakeet, and Cora, her cockatiel. Arnao also took a few things he had given the woman, including a pair of cowboy boots and a dozen pieces of lingerie. Arnao cut himself when he broke into the apartment, leaving a trail of blood. Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 21:27:16 -0400 From: allen schubert To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (US) Americans Said To Need Calcium Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970813212713.006e6654@clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" from AP Wire page: -------------------------------- 08/13/1997 17:35 EST Americans Said To Need Calcium By PAUL RECER AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Virtually all American adults -- not just women -- should eat and drink more calcium-rich foods such as milk, cheese and yogurt to slow an ``alarming'' increase in the brittle-bone disease osteoporosis, a panel of experts said Wednesday. Protecting against brittle bones requires 1,000 to 1,300 milligrams of calcium a day, the report by the Institute of Medicine concludes. But most Americans get far less. ``Most age groups are not at 75 percent -- especially women,'' said Dr. Connie M. Weaver, a Purdue University nutrition expert on the panel. ``Among elderly Americans, only about 10 percent are getting anywhere close to the requirements needed to protect against losing bone.'' One cup, or eight ounces, of skim milk contains about 300 milligrams of total calcium. Thus, drinking 3.3 cups, about 26.5 ounces, would put 1,000 mg of calcium into the diet. About a third of this is absorbed by the body. Dairy products are the major source of calcium in the diet. But worries about the fat content in whole-milk products have frightened a generation of Americans away from these foods, Weaver said. High-fat diets have been linked to heart disease and obesity. Although fat-free or low-fat milk products are now common, many people still avoid the dairy case, she said. ``That is why one out of four women will have hip fractures within their lifetime,'' said Weaver. Hip fractures are on the increase among men as well, she said. They now account for about 20 percent of such injuries. ``The increase in osteoporosis is becoming alarming,'' said Weaver. ``It now costs the nation about $13.8 billion annually in health-care expense.'' New research into calcium and its effect on bones and general health caused the panel to change the way the nutrient's value is calculated. Instead of setting a Recommended Dietary Allowance for calcium, the panel established what it calls Adequate Intake. RDAs have been used since 1941 as the measure of ``nutritional adequacy,'' but the committee said the AI measure is for nutrient levels needed for ``optimizing health.'' The new system also establishes more age categories for preferred nutrient levels. For children ages 1 to 3, the board recommends 500 milligrams of calcium daily. The level jumps to 800 mg for ages 4 through 8, and to 1,300 mg for ages 9 through 18. The AI for ages 19 to 50 is 1,000 mg. For those aged 51 and older, the board called for dietary calcium levels of 1,200 mg daily. The new levels are 25 to 50 percent higher for adults than RDAs previously used. ``The need is greater than we previously thought, so the requirements went up some,'' said Weaver. The most serious deficiency is among females ages 11 and older. Adequate calcium at young ages helps to build bone density that will resist osteoporosis later in life, the researcher said. For pregnant and lactating women, calcium AI levels of 1,300 mg daily were recommended for ages 14 to 18, 1,000 mg for ages 19 through 50. Earlier RDA calcium levels for pregnant and lactating women were 1,200 mg. Calcium intake is best accomplished by eating foods rich in the nutrient, but some people also may require fortified foods or pills, the panel said. ``The panel recommends food first because there are a lot of nutrients other than calcium that are helpful in building bone,'' Weaver said. ``But taking supplements is better than not getting calcium at all.'' Although dairy foods are the most common source of calcium, food such as tofu, spinach, almonds, mustard greens, pinto beans and broccoli are also rich in it. The panel also set new dietary levels for phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin D and fluoride. Weaver said these are not significantly different from earlier recommendations. ``Calcium is the most serious issue,'' she said. Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 21:27:24 -0400 From: allen schubert To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (US) A List of Calcium-Rich Foods Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970813212721.006e942c@clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" from AP Wire page: ------------------------------------ 08/13/1997 17:03 EST A List of Calcium-Rich Foods By The Associated Press Foods rich in calcium, showing the amount of food and the amount of absorbable calcium they contain: Food Amount Calcium Cheddar cheese 1.5 oz 112 mg Skim milk cup 96 mg Tofu cup 160 mg Mustard greens cup 76 mg Broccoli cup 36 mg Almonds 1 oz 17 mg Spinach cup 12 mg The new Institute of Medicine report considers these to be adequate daily intake levels: Infants: 0 to 6 months, 210 mg; 6 to 12 months 270 mg. Children: 1 through 3 years, 500 mg; 4 through 8 years, 800 mg; 9 through 18 years, 1,300 mg. Adults: 19 through 50 years 1,000 mg; 51 and older 1,200 mg. Pregnant and lactating women, age 14 through 18, 1,300 mg; age 19 through 50, 1,000 mg. Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 21:40:33 -0400 From: allen schubert To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (US) Brazil Won't Analyze Deforestation Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970813214030.00688ed8@clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" links deforestation of rain forests with cattle ranching from AP Wire page: ------------------------------------ 08/10/1997 13:08 EST Brazil Won't Analyze Deforestation By MICHAEL ASTOR Associated Press Writer MARABA, Brazil (AP) -- In this southeastern corner of the Amazon, the jungle canopy has been supplanted by smoke that hangs so thickly that, at times, it can inflict nosebleeds and force airports to close for days. The smoke rises from countless fires fed by foliage stripped and then burned to make way for cattle pasture. In the past two years, the Amazon rain forest has seen some of its worst burning ever. And as the burning season again approaches, environmentalists see little reason why this year should be different. They argue the fires are part of a little-noticed upswing in Amazon deforestation this decade that followed a much-publicized decline in the late 1980s. Just five years after Brazil hosted the world's first Earth Summit -- amid optimism that conservation was becoming a priority -- the Amazon jungle is still going up in smoke. ``The number of fires where there formerly was forest is a good, if indirect, indicator of deforestation,'' said Garo Batmanian, president of the World Wildlife Fund in Brazil. The government says the fires do not necessarily translate into deforestation -- many represent farmers maintaining areas previously cut. But a government agency has satellite photos that could determine exactly how much forest has been lost. But it seems in no rush to analyze them. ``It would be irresponsible to say whether deforestation is going up or down until the figures are ready,'' said Thelma Krug, coordinator for the department with the National Institute of Space Research that monitors deforestation. The institute first promised figures for 1995-96 would be released last November, then in March. It now says they should be ready by October. The official reason for the delay is a lack of funds to analyze the 229 photos snapped by NASA's Landsat-5 satellite over the 2 million square miles of the Brazilian Amazon. The photos remain rolled up, gathering dust. A visitor to the institute's Foundation for Science and Space Technology Applications found the poster-sized photos packed in cardboard boxes on the floor. The foundation has state-of-the-art computers and printers and employs some 30 analysts. But no one has permission to analyze the photos detailing Amazon deforestation until the government releases the $4.5 million promised for the project. Although that sum is repeatedly handed up as the reason nothing is being done, Krug concedes that analyzing the photos with existing equipment would cost only about $400,000. Environmentalists claim the government is stonewalling to avoid unpleasant news. ``The only reason that data isn't analyzed and available is that the government doesn't want it to be,'' said Stephen Schwartzman, a senior scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund in Washington. ``The government still deals with it only as a potential international embarrassment and not as something in the interest of the nation.'' By the late 1980s, about one-tenth of the Amazon's original forest had been cut down. The destruction sparked an international outcry that embarrassed the Brazilian government. But between 1988 and 1991, a slowdown in the rate of deforestation -- due more to an unraveling economy than any coordinated action -- allowed the government to claim the trend had been reversed. Much of the furor died down. In July 1996, the government announced a series of measures to protect the rain forest. They included a moratorium on new concessions to cut mahogany and virola, a source of plywood, and a law forbidding Amazon landowners from cutting more than 20 percent of their forests -- down from 50 percent. Almost unnoticed, the government also released figures showing Amazon deforestation had jumped from 4,450 square miles in 1992 to an average of 5,950 square miles in 1993 and 1994 -- a 34 percent increase. Much was made of the new measures, but little was said about the renewed upswing in deforestation. Many people had thought the problem of Amazon destruction had been ``solved.'' ``The 1992 Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit was the last we heard about the Amazon,'' said Philip Fearnside, a scientist at the National Institute for Amazon Research in the jungle city of Manaus. ``The impression people were left with was that deforestation was going down. Then they released the data that showed deforestation had been going up during the four years the government has been claiming that it's been going down.'' Eduardo Martins, president of Brazil's Environment Protection Agency, is one of the few high-level government officials willing to admit that Amazon deforestation probably is increasing. It is the agency's job to stop the destruction, and the satellite data is crucial. Even with information in hand, it's a daunting task for the fewer than 400 poorly paid inspectors, who cover a region twice the size of France and Spain combined. ``It doesn't help to have some general figure -- that only adds to our anxiety and fears,'' Martins said. ``We have to know where it is in order to focus our enforcement. And we have repeatedly insisted that (the National Institute of Space Research) reduce the time in which the information is made available.'' The data is especially important in understanding how Amazon deforestation is changing, he said. In past decades, deforestation was largely a result of large-scale projects such as dams, timber harvests, cattle ranches, highways and peasant settlements -- often spurred by government incentives. Today, the forest is being eroded by a host of smaller interests, from furniture makers to poor farmers searching for land. Another recent threat is an influx of foreign loggers, mainly from Asia, who have been investing heavily in the region since 1994. A leaked government report recently published in the newspaper O Liberal of Belem, a city at the mouth of the Amazon River, said 80 percent of Amazon logging is illegal, with many companies extracting 15 to 20 times the amount of lumber legally permitted. Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 21:46:43 -0400 From: allen schubert To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (NZ/JP) Study: Japan Flouts Whale Meat Ban Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970813214641.006db338@clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" from AP Wire page: ------------------------------------ 08/10/1997 22:21 EST Study: Japan Flouts Whale Meat Ban WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A New Zealand survey of whale meat for sale in Japan points to illegal whale hunting and commercial exploitation, anti-whaling groups said. The study, by Auckland University researchers who analyzed DNA in 30 samples of whale meat bought commercially in Japan, found protected humpback, killer and finback whales among the meat being sold. Hunting those species is banned by the International Whaling Commission. The Dominion newspaper on Sunday quoted an unnamed official at Japan's Fisheries Agency as saying the meat in question had probably been caught when it was still legal to do so and then frozen. But World Wide Fund for Nature New Zealand executive director Chris Laidlaw suspected illegal whaling was the source of the meat, and said the research appeared to confirm ``rumors we've heard for a couple of years.'' Naoko Funahashi, a member of the International Fund for Animal Welfare in the United States who participated in the university study, claimed the Japanese government had a lax attitude toward the whaling ban. ``Illegal whale meat is never found in studies conducted by the Japanese government,'' she told the Dominion, ``but is repeatedly found in studies by conservationist groups.'' A nonbinding, worldwide moratorium on commercial whaling has been in effect since 1986. The ban permits a limited number of whales to be killed for scientific research. Japan annually hunts whales under a government program that it says qualifies as scientific research. Norway resumed commercial whaling in 1993 after a six-year hiatus and is allowed to do so because the country had objected to the moratorium originally. Environmentalists fear a return of large-scale, commercial whaling if some countries continue to flout the moratorium. Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 04:03:12 +0200 From: "sa338@blues.uab.es" To: ar-news@envirolink.org Cc: sa338@blues.uab.es Subject: I Congress of Medical Doctors Against Vivisection Message-ID: <33F26760.4101@blues.uab.es> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit The First Congres of The International League Of Medical Doctors for the Abolition Of Vivisection took place last 31/5/97 in Madrid (Spain). There came very important personalities of the Medical Research world and animal rights. I will include an article in my page very soon,I'll let you know. Thanks. Nuria http://www.geocities.com/heartland/hills/3787 Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 22:05:01 -0400 From: jeanlee To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Letter to copy re logging Message-ID: <33F267CD.379B@concentric.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hi All- I invite you to copy and mail this letter to your legislators in Washington. Tho it's about logging, animals are directly affected, of course. The letter, as printed, is to your congressperson at U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515. You can also mail the same letter to your senators at United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510 - just CHANGE the last paragraph to read "Please introduce a companion bill to H.R. 1376 in the Senate." If you don't know who represents you, call 1-800-688-9889. Here's the text: Dear Congressman/Woman: America’s most precious remaining forest ecosystems are being destroyed by clearcutting in our National Forests. Because of the horrible timber salvage rider, logging is occurring in groves of thousand-year-old trees and in our last remaining wild and roadless forests. This carnage must be stopped before our natural forests are gone forever. The new Act to Save America’s Forests, H.R. 1376, will finally end logging in all the remaining Northwest Ancient Forests, end logging in all our remaining roadless forests, and end logging in “special” forest areas throughout our federal forest system, such as the giant Sequoia forests in California, the Robert Frost forest in Vermont, and the Sipsey Wilderness in Alabama. In addition, the Act will promote sustainable logging and ban destructive clearcutting in our National Forests. The bill already has over 55 cosponsors. Please add your support by cosponsoring H.R. 1376. Sincerely yours, Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 22:19:17 -0400 From: allen schubert To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (UK) Buckingham guards' bearskins face their Waterloo Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970813221914.006e6f38@clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" from CNN web page: ------------------------------------ Buckingham guards' bearskins face their Waterloo August 13, 1997 Web posted at: 7:46 p.m. EDT (2346 GMT) LONDON (AP) -- Worn since the Napoleonic wars and still loved by tourists who crowd to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, the British army's towering bearskin hat may be about to meet its Waterloo. The Ministry of Defense said Wednesday it has ordered a search for synthetic alternatives to bearskin, because of its concern for the welfare of the Canadian brown bear. Bearskin hat lovers countered that only skins from culled bears are used. Past attempts to produce fake bearskin have ended in disaster. "When it rained the hats became rather bedraggled -- like a bad hair day," said ministry spokesman Maj. Michael Devlin. "They were also subject to static electricity which was rather embarrassing when they passed under (electricity) pylons." Devlin said defense minister Lord Gilbert took a personal interest in animal rights issues and wanted to see bearskin phased out as soon as a substitute could be found. Five elite infantry regiments -- the Coldstream, Scots, Welsh, Irish and Grenadier guards -- wear the well-known bearskin hats. They were adopted to commemorate Britain's victory in 1815 over Napoleon's forces at Waterloo, where France's elite troops, the Imperial Guard, had worn bearskins to appear more intimidating. Soldiers today wear the 18-inch (45-centimeter) bearskin, which weighs around 1 1/2 pounds (665 grams), for ceremonial duties and to guard royal residences like Buckingham Palace and St. James' Palace in London and Windsor Castle, Queen Elizabeth II's weekend home west of the capital. Soldiers in bearskins also protect the Tower of London. The bearskins come from Canada's brown bear, culled by Inuit hunters under an agreement with the Canadian government. The army says the bears are culled anyway and that no bears are killed solely to provide the bearskins. One senior officer said his regiment would fight any move to replace the bearskin. "I am not sure exactly what the problem is," said Gen. Sir Willie Rous of the Coldstream Guards. "The bearskin is available and the animals are not endangered, indeed they are culled. The bearskin is genuine and it is traditional. "It also lasts a very, very long time. I wear one I got through my family. One officer I know has one that is at least 100 years old and was worn by his father and grandfather," said Rous. Iain Duncan-Smith, a lawmaker in the main opposition Conservative Party and a former Scots guardsman, agreed. "When we tried synthetic hats they frizzed up," he told The Financial Times. Devlin said the army had gradually found alternatives to skin and fur regimental uniforms and decorations such as leopard skin sashes, animal drum skins and some fur hats, "except where we have kept the old animal skins." But "not even the fashion industry has come up with a wearable alternative" to bearskin, he said. "We are determined that any substitute will come up to the mark and look the same as the foot guard's bearskin, which is known the world over and synonymous with the British army," Devlin said. Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 22:52:30 -0400 From: allen schubert To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (US) Steven Jobs (Apple Computer)--Vegan Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970813225227.006eee74@clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" excerpt from Time magazine web page http://www.pathfinder.com/@@epI7MgcAO*kN9LmR/time/magazine/1997/dom/970818/c over3.html ----------------------------------------------- The Steve Jobs who is currently running two sophisticated companies lives in a turn-of-the-century English-style country house in Palo Alto with his wife Laurene, 33, their two young children and his 19-year-old daughter Lisa, home from college for the summer. The house is run with a distinct 1960s flavor. Laurene has planted a garden of wildflowers, herbs and vegetables all around. The rooms are sparsely decorated, the only extravagances being Ansel Adams photographs. We dine as the Jobses always do: both are strict vegans, eating no meat products. Dinner is pasta with raw tomatoes, fresh raw corn from the garden, steamed cauliflower and a salad of raw shredded carrots. While the adults eat, their six-year-old son picks lemon verbena and other herbs in the garden for the after-dinner tea. His reward is a tickle and being tucked into bed by Dad. Over dinner, Jobs tells how Laurene overloaded his circuits eight years ago while he was speaking at nearby Stanford University. "I couldn't take my eyes off her," he says of the brainy blond M.B.A. He "bagged" a business dinner to be with her, he says, and they've been together ever since. Conversation is a mix of politics, Laurene's work setting up a mentor group for a nearby high school and tales of a presidential visit last summer when Bill Clinton rang up and invited himself to dinner so he could meet with Silicon Valley executives. "We had to rent a Dumpster to clean out the house before they came!" says Jobs, whose prenuptial housing style was "spare," if that's the term for lacking furniture. The couple giggle over their search for cheap wine glasses to serve the President. The menu was, naturally, vegan.