AR-NEWS Digest 552

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) (HK) Ocean Park dolphin drive backed
     by Vadivu Govind 
  2) (HK) Problems breed at Ocean Park
     by Vadivu Govind 
  3) Fermilab Deer Kill
     by Debbie Leahy 
  4) Killing Cranes in Montana
     by Jean Colison 
  5) (US) Animal Cruelty In Columbia
     by allen schubert 
  6) (US) Health concerns mounting over bacteria in chicken
     by allen schubert 
  7) (KY) Cayman Dolphin Swim Draws Protests
     by allen schubert 
  8) Re: mink set free!
     by MINKLIB@aol.com
  9) Japanese mammals facing extinction
     by Vadivu Govind 
 10) (TW) Taiwan
     by allen schubert 
 11) (TW) Taiwan Dogs
     by jwed 
 12) (US) Activist Gets Year In Prison
     by allen schubert 
 13) (US) Fur Protest In San Diego
     by allen schubert 
 14) Instructor Wanted (US - Providence, RI)
     by Karin Zupko 
 15) Re: Pet Protection Bill
     by Liz Grayson 
 16) (US) Report: Germ Becoming Widespread
     by allen schubert 
 17) Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation
     by Twilight 
 18) The Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act of 1997
     by SMatthes@aol.com
 19) Memorial held for George - Yellow Lab killed by off-duty policeman
     by "Bob Schlesinger" 
 20) Subscription Options--Admin Note
     by allen schubert 
 21) [CA] Anti-fur TV studio audience members needed
     by Animal Alliance of Canada 
 22) Forward: Dolphin Swim Draws Protests
     by LMANHEIM@aol.com
 23) Pig viruses could doom humans' transplants
     by Wyandotte Animal Group 
 24) (IT) Iguanas Being Imported Into Italy
     by allen schubert 
 25) Lynx
     by Twilight 
 26) (Ca)Hunt vs Anti-hunt on CBC Newsworld
     by Ty Savoy 
 27) (US) GIANT "CARROT" TAKES ROOT AT MCDONALD'S
     by allen schubert 
 28) Dolphin protest success
     by Hillary 
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 13:52:33 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (HK) Ocean Park dolphin drive backed
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>Hong Kong Standard
20 Oct 97

Ocean Park dolphin drive backed
By Ceri Williams 

THE government has backed a controversial plan by Ocean Park to import six
dolphins for its
captive breeding program _ even though few calves born at the park have
survived long. 

Dr Barry Bousfield, senior veterinary officer with the Agriculture and
Fisheries Department, said the
government had agreed ``in principle'' to the move, which will be made
before the end of the year.``They have not yet applied for a licence but the
government has looked at its past record and found
they do have adequate veterinary facilities to monitor the dolphins,'' Dr
Bousfield said. 

But conservationists and animal rights campaigners have blasted the $17
million program for the
bottlenose dolphins from Indonesia. 

They say baby dolphins have died under the program and Ocean Park officials
should put protection
before profit. 

Reports claim eight of the 11 dolphin calves bred by the park have died. 

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals spokesman Amy Chow Tak-sum
said the society
would establish whether Ocean Park was importing the dolphins from the wild. 

``If they are from the wild, then it sends a very wrong message to children
who go to the park. That
would be very sad. 

``Hong Kong should also not be encouraging the use of animals for
entertainment _ so Ocean Park
is again sending the wrong message to the public.'' 

Park chief executive John Corcoran said it wanted to achieve a
self-sustaining captive breeding
population of dolphins. 

``We are aiming for the birth of 10 to 15 calves in the next 10 years. In
this way we will create a
self-sustaining dolphin community in the park. 

``It will serve our educational, conservation and scientific research
purposes and may supply our
captive-born dolphins to other facilities for breeding loan programs.'' 
Members of the Park's veterinary and education department said they would
use ultrasound
techniques to work out the optimum time for mating. 

The six dolphins are all females to partner the predominantly male
population at the park. 

Since Ocean Park's breeding program began in 1990, only three calves have
been successfully bred.

Of Ocean Park's 12 bottlenose dolphins, eight are male. 

Tens of thousands of dolphins are killed every year by humans. In 1991,
27,000 dolphins were
killed in the eastern Pacific Ocean. 

Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 13:52:46 +0800 (SST)
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>Hong Kong Standard
20 Oct 97
Opinion

Problems breed at Ocean Park

DOLPHINS are cute, loveable creatures, and invariably a star attraction at
any aquarium. It is hard
to believe that Ocean Park, in acquiring six of them from the wild to add to
its collection, is not
motivated by materialism. The park, supposedly a tourist attraction, must
continually add to its
collection of marine life in order to maintain public interest. 

With dolphins under threat worldwide it is highly questionable whether there
is any justification for
Ocean Park to remove another six from the wild. 

Ocean Park says the new dolphins will help produce more as part of a
breeding program. There is
merit in this argument but for one major flaw _ Ocean Park has not shown
itself to be any good at
this. Out of 11 dolphins born in captivity only three have survived. 

The program has been going on for seven years. Yet with this dismal record
Ocean Park believes it
can breed 10 to 15 calves over the next 10 years with the new imports. That
is a bit hard to
swallow. 

Ocean Park's record ought to have been enough for the Agriculture and
Fisheries Department to bar
it from removing marine mammals from the wild. Either this particular
species cannot be successfully
bred in captivity, hence their unavailability from captive bred stocks
elsewhere, or Ocean Park is just
not good at breeding them. Either way it shows that Ocean Park has no
business to be stocking
them. 

On the one hand we are encouraging our young to protect the environment and
all creatures that live
in it. On the other hand aquariums like Ocean Park are being allowed to
freely bring in mammals
captured from the wild mainly to boost its attraction to tourists and the
young. It is such attitudes that
have led to the impoverishment of our environment. 

Both Ocean Park and the government should think again about these wild
dolphins and how much
they will add to the aquarium's profitability. 


Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 05:25:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: Debbie Leahy 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Fermilab Deer Kill
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             FERMILAB DEER KILL

There is 30-day public comment period regarding the killing of deer
at Fermilab, site of the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National
Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois.  They estimate between
500-1000 deer reside on the ten-square-mile facility and intend to
slaughter about 90 percent beginning in December.  The reasons
given are the deer numbers interfere with their prairie restoration
projects and an increase in accidents involving deer.  Please
submit your comments as soon as possible, the comment period is up
the end of October.  Items to mention:

Ask for an extension of the comment period.  It wasn't adequately
publicized until only two weeks before the deadline.

Ask for another public meeting that incorporates a balanced panel
of deer-kill proponents and opponents.  Cite a recent public
opinion poll that demonstrates 71 percent of respondents oppose
killing the deer.

Fermilab maintains a herd of forty bison.  They are allowed to
breed and Fermilab disposes of about twenty bison each year,
usually through auction and they are typically slaughtered.  They
grow their own hay to feed the bison.  These crops also serve to
provide deer with an artificial food supply.  The bison herd should
be neutered to stop the unnecessary propagation and the food
obtained from external sources.

There are prairie restoration projects taking place in several
county forest preserves.  These have been widely-criticized for the
large-scale killing of wildlife, destruction of millions of healthy
trees, application of dangerous herbicides, and intentional burns. 
There's no need for another restoration project at Fermilab.

The estimate of 500-1000 deer is clearly broad indicating they
haven't bothered to obtain an accurate count.  A thorough
investigation of deer populations must be conducted and the
situation re-accessed once the facts are known.

Specially designed roadside reflectors have been successfully used
in several areas to prevent deer/car collisions.  Some areas report
as much as a 95 percent reduction in accidents involving deer since
installing these reflectors.  This would be a simple, inexpensive
solution to protect motorists and the deer.

Send your comments to:

USDA-APHIS-WS
2869 Via Verde Dr.
Springfield, IL  62703
Fax) 217/492-4777

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Illinois Animal Action
P.O. Box 507
Warrenville, IL  60555
630/393-2935


Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 08:06:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jean Colison 
To: Ar-news 
Subject: Killing Cranes in Montana
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Monday, October 20, 1997; Page A03
The Washington Post 

Once-Endangered Cranes Land in Hunters' Sights in Montana

By Mark Matthews
Special to The Washington Post

HELMVILLE, Mont.—Mary Bradshaw loves to watch greater sandhill cranes 
gather in the grain fields of this handsome valley tucked away in the 
midriff of the Rocky Mountains. The four-foot-tall birds hop and prance 
with outstretched wings, sometimes en masse, while mates offer clutches 
of grass to each other in their beaks.
Bradshaw, 55, has worked hard to help lure the graceful birds back to 
the Upper Blackfoot Valley, and she could watch them all day long -- 
until the hunters come.
In 1996, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks began selling hunting licenses 
to shoot cranes in the Helmville-Ovando area at the request of some 
local grain farmers who said the birds were damaging their crops. The 
hunt not only created a schism between neighbors but also has become an 
example of a conundrum that confronts more and more westerners: how to 
manage a restored wildlife species without killing some of the same 
animals you worked so hard to bring back.
By the 1940s, only about 400 greater sandhill cranes remained in the 
West because of habitat loss, drought and hunting. They slowly recovered 
after many homesteaders abandoned their claims during the Dust Bowl 
years. Wholesale poisoning of the coyote, their greatest natural enemy, 
also helped. In 1973, officials took the greater sandhill crane off the 
endangered species list.
Last fall's estimated count of the birds along the Rocky Mountain Flyway 
stood at about 19,000. There are also smaller populations in 
California's Central Valley Flyway (6,000) and the Lower Colorado River 
Valley Flyway (2,000). About 4,300 cranes summer in Montana.
Hunters across a six-state region in the Rocky Mountain Flyway take 
between 500 and 700 birds a year. The states base their quotas on 
population counts. If surveyors spot more than 24,000 birds during 
flyovers, the number of hunting permits increases. If the count dips 
below 16,000 birds, officials suspend the hunt. The quota floats among 
Montana, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico and Arizona.
About 400 cranes now summer in the Upper Blackfoot Valley, too many for 
Helmville-area rancher and farmer Steve Gravely. "They destroy my 
wheat," he said. "They tramp down twice as much as they eat."
Complaints by Gravely and other farmers prompted the state to issue 15 
hunting permits for the area last year and nine cranes were killed, said 
game warden Jeff Herbert. "I hate to make too big a deal out of eight or 
10 birds," he said.
But conservationists, like Bradshaw, say even that modest kill could 
harm the bird's comeback in the area.
Bradshaw dresses like a rancher, in jeans and rubber boots, but she 
tends to wildlife, not cows. And she doesn't depend on her ranch to pay 
the bills.
After buying the H2-O Ranch, she removed 300 cows that had overgrazed 
it. Then, with the help of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and 
Blackfoot Trout Unlimited, she restored 30 oxbow ponds that had been 
drained. The last few years seven pairs of cranes nested in the marshy 
areas surrounding the ponds.
But survival rates for newborn cranes are remarkably low, Bradshaw said. 
"In three years only three juveniles survived here," she said. "The rest 
disappeared, probably to predators."
That's common for the species. Sandhill cranes can be long-lived -- some 
banded birds survived more than 20 years -- so they're in no hurry to 
reproduce, usually waiting until their third year. At the most, they lay 
two eggs, usually with one survivor. The young do not sit in the nest 
but move about with the parents, opening themselves up to predators.
Despite the slow reproduction rate, farmers claim more birds are moving 
into the Blackfoot Valley and damaging more grain. According to state 
officials, one farmer estimated approximately $12,500 in losses from 
crane depredation.
Herbert said there is no scientific method for computing agricultural 
losses, but Don McIvor, a wildlife biologist who studied crane 
depredation in northwestern Utah, said he has a good idea how the system 
works. "If farmers think there is a problem with cranes, then officially 
there is a problem," he said.
>From 1991 to 1993, McIvor fenced random areas of cropland near Logan, 
Utah, to keep out the cranes, then compared that crop with losses in 
unfenced areas. The crane population there stands at around 1,200, three 
times that of the Helmville area.
Farmers there complained of damage to spring corn, but McIvor said soil 
types, moisture levels, insects and clogged seeders hurt the corn crop 
more than the cranes. "You can't separate crane damage from other 
sources that contribute to holes in the cornfield," he said.
As far as fall wheat was concerned, McIvor estimates cranes damaged 2 
percent of the crops. "It was still insignificant when you take into 
account all the other problems." he said.
But biologist Rod Drewien, who has banded more than 2,000 cranes during 
his career, said he's seen worse damage -- but done by larger gatherings 
of birds.
"I've seen 20-acre fields wiped out in eastern Idaho by 3,000 birds at 
one time," he said. Yet, he refuses to accept every farmer's claim as 
gospel truth. "I have to shake my head at some of the claims."
Conservationists ask whether killing 500 to 700 birds across an area 
tens of thousands of square miles really helps farmers -- especially 
since the birds can be deterred with lure crop fields.
The fields must be planted with a type of grain the birds want to eat, 
and they must be located between the fields that are being hurt and the 
roosting areas, according to Mike Fisher, manager of Grays Lake Wildlife 
Refuge in Idaho. Plus, the area must be protected from human 
disturbance.
"The birds learn very quickly where to go in those situations," Drewien 
said.
Bradshaw hopes to eventually establish a lure crop field on the H2-O, 
but in the meantime, she's trying to convince her neighbors that the 
cranes can add to the economic stability of the area just by being here.
As an example she points to Cache County, Utah, where McIvor conducted 
his study. There, an annual September crane festival is limited to 100 
bird-watchers for a weekend.
In New Mexico, the towns around the Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge 
prosper even more from the bird. The thousands of cranes that winter 
there attract thousands of bird-watchers.
"People will want to come and see these birds," Bradshaw said.

©Copyright 1997 The Washington Post Company
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 08:38:30 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Animal Cruelty In Columbia
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from CNN web page:
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South Carolina State News
Reuters
20-OCT-97

Animal Cruelty In Columbia

(WEST COLUMBIA) -- West Columbia police are investigating a case of animal
cruelty. A kitten, dogs, ferrets and a tarantula were found dead at the Oak
Tree complex. A Doberman and other animals were still alive. Police are
searching for an 18-year-old woman who lived in the apartment. 
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 08:50:57 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Health concerns mounting over bacteria in chicken
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from Mercury News web page (http://www.sjmercury.com/news/breaking/):
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Posted at 7:28 p.m. PDT Sunday, October 19, 1997  

Health concerns mounting over bacteria in chicken     

N.Y. Times News Service

The nation's health authorities are increasingly
concerned about a poultry contaminant that can be
as debilitating, if not as deadly, as salmonella.
Researchers say that the contaminant, the
campylobacter bacterium, infects a larger
percentage of chickens than they had realized and
that antibiotics used to treat people sickened by
infected poultry appear to be losing their
effectiveness.

Campylobacter, which is the leading bacterial cause
of food-borne illness in the country, has also been
linked to a rare but serious paralytic disease.

Six years ago the federal Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention estimated that campylobacter
infected 30 percent to 70 percent of all chickens.
Today, using better detection methods, researchers
say that it infects 70 to 90 percent.

Scientists now believe that campylobacter ``can
cause disease as severe as salmonella,'' although
fewer people die, said Dr. Bert Bartleson, the
technical expert in the food program of the
Washington state Department of Health.

Campylobacter is responsible for 2 million to 8
million cases of campylobacteriosis a year and 200
to 800 deaths, according to estimates by various
health officials.

Unlike salmonella, which scientists are learning
how to control, campylobacter continues to baffle
them because they have been unable to make a dent
in its pervasiveness. But like salmonella,
campylobacter causes sickness if people eat
undercooked chicken or other food that has come in
contact with raw chicken. The symptoms can include
cramps, abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea and fever.
They usually last about a week.

Concern over campylobacteriosis has been magnified
through recent studies demonstrating that the most
common treatment, antibiotics, appears to be losing
effectiveness.

In the last few years, researchers have also come
to believe that campylobacter may lead to the rare
and potentially fatal nerve damage caused by
Guillain-Barre syndrome, which lasts several weeks
and usually requires a patient to stay in the
intensive care unit attached to a respirator.
Normally, there are about 5,000 cases of
Guillain-Barre syndrome a year, and researchers say
that 20 to 40 percent of them follow a
campylobacter infection. Most people recover from
the syndrome.

Treatment with antibiotics in the first couple of
days of campylobacteriosis is recommended for those
with weakened immune systems, pregnant women and
people with relatively severe symptoms. But the use
of a group of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones
to treat disease in chickens is creating strains of
drug-resistant campylobacter in humans.

``It is something of considerable concern because
we think these antibiotics are an important class
of drugs for humans,'' said Dr. Robert Tauxe, an
epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.

The Minnesota Health Department has been tracking
the increasing resistance of campylobacter to the
fluoroquinolone class of antibiotics. ``Since 1995,
with the licensing of fluoroquinolones for use in
chickens, levels of drug-resistant campylobacter in
humans has gone up dramatically,'' said Dr. Michael
Osterholm, the epidemiologist for the department.

Last month, the department took a random sampling
of chickens in Minnesota supermarkets and found 79
percent contaminated with campylobacter. Of those,
20 percent contained the strain resistant to the
antibiotics, the agency said. A sampling of turkeys
found that 58 percent were contaminated with
campylobacter and that 84 percent of those
contained the resistant strain. The findings are
being submitted to a scientific journal.

``We have seen similar effects in Spain, where the
resistance level is up to 81.6 percent, and in the
U.K. and the Netherlands,'' Osterholm said. ``The
increase occurred immediately after the
introduction of the use of fluoroquinolones in
animals.'' In all of those countries there is
greater use of that class of antibiotics in animals
than there is in this country.

Because of this, Osterholm said, ``We have been
discouraging the Food and Drug Administration all
along from approving the fluoroquinolones.'' This
year, he said, the Minnesota Health Department sent
the FDA its latest findings about the bacteria, at
the federal agency's request.

The FDA has been asked by Bayer Pharmaceuticals,
which makes fluoroquinolones, to permit the use of
more of the antibiotics in animals.

Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 09:13:15 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (KY) Cayman Dolphin Swim Draws Protests
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from AP Wire page http://wire.ap.org/ :
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 10/20/1997 06:38 EST

 Cayman Dolphin Swim Draws Protests

 GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) -- Visitors to the Cayman Islands can
 dine on endangered turtle but they won't get to swim with the dolphins if
 environmentalists have their way.

 The government has temporarily halted the controversial ``Swim with the
 Dolphins'' attraction, which allowed visitors to frolic with the friendly
 aquatic mammals, amid protests that it constitutes animal cruelty.

 Fernado Delgado sought permission to set up a dolphin pool inside the
 state-run Cayman Turtle Farm, where endangered green turtles are bred for
 local consumption and others are released into the wild.

 Turtle meat is a staple in this British Caribbean colony, most often
 served up as a hearty stew.

 But Ken Hydes, manager of the state-run Cayman Turtle Farm, said in a
 letter to Delgado that negotiations for the project were ``subject to
 approval and ratification'' of the farm board.

 Concerned Environmentalist of the Cayman Islands interpreted the letter
 as a victory. The group collected more than 800 signatures opposing the
 project and submitted them to the governor.

 The project is modeled after the popular ``Swim with the Dolphins''
 attraction in Cancun, Mexico.

Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 10:45:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: MINKLIB@aol.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Re: mink set free!
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In light of the recent mink raids, and the subsequent fur trade claims that
they will all die, ar-news subscribers might love to know that a letter to
the editor in a Salt Lake City newspaper complained that liberated mink had
been seen eating his chickens.  This was many months after a raid in his
area, proving mink survive.  Of course, who ever believes the fur trade
anyway!

CAFT
PO Box 822411
Dallas, TX 75382
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 22:56:55 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Japanese mammals facing extinction
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>Asahi Shimbun
20 Oct 97
Japanese mammals facing extinction

Half of all species of Japanese mammals are now either extinct or
endangered, a 4-year study by Japanese zoologists has found. 

The research, led by Osaka City University Assistant Professor of Mammalogy
Takeo Kawamichi,
also concluded that the situation has deteriorated dramatically over recent
years. 

The study is the first comprehensive review of mammals in Japan which
includes analysis of whales,
dolphins and other sea mammals. A 1989 study by the Environment Agency
excluded sea mammals.

The research by Kawamichi and his team from the Japanese association of
mammalogical studies'
protection committee concluded that 85 species--or 49 percent--of Japan's
174 species have either
been wiped out or are endangered. Of these, 12.6 percent fall under the
"endangered species"
category. 

Worst hit have been whales and dolphins: Sixty percent of species in this
group are now endangered
because of low breeding rates, hunting and sea pollution. In addition, 69
percent of bats are
endangered. 

Also among the animals at risk are species of hares and seals. 

If whales and dolphins are excluded in order to make comparisons with the
1989 study, the new
research reveals that 15 mainland species of mammals have become
endangered--fives times as
many as were found nearing extinction in eight years ago. In 1989 only
Iriomote cats, Tsushima cats
and Japanese river otters were considered at risk. 

Kawamichi's association, which conducted its research through field studies
and questionnaires, also
identified a category of "vulnerable species" which incorporates threatened
mammals whose situation
has not yet reached the critical stage of being endangered. 

The association found 18 such vulnerable species, including the Japanese
dormouse and yet more
types of whales. In 1989, the number of species in this category was 14. 

The association could not find one species whose existence had become more
secure over recent
years. 

Looking at both species and sub-species of land mammals, the study found 52
groups which were
endangered. Twenty-four of these, or 46 percent, live on islands off the
mainland, such as the
Nansei Islands and the Ogasawara Islands. 

The association's research is slated to be published in a book titled "Red
Data: japanese mammals." 


Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 11:37:42 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (TW) Taiwan
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from d01281 
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Dear Sirs,

Many of us were informed about the action of Taiwan government, which
organized
the horrible killing of hundreds of thousands of stray  dogs and cats.

The dogs were simply poured by boiling oil on the streets, they were
(alive)
fallen into rubbish or (also alive) thrown into hot oil; cages with a
number of dogs collected on the streets were moved into water in order
to drown the dogs, etc. Sometimes, the dogs are poured by  petrol and
then fire is set on the dogs.

The German journal "Stern" describes one of the situations as follows:
a car moves along the streets of a city on Taiwan and the 
performers pour the dogs on the streets by acid.

The animal protection organizations are powerless like in many other
cases
(actually, what can  several hundreds people in London or Zuerich do
against
 governements of the Third World, powerful firms and primitive
traditions?)

In all history of the animal protection movement,  animal protection
actions were successfull only in several cases  and all the times the
success was reached only when the animal protection actions were
accompanied BY ACTIVE POLITICAL AND ECONOMICAL PRESSURE.


Yet, Taiwan's situation  is the first time in the last decades, when
such a 
horrible killing of animals was conducted 
     - in mass, 
     - by the order of a government  and
     - in a country which is supposed to be close to Western world.

What we can do:
First, we can do the same what we do every time in similar situations,
namely:
      - to collect some money and to give it to animal protection activists
on Taiwan;
     -  to cure several hundreds of dogs and to take 4-5 dogs to UK or
Switzerland;
     -  to write letters to Taiwan's embassies and to the President, etc.
     However, such activity is not very efficient, and can give results in
many months.

So, I would suggest to try to make pressure on the Taiwan, in order to 
     - save the  dogs which are living yet  from terrible tortments;
     - create a precedent (which can be used then in many situations, like 
     bullfighting or Farra do Boi in Brasil).

The pressure on Taiwan can be made in the following way:
     - to agitate for the BOYKOTT OF GOODS  from Taiwan, visits and tours
on 
     Taiwan; cooperation with Taiwan;
     - to organize protests in front of embassies;
     - to suggest the "green parties" in Western countries to make 
     the political pressure on Taiwan.




 





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L. Herrtmann
PF 600505
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
E-mail:d01281@geocities.com

P.S.Some details of dog killing  are given in "Stern" (October) or in
Web
http://www.tierrechte.de/aktuell/taiwan.html.


Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 01:04:10 +0000
From: jwed 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (TW) Taiwan Dogs
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FYI
The main organisations trying to help the dog situation in Taiwan are:

Taipei Abandoned Animals Rescue Foundation -
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/4694 - people who are keen to help
should join the TAARF mailing list (follow instructions from the website).

Life Conservationists Association - lcatwn@ms15.hinet.net

World Society for the Protection of Animals - joyleney@wspa.org.uk

International Fund for Animal Welfare - 0005086269@mcimail.com

Humane Society International.

Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 13:30:15 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Activist Gets Year In Prison
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19971020133012.006cf050@clark.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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from CNN web page (http://www.cnn.com/):
----------------------------------------------
Activist Gets Year In Prison

(SALT LAKE CITY) -- A year in jail is the sentence for the last of the
animal rights activists who firebombed a West Jordan McDonald's. Mark
Klein's sentence was similar to those given to Ryan Durfee and Jason
Troff... who were sent to jail in August for the same fire. A fourth
defendant was given probation by juvenile-court authorities. Klein and
others firebombed the restaurant to protest the slaughter of cattle,
chickens, and fish. 
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 13:34:43 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Fur Protest In San Diego
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19971020133441.00706d38@clark.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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from CNN web page (http://www.cnn.com):
-------------------------------------
California State News
Reuters
20-OCT-97

Fur Protest In San Diego

(SAN DIEGO) -- Animal rights activists target a department store in Fashion
Valley San Diego. The activists targeted Neiman-Marcus because of an
incident in Dallas earlier this month. A security officer there got into a
scuffle with a protester. The activists are upset with the store for
selling furs. Store officials say they recognize both the demonstrators'
rights to speak out and their customers' rights to buy fur. 
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 97 13:41:14 -0400
From: Karin Zupko 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Instructor Wanted (US - Providence, RI)
Message-ID: <9710201741.AA19519@titan.ma.neavs.com>

Instructor Wanted - (US, Providence, RI)

The LivingEarth Learning Project offers free presentations on animal  
and environmental issues for 3rd grade through college. Programs  
encourage students to think critically and with compassion about  
their connections to animals and the earth through the use of lively  
discussions, activities and videos.  


We are looking for a part-time instructor in the Providence, RI area.   
$20. an hour plus compensation for travel time, mileage and expenses.  


For more info., e-mail melissaf@ma.neavs.com or call 617-367-8687.
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 14:22:46 -0500
From: Liz Grayson 
To: Akipplen2@aol.com
Cc: chickadee-l@envirolink.org, ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Re: Pet Protection Bill
Message-ID: <344BAF87.7DA5@earthlink.net>
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I can not say this often enough: 

Experience has taught me to read bills carefully, especially bills
concerning animals, before giving my support. Bills that appear to be
beneficial on their face sometimes conceal or alter a measure that
defeats or nullifies the bills original purpose. Three recent pieces of
legislation that come to mind where that has happened are:  the Downed
Animal Protection Act and the up and coming Trapping Initiative, both in
California- and the Shelter (alleged) Reform Initiative in NYC (where
people solicited signatures based on PR rhetoric without having read
what it was they were asking people to sign). 

Keep in mind that there are compromises made and sometimes it is the one
thing that really makes the bill work, the crux of the issue.  It is
unlikely the government or industry will sacrifice profit or control in
favor of animal interests, so keep your eyes open for where they draw
the line(s) in the sand.

I might add that even the most “respected” groups and “leaders” do not
always take time to understand the issue and support bills (knowingly
and not) that compromise the animals.  So find time to read the bill,
discuss it, and understand the issues and the ramifications. Make your
own decision rather than support a bill because someone tells you it is
a good bill. You will feel much better about your decision and yourself.
Liz



Akipplen2@aol.com wrote:
> 
> I received a call from a Michigan AR friend who heard from Michigan's
> lobbyist for animal issues that the federal, so-called Pet Protection Bill,
> H. R. 594 is languishing because representatives are not getting any feedback
> from their constituents.  One of the provisions of this bill is that it would
> eliminate Class B animal dealers.  She suggested that animal rights and other
> animal advocated contact their representatives and ask them to move on this
> bill.
> 
> X-Mozilla-Status: 0011
> Content-Length: 5271
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 14:19:49 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Report: Germ Becoming Widespread
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19971020141946.00701294@clark.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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(another news item about campylobacter)
from AP Wire page http://wire.ap.org/ :
-----------------------------------------------------
 10/20/1997 10:06 EST

 Report: Germ Becoming Widespread

 NEW YORK (AP) -- A type of bacteria that may sicken and sometimes kill
 people who eat undercooked chicken or turkey is becoming more common and
 is developing resistance to antibiotics, The New York Times said today.

 Estimates put the number of cases of the disease caused by the germ
 campylobacter at 2 million to 8 million a year in the United States and
 deaths at 200 to 800, the Times said.

 The illness usually lasts about a week and its symptoms include cramps,
 abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea and fever. It can be as severe as the
 disease caused by salmonella, another germ found in undercooked poultry,
 but causes fewer fatalities, according to Dr. Bert Bartleson of
 Washington state's Health Department.

 Recent research also suggests that campylobacter may lead to the severe
 and sometime fatal nerve damage caused by Guillain-Barre syndrome. About
 20 percent to 40 percent of the 5,000 cases a year of Guillain-Barre
 syndrome follows a bout of campylobacter infection.

 Researchers say the campylobacter germ infects 70 percent to 90 percent
 of all chickens. That's a higher estimate than one six years ago by the
 federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which had said 30
 percent to 70 percent of chickens carried it.

 The use of antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones to treat the infection
 in chickens has created strains of drug-resistant campylobacter in
 humans.

 ``Since 1995, with the licensing of fluoroquinolones for use in chickens,
 levels of drug-resistant campylobacter in humans has gone up
 dramatically,'' said Dr. Michael Osterholm of the Minnesota Health
 Department.

 His department randomly sampled poultry in Minnesota supermarkets and
 found 70 percent of chickens were contaminated with the germ; of those,
 20 percent had the drug-resistant strain. For turkeys, 58 percent were
 contaminated and 84 percent of those had the drug-resistant strain.

 Scientists believe the public is more aware of salmonella than the more
 widespread campylobacter because the latter is hard to pronounce and
 spell and there is no simple laboratory test to detect it. For both
 germs, the safety advice is the same: Cook poultry thoroughly, and
 carefully wash anything that has come into contact with raw poultry or
 its juices.

Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 13:45:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: Twilight 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation
Message-ID: <19971020204510.25902.rocketmail@web2.rocketmail.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii


Bloodsports are legal in Missouri.  To help put an end to cockfighting
and animal fighting in Missouri, please go to the Missouri Alliance
for Animal Legislation website: http://www.inlink.com/~maal






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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 16:43:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: SMatthes@aol.com
To: 
Cc: francion@andromeda.rutgers.edu, alf@dcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us,
        , CUBMich@aol.com, wao@wildanimalorphanage.org,
        OneCheetah@aol.com, nnetwork@cwnet.com, BHGazette@aol.com,
        lcanimal@ix.netcom.com, foa@igc.apc.org, DDAL@aol.com,
        EnglandGal@aol.com
Subject: The Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act of 1997
Message-ID: <971020164326_1859498686@emout02.mail.aol.com>

We need an all out nationwide animal rights effort to get Senate Bill S-995
and its companion bill House Bill HR-1202 out of their respective Judiciary
Committees and onto the floors for a vote.  Write, call, e-mail, fax your
individual Senators and Representatives and demand positive hearing actions
to get these two bills out of committee and passed by the House and Senate. 

These bills are identical in content and read as follows: 
Sec. 2 Transport or Possession of Exotic Animals for Purposes of Killing or
Injuring Them.  (a) IN GENERAL.---Chapter 3 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:  "48.Exotic animals (a)
PROHIBITION.---Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce,
knowingly transfers, transports, or possesses a confined exotic animal, for
the purposes of allowing the killing or injuring of that animal for
entertainment or for the collection of a trophy, shall be fined under this
title, imprisoned not more than 1 year,or both.  (b) DEFINITIONS.---In this
section--"(1) the term 'confined exotic animal' means a mammal of a species
not historically indigenous to the United States, that has been held in
captivity for the shorter of --- "(A) the greater part of the life of the
animal; or (B) a period of 1 year; whether or not the defendant knew the
length of the captivity; and (2) the term 'captivity' does not include any
period during which an animal---(A) lives as it would in the wild, surviving
primarily by foraging for naturally occurring food, roaming at will over open
area of not less than 1,000 acres; and (B) has the opportunity to avoid
hunters."  

Contact your senators and representatives at 1-800-962-3524 or 1-800-972-3524
or 202-224-3121 or 202-225-3121 or write to:  U.S. Senate, Washington, DC
20510 or US House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515.
Send copies of your communication to:  
Senator Orin Hatch (R-Utah) Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, email:
senator_hatch@hatch.senate.gov
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) Senate Bill sponsor, email:
frank_lautenberg@lautenberg.senate.gov
Rep. George Brown Jr. (D-CA) House Bill sponsor (no email available)
Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL) Chairman, House Judiciary Committee (no email
available) 

Please info Sarasota In Defense of Animals, P.O. Box 15653, Sarasota, FL
34277-1653 (email: smatthes@AOL.com)
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 15:14:46 -0700
From: "Bob Schlesinger" 
To: 
Subject: Memorial held for George - Yellow Lab killed by off-duty policeman
Message-ID: <199710202210.PAA22139@pcez.com>
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Portland, Oregon  -  October 20
----------------------------------------

A memorial service was held yesterday for George, a yellow lab gunned down
by off-duty Portland police officer John Hurlman while Hurlman was jogging
through a quiet Hillsboro, Oregon neighborhood on Sept 18th.  Hurlman was
carrying a loaded revolver in a fanny pack and shot George because
according to Hurlman, "he was in my face".  George was a gentle family dog
that often ran up to people hoping they would play with him.  The initial
response to the incident by the Portland police department was that the
incident was not investigated because "it's just a dog".  About 100 people
turned out to pay their respects to George, and to hear a variety of
speakers which included two attorneys for George's family who are
investigating whether to file civil charges against the officer.  The
district attorney for Washington County Oregon has not yet filed any
charges in the case from a criminal perspective.

Read complete details of the story of what happened to George at
http://www.arkonline.com and also sign an on-line petition which will be
presented to the Portland City Council, indicating that laws and policies,
including police training in animal/human contact need to be changed.  The
petition may also be a model for use in other cities.  People who live
outside of the area are encouraged to sign.

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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 20:35:10 -0400
From: Animal Alliance of Canada 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: [CA] Anti-fur TV studio audience members needed
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19971020193254.00a8aca8@inforamp.net>
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CBC's Benmurgui Live, taped in Toronto, is doing a show about the fur
industry tomorrow (Tuesday, October 21).  They're looking for people who
are against fur (and who can be under-rabid!) to be in the studio audience
and perhaps to give comments or ask questions of the panelists.  Ainslie
Willock, Animal Alliance's anti-fur wiz, will be on the panel.  I don't
know who is speaking on the pro-fur side.  The audience is filling up with
pro-fur people.  Anyone interested in booking a free space should call
Shannon MacKinnon, 205-5094 ASAP.  

Animal Alliance of Canada
221 Broadview Ave.  Suite 101
Toronto, Ontario  M4M 2G3

Phone: (416)462-9541
Fax:   (416)462-9647

E-mail: contact@animalalliance.ca
Website: www.animalalliance.ca
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 21:08:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: LMANHEIM@aol.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Forward: Dolphin Swim Draws Protests
Message-ID: <971020204938_-1594005030@emout16.mail.aol.com>

In a message dated 97-10-20 06:41:14 EDT, AOL News writes:

 Subj:    Cayman Dolphin Swim Draws Protests
 Date:    97-10-20 06:41:14 EDT
 From:    AOL News
 BCC:     LMANHEIM
 
.c The Associated Press
 
       GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) - Visitors to the Cayman
 Islands can dine on endangered turtle but they won't get to swim
 with the dolphins if environmentalists have their way.
       The government has temporarily halted the controversial
``Swim
 with the Dolphins'' attraction, which allowed visitors to frolic
 with the friendly aquatic mammals, amid protests that it
 constitutes animal cruelty.
       Fernado Delgado sought permission to set up a dolphin pool
 inside the state-run Cayman Turtle Farm, where endangered green
 turtles are bred for local consumption and others are released
into
 the wild.
       Turtle meat is a staple in this British Caribbean colony,
most
 often served up as a hearty stew.
       But Ken Hydes, manager of the state-run Cayman Turtle Farm,
said
 in a letter to Delgado that negotiations for the project were
 ``subject to approval and ratification'' of the farm board.
       Concerned Environmentalist of the Cayman Islands interpreted
the
 letter as a victory. The group collected more than 800 signatures
 opposing the project and submitted them to the governor.
       The project is modeled after the popular ``Swim with the
 Dolphins'' attraction in Cancun, Mexico.
       AP-NY-10-20-97 0636EDT
 
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 21:38:05 -0400
From: Wyandotte Animal Group 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Pig viruses could doom humans' transplants
Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19971021013805.2fefa0d8@mail.heritage.com>
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Monday, October 20, 1997
The Detroit News
Page 1E

MEDICINE
Pig viruses could doom humans' transplants

        Scientists say they have found further reason to be concerned about
transplanting organs from animals to people:  two viruses that appear to be
in a wide variety of pigs.

        Researchers are exploring the idea of transplanting hearts, kidneys
and other organs from pigs to people because human organs are in short
supply.  But some have raised concerns that animal organs could introduce
new and possibly dangerous viruses to the human population.

        Much of the discussion focuses on viruses that pigs inherit.  In
February, British researchers announced they found an inherited virus in pig
cells that could infect human cells in the test-tube.  That shows the risk
of infection from transplants is "more plausible than a fanciful scare
story," they said.






Jason Alley
Wyandotte Animal Group
wag@heritage.com

Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 22:18:50 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (IT) Iguanas Being Imported Into Italy
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19971020221847.00703c5c@clark.net>
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from AP Wire page http://wire.ap.org/:
-----------------------------------------------------
 10/20/1997 14:57 EST

 Iguanas Being Imported Into Italy

 ROME (AP) -- Steven Spielberg brought dinosaurs to life in movies like
 ``Jurassic Park'' and ``The Lost World.'' He also may have started an
 iguana invasion in Italy.

 The World Wildlife Fund said Monday that thousands of the reptiles are
 being imported into Italy to satisfy movie fans who want a ``dinosaur''
 of their own.

 The problem is that iguanas, like all pets, grow up. And when they do,
 they can reach three feet in length -- too big for most owners.

 ``Iguanas remind people of little dinosaurs. But people who buy them as
 pets soon realize they are difficult and expensive to look after,'' said
 Cristina Maceroni, a World Wildlife Fund spokeswoman in Rome.

 The World Wildlife Fund says Italy imported more than 3,000 iguanas
 legally in the first half of 1997. It estimates another 1,000 were
 smuggled in.

 That compares with 5,000 iguanas for the entire previous decade.

 ``The demand for iguanas is growing at an alarming rate,'' Maceroni said.
 ``We believe this is in part due to the success of `Jurassic Park'. The
 same thing happened with Dalmatian dogs following the release of Disney's
 `101 Dalmatians'.''

 The fund is calling on the Italian government to restrict iguana import
 licenses and sales.

Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 19:32:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: Twilight 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Lynx
Message-ID: <19971021023211.10681.rocketmail@send2.rocketmail.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

Endangered Eurasian Lynx Population in Norway 

The Nowegian population of Eurasian Lynx currently stands at approx.
500 individuals whose lives
are in peril because the Norwegian Government has authorized the
hunting and killing of over 100
of them. The action is in response to a minority of farmer complaints
stating the lynx is threatening
their livestock of sheep. 

What you can do: 

Sign an online petition. The interactive petition page is on the Web
NOW! This "sign on" site is
located at: http://lynx.uio.no/jon/lynxform.html 

All you need to do is enter your name and address. The petition page
provides a copy of a
"default" message for you to read, and a letter-box area allows you to
type a personalized message
if you prefer. Pointers for further info and additional updates will
be available at the bottom of the
page in the near future. 

It is also possible to sign via e-mail if you prefer that. 

Why are they killing lynx? 

Old traditions, dating to the days when Norwegian farmers had limited
resources and relied solely
on their own production for survival are gone, but the old fear still
exists like a nasty superstition
which won't go away. This government has had full restitution measures
in place for farmers who
lose livestock to wildlife predation for a number of years now, but
for some reason this does not
"satisfy" the farmers, who may be thinking more in terms of financial
gain* by obtaining lynx pelts,
than mourning the loss of an occassional sheep. 

*Officially, these pelts are strictly for hunter's and his family's
own use, since selling pelts resulting
from this hunt are against the law in Norway but, in practice this law
is difficult to enforce ... it's the
equivalent of making "moonshine" for your own use ... also illegal but
still for sale. Also, there is no
compensation for loss of sheep by people poachers. 

Other lynx populations around the northern hemisphere of our world
(which is its territorial domain)
are also staggeringly low -- and some species are already extinct --
and still little information is
available. The lynx seems to be the "forgotten", the "little known".
Collective information tells us this
majestic feline of the North with "padded snowshoe paws" has a staple
diet of various rodents and
particularly hares. In the northern region of Scandinavia the lynx has
been known to occassionally
prey on reindeer. In the southern and central region of Norway their
diet includes occassional
"raadyr" or "roe deer". The lynx tries to guard its food if possible,
hide it and return to it until not a
morsel is left. It is one of the predators that maintains population
control over rodents. It seeks out
weaker and sick individuals of a herd, felling them with swift
strokes, and ultimately performs a
service by maintaining a healthy herd. 

The lynx pelts are thick with luxuriant, frosty guard hairs and are
highly valued in the fur trade and
fashion industry. This is considered the prime reason for the
scarceness of the animal in our world
now. Hunters, wanting to be the sole predators of game, also blame
excess kills on the lynx; a
situation parallel with the false blame the wolf received and
continues to receive to this day. 

What will be the result? 

The hunt was approved for commencement in February - THIS SEASON- TODAY,
TOMORROW, THE DAY AFTER - young cubs that are still dependent on their
mother will
suffer the most. The hunt criteria has not made an exception for
females with young, and one can
only consider the slow starvation and death by exposure to the
elements of the cubs ... 

Ultimately, less than 400 lynx individuals could pose a threat to
survival of this species in Norway.
Research results referred by the Swedish biologist Stefan Jonsson
indicate that nature's ecological
balance as far as the lynx population is concerned has a "critical
point" if hunting reduces the
"natural" number of lynxes in an area by 25%. If more than this, the
remaining lynxes are likely to
become too scattered to breed successfully, and may become extinct in
the area. Since we are
talking about small numbers altogether in this case, and the quotas
for hunting are given district by
district (it is the sum of quotas that gives 104, and does not include
the vulnerable cub or kitten
population which would be an increase), statistical fluctuations may
be significant, and 20% seems
pretty close to the critical point. Actually, with only 500 lynxes in
the entire country, any hunting at
all might be too much. 

Clearly, notice of this tragedy came too late for groups and
individuals to oppose the hunt prior to
its announcement, but it is still possible to sound a LOUD, CLEAR, and
VISIBLE VOICE
opposing the kills for the remaining lynx members. 

Where will the petitions go? 

The manager of the Internet site lynx.uio.no, located in Norway, will
deliver the petitions received
to the attention of: 

Miljøvernminister Thorbjørn Berntsen
Miljøverndepartementet
P.O. Box 8013 Dep
0030 Oslo
NORWAY

We need Your voice. More importantly -- the Lynx needs You as a Friend. 

SEND YOUR VOICE NOW 





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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 23:09:10 -0300
From: Ty Savoy 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (Ca)Hunt vs Anti-hunt on CBC Newsworld
Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19971021020910.0066463c@north.nsis.com>
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List:

Upcoming show on CBC Newsworld for us Canadians (and satelite folks) - This
Saturday Oct 25 at 1pm and 9pm Eastern.

It's 'Roughcuts' (Documentary Series). The topic is Hunters vs Anti-Hunters.
One hour Show. From the promo I saw today it looks very good indeed.


Ty Savoy

Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 22:40:12 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) GIANT "CARROT" TAKES ROOT AT MCDONALD'S
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19971020224009.007062d0@clark.net>
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from PeTA web page http://www.peta-online.org/:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
GIANT "CARROT" TAKES ROOT AT MCDONALD'S

"Chris P. Carrot" Polls Customers for Support of Veggie Burger

    For Immediate Release:
    October 14, 1997

    Contact:
    Michael McGraw 757-622-7382


    Pikesville, Md. -- With 1997 safely in the record books as the
    most dangerous year so far for meat-eaters, marked this summer by
    the largest recall of tainted beef in U.S. history, "Chris P.
    Carrot," the 6-foot-tall PETA mascot, is spearheading a new effort
    to get McDonald's to add a meatless patty to its menu.

    The giant "root" will greet customers at McDonald's tomorrow,
    asking them if they would order a veggie burger if one were put on
    the menu:

             Date           Time                  Place
     Wednesday, October 15 12 noon   McDonald's, 1706 Reisterstown Rd.

    While this year's record recall of millions of pounds of meat has
    consumers backing away from beef, Chris P. Carrot wants people to
    know there are many more reasons to go vegetarian. Statistics from
    the United States Department of Agriculture indicate that each
    year, more than 6 million Americans get sick, and 3,000 of
    them--mostly children--die from eating contaminated meat. What's
    more, meat-eating is linked to the three biggest killers of
    Americans: heart disease, cancer, and stroke. Not only is a purely
    vegetarian safer, but it also is low in saturated fat and is
    completely cholesterol-free. (Only animal products contain
    cholesterol.)

    According to a recent Gallup poll, 20 percent of Americans say
    they look for a restaurant that serves vegetarian items when they
    dine out, and about one-third of Americans say they would order a
    meatless item if it were listed on a menu. There are now an
    estimated 13 million vegetarians in the United States, with the
    number growing rapidly among teenagers. At least 12 percent of
    American teens shun all meat.

    "We vegetarians deserve a break today at McDonald's," says PETA
    President Ingrid Newkirk.

Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 23:27:55 -0700
From: Hillary 
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Subject: Dolphin protest success
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Subj:Cayman Dolphin Swim Draws Protests
Date:97-10-20 06:41:17 EDT
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.c The Associated Press

      GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) - Visitors to the Cayman
Islands can dine on endangered turtle but they won't get to swim
with the dolphins if environmentalists have their way.
      The government has temporarily halted the controversial ``Swim
with the Dolphins'' attraction, which allowed visitors to frolic
with the friendly aquatic mammals, amid protests that it
constitutes animal cruelty.
      Fernado Delgado sought permission to set up a dolphin pool
inside the state-run Cayman Turtle Farm, where endangered green
turtles are bred for local consumption and others are released into
the wild.
      Turtle meat is a staple in this British Caribbean colony, most
often served up as a hearty stew.
      But Ken Hydes, manager of the state-run Cayman Turtle Farm, said
in a letter to Delgado that negotiations for the project were
``subject to approval and ratification'' of the farm board.
      Concerned Environmentalist of the Cayman Islands interpreted the
letter as a victory. The group collected more than 800 signatures
opposing the project and submitted them to the governor.
      The project is modeled after the popular ``Swim with the
Dolphins'' attraction in Cancun, Mexico.
      AP-NY-10-20-97 0636EDT


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