AR-NEWS Digest 524

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) Fish die, run-off from factory farms suspected
     by Andrew Gach 
  2) Childhood cancer on the rise
     by Andrew Gach 
  3) Putting the Waltz Back into Matilda
     by Andrew Gach 
  4) Re: [UK] BAAS:Sanctuary for pregnant seahorses
     by TianshingI@aol.com
  5) Request for information: Zoo and Circus
     by "Matthias M. Boller" 
  6) HOSPITALIZED HUNGERSTRIKER SENT BACK TO JAIL (US)
     by civillib@cwnet.com
  7) Roberts Circus 
     by Jean Colison 
  8) necropsy
     by Leah D Wise 
  9) (US - Greyhound Walk & Reunion)
     by Karin Zupko 
 10) Barry Horne Photo's
     by "Miggi" 
 11) Rodeo Spot on TV Tomorrow
     by Ty Savoy 
 12) Cocainne and rats
     by Jordi Ninerola 
 13) Super Bullfighter hurt :)
     by "sa338@blues.uab.es" 
 14) Elephant rides at the Renaissance Festival
     by Jeanie Stone 
 15) Animal Testing
     by "sa338@blues.uab.es" 
 16) Barry Horne Hunger Strike Update
     by "Miggi" 
 17) SUE MCCROSKY/DAY 14: RECORDS MISSING (US)
     by civillib@cwnet.com
 18) Update on the horse dragged behind trailer-calls still needed
     by In Defense of Animals 
 19) the They Are Not Our Property pledge
     by In Defense of Animals 
 20) (US) Sens Unveil Species Protection Bill
     by allen schubert 
 21) (US) FDA Pushed to OK Beef Irradiation
     by allen schubert 
 22) (US) Report: Fish-Killing Ailment Probed
     by allen schubert 
 23) (IN) Endangered Chirus Killed for Shawls
     by allen schubert 
 24) Letters needed: carriage horses
     by "bhgazette" 
 25) AR-News Admin Note
     by ar-admin 
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 21:04:52 -0700
From: Andrew Gach 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Fish die, run-off from factory farms suspected
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Thousands More Fish Killed in Maryland

By JOHN H. CUSHMAN Jr. - New York Times On-Line

Thousands of fish stricken with a microbial affliction thrashed weakly
Sunday morning on the surface of Chicamacomico River, leading the state
to close yet another waterway to fishing and recreation and adding to
the urgency of a festering new environmental problem for the Chesapeake
Bay.

It was the third time since early August that Gov. Parris Glendening of
Maryland had ordered the closure of one of the bay's Eastern Shore
tributaries, where sport and commercial fishermen and boaters prop up
half the economy and chicken farms and cornfields sustain the other
half.   


The gaping raw sores on the 4-inch-long menhaden, which are a common
bait fish for crabbers in this area, are the classic symptom of fish
attacked by Pfiesteria piscicida, a little-understood microbe discovered
only a few years ago that sometimes assumes a toxic form. It has been
blamed not only for killing fish but also for rashes, flulike symptoms
and even short-term memory loss among some people who have come into
contact with it while fishing or conducting research.

Just what causes Pfiesteria to turn toxic is not certain, but chronic
problems with the microbe in North Carolina are thought by many   
scientists to be related to polluted runoff from hog farms. In this part
of Maryland, the attention is focusing on chicken farms, whose manure
enriches the cornfields that dominate the landscape, drained by ditches
that feed directly into some of the affected streams. The nutrients in
the manure runoff provide the nourishment for microbes to flourish.

Already, Glendening has stirred a furor in the agricultural community by
suggesting that chicken farmers should brace for stricter pollution
standards. He said he would appoint a commission to develop   
recommendations this fall for better regulation of agricultural runoff.

In the meantime, the state's decisions to close a stretch of the
Pocomoke River, a section of King's Creek and the Manokin River, and now
six miles of the Chicamacomico, have stirred another kind of economic
turmoil, because the fishing and tourism industries have paid the price.
Pfiesteria hysteria, as it is being called, has dominated the front
pages of many of the region's newspapers for weeks now.

"Our two primary concerns must be, first, the health of our citizens,
and second, the health of the bay itself," Glendening said in a
telephone interview Sunday. "In many ways, Maryland is the Chesapeake
Bay, and if we can't find the source of this and contain it, we have the
possibility of this spreading year after year."

Even before the state closed the river Sunday, uniformed natural   
resources police warned boaters and passers-by to avoid the area.

"We're here to advise you it's probably not wise to hang around," one
officer told Cindy and John Jacobs, who bicycled by with their son   
Dennis. They said they were visiting relatives in the area and had been
planning to go fishing.

"It's terrible -- look how many there are," said Mrs. Jacobs, gazing at
the sick fish from the bridge. "Isn't that sad?"

In their death throes, some of the fish leaped from the water; the dead
ones floated downstream. It was impossible to say how many fish would
die, but clearly tens of thousands had been stricken since the outbreak
was detected late Saturday. Teams of state officials have been taking
samples and shipping them to laboratories for analysis. Until that work
is done, it cannot be said for certain that Pfiesteria was at work.

Throughout the region, businesses that rely on tourism said they were 
suffering from the bad publicity.

Larry Knudsen, proprietor of the River House Inn, which abuts the   
Pocomoke several miles above the area that the state closed, said a
group of elderly guests who visit every year, filling the inn, had
canceled this year's trip. Because they usually eat at a fine local
restaurant and take a boat tour, he said, the economic loss from their
decision alone was probably thousands of dollars.

Many of the Eastern Shore's large poultry farmers say there is   
insufficient proof to pin the problem on their operations. But some   
farmers acknowledge that chicken manure may be partly to blame for the 
fish kills.

"I believe it is a contributing factor," said Frank Morison, a founder 
and director of the Delmarva Contract Poultry Growers Association, a  
group of 2,600 poultry farmers from Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.   
"I've been in the industry for 30 years and done a lot of research," he
said. "Wherever the industry sets up shop, there's water quality
problems associated with it."

Although many local residents suspect that the heavy output of chicken
manure is somehow implicated in the fish disease outbreaks, they are 
often gentle in their criticism of their neighboring farmers.

"We have never pointed a finger at the poultry industry alone," said
FredMaddox of Maddox & Son Seafood in Shelltown, who began reporting
sick fish to state authorities as long as a year ago.

Pollution-control experts point out that there are many sources of
excess nutrients pouring into the Chesapeake, from well-fertilized
suburban lawns to outmoded sewage treatment plants, and even from the
nitrogen in air pollution throughout the vast watershed.

But Judith Stribling, an assistant professor of biology at Salisbury  
State University and a leader of Friends of the Nanticoke, another river
where sick fish have been reported but not confirmed by state   
authorities, says agricultural runoff is a prime suspect. She suspects 
that there may be an imbalance between the nutrient chemicals nitrogen 
and phosphorus, especially when manure is used as fertilizer, that could
help trigger the blooms.

"We have been saying for years that the bay was overloaded with   
nutrients," she said. "The obvious question is, How much worse is this 
going to get, and how far is it going to go?"

Glendening said he had called for a meeting of regional governors this
week, and that Gov. George Allen of Virginia, who has drawn some   
criticism for his state's less aggressive response to Pfiesteria in its
waters, would attend.

Environmental Protection Agency officials have said they are examining
how to better control the runoff from agricultural sources nationwide.   
New regulations and tougher enforcement of rules governing animal   
feedlots are under active consideration, they said.
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 21:15:23 -0700
From: Andrew Gach 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Childhood cancer on the rise
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Health experts trying to combat cancer in children
   
Reuter Information Service

WASHINGTON (September 15, 1997 3:39 p.m. EDT) - Facing a chilling rise
in childhood cancer, health experts from across the nation gathered
Monday to map the best course for research on the effects of toxic
chemicals in the environment on children.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sponsored a two-day conference
to develop a national strategy to combat cancer in children that is
rising by about 1 percent a year, and to determine if toxic chemicals
such as pesticides are contributing to the increase.

"We've got to know more about the possible links between the environment
and the alarming increase in new incidents of childhood cancer," EPA
Administrator Carol Browner told the conference.

"In the past two decades, we have seen higher rates of accute   
lymphoblastic leukemia in children, higher rates of types of brain
cancer in children, and higher rates of Wilms' tumor of the kidney.
Testicular cancer in young men is up by nearly 70 percent," Browner
said.

The death rate from childhood cancer has dropped, but that gain has been
overshadowed by the fact that more children are getting sick.

The EPA has started an Office of Children's Health Protections to   
coordinate work on setting health and safety standards to protect the
youngest populations that face higher exposures to pesticides and other
environmental toxins through their diets and play.

Experts at this conference are to recommend which regulations need to be
revised to better protect children and are to recommend strategies to
best target research and use resources.

"Children of today face hazards in the environment that were neither 
known nor suspected only a few decades ago," said Philip Landrigan of
the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

"At least 75,000 new synthetic chemical compounds have been developed
and dispersed into the environment. Fewer than half of these compounds
have ever been tested for their potential toxicity to humans, and fewer
still have been assessed for their toxicity to children," said
Landrigan, who is an adviser to Browner.

About 8,000 American children younger than 15 are diagnosed with cancer
each year; cancer is the second leading cause of death in children after
accidental injuries.

Leukemia and brain tumors are the most common childhood malignancies,
with rates of accute lymphoblastic leukemia up 27 percent since 1973 and
brain tumors up 40 percent, according to EPA figures.

Wilms' tumor of the kidneys in children rose by 46 percent since 1973,
and testicular cancer in young men has jumped by 68 percent.

Because many cancers likely resulted from a combination of the child's
genetic susceptibility and environmental exposure, experts said case 
studies on environmental factors will have to be large and will be   
expensive to conduct.

The conference also discussed possible links between parents'   
occupational exposure to toxins and cancer in their children, studies
onprenatal vitamin supplements to lower cancer risks, and the reduction
of exposure to pesticides.

By Vicki Allen, Reuter
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 21:20:59 -0700
From: Andrew Gach 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Putting the Waltz Back into Matilda
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Bread designed to reduce hot flashes

Reuter Information Service

LONDON (September 15, 1997 1:21 p.m. EDT) - Britain's leading bakery has
introduced a enriched soya and linseed loaf that, it says, can help
reduce the symptoms of menopause.

Allied Bakeries said Monday that its Burgen Bread, or lady's loaf,   
contains soya and linseed, which medical research suggests can help   
reduce hot flashes.

"There's been a number of studies that show a link between plant   
estrogens (naturally occurring substances that resemble the female   
hormone) and lack of menopausal symptoms," said Allied's spokeswoman 
Janet Morgan.

"We're providing a bread that raises plant estrogens to the Asian
level," she added.

Asian women experience far fewer menopausal symptoms than their European
counterparts, which scientists believe could be linked to the high
levels of soya in their diet.

Ed Filmore, the head of research at Allied Bakeries, said two sets of
data have looked at the link. A study in Australia of 50 menopausal
women showed that soya flour can reduce hot flushes by 40 percent over
four months.

He suggests about four slices of the loaf a day to raise Western   
consumption to the levels of soya in a typical Asian diet.

Test marketing in Australia, where the bread has been dubbed "Sheila's
Slice" and "Putting the Waltz Back into Matilda," has proved promising.

"It's extremely popular there. We're selling a quarter of a million   
loaves a week," said Morgan.

The most common form of relief for menopause symptoms is hormone   
replacement therapy, but many women find the side-effects unacceptable
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 02:27:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: TianshingI@aol.com
To: dknowles@dowco.com, ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Re: [UK] BAAS:Sanctuary for pregnant seahorses
Message-ID: <970916022755_-398580587@emout15.mail.aol.com>

Seahorses are wonderful, fascinating creatures.  I am glad to hear of this
sanctuary.

Tian
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 08:51:09 +0100
From: "Matthias M. Boller" 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Cc: stephan@tierrechte.de
Subject: Request for information: Zoo and Circus
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Hello,

the Federal Association Against Vivisection - People for Animal 
Rights in Germany founded a new workgroup against the use of 
animals in zoos und circuses.

The group is now looking for information material to establish basic
archives as well as contacts to other groups in Europe which are
active against zoos and circuses.

Please contact Stephan Weber (stephan@tierrechte.de) of the group if
you can help by 

- supplying photos and video-tapes
- supplying reports, summaries or sources about the situation in 
  other European countries, e.g. examples of states where the use of
  certain animals in circuses is illegal..
- co-operating with the group if your organisations works against 
  zoos and circuses in Europe and would like to exchange experiences
  and information.

We would be happy to hear from you. 

Thank you and best wishes,

Matthias

matthias@tierrechte.de

Member of the board
Federal Association Against Vivisection - People for Animal Rights
matthias@tierrechte.de    -   http://www.tierrechte.de/indexe.html
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 00:22:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: civillib@cwnet.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: HOSPITALIZED HUNGERSTRIKER SENT BACK TO JAIL (US)
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URGENT NEWS ADVISORY
Sept. 16, 1997




Hospitalized Activist Returned
To DeKalb Jail; Specialist Will
Exam Stricken Inmate Today

     ATLANTA – After less than a day in Grady Hospital, weak and weary animal
rights activist Sue McCrosky was moved back to DeKalb County Jail late
Monday night, according to jail officials. Tuesday marks her 14th day on a
hunger strike.

     An examination of Ms McCrosky by a doctor sent in by a civil liberties
group has now been switched from the hospital to the jail, and will take
place at about 9 a.m. Tuesday morning. A news briefing will be held in front
of the jail at 10 a.m.*

     Dr. Ray Greek, a Kansas City specialist, was flown in late Monday night to
examine Ms McCrosky in response to concerns by family and Mr. Lawrence
Weiss, chief counsel with the Activist Civil Liberties Committee in California

     Ms McCrosky was jailed for 45 days Sept. 3 for peacefully protesting on a
sidewalk – a local petty ordinance -- at the home of the chief of Yerkes
Primate Research Center in May.
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*NOTE: Dr. Greek will be available for comment at 10 a.m. Tuesday morning,
following his examination of Ms McCrosky, and consultation with hospital
staff. For more information, call ACLC (916) 452-7179.




Activist Civil Liberties Committee
PO Box 19515, Sacramento, CA 95819 (916) 452-7179 Fax: (916) 454-6150

Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 11:04:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jean Colison 
To: Ar-news 
Subject: Roberts Circus 
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Does anyone have any info on Roberts Circus (or Roberts Bros.?)   It was 
in a small town in Frederick, MD this weekend.  They have an elephant
 named Lisa.  She is made to give rides in a small area, then secured to 
her trailer by her rear leg.  We also saw 2 donkeys also secured to a trailer
 by 4 foot teathers.  We also saw some miniature ponies being used for
 pony rides. The owners were defensive and obnoxious and had posted 
multiple documents about how kind they were to Lisa and about ar activists.

Jean


ps: I have e-mailed to paws and to circusinfo (Rich Frank of NJARA) and 
have not gotten a response.
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 10:58:27 -0500 (CDT)
From: Leah D Wise 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: necropsy
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Hi, I realize this is not a news item, but I am in need of information.

I am a graduate student and am required to perform a duck necropsy for 
a waterfowl class.  Is there any alternative to such a thing?  I am not
morally capable of such an act and need help desperately.

If anyone knows of sources for alternatives, please reply to my personal
e-mail.  

Thanks in advance,
Leah


Date: Tue, 16 Sep 97 09:50:51 -0400
From: Karin Zupko 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US - Greyhound Walk & Reunion)
Message-ID: <9709161350.AA03929@titan.ma.neavs.com>

Posted on Behalf of Save The Greyhound Dogs!

On Sunday, September, 28, Save the Greyhound Dogs! will hold its  
Sixth Annual Greyhound Walk & Reunion.  Rain or shine.  The Common,  
South Main Street (Opposite U-Haul Facility), Rochester, NH.   
Registration is at 8:30 am and the walk begins at 11 am.  For more  
info. and to help promote the walk, call Scott at 802-879-8838.

Please note, the magazine Celebrating Greyhounds listed the date of  
the walk as Saturday, September 27.  This is incorrect.  The walk is  
on Sunday, September 28.

Thank you.
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 19:30:11 +0000
From: "Miggi" 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Barry Horne Photo's
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Hi all,
     I received loads more photo's from different demos and from the camp 
at Huntingdon Research Centre, in the post today.
     The are now all available on the Barry Horne Web Page:
http://village.vossnet.co.uk/m/miggi/barry.htm
(This should now be alot quicker to load the photo's than it was 
before)
Please feel free to add links to the Barry Horne Hunger Strike Page 
on any web page you may have
-
Mark
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Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 18:27:55 -0300
From: Ty Savoy 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Rodeo Spot on TV Tomorrow
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List:

        There's a piece on the TV show 'Hard Copy' tomorrow night on Rodeos.
>From the preview tonight looks like the rodeo folks come out looking very
bad. Footage of abuse too.

Ty Savoy

Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 23:56:19 +0200
From: Jordi Ninerola 
To: AR News 
Cc: Nuri Querol 
Subject: Cocainne and rats
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Jordi Niqerola i Maymm From Barcelona, Catalonia.

http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/6506
http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/academy/2855
http://www.geocities.com/colosseum/loge/3128
SA385@blues.uab.es


Many scientifics in Connecticut and Massachusets believe that one protein
is the best form for fight against cocainne adiction. This protein was
testing in rats.

Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 23:57:09 +0200
From: "sa338@blues.uab.es" 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Super Bullfighter hurt :)
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I am Nuria from Barcelona.

Bullkiller Jesulin de Ubrique was severely hurt last saturday. He had a
testicle removed and part of his penis injured, I don't know if he will
be so proud of being a "macho" from now on. Unfortunately, he is
recovering from the injuries and he will go on killing innocent animals
again.
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 18:41:26 -0400
From: Jeanie Stone 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Elephant rides at the Renaissance Festival
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I attended the Maryland Renaissance Festival this past Sunday,
and was shocked to find that elephant, camel, and pony rides
have been added this year.


You can e-mail the festival office at rennfest@erols.com or you 
can mail them at:

Maryland Renaissance Festival
P.O. Box 315
Crownsville, MD 21032-0315
ATTN: (your choices are...)

Jules Smith, General Manager, MRF/Vice President, IRF
C.J. Crowe, Office Admin.
Carolyn Spedden, Artistic Director

----

Jeanie Stone
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 00:40:04 +0200
From: "sa338@blues.uab.es" 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Animal Testing
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I am Nuria from Barcelona.

Two slimming pills (Redux) have had to be withdrawn of the USA Market
due to the secondary effects (cardiac alterations). Of course, the pills
werw tested on non-humans animals before being sold to humans. Again, we
have another proof of the non-sense of animal testing.

-- 
PO`!1 a
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 23:47:05 +0000
From: "Miggi" 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Barry Horne Hunger Strike Update
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Hi again,
     The latest mail-out has just been completed. It has all been added 
to the web pages (about 16 new pages of stuff). + the photo's I 
mentioned earlier.
     If anyone knows of other lists  please pass details on to them, or 
if you know people who can put links on their web pages. THE MEDIA 
ARE NOT LISTENING, DONT LET BARRY DIE IN SILENCE.
THE INTERNET IS OUR BEST WAY TO SPEAD THE NEWS.
-
http://village.vossnet.co.uk/m/miggi/barry.htm
-
Love N Liberation
Mark
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Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 16:09:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: civillib@cwnet.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 16, 1997







Hospital Records Missing, Activist in Poor
Health Because of Inhumane Treatment
By Jail, Says Civil Liberties Group

     ATLANTA – An animal rights activist jailed here at the DeKalb County Jail –
marking Day 14 of a hunger strike to protest jail conditions – is in
worsening health because of inadequate care by her jailers, not the hunger
strike, according to a report by a civil liberties group Tuesday.

     According to a statement by the Activist Civil Liberties Committee, based
on the examination of Sue McCrosky by its own doctor Tuesday, crucial
hospital medical charts – taken when she was hospitalized – are missing, and
were not made available to the outside physician. 

     "We want to know what her condition was like BEFORE they cleaned her up and
treated her. And, we find it suspicious that the day before an independent
examination of Sue McCrosky the jail sends her to the hospital to treat her,
and then returns her in time for us to examine her," said Crescenzo
Vellucci, spokesperson with the ACLC. "We are pleased Ms McCrosky is doing
better, but that does not excuse her inadequate care before Monday," he added.

     Dr. Ray Greek, a physician from Kansas City flown in to examine Ms
McCrosky, said she was not given her own medication on numerous occasions.
She was refused even the simplest of requests – including a blanket to keep
warm. Dr. Greek says she is now receiving her approved medication on time,
and he prescribed a blanket for her. Other major findings, include:

     1. Ms McCrosky was hospitalized for a high pulse and low blood pressure.
She was dehydrated because she has not been receiving adequate fluids,
including water. For her first week, the water did not work in her jail
"pod" (green slime came up in the toilets and sinks). That has been since
corrected. And, until the last few days, she was not given any juices to drink.

     2. Ms McCrosky is being treated inhumanely, and this has added to her
health problems, and being held nearly incommunicado. Until Dr. Greek
ordered another blanket Tuesday, she was kept in a small room with only one
blanket. Jail personnel had not given her any other blankets or attempted to
make her comfortable until Dr. Greek intervened Tuesday.. She is being
allowed visitors only once a week, when other prisoners are given visits 3
times weekly. The jail is attempting to coerce her into eating, and leaving
the infirmary by restricting her visits, which are vital to inmates and
especially political prisoners.

     3. High blood pressure medication was not correctly administered, and until
Monday her medical care was suspect. According to her charts, Ms McCrosky
was indeed not administrated her own medication – despite coming to the jail
with 40 doses – either on time or at all for more than one day, and maybe
more, when she entered the jail Sept. 3. At least another 4 times since
then, and maybe more, she was not administered medication at all. Not until
she was moved to the infirmary at the end of last week was Ms McCrosky
regularly monitored for vital signs, despite the jail knowing of her acute
medical condition.
-30-
Contact: Cres Vellucci, ACLC, (916) 452-7179. 

Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 16:47:18 -0700
From: In Defense of Animals 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Update on the horse dragged behind trailer-calls still needed
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More details to the case of the horse being dragged for 3,125 ft. behind a
horse trailer in Mississippi.

PLease contact both Sheriff Joe Bryant 601-534-1941, and Assistant District
Attorney Luther Kelly 601-489-1003.

Demand that the injured horse be seized for it's protection and that Jake
May, arrested on 9-16-97, for felony animal cruelty, be prosecuted to the
fullest extent of the law. The Sheriff tried to talk the witnesses into
settling for misdemeanor charges. They refused. In fact the sheriff only
acted after witnesses demanded he do so. He said the man claimed the sun
was in his eyes and he did not know the horse he was towing was having
trouble. Witnesses, including a 7 yr. old girl, were yelling and waving at
him to stop. May, who was released on a $5,000 bond, claimsthat he trains
many horses by "walking" them behind his pick-up, and that the 3,125 foot
trail of blood from the horses hooves is deceiving. He claims that the
horse did not sit down during the incident, and that he did not then try to
ride the horse, as claimed by witnesses. He showed the media a horse that
witnesses believe is not the same horse. May claims to be the trainer of
the horse.



Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 16:52:15 -0700
From: In Defense of Animals 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: the They Are Not Our Property pledge
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The following is In Defense of Animals "They Are Not Our Property, We Are
Not Their Owners" pledge. If you would like to sign the pledge please
e-mail back stating that you would like to sign on and include your name
and address. If you would like to receive more information on the campaign
or hard copies of the pledge to collect names please send your mailing
address so we may get the information to you.


Whereas, I believe that all animals deserve to be treated and respected as
individuals with feelings, needs, and interests of their own, and whereas I
believe that animals are not  commodities or property to be bought, sold,
disposed of, or discarded, and yet millions of animals still die in
shelters each year, I hereby pledge always:

a) to live my life with an ethic of respect and consideration for all
animals, rather than one of ownership in which animals are considered mere
     property.

b)to adopt and rescue rather than to buy or sell animals.

c)to represent myself as a caretaker, guardian, companion, or friend of
     animals rather than their owner or master.

d)to strive at all times to make the world a more just and compassionate
     place for all beings, human and non-human alike.


Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 20:40:22 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Sens Unveil Species Protection Bill
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970916204019.006e42c4@clark.net>
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from AP Wire page:
---------------------------------
 09/16/1997 17:46 EST

 Sens Unveil Species Protection Bill

 By H. JOSEF HEBERT
 Associated Press Writer

 WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bipartisan group of senators unveiled legislation
 Tuesday aimed at making endangered species protection less threatening to
 landowners, but environmentalists quickly denounced the measure and the
 administration's support was at best unclear.

 Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, who helped craft the legislation,
 attended a news conference with four senators who introduced the measure,
 but he quickly said he was not there to deliver the administration's
 support.

 ``I'm not here on behalf of the Clinton administration to deliver its
 endorsement,'' Babbitt said, although he made clear he likes much of the
 bill and called it ``a marvelous beginning.''

 That left Sen. John Chafee, R-R.I., who considered the bill pretty well
 wrapped up after months of negotiations with Democrats, somewhat
 nonplussed and searching for words.

 ``I don't think I'm looking for much more of a ride on this,'' he finally
 said.

 The legislation would provide new incentives to land owners to protect
 species voluntarily and give them a greater say in developing species
 habitat protection plans. It also would set time limits on when such a
 plan must be developed and would require additional scientific review in
 listing species as endangered.

 The measure would put legislative support behind a so-called ``no
 surprises'' approach Babbitt has used administratively to deal with
 controversial species protection cases. Under this approach landowners
 who agree to take certain measures to protect species, or set aside land
 for species habitat, would be assured they would not be bothered by the
 Endangered Species Act years down the road.

 The bill was negotiated by Chafee, chairman of the Environment and Public
 Works Committee; Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, its ranking Democrat; Sen.
 Dirk Kempthorn, R-Idaho, chairman of the endangered species subcommittee,
 and Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, that panel's ranking Democrat. Babbitt
 also took part in many of the discussions.

 Chafee said he planned to have a committee vote on the bill within two
 weeks.

 The aim is to protect species and still make the law flexible enough ``so
 landowners don't see the Endangered Species Act as a liability, but as an
 asset,'' said Kempthorn.

 But environmental groups, who earlier this week had lobbied the Clinton
 administration to stop short of endorsing the bill, said its provision
 would weaken species protection.

 ``The bill adds new layers of review to a listing process that already
 comes too late for many species,'' said Michael Bean of the Environmental
 Defense Fund.

 Rodger Schlickeisen, president of Defenders of Wildlife, said the thrust
 of the bill is focused on keeping species from disappearing and not on
 their recovery. He called the ``no-surprises'' provision ``a terribly
 flawed process'' that doesn't make room for future circumstances that
 might warrant additional actions to protect a species.

 But industry and labor groups praised bill.

 ``We are very encouraged that we're finally beginning to address
 seriously'' changes in the 1973 law, said John Turner, chairman of the
 Endangered Species Coordinating Council. The group represents 200
 organizations including cattlemen, timber and mining companies, and some
 labor unions.

Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 20:43:45 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) FDA Pushed to OK Beef Irradiation
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970916204342.006e45b0@clark.net>
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from AP Wire page:
------------------------------
 09/16/1997 15:17 EST

 FDA Pushed to OK Beef Irradiation

 By CURT ANDERSON
 AP Farm Writer

 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration would be forced to
 approve irradiation of beef under a bill introduced Tuesday by House
 members who said the procedure would kill harmful microbes such as E.
 coli.

 ``There is ample evidence that it kills pathogens and promotes health,''
 said Rep. Greg Ganske, R-Iowa, who is a surgeon.

 The recall of 25 million pounds of Hudson Foods Co. ground beef last
 month because of potential E. coli contamination has renewed interest in
 irradiation, which the FDA has already approved for poultry, pork, spices
 and seasonings.

 It is of particular importance to the food industry, which opposes
 Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman's proposal for authority to make
 mandatory recalls of food products suspected of contamination and to
 issue more civil fines.

 ``The makers of America's leading brands of food products strongly
 support the use of best available science and technology in the ongoing
 battle for food safety,'' said Mary Sophos, senior vice president for
 government affairs at the Grocery Manufacturers of America.

 Since 1994, the FDA has been considering a petition from Isomedix Inc. of
 Whippany, N.J., to market a method of low-dose irradiation for use on red
 meat.

 The process involves use of gamma rays to kill unwanted microbes and has
 been endorsed by the American Medical Association and World Health
 Organization. There is no evidence that the process makes food
 radioactive.

 ``It is the highest priority that we're working on,'' said George Pauli,
 director of product policy at the FDA.

 Before irradiation can be approved for red meats, Pauli said, the FDA
 must be convinced that any chemical changes made by the technique are not
 themselves harmful and it won't somehow bolster growth of new microbes by
 killing the old ones.

 ``The question is, are you setting up a situation where you could
 actually cause a problem?'' Pauli said.

 Irradiation is seen by backers as the answer to a food inspection system
 that cannot guarantee meats are free of E. coli, salmonella or other
 organisms that cause human illness. The only way consumers can be sure
 the meat is safe now is to cook it thoroughly.

 Irradiation would likely boost the cost of ground beef about 1 percent,
 but supporters say it would offer consumers concerned about safety a
 choice.

 ``I'd prefer to know my meat's safe,'' said Rep. Sue Kelly, R-N.Y.

 Ganske's bill would force approval of the Isomedix petition, allowing
 other companies to market irradiation to beef processors. Use of the
 procedure would be voluntary.

 At a beef plant, irradiation could be used as the meat is moved along
 conveyor belts or sitting on pallets. It could also be used at the retail
 level, said Dennis Olson, food and nutrition professor at Iowa State
 University.

Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 20:45:44 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Report: Fish-Killing Ailment Probed
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970916204542.006e45b0@clark.net>
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from AP Wire page:
----------------------------------
 09/16/1997 10:13 EST

 Report: Fish-Killing Ailment Probed

 MIAMI (AP) -- Biologists are investigating a mysterious ailment that is
 killing reef-dwelling fish off the shore of southeastern Florida and the
 Keys, The Miami Herald reported today.

 Scientists suspect the culprit could be a parasite or natural toxin,
 perhaps from poisonous algae, the newspaper said.

 Similar fish kills have been reported as far away as Venezuela, said Jan
 Landsberg, research administrator at the state Department of
 Environmental Protection Marine Research Institute in St. Petersburg.

 Thousands of tropical fish have been found covered with lesions or coated
 with a blotchy white slime, dive boat captains and tropical fish
 collectors said.

 ``It appears to be a white glaze and it wipes out the slime coat, a
 protective coating fish have,'' said Scott Hutchinson, a collector from
 Little Torch Key. ``It just devours the tails, the fins. They just
 disintegrate.''

 ``They're weakened so they get the gamut of parasites and bacteria,''
 said Landsberg.

 State officials say the 30 or 40 scattered incidents involved from a few
 fish to thousands, affecting 20 or 30 species, including angelfish,
 parrotfish and triggerfish.

 The Department of Environmental Protection laboratory is testing samples
 of fish tissue and water, sediment and algae from areas where the dead
 fish have been found.

Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 21:03:19 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (IN) Endangered Chirus Killed for Shawls
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970916210316.00692244@clark.net>
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from AP Wire page:
---------------------------
 09/16/1997 02:18 EST

 Endangered Chirus Killed for Shawls

 By MUNEEZA ARJUMAN
 Associated Press Writer

 NEW DELHI, India (AP) -- It lacks the allure of fur and looks downright
 plain to the unpracticed eye, but wealthy buyers know a shahtoosh shawl
 is a royal wrap.

 And Indian environmentalists know even one means the death of at least
 three endangered antelopes. They call it a national disgrace.

 ``It shocks and upsets me that in a country where nature is worshipped, a
 socialite will arrive at a party practically wearing three or more dead
 animals on her person,'' says Iqbal Malik, a noted environmentalist.

 Six centuries of tradition dictate that the finest shahtoosh shawls are
 woven in the Indian hill city of Srinagar. The wool comes from the chiru,
 an endangered antelope species that wanders in the icy heights of the
 Chinese province of Tibet.

 The World Wildlife Fund estimates 18,000 chirus are killed every year to
 meet the demand for shahtoosh shawls, which can cost hundreds of dollars.

 Shahtoosh, which means ``king of wools'' in Persian, is considered ounce
 for ounce the warmest natural fiber in the world. The shawls are renowned
 for providing enveloping warmth while being thin enough to be pulled
 through a finger ring.

 The chiru grows its coveted wool to protect itself from the harsh climate
 of Tibet's Changtang Valley, which is above the tree and bush line and
 buffeted by high winds throughout the day.

 Each year Indian traders illicitly exchange the skin, nails and bones of
 endangered tigers for shahtoosh supplied by Tibetans. Tiger parts are
 highly valued in China where they are considered to have healing
 properties. India is home to some of the world's last remaining 3,000
 tigers.

 Trade in both tiger parts and chiru wool is banned, but enforcing the law
 has proved difficult. Traders with goods packed on yaks and mules sneak
 across the long and inhospitable Indo-Tibetan border unchecked.

 Shahtoosh shawls often form part of a wealthy bride's trousseau in
 northern India. Others find their way overseas despite the trade ban.

 Malik, the environmentalist, says border officials are poorly trained.

 ``The average custom officer or border patrol constable would not
 recognize a shahtoosh shawl if he saw one,'' she says.

 The shawls are striking only to the discerning eye. All are plain gray,
 because the wool is too fine to be dyed or covered with the rich
 embroidery often stitched on less pricey shawls.

 ``It is just a neo-rich status symbol,'' Malik says.

 With a little research and resourcefulness, a shopper can find the shawls
 in New Delhi. Prices can be as steep as 50,000 to 60,000 rupees
 ($1,400-$1,700), and a shawl smuggled overseas goes for double that.

 A single antelope yields only about 5 1/4 ounces of wool and a single
 shawl requires about 12 ounces, meaning three chirus must be killed for
 every shawl.

 Shahtoosh weavers claim they do not kill chirus, but rather collect the
 wool left behind by the animals on shrubs and bushes in shedding their
 winter coats.

 A 1993 World Wildlife Fund study said that claim is baseless.

 ``Shahtoosh wool cannot be collected from bushes as the area where the
 chiru grazes is bereft of bushes and shrubs,'' said Ranjit Talwar, a
 member of the group's investigating team.

 The inhospitable terrain makes keeping count of chirus difficult, but
 their numbers are believed to be steadily depleting.

 Both Malik and Talwar believe an alternative fiber might save the chiru.

 The wool of the llama-like vicuna, which has been farmed in South
 America, closely resembles shahtoosh. Talwar suggests it be imported to
 meet the demands of shahtoosh weavers.

Date: Tue, 16 Sep 97 22:30:49 PDT
From: "bhgazette" 
To: "AR News" 
Subject: Letters needed: carriage horses
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Posted on behalf of Carriage Horse Coalition
For more information, contact:
fax:  816-767-7210

As the Kansas City Neighborhood and Community Services Department struggles with revamping
the City's ordinances to help protect carriage horses, there is news that two more horses have
allegedly died while in the service of Plaza Carriage Horse Company.  This brings to at least four
the number of horses who have died since December (one sources says there are seven dead).  In
addition, there have been reports of human injuries, traffic accidents and property damage.

Please contact the following to protest the use of horse carriages; City Council will make a
decision by mid-October:

City Council
c/o Mrs. Pat Yeager, Office Manager
City hall
414 East 12th Street
24th Floor
Kansas City, MO 64106
(attach note asking her to copy and distribute your letter to all council members)

Mayor Emmanuel Cleaver
City hall
414 East 12th Street
29th Floor
Kansas City, MO 64106

Letters to the Editor
The Kansas City Star
1729 Grand Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64108

Norris Flowers, Director
Kansas City Convention and Visitors Bureau
City Center Square
1100 Main
Kansas City, MO 64106

Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 23:58:28 -0400
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