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AR-NEWS Digest 631
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Italy kills 40,000 hens carrying deadly germs
by Vadivu Govind
2) Animal abuse in Chinese tourist park
by Vadivu Govind
3) Update: Indonesian fires
by Vadivu Govind
4) PAWS e-mail
by PAWS
5) "Hard Copy" Tonight
by PAWS
6) PAWS' e.mail
by PAWS
7) Re: Update: Indonesian fires
by "Anne S. Shih"
8) Re: (US-MD) Judge asks: When is it justifiable to shoot a cat?
by Mesia Quartano
9) Request for assistance on polar bear issue
by "Zoocheck Canada Inc."
10) "60 Minutes" Glorifies Bullfighting
by "Christine M. Wolf"
11) VT Alert: Public Hearing on Trap Ban
by Michael Markarian
12) decision to remove Wolves from Yellow Stone
by buffalo folks
13) Salon Magazine: Avian Flu Article
by LCartLng@gvn.net (Lawrence Carter-Long)
14) Newswire: Tiger trainer quits circus (FL-US)
by LCartLng@gvn.net (Lawrence Carter-Long)
15) (US - CA)Court upholds trapping conviction
by Mesia Quartano
16) Madison Monkeys Action Alert Phone Number Correction:
by LexAnima
17) NEWS: "Activists denounce state's care of animals"
by Steve Barney
18) [US: OK] EDITORIAL: "Citizen Interests Should Guide Hog, Chicken Farm"
by Steve Barney
19) (US - IL) Malnourished Horses Rescued
by Mesia Quartano
20) Newswire: 9 Whales Beached on Florida Coast (US-FL)
by LCartLng@gvn.net (Lawrence Carter-Long)
21) Outdoor Promotions Promotes Slaughter
by "Cari Gehl"
22) Re: Call to Action: US California
by The Fund For Animals
23) Fw: [PT] Bill to legalize pet monkeys in Maine
by paulbog@jefnet.com (Rick Bogle)
24) Fw: [PT] language in great apes
by paulbog@jefnet.com (Rick Bogle)
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 14:36:31 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Italy kills 40,000 hens carrying deadly germs
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>The Straits Times
12 Jan 98
Italy kills 40,000 hens carrying deadly germs
NAPLES -- Italy, attempting to prevent a salmonella epidemic, had
slaughtered 40,000 laying hens at a farm near here after they were
determined to be infected with the deadly bacteria, court sources said on
Saturday.
The owner of the farm was arrested, along with his wife and son. They
were charged with selling a harmful substance.
The authorities were alerted in September after the appearance of some
20 cases of salmonella and 200 cases of food poisoning.
The Mayor of Giugliano, in the hardest-hit area, had outlawed the sale of
eggs not treated to neutralise the bacteria, and hundreds of thousands
of eggs were treated before being put on the market.
Police said the farm had been sequestered while its owner tried to stem
the spread of infection in its hens with antibiotics.
Its untreated eggs, however, had been distributed throughout Italy. --
AFP.
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 15:35:53 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Animal abuse in Chinese tourist park
Message-ID: <199801120735.PAA10141@eastgate.cyberway.com.sg>
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>From Animal Liberation, Vic News
November 1997
China Report
About one month ago I arrived back from a school trip to China. It was a
great trip and I encourage anyone who has the chance to go to take it. Yet
there are some things in China which really decrease the value of the trip.
We visited an island called Fairy Island just near a city called Wuxi.
Many monkeys inhabited the island. It was really noisy, with many tourists
and musical shows. We were all encouraged to feed the monkeys. What food??
Anything we had. When we actually approached the monkeys they were really
savage. The people who ventured closer were automatically chased back with
snarls and big arm movements. The monkeys had heaps of sores, some rather
large ones that looked infected and they all looked under nourished.
~It was like a Healsville sanctuary gone terribly wrong. That wasn't the
worst part though.~
After leaving the "wild" monkeys, we went to the other side of the island to
find a circus going on. There was a boy with a monkey on a chain. He made
the monkey do all kinds of tricks, and if the monkey didn't, or he mucked
up, the boy would hit him with a cane or his chain would be tugged really
violently. The monkeys had to work really unstable equipment, and some
actually fell or broke. One monkey had to catch a basketball that was
bigger and heavier than him. Another had to balance on lots of unstaedy
equipment. The worst trick though was when they brought out a goat with a
baby monkey chained to its back. They made it do the tight-rope on equipment
that looked like it could hardly even hold the monkey. During the show the
monkey urinated all over the goat's head. But the goat did it, even though
it was obviously petrified. My heart was in my throat!
After the show, a couple of my friends and I snuck back to the cages.
~This was the worst~. They were filthy cages full of rubbish and monkey
excretions. Each was 30cm by 60cm for two monkeys. No water and all the
monkeys had sores on their faces and bodies. When I came closer to take
photos they all were really frightened and huddled to the back of the cage.
They were also in the glaring sun on a 25 degree day. When I went to leave
they all started screaming, rattling their cages. I wanted to do something
yet there was nothing I could do....
We also visited a Silk Mill, and I urge everyone to Boycott Silk! Especially
Chinese silk. The silk worms are boiled alive in their cocoons and it takes
hundreds, even thousands, just to make a silk scarf!
- Michel Margalit
What You Can Do: Call Animal Liberation - (03) 94195188- and leave a message
for Michel if you want to help find ways of exposing animal abuse in Chinese
tourist parks.
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The address of the newsletter is:
Animal Liberation Vic News
P.O.Box 12838
A'Beckett Street
Melbourne
Vic 3000
Australia
Fax: (03) 94195100
Email
URL: http://www.vicnet.net.au/~animals/alibvic/
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 15:55:31 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Update: Indonesian fires
Message-ID: <199801120755.PAA27378@eastgate.cyberway.com.sg>
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>From >http://www.ns.net/orangutan/fire1c.html
Seasonal Rains End Smoke and Fire in Much of Kalimantan
The rainy season has finally arrived in Kalimantan. Prolonged precipitation
provided nature's relief from the fires and choking smoke which has impacted
the region and its forests and people from nearly one half year. Satellite
imagery (TOMS) indicated the aerosols and smoke subsided in mid November.
Airports have reopened and people are no longer staying indoors to protect
themselves
from smoke exposure.
While the fires and smoke appear to have ended for the year, pockets of
smouldering peat may still persist in inaccessible areas that have not been
adequately saturated by the rainfall. Damage caused
by the fire and smoke continue to exact a heavy toll and will do so in the
months and years ahead. The cost in monetary and ecological terms are
tremendous and not yet calculated. Estimates of burned forest range from
over 1 million to 2 million hectares. Costs to treat victims suffering from
respiratory illnesses are in the millions of dollars.
Prime orangutan habitat has burned forcing resident populations of these
great apes and other animals to flee to safer areas. But according to
orangutan expert Dr. Biruté Galdikas, the fires move slowly compared to dry
wildland fires in North America or Australia and affect the lower portion of
the trees including the roots and underlying soils. Orangutans do have a
chance to escape the flames but not the smoke or the challenge of competing
with other animals in areas too small to support them all. Orangutans are
continuing to leave the forest to forage in plantations and gardens where
they are frequently captured, tortured or killed by villagers.
Help still is needed. First, to rescue orangutans who are the victims of the
overall chronic problem of massive deforestation- only recently exascerbated
by the terrible fires. Second, to replant areas degraded by fire and other
damaging land use practices as future wildlife habitat.
OFI is supporting efforts in both these areas through its programs of
assisting the government in orangutan rescue, treatment, care and
rehabilitation as well as Forest Restoration. OFI is still appealing for
public assistance in making our response more effective. Concerned
individuals should
send funds to OFI requesting that the donation be applied to the Tanjung
Puting Fire Response and Relief Fund or the Forest Restoration Fund.
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 12:11:01 -0500 (EST)
From: PAWS
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: PAWS e-mail
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PAWS e.mail server, CAPACCESS, crashed over a week ago and was down for
more than a week. It's back up now, but there are still glitches. For
example, some mail has been returned as undeliverable even within the last
few days since the problems have supposedly been resolved.
If you have e.mailed us within the last two weeks and not received a
response or had your mail returned, please try again. Thank-you!!
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 12:12:58 -0500 (EST)
From: PAWS
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: "Hard Copy" Tonight
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Tonight's segment of "Hard Copy" will be dealing with the Ringling tiger
incident. Film crews interviewed at PAWS last Friday. We're hoping for
a good program.
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 12:32:57 -0500 (EST)
From: PAWS
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: PAWS' e.mail
Message-ID:
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Our server, capaccess, crashed a week ago and was down for several days
thereafter. We lost a lot of mail. Also, some people have let us know
that mail has been returned even within the last few days when the
problems have supposedly been resolved. If you have e.mailed us and
received no response or if mail has been returned, please send again. And
thanks for your patience.
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 10:00:34 -0800
From: "Anne S. Shih"
To: kuma@cyberway.com.sg
Cc: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Re: Update: Indonesian fires
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I hope it's O.K to ask this kind of question here.
I saw a TV program a while back about the wife of a zoologist in Taiwan help to
raise an orphaned primate to be later re-introduced back to its natural
habitat. Is there any similar effort to 'foster' these homeless primates? If
so, can someone direct me to the organization? I wonder if I am a suitable
foster parent.
Anne
Vadivu Govind wrote:
> >From >http://www.ns.net/orangutan/fire1c.html
>
> Seasonal Rains End Smoke and Fire in Much of Kalimantan
>
> The rainy season has finally arrived in Kalimantan. Prolonged precipitation
> provided nature's relief from the fires and choking smoke which has impacted
> the region and its forests and people from nearly one half year. Satellite
> imagery (TOMS) indicated the aerosols and smoke subsided in mid November.
> Airports have reopened and people are no longer staying indoors to protect
> themselves
> from smoke exposure.
>
> While the fires and smoke appear to have ended for the year, pockets of
> smouldering peat may still persist in inaccessible areas that have not been
> adequately saturated by the rainfall. Damage caused
> by the fire and smoke continue to exact a heavy toll and will do so in the
> months and years ahead. The cost in monetary and ecological terms are
> tremendous and not yet calculated. Estimates of burned forest range from
> over 1 million to 2 million hectares. Costs to treat victims suffering from
> respiratory illnesses are in the millions of dollars.
>
> Prime orangutan habitat has burned forcing resident populations of these
> great apes and other animals to flee to safer areas. But according to
> orangutan expert Dr. Biruté Galdikas, the fires move slowly compared to dry
> wildland fires in North America or Australia and affect the lower portion of
> the trees including the roots and underlying soils. Orangutans do have a
> chance to escape the flames but not the smoke or the challenge of competing
> with other animals in areas too small to support them all. Orangutans are
> continuing to leave the forest to forage in plantations and gardens where
> they are frequently captured, tortured or killed by villagers.
>
> Help still is needed. First, to rescue orangutans who are the victims of the
> overall chronic problem of massive deforestation- only recently exascerbated
> by the terrible fires. Second, to replant areas degraded by fire and other
> damaging land use practices as future wildlife habitat.
>
> OFI is supporting efforts in both these areas through its programs of
> assisting the government in orangutan rescue, treatment, care and
> rehabilitation as well as Forest Restoration. OFI is still appealing for
> public assistance in making our response more effective. Concerned
> individuals should
> send funds to OFI requesting that the donation be applied to the Tanjung
> Puting Fire Response and Relief Fund or the Forest Restoration Fund.
--
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http://www.earth.org.hk
For Compassionate and Sensible Individuals:
http://envirolink.org/arrs/index.html
"Any society which emphasizes individual responsibility, self-help,
building self-esteem ... must guard against burdening individuals alone
with the awesome task of coping with life's problems. The knowledge
needed by individuals must be developed and distributed by massive
research programs and improved educational-informational institutions.
Society must change as well as individuals. When we say that every
person must help him/herself, it is crucial, in order to be fair, that
every person be provided the self-help knowledge and opportunities
he or she needs to succeed. Otherwise, "self-help" is just another
mean-spirited ploy by the advantaged to "keep the disadvantaged in
their place." ---> Visit http://www.cmhc.com/psyhelp/
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 13:06:45 -0800
From: Mesia Quartano
To: "ar-news@envirolink.org"
Subject: Re: (US-MD) Judge asks: When is it justifiable to shoot a cat?
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I spoke w/ the judge's office today and was told that he has not reached
a decision -- he is still waiting on more information from the attorney
on why it was "not justifiable to shoot a cat" in this instance.
I found the following contact info at
http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/36loc/html/wi.html
WICOMICO COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
R. Scott Davis, Associate Judge
201 Baptist St.
Salisbury, MD 21801-4971
(410) 543-6600
I was told that his office does not accept faxes and has no email.
Michael Markarian wrote:
>Judge asks: When is it justifiable to shoot a cat?
>
>SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Is it ever OK to shoot a cat?
>
>A Wicomico County District Court judge has postponed his
>verdict in an animal cruelty case Tuesday until lawyers can
>help him answer that question.
>
>John Drendall admits firing a .22-caliber bullet into the head
>of a neighbor's cat that had wandered over to his mother's house.
>
>He said his plan was to lure the cat into the garage with some
>tuna and then release it a mile or so away. But when it scratched
>him and then held its ground Drendall loaded his father's rifle and
>shot it.
>
> “I think I was both angry and also a little bit scared,” he
>told Judge Scott Davis during the trial.
>
>Prosecutor Paul Momtemuro said the Aug. 3 incident was a cruel
>stunt by two brothers who had some beers and went looking to kill a
>cat.
>
>John Drendall, 47, of Texas and his older brother, Michael
>Drendall, put cans of cat food in the garage and lured a couple
>cats inside. John Drendall shot one, a white and brown tabby named
>Babe. The bullet passed straight through the cat's head, leaving it
>stunned but relatively unharmed.
>
>The cat's owners, living in a mobile home next door, saw the
>shooting and called the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office. Some >time
later, police and the Drendalls were stunned when the cat >bounded out
of a sack where the body had been left for dead.
>
>The judge dismissed charges against Michael Drendall, a Michigan
>resident, on Tuesday because he did not fire the rifle.
>
>He also speculated people might have the right to shoot a cat if
>it was part of a “chronic problem” — like the daily visits of 10
>or so felines to the Drendall property, where they would climb
>roofs, lounge on cars and go to the bathroom in flower beds.
>
> “What is a justifiable response to a chronic problem?” the
>judge asked.
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 14:14:25 -0500
From: "Zoocheck Canada Inc."
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Request for assistance on polar bear issue
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Urgent Request for Support for Zoocheck's Campaign
calling for a Moratorium on the Export of Polar Bears
January 9, 1998
Zoocheck Canada's campaign to end the export of wild-caught polar
bears
from Churchill, Manitoba to substandard zoos around the world is at
a
critical point. On Friday, January 16th, representatives of Zoocheck
Canada and the Winnipeg Humane Society will be attending a meeting with
the Minister of Natural Resources for the province of Manitoba, the
Honourable J. Glen Cummings. The discussions will be centred on the
proposed guidelines that an advisory committee has given to the Minister
for his approval.
After reviewing the guidelines, Zoocheck cannot support the
recommendations. The recommendations fail to address the concerns raised
by Zoocheck, the Winnipeg Humane Society, and the thousands of Canadians
who have been horrified to discover that Canadian bears have been given
to zoos and amusement parks in places such as
Safari World in Thailand, and the notorious Aso Bear Park in Japan.
The
guidelines offered by the panel do not recommend the establishment
of
legally binding agreements between the Government of Manitoba and
the
recipient facilities. Thus, any compliance with these guidelines in
their
present form would be strictly a matter of good faith.
Zoocheck is hoping to present the Minister with letters of support
from
groups and organizations stating that they have been made aware of
the
situation concerning Manitoba's polar bear export program, that they wish
to voice concerns regarding the program, and that they support Zoocheck's
request for a termination of the program, or at least a temporary
moratorium. Letters of support for the termination/moratorium addressed
to the Honourable J. Glen Cummings, Minister of Natural Resources,
Legislative Bldg. Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 0V8, Canada, should be faxed to
Zoocheck Canada at 416-285-4670 or e-mailed to zoocheck@idirect.com.
Please indicate in your letter how many constituents your group
represents.
Further information is available by calling Rob Laidlaw, Zoocheck Canada,
(416) 285-1744. A detailed report entitled Canada's Forgotten Polar
Bears: An Examination of Manitoba's Polar Bear Export Program is
also available on Zoocheck's website
http://web.idirect.com/~zoocheck/pbrepbkp.html
. While the report is not formatted properly, it is easily readable (hard
copies are available from Zoocheck).
Your immediate action is urgently requested.
Zoocheck Canada Inc.
3266 Yonge Street, Suite 1729
Toronto, ON M4N 3P6 Canada
Phone: 416-285-1744
Fax: 416-285-4670 or 696-0370
E-mail: zoocheck@idirect.com
Web site: http://web.idirect.com/~zoocheck
Registered Charity No. 0828459-54
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 11:59:36 -0800 (PST)
From: "Christine M. Wolf"
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: "60 Minutes" Glorifies Bullfighting
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19980109231326.22afa126@pop.igc.org>
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On Sunday, January 11, 1998, The CBS news magazine show "60 Minutes" aired a
segment entitled "The Family Business", in which they profiled a third
generation Spanish matador (didn't get his name - sorry). Their portrayal
of the 23-year-old man glorified his actions as well as the "sport". While
the "60 Minutes" correspondent was riding on horseback with the matador
around his ranch where he raises bulls, the matador explained that he has no
emotions about raising the bulls for what will eventually be a bloody and
drawn-out death, because once he kills a bull, the bull "becomes part of [him]".
There was no mention of opposition to bullfighting or the gruesome nature of
what these animals are put through.
I checked out the CBS website and found no e-mail address for comments, but
they did provide an address and phone number:
CBS Audience Services
524 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 975-3247
Tell them what YOU think about bullfighting. The person who answers the
number listed above will make a note of your comments and pass them on to
the executive producer.
******************************************************************
Christine Wolf, Director of Government Affairs
The Fund for Animalsphone: 301-585-2591
World Buildingfax: 301-585-2595
8121 Georgia Ave., Suite 301e-mail: CWolf@fund.org
Silver Spring, MD 20910web page: www.fund.org
"The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of
appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men."
- Emile Zola
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 12:55:18 -0800 (PST)
From: Michael Markarian
To: ar-news@envirolink.org, en.alerts@conf.igc.apc.org
Subject: VT Alert: Public Hearing on Trap Ban
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19980112165854.49cf0f50@pop.igc.org>
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VERMONT ALERT
Please attend a public hearing on the use of leghold traps in Vermont. The
State Legislature is considering a bill to phase out the use of leghold
traps. Please attend and speak out in support of this legislation.
WHEN: Thursday, January 29, at 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: State House, Montpelier
For more information contact ENDTRAP at (802) 425-3661.
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 12:16:04 -0700
From: buffalo folks
To: eponine@idirect.com (Twilight)
Cc: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: decision to remove Wolves from Yellow Stone
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FYI...the complete transcript of the court decisionsto remove all
Yellowstone wolves from the park is located courtesy of the Predator
Project and the Wild Rockies Information Network at
http://www.wildrockies.org
**********************************************************
For more information about the plight of the Yellowstone Bison
check out this web site
http://www.wildrockies.org/bison
Mitakuye Oyasin (All My Relations)
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Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 15:49:24 -0800
From: LCartLng@gvn.net (Lawrence Carter-Long)
To: ar-news@envirolink.org, veg-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Salon Magazine: Avian Flu Article
Message-ID: <199801122340.SAA03445@envirolink.org>
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Salon magazine: Slaughter of the Innocents
http://www.salonmagazine.com/
THE KILLING OF 1.3 MILLION CHICKENS IN HONG KONG IS
CHILD'S PLAY COMPARED TO THE MASSACRES THAT OCCUR
ON AMERICAN FARMS EVERY DAY.
BY ERIK MARCUS
The slaughter is finished. It took a week to complete,
but in response to a deadly flu outbreak Hong Kong
has managed to kill nearly every one of the 1.3 million
chickens raised within its borders.
Reports of the slaughter came on the television news. I
saw footage of a chicken being yanked from her tiny cage,
then thrust into a garbage bag to suffocate, smothered
between white plastic and the weight of other dying chickens.
As a vegan -- somebody who avoids all meat, dairy products and
eggs -- it's been hard for me to watch such images. Just as it hard to
contemplate the human killings in Rwanda or the Persian Gulf War,
so it is hard to imagine the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of
innocent animals.
I'm not equating chickens with people. Chickens can't learn calculus,
write plays or compose music. But they tremble with fear as they go to
their death. And, like people, they show great motivation in avoiding
pain. Now, 3 million pounds of them lies rotting in Hong Kong
landfills, the victims of a horrific and senseless slaughter.
In terms of numbers, though, Hong Kong's emergency action doesn't
compare to what the U.S. egg industry does on a daily basis: It kills
more than half a million male chicks almost as soon as they poke their
way through their shell.
A newly hatched chick, if you've ever held one, is as affectionate as a
kitten. They hatch with their eyes open and can hop around almost
immediately. Watch a chick hatch from his shell and sit with him and
he'll bond with you almost immediately, pecking food from your hand
and seeking out your warmth and the rhythm of your heartbeat.
But if it's a male chick at an egg farm, he will die before he takes a bite
of seed or a drink of water. The reason is that in the U.S., there are two
breeds of chickens -- "layers," to produce eggs, and "broilers," to
produce meat. U.S. growers produce 76 billion eggs each year. To
produce that many, farmers require about 200 million new female layer
chickens each year.
An unwelcome thing happens when egg producers breed 200 million
female layer chicks: They also get 200 million male layer chicks, which,
to the egg industry, are worthless. They can't lay eggs and they won't
grow enough flesh to be worth raising as broilers. So they're killed.
The egg industry employs "sexers" -- people who do nothing all day
but examine the birds' feather patterns to determine their sex. The
males are tossed into discard containers. The more fortunate ones are
gassed. Many are dropped alive into grinders, to be ground into
fertilizer.
Such waste and needless suffering doesn't end at 1.3 million Hong
Kong birds or 200 million American chicks. It extends to 9 billion
animals killed each year in awful ways before being consumed as
hamburger, fried chicken or pork chops by the American public.
Slaughter lines at chicken factories hum at thousands of birds an
hour, the victims hanging upside down with their throats cut. At pig
and cattle facilities, the lines move at hundreds of animals an hour,
with blood everywhere. Stand outside a goat slaughterhouse; the
screams you hear can be mistaken for those of children.
>From a public health standpoint, we would be much better off without
it. There is no nutrient in meat, dairy products or eggs that cannot be
obtained from vegetarian sources. Vegan foods have no cholesterol
and tend to be very low in both total and saturated fat. As a result,
heart disease, the No. 1 killer of Americans, is extremely rare among
vegans. Dr. Marion Nestle of the American Cancer Society estimates
that vegetarians and vegans suffer cancer fatalities at a rate of
one-third to one-half less than meat eaters.
Since the meat we're eating does our health no good, we should
consider animals that are killed for meat to have died as pointlessly
and cruelly as the 1.3 million birds that were thrown away in Hong
Kong. If the slaughter that happens each day in the U.S. received just
a fraction of the attention that Hong Kong's chickens received, we
would be on our way to a more vegetarian nation. And a lot of
needless suffering, for both humans and animals, would be
prevented.
SALON | Jan. 9, 1998
Erik Marcus is the author of "Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating"
(McBooks Press, 1998).
==================
There is also a discussion which asks, "Is vegetarianism the
answer to the "chicken flu?" in the "Headlines" section of the
SALON website.
For more information, point your web browser to:
http://www.salonmagazine.com/
Posted by:
Lawrence Carter-Long
Science and Research Issues, Animal Protection Institute
email: LCartLng@gvn.net, phone: 800-348-7387 x. 215
world wide web: http://www.api4animals.org/
"I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my
soul by making me hate him." - Booker T. Washington
"...the above also applies to women. However, I haven't
quite made up my mind just yet about politicians or talk
show hosts." ; )
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 16:25:40 -0800
From: LCartLng@gvn.net (Lawrence Carter-Long)
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Newswire: Tiger trainer quits circus (FL-US)
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Updated 10:53 AM ET January 12, 1998
Tiger trainer quits circus
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Reuters) - The British animal trainer
who killed a tiger that mauled his brother last week could be
charged with animal cruelty and has quit the Ringling Bros
and Barnum & Bailey Circus, officials said.
The circus issued a statement Saturday saying that Graham
Chipperfield, 28, a member of one of England's oldest circus
families, had retired from training and performing.
His brother, Richard Chipperfield, 24, was in critical condition
at a local hospital Sunday. He was mauled and bitten on the
head Wednesday by a 350-pound (158-kg) Bengal tiger named
Arnold that the brothers had trained and performed with.
The tiger was one of 12 in the ring with the Chipperfields, who
were posing for publicity photos when the attack occurred.
Doctors said Richard may be partly paralyzed because of brain
damage from the tiger's bite. He has been unconscious since
the attack and was expected to be in the hospital for several months.
After Graham helped free Richard's head from the tiger's jaws,
he killed the tiger with a shotgun, an action Ringling Bros said
"does not comply with our guidelines."
The state attorney general's office was investigating the incident
and could bring criminal charges of animal cruelty against Graham
Chipperfield.
Graham had been with Ringling Bros since 1993. Richard, 24,
joined the circus last month. Their father, Richard Chipperfield Sr.,
performed with Ringling Bros in 1971.
Animal rights activists have been demonstrating outside the arena
where the circus was performed in St. Petersburg, saying that it is
cruel to make wild animals perform.
==========
Posted by:
Lawrence Carter-Long
Science and Research Issues, Animal Protection Institute
email: LCartLng@gvn.net, phone: 800-348-7387 x. 215
world wide web: http://www.api4animals.org/
"I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my
soul by making me hate him." - Booker T. Washington
"...the above also applies to women. However, I haven't
quite made up my mind just yet about politicians or talk
show hosts." ; )
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 19:23:14 -0800
From: Mesia Quartano
To: "ar-news@envirolink.org"
Subject: (US - CA)Court upholds trapping conviction
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Court upholds trapping conviction
(UPI; 01/08/98)
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8 (UPI) A San Francisco federal court of appeals
has upheld the conviction of a Washington state man caught with illegal
bear trapping equipment and large quantities of harvested parts.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that possession of trapping
equipment and bear parts worth more than $350 showed the defendants'
intent to sell wildlife.
Nikolay Senchenko was arrested as he returned to his vehicle after
resetting a snare in Colville National Forest. Based on similarities in
design, the investigating agents attributed three more snares to him.
They then found bear fat in Senchenko's vehicle, three dried bear gall
bladders in his briefcase and two bear pelts, teeth and claws in his
house.
Senchenko was convicted of transporting wildlife taken in violation of
federal law. Snaring big game is prohibited by Washington law.
On appeal, Senchenko contended there was no evidence that he sold or
intended to sell bear parts.
The court said, however, that four existing snares and equipment to make
more was sufficient to link Senchenko to snaring on a commercial scale.
The court also dismissed Senchenko's arguement that the district court
erred in permitting questions about his unemployment. The court said the
inquiry was relevant to support commercial intent.
The case is U.S. vs. Senchenko, No. 96-30241. -
{UPI:News-0108.415} 01/08/98
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 20:02:49 EST
From: LexAnima
To: AR-News@envirolink.org
Subject: Madison Monkeys Action Alert Phone Number Correction:
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My sincere apologies for the error in getting ahold of Kathleen Falk, please
let me assure you that I got the erroneous number from a legitimate telephone
directory listing and called it and received a answering machine message. I
apology for the error and may I encourage everyone to call Kathleen Falk and
ask her to keep the Madison Monkeys safe from experiments. Tell her that you
will always remember Madison, not as a progressive community, but as a cruel
community.
D'Arcy Kemnitz
In a message dated 98-01-12 17:20:20 EST, haupt@co.dane.wi.us writes:
<<
It appears that an incorrect phone number is listed for the Dane
County Executive in a communication regarding the monkeys owned by
the University of Wisconsin and housed at the Dane County Zoo.
Please be advised the correct phone number for Kathleen Falk, Dane
County Executive, is: (608) 266-4114. >>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 19:43:04 -0600
From: Steve Barney
To: GAP , AR-News ,
ALL
Cc: "AL, BARNES99"@vaxa.cis.uwosh.edu
Subject: NEWS: "Activists denounce state's care of animals"
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Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel: Posted: 1:43 a.m. Jan. 11, 1998 Activists
denounce state's care of animals By JODY A. BENJAMIN Miami Bureau
Source:
http://www.sunsentinel.com/news/daily/detail/1,1136,3500000000009816,00.html
Posted: 1:43 a.m.
"Activists denounce state's care of animals"
Jan. 11, 1998
By JODY A. BENJAMIN Miami Bureau
Seven thousand South
Floridians sign petitions to free
King, a 28-year-old gorilla in a
south Miami-Dade cage they say is too
small. Nala, a 450-pound lion, bolts
from her cage in Central Florida.
Animal-rights activists take a new
high profile in the state.
Are the recent events a
coincidence? Or are they evidence of
deeper problems in the way animals
are cared for in outdoor Florida
attractions?
Advocates, long opposed to wild
animals being used for entertainment,
now say the cases of King and Nala
indicate lax federal inspections of
animal exhibitors.
Florida is home to the largest
number of animal exhibitors of any
state on the East Coast. There are
237 Florida exhibitors licensed with
the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The recent accident in Central
Florida may have added steam to the
activists' cause. Fresh from
delivering the petitions to transfer
King, the Animal Rights Foundation of
Florida is considering a public
protest on the animal's behalf.
"We're planning another rally
in February," said Joe Taksel,
managing director of the
animal-rights group. "There is a lot
of interest from all types of people,
not just the activists, in keeping up
this effort."
In 1996, visitors to Miami-Dade
County listed outdoor attractions
such as Monkey Jungle and Miami
Seaquarium among the top 10 reasons
they visited the area.
"It's important in the mosaic
of what a visitor industry is," said
Mayco Villafana, of the Miami-Dade
Convention and Visitors Bureau. "It
enhances the area's appeal."
The outdoor attractions also
serve an educational purpose. On
Wednesday, Monkey Jungle owner Sharon
DuMond gave a reason for her refusal
to transfer King. She said the
gorilla helps educate the public
about wildlife. Many residents agree.
"I don't think they should move
him," said Monkey Jungle visitor
Lillie Clay, of Goulds. Clay brought
a class of preschoolers to the Monkey
Jungle to see the huge primate. "We
need to have something like this for
the children to see. If this weren't
here, we would miss out."
Instead of moving King, Monkey
Jungle has said it will build the
gorilla a bigger cage -- if the money
can be raised. That has done little
to cool the ire of activists who say
the animals are used for
entertainment and profit more than
for education.
Exhibitors such as Monkey
Jungle and Jungleland in Kissimmee,
which houses Nala, must meet
standards set by Congress and
enforced by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture for the care of animals.
In December, USDA inspectors
cited Jungleland for keeping Nala in
a cage too weak to hold her after the
lion escaped. Nala remained on the
loose two days, forcing many
Kissimmee residents indoors.
Activists charge that
inspectors are not tough enough.
Inspections are sometimes announced
ahead of time and exhibitors are
rarely fined for inadequate care.
"The inspections are so minimal
that if the animals are still
breathing, there is not a lot that
inspectors can do," Taksel said.
Jim Rogers, a USDA spokesman,
denied that the agency gives advance
warning of its inspections.
The Animal Welfare Act requires
the agency to conduct unannounced
inspections of licensed sites at
least once a year. The law lays out
specific requirements for how species
must be fed, housed and medically
treated.
In fiscal year 1996, the 70
USDA inspectors conducted 15,988 spot
checks of more than 10,000 sites
across the country that house,
transport or exhibit animals, Rogers
said.
"We have enough inspectors to
do our work to the extent of the
law," Rogers said. "We're issuing
charges and working through cases all
the time."
[Sun-Sentinel] Copyright (c) 1998, Sun-Sentinel Company and South Florida
Interactive, Inc.
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Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 19:45:18 -0600
From: Steve Barney
To: AR-News
Cc: AL , SB
Subject: [US: OK] EDITORIAL: "Citizen Interests Should Guide Hog, Chicken Farm"
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[The Oklahoman: 12/30/1997 By Rep. Laura Boyd
Source: http://www.oklahoman.com/cgi-bin/getarticle?ID=127112 ]
Point of View -- Citizen Interests Should Guide Hog, Chicken Farm
Debate
12/30/1997
By Rep. Laura Boyd
YOUR editorial, ''Don't Go Hog Wild,'' on Dec. 19, was
on target. I agree that decisions made on this issue
should be done on the basis of solid information. I
also agree that we should act expeditiously and not
study the issues to death. This is precisely why over a
week ago I called for a special session to call for a
moratorium. While I agree with you, I believe the same
day's ''Point of View'' by State Agriculture Board
member Paul Hitch was both erroneous and misleading.
First, it borders on the absurd that Hitch can suggest
there is little evidence that hog farms pollute the
water and soil. Are we to believe Oklahoma City
recently allocated a large sum of money for water
quality tests, and Tulsa citizens have expressed
growing concerns about Lake Eucha based simply on a
whim? Are we to believe Kansas, North Carolina and
other states have thrown these corporations out,
declared moratoriums and generated a mountain of
concerns in order to punish hog and poultry
corporations for no reason? These corporations create a
very real threat to our land and drinking water if they
are not required, under strict penalty for violation,
to abide by the highest environmental standards.
I agree that county option is problematic. However,
Hitch indicates that the threat of government
regulations of the industry interferes with their
ability to conduct business as they see fit. After
recent revelations, can we really expect these
corporations to police themselves? Do we think Seaboard
would have voluntarily notified the public of
violations had they not been forced to by the state and
The Oklahoman? I think we all know that such a posture
at this time is both unresponsive and irresponsible.
Finally, Hitch claims the hog and poultry industry,
especially the Seaboard Corporation, has contributed
monumentally to the state's economy. Such a statement
shows Hitch and Seaboard have taken the admonition to
''polish their image'' to heart. The State of Oklahoma
and the City of Guymon have contributed millions of
dollars in grants, tax-free loans, tax subsidies and
exemptions to Seaboard. Despite this, Seaboard's annual
reports show the company reported a negative gross
income of $5,600,000 in 1994 and 1995. Is this the kind
of economic success of which Hitch so graciously
boasts? Oklahoma can and must do better. Even Labor
Commissioner Brenda Reneau has stated that hog farming
''is not the kind of industry we want to attract''
since they only provide service-sector jobs that ''pay
minimum wage.''
This is a crucial time. We must soon decide what place
large multinational and interstate hog and poultry
conglomerates have in Oklahoma. We must do this solely
on the basis of what is best today and in the future
for the people and for Oklahoma's natural resources,
not on what is in the best interest of corporations who
have demonstrated little regard for state regulations,
and little concern for citizens.
Boyd, D-Norman, is a candidate for governor.
[End]
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Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 20:44:10 -0800
From: Mesia Quartano
To: "ar-news@envirolink.org"
Subject: (US - IL) Malnourished Horses Rescued
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Malnourished Horses Rescued
(AP Online; 12/27/97)
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) A humane society has taken possession of 21
filthy, severely malnourished horses from an owner who could no longer
afford to take care of them.
The animals had no food or water, and had gnawed away the wooden
partitions of their stalls, said Donna Ewing, president of the Hooved
Animal Humane Society, which impounded the animals Friday on behalf of
the Illinois
Department of Agriculture.
"They were just skeletons," Ewing said. "They looked like living death."
She said she was not sure if all the horses will survive.
Ewing's agency had received an anonymous tip about the horses.
The horses' elderly owner said she had fallen on hard times since her
husband's death, and did not object when officials impounded the horses,
Ewing said.
"She was too proud to ask for help," Ewing said.
No charges had been filed against the woman. A spokeswoman for the
agriculture department did not return calls on whether any action would
be taken.
{APWire:Domestic-1227.125} 12/27/97
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 17:59:00 -0800
From: LCartLng@gvn.net (Lawrence Carter-Long)
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Newswire: 9 Whales Beached on Florida Coast (US-FL)
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Nine Pilot Whales Beached on Florida East
Coast
Reuters
12-JAN-98
FLAGLER BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - Nine pilot whales
beached themselves on Florida's east coast Monday,
the second such beaching in two weeks.
Five of the whales died and one was transferred to
Marineland, a tourist attraction in nearby St. Augustine
with veterinary facilities for large sea mammals.
``It appears the bull of the pod got sick and came
ashore. The others just followed him,'' said Lori Welsh,
one of the volunteers working throughout the day to keep
the beached whales wet and comfortable and their
blowholes free of sand and debris.
``We can see other whales right off the beach that
haven't come ashore yet,'' Welsh said. ``But we're
worried that we'll find more tomorrow morning.''
The volunteers hoped that at least one more of the
surviving whales could be transported to Sea World,
an Orlando attraction with appropriate facilities. But
as the whales grow weaker, the chance of surviving
such a journey decrease.
``You try to get to the young ones quickly, the ones
you assume are in the best health and will handle
the transport best and respond to the antibiotics
or whatever the veterinarians order,'' said Robin
Friday, general manager of Marineland.
Marineland already is caring for two surviving pilot
whales that beached themselves about 100 miles
to the south Jan. 1. They are the only survivors of the
seven that were beached.
Friday said that whales can sometimes be returned
to the ocean after becoming beached, but the survival
rate is low.
Copyright 1997 Reuters Limited.All rights reserved.
Posted by:
Lawrence Carter-Long
Science and Research Issues, Animal Protection Institute
email: LCartLng@gvn.net, phone: 800-348-7387 x. 215
world wide web: http://www.api4animals.org/
"I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my
soul by making me hate him." - Booker T. Washington
"...the above also applies to women. However, I haven't
quite made up my mind just yet about politicians or talk
show hosts." ; )
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 18:40:42 PST
From: "Cari Gehl"
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Outdoor Promotions Promotes Slaughter
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I saw this on rec.animals.wildlife and thought I should forward it to
the list. Has anyone heard anything about this?
Take care,
Cari Gehl
----------------forwarded post begins here--------------------------
In February a company known as "Outdoor Promotions" will be sponsoring a
contest called Predator Hunt Extreme '98. This event will award
money to hunters who kill the most cougar, bobcat, fox or coyote.
The hunt is being promoted in Arizona and neighboring states and
they are hoping to make this an annual event.
This is not hunting for the sake of providing food for one's family,
obviously; this is killing for the joy of the slaughter. I'm posting
this with the hope that you will be moved to help stop this atrocity.
Addresses to write are:
Governor Jane HullDirector Duane L. Shroufe
1700 W. Washington St.Attn: Director Arizona Game & Fish
Phoenix, AZ 850072221 W. Greenway Rd.
Phoneix, AZ 85023
Arizona Daily StarPhoenix News Times
EditorJeremy Voas, Editor
P O Box 268071201 East Jefferson
Tucson, AZ 85714-3395Phoenix, AZ 85034
As a resident of Hawaii, I can testify that most of my state's
native wildlife has either become extinct or is now endangered.
You'd think we humans would learn -- Hope you can help stop
this horror before it starts.
To paraphrase Gerard M. Hopkins
"What would the world be, once bereft
Of wilderness and wildlife? Let them be left,
O let them be left..."
Aloha, 'uhane
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Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 20:35:46 -0800 (PST)
From: The Fund For Animals
To: ar-news@envirolink.org, got_the_T-shirt@been-there.com
Subject: Re: Call to Action: US California
Message-ID: <199801130435.UAA18547@igc6.igc.org>
SB 621 has been dropped and a new bill will be introduced by Senator
Rosenthal. Anyone who would like to receive timely California alerts on
California legislation is welcome to send me an e-mail with your e-mail
address. Write me with the subject of leg alerts. Virginia Handley, The
Fund for Animals. PS PAW PAC, California's political action committee
for animals will soon publish the 1997 Voting Chart. Send me an e-mail
and I will be sure to mail you one snail mail.
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 22:56:23 -0600
From: paulbog@jefnet.com (Rick Bogle)
To: "AR-News Post"
Subject: Fw: [PT] Bill to legalize pet monkeys in Maine
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> From: BillMJohn
> To: primate-talk@primate.wisc.edu
> Subject: [PT] Bill to legalize pet monkeys in Maine
> Date: Monday, January 12, 1998 10:10 PM
>
> (from BillMJohn@aol.com [ BillMJohn ])
>
> BILL TO LEGALISE PET MONKEYS IN MAINE
>
> According to the October 28, 1997 Portland Press Herald, a
newspaper
> published in Maine, USA:
>
> "Many Vital Bills just Monkey Business"
>
> AUGUSTA: If your house burns down, that's an emergency. If your
car
> quits at midnight on a deserted country road, that's an emergency. If you
> break a leg skiing, that's an emergency,
> But how about legalizing the ownership of capuchin monkeys? Is
that
> an emergency?......
> According to some members of Maine's Legislature, the answer is
yes.
> Bill to legalise monkeys, mark scenic roads and allow grimy jails
to
> go unwashed are among hundreds of ideas state lawmakers want the
Legislature
> to consider next year.
> Their efforts are noteworthy because 1998 will be the second year
of
> the current legislative session. And under the Maine Constitution,
lawmakers
> must limit second-year bills to budget bills and "legislation of an
> emergency nature".....
> Sen. Richard Bennett, R-Norway, put in the capuchin monkey bill.
He
> said he did so because a constituent's monkey was confiscated by the
state
> last summer. The monkey, named Mookie, allegedly bit and scratched a
woman
> in a Bridgton supermarket's checkout line.
> Mookie eventually was sent to a sanctuary in Florida, but there
> seems to be some confusion as to whether Maine has any laws or rules
> government ownership of capuchin monkeys here, he said.
> "This is certainly an urgent matter for my constituent," Bennett
> said.....
> "The Constitution doesn't define "emergency" but the dictionary
> does. The Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary says an emergency is "an
> unfortunate combination of circumstances or the resulting state that
calls
> for immediate action."
> Lawmakers take note.
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 23:01:48 -0600
From: paulbog@jefnet.com (Rick Bogle)
To: "AR-News Post"
Subject: Fw: [PT] language in great apes
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> From: Jennifer D. Cooper
> To: primate-talk@primate.wisc.edu
> Subject: [PT] language in great apes
> Date: Sunday, January 11, 1998 11:17 PM
>
> (from jcooper.weasel@mail.utexas.edu [ Jennifer D. Cooper ])
>
> There is an interesting little article concerning great ape language
> abilities at the Internet address provided below:
>
> http://www.abcnews.com/sections/scitech/chimps0109/index.html
>
>
> Jennifer Cooper
> University of Texas @ Austin
>
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