AR-NEWS Digest 494 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) NYC- Good News/Bad News by Liz Grayson 2) NYC _ASPCA Mobile Spay/ Neuter Van by Liz Grayson 3) Admin Note: was--Re: NYC- Good News/Bad News by allen schubert 4) (US) Nurse fired for not being speciesist by allen schubert 5) (US) Illinois OKs labels for hormone-free dairy by allen schubert 6) More bullfighting by "sa338@blues.uab.es" 7) Letter to copy re logging by jeanlee 8) NYC- Good News/Bad News by Liz Grayson 9) NYC _ASPCA Mobile Spay/ Neuter Van by Liz Grayson 10) Admin Note--subscription options by allen schubert 11) British bear skin hats by "Knasinski, Joseph" 12) Kendall Defends King Royal by PAWS 13) Nurse Fired for trying to help monkey by Friends of Animals 14) Edmonton Journal: Animal Tests Failed Aids Patients by Lawrence Carter-Long 15) Washington Times: Mad-cow disease could trigger trade war by Lawrence Carter-Long 16) Ecologist decries grain-fed livestock farming by LCartLng@gvn.net (Lawrence Carter-Long) 17) Booklet by Vegetarian Resource Group by SDURBIN@VM.TULSA.CC.OK.US 18) (US) ASPCA Care-A-Van by "Julie Morris" 19) Mark Hennings is out of the office. by "Mark Hennings" 20) Worlds oldest person is a vegetarian by NOVENAANN@aol.com 21) [US] Fundraiser Cancels Elephant Rides by Debbie Leahy 22) (PH) Collect-a-tail campaign by Vadivu Govind 23) Letter to copy on downed animals by jeanlee Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 02:25:38 -0500 From: Liz Grayson To: ar-news Subject: NYC- Good News/Bad News Message-ID: <33F2B2B1.609D@earthlink.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Subject: Good News/Bad News Hillary wrote To all animal lovers-- Activists in NYC have been >TRICKED into working hard over the last 4 months to gather the requisite 50,000 valid signatures for the Shelter Reform Ballot Initiative in NYC. And I am overjoyed to announce that we have hit the 50,000 mark!! >This BILL IS A SCAM. >You should be ashamed!!!!. >You fell for it! . It says one thing in print- you only hear what you are told. >What a bunch of animal protectionists you are!! How are the animals supposed >to depend on you when you don't even know what you are doing? >You have been totally fooled by a wolf in sheeps clothing. You have been tricked >into forming self sufficient animal control agency. Maybe you should call >yourselves >the Stepford animal activists. Now, a number of those sigs will be discounted as invalid. So we must press on until the end of August (the deadline) to gather at least 10,000 more. >It is the DEADline for the animals. Round up and kill time!! We can do it!! >BETTER NEXT YEAR >It should be the one thing you DON'T DO. This bill will create a Department of Animal Affairs in NYC to oversee and clean up the corrupt shelter system. >THE CORRUPT will be OVERSEEING the CORRUPT!! >It Mandates that the GOVERNMENT REMAIN IN CHARGE of the the shelter system. It reinforces the governments role in dictating how animals will be treated. It is NOT designed for humane intervention. It is designed to EXCLUDE >the HUMANE COMMUNITY from participating in the shelter system. The person in charge must have at least 5 years experience working in an animal shelter >This has got to be the biggest piece of trick imagery ever- WHAT the hell >DOES THAT MEAN? It wouldn’t matter if he had 50 years working in a shelter- > that >doesn’t mean he cares about or knows how to treat animals. How do you >know >that person was not fired for cruelty to animals? Or comes from a >state where they practice “shootenasia” (like Texas.) The real person in >charge will be the mayors puppet- which is no different that a political >appointee. He won't pick any less than someone he can control. and your >lack of requisite qualifications leave the field wide open. There will be low-costs spaying and neutering >WRONG- IT DOES NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT LOW COST SPAYING AND >NEUTERING. It only mentions spay/neuter SERVICES-which again means > nothing. It does not mean clinics or facilities or surgery or low cost. >We HAVE spay/neuter SERVICES NOW!! >mobile van units, >WE HAVE mobile van units NOW!!! humane education > NY is MANDATED to TEACH humane education NOW!!!! > in some places humane education means promoting hunting >and fishing!! (Try “Project Wild” in NJ) WAKE UP people!! >Another meaningless statement. and more- >for details see the attached. > This >will be the most significant change for dogs and cats in NYC >>ever! >-And the WORST! it will make it almost IMPOSSIBLE to get >the right people to do the job, enough money to do the job >right, to have rescuers, volunteers and members of the >humane community have access to, help and participate in >either the care of the animals or decision making. >Right now, NYC shelters kill 40,000 dogs and cats each year. That's 110 animals A DAY--DEAD. This ballot initiative is the first step to help change that. >- it will only get WORSE. More pick up, more trucks, maybe >more cages, more unqualified workers, more union >members, more people in charge of more animals. > Now they really have license to pick up and kill. WANNA HELP GATHER SIGNATURES?? Or perhaps you're more of a behind the scenes type >Just WHO IS behind the scenes anyway??? who'd like to help collate signatures, check them for accuracy and bind them? >Debate the issue? . Either way, we need you >TO MAKE SURE THE ANIMALS ARE REALLY DONE IN if you live in the 5 boroughs of NYC. All you need to do >to kill animals is get a petition from Gary Kaskell, >GARY KASKEL has NEVER worked with, or volunteered to, HELP ANIMALS, has >never educated himself about animal issues, never worked or >volunteered in a >shelter, knows nothing about veterinary medicine or >the needs of animals and >only got involved with this two years ago because he was embroiled in >a battle with the >DOH who were classifying ferrets as wild animals and he was a member of a >ferret >club that markets ferrets. Unable to get his way he started to battle >with the DOH and professed to hate Mary Kurtz, director of animal >affairs in the DOH, who later >became director of the CACC. >GARY KASKEL IS NOT QUALIFIED to put together, let alone be an >authority for, legislation that is beneficial for animals or shelter >systems. Most of the seven member drafting team are also lacking in >knowledge of and experience in animal/ >shelter issues >GARY KASKEL HAS FOOLED YOU ALL into believing this is good for animals. A >clear case of the emperor's new clothes. >You never checked it out. Never read it with an open mind You heard the >spin and >jumped right in . You are more like lambs being led to slaughter. >Lemmings going >over a cliff. And you are taking the animals with you. WITH FRIENDS >LIKE YOU, >THE ANIMALS DON’T NEED ENEMIES. ,xerox it, stand on a street-corner with a friend, and gather away! Or hook up with other activists by calling Gary at 212-876-0090. >and TELL HIM to go to hell-you don’t need him -and the animals >sure as hell don’t need him. We can still write a better initiative. >If you had ANY brains you would STOP right now and GET A GRIP- even if >you have to face the truth and it hurts to know you’ve been >bamboozled. We all >make mistakes. Better to to get hurt feelings than hurt the animals. >IF IT IS NOT TOO LATE! >Next time who are you going to listen to? A vivisectionist?- at least a >vivisectionist >knows SOMETHING about animals. >The only reason you got those signatures is because the people > >solitciting >them LIED to the public. They said all the things they wanted : >them to believe. Just like they are saying here -and in their ads >and their promotional literature. “Is this the best we can do? No, but we have to at least make it SOUND humane so these jerks will sign it-and then we will tell them this is our only alternative- when it is not an alternative at all!” area you'd like to work in >try working in the shelter after this passes and see what happen. and he can find someone to hook you up >(like a cow at slaughter) with Every person counts, >Except those that didn't sell out each individual's effort matters. If you'd rather gather signatures at work, that will help too. We can't stop now, >YES YOU CAN AND YOU MUST STOP NOW we're on the final stretch and >THE ANIMALS ARE TOO >if this passes it will be hell to reverse it. GO FOR IT! >RIGHT -You might get the magic bullet Hillary Morris >Liz Grayson PS. Here are some facts: PRESENTLY NEW YORK STATE LAW EMPOWERS AUTHORIZES AND PROVIDES MANDATES FOR THE CITY TO: Maintain a shelter for homeless animals in each borough Issue licences and collect fees to maintain the shelters Provide humane standards to be prescribed by the ASPCA in consultation with the Department of Health Ensure compliance with those standards Include humane education in the curriculum public schools PRESENTY THE CITY PROVIDES: Spay neuter services, Adoptions and adoption counseling services Volunteer services A mobile medical rescue service. An advisory board comprised of city officials and civilians to make policy and oversee the shelter system THE CITY DOES NOT PROVIDE, WE DO NOT HAVE AND WE DO NEED: Administrative and all other personnel who’s primary concerns are the interest and welfare of animals, and that come from a background that demonstrates a commitment to, and practical experience in, animal protection and humane care. Provisions for the humane, animal rights, welfare and rescue community to prescribe, particpate in and ensure enforcement of effective modern, progressive, lifesaving, population reducing, abuse free, compassionate day to day policy making, management and operation, of a safe, healthy shelter system including issues pertaining to the interests, humane treatment and welfare of all NYC’s animals. Enough financial support through a combination of public and private funding to institue and sustain the measures required to sucessfully fulfill those requirements and provisions. Plans and methods to implement and advance the above provisions and requirements Provisions and avenues to make appropriate changes without lobbying for legislative changes or the use of legal measures such as lawsuits All of the items below . THE NYC BALLOT INITIATIVE DOES NOT: Substantially change or improve the policies, philosophy, procedures, or personnel of the shelter system. Empower or provide for the participation of the humane and rescue community in the decision making or operation of the agency or the shelter. Specify what full sevice shelter or spay neuter services mean Mandate that the Commissioner or other personnel be qualified for the job-and what that means Mandate improved living conditions and treatment for the animals in the shelter. Mandate 24 hour veterinary emergency care in the shelters Specify extra care facilities for long term kenneling and bite cases Mandate dog walking at least 3 times a day (or use of runs) Specify job qualifications for the Deputy Commissioner of Humane Education Specify active outreach policies and goals Address problems specific to the ghetto areas and outer boroughs. Provide for spay/ neuter surgical facilities in each shelter which could help financially support the shelter system. Provide for transportation to and low cost spay neuter clinics in the community. Mandate spay/neuter before adoption Provide community liaison services for problems concerning animals (such as pets in housing) Address the link between child abuse, animal abuse and other violent crimes Maintain a database for animal abuse complaints and convictions Provide efficient, cost saving lost and found services, such as the Ride Home Program. Provide humane education and training for the Police /Fire Department Provide advanced training for compassionate handling, capture and transportation of animals Provide animal first aid training for shelter workers Provide fundraising, volunteer recruitment and coordination Behavior classes for public Address and begin to reverse the underlying bias and cultural dynamics that fuel animal abuse Have a mandate to make NYC a no kill city Give the city the message we will not settle for anything less than an immediate reduction and the beginning of the end of the overpopulation, abuse and unnecessary euthanasia of companion animals. AND MORE The problem with the CACC is NOT that it is a not for profit org,-- the problem with the CACC is that it is being run by the government. The city tells us they don’t care. Do you think this initiative will make them care? Why is SRAC shoving this responsibility down the city’s throat? To get all the animals killed faster? People ask: How do you ensure those in a leadership position have shown a demonstratable commitment to, and practical experience in, animal care and protection? Ask some people who are experienced in headhunting and employee recruitment to give you advice. There are many resources that have yet to be tapped in developing a comprehensive and compassionate municipal animal protection agency (rather than an outdated animal control agency). SRAC never chose to use them. Liz Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 03:44:04 -0500 From: Liz Grayson To: ar-news Subject: NYC _ASPCA Mobile Spay/ Neuter Van Message-ID: <33F2C507.416C@earthlink.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 The ASPCA’s Mobile Spay/Neuter Van is open for business. It will be available to the community on pre arranged days. The price for surgery is $25(negotiable), dogs have to be less than 40 lbs and no animal can be older than 5. The van rotate will be rotating throughout the boroughs and will be in Brookyn tomorrow Aug 10 and next Mon Aug 18. It will be in the Bronx and Queens and Staten Island on other days. The catch is, the ASPCA is not advertising or organizing the project but it will make the unit available to the community. It is up to the people in the community to find out the schedule, put up flyers and do whatever leg work is necessary to make use of the unit while it is parked in the neighborhood. You can arrange for the unit to be in your neightborhood on a pre arranged date. The requirement for the van is 30 feet of free parking, near electricity (lamp post) and bathrooms. City parks and schools seem to be good places. The police department must be notified and permits arranged for if they are necessary, by whoever is organizing the event. It would be best if you try to arrange for enough surgeries to make it worth while for the ASPCA to be there. In other words the unit has to be kept busy or they ASPCA will not continue to participate. Animals are brought in early in the morning and are able to go home that afternoon. Jane Chang is one woman who taking it upon herself to knock on doors, inform the occupants of the service, put up flyers, schedule the appointments, give pre operative instructions and do whatever is necessary to get get them to the van on time. It takes extra effort the day of surgery to make sure people are awake and transported with their companion animals to the mobile unit. In many of the more impovershed, culturally challenged neighborhoods, people need that extra push. Frequently people don’t have carriers for their cats or leashes for their dogs. Many forget to follow preop instructions and don’t withhold food and water for 12 hours before surgery, as they are told to do. The actual day of surgery is frought with forgotten appointments and excuses of all kinds. But the reward for Jane’s extraordinary efforts is knowing that there will be fewer puppies and kittens born in neighborhoods that are most in need of these services. Neighborhoods where little thought is given to the suffering that results from an abundance of abandoned animals. Neighborhoods where people will not think twice about leaving a cat behind when they move or throwing them in the street when they start spraying, going into heat or can’t be house trained. Neighborhoods where giving new born puppies and kittens to anyone in the neighborhood who will take them, is considered an acceptable common occurrance that repeats itself thousand times over with each litter born. Neighborhoods where people who would never be motivated on their own to pick up the phone, make the appointment and would not get the deed done if it were not for this brave, dedicated woman. People who would like more information can call Jane Barut x 4303 at the ASPCA. To volunteer to help Jane Chang or for advice in organizing an event on your own, you may contact her thru the Animal Connection, Inc. at 212 946 5232 Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 07:19:04 -0400 From: allen schubert To: lgrayson@earthlink.net, ar-news Subject: Admin Note: was--Re: NYC- Good News/Bad News Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970814071901.006e6e5c@clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" This matter has been _disscussed_ on other lists--no not continue such discussion on AR-News. Please do not post commentary or personal opinions to AR-News. Such posts are not appropriate to AR-News. Appropriate postings to AR-News include: posting a news item, requesting information on some event, or responding to a request for information. Discussions on AR-News will NOT be allowed and we ask that any commentary either be taken to AR-Views or to private E-mail. Continued postings of inappropriate material may result in suspension of the poster's subscription to AR-News. Here is subscription info for AR-Views: Send e-mail to: listproc@envirolink.org In text/body of e-mail: subscribe ar-views firstname lastname Also...here are some websites with info on internet resources for Veg and AR interests: The Global Directory (IVU) http://www.ivu.org/global World Guide to Vegetarianism--Internet http://www.veg.org/veg/Guide/Internet/index.html Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 07:35:10 -0400 From: allen schubert To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (US) Nurse fired for not being speciesist Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970814073508.006e8bc8@clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" from USA Today web page: ----------------------------------------- Nurse fired over monkey business MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A hospital says it doesn't allow monkey business in the emergency room - even if it's a matter of life and death. The monkey's owner brought the pet into the Methodist Hospital South emergency room after the animal stopped breathing. Nurse Beverly Pressgrove said no one responded when she asked for an "ambu bag," which is used to restore breathing. She and another nurse took the monkey outside the emergency room, stuck a straw in its mouth and tried to revive it. They were unsuccessful. "In my heart, I just could not see turning away," Pressgrove said. She should have, said Methodist South administrator Cecilia Wilson-Sawyer. "We're a full-service hospital for adult humans, not a veterinary hospital," she said. "Any reasonable person would have used a little bit better judgment." Pressgrove said she already had been fired and planned to appeal. Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 07:35:31 -0400 From: allen schubert To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (US) Illinois OKs labels for hormone-free dairy Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970814073529.007118ac@clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" from USA Today web page: ---------------------------------------- Illinois OKs labels for hormone-free dairy The state of Illinois has agreed to allow dairy manufacturers who oppose the use of synthetic recombinant bovine growth hormone, rBGH, to say on their labels that their products were made without it. The Food and Drug Administration, which in 1993 approved the use of growth hormone to stimulate milk production in dairy cows, left it to states to decide whether to regulate labeling of foods containing milk from cows fed rBGH. Illinois, Nevada, Oklahoma and Hawaii banned rBGH labeling and a coalition of dairy companies, led by ice cream maker Ben and Jerry's, sued. Under the settlement being announced today, Illinois agreed to allow voluntary labeling. Jerry Kozak of the International Dairy Foods Association says the dairy industry doesn't oppose labeling but "we're concerned about ensuring that the label is truthful and non-misleading." Because of the way milk is produced and shipped in the USA, he says, it's "almost impossible to assure you're not getting milk from some herds that have been treated (with rBGH) unless there is a compliance program that backs that up." Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 00:18:10 +0200 From: "sa338@blues.uab.es" To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: More bullfighting Message-ID: <199708141152.HAA00505@envirolink.org> This attachment was sent as file (File name not found) It was saved in file 07780000 ATTCHMNT A Note: One or more attachments were saved to your personal storage ("A" disk). Most programs and documents sent from a PC will need to be downloaded to a PC to be usable; select the BINARY option of your file transfer program. If you know the attachment was plain text, but it is now unreadable, it may need translation from ASCII to EBCDIC. If it was saved as "README TXT A", the command would be "A2ETEXT README TXT A". Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 22:05:01 -0400 From: jeanlee To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Letter to copy re logging Message-ID: <199708141152.HAA00515@envirolink.org> Hi All- I invite you to copy and mail this letter to your legislators in Washington. Tho it's about logging, animals are directly affected, of course. The letter, as printed, is to your congressperson at U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515. You can also mail the same letter to your senators at United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510 - just CHANGE the last paragraph to read "Please introduce a companion bill to H.R. 1376 in the Senate." If you don't know who represents you, call 1-800-688-9889. Here's the text: Dear Congressman/Woman: America=92s most precious remaining forest ecosystems are being destroyed by clearcutting in our National Forests. Because of the horrible timber salvage rider, logging is occurring in groves of thousand-year-old trees and in our last remaining wild and roadless forests. This carnage must be stopped before our natural forests are gone forever. The new Act to Save America=92s Forests, H.R. 1376, will finally end logging in all the remaining Northwest Ancient Forests, end logging in all our remaining roadless forests, and end logging in =93special=94 forest areas throughout our federal forest system, such as the giant Sequoia forests in California, the Robert Frost forest in Vermont, and the Sipsey Wilderness in Alabama. In addition, the Act will promote sustainable logging and ban destructive clearcutting in our National Forests. =20 The bill already has over 55 cosponsors. Please add your support by cosponsoring H.R. 1376. =20 Sincerely yours, Letter to copy re logging Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 02:25:38 -0500 From: Liz Grayson To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: NYC- Good News/Bad News Message-ID: <199708141152.HAA00532@envirolink.org> Subject:=20 Good News/Bad News =20 Hillary wrote=20 To all animal lovers-- Activists in NYC have been=20 >TRICKED into working hard over the last 4 months to gather the requisite 50,000 valid signatures=20 for the Shelter Reform Ballot Initiative in NYC. And I am overjoyed to announce that we have hit the 50,000 mark!! >This BILL IS A SCAM.=20 >You should be ashamed!!!!. >You fell for it! . It says one thing in print- you only hear what you are to ld.=20 >What a bunch of animal protectionists you are!! How are the animals supposed >to depend on you when you don't even know what you are doing? >You have been totally fooled by a wolf in sheeps clothing. You have been trick ed >into forming self sufficient animal control agency. Maybe you should call >yourselves=20 >the Stepford animal activists. Now, a number of those sigs will be discounted as invalid. So we must press on until the end of August (the deadline) to gather at least 10,000 more. >It is the DEADline for the animals. Round up and kill time!! We can do it!!=20 >BETTER NEXT YEAR >It should be the one thing you DON'T DO. This bill will create a Department of Animal Affairs in NYC to oversee and clean up the corrupt shelter system. =20 >THE CORRUPT will be OVERSEEING the CORRUPT!! >It Mandates that the GOVERNMENT REMAIN IN CHARGE of the the shelter system. It reinforces the governments role in dictating how animals will be treated. It i s NOT designed for humane intervention. It is designed to EXCLUDE=20 >the HUMANE COMMUNITY from participating in the shelter system. The person in charge must have at least 5 years experience working in an animal shelter >This has got to be the biggest piece of trick imagery ever- WHAT the hell=20 >DOES THAT MEAN? It wouldn=92t matter if he had 50 years working in a shelter- > that >doesn=92t mean he cares about or knows how to treat animals. How do you >know >that person was not fired for cruelty to animals? Or comes from a >state where they practice =93shootenasia=94 (like Texas.) The real person in >charge will be the mayors puppet- which is no different that a political >appointee. He won't pick any less than someone he can control. and your >lack of requisite qualifications leave the field wide open. There will be low-costs spaying and neutering >WRONG- IT DOES NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT LOW COST SPAYING AND >NEUTERING. It only mentions spay/neuter SERVICES-which again means > nothing. It does not mean clinics or facilities or surgery or low cost.=20 >We HAVE spay/neuter SERVICES NOW!! >mobile van units, >WE HAVE mobile van units NOW!!! humane education > NY is MANDATED to TEACH humane education NOW!!!! > in some places humane education means promoting hunting >and fishing!! (Try = 93Project Wild=94 in NJ) WAKE UP people!! >Another meaningless statement. and more-=20 >for details see the attached. > This >will be the most significant change for dogs and cats in NYC=20 >>ever! >-And the WORST! it will make it almost IMPOSSIBLE to get >the right people to do the job, enough money to do the job=20 >right, to have rescuers, volunteers and members of the >humane community have access to, help and participate in >either the care of the animals or decision making.=20 >Right now, NYC shelters kill 40,000 dogs and cats each year. That's 110 animals A DAY--DEAD. This ballot initiative is the first step to help change that. =20 >- it will only get WORSE. More pick up, more trucks, maybe >more cages, more unqualified workers, more union >members, more people in charge of more animals. > Now they really have license to pick up and kill. WANNA HELP GATHER SIGNATURES?? Or perhaps you're more of a behind the scenes type >Just WHO IS behind the scenes anyway??? who'd like to help collate signatures, check them for accuracy and bind them?=20 >Debate the issue? Either way, we need you >TO MAKE SURE THE ANIMALS ARE REALLY DONE IN=20 if you live in the 5 boroughs of NYC. All you need to do=20 >to kill animals is get a petition from Gary Kaskell, >GARY KASKEL has NEVER worked with, or volunteered to, HELP ANIMALS, has >never educated himself about animal issues, never worked or >volunteered in a >shelter, knows nothing about veterinary medicine or >the needs of animals and >only got involved with this two years ago because he was embroiled in >a battle with the >DOH who were classifying ferrets as wild animals and he was a member of a >ferret >club that markets ferrets. Unable to get his way he started to battle >with the DOH and professed to hate Mary Kurtz, director of animal >affairs in the DOH, who later >became director of the CACC. =20 >GARY KASKEL IS NOT QUALIFIED to put together, let alone be an >authority for, legislation that is beneficial for animals or shelter >systems. Most of the seven member drafting team are also lacking in >knowledge of and experience in animal/ >shelter issues=20 >GARY KASKEL HAS FOOLED YOU ALL into believing this is good for animals. A >clear case of the emperor's new clothes. >You never checked it out. Never read it with an open mind You heard the=20 >spin and >jumped right in . You are more like lambs being led to slaughter. >Lemmings going >over a cliff. And you are taking the animals with you. WITH FRIENDS >LIKE YOU, >THE ANIMALS DON=92T NEED ENEMIES. ,xerox it, stand on a street-corner with a friend, and gather away! Or hook up with other activists by calling Gary at 212-876-0090.=20 >and TELL HIM to go to hell-you don=92t need him -and the animals=20 >sure as hell don=92t need him. We can still write a better initiative. >If you had ANY brains you would STOP right now and GET A GRIP- even if=20 >you have to face the truth and it hurts to know you=92ve been >bamboozled. We all=20 >make mistakes. Better to to get hurt feelings than hurt the animals. >IF IT IS NOT TOO LATE! >Next time who are you going to listen to? A vivisectionist?- at least a >vivisectionist=20 >knows SOMETHING about animals. >The only reason you got those signatures is because the people > >solitciting=20 >them LIED to the public. They said all the things they wanted : >them to believe. Just like they are saying here -and in their ads >and their promotional literature.=20 =20 =93Is this the best we can do? No, but we have to at least make it SOUND humane so these jerks will sign it-and then we will tell them this is our only alternative- when it is not an alternative at all!=94 area you'd like to work in >try working in the shelter after this passes and see what happen. and he can find someone to hook you up >(like a cow at slaughter) =20 with Every person counts,=20 >Except those that didn't sell out each individual's effort matters. If you'd rather gather signatures at work, that will help too. We can't stop now,=20 >YES YOU CAN AND YOU MUST STOP NOW=20 we're on the final stretch and=20 >THE ANIMALS ARE TOO >if this passes it will be hell to reverse it. GO FOR IT! =20 >RIGHT -You might get the magic bullet Hillary Morris >Liz Grayson PS. Here are some facts: PRESENTLY NEW YORK STATE LAW EMPOWERS AUTHORIZES AND PROVIDES MANDATES FOR THE CITY TO: Maintain a shelter for homeless animals in each borough Issue licences and collect fees to maintain the shelters Provide humane standards to be prescribed by the ASPCA in consultation with the Department of Health Ensure compliance with those standards Include humane education in the curriculum public schools PRESENTY THE CITY PROVIDES:=20 Spay neuter services, Adoptions and adoption counseling services Volunteer services A mobile medical rescue service. An advisory board comprised of city officials and civilians to make policy and oversee the shelter system THE CITY DOES NOT PROVIDE, WE DO NOT HAVE AND WE DO NEED: Administrative and all other personnel who=92s primary concerns are the interest and welfare of animals, and that come from a background that demonstrates a commitment to, and practical experience in, animal protection and humane care. Provisions for the humane, animal rights, welfare and rescue community to prescribe, particpate in and ensure enforcement of effective modern, progressive, lifesaving, population reducing, abuse free, compassionate day to day policy making, management and operation, of a safe, healthy shelter system including issues pertaining to the interests, humane treatment and welfare of all NYC=92s animals.=20 Enough financial support through a combination of public and private funding to institue and sustain the measures required to =20 sucessfully fulfill those requirements and provisions. Plans and methods to implement and advance the above provisions and requirements Provisions and avenues to make appropriate changes without lobbying for legislative changes or the use of legal measures such as lawsuits All of the items below =2E THE NYC BALLOT INITIATIVE DOES NOT: Substantially change or improve the policies, philosophy, procedures, or personnel of the shelter system. Empower or provide for the participation of the humane and rescue community in the decision making or operation of the agency or the shelter. Specify what full sevice shelter or spay neuter services mean Mandate that the Commissioner or other personnel be qualified for the job-and what that means Mandate improved living conditions and treatment for the animals in the shelter. Mandate 24 hour veterinary emergency care in the shelters Specify extra care facilities for long term kenneling and bite cases Mandate dog walking at least 3 times a day (or use of runs) Specify job qualifications for the Deputy Commissioner of Humane Education Specify active outreach policies and goals Address problems specific to the ghetto areas and outer boroughs. Provide for spay/ neuter surgical facilities in each shelter which could help financially support the shelter system. Provide for transportation to and low cost spay neuter clinics in the community. =20 Mandate spay/neuter before adoption Provide community liaison services for problems concerning animals (such as pets in housing) Address the link between child abuse, animal abuse and other violent crimes Maintain a database for animal abuse complaints and convictions Provide efficient, cost saving lost and found services, such as the Ride Home Program. Provide humane education and training for the Police /Fire =20 Department Provide advanced training for compassionate handling, capture and transportation of animals Provide animal first aid training for shelter workers Provide fundraising, volunteer recruitment and coordination Behavior classes for public=20 Address and begin to reverse the underlying bias and cultural dynamics that fuel animal abuse Have a mandate to make NYC a no kill city Give the city the message we will not settle for anything less than an immediate reduction and the beginning of the end of the overpopulation, abuse and unnecessary euthanasia of companion animals. AND MORE The problem with the CACC is NOT that it is a not for profit org,-- the problem with the CACC is that it is being run by the government. The city tells us they don=92t care. Do you think this initiative will make them care? Why is SRAC shoving this responsibility down the city=92s throat? To get all the animals killed faster? People ask: How do you ensure those in a leadership position have shown a demonstratable commitment to, and practical experience in, animal care and protection? Ask some people who are experienced in headhunting and employee recruitment to give you advice. There are many resources that have yet to be tapped in developing a comprehensive and compassionate municipal animal protection agency (rather than an outdated animal control agency). SRAC never chose to use them. Liz NYC- Good News/Bad News Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 03:44:04 -0500 From: Liz Grayson To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: NYC _ASPCA Mobile Spay/ Neuter Van Message-ID: <199708141152.HAA00544@envirolink.org> The ASPCA=92s Mobile Spay/Neuter Van is open for business. It will be available to the community on pre arranged days. The price for surgery is $25(negotiable), dogs have to be less than 40 lbs and no animal can be older than 5. The van rotate will be rotating throughout the boroughs and will be in Brookyn tomorrow Aug 10 and next Mon Aug 18. It will be in the Bronx and Queens and Staten Island on other days. The catch is, the ASPCA is not advertising or organizing the project but it will make the unit available to the community. It is up to the people in the community to find out the schedule, put up flyers and do whatever leg work is necessary to make use of the unit while it is parked in the neighborhood. You can arrange for the unit to be in your neightborhood on a pre arranged date. The requirement for the van is 30 feet of free parking, near electricity (lamp post) and bathrooms. City parks and schools seem to be good places. The police department must be notified and permits arranged for if they are necessary, by whoever is organizing the event. It would be best if you try to arrange for enough surgeries to make it worth while for the ASPCA to be there. In other words the unit has to be kept busy or they ASPCA will not continue to participate. Animals are brought in early in the morning and are able to go home that afternoon. Jane Chang is one woman who taking it upon herself to knock on doors, inform the occupants of the service, put up flyers, schedule the appointments, give pre operative instructions and do whatever is necessary to get get them to the van on time. It takes extra effort the day of surgery to make sure people are awake and transported with their companion animals to the mobile unit. In many of the more impovershed, culturally challenged neighborhoods,=20 people need that extra push. Frequently people don=92t have carriers for their cats or leashes for their dogs. Many forget to follow preop instructions and don=92t withhold food and water for 12 hours before surgery, as they are told to do. The actual day of surgery is frought with forgotten appointments and excuses of all kinds. But the reward for Jane=92s extraordinary efforts is knowing that there will be fewer puppies and kittens born in neighborhoods that are most in need of these services. Neighborhoods where little thought is given to the suffering that results from an abundance of abandoned animals. Neighborhoods where people will not think twice about leaving a cat behind when they move or throwing them in the street when they start spraying, going into heat or can=92t be house trained. Neighborhoods where giving new born puppies and kittens to anyone in the neighborhood who will take them, is considered an acceptable common occurrance that repeats itself thousand times over with each litter born. Neighborhoods where people who would never be motivated on their own to pick up the phone, make the appointment and would not get the deed done if it were not for this brave, dedicated woman. People who would like more information can call Jane Barut x 4303 at the ASPCA. To volunteer to help Jane Chang or for advice in organizing an event on your own, you may contact her thru the Animal Connection, Inc. at 212 946 5232 NYC _ASPCA Mobile Spay/ Neuter Van Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 08:23:48 -0400 From: allen schubert To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Admin Note--subscription options Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970814082342.006f3494@clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" (routine post) Here are some items of general information (found in the "welcome letter" sent when people subscribe--but often lose!)...included: how to post and how to change your subscription status (useful if you are going on vacation--either by "unsubscribe" or "postpone"). --------------------------------------------------------------- To post messages to the list, send mail to ar-news@envirolink.org POSTING To post a *news-related item* (no discussions), send your message to: ar-news@envirolink.org Appropriate postings to AR-News include: posting a news item, requesting information on some event, or responding to a request for information. 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To unsubscribe, use: unsubscribe ar-news or: signoff ar-news If you have to subscribe again, use: subscribe ar-news first_name last_name (use false name if you want!) If you have problems, please contact: Allen Schubert ar-admin@envirolink.org Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 07:37:24 -0500 From: "Knasinski, Joseph" To: "'ar-news@envirolink.org'" Subject: British bear skin hats Message-ID: This is a summary of a recent news article: The British army's towering bearskin hat may be about to meet its Waterloo. The Ministry of Defense said Wednesday it has ordered a search for synthetic alternatives to bearskin, because of its concern for the welfare of the Canadian brown bear. Bearskin hat lovers countered that only skins from culled bears are used. Devlin said defense minister Lord Gilbert took a personal interest in animal rights issues and wanted to see bearskin phased out as soon as a substitute could be found. Five elite infantry regiments -- the Coldstream, Scots, Welsh, Irish and Grenadier guards -- wear the well-known bearskin hats. They were adopted to commemorate Britain's victory in 1815 over Napoleon's forces at Waterloo, where France's elite troops, the Imperial Guard, had worn bearskins to appear more intimidating. The bearskins come from Canada's brown bear, culled by Inuit hunters under an agreement with the Canadian government. The army says the bears are culled anyway and that no bears are killed solely to provide the bearskins. Devlin said the army had gradually found alternatives to skin and fur regimental uniforms and decorations such as leopard skin sashes, animal drum skins and some fur hats, "except where we have kept the old animal skins." But "not even the fashion industry has come up with a wearable alternative" to bearskin, he said. "We are determined that any substitute will come up to the mark and look the same as the foot guard's bearskin, which is known the world over and synonymous with the British army," Devlin said. Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 12:27:48 -0400 (EDT) From: PAWS To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Kendall Defends King Royal Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII The District Court hearing on the custody of the King Royal animals has been postponed again. It will occur sometime next week. Animal advocates suspect that the postponement is a move on the part of King Royal to get a more sympathetic judge. Steven Kendall, of the Animal Care Association, is in Albuquerque where he appeared at a news conference with King Royal home office manager Charles Davenport yesterday. The following article is from today's Albuquerque Journal: Circus Denies Neglect: Officals with Texas-based King Royal Circus on Wednesday countered allegations that their animals are malnourished and mistreated--claims that came up after two elephants, eight llamas, and a dead elephant were found in a circus trailer near the airport. A hearing is scheduled today to determine the custody of the animals, which have been kept at the Albuquerque Biological Park since police made the bizarre discovery last week. Circus officials said the temperature inside the trailer was in the low 90's. A police officer at the scene had estimated it at 120 degrees. Albuquerque officials have maintained the dead elephant and one that is ill, were malnourished and underweight. An examination performed on Heather, the dead elephant, showed she died of complications from a salmonella bacterial infection. In a news conference to address "misinformation" circus veterinarian Glen Tate said the city's claim that the ill elephant, Donna, weighs 1,000 pounds less than a normal elephant should is "purely a subjective determination." "Animals are just like people, they come in all sizes," he said. "Obviously she lost weight when she was sick with the salmonella..." City officials have said Donna has received antibiotics for the infection. Tate said ithad not been determined where either elephant got the salmonella. Kent Newton, assistant director of the biological park, siad city veterinarians have detected salmonella bacteria in the stool of the third elephant, Irene, although she has yet to exhibit symptoms. Tate added that the trailer the animals were in was approved by the USDA. "We have since made improvements that they suggested," he said. It was previously reported that the trailer had two small holes for fresh air. An official said Wednesday that several vent windows have since been added. Charles Davenport, home office manager for the circus, said the aniamls were being transported from Las Vegas to Keystone, Colorado for a circus. Tate said a veterinarian in Las Vegas checked the animals and determined they were "healthy and suitable for transport." However, the performance was canceled when Heather developed diarrhea, according to Davenport. "We were concerned about the one elephant simply because it had symptoms of diarrhea at the time." Davenport said. Tate said handlers figured the diarrhea was die to "rich" hay so they changed Heather's feed. "The animal appeared to improve and then she succumbed to the salmonella bacteria," Tate said. Davenport said the handlers were taking the animals back to circus headquarters near San Antonio for examination. AFter finding Heather had died, the handlers stopped at the Albuquerque International Sunport to pick up a relief driver. Tate said the group was then to take the animals to San Antonio so Heather could have an "appropriate burial." Heather's body was examined last week and buried in the city's landfill. Davenport said he did not know where along the trip Heather died. Steve Kendall, director of the Animal Care Association,--a national organization that works on laws and legislation governing the care of animals in the circus industry--said he spoke with veterinarians who performed the examination and it was determined the elephant died in transport. "The elephant handler had stated that he had watered down the elephants...in Shiprock," Kendall said. "When he checked the elephant, he stated that she was lying down but she ws not dead." Davenport said it is not unusual for the animals to lie down while they are being transported. "It is a tragedy," he said. "Believe me, these animals...have been with the circus and each other for quite a time." Kendall also addressed allegation from animal rights activist groups, which allege numberous incidents of animal mistreatment by the King Royal circus. Kendall said the group's claims have no factual basis and are usually blown out of proportion. Kendall said he believes the circus faces administrative action from the USDA for the most recent incident. ******************************************* PLEASE continue your calls and letters to the USDA about the King Royal case. If this case, like other past King Royal cases, is settled by "consent decision," King Royal will agree to pay a fine or endure other penalty; the circus will not have to admit guilt; and the incident will not be recorded as a "violation" of the Animal Welfare Act. If you agree with PAWS that a "consent decision" is inappropriate in this case, please let USDA officials know. PAWS continues to demand that the USDA revoke the license of King Royal and confiscate the animals! Call or write: Mike Dunn Asst. Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Affairs USDA box AG-0109 Wash, DC 20250 (202) 720-4256 phone (202) 720-5775 fax Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 09:25:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Friends of Animals To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Nurse Fired for trying to help monkey Message-ID: <2.2.16.19970814121036.44d795a6@pop.igc.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ruth ghal 726 7070 eThis was also on one of the morning news shows. Contact information for the hospital: 901-346-3700 Fax - 901 346-3766 Bill At 07:35 AM 8/14/97 -0400, you wrote: >from USA Today web page: >----------------------------------------- >Nurse fired over monkey business > >MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A hospital says it doesn't allow monkey business in the >emergency room - even if it's a >matter of life and death. The monkey's owner brought the pet into the >Methodist Hospital South emergency >room after the animal stopped breathing. Nurse Beverly Pressgrove said no >one responded when she asked >for an "ambu bag," which is used to restore breathing. She and another >nurse took the monkey outside the >emergency room, stuck a straw in its mouth and tried to revive it. They >were unsuccessful. "In my heart, I just >could not see turning away," Pressgrove said. She should have, said >Methodist South administrator Cecilia >Wilson-Sawyer. "We're a full-service hospital for adult humans, not a >veterinary hospital," she said. "Any >reasonable person would have used a little bit better judgment." Pressgrove >said she already had been fired >and planned to appeal. > Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 10:31:20 -0700 From: Lawrence Carter-Long To: DaveACTUP@aol.com Cc: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Edmonton Journal: Animal Tests Failed Aids Patients Message-ID: <33F340E8.474C@mail-1.gvn.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Printed in The Edmonton Journal, Thu, Aug 13 1997: From Peter Tatchell, an AIDS activist: ``The development of life-saving protease inhibitors was delayed for four long years by the pharmaceutical company Merck because the drugs killed laboratory dogs and rats, according to press reports issued this spring. During those years, tens of thousands of people with AIDS, who would have benefited from protease inhibitors, died needlessly. Many would now be alive if Merck had not engaged in animal tests and made the false assumption that data gathered from other species can be applied to humans. ``HIV is a uniquely human disease: It doesn't affect any other species the way it affects humans. The surest way of discovering a vaccine and cure is by researching the interaction of HIV with the human immune system, not with the immune systems of other, very different animals.'' Copyright 1997, The Edmonton Journal. -- Lawrence Carter-Long Coordinator, Science and Research Issues Animal Protection Institute phone: 916-731-5521 LCartLng@gvn.net "Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of too much life by doing so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something." -- Henry David Thoreau Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 10:35:05 -0700 From: Lawrence Carter-Long To: ar-news@envirolink.org Cc: VEGAN-L@VM.TEMPLE.EDU Subject: Washington Times: Mad-cow disease could trigger trade war Message-ID: <33F341C9.1B00@mail-1.gvn.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mad-cow disease could trigger trade war The Washington Times Wed, Aug 13 1997 A European frenzy over mad-cow disease is making its mark on everything from lipstick to pain relievers and now is threatening to provoke a trade spat with the United States. In an attempt to prevent the spread of the contagious and still mysterious disease, the European Union last week said it would completely ban the use of certain animal parts such as skulls, eyes, brains, tonsils, spinal cords and spleens, which are thought to carry the malady. Spleens and spinal cords don't sound very appealing, but after they're converted into a fatty substance called tallow they're used to make things such as eye shadow, lotion, pills and soap. The biotech industry uses tallow to make cell cultures. Carmakers use tallow in tires. Printers use it in their ink. And a European ban on all tallow would block a $100 million U.S. export, which in turn could drive cattle commodities into the ground. "They're flipping out," said Chandler Keys, vice president of public policy for the National Cattlemen's Association. "Tell me how crazy the Europeans are about agriculture." The European rules don't go into effect until January, but already the United States is gearing up for a fight at the World Trade Organization. "Certainly it is WTO-illegal," U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky said last week. "If the directive isn't changed, we will take Europe to the WTO." Mad-cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, caused a panic last year when the British government announced that a fatal human brain illness might be caused by eating infected beef. At least 10 Britons died of the disease. No one has proved that the beef caused the disease, which hasn't been found in American cattle. British cows are thought to have gotten the illness from their feed, which includes parts from slaughtered sheep and other animals. The U.S. livestock industry last year banned such parts in cattle feed. The EU fears that mad-cow disease could be traveling through the food chain. A sheep with the disease is fed to the cow, which is rendered into tallow and used to make, say, an antihistamine, which is swallowed by a human. Tallow is made from an animal's inedible parts, which are ground up and cooked into a liquid. That liquid, the tallow, is then further processed for use in dozens of products. Eliminating what the Europeans call the "risk material" from the food chain would be akin to performing surgery on an animal before it's rendered, say opponents of the measure. "Everytime you turn around, the Europeans add something else {that's banned}. They add the skull, they add the spleen, they add the tonsils," said Tom Cook, executive director of the National Renderers Association. The ban has thrown European industry into chaos, forcing many companies to order tallow now for use next year. Pharmaceutical makers say tallow is used in almost all pills and powders. Gelatin, another product threatened by the ban, is used to make the smooth coating on many pills. But drug makers say taking an aspirin won't give anyone mad-cow disease. "We've done some estimates, and we'd say you're more likely, on probably a few orders of magnitude of a billion, to be struck by lightning," said Gillian Woollett, assistant vice president of biologics and biotechnology at the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association. But Europe traditionally has chosen to err on the side of caution. The EU earlier this year lost a case at the WTO because it banned the use of growth hormones in beef - in other words, a ban on almost all U.S. beef exports. Franz Fischler, the EU's commissioner for agriculture, said last week that the ban was made on "precautionary grounds" and said economic costs don't outweigh human health. But the Cattlemen's Association's Mr. Keys sees another trade barrier in disguise. "We've got to fight the Europeans every step of the way on this stuff," he said Copyright 1997, The Washington Times. -- Lawrence Carter-Long Coordinator, Science and Research Issues Animal Protection Institute phone: 916-731-5521 LCartLng@gvn.net "Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of too much life by doing so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something." -- Henry David Thoreau Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 11:23:27 -0700 From: LCartLng@gvn.net (Lawrence Carter-Long) To: ar-news@envirolink.org Cc: VEGAN-L@VM.TEMPLE.EDU Subject: Ecologist decries grain-fed livestock farming Message-ID: <199708141817.OAA10783@envirolink.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Posted on the ENN Newswire, a service of the Environmental News Network: Ecologist decries grain-fed livestock farming >From one ecologist's perspective, the American system of farming grain-fed livestock consumes resources far out of proportion to the yield, accelerates soil erosion, affects world food supply and will be changing in the future. "If all the grain currently fed to livestock in the United States were consumed directly by people, the number of people who could be fed would be nearly 800 million," David Pimentel, professor of ecology in Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, reported at the July 24-26 meeting of the Canadian Society of Animal Science in Montreal. Or, if those grains were exported, it would boost the U.S. trade balance by $80 billion a year, Pimentel estimated. With only grass-fed livestock, individual Americans would still get more than the recommended daily allowance of meat and dairy protein, according to Pimentel's report, "Livestock Production: Energy Inputs and the environment." Pimentel's report can be found at: http://www.enn.com/newswire/081497/08149704.htm Lawrence Carter-Long Coordinator, Science and Research Issues Animal Protection Institute phone: 916-731-5521 LCartLng@gvn.net "Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of too much life by doing so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something." -- Henry David Thoreau Date: Thu, 14 Aug 97 13:32:22 UTC From: SDURBIN@VM.TULSA.CC.OK.US To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Booklet by Vegetarian Resource Group Message-ID: <199708141830.OAA13743@envirolink.org> The Vegetarian Resource Group in Baltimore, MD has produced "Family Matters," an eight-page booklet including an article on vegan pregnancy and youth essays. To order, send $2.00 for postage/handling to: The Vegetarian Resource Group, P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203 USA -- Sherrill Date: Thu, 14 Aug 97 14:43:23 est From: "Julie Morris" To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (US) ASPCA Care-A-Van Message-ID: <9707148715.AA871596414@ccgate.aspca.org> The ASPCA would like to clarify some of the information that was posted about the ASPCA Mobile Spay/Neuter Van this morning. The ASPCA Care-A-Van was created to provide low-cost spay/neuter surgeries in under served neighborhoods in the New York metropolitan area. The posting mentioned that, "the unit has to be kept busy or the ASPCA will not continue to participate." If the demand in a certain neighborhood does not meet the capacity of the van then the van may not continue in that particular location, however, we will continue to seek out more productive locations. The posting mentioned that, "the ASPCA is not advertising." The ASPCA does advertise the Care-A-Van through press releases, the ASPCA magazine, Animal Watch, and through legislative and community publications. The Care-A-Van is an ongoing full-scale program that works in conjunction with state and local legislators. In addition to legislators arranging for the Care-A-Van to visit their districts, the ASPCA recently sent an offer to 501 c(3) humane organizations within an hour's drive of Manhattan to host a monthly visit of the Care-A-Van. The host organization must provide requirements such as: two 110 volt electrical hook-ups; legal parking for the Care-A-Van; restroom access, etc. Organizations which would like a copy of this invitation should contact lisas@aspca.org with their postal address. Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 16:37:49 -0400 From: "Mark Hennings" To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Mark Hennings is out of the office. Message-ID: <852564F3.0071537C.00@Othello.mc.duke.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII I will be out of the office from 08/14/97 until 08/25/97. If your request is urgent, please contact Susan Engelbosch(engel002@mc.duke.edu). Thanks, Mark Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 16:44:31 -0400 (EDT) From: NOVENAANN@aol.com To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Worlds oldest person is a vegetarian Message-ID: <970814164208_-1102643510@emout04.mail.aol.com> LONDON (AP) - A Canadian woman who has documents to prove she will be 117 years old this month is the world's oldest person, the Guinness Book of Records said today. Marie-Louise Febronie Meilleur of Quebec succeeds to the title last held by Jeanne Calment, who died this month in her native France at the age of 122. Meilleur, who was born on Aug. 29, 1880, has been married twice and has about 300 descendants. Her family said the secret of her long life was hard work and keeping active - she used to enjoy fishing and still loved the outdoors. She also is a vegetarian. Meilleur was born Marie-Louise Febronie Chasse on Aug. 29, 1880, in the town of Kamouraska, Quebec, 95 miles east of Quebec City along the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Guiness Book of Records verified Meilleur's age through her certificates of birth and baptism, census records, two marriage certificates and other documents. Not far behind Meilleur is American Sarah Knauss of Philadelphia, who has documents to prove she will be 117 on Sept. 24. ``Since Jeanne's death, we've been inundated with potential record claims from around the world,'' Guinness Book of Records records-keeper Clive Carpenter said. ``We have an extremely stringent process of verification, to ensure that only someone whose age can be proved beyond any shadow of doubt can be recognized as the record-holder,'' he said. Some claims, including one from a man living in a remote Lebanese village, who is said to be 135 years old, were dismissed because of lack of documentary proof. Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 17:14:21 -0400 (EDT) From: Debbie Leahy To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: [US] Fundraiser Cancels Elephant Rides Message-ID: <01IMFRGYWBUQ90MYLK@delphi.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII CHICAGO SUBURB CANCELS ELEPHANT RIDES Oakbrook Terrace, located in west suburban Chicago, canceled plans to include elephant rides at a Run for Kids fundraiser on August 30. Please thank the organizer: Cathy Caldarazzo, Tourism Director City of Oakbrook Department of Tourism 17 W 261 Butterfield Rd. Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 phone) 630/941-8300 fax) 630/941-7254 ============================== Debbie Leahy Illinois Animal Action P.O. Box 507 Warrenville, IL 60555 630/393-2935 ============================== Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 10:11:16 +0800 (SST) From: Vadivu Govind To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (PH) Collect-a-tail campaign Message-ID: <199708150211.KAA16948@eastgate.cyberway.com.sg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >South China Morning Post Friday August 15 1997 Beauty and the pests FRANK LONGID in Manila The town of Santo Niqo in the southern Philippines has a severe rat problem, and local leaders think they can solve it by holding a beauty contest. In the past several months rats have been blamed for the devastation of rice fields, and residents fear a famine if it goes unchecked. Agricultural officials, they claim, have done little to solve the problem. So district leaders took it upon themselves to tackle the issue. However, Santo Niqo is a poor town, and paying experts was not an option. What was needed, said Eduardo Biodoma, president of the neighbourhood association, was to mobilise the people and have them kill the rats. It was while wrestling with the problem of how to motivate people to do this that he and his colleagues thought of holding a beauty pageant and a carnival. Everybody likes a party and Filipinos are supposed to be crazy about beauty pageants. Mr Biodoma decreed entrance fees to the events would be waived for residents who bring 10 rats' tails. They hope the "collect-a-tail campaign" will encourage people to kill enough rats to stop the destruction of rice fields. Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 22:15:21 -0400 From: jeanlee To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Letter to copy on downed animals Message-ID: <33F3BBB9.2FD@concentric.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hi All- This letter to copy and send goes to your representatives and senators. The text that follows is for your senators. For your representative, CHANGE the two references to the number of the bill - the House bill is H.R. 453. Same name of bill. Senators go to United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510. Reps to U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515. If you don't know who represents you, call 1-800-688-9889. Here's the text: Dear: This is about legislation which gets introduced year after year but somehow never gets enacted into law - that is, the Downed Animal Protection Act, whose number this year is S. 850. This bill would ban the sale of sick and/or injured (downed) animals at stockyards. Currently, there are NO laws to protect these animals, who are routinely beaten, shocked with electric prods, and dragged by chains (sometimes pushed with a forklift!) to slaughter. They are also often abandoned or dumped alive on stockyard "deadpiles." We’re not even close to being a compassionate society. Please cosponsor S. 850 and help eliminate the suffering many sick and injured farm animals are forced to endure, ensuring that downers are humanely euthanized. Be on the lookout and vote against any amendments, usually pushed by the meat industry, which would allow auctions and stockyards to transport downed animals to slaughter. There is no way sick and injured animals can be humanely transported. Sincerely yours,