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AR-NEWS Digest 554
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Another book by Orenstein, about songbirds
by BKMACKAY@aol.com
2) Corporate Hog, Poultry Facilities Protested
by SDURBIN@VM.TULSA.CC.OK.US
3) Tale of Love
by SDURBIN@VM.TULSA.CC.OK.US
4) (US) Animal Waste Regulation
by allen schubert
5) (US) Discretion With New Regulations
by allen schubert
6) (US) No Hog Inspection Program
by allen schubert
7) (US) BLM Chooses 'Fact Finders'
by allen schubert
8) RFI: Asiatic Wild Buffalo
by "allen schubert, arrs admin"
9) Mink Farm Raid Article
by MINKLIB@aol.com
10) Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect 10/21
by "Elaine Kaufmann"
11) You can help wild birds
by Patrick Nolan
12) [UK] Labour accused of breaking vow on animal testing
by David J Knowles
13) [UK] CJD may have killed fitness fanatic
by David J Knowles
14) [UK/US] Virtual organs could spare lab animals
by David J Knowles
15) [YE] Eight slaughtered over injured cow
by David J Knowles
16) [DE] First aid for pets
by David J Knowles
17) Anti Fur Action Needed: Nordstroms Catalog
by MINKLIB@aol.com
18) Swedish Victories Against Fox Farming
by MINKLIB@aol.com
19) Washington County, NY: Please Call Regarding Abused Horses
by Michael Markarian
20) Re: Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect 10/21
by Alison Green
21) (US) Better Mousetraps Still Sought
by allen schubert
22) Mass death of dogs in Taiwan
by "Matthias M. Boller"
23) Appeal Fails: Dog to die in Oregon for allegedly chasing a horse
by "Bob Schlesinger"
24) Re: Mass death of dogs in Taiwan
by jeanlee
25) Test Only
by Coral Hull
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 07:39:59 -0400 (EDT)
From: BKMACKAY@aol.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Another book by Orenstein, about songbirds
Message-ID: <971021104407_-1762815048@emout05.mail.aol.com>
Sherrill recently posted a review of Elephants, the Deciding Decade, edited
by Dr. Ronald I. Orenstein, and recommended it. I second that. Ron has a
another new book (actually the former is a new edition with new material and
MUST reading to save the elephants) which, while having mostly to do with
biology and behavior, does have a very important chapter on the various
threats to survival of songbird species, exploited in many different ways.
Here's a review I wrote published in The Toronto Star, last weekend.
NATURE TRAIL FOR OCTOBER 19, 1997: Tlhe Toronto Star. By Barry Kent MacKay
New book celebrates fascinating order of songbirds
A terrific new book about birds has just been published. I happen to think
the book, Songbirds: Celebrating Nature's Voices, is a gem, but perhaps I
should admit my bias.
The book was written by my close friend Ronald Orenstein and contains some of
my own artwork. Indeed, originally I had planned to co-author it and do even
more illustrations, but I'm already involved in two other books and just
couldn't find time to do more than a little art.
Apart from that, I share Ron's enthusiasm for the subject matter. More than
half of the world's bird species belong in the one huge order of songbirds,
technically known as Passeriformes, or passerines. And the first thing that
becomes obvious in looking through this book is the diversity of form and
colour displayed by the passerines. The book is filled with exquisite images.
Though there are plenty of photos of Canadian birds, for once we have a book
that has avoided a heavy North American (or European) bias. In addition to
native species the volume portrays fascinating birds too seldom illustrated.
All are carefully selected for quality and to demonstrate some aspect of
passerine behavior or biology.
Here is a Tristan thrush, acting as an un-thrush-like scavenger. A Cape
penduline-tit is shown with an incredible nest that features a
realistic-looking fake entrance, to deceive predators.
The accurately named superb-fairy wren displays inter-gender and
inter-generation communal living. A Wilson's bird-of-paradise shows
surrealistic beauty in a breeding display. Two beautifully hued long-tailed
manakins play leapfrog to attract a female. A superb lyrebird combines an
unparalleled vocal range with thrilling visual breeding display. A
sharp-beaked ground-finch earns its nickname, ``vampire finch'' by drawing
blood from a relatively giant, but complacent, masked booby. Quality of
colour reproduction of the photographs is excellent.
It is, however, the text that makes the volume most memorable. Ron has a
knack for explaining fascinating but technical information in simple and
entertaining language. He was indefatigable in his research, seeking out some
of the latest information from the depths of dry, scientific journals, and
conveying it with clarity and humour.
While this book can certainly be enjoyed by children, it is entertainingly
informative to anyone at all interested in the natural world.
Additionally it contains updated information on birding, including the
American Birding Association's Code of ethics. There is a list of
publications and Internet songbird information sources. Ron is a dedicated
conservationist, well-known internationally for his work in protecting
African elephants, and the volume closes with a brief and evocative analysis
of the threats to songbirds.
The book is divided into nine chapters, dealing with vocalizations, plumage,
breeding biology, survival strategies, feeding needs and behavior, migration
and conservation. Songbirds: Celebrating Nature's Voices, is published by Key
Porter Books, contains 224 pages, contains over 100 colour photographs,
including a few of extinct species of birds, and costs $34.95.<
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I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did (and this is not a scam or spam or
whatever it's called....I got paid (or underpaid:-) a set amount for my
modest contribution...I just think this is an excellent volume that, if you
like birds, you can't help but enjoy.)
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 97 07:25:10 UTC
From: SDURBIN@VM.TULSA.CC.OK.US
To: ar-news@Envirolink.org
Subject: Corporate Hog, Poultry Facilities Protested
Message-ID: <199710221227.IAA09843@envirolink.org>
Oklahoma City, OK USA: Mark Mayo of Beaver told a crowd Tuesday that he
believes corporate pig farms violate his constitutional rights.
He noted that a company with headquarters in Hanover, Germany, owns some
of the pig-processing facilities in Oklahoma. He also noted that the
Constitution guarantees each citizen the right to life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness.
"How are you going to pursue happiness when you are up to your knees in
hog doo doo from Germany?" Mayo asked a crowd of roughly 200 people who
converged on the Capitol to protest corporate hog and poultry facilities in
Oklahoma.
Meanwhile, Gov. Frank Keating's office said it had no plans to remove
western Oklahoma hog producer and rancher Paul Hitch from the state Board of
Agriculture.
Keating's office received 1,212 letters Tuesday calling for Hitch's removal.
Critics of Hitch say he has a conflict of interest because of his substantial
holdings in the growing pork industry.
Tuesday's rally was put together by the Oklahoma Family Farm Alliance,
the Oklahoma Sierra Club, and others who are concerned about the growth of
corporate farming in Oklahoma.
-- Sherrill
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 97 07:38:47 UTC
From: SDURBIN@VM.TULSA.CC.OK.US
To: ar-news@Envirolink.org
Subject: Tale of Love
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"Your Community World," Tulsa World, OK, USA: The wonders of Mother Nature
never cease to amaze.
When Karin Duke's family brought home 5-week-old kitten, Linus, not only did
the tiny cat bond immediately with their dog, it found a surrogate mother.
Piper, the Duke's 5-year-old West Highland Terrier, is nursing the tiny
kitten who was abandoned by his mother when 4-weeks-old.
The Dukes planned to bottle feed the kitten, but they didn't have to.
Linus tried to nurse Piper almost immediately after being brought home.
Confused, the dog submitted to the kitten's need to nurse and several hours
later, Piper began to produce milk.
The first day, Piper was sore, but she seems pleased to have the chance to be
a mother.
"She just kind of had this worried look on her face," Duke said. "We were
kind of surprised. The cat just searched all the nipples and nothing was
there, but six hours later he tried again and there was milk."
Piper, though not spayed, has never given birth. However, she is proving
herself to be a good mother. The kitten nurses three times a day, at least,
and they sleep together, Duke said.
"She's real protective until the kitten goes to Piper's food bowl," she said.
"They are real happy with each other," Duke said.
-- Sherrill
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 09:37:22 -0400
From: allen schubert
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Animal Waste Regulation
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hog/factory farm/environment
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Oklahoma State News
Reuters
22-OCT-97
Animal Waste Regulation
(STATEWIDE) -- Oklahoma may be changing the way it regulates waste produced
from hog and chicken farms. Today members of a task force studying the
problems of disposing that waste will recommend allowing the Department of
Environmental Quality to regulate the industry. Right now, the Department
of Agriculture oversees the waste's disposal. Some believe there is a
conflict of interest because the Department of Agriculture is also charged
with promoting the hog and chicken industries. Some of Oklahoma's drinking
water resources have been contaminated by animal waste.
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 09:41:20 -0400
From: allen schubert
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Discretion With New Regulations
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North Carolina State News
Reuters
22-OCT-97
Discretion With New Regulations
(RALEIGH) -- State agencies have told legislators they will use discretion
when enforcing new animal waste regulations on farmers. Farms have had
about five years to bring animal waste disposal facilities into compliance
with new regulations. The deadline for doing so is January first of next
year. Some farmers have told legislators state water quality inspectors
intend to fine those missing the deadline. But the Division of Soil and
Water Conservation told a legislative committee inspectors won't ticket
everyone. Dewey Botts of the D-S-W-C says a survey indicates that about 90
of the some 300 farms that won't make the deadline are making a
``good-faith effort.''
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 09:42:55 -0400
From: allen schubert
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) No Hog Inspection Program
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North Carolina State News
Reuters
22-OCT-97
No Hog Inspection Program
(RALEIGH) -- A controversial hog inspection program won't go to Duplin
County. Duplin County State Senator Charlie Albertson got a provision put
into the state budget bill that calls for Division of Soil and Water
employees... not state water quality inspectors... to inspect hog feedlot
waste systems. Albertson feels Soil and Water employees are closer to the
farmers. He says water quality inspectors may have some ``attitudinal
problems.'' Assistant Natural Resources Secretary Sherri Evans-Stanton
says, however, soil and water employees will inspect in Jones and Columbus
counties but not in Duplin. The secretary says soil and water inspectors
will be just as strict as water quality inspectors anyway.
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 09:56:45 -0400
From: allen schubert
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) BLM Chooses 'Fact Finders'
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Wyoming State News
Reuters
22-OCT-97
BLM Chooses 'Fact Finders'
(CHEYENNE) -- Three concerned citizens are lending their talents to the
federal wild horse and burro program. Bureau of Land Management Director
Pat Shea says the three ``fact finders'' are volunteering their time to
analyze specific issues related to the program. Shea says his goal is to
strengthen the program by first having a thorough analysis conducted of
various aspects of it. The trio includes accountant Stuart Finley of Nampa,
Idaho... veterinarian Matthew Mackay-Smith of White Post, Virginia... and
newspaper editor Jay Shelledy of Salt Lake City, Utah. The three will
present their findings to the newly-formed Wild Horse and Burro Advisory
Board. Members of the board are still being sought and nominations will be
accepted through October 27th.
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 10:13:37 -0400
From: "allen schubert, arrs admin"
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Cc: MJBeverly
Subject: RFI: Asiatic Wild Buffalo
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Dear Sir:
I am trying to make a poster on the Asiatic Wild Buffalo for a school
project. I read an article that said there were less than 60 of these animals
left in India. I am unable to find any more information. Do you know if this
animal is endangered and where I could find further information on it?
Thank You,
Michelle
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 11:41:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: MINKLIB@aol.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Mink Farm Raid Article
Message-ID: <971022095758_-857232158@mrin44.mail.aol.com>
E-MAIL LETTER DESCRIBES MINK FARM RAID
GROUP CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR FREEING ANIMALS
By Joseph Sjostrom, Tribune Staff Writer
Web-posted Wednesday, October 22, 1997; 6:03 a.m. CDT
Authorities have what may be a significant piece of evidence they hope
will help them discover who released thousands of minks from a Crystal
Lake farm early this month--a letter claiming responsibility for the
action.
The letter, which authorities said was probably written by a participant
in the action, apparently originated as an untraceable electronic mail
message that circulated Monday to animal rights activists. It says the
raid was done by an organization calling itself the Animal Liberation
Front, but it doesn't implicate any particular individual or known
group.
Activists said Tuesday that the Animal Liberation Front is a name that
activists assume when raiding fur farms to release animals.
"I don't know any of the underground activists. They have cells all over
the country, but there's no central organization that you can write to
or join. It's people taking the initiative to do things themselves,"
said Fred Tyler, a Chicago staff member of the Coalition to Abolish the
Fur Trade.
Still, authorities hoped the letter might help identify and bring
criminal charges against vandals who broke into the Frye Fur Farm in the
early morning hours of Oct. 5.
The vandals opened cages, destroyed breeding history cards and cut holes
in the farm's exterior fence to let as many as 5,000 mink escape.
Since then, all but about 400 animals have been retrieved.
"Solving a crime is like fitting the pieces of a puzzle together. The
letter doesn't directly solve the case, but it's definitely one of the
pieces," said Detective Margaret Andrews of the McHenry County sheriff's
police.
Andrews and Steve Frye, one of the farm's owners, said the letter
contains details that would be known only to someone who was in the farm
during the raid or who spoke with someone who was there.
The letter describes the approximate number of sheds on the farm and the
number of cages that were opened during the raid. It says the raiders
cut holes 2 feet high and 15 feet across in the farm's outer fence to
allow the mink to leave the farm.
It promises more such raids in the future.
"Stores will be attacked and farms raided until the whole industry is
destroyed and all animals are free," the letter says.
Bob Long, a spokesman for the Chicago office of the FBI, said the agency
is investigating the Frye farm raid but said the agency doesn't know
whether the letter is authentic.
"If a group claims credit for illegal activity, we would have to take a
look at that," Long said. "The Animal Liberation Front has been involved
in activity relating to animal rights. . . . Did this actually come from
them? If the letter is from them, did they really do the act (described
in the letter)?"
J.P. Goodwin, national director of the Coalition to Abolish the Fur
Trade, based in Dallas, said Tuesday that the message originated as an
e-mail message sent to others in the animal rights movement. He said
someone forwarded the message to him Monday.
However, attempts to contact those he said had received the original
message were not successful Tuesday.
Goodwin said he circulated the message to others in the movement since
receiving it Monday.
"We're putting out the word about what they're doing so that people
understand what they're doing," Goodwin said.
Steve Frye, a son of Larry Frye, who founded the farm, said Tuesday that
the description of the raid in the letter is consistent with his
observations of the damage.
He said that while he lost mink as a result of the raid, the economic
damage will be felt more in coming years due to the loss of breeding
pedigree information.
"This will be a great year for sales. Next year is when our production
will be way down," Frye said.
The breeding cards indicated which females had large litters in the
past, and that information was previously used to decide which females
would be bred again, and which would be harvested, he said.
Without that information, there will inevitably be some small litters.
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 13:10:25 EST5EDT
From: "Elaine Kaufmann"
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect 10/21
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Just a note of interest--
Last night by chance I caught Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect.
Roger Fouts was one of the guests, along with Vicki Lawrence, Fred
Savage, and another man whose name escapes me. The discussion was
about animal testing and the rights of humans versus non-humans. Roger
made some wonderful points (I personally felt the best was his
explanation of the word "dominion" in its original meaning in the
Bible) and was very well received by the audience. Bill Maher also seemed to be
inclined towards the pro-animal viewpoint.
Regards to all.
Elaine
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 13:29:50 -0400
From: Patrick Nolan
To: CITES-L , ar-news
Subject: You can help wild birds
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YOU CAN HELP WILD BIRDS BY ENCOURAGING EFFECTIVE
LAW ENFORCEMENT
The Wild Bird Conservation Act was enacted in 1992. This monumental law
protects imperiled birds the world over and promotes their
conservation. Till the law was passed, thousands of beautiful birds
trapped in the wilds of Africa, Asia and South America were crammed into
small crates by big dealers in the pet industry and flown to Europe,
Japan and the U.S. Thousands died, but the dealers made huge profits.
ôOperation Renegade,ö carried out by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
has fined and jailed the biggest bird dealers for violations of the
Smuggling Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Lacey Act. However,
smuggling across the Mexican border is still occurring, and parrots and
wild birds are still being captured for sale to Japan and other Asian
countries, Russia, and European Union nations.
Never purchase a wild-caught bird. Be suspicious of cheap exotic birds
and birds that appear frightened or aggressive. If you are buying a
bird, make sure it was raised in this country by a conscientious
breeder. If you are offered an exotic bird, in a pet shop or elsewhere,
that appears fearful rather than calm and contented, or if other factors
raise your suspicions, call the Division of Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, at 703-358-1949. Give them the information that
can help to stop this cruel trade.
For more information contact:
Animal Welfare Institute
P.O. Box 3650
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-337-2332; Fax: 202-338-9478;
e-mail: awi@animalwelfare.com
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 10:21:17
From: David J Knowles
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: [UK] Labour accused of breaking vow on animal testing
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Wednesday, October 22nd, 1997
Labour accused of breaking vow on animal testing
By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor
MINISTERS were accused yesterday of retreating from a promise to ban the
testing of cosmetics on animals after Jack Straw, the Home Secretary, said
some experimentation would continue "for the foreseeable future".
Conservatives accused the Government of "cynically claiming that they would
end animal testing when they planned to do nothing". Concern was also
voiced by Anita Roddick, founder of the Body Shop, who supported Labour at
the election partly because of its stand on animal testing.
Mr Straw said the Government remained committed to ending the tests and
they would be allowed only "where it is absolutely necessary". However,
there was no immediate move to set up a Royal Commission on the issue of
animal experimentation, to which Labour had pledged itself.
An election document, New Life for Animals, signed by Tony Blair, said:
"Labour is totally committed to stopping cosmetic testing on animals. We
are appalled that it was the UK (Conservative) Government that watered down
European Parliament moves to ban cosmetic testing, which could delay the
implemenation of a ban."
The document, which did not form part of the manifesto, said: "We will
support a Royal Commission to review the effectiveness and justification of
animal experiments and to examine alternatives."
It also said a Labour government would work towards reducing the number of
animals used in tests. But an interim report from the Home Office's Animal
Procedures Committee, published yesterday, said cosmetic testing would
continue until non-animal alternatives were available. It saw "no realistic
prospect in the foreseeable future" of ending animal experimentation.
Last year, about 2,800 animals - mostly rats, guinea pigs and rabbits -
were used to test cosmetics, primarily to see whether they caused skin and
eye irritation.
Most tests on animals, however, are for medical research purposes which
ministers believe should continue under strict regulation.
In a letter to Mr Blair, Mrs Roddick wrote: "To say that 'there is no
realistic prospect in the foreseeable future' of an end to animal
experimentation is simply untrue of the cosmetics industry. The Body Shop,
and the other cosmetics companies which are against animal
testing, produce and develop a full range of cosmetics and toiletries
without abusing animals.
"The Government should not wait. It should lead the way by banning these
tests today and ending the unnecessary suffering of thousands of animals."
Mr Straw maintained that he was committed to ending cosmetic testing in the
long term. "It is not true that we have abandoned what we said at the
election," he said. "We are very concerned indeed that there will be new
regulations against animal testing."
The Home Office said a Royal Commission had not been completely ruled out,
though one was "not necessary at this stage". Ministers believe that it
would be too costly.
Lord Williams of Mostyn, the Home Office minister responsible for animal
welfare, conceded that testing cosmetics on animals could continue until
2002. There were four licences already in existence, with expiry dates from
1998 to 2002.
Speaking on BBC radio, he said his officials were consulting the industry
over a possible voluntary ban. "Research on alternatives goes on all the
time," he said. "We have to draw a balance between what is reasonable in
the human interest and the due reverence which animals are entitled to."
⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997. T
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 10:14:30
From: David J Knowles
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: [UK] CJD may have killed fitness fanatic
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Wednesday, October 22nd, 1997
CJD may have killed fitness fanatic
By Ben Fenton
A 36-year-old man described by his family as a fitness fanatic is believed
to have become the 21st person to die from the human version of BSE, the
so-called mad cow disease.
Doctors at Derbyshire Royal Infirmary were carrying out a post-mortem
examination yesterday on Chris Warne, a computer systems analyst, to
confirm that the brain disorder which killed him was in fact new variant
Creutzfeld-Jakob's Disease [nv-CJD].
The illness has killed 20 people to date and is thought to be caused by
eating BSE-contaminated beef. Mr Warne's parents, from Ripley, Derbys, said
that they had been shocked by the speed with which their son had died, only
two months after doctors told them they believed he was suffering from nv-CJD.
Mrs Shirley Warne, 60, said: "We knew he wasn't going to live for ever, but
this is terrible. What really upsets us is that my husband Terry and I
weren't there when he slipped away. His sister was at his bedside but we
were on our way to see him.
"It's still so hard to take in that in March he was winning sports medals,
in July he couldn't stand on his feet and now he is gone. He spent the last
two weeks of his life in a coma. Adrian Rollins, the Derbyshire county
cricketer, went to see him in hospital and told me Chris had spoken his
name out loud. Those were his last two words."
Mr Warne was a keen cricketer, footballer and skier. His parents said that
they did not believe that he ate any more "junk food" than other people of
his age and was constantly thinking about his health and diet because of
his fondness for sport.
⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997. T
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 10:26:12
From: David J Knowles
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: [UK/US] Virtual organs could spare lab animals
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Tuesday, October 21st, 1997
Virtual organs could spare lab animals
Virtual organs may one day help to reduce the numbers of animals required
for medical
research and testing cosmetics, writes Roger Highfield
THIS year, after a long period of decline, the number of animals used in
scientific research and product testing has increased. Only by a few
thousand, but enough to stir the animal rights lobby.
Now it seems that computers might help to cut the number of experiments.
New York City-based Physiome Sciences has created virtual hearts of dogs,
guinea pigs, rats and mice which can simulate how drugs and other chemicals
affect the real thing.
The technique is the brainchild of the company's co-founders, Prof Denis
Noble of Oxford University and Prof Rai Winslow of Johns Hopkins University
in Baltimore, Maryland.
Over the past few decades, Noble and his colleagues have stitched together
a mathematical model. By using computer models of the heart, Winslow says,
drug companies will be able to narrow their searches for life-saving
medicines dramatically - and save millions of dollars now spent on
conventional trial-and-error methods.
Meanwhile Procter & Gamble has announced a $900,000 grant to a
supercomputer project to develop a model of human biological systems that
might eliminate animal use in some lab testing.
⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997. T
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 10:36:24
From: David J Knowles
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: [YE] Eight slaughtered over injured cow
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Wednesday, October 22nd, 1997
Eight slaughtered over injured cow
EIGHT people died in Yemen after an eight-year-old child blinded a cow in
one eye, the weekly Al-Shura reported yesterday. The cow's owner slit the
child's throat with a dagger, killing him in front of a crowd which
included the child's father. The father fired into the crowd, killing seven
people including the cow's owner, in Hajja province, 75 miles northwest of the
capital, Sanaa.
⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997. T
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 10:35:39
From: David J Knowles
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: [DE] First aid for pets
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Wednesday, October 22nd, 1997
First aid for pets
GERMANS wanting to learn how to give first-aid to their dogs,
from heart
massage to mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, are queuing up to take
lessons
from Stephan Schubert, 30, a male nurse, in Dⁿsseldorf. Mr
Schubert, who
has about 400 students, says they should practise on their pets
so that the
animals will be prepared and will not resist if there is an
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Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 14:06:59 -0400 (EDT)
From: MINKLIB@aol.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Anti Fur Action Needed: Nordstroms Catalog
Message-ID: <971022140657_-1024970890@emout18.mail.aol.com>
Nordstroms dept. store operates 12 fur salons in their stores around the
country, and is heavilly promoting fur in their new catalog.
Please call their toll free number at 1-800-695-8000 and demand that they
stop selling fur and fur trim.
If the anti fur movement can get fur out of dept. stores then we will greatly
diminish the products exposure to the public, and drastically reduce sales.
This must include fur trim, as this is a major marketing tool to get people
used to a little fur, in hopes of weaning them onto full furs in the future.
Please call Nordstroms, and distribute the toll free number widely. Then,
please take the time to call your local dept. store that has fur or fur trim,
and complain about the dead animals on their racks.
Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade
PO Box 822411
Dallas, TX 75382
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 14:07:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: MINKLIB@aol.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Swedish Victories Against Fox Farming
Message-ID: <971022140701_-1494522122@emout20.mail.aol.com>
Our activist contacts in Sweden have informed us of the following bits of
good news.
First off, a fur farmer who ran 3 fox farms and a mink farm is now out of
business completely. A raid on one of his farms by the Wild Minks, an
underground direct action group, publicized the fact that his fox cages were
smaller than that required by law. At that point his 3 fox farms were
ordered to shut down for good.
In a letter CAFT received today it is stated that there were more complaints
against him, and a judge ordered him to close his mink farm by Oct. 20th.
The judge said the man was unsuited to breed any animals, and his 4 farms
are all closed.
Secondly, the Wild Minks have closed 2 more fox farms by simply going in and
taking all of the foxes out with them. The foxes are then released into an
area away from the farm so that they can live out their lives as nature
intended.
Lastly, the largest fox farm in Sweden, which anally electrocutes and skins
11,000 foxes a year, more than half the Swedish overall production, is in
danger of being shut down as well. Excrement from the farm has polluted
nearby water resources. More news will be available as that develops.
Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade
PO Box 822411
Dallas, TX 75382
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 11:56:37 -0700 (PDT)
From: Michael Markarian
To: ar-news@envirolink.org, ar-wire@waste.org
Subject: Washington County, NY: Please Call Regarding Abused Horses
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Please call the Washington County District Attorney's Office at 518-746-2525
before DECEMBER 3rd. Apparently, that is when they will make a decision on
this matter.
>The New York State Humane Association has informed us of the following
>situation and asks that people call Washington County (N.Y.) District
>Attorney's Office at 518-746-2525 to express strong opposition to the return
>of five horses to Trudy Bongiovi. Please also write to the local newspapers
>expressing your opinion: The Glens Falls Post Star, P.O. Box 2157, Glens
>Falls, N.Y. 12801-0012 and the Journal Press, 1 Hill Street, Greenwich, N.Y.
>12834.
>
>A recent news article described the confiscation of five horses owned by
>Trudy Bongiovi for failure to provide proper food and care for them. Their
>hooves had grown out so far they were threatening to cripple the animals.
>Manure was a foot deep in the stalls and Sherriff's Deputy James Murphy
>stated that the situation was so extreme that, "If the condition were
>allowed to continue it could have resulted in the horses' death."
>
>The New York State Humane Association has now been informed that the
>Washington County District Attorney's Office, under the direction of
>District Attorney Robb Winn, will return the horses to Trudy Bongiovi, the
>owner and person who neglected them. All charges are being dropped on the
>defendant and her horses are being returned, with no other explanation from
>the District Attorney's Office other than they "feel sorry for Trudy."
>
>Please call the phone number above to express your opposition. Please
>forward this message to other N.Y. lists.
>
>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 12:21:44 -0800
From: Alison Green
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Re: Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect 10/21
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Elaine Kaufmann wrote:
>
> Just a note of interest--
>
> Last night by chance I caught Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect.
> Roger Fouts was one of the guests, along with Vicki Lawrence, Fred
> Savage, and another man whose name escapes me. The discussion was
> about animal testing and the rights of humans versus non-humans. Roger
> made some wonderful points (I personally felt the best was his
> explanation of the word "dominion" in its original meaning in the
> Bible) and was very well received by the audience. Bill Maher also seemed to be
> inclined towards the pro-animal viewpoint.
Bill Maher is indeed pro-animal-rights. He contributed his earnings
on a celebrity game show to PETA and wrote an anti-fur op-ed for a San
Francisco paper.
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 15:59:04 -0400
From: allen schubert
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Better Mousetraps Still Sought
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(read on...it's a "live" mousetrap)
from AP Wire page http://wire.ap.org/
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10/22/1997 13:34 EST
Better Mousetraps Still Sought
By MAUD S. BEELMAN
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- American inventors still follow the advice of Ralph
Waldo Emerson: Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to
your door.
Marie Woodruff, who holds the country's newest mousetrap patent, found
her inspiration behind the office drink machine.
The research analyst for CPC International Inc., a food company, had long
pondered the workings of the mousetrap. For years, she watched relatives
on a farm in Pennsylvania set the traditional spring-loaded rat and
mousetraps.
``They've injured their pets on the farms. Children have played with
them, and fingers have been snapped. Even the mouse or the rodent itself
got mutilated,'' Mrs. Woodruff said.
She figured there must be a better way.
Then in 1995, while trying to fix the vending machine at work, she looked
behind it for the reset button and saw a sticky mousetrap. ``And on that
sticky trap was just the leg of a rodent, and I said, `I've got to do
this.'''
``I made up a sketch and showed it to my husband. He said, `That's really
good, Marie, you ought to do this,''' she said by telephone from her
Mountainside, N.J., home. ``And I said, `Gee, how can I ever build a new
mousetrap after all these years?'''
Undeterred, Mrs. Woodruff applied for a patent in June 1995 and was
awarded one April 1 -- the most recent mousetrap patent granted since the
Constitution enshrined the concept of protection for creative output to
promote the progress of science and the arts.
The Patent and Trademark Office estimates it has granted about 350
mousetrap patents in the last two centuries, but because its automated
records go back only to 1971, only an exhaustive search of paper records
would reveal the exact number.
Mrs. Woodruff's mousetrap is a soft plastic tube, closed at one end, with
a spring attachment at the open end that snaps shut after a mouse enters.
A gel capsule at the closed end of the tube contains an attractant to
lure the mouse or rodent into the tube.
Not only is the mouse not mutilated, but a breathing hole on the tube
allows it to live, ``so you can release the rodent, if you're
squeamish,'' Mrs. Woodruff said. ``And the rodent is concealed from view.
That's what I didn't like. I didn't like seeing them lying on the trap.
And it keeps the odor inside the tube.''
At less than $2.25 for three of the disposable traps, Mrs. Woodruff
thinks her mousetrap could be a real seller. But she hasn't decided yet
whether to market the patent or make the mousetrap on her own.
Considering that about 90 percent of patents never make it to profit,
fellow independent inventor Richard Chereton of Pacific Grove, Calif.,
says marketing the product is almost more important than creating it.
``You can have a better mousetrap and 100 years ago the world would beat
a path to your door,'' said the inventor of a reversible envelope, who is
negotiating a production deal with a California envelope maker.
``In today's world, if you have a better mousetrap, you better have a
better mousetrap company.''
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 22:35:30 +0100
From: "Matthias M. Boller"
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Cc: d01281@geocities.com, Karen Purves
Subject: Mass death of dogs in Taiwan
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Two days ago, a message about the mass killing of homeless
dogs in Taiwan was published on ar-news.
Pictures and some text about the fate of these animals are now
available on the web at
http://www.tierrechte.de/aktuell/taiwan_e.html
Some veterinarians and Buddhist monks have joined together in the
war against this cruel death, and hope to now gain support
through an international protest. They are demanding of the
Taiwanese government, that money be spent on spaying and
neutering and the finding of good homes for these dogs.
If you are against these destructions and would like to protest,
appeal to:
President Lee Teng-Hui
Office of the President
122 Sec 1 Chungking S.Rd.
Taipei - Taiwan
Fax Nr: +886 2 3115877
Matthias Boller
Member of the board
Federal Association Against Vivisection - People for Animal Rights
matthias@tierrechte.de - http://www.tierrechte.de/indexe.html
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 14:40:26 -0700
From: "Bob Schlesinger"
To:
Subject: Appeal Fails: Dog to die in Oregon for allegedly chasing a horse
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October 22 - Salem, Oregon
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Nadas, a dog (collie/malamute mix) owned by Sean Roach of Jackson County
Oregon, was impounded 13 months ago for allegedly chasing a horse and
sentenced to die. In Oregon, a dog can be impounded and killed simply for
chasing any animal classified as livestock, even if the livestock is not
injured. Attempts to change the law failed earlier this year in the state
legislature.
In Nadas' case, there was no damage, and the only witness to the chasing
was a 13 year old girl - owner of the horse. Read the full story of Nadas
at http://www.arkonline.com
The sentence was appealed to the Oregon Court of Appeals. Today, the court
refused to reverse the county's decision.
Even volunteers at the Jackson County Oregon Animal Control facility where
Nadas is held have told us what a great, friendly dog Nadas is. However,
county government, dominated by livestock interests, have steadfastly
refused to consider non-lethal options, including permitting someone
(including myself) outside of Jackson county to adopt Nadas with the full
permission of his owner.
Please read the story of Nadas at the Ark Online URL above, and then
contact the Jackson County Commisioners and tell them what you think of
their bloodletting. The addresses/phone/fax numbers are in the Ark Online
story.
We will also need help in developing a state wide initiative to repeal this
dangerous law. It is clear that anyone's companion animal is at risk in
this state since the law can be invoked on innuendo, without due process.
Nadas was "convicted" at an animal control hearing, not in a real
courtroom. This means someone can even make an unfounded accusation that a
dog has been chasing livestock, and the dog will probably die as a result.
-Bob Schlesinger, Editor
Ark Online
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 20:06:16 -0400
From: jeanlee
To: matthias@tierrechte.de
Cc: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Re: Mass death of dogs in Taiwan
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Matthias M. Boller wrote:
>
> Two days ago, a message about the mass killing of homeless
> dogs in Taiwan was published on ar-news.
>
> Pictures and some text about the fate of these animals are now
> available on the web at
>
> http://www.tierrechte.de/aktuell/taiwan_e.html
>
> Some veterinarians and Buddhist monks have joined together in the
> war against this cruel death, and hope to now gain support
> through an international protest. They are demanding of the
> Taiwanese government, that money be spent on spaying and
> neutering and the finding of good homes for these dogs.
>
> If you are against these destructions and would like to protest,
> appeal to:
>
> President Lee Teng-Hui
> Office of the President
> 122 Sec 1 Chungking S.Rd.
> Taipei - Taiwan
> Fax Nr: +886 2 3115877
>
> Matthias Boller
>
> Member of the board
> Federal Association Against Vivisection - People for Animal Rights
> matthias@tierrechte.de - http://www.tierrechte.de/indexe.html
Hi All-
Similar letters to the following two letters were sent by me awhile back
and you are welcome to copy and send them as well. You could alter them
a bit or even make a comment that you've chosen to send this form letter
because it expresses your feelings so well. If you feel it's better,
you could omit the paragraph about the slaughter of animals for food.
The first is to President Lee Teng-Hui, the second to a U.S.
representative of Taiwan. Postage overseas is 60c per 1/2 oz.:
President Lee Teng-hue
Office of the President
122 Chungking South Road, Sec 1
Taipei, Taiwan (ROC)
Dear President Lee Teng-hue:
Are you aware of the situation in your country concerning homeless dogs
and the brutally cruel methods being used for their mass slaughter? Are
you also aware of the image your country projects because of this
brutality? Animals have hearts, and lungs, and blood, and they get
terrified and hungry and cold, just as we do. If there is any
compassion in your heart, please examine these situations. Your country
must initiate spay/neuter programs and find homes for these dogs.
KILLING DOESN'T WORK - it's like paying the interest on a debt while the
debt stays the same.
IÆve read that homeless animals are rounded up by garbage collectors
hastily trained as dog catchers. If the animals donÆt die in the trucks
from the wire nooses, they end up jammed into shelter cages next to
garbage dumps or even in slaughterhouses. Often food and water is
absent, the cages are full of excrement and even carcasses. The
creatures sometimes turn to cannibalism to survive. Burning, gassing,
drowning, and electrocution are also favored methods!
Another atrocity: Since Chinese people want fresh, warm meat, most
slaughterhouses kill animals crudely in the early morning. I was
astonished to read that the animals are not stunned first - most are
killed by knife. Cattle are killed by ax! The animals are forced to
watch as other animals are killed before them.
This situation is intolerable. Perhaps you think itÆs none of my
business, as an American. However, I am a consumer of your countryÆs
products. This will all change now - itÆs easy to avoid buying
anything ôMade in Taiwan.ö This change in my buying habits will
continue until I learn that changes have been made in your countryÆs
practices concerning animals. Incidentally, there is a lot of exchange
of information on the Internet about this subject, and people are
agreeing that a boycott of Taiwan merchandise is the only way to bring
about change.
Sincerely yours,
Jason Hu, Official Representative
of Taiwan in the United States
Taipei Economic and Cultural
Representative Office
4201 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20016-2137
Dear Jason Hu:
Are you aware of the situation in your country concerning homeless dogs
and the brutally cruel methods being used in their mass slaughter? Are
you also aware of the image your country projects because of this
brutality? Animals have hearts, and lungs, and blood, and they get
terrified and hungry and cold, just as we do. If there is any
compassion in your heart, please use your influence to investigate these
situations and bring about changes. Your country must initiate
spay/neuter programs and find homes for these dogs. KILLING DOESN'T
WORK - it's like paying the interest on a debt while the debt stays the
same.
IÆve read that homeless animals are rounded up by garbage collectors
hastily trained as dog catchers. If the animals donÆt die in the trucks
from the wire nooses, they end up jammed into shelter cages next to
garbage dumps or even in slaughterhouses. Often food and water is
absent, the cages are full of excrement and even carcasses. The
creatures sometimes turn to cannibalism to survive. Burning, gassing,
drowning, and electrocution are also favored methods!
Another atrocity: Since Chinese people want fresh, warm meat, most
slaughterhouses kill animals crudely in the early morning. I was
astonished to read that the animals are not stunned first - most are
killed by knife. Cattle are killed by ax! The animals are forced to
watch as other animals are killed before them.
This situation is intolerable. Perhaps you think that as an American,
itÆs none of my business. However, I am a consumer of your countryÆs
products. This will all change now - itÆs easy to avoid buying anything
ôMade in Taiwan.ö This change in my buying habits will continue until
I learn that changes have been made in your countryÆs practices
concerning animals. Incidentally, there is a lot of exchange of
information on the Internet about this subject, and people are agreeing
that a boycott of Taiwan merchandise is the only way to bring about
change.
Sincerely yours,
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 10:20:28 -0700
From: Coral Hull
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This is a test from Animal Watch Australia
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