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AR-NEWS Digest 561
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Apologies to ar nws
by LGrayson
2) Breakthrough of the day
by Andrew Gach
3) (MY) 80,000 fish killed by pollution
by Vadivu Govind
4) (MY) Poisoned fish left to rot in Tebrau Straits
by Vadivu Govind
5) (US) Authorities Investigate Mink Release
by allen schubert
6) RFI: fish & deer
by AAVSONLINE@aol.com
7) (US) Poultry Group Offers $1 Million for Study
by allen schubert
8) (US) Pfiesteria's Familiar Ring
by allen schubert
9) Re: RFI: fish & deer
by Peter Muller
10) Anger at dolphin loan plan (HK)
by jwed
11) Subscription Options--Admin Note--was: Fwd: Error Condition
Re: UNSUBSCRIBE
by allen schubert
12) KY Alert: "Nuisance" Control Out of Control
by Michael Markarian
13) Letter to National Zoo, Washington (US)
by jwed
14) Re: RFI: fish & deer
by Ione Smith
15) Cleveland Amory in Parade/on Good Morning America
by Michael Markarian
16) [UK] Exposure to BSE 'began in 1980'
by David J Knowles
17) "Confusionists" Gather in Vancouver - Faulty Science & Fossil
Fu
by David J Knowles
18) Fwd: Supermodels defecting on fur issue. AP article.
by LMANHEIM
19) pigeon shoot bill
by Heidi Prescott
20) (US) police substation at McDonald's
by Dirk Anton Boeckx
21) PRIMATE CENTER DEMO IN MADISON, WI!!
by "Alliance for Animals"
22) Marine World Whale Dies
by Suzanne Roy
23) Exotic animal fair
by Heidi Prescott
24) #'s for Dawn/bill
by liberation2@juno.com
25) Respond to Canned Hunt Story
by "mchiado@igc.org"
26) [UK] Rottweiler charge 'was case of tin-pot silliness'
by David J Knowles
27) [SA] Poachers profit from easing of trade ban
by David J Knowles
28) Injured elephants find refuge from Sri Lanka's war
by David J Knowles
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 01:09:24 -0500
From: LGrayson
To: ar-news
Subject: Apologies to ar nws
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My apologies to everyone for my recent posting of the news with the
graphics, etc. I did not know that would happen.
Liz
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 22:38:25 -0800
From: Andrew Gach
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Subject: Breakthrough of the day
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Alzheimer's treatment shown effective in rats
1997 Reuters
LOS ANGELES (October 28, 1997 11:40 p.m. EST)
A California biotech company said Tuesday a treatment in development for
Alzheimer's disease appeared to work as designed in preliminary tests in
rats.
NeoTherapeutics Inc., based in Irvine, Calif., said it plans to start to
test the effectiveness of the drug in people, and hopes to have initial
results some time next year. Even if they are successful, however,
additional tests would be needed and commercialization of the drug could
be years away.
Still, the findings offered hope of a potential breakthrough in the
treatment of Alzheimer's, for which there are currently no highly
effective drugs.
NeoTherapeutics' drug is a compound known as AIT-082, which is designed
to promote regeneration of damaged nerve cells by stimulating the body
to produce growth factor.
"We found if we cut the spinal cords of rats and then gave them this
drug in their drinking water, within seven days, we had turned on these
growth factors in their spinal cords," Alvin Glasky, president of
NeoTherapeutics said.
"We believe that our drug is working by generating new nerves. In other
words, no matter how Alzheimer's disease occurs or how the nerve cells
are killed, we are hopeful that our drug will cause new cells to be
regenerated," said Glasky.
He is presenting his findings this week at the Society of Neuroscience
annual meeting in New Orleans.
NeoTherapeutics' research builds on a breakthrough discovery last year
by researchers at the University of California at San Diego, who
demonstrated that nerve cells were capable of regenerating. The problem
is that the growth factor needed to stimulate them to do so somehow gets
turned off in mature adults.
"The capability is built into us but does not get expressed," said
Glasky.
Since that discovery, researchers have been rushing to find a way to put
it into practice. But efforts to inject the missing growth factor into
the brain or the site of the injury have resulted in complications like
infection or an undesired hyper-growth of nerve cells.
NeoTherapeutics' approach is somewhat different: it is an orally
administered drug that stimulates the body to produce its own growth
factor where it is needed. It has already been shown to be safe and
well-tolerated in humans.
Existing treatments for Alzheimer's disease are of limited benefit since
they do not address the underlying cause of dying nerve cells.
"If what we are seeing is correct, then in any situation where you have
nerve degeneration you should be able to see effects," said Glasky.
He said the company plans to focus later clinical trials on other spinal
cord injuries, and other neurological disorders such as stroke.
--By ANDREA ORR, Reuter
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Substitute "Alzheimer's Disease" by "Multiple Sclerosis" and the article
is barely distinguishable from another "potential breakthrough" piece
published two days ago (see "Jumping the Gun"). And, of course, the
same comments apply.
Andy
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 15:04:19 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (MY) 80,000 fish killed by pollution
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>The Straits Times
29 Oct 97
Fouled water in JB
JOHOR BARU -- Toxic waste has killed more than 80,000 full-grown siakap
and kerapu fish, which had been destined for dinner tables in hotels and
restaurants in Singapore and Johor.
The fish, worth more than M$500,000 (S$245,000), started dying on
Saturday night at 70 fish farms off Kampung Teluk Jawa in the Tebrau
Straits.
The fish farmers have blamed the contamination on nearby factories and
workshops, saying that the fish died after toxic effluents were washed
into the farms after a shower of rain.
The farms, which belong to a family of farmers, rear the fish in
submerged nets in the sea.
Farm owner Ang Ngaan Kiang, 58, offered another theory -- that the
farms could also have been contaminated by oil dumped into the sea by
ships anchored at Sembawang Shipyard, which is only a few hundred metres
away.
The farms, which have been in the area for more than eight years, have
suffered pollution-related fish deaths before, but it has never happened
on a scale as large as this one.
"All the fish in the 70 farms have been wiped out by the pollution. This is
a tragedy. We are finished," said Mr Ang.
Weighing up to 3 kg each, the fish could have fetched between M$12 and
M$18 a kg at wet markets in Johor Baru.
Mr Koh Kia Boon, who helps run the farms, said he noticed the waters in
the area becoming highly polluted over the last few days.
"Besides our huge financial loss, we are left with the unpleasant task
of removing the dead fish and cleaning out the farms," he said.
"The dead fish have begun to decay and the stench is unbearable."
Several smaller fish farms operated by Orang Asli in the Teluk Jawa
area have also been affected.
The Fisheries Department has been alerted. State Executive Councillor
Dr Chua Soi Lek said it was regrettable that the fish farmers waited
until Monday morning to report the incident. -- NST.
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 15:04:26 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (MY) Poisoned fish left to rot in Tebrau Straits
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>The Straits Times
OCT 30 1997
Poisoned fish left to rot in Tebrau Straits
JOHOR BARU -- The owners of a fish farm where thousands of fish died
due to suspected contamination plans to let them rot in the Tebrau
Straits instead of burying them to save costs.
The Koh family, which owns 70 fish farms off Kampung Teluk Jawa and near
Sungai Linchu, said that they could not afford the cost of burying the
fish.
"We have already suffered losses of more than M$500,000 (S$232,000).
Our business has been totally wiped out. We are in no position to incur
additional expenses now," said Mr Koh Siew Ngong, a senior member of the
family.
Mr Koh said that although officials from the Department of Environment,
Fisheries Department and the police had visited the farms to conduct
investigations, none had offered to help clean up the mess.
"Under the circumstances, we have decided to let the fish rot and wash
away into the sea," he said.
The fully grown siakap and kerapu, weighing up to 3 kg each, were believed
to have been killed by toxic discharge from nearby factories which had
contaminated the farms after a heavy downpour. This was the worst
incident to hit the farm, which has been in business for more than eight
years.
There had been previous instances of fish dying due to pollution but
not on such a scale. The rotting fish have begun to give off a slight
stench and are attracting crows and other scavengers. -- NST.
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 07:59:30 -0500
From: allen schubert
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Subject: (US) Authorities Investigate Mink Release
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Wisconsin State News
Reuters
30-OCT-97
Authorities Investigate Mink Release
(MEDFORD) -- State officials say the release of about four-thousand minks
from a ranch near Medford is probably the work of animal rights groups.
Federal agents are also investigating the incident because it may be part
of a national movement to disrupt the fur industry. Taylor County Sheriff
Bill Breneman called the release an act of ``domestic terrorism.'' The
animals were released from three Wisconsin ranches over the weekend.
Breneman says NO one has claimed responsibility for the releases yet.
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 08:43:34 -0500 (EST)
From: AAVSONLINE@aol.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: RFI: fish & deer
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I'm looking for any documented info/studies on survival rates of fish who
have been caught and released.
Also, I vaguely remember reading somewhere that white-tailed deer are not a
native Pennsylvania species. Does anyone have information on this?
Thanks in advance.--Steph
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 08:51:28 -0500
From: allen schubert
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Subject: (US) Poultry Group Offers $1 Million for Study
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Poultry Group Offers $1 Million for Study
By Peter S. Goodman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, October 30, 1997; Page D04
The Washington Post
Reacting to calls to help reduce the chicken
manure blamed for environmental problems in the
Chesapeake Bay, poultry producers announced
plans yesterday to spend $1 million over the
next four years on research aimed at curbing
farm pollution.
"We would like to receive proposals from
scientists and others," said Gerard E. Evans, a
lobbyist for the Delmarva Poultry Industry, a
trade group whose largest benefactor is Perdue
Farms Inc. "We're here in the spirit of
cooperation to offer these funds."
Evans spoke at a meeting of the state
commission investigating Pfiesteria piscicida,
the toxic microbe blamed for killing 30,000
fish and sickening 30 people on the Eastern
Shore. The commission is wrapping up work on
recommendations that could impose new
regulations on the poultry industry, which
produces pollutants believed to fuel
pfiesteria.
Commissioners welcomed the new industry offer,
but several branded the effort mere tokenism.
"The poultry industry is responsible for a
large percentage of the nutrients reaching the
water on the lower Eastern Shore," said William
Baker, president of the Chesapeake Bay
Foundation. He said the industry must come up
with more money.
The commission is scheduled Monday to hand a
list of recommendations to Gov. Parris N.
Glendening (D). As currently drafted, the
panel's report offers a broad range of general
recommendations aimed at improving the water
quality of the Chesapeake Bay as the most
promising strategy to prevent future pfiesteria
flare-ups.
But the commission ended its final meeting with
its most contentious issue still unresolved --
whether to recommend mandatory limits on how
much fertilizer farmers can apply to their
fields. A vote on that question is scheduled
for today, to be conducted by telephone, said
the chairman, former governor Harry R. Hughes.
Despite the unfinished business, Hughes
declared consensus on a compromise designed to
curb pollution from washing into rivers that
feed the bay, while soothing fears that farmers
will be hurt: He said the commission would
recommend requiring all Maryland farmers to
enroll in now-voluntary fertilizer conservation
programs by 2000 or face mandatory controls.
The commission already has agreed to refocus
the voluntary program to prevent phosphorus --
a nutrient found in chicken manure -- from
running into the water.
Hughes said a new commission, to be composed of
state Cabinet officials, would seek other ways
to reduce chicken manure, such as composting,
burning it or hauling it to areas where it
isn't in abundance.
Such methods are likely to require subsidies.
If the state doesn't provide funds, the
deadline would be extended to 2002, Hughes
said. The 2000 deadline still would apply to
farmers on the lower Eastern Shore.
Despite Hughes's pronouncement, several members
of the commission blasted the approach he
outlined, leaving the ending unclear.
"You can't put a deadline on something with
such vague details," said Frederick W. Nelson
Jr., a second-generation poultry farmer and
president of the Somerset County Farm Bureau.
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 08:54:30 -0500
From: allen schubert
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Pfiesteria's Familiar Ring
For Hughes, Crisis Recalls Legislative Battle
in '80s
By Peter S. Goodman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, October 30, 1997; Page M01
The Washington Post
As Annapolis continues to buzz with debate over
the need for restrictions on Maryland farmers
in the wake of outbreaks of the microbe
Pfiesteria piscicida, former Gov. Harry R.
Hughes (D) can be excused for thinking he's
been here before.
Hughes, who chairs the state commission
investigating pfiesteria, is all too familiar
with the argument that too many nutrients are
washing into the Chesapeake Bay, fueling
environmental ills. He has heard the calls for
decisive action to cut the flow of pollutants,
along with the concerns that new regulations
will hurt farmers and development interests.
Hughes is perhaps best known as the Maryland
governor who, despite opposing interests,
delivered a landmark legislative package in the
mid-1980s known as the Critical Area Law, which
limited development on Maryland's coastline.
Later, he pushed through a statewide ban on
phosphates in detergents.
Those efforts earned him the label of
"environmentalist" -- one Hughes says he wears
comfortably, "provided it doesn't exclude other
labels. It doesn't mean I'm anti-business."
Now, Hughes is at the center of the latest push
to bolster the health of the estuary that is
the state's defining feature. On one side,
environmentalists are pushing for mandato ry
regulations of poultry farmers to stem
pollution. The poultry industry warns that more
regulations will torpedo the economy. It is
reminiscent of the bitter fight over the
Critical Area Law, now more than a decade past.
As that legislation worked through Annapolis in
early 1984, Hughes was chided by some for
bending over backward to serve the interests of
bird-watchers at the expense of development.
Eastern Shore delegates declared him guilty of
imposing a "no-growth" policy, limiting the
value of land by restricting development
rights.
One delegate, Joseph F. Vallario Jr. (D-Prince
George's), stood on the House floor and called
Hughes's legislation "a condemnation bill,"
arguing that it would allow the government to
take away private property.
But the legislation was adopted. And within
months, Hughes was making appointments to a
25-member Chesapeake Bay Critical Area
Commission, which later delivered the details
on the development limits. Among those he
appointed: Parris N. Glendening, then Prince
George's county executive.
Hughes's groundbreaking limits on development
came in response to a 1982 Environmental
Protection Agency study that warned that the
Chesapeake Bay was awash in historic levels of
pollution. He advanced the novel concept that
the best way to prevent pollutants from
reaching the water was to regulate what people
do on land.
"We take it for granted now," said William
Baker, president of the Chesapeake Bay
Foundation and the most outspoken
environmentalist on the pfiesteria commission.
"But in those days, to think about land use
affecting water quality was revolutionary.
Hughes deserves great credit for embracing that
concept."
Since it was launched in September, Hughes's
commission has heard an abundance of testimony
about the root cause of many of the bay's
troubles. The elements that nurture the marine
food chain -- nitrogen and phosphorus -- are
over-enriching waterways and possibly fueling
pfiesteria to bloom in toxic form.
Although the cause of the outbreaks is far from
certain, a consensus has emerged that the best
strategy to address the problem is to limit
nutrients reaching the water. The primary
suspected source of the nutrients is animal
waste -- in particular chicken waste, which is
widely used as fertilizer on farms across the
Eastern Shore. That conclusion has helped build
momentum behind limits on how farmers apply
fertilizers.
Hughes, who grew up in the Eastern Shore town
of Denton, is sensitive to farmers' fears that
restrictions on animal waste would increase
their costs. Though he has assumed an active,
albeit quiet, role in pushing his commission to
produce a program that will limit pollution
washing off farms, he has emphasized repeatedly
the need to come up with something that won't
hurt farmers.
"We've got to come out of this without imposing
an undue burden on farmers and the poultry
industry," he said in an interview.
Under Hughes's stewardship, the Critical Area
Law transcended controversy and became reality
when the public came to see the health of the
Chesapeake as an issue larger than the
interests of any one industry.
"We really worked all the segments of society,"
he said. "By the time we got to the legislative
session, the word was out: `Save the Bay! Save
the Bay!' It was to some extent difficult for a
legislator to vote against it."
Commissioners are hopeful that with Hughes's
leadership, their recommendations will be
palatable to a wide range of interests.
Maryland Sen. Brian E. Frosh (D-Montgomery), an
environmentally minded member of the
commission, said of Hughes: "He's someone who's
got credibility both as a conservationist and
as someone with strong ties to the Eastern
Shore, who is in touch with the people who live
and work over there."
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 09:08:27 -0500
From: Peter Muller
To: AAVSONLINE@aol.com
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I don't have time to provide you with a whole bunch of citations but I
pretty sure of the natural history of the area.
Whitetail deer did exist all throughout the eastern states in
pre-Columbian times. The deer were probably shot out of most of the
region by the late 19th century and then re-introduced from a southern
sub-species (Georgia, I believe).
There may be some pockets where the original sub-species still exist (as
they do in the Adirondacks in NY).
The short answer is: Whitetail Deer are native to PA.
Peter
AAVSONLINE@aol.com wrote:
> Also, I vaguely remember reading somewhere that white-tailed deer are
> not a
> native Pennsylvania species. Does anyone have information on this?
>
> Thanks in advance.--Steph
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 22:30:43 +0000
From: jwed
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Anger at dolphin loan plan (HK)
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South China Morning Post - Thursday 30th October 1997 - by OLIVER POOLE
Ocean Park hopes to lend dolphins to aquariums on the mainland if a new
breeding scheme is successful, sparking outrage from animal rights activists.
Six wild bottlenose dolphins are due to arrive from Indonesia by the end of
the year to help create a self-sustaining breeding programme at the
attraction.
If targets are achieved, dolphins could be transferred from the SAR to help
stock the growing number of new aquariums being built on the mainland.
Exact figures are not available, but developers are building several new
aquariums on the mainland and there would be fierce competition for the
crowd-pulling exhibits.
Yesterday, Ocean Park's chief vet, Dr Reimi Kinoshita, said the aquarium,
if approached, would also be keen to train keepers to work for the mainland
aquariums.
"If the facilities were well looked after then there is no reason not to,"
she said.
Co-operation would only be given if the new parks were properly maintained
and posed no threat to the dolphins.
However, International Fund for Animal Welfare China director Jill Robinson
said any proposal to send dolphins to the mainland was "totally
inappropriate".
"It is the old story of dolphinariums being exported to the east as they
die down in the west as people realise how cruel it is to keep this
intelligent species in these conditions," she said.
Ocean Park's six new female dolphins will join the existing eight male and
four female dolphins.
They were caught by Jakarta's Jaya Ancol oceanarium several months ago.
Ocean Park said none were available from aquarium-bred stocks anywhere in
the world.
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 10:07:54 -0500
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KENTUCKY ACTION ALERT
KDFWR "NUISANCE" CONTROL REGULATIONS ARE OUT OF CONTROL!
The Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) is proposing
new regulations for Nuisance Wildlife Control Operators (NWCOs), which The
Fund for Animals strongly opposes!
Animal removal, or "critter ridder" type services, need to be regulated and
monitored to ensure humane treatment of wildlife being removed from
chimneys and other residential nesting sites as well as farming facilities
and commercial properties. However, the current KDFWR draft regulations are
inhumane for many reasons:
1) The KDFWR, in conjunction with the Kentucky Houndsmen Association, plans
to allow NWCOs to sell captured animals directly to hunters to be gunned
down or brutally maimed or killed by hunting hounds. (Incredibly, the
Houndsmen Association was actually invited to be a part of the panel
drafting the new regulations, while The Fund for Animals and other wildlife
protection groups were excluded!)
2) NWCOs are not required to inform property owners that the animals
captured may be killed at all, much less by extremely inhumane means,
including drowning or injection of acetone into the animals. The proposed
regulations contain absolutely no guidelines regarding humane euthanasia of
captured animals.
3) NWCOs are not limited to using humane traps, giving them license to use
devices such as snares, leghold traps, and body-crushing type traps.
Animals can be held by trappers for up to 30 days, with no guidelines on
holding pen size or humane treatment.
4) NWCOs will only be allowed to release animals on private lands of over
300 contiguous acres, decreasing the likelihood of animals being released,
and increasing the number of animals killed by the NWCOs.
CALL AND WRITE GOVERNOR PATTON and KDFWR COMMISSIONER BENNETT
TODAY!
Ask them to cancel the proposed KDRWR proposed Nuisance Wildlife Regulations
and instead adopt humane NWCO regulations. Tell them that the new regs need
to have euthanasia guidelines provided by the American Veterinarian Medical
Association. Also include your support of The Fund for Animals being
included on the advisory committee formulating new wildlife control
regulations. Finally, let them know that a very high percentage of wildlife
problems can be eliminated by some very simple public education, which
ultimately will save homeowners huge amounts of money and prevent problems
from reoccurring.
Governor Paul Patton Commissioner Tom Bennett
100 State Capitol KDFWR
Frankfort, KY 40601 #1 Game Farm Road
(502)564-2611 (502)564-3400
CALL AND WRITE REPRESENTATIVES WHO WILL REVIEW REGULATIONS!
The following Senators and Representatives are part of the Administrative
Regulation Review Subcommittee which reviews proposals from the KDFWR. We
must put pressure on them to throw out these regulations!
Representative John Arnold, Jr.Representative Woody Allen
1301 North Lee3750 Gilstrap Rd.
P.O. Box 124Morgantown, KY 42261
Sturgis, KY, 42459Home (502)526-5149
Office (502)333-4641
Senator Richard RoedingRepresentative James Bruce
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Fort Mitchell, KY 41017Hopkinsville, KY 42240
Home (606)331-1238Home (502)886-2422
Senator Nick KafoglisRepresentative Jimmie Lee
1008 Newman Drive1500 North Dixie
Bowling Green, KY 42101Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Home (502)843-4127Office (502)737-8889
Senator Joey Pendleton
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Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 23:34:08 +0000
From: jwed
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Letter to National Zoo, Washington (US)
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National Zoological Park
3001 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington DC 20008
U.S.A.
Attn: Benjamin B. Beck, Associate Director for Biological Programs
Tuesday, October 21, 1997.
Dear Mr Beck,
I thank you for your prompt reply, dated 15th August. I apologise for the
delay in my reply but I have been doing a lot of travelling.
I have to make it clear that I am unequivocally opposed to the underlying
moral values and ethical order assumed by the global zoo industry.
However, I believe the worst incidents of neglect and abuse must be
corrected immediately - this is why I gave specific examples in my initial
letter - and I shall respond below to the points raised in your reply. But
my primary goal lies far beyond merely having problem areas "fixed", having
larger cages, richer environment, etc. Making these improvements is very
important, but it cannot be an end in itself. My mission is to expose the
fundamental flaw and cruelty in keeping wild animals in captivity, and I am
guided by a vision of a world that truly respects nature and wildlife. I
am therefore seeking to change the ground rules, the so-called "standards'
followed blindly by due-paying members of national and international zoo
organisations. I have to challenge the status quo so carefully maintained
by zoos' PR departments. To accomplish that, I will not hesitate to make
use of every opportunity to educate the public, to inform the press and
media, to persuade governments and elected public officials.
The only artificial animal collection that I have seen that comes anywhere
near an acceptable standard is the San Diego Wild Animal Park. Even there
the size of the enclosures and the amount of cover and other natural
attributes is insufficient. But it is much more like what is needed. I
cannot see how there can be any place in an ethical world for overcrowded
urban zoos of the traditional menagerie type like the National.
Now to deal with your specific points. Unfortunately there seems to be a
wide gulf between my perception of the conditions of the animals and yours.
But please allow me to go through the points you made - I hope that we may
narrow the gap for the sake of your inmates. Realistically I fear there is
little hope that the National will close its doors in the near future -
therefore these animals are likely to be incarcerated for their whole lives
and I would like to see their conditions improved. I shall put your
comments in italics and quotation marks and follow them with my replies.
"You may not have seen the large outdoor grassy yard to which the giant
panda has access all day. On Washington summer days, he often chooses to
come into his air-conditioned indoor enclosure. It is indeed designed to be
thoroughly cleanable to reduce the likelihood of bacterial infection."
Does this not sound more like a prison cell with an exercise yard than an
attempt to create an enriched living space?
"The 0-Line was not intended to be naturalistic in appearance, only in
function. This allows the orang utans to use their natural arboreal
locomotor abilities, and provides choices and social opportunities
available at no other zoo in the world. In these ways, the 0-Line is a
functional replication of the natural environment."
I was not there long enough to observe the usage of this apparatus. I would
hazard a guess that the Orang utans do not derive much benefit from it -
but I should be very interested to learn if they do indeed find use or
enjoyment in it.
"All of the enclosures in our Small Mammal House meet the space
requirements of the United States Animal Welfare Act; I would be interested
in the standard you use to judge them as `tiny" and `grossly inadequate"."
I am rather shocked that you should consider minimum federal standards to
be adequate for a first class zoo. The standard I try to use is based on
my observations of the behaviour of the animals. Many books have been
written on animal behaviour - you have probably read as many as I - but in
the end one has to use a subjective assessment. Many of the animals in
your Small Mammal House were clearly in distress - when I say " clearly",
I mean clear to anyone with any compassion or empathy who stops for longer
than a minute in front of the cells.
"I was unaware of the armadillo circling, and will stop in today to check
on this situation."
Thank you. I hope your visit results in an improvement in this animal's
circumstances. Did you also visit the depressed Colobus?
"Despite being a frequent visitor to zoos, you seem to believe that no
zoo environment can be suitable for wild animals."
I do indeed believe this. My main purpose in visiting the National Zoo was
to prove myself wrong. I had been hoping that here would be a zoo that had
succeeded in providing adequate habitats. This hope unfortunately proved
false.
"We would agree that it is hard to truly replicate natural environments,
but we would not agree that a well-designed zoo environment is inadequate."
In theory it should be possible. But considerations of viewability of the
exhibits and financial constraints make adequate artificial habitat a
rarity. As I said above, conditions such as at the San Diego Wild Animal
Park are the minimum that I could consider "adequate".
"We offer as evidence that in nearly all cases zoo animals live longer
than their wild counterparts, and are free of food shortages, environmental
extremes, predation, untreated injuries and illnesses, and territorial
pressure from conspecifics. Most zoo animals now reproduce so well that
they have to be contracepted to prevent overcrowding."
Are you trying to tell me that length of life and ability to reproduce are
evidence of an adequate environment? Try telling that to the lifers in the
penitentiaries!
"We would like you to know that the National Zoo, like most major zoos,
has extensive involvement in in situ conservation programs, such as the
reintroduction of
golden lion tamarins in Brazil and helping to protect wild giant pandas in
China."
So many zoos claim the tamarin story as their own! I am sure you did play
a small part - but how can that justify the misery of so many other
species? Please tell me what part National Zoo has played in the
preservation of the natural habitat of the giant panda.
"We are proud to be a place to help "save endangered species,"
I agree that there is a need for breeding establishments to help endangered
species - but such animals should not be exposed to the public as exhibits.
"......... to educate"
What do you think the children learn from a visit to a zoo? They learn
what they see, not what is written on the sign boards. What they see is
man's subjugation of the wild beast and that animals are in this world for
man to do with as he pleases. (Please do not quote the Bible on this one
until you have looked up the real meaning of the word "dominion".) They
learn as much about animals as a foreigner would learn about American
Society by touring San Quentin.
"......... and to provide family fun",
This is where we really part company. The average family spends only a few
seconds in front of each cage. And for that the animal has to endure a
lifetime of imprisonment. How can it be right for us to pursue "fun" in
this way?
"......... and believe that we can demonstrate efficacy on those fronts."
No - your contribution to the survival of species is negligible if not
negative. The children come away with the impression that animals and the
environment are there for their enjoyment. I will have to concede that you
do provide fun but the fun derived from looking at incarcerated creatures
is sick. And most of the fun for the kids is in the ice-cream, soda pop and
hamburger concessions - again a poor message for their future.
"We also have premier research programs, all relevant to the conservation
of biodiversity."
I do not doubt the value of your research programmes. But I do doubt the
necessity for conducting them in the midst of so many imprisoned animals.
"And I can assure you that were we to follow your recommendation to close
our gates, there would be howls of protest from the 2.5 million visitors
who enjoy and support our programs without having to spend a penny."
Unfortunately you are correct. But the public needs to be educated. It is
tragic that you choose to follow the public whim rather than lead.
I regret that I must repeat what I said in my last letter.
When will you face up to the fact that the words you use are primarily for
public relations purposes? A genuine concern for animal protection and the
environment does not and cannot entail keeping, breeding, and displaying
captive wild animals; neither can a few isolated "conservation programs"
save endangered species. When will the National Zoo and the global zoo
industry recognise that the future of wildlife depends not on putting
animals on exhibit but upon preserving their true habitat and concentrating
on conservation in the wild?
I hope you will consider deeply what I have said. I may be before my time
- but I know I am right. Thank you for your attention.
Yours sincerely,
Dr John Wedderburn.
CC:
Mr. Syd Butler
Executive Director
American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums
7970D Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda MD 20814
Mr. Clinton A. Fields
Executive Director
Friends of the National Zoo
3001 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington DC 20008
Visitors' Department
Washington DC Conventions and Visitors' Association
1212 New York Avenue NW, Suite 600
Washington DC 20005
Mr. William Norman
President
Travel Industry Association of America
1100 New York Avenue NW, #450W
Washington DC 20005-3934
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 11:36:16 +0000
From: Ione Smith
To: AAVSONLINE@aol.com
Cc: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Re: RFI: fish & deer
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Steph and anyone else interested--
See my web page at
http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~ilsmith/huntfish.html
for a list of references on catch-and-release mortality, along with
summaries of the study results.
--
Ione
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http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~ilsmith/SVME.html
The Society for Veterinary Medical Ethics
http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~ilsmith/ethics.html
for all sides of the AR/AW/anti-AR debate
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Reality is whatever refuses to go away
when I stop believing in it. -- Philip K. Dick
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 08:42:29 -0800 (PST)
From: Michael Markarian
To: ar-news@envirolink.org, en.alerts@conf.igc.apc.org
Subject: Cleveland Amory in Parade/on Good Morning America
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Cleveland Amory, founder and president of The Fund for Animals, will be on
GOOD MORNING AMERICA on Monday, November 3, to discuss The Fund for Animals'
Black Beauty Ranch and his new book, RANCH OF DREAMS. (Check your local
listings for channel and time.) An excerpt from RANCH OF DREAMS will also
appear as the cover story in PARADE magazine on Sunday, November 2. (PARADE
is available in many Sunday newspapers.)
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 08:57:48
From: David J Knowles
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: [UK] Exposure to BSE 'began in 1980'
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Thursday, October 30th, 1997
Exposure to BSE 'began in 1980'
By Roger Highfield
AS many as 54,000 cattle with mad cow disease were slaughtered for human
consumption in the years before the disease was identified in 1986,
scientists report today.
The figures, given in the journal Nature, show people were exposed to the
disease as early as 1980 and explain the recent case of the vegetarian who
contracted "human BSE".
Clare Tomkins, 24, of Tonbridge, Kent, became infected with the new variant
Creutzfeldt Jakob disease even though she had been vegetarian since 1985,
renewing speculation about the underlying cause.
Today, however, Prof Roy Anderson of Oxford University publishes figures to
show that she probably became infected by eating meat products. Up to
54,000 infected animals were slaughtered for human consumption, before
clinical onset of BSE, between 1980 and 1985.
Most of those animals were in the early stages of the incubation period so
hopefully they were not very infectious," said Prof Anderson.
A drug that shows promise in preventing the molecular process that leads to
the disease has been found, Dr Claudio Soto, of New York University Medical
Centre, has told the Society for Neuroscience.
The work opens up a new avenue for those developing treatments for CJD, BSE
and scrapie, as yet incurable.
⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 09:06:01
From: David J Knowles
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: "Confusionists" Gather in Vancouver - Faulty Science & Fossil
Fu
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>From Greenbase - Greenpeace press release server
"Confusionists" Gather in Vancouver FAULTY SCIENCE AND FOSSIL
FUEL FUNDED RESEARCH RENDEZ-VOUS AT THE FRASER INSTITUTE
VANCOUVER---October 29, 1997 --- A conference on global warming sponsored
by the Vancouver-based Fraser Institute is nothing more than "confusionism"
designed to divert the international community from taking strong action to
reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, Greenpeace said today.
During today's conference so-called climate "experts", many funded by the
fossil fuel industry, will question scientific evidence which clearly shows
the planet's climate is being
seriously damaged by rising greenhouse gas emissions.
"Unfortunately the Fraser Institute has chosen to fill its speaker's list
with scientists who are paid by the fossil fuel industry," said Steven
Guilbeault, Greenpeace Canada Climate
campaigner who is currently attending international climate negotiations
in Bonn.
For example, one of the speakers at the Fraser Institute conference Dr.
Robert Balling, has been funded since 1989 by the Kuwait government as well
as various coal and mining
corporations. The University of Virginia's Patrick Michaels, slated to
speak on the topic,"Global Warming: Science and Political Science"
receives his research funding from the U.S. Western Fuel Association. He
also received money from the German coal mining association and Edison
Electric. And Sallie Baluiunas who will blaming global warming on solar
fluctuations is backed by the Global Climate Coalition, an international
fossil fuel lobby mandated to block action on climate change.
"For every scientist who disputes climate damage science, there are
hundreds who stand by it," Guilbeault added from Bonn. The
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations
Scientific Body comprised of some 2000 physicists, oceanographers and
climatologists is the most credible and respected scientific organization
that addresses the issue of climate change. After reviewing the world's
literature on climate change, the IPCC came to the conclusion that:
1) the earth's climate is warming at a rate unforeseen in the last 10,000
years;
2) "the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on the
global climate system," (1). Without quick action to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, the planet's climate will continue to experience serious damage
resulting in a wide range of consequences that range from sea level rises,
to warming polar regions to serious implications for human health.
Editor's Note:
(1) IPCC Second Assessment Report, 1995.
Greenpeace on the Internet at http://www.greenpeace.org
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 14:10:38 EST
From: LMANHEIM
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Fwd: Supermodels defecting on fur issue. AP article.
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Subj: Animal Activists Furious at Models
Date: 97-10-30 09:29:06 EST
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BCC: LMANHEIM
.c The Associated Press
By MARK KENNEDY
NEW YORK (AP) - At least one cuddly, fur-wearing creature
won't
be receiving much compassion from animal-rights activists this
winter - supermodel Naomi Campbell.
Her crime? Inappropriate eveningwear.
Three years after appearing in her birthday suit for an
``I'd-rather-go-naked-than-wear-fur'' ad, Campbell incited howls of
outrage when she sauntered down a Milan catwalk earlier this year
draped in a Fendi sable.
``Naomi Campbell has shown that she has more beauty than
brain
cells,'' hissed Dan Matthews, campaign director of People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals, based in Norfolk, Va. ``She has
certainly given models their brainless reputation.''
PETA gave Campbell, 27, her walking papers, declaring the
leggy
mannequin, well, a turncoat for defecting from the anti-fur
movement. The model complained to the press about being too young
to fully comprehend the implications when she signed up with PETA.
Campbell's British agency, Elite Premier, refused comment.
``Well, that's the risk if you deal with celebrities,'' says
Wim
de Kok, executive director of Citizens to End Animal Suffering and
Exploitation. ``A celebrity is also a human being. It's nice if you
can convince them to support a good cause, but I guess they have to
stay in business, too.''
Campbell's defection is only the latest loose thread in the
slowly unraveling celebrity coalition that once fur-ociously
battled for animal rights.
Veronica Webb, Carla Bruni, Kristen McMenamy and Helena
Christensen have all recently donned pelts. Claudia Schiffer, long
considered an anti-fur holdout until she finally signed up, also
has been spotted in fur this season. And supermodel Christy
Turlington has been sharply critical of PETA lately.
To be sure, the anti-fur movement isn't hurting for gorgeous
boosters. Supermodels Elle Macpherson, Tyra Banks and Cindy
Crawford are still fur-free. And eight models from the Boss
modeling agency joined in a Times Square protest against fur last
winter.
In Hollywood, actress Kim Basinger and her husband Alec
Baldwin,
Alicia Silverstone, Jennie Garth and directors Oliver Stone and Rob
Reiner remain rabid in their opposition to fur.
But Nicole Kidman was spotted wearing a mink-trimmed
Christian
Dior gown at this year's Academy Awards. And celebrities once
gleefully placed on the anti-fur movement's ``hit list'' - Madonna,
Sharon Stone, Elizabeth Hurley and Demi Moore - are still there
almost a decade later. And that list is growing: singer Sheryl Crow
and Christine Baranski of TV's ``Cybill'' are two recent targets.
Why are so many celebrities doing a pirouette on fur?
One reason, according to industry watchers, is the recent
splintering on the issue of animal testing. Grammy Award winner
Melissa Etheridge, who took it all off for the anti-fur cause last
year, defected when she learned that none of the groups was in
favor of animal research - even to seek cures for AIDS, cancer or
Alzheimer's.
It's a deal-breaker for many in the Hollywood community,
``because they're such supporters of finding a cure for AIDS and
wearing those red ribbons,'' says Stephanie Kenyon of the Fur
Information Council in Washington, D.C., a fur lobbying
organization.
On the runways, the furry stuff is seen in trims, recycled
linings - even that throwback to the '50s, the full-length mink
coat, as the fashion world returns to the bygone days of glamour
and elegance.
Although Calvin Klein recently joined Carolina Herrera,
Geoffrey
Beene and Todd Oldham on the short list of anti-fur designers, the
Fur Information Council boasts 150 designers - almost four times
the number in 1987 - who are producing some kind of fur garment.
The names are impressive: Karl Lagerfeld, Alexander McQueen for
Givenchy, Tom Ford at Gucci, Ralph Lauren, Jean-Paul Gaultier,
Donna Karan and Donatella Versace.
Having already prowled its way down the runways in Milan and
Paris, fur is certain to find its way onto the backs of slinky
supermodels during the upcoming fashion shows in New York.
Vogue magazine, that benchmark of chic, paraded fur across 16
pages of its September issue - priceless attention for an industry
that has earned about $1.2 billion annually for the past five
years.
``I'm baffled, horrified and optimistic, all at the same
time,''
says Oldham, one of the first to nix fur. ``I have sadly seen more
photographs of dead animals on women. But I still believe that some
sort of civility and kindness will prevail.''
Animal rights groups vow to redouble their focus at the
grass-roots level - without abandoning endorsements by celebrities.
After all, nothing gets the flashbulbs popping like a star in
the picture.
``A celebrity endorsing a position is a very important
component
to a social movement,'' explains Heidi Prescott, national director
for The Fund for Animals in Silver Springs, Md. ``The general
public attributes qualities that they want to embrace in themselves
to celebrities.''
AP-NY-10-30-97 0903EST
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 11:47:29 -0800 (PST)
From: Heidi Prescott
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: pigeon shoot bill
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I am re-posting the following alert. It is important to continue these
calls. The calls are helping. I saw Representative Catlagirone on Tuesday
and he has been getting calls. He acted on them, but Representative Gannon
still refuses to release the bill. The legislature is now out for three
weeks. That means they can be reached at their district offices. This is a
good time to increase pressure.
Thank you to everyone who is calling.
Heidi
>
>We need calls from Pennsylvanians to members of the Judiciary Committee
>asking for the bill to be let out of Committee. An "N" before their name
>indicates that they have either voted against the bill before or have stated
>that they will oppose us. A "Y" before the name means they have voted with
>us or are co-sponsors. A "?" means they have not yet stated a position.
>They are the most important to confirm as a yes. The yes votes are more
>likely to cooperate with asking the chair to release the bill, so we need
>the issue to be raised with them. Please ask "Y" votes to call the chair to
>release the bill. Thanks.
>
>The members of the Judiciary Committee in Pennsylvania are:
>
>Majority members (Republican):
>
>N Chair -- Thomas Gannnon (717)783-6430
>
>N Daniel Clark (717) 783-7830
>N Jerry Birmilin (717)783-2037
>N Brett Feese (717) 787-5270
>N Scot Chadwick (717) 783-8238
>Y Lita Cohen (717) 783-2063
>? Craig Dally (717) 783-8573
>Y Timothy Hennessey (717) 787-3431
>Y Stephan Maitland (717) 783-5217
>Y Albert Masland (717) 772-2280
>? Dennis O'Brien (717) 787-5689
>N Robert Reber (717) 787-2924
>N Jere Schuler (717) 783-6422
>Y Chris Wogan (717) 787-3974
>
>
>Minority (Democrat):
>
>Y Minority Chair Thomas Caltigirone (717) 787-3525
>Y Frank Dermody (717) 787-3566
>Y Harold James (717) 787-9477
>? Joseph Petraca (717) 787-5142
>Y Andrew Carn (717) 787-3542
>? Peter Daley (717)783-9333
>Y Babette Josephs (717) 787-8529
>Y Kathy Manderino (717)787-1254
>Y David Mayernik (717)783-1654
>Y Don Walko (717) 787-5470
>Y Leanna Washington (717) 783-2175
>
>
>Thank you for your help. If you have any questions, please feel free to
>e-mail or call. (301) 585-2591.
>
>Heidi
>
>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 15:54:20
From: Dirk Anton Boeckx
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Cc: info@mcspotlight.org
Subject: (US) police substation at McDonald's
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>From the Ithaca Journal, Thursday, October 30, 1997
The Village of Dryden Police Department unveiled the opening of a new
police substation Wednesday night - the first substation located within a
McDonald's in all of New York state, according to organizers.
Police officers now have a designated table in the McDonald's/Express Mart
complex on North Street in Dryden, which will be a place where officers
stop in for coffee, write up reports and chat with residents.
Unlike the Ithaca Police Department's satellite office in The Commons,
next to People's Pottery in downtown Ithaca, the Dryden location will be
only a designated spot for officers to stop in during their shifts. The
Commons office is regularly staffed.
No law enforcement work in terms of answering phone calls, processing
paperwork or bringing in suspects will be done at the substation. The
location is meant to be a community outreach effort to bring police
officers closer to the public, said Dryden Lt. Douglas Robertson.
Filing folders will be hung on the wall, a police bulletin will be located
in the restaurant's vestibule and the police department's shield will be
placed as a sticker on the gas station and restaurant's outer doors.
To those who argue that Dryden's police department is too small or already
community-oriented enough to need a substation, Robertson said the fast
food location brings officers in close contact with residents.
"It gets us another venue to talk with people and interact. The police
headquarters is staffed only on Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m.," Robertson said.
McDonald's owners Lyndia and Mark Renquin brought the idea to the police
department, after reading about a similar police substation placed in a
Rhode Island McDonald's, aptly named the McStation. The Renquin's developed
a close relationship with the fire and police departments when organizing
the restaurant's first Kid's Safety Night last year, Renquin said.
"It's nice to be proactive in terms of involvement with the police,"
Lyndia Renquin said. "We want residents to know the police can be a real
community source."
Robertson said the placement of the substation is not correlated with the
March robbery and August burglary of Express Mart employees.
"It's one little plus, but not the main reason for starting it," said
Express Mart area supervisor Chris Sweeney, about the substation's possible
effect on crime. "But it's safer for employees to also have the police
presence."
Since Express Mart, which shares the building with McDonald's, is open 24
hours a day, officers can be at the substation also at any time of day.
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 16:31:36 -0600
From: "Alliance for Animals"
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: PRIMATE CENTER DEMO IN MADISON, WI!!
Message-ID: <199710302138.PAA08651@mendota.terracom.net>
THE ALLIANCE FOR ANIMALS BASED IN MADISON, WI AND OTHER ACTIVISTS
FROM AROUND WI WILL BE BE PROTESTING AT THE HARRY HARLOW LAB ON
CHARTER STREET (JUST OFF REGENT STREET) IN MADISON.
WE WILL BE
THERE PROTESTING THE MISHANDLING OF THE VILAS ZOO MONKEYS AT THE
HANDS OF THE UW PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER...WE WILL ALSO BE THERE
AS A CROSS COUNTRY COALITION OF ACTIVISTS SUPPORTING RICK BOGLE, THE
OREGON SCHOOL TEACHER WHO HAS TRAVELED ACROSS THE COUNTRY\
HOLDING VIGILS AT EACH OF THE FEDERALLY FUNDED PRIMATE RESEARCH
CENTERS.
THIS WEEKEND HE BEGINS HIS NINE DAY VIGIL AT THE UNIV OF CA DAVIS
PRIMATE CENTER. HE HELD HIS VIGIL HERE AT THE HARLOW LAB IN SEPT.
IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS...WITH VIGILS, MARCHES, RALLIES AND GREAT
LOCAL MEDIA COVERAGE.
THIS SUNDAY WE MEET AT NOON, HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE, MARCH UP TO
THE BASCOM HALL BUILDING AND THEN TO THE MEMORIAL UNION TO PASS
OUT
LITERATURE AND PRE-ADDRESSED POSTCARDS TO STUDENTS.
AT BASCOM HALL WE WILL CALL OUT OUR LIST OF DEMANDS FOR THE UNIV.
WE HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US!
THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO HAVE CONSTANT ATTENTION OR IT WILL BE BRUSHED
UNDER THE CARPET BY THE POWERS THAT BE AT THE UNIVERSITY.
WE NEED THEM TO KNOW THAT THE MISHANDLING OF THE ZOO MONKEYS
CALLS FOR AN "OUTSIDE" INVESTIGATION...AND WE WANT THE UW TO
PARTICIPATE IN AN PUBLIC DEBATE ON THE MERITS OF THEIR RESEARCH.
CALL THE ALLIANCE FOR ANIMALS AT: 608-257-6333 FOR MORE INFO...
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!
IT'LL PROBABLY GO FROM NOON TO TWO ON SUNDAY...LET'S HOPE FOR
DECENT WEATHER!
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 16:03:13 -0600 (CST)
From: Suzanne Roy
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Marine World Whale Dies
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In Defense of Animals
131 Camino Alto, Suite E.
Mill Valley, CA 94941
415/388-9641
ida@idausa.org
NEWS RELEASE
DATE: October 30, 1997Contact: Suzanne Roy, 415/388-9641 x 26
ANIMAL ACTIVISTS, ORCA SCIENTIST REACT TO DEATH OF ORCA WHALE
AT MARINE WORLD
Call on Park to Close its "Killer Whale" Show
Vallejo, Calif. . . . Animal activists today reacted sadly to the news that
Yaka, a 32-year old orca whale at Marine World Africa, USA died yesterday
after a lengthy illness. They called the death symbolic of the "tragedy of
captivity" and called upon the park to permanently close its "killer whale"
show.
"We are deeply saddened by the death of Yaka this week, but take comfort in
the fact that, after 28 years of captivity, her spirit is finally free,"
said Elliot Katz, DVM, president of In Defense of Animals, a Mill
Valley-based animal advocacy organization.
"This tragic event highlights the fact that captivity is a death sentence
for dolphins and whales," Katz continued. "It is time for Marine World to
permanently close its marine mammal show and to begin the process of
rehabilitating its remaining orca for potential release to the wild."
According to Katz, female orcas in the wild live an average of 50 years, and
a have a maximum life expectancy of 80 -90 years. Marine World has claimed
that orcas live longer in captivity than they do in the wild. Yaka's death
at age 32, Katz said, proves that claim to be "nothing more than
self-serving propaganda."
Last week, IDA wrote to Marine World requesting that the park work with
orca researcher Dr. Paul Spong to establish a telephone hook up between Yaka
and native pod in the Pacific Northwest. IDA and Dr. Spong said they had
hoped that the sound of the ocean and her family would boost the ailing
whale's spirits and contribute to her recovery. To date, the park has not
responded to IDA's request.
"Another life wasted," commented Dr. Spong on Yaka's death. Spong has
been studying Yaka's family (the A5 pod) in the wild for the past 27 years,
and has long advocated the return of captive orcas to their natural families.
Speaking from OrcaLab, his whale research station on Hanson Island in
British Columbia, Spong said, "Yaka should have had a chance to rejoin her
family. For years we've known exactly which family Yaka belongs to. Her mum
is still alive, so are two sisters. It would have been simple to put them
back together again. Yaka was little more than 30 years old when she died.
This is the prime of life for an orca female in the ocean. Under normal
conditions she would have probably been a young mum by now, helping to carry
on the ageless traditions of her family. All she had to offer is now,
forever, gone."
Spong said that captivity has robbed the wild communities a huge part of
their
heritage. In the 1960s and 1970s, nearly 70 orcas disappeared from the
Pacific Northwest as a result of captures. According to Spong, many died
out right during botched capture attempts. Most of the others died shortly
after capture. Yaka was one of just three whales who survived to face the
reality of confinement and the demands of relentless performances. The two
remaining whales are Corky, confined at Sea World, San Diego, and Lolita,
imprisoned at the Miami Seaquarium.
"Yaka's family, the A5 pod was devastated by the capture in 1969 that took
Yaka and 5 other pod members", Spong said. " It's been almost a miracle
that the family survived at all. It has been a joy, watching Yaka's family
grow from just one survivor of the capture... Yaka's mum... into a spirited
group of orcas that fully participate in the social life of the their
extended family, and the larger community beyond."
Asked to speculate about the causes of Yaka's death, the orca scientist
responded: "Human ignorance, folly, greed. Take your pick. Besides, I
think she finally lost her will to live such a life. One might have hoped
that with the knowledge and understanding gained at Yaka's expense that
there would have come compassion and restitution. One of the last chances
of returning a captive orca to a known family in the wild is also lost.
We'll never know what would have happened, had Yaka been given the gift of
meeting her family again. Personally, I feel very sad about this, for Yaka,
for her family, and for the loss of knowledge about orcas we could have had
the privilege to gain."
IDA has called upon the park to conduct an independent autopsy on Yaka to
determine the actual cause of death, and release the whale's medical records
to the public. In addition, IDA said that Marine World should work with Dr.
Spong and other experts to develop a plan for the eventual return of Vigga,
the park's surviving whale, to the sea.
IDA is a national animal advocacy group based in Mill Valley, Calif.
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 16:00:18 -0800 (PST)
From: Heidi Prescott
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Exotic animal fair
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One of our members asked me to post that there is an exotic animal fair in
York, PA on November 1-2 at the York fairgounds. If is called Exotic and
Family Pet Showcase. According to a friend of hers, conditions are poor for
the animals. If you would like further information please e-mail Greta at:
grank@paonline.com
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 21:27:35 -0500
From: liberation2@juno.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org, ar-wire@waste.org, ar-views@envirolink.org
Subject: #'s for Dawn/bill
Message-ID: <19971030.212736.5046.0.liberation2@juno.com>
(I orig. sent this message to veg PGH & veg PA, so some of the info might
be specifically centered towards those activists. Anyways, this post has
just about every # on it to call, so CALL!)
Hi all...
I just wanted to post about how important it is for people to call
theirPA reps/ the following #'s!!! Because of just a few, simple phone
calls I got 2 more reps to vote for the bill. I've never done this
political stuff before either, but it's really simple & in this case
it's effective. SO CALL!!!!!
There will be a protest at the Potsville Jail on Sunday, November 9th for
Dawn Ratcliffe/ the bill. I beleive that will be Dawn's 38th day.
PLEASE MAKE IT THERE!!!
Anyone from Pittsburgh who wants a ride please just let me
know(412-831-1141) or if you're coming from Ohio/midwest, etc. and want a
place to "crash" and to carpool, just get in touch.
THANKS!
-Kim
**********************
We need calls from Pennsylvanians to members of the Judiciary Committee
>>asking for the bill to be let out of Committee. An "N" before their
name
>>indicates that they have either voted against the bill before or have
stated
>>that they will oppose us. A "Y" before the name means they have voted
with
>>us or are co-sponsors. A "?" means they have not yet stated a
position.
>>They are the most important to confirm as a yes. The yes votes are
more
>>likely to cooperate with asking the chair to release the bill, so we
need
>>the issue to be raised with them. Please ask "Y" votes to call the
chair to
>>release the bill. Thanks.
>>
>>The members of the Judiciary Committee in Pennsylvania are:
>>
>>Majority members (Republican):
>>
>>N Chair -- Thomas Gannnon (717)783-6430
>>
>>N Daniel Clark (717) 783-7830
>>N Jerry Birmilin (717)783-2037
>>N Brett Feese (717) 787-5270
>>N Scot Chadwick (717) 783-8238
>>Y Lita Cohen (717) 783-2063
>>? Craig Dally (717) 783-8573
>>Y Timothy Hennessey (717) 787-3431
>>Y Stephan Maitland (717) 783-5217
>>Y Albert Masland (717) 772-2280
>>? Dennis O'Brien (717) 787-5689
>>N Robert Reber (717) 787-2924
>>N Jere Schuler (717) 783-6422
>>Y Chris Wogan (717) 787-3974
>>
>>
>>Minority (Democrat):
>>
>>Y Minority Chair Thomas Caltigirone (717) 787-3525
>>Y Frank Dermody (717) 787-3566
>>Y Harold James (717) 787-9477
>>? Joseph Petraca (717) 787-5142
>>Y Andrew Carn (717) 787-3542
>>? Peter Daley (717)783-9333
>>Y Babette Josephs (717) 787-8529
>>Y Kathy Manderino (717)787-1254
>>Y David Mayernik (717)783-1654
>>Y Don Walko (717) 787-5470
>>Y Leanna Washington (717) 783-2175
>>
>>
>>Thank you for your help. If you have any questions, please feel free
to
>>e-mail or call. (301) 585-2591.
>>
>>Heidi
***********
We are still asking for calls to pressure Gannon to let the bill out of
>Judiciary Committee (717) 783-6430 District Office (610) 461-5543.
>
>Also, please continue to call Majority Leader John Perzel (717)787-2016
>District 9215) 331-2600.
>
>Also, please pressure Speaker of the House, Matt Ryan (717) 787-4610
>District (610) 565-3800
Jane Orie is a represenative(not sure which district) in the Pittsburgh
area who Heidi Prescott thinks we might have a shot at getting to support
the bill. Even if she's not your rep., PLEASE call her & put the pressure
on her!
Capitol Phone: (717) 772-9943
Capitol Fax: (717) 783-3899
District Phone: (412) 933-0526
District Fax: (412) 933-0528
the following is a reminder to write to Dawn & if you live in PA(hell, if
you don't it wouldn't hurt to call...) to keep calling your reps. To find
out who your reps are please contact Heidi Prescott
hprescott@fund.org
Ways to write to Dawn:
fax: (717) 628-1015. Just put her full name at the top.
email: dawnratcliffe@hotmail.com (email messages are sent out every
day-every other day)
Snail Mail: Dawn Ratcliffe
c/o
Schuylkill County Prison
230 Sanderson St.
Pottsville, PA 17901
Other points of interest:
Rep. Perzel, the house majority leader was quoted in the news as saying
that he will not put the pigeon shoot bill on the 'floor' for a vote. We
NEED calls from Pennsylvanians to urge him to put it on the 'floor'.
Please call him at 717-787-2016 or 215-331-2600
The following are some of the #'s of people heavily involved with the
"shoot". If you just happen to be up late at night why not give them a
call?
Of course, you don't want to be charged with harrasment, so it's probably
best to call from a pay phone...
Mr. Tobash & Mr. Diehl
717-682-9660
717-695-2222(tobash only)
Nationwide insurance (Tobash od Diehl work for them)
614-249-7111
Dealers:
Mike Lennick's-- suppsedly stopped after ALF raid :-)
717-544-4178
Johny Frantz
717-345-8694
Richard Kraegar
717-739-2247
Joe Bowers exchange feed store:
410-675-3959
Benny Getka
410-574-9294
Sponsors:
800-995-1299
717-769-7401
Gun Clubs:
The gun club in Montgomery County is called the Powderbourne Gun Club
(Bauss Rd.) and it is in East Greenville. Powderbourne is the major
supplier of
pigeons for pigeon shoots across the state, There are several coop-type
barns right off the main road.
Don Bailey
610-488-7882
Gov Ridge:
717-787-2500
PS- If you're broke you can always call collect & when you're supposed
to say your name you could say something like "Stop the Slaughter",ect.
Also, if you call 1-800-collect & get a answering machine you can leave
up to a 4 minute message :-)
STOP THE SHOOT!!! FREE DAWN RATCLIFFE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 97 22:51:01 -0500
From: "mchiado@igc.org"
To:
Subject: Respond to Canned Hunt Story
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Fox TV in Detroit ran the first of a three part series on canned hunts in
Michigan entitled 'Slaughter or Sport?' They are asking for comments on
this type of hunting at the email address fox2detroit@ameritech.net.
They plan to share comments on tomorrow's night newscast.
mike
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 20:00:27
From: David J Knowles
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: [UK] Rottweiler charge 'was case of tin-pot silliness'
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Friday, October 31st, 1997
Rottweiler charge 'was case of tin-pot silliness'
By Maurice Weaver
A JUDGE yesterday described a case as "tin-pot silliness by someone with
half a brain at the Crown Prosecution Service" after a jury took 10 minutes
to clear a woman of ordering her dog to attack a policeman.
Carol Farrell, 35, of Belgrave, Leicester, had denied causing actual bodily
harm to Pc Christopher Newsome. Judge Richard Benson sitting at Leicester
Crown Court, told her that she would have a good case for suing the police
for locking up her dog for the past nine months.
Earlier this year, Miss Farrell reported her 15-year-old daughter missing
and Pc Newsome went to her home to take details. He later complained that
Siege, one of Miss Farrell's three rottweilers, attacked him on her orders
as he was walking down the path. Siege, a two-and-a-half-year-old bitch,
was detained and Miss Farrell charged.
But yesterday, a jury took 10 minutes to dismiss the charge. Miss Farrell,
a single mother, told the court: "Siege didn't go near the officer and
certainly didn't bite him, nor would she have done. The officer may have
injured his leg catching the door or gate when he left. Siege is not a
dangerous dog. I would not have kept her if she was."
He accused the constable of "just wanting her to shut up" about her missing
daughter. Judge Benson said the two-day trial had cost the taxpayer ú7,000
and should never have been brought.
He said: "It has been a grotesque waste of public money. The police
retention of the dog seems to be civilly unlawful. Miss Farrell could sue
the Chief Constable for the distress and suffering of being deprived of her
dog. It was tin-pot silliness by someone with half a brain at the Crown
Prosecution Service."
After the hearing, Miss Farrell said she was seeing her solicitors to
discuss suing the police. But a spokesman for Leicestershire Police said
they believed that it had been a sound prosecution, "entirely justified" by
the evidence.
The recent killing of Nina Mackay, the London policewoman, showed what
unpredictable dangers officers could face, the spokesman said. "We will
continue to regard assaults on police officers and others who serve the
public as serious."
⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 20:08:51
From: David J Knowles
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: [SA] Poachers profit from easing of trade ban
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Friday, October 31st, 1997
Poachers profit from easing of trade ban
By Christopher Munnion in Johannesburg
THE slaughter of African elephants by poachers has resumed on "an alarming
scale" since the world ban on ivory trading was eased five months ago, the
International Fund for Animal Welfare said yesterday.
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species decided to
allow Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to resume limited trade in existing
stocks. Conservation organisations opposed the move, saying Africa's
elephants had been reduced from 1.3 million in 1979 to 650,000.
David Barritt, Africa director of the fund, said that since the easing of
the ban, poaching in Zimbabwe had risen by half. Somali poachers had raided
Kenya's Tsavo East national park and Sudanese had killed 95 elephants in
the Central African Republic's Manavo Gounds
St-Floris national park. Forty Sudanese camps had been spotted in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 20:06:13
From: David J Knowles
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Injured elephants find refuge from Sri Lanka's war
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Friday, October 31st, 1997
Injured elephants find refuge from Sri Lanka's war
By Alex Spillius in Pinnawala
SRI Lanka's elephants face a perilous future through being caught in the
middle of a ferocious and apparently unending civil war.
Three years ago, the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, near Kandy, was home to
eight elephants. Now it has 56. Originally a sanctuary for elephants whose
habitats had been destroyed by expanding plantations, it has become a
refuge for war victims.
The country's unique sub-species of Asian elephant, elephas maximus
maximus, is classed as endangered by the World Conservation Union. Its
numbers are down to 2,500 from 12,000 at the turn of the century.
"The noise of mortar shells terrifies the elephants and they run from
fighting," said Sanjaya Ratnayake, assistant curator at the orphanage. "If
they run into villages and damage fields they are shot by villagers, or
else families are broken up in the chaos and calves are found wandering."
Tamil rebels are also believed to have slaughtered elephants to protect
their hideouts. Recently an army helicopter spotted 16 carcasses near a
rebel camp. Several hundred elephants are thought to have been killed or
injured by the fighting. Many brought to the orphanage would have perished
otherwise, such as the 54-year-old bull Raja, blinded by bullets.
The most pitiful is Sama, a seven-year-old female calf, whose front right
foot was blown off by a landmine. The army took her to wildlife department
veterinary surgeons, who treated her before she was sent to Pinnawala. She
limps for short distances, but finds it painful. Separated from her family,
Sama has been befriended by a 10-year-old male, Surinamala, who accompanies
her on the half-mile walk to the river to bathe.
The orphanage is set in 24 acres, among plantations of nuts, rubber and
tea. The elephants eat about 33,000lb of greenery a day and drink 3,300
gallons of water. One of the hardest jobs for the 37 staff is to maintain
good relations among the elephants. Some experts argue that they have
become too domesticated to return to the wild and the government's
Zoological Department considers that rehabilitation is not feasible while
the war and over-development of habitat continue.
The government plans to turn Pinnawala into a centre for the study for
elephantine study, with a library, museum, laboratory, observatory and
school for mahouts, and wants to continue its growth as a tourist attraction.
Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.
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