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AR-NEWS Digest 572
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) "Bar" Closed for Song Birds
by SDURBIN@VM.TULSA.CC.OK.US
2) Fur-Free Ad
by SDURBIN@VM.TULSA.CC.OK.US
3) More Noah's Ark News
by "Vicki Sharer"
4) (US) Food Poisoning Traced To Ham
by allen schubert
5) (US) Researchers Discuss Pfiesteria
by allen schubert
6) (US) Deer Hunt Slated For Howard County
by allen schubert
7) Mice studies promise eternal fertility
by Andrew Gach
8) EU Unhappy about Belgian Mad Cow Incident
by allen schubert
9) (US) Exercise a Heart Plus for Vegetarians
by allen schubert
10) FRONTLINE ON DOLPHIN CAPTIVITY INDUSTRY
by Suzanne Roy
11) (AU) 12 Hens Rescued From A Victorian Battery Hen Farm
by Coral Hull
12) (AU) Women Raid Factory Farm
by Coral Hull
13) Rex Parker Sentenced in Manatee County Dog Beating Case
by SMatthes@aol.com
14) Correction Re: Rex Parker Sentenced in Manatee County Dog Beating Case
by SMatthes@aol.com
15) TV/VCR ALERT: Wolves, Zoos, Aquariums, Keiko/Willy (PBS- , N.America)
by Pat Fish
16) TV Advertisement Showing Chickens Going to Slaughter
by Akipplen2@aol.com
17) Request from subscriber: Feed the Children Fund?
by Kristin832@aol.com
18) NYU STUDENTS TAKE OVER PRESIDENT'S OFFICE
by Hillary
19) (UK) Probe Finds Flourishing Tiger Trade
by allen schubert
20) US Bars Uninspected Australian Meat
by allen schubert
21) (US) Early Blizzard Devastates Cattle
by allen schubert
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 97 06:49:00 UTC
From: SDURBIN@VM.TULSA.CC.OK.US
To: ar-news@Envirolink.org
Subject: "Bar" Closed for Song Birds
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Iowa City, Iowa, USA: Dozens of migrating song birds that stopped off
for refreshments at a downtown berry tree ended up grounded for drunken
flying.
"This time of year, the berries are starting to ferment," said animal
rehabilitator Jeremy Richardson. This fall's early snow knocked leaves
from the tree, leaving the berries more visible. "They are eating wine."
By Thursday afternoon, about 50 of the little birds, called cedar wax
wings, had flown into the windows at a convenience store next to the
tree. A handful died.
The solution? Spread cranberries and bananas around the area to draw the
birds away from the tree and tie a blue tarp over the berry tree.
"The bar is closed for the night," said Animal Control Officer Chris
Whitmore. When she arrived at the scene, roughly 30 tipsy birds clung
to the tree branches - another 40 were passed out around its trunk.
-- Sherrill
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 97 07:13:39 UTC
From: SDURBIN@VM.TULSA.CC.OK.US
To: ar-news@Envirolink.org
Subject: Fur-Free Ad
Message-ID: <199711101312.IAA16649@envirolink.org>
Does anyone have a Fur-Free ad he/she could fax me
for an ad we're putting in an area Women's Newspaper? Thanks!
Sherrill
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 97 07:47:17 CST
From: "Vicki Sharer"
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: More Noah's Ark News
Message-ID: <9710108791.AA879177249@INETGW.WKU.EDU>
Laura Sykes of Noah's Ark forwarded the following to me and asked if I
would post; Thanks everyone.
Vicki, please post this article for me on all of your lists. It will
= give people the details about the verdict. =
http://search.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WAPO/19971107/V000090-110797-i
dx.= html (that hyphen shouldn't be in there)
also please include the following:
Noah's Ark Directors will pursue civil action against the defendants =
Lamansky and Meyers as soon as sentencing is over, December 12th. The
= shocking outcome of this trial proves to the necessity of changing =
Iowa's outdated and weak animal protectioin laws. People are so =
outraged about this in the state and all over it is a very good time
to = pursue this with the legislature. We have raised $7,500 of the
amount = needed which is being donated by the Iowa Federation of
Humane Soceities = members, the other half we are responsible for
raising and I have made a = committement to them that this will be
done. I would like to ask = everyone's help with this immediately.
Please donate whatever you can = for this fund and ask everyone you
know to do the same, it won't take = very much to meet this and if
Iowa changes its laws, every state will = follow suit shortly
thereafter. The social consciousness right now is = demanding that
this be done, we must respond to the need of the times = and take
strong action. You may respond to Noan's Ark's website where = there
is an e-mail donation form at http://www.noahsark.org or write = to
us at P.O. Box 748, Fairfield, IA 52556. Our e-mail address is =
noahsark@lisco.com. Also we ask that no letters be sent to the =
prosecutor right now other than ones of support, he did a good job, he
= should be told that. His fax # is 515-472-9202, address 109 N.
Court = St., Fairfield, IA 52556 ph# 515-472-3144. Thank you all for
= everything.
Laura Sykes
Director=00=00
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 09:12:27 -0500
From: allen schubert
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Food Poisoning Traced To Ham
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Maryland State News
Reuters
10-NOV-97
Food Poisoning Traced To Ham
(CHAPTICO) -- Funeral services will be held later this week for one of the
women whose death may have been caused by a case of food poisoning that
left more than 700 people ill. Grace Oatley was remembered yesterday at
church services at the Our Lady of Wayside Church in Chaptico. The
81-year-old woman attended the church dinner last week, and ate some of the
ham believed to have caused the problems... although her death has not been
definitely linked to Salmonella-B. State Health Department investigators
are trying to determine at what point in the process the ham became
contaminated.
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 09:13:34 -0500
From: allen schubert
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Researchers Discuss Pfiesteria
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Maryland State News
Reuters
10-NOV-97
Researchers Discuss Pfiesteria
(DURHAM, North Carolina) -- Researchers are gathering at Duke University in
North Carolina today to discuss pfiesteria... the organism that has been
blamed for killing thousands of fish along the east coast. Scientists want
to know how pfiesteria affects humans. Edward Levin of Duke's integrated
toxicology program says his studies have shown pfiesteria can affect the
long-term memory of lab rats. Levin says it may take years to unravel the
medical mystery behind the so-called ``cell from hell.'' Pfiesteria has
been implicated in fish kills in Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia.
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 09:14:50 -0500
From: allen schubert
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Deer Hunt Slated For Howard County
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Maryland State News
Reuters
10-NOV-97
Deer Hunt Slated For Howard County
(COLUMBIA) -- Deer hunting, on a limited scale, will be scheduled next
month in the Middle Patuxent Environmental area. County officials say the
hunt is necessary in order to reduce the deer population in the park. There
are so many deer in the woods that officials say they're having problems
finding enough food, and they are leaving the park and creating traffic
problems. The scheduled deer hunt is expected to be opposed by animal
rights groups.
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 09:05:09 -0800
From: Andrew Gach
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Mice studies promise eternal fertility
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A way to stop menopause?
The Associated Press
LONDON (November 10, 1997 07:06 a.m.)
Harvard scientists experimenting with mice have found a way to keep
ovaries from dying, thus blocking the onset of menopause.
London's Sunday Times reported that scientists at the Harvard Medical
School discovered an application of two chemical agents called
fumonisim-B1, a fungal toxin, and sphingosine-1-phosphate, that stops
cells in the ovaries from dying.
The research will be published next week in the scientific journal
Nature Medicine, the newspaper said. There was no immediate reaction to
the report from Harvard.
While the report noted that the research is still at the experimental
stage, project leader Jonathan Tilly said the results with mice were so
good the technique could be used on women right away. [Oh, yeah - AG]
"Hormone replacement therapy will become a thing of the past because the
implant would preserve ovarian function," Tilly said. "The results are
so striking that in a perfect world we would take it into clinics right
now."
Under hormone replacement therapy, many women take estrogen, a natural
reproductive hormone, to help them avoid hot flashes during menopause.
Women also take estrogen after menopause to prevent heart disease and
osteoporosis.
The scientists were trying to preserve fertility in cancer patients.
Cancer treatment often makes young women infertile, stopping the ovaries
from producing estrogen and bringing on early menopause.
The Sunday Times said the technique also offers women the prospect of
being permanently fertile.
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 15:15:29 -0500
From: allen schubert
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: EU Unhappy about Belgian Mad Cow Incident
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EU Unhappy about Belgian Mad Cow Incident
Reuters
10-NOV-97
BRUSSELS, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The European Commission criticized the Belgian
authorities on Monday for allowing the carcase of a cow with mad cow
disease to be processed into animal feed and sold in Poland and the
Netherlands.
``As far as we're concerned, the legislation is quite clear,'' Gerry Kiely,
a spokesman for the European Union executive, told reporters. ``If an
animal is suspected of having BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy), its
carcass must be held until the laboratory analysis comes back.
``If it is shown to have BSE, it must be destroyed.'' The Belgian
Agriculture Ministry said last week the carcass of the diseased cow, the
first case discovered in Belgium, had been turned into animal feed because
a vet mistakenly believed it had been infected with rabies.
Kiely said the Belgian authorities seemed to be ``splitting hairs'' about
what ``destroyed'' meant. ``Common sense would tell you that putting it
into meat and bone meal doesn't mean destroyed,'' he said.
EU Agriculture Commissioner Franz Fischler has written to the Belgian
ministry about the matter and Belgian authorities have indicated they
intend to tighten up legislation to ensure there is no repeat, Kiely said.
The EU imposed a worldwide ban on British beef exports after the government
revealed there could be a link between BSE and Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease, a
similar brain-wasting disease that afflicts humans.
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 15:24:51 -0500
From: allen schubert
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Exercise a Heart Plus for Vegetarians
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Exercise a Heart Plus for Vegetarians
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Vigorous exercise or moderate alcohol intake helps
increase blood levels of heart-protective high-density lipoprotein (HDL)
cholesterol in vegetarians or others who eat a low-fat diet, according to
new findings from the ongoing National Runners Health Study.
The report of the study in the November issue of the American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition notes previous research which linked a vegetarian diet
with lower blood HDL levels. But according to study author Dr. Paul T.
Williams of the life science division at the Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory in Berkeley, California, little information exists on how diet
and physical activity interact to affect the risk of coronary artery
disease.
"Does exercise prevent the decrease in plasma HDL cholesterol caused by
high-carbohydrate, low-fat diets?" he asks. "Do vegetarians benefit from
vigorous physical activity? Does exercise mitigate the consequences of poor
dietary choices?"
To get some answers to these questions, Williams surveyed 351 vegetarian
and 8,891 nonvegetarian runners. Questionnaires were handed out at running
events and through a national magazine for runners. Runners provided data
on their weekly intakes of alcohol, red meat, fish and fruit, and weekly
distance run. They also supplied information on height, weight, waist and
chest circumference. The doctors of 26% of runners surveyed provided
information on HDL levels.
Although, as a group, male and female vegetarians were leaner than
nonvegetarians (omnivores), their HDL levels tended to be lower. But in
male vegetarian runners, those who ran the greatest distance per week had
high HDL concentrations. This was not true for vegetarian women runners,
however, in whom greater weekly distance run was associated more with
decreased body fat than with higher HDL.
The results also suggest that a combination of vigorous exercise and
moderate drinking may boost men's HDL levels. Men who ran more than 72
kilometers (about 45 miles) each week and who consumed about 6 ounces of
alcohol per week "were five times more likely to have clinically defined
high HDL cholesterol (equal to or greater than 60 milligrams per deciliter
of blood)," than men who ran about 22 miles per week, Williams states.
However, the researcher notes the findings pertain to moderate alcohol
intake and cautions nondrinkers not to interpret the study results as a
call to start drinking alcohol.
He points to "a substantial body of research" showing an increase in blood
pressure from alcohol consumption in nonrunners. "In this study, we
demonstrated that such increases are not reduced by running."
William says official guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, assert that the majority of health
benefits from physical activity can be obtained by walking 16 to 23
kilometers (10 to 14 miles) per week, the energy equivalent of running 8 to
12 km/week (5 to 7 miles).
"Ninety-five percent of the 199 male and 152 female vegetarians exceeded
these minimum recommendations and appeared to benefit substantially by
exceeding the recommended levels," he says.
He adds that vegetarians who exceed the CDC recommended activity level "may
significantly increase their HDL cholesterol concentration and lose
significant amounts of weight."
"Our analyses suggest that vigorous exercise provides important health
benefits beyond those obtained by eating vegetarian diets or consuming
moderate amounts of alcohol alone," Williams concludes. SOURCE: American
Journal of Clinical Nutrition (1997;66:1197-1206)
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 14:59:57 -0600 (CST)
From: Suzanne Roy
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: FRONTLINE ON DOLPHIN CAPTIVITY INDUSTRY
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Date: November 10, 1997
Contact: Suzanne Roy, 415/388-9641 x 26
PBS DOCUMENTARY INCLUDES LOOK AT MARINE WORLD
"Whale of a Business" Airs Tomorrow, Focusing on Marine Mammal Captivity
Vallejo, Calif. Marine World Africa USA remains in the media spotlight this
week, as the PBS news program Frontline includes the Bay Area amusement park
in a documentary entitled "A Whale of a Business," which will air nationally
at 10:00 p.m. tomorrow (November 11) on PBS stations. The program will take
a hard and thorough look at the money, power and politics behind the
increasingly controversial captive marine mammal industry. Immediately
following the Frontline broadcast, Straight Talk with Derek McGinty will
present "Animals in Captivity," which will feature a panel discussion on the
ethics of keeping wild animals in captivity.
On Sunday, September 7, Frontline crews visited Marine World and filmed the
parkÆs marine mammals, including its "killer whale" and dolphin shows. The
footage and producersÆ impressions will be included in tomorrowÆs program,
which will also focus on Keiko, the star of the original Free Willy film,
who is now residing at the Oregon Coast Aquarium where he is being
rehabilitated for possible return to the wild.
"We are thrilled that Frontline has taken on this most important issue,"
said Suzanne Roy, Program Director for In Defense of Animals (IDA). "It is
time that the public saw the truth about cruelties and exploitation involved
in the captive marine mammal industry. Marine World and other marine parks
will tell you how well their animals are treated, and how they provide such
an educational value for people. This program will expose the truth about
the industry: that it is cruel and exploitative and is simply about profit
and greed."
IDA has long battled against the confinement of marine mammals in captivity
and has campaigned for the rehabilitation and re-release of Marine WorldÆs
cetaceans.
"Many people donÆt realize how much these animals suffer in captivity," Roy
stated. " Frontline will explore the parts of the industry that the public
never sees, including the capture, shipment, and treatment of whales and
dolphins bound for captivity show."
Marine World has been in the media spotlight frequently over the past few
weeks, although probably not for reasons the park would prefer. Marine
World officials announced a few weeks ago that, due to financial
difficulties, the park was laying off many employees and closing down for
five months effective November 3 -- the first time ever that the park has
closed down entirely during the winter months. Shortly
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415/388-9641
thereafter, Marine World was again a media focus when one of its killer
whales, 32-year-old Yaka, died of pneumonia on October 29 following an
extended illness.
"YakaÆs death was an enormous loss, and she will be greatly missed" Roy
stated. "We hope that people will watch this Frontline program and really
think about YakaÆs life and what it meant to her to be held at Marine World
for so long. Yes, she entertained many people. But at what cost? She was
snatched from her family and her home in the ocean, where her mother and
sisters still survive. She spent 28 years in a tiny tank that was not even
as deep as she was long. We certainly hope that this program will open
peopleÆs eyes to the truth behind the performances and that they will no
longer support any park that displays captive marine mammals."
Roy concluded that IDA will continue its efforts and attempt to work with
Marine World and the City of Vallejo (which now owns the park) to obtain the
retirement and rehabilitation of its remaining orca, Vigga, for possible
re-release to the wild.
"We are determined that Vigga not suffer YakaÆs fate," Roy stated. "She is
an Icelandic orca, as is Keiko. We would like to see Vigga given the same
chance at freedom as has been afforded to Keiko."
"A Whale of a Business" is produced by Renata Simone and Neil Docheny.
Frontline is produced by a consortium of public television stations: WGBH
Boston, WTVS Detroit, WPBT Miami, WNET New York, and KCTS Seattle. The
executive producer of Frontline is Michael Sullivan. The senior executive
producer for Frontline is David Fanning.
In Defense of Animals is a national animal advocacy organization with over
70,000 members, based in Mill Valley, California.
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Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 08:45:43 -0800
From: Coral Hull
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (AU) 12 Hens Rescued From A Victorian Battery Hen Farm
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ANIMAL WATCH AUSTRALIA
RELEASE, NOV 11, 1997
12 HENS RESCUED FROM A VICTORIAN BATTERY HEN FARM
Late Friday night the AWA Rescue Team successfully rescued 12 battery
hens during an initial routine inspection of one of VictoriaÆs largest
battery hen farms. All hens had been debeaked and were in the initial
stages of feather loss. One of the hens had developed a cough. The 12
hens were rescued from three tiny wire cages. They were that squashed
in, that one of the hens was forced to sleep on top of the backs of the
other three hens.
On a previous inspection at this particular farm, the rescue team viewed
the sheds being cleared of thousands of hens. They heard hens crying
like babies as they were ripped from cages and stacked into plastic
crates on trucks bound for the slaughterhouse. During this operation 90%
of hens will suffer broken bones, many having their feet chopped off, as
they fall through holes in the bottom of stacked plastic crates.
Thanks to the AWA rescue team, these 12 hens will never have to live a
life in a battery cage. Nor will they have to be ripped from the cage
followed by cruel slaughter. They have been safely deposited at a hen
sanctuary somewhere in Victoria. Soon they will feel sun and rain for
the first time. More action at this particular battery hen farm is
expected.
For Further Information Contact: AWA Battery Hen Campaign Co-ordinator:
Patty Mark Tel: 61-(0)3-9531-4367 Fax: 61-(0)3-59531-4257.
Coral Hull (Site Director)
Animal Watch Australia
http://www.envirolink.org/orgs/animal_watch/au.html
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 08:53:09 -0800
From: Coral Hull
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (AU) Women Raid Factory Farm
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ANIMAL WATCH AUSTRALIA
MEDIA RELEASE, NOV 11, 1997
WOMEN RAID FACTORY FARM
Hens Rescued and Eggs Correctly Labeled at Montalto Poultry Farm 12
McDonalds Road Epping Victoria Australia 61-(0)3-9404-1524
The past weekend (Saturday night) yet another daring middle of the night
raid on one of VictoriaÆs notoriously cruel battery hen farms seven
women from AWA successfully rescued eight seriously ill battery hens. It
was the sixth rescue at the Montalto Poultry Farm in Epping and the
women also managed to correctly label over 1,000 battery eggs with an
ink stamp reading MADE WITH CRUELTY.
Montalto Poultry, known for its rat and lice infestations, was once
again exposed in dramatic video footage to be a virtual hell for the
hens imprisoned in dilapidated and run down old cages. The women were
forced to leave the sick hens behind because they couldnÆt carry any
more. Three of the hens had to be humanely euthanased by a vet with
three others seriously ill. Many were infested with lice. One hen was so
badly trapped under the food trough it took three people to pry her
free.
Another tiny hen was so weak she couldnÆt stand and her head hung limp.
On vet examination she weighed a mere 850 grams (normal weight 2.2
kilos). Two had enormous tumors on their heads preventing them from
eating. All these hens were being badly trampled and attacked by other
hens gone mad in the small cages.
While the women rescued, others stamped over 1,000 eggs with the words
æMADE WITH CRUELTYÆ which is the correct definition of battery eggs.
The rescue team has been involved on over 100 peaceful and non-violent
undercover rescues and inspections in Australia during the last three
years. The team feel forced to go and rescue factory farmed animals who
are so brutally and callously ignored by the authorities. This was the
second rescue during the weekend, with a further twelve hens rescued
from another property the night before.
AWA Battery Hen Campaign Coordinator Patty Mark said today:æYet again we
have faxed an urgent appeal to the Department of Agriculture and RSPCA
to get their vets and inspectors to Montalto Poultry to do the job
entrusted to them. Deputy Premier and Minister of Ag Pat McNamara
couldnÆt care less. Not only does he fail to enforce the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals Act he arrogantly ignores numerous appeals to view
our evidence and meet with us. We prefer the authorities to get their
act together. But if they refuse yet again, we will not hesitate to do
another raid and rescue hens in urgent need of veterinary care.ö
GRAPHIC VIDEO FOOTAGE AVAILABLE
Further Information Contact: Patty Mark 61-(0)3-9531-4367
Debra Tranter 61-019-181-573
Coral Hull (Site Director)
Animal Watch Australia
http://www.envirolink.org/orgs/animal_watch/au.html
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 17:54:55 -0500 (EST)
From: SMatthes@aol.com
To:
Cc: alf@dc.seflin.org, OneCheetah@aol.com, nnetwork@cwnet.com,
dnation@juno.com, BHGazette@aol.com, lcanimal@ix.netcom.com,
foa@igc.apc.org, DDAL@aol.com, Ashley_Banks@ml.com
Subject: Rex Parker Sentenced in Manatee County Dog Beating Case
Message-ID: <971110175449_-822647623@mrin53.mail.aol.com>
Sarasota In Defense of Animals President Elise Matthes has received a
telephone report from State's Attorney Jeffrey Quisenberry who stated that
Rex Parker was sentenced today (11/10/97) by Judge Janette Dunnigan in
Manatee County, Florida for the beating death of a dog, "Bruiser," owned by
Debbie Burrows, Parker's neighbor.
Despite hundreds of calls and letters from around the world asking for a
maximum sentence for the crime, Judge Dunnigan handed down the following
sentence in exchange for a previous guilty plea:
20 DAYS in the Manatee County jail served on week-ends.
18 months probation
100 hours community service recommended to be done at an animal shelter
Anger Control classes
Psychological evaluation
Stay away from defendants
Thanks to all of you who wrote, called and faxed on "Bruiser's" behalf. We
will continue to speak out for the animals despite this injustice....
Elise Matthes, SDA
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 18:46:22 -0500 (EST)
From: SMatthes@aol.com
To:
Cc: alf@dc.seflin.org, OneCheetah@aol.com, nnetwork@cwnet.com,
dnation@juno.com, BHGazette@aol.com, lcanimal@ix.netcom.com,
foa@igc.apc.org, DDAL@aol.com, Ashley_Banks@ml.com
Subject: Correction Re: Rex Parker Sentenced in Manatee County Dog Beating Case
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Change "Stay away from defendants" to "Stay away from the Burrows family"
(Bruiser's owners and Parker's neighbors)
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 21:18:52 +0000 (GMT)
From: Pat Fish
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Cc: millderd1@sunyit.edu, howej@sunyit.edu
Subject: TV/VCR ALERT: Wolves, Zoos, Aquariums, Keiko/Willy (PBS- , N.America)
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TV Worth Watching: PBS and Cable listings (please forward)
PBS will be running several shows of interest to AR/Eco types. Your local
schedule may vary. Some shows, like Nova, may be re-run on Saturday.
Tuesday, Nov. 11 1997___
NOVA 8PM Wolves
New observations on their culture and the problems they face.
FRONTLINE 9PM "A Whale of a Business"
FrontLine looks at how cetaceans are caught and kept in captivity and the
debate over the moral issues.
STRAIGHT TALK WITH DEREK MCGINTY 10PM
A full-hour long (!) debate over animals in captivity. Check your local
listings, or call/e-mail your PBS station to verify this slot.
GENERAL TV:
TECHNOPOLITICS (PBS- often on Saturday Afternoons at 4PM)
Lobby your PBS affiliate to drop this program. Last week, in typical form,
they "debated" the climate change issue, and attacked the animal rights
movement. Sponsored by South Carolina PBS, Pfizer, Blackwell Corp., Tenneco,
and others. Basic right-wing corporate propaganda and "wise use" rhetoric
that often dispenses any attempts to look "balanced".
ROCKO'S LIFE (Nickelodean 12PM EST, other slots may vary)
As usual, Rocko is a great role model for kids. In a recent episode, he
goes fishing, only to wind up the hunted himself. He (and hopefully the
kids) learn something from it. In other episodes Rocko goes to extremes to
save insects. Nick also runs "Pete and Pete" which once ran a wonderful
episode about sabotaging a fishing trip.
SEAQUEST DSV (SCI-FI Channel 8PM and Midnight EST)
A better vision of the future is presented (if still a bit flawed). Don't
expect ecotopia in every episode but just about every other episode has a
good morality play about the environment, justice, respect for other species
(whether they be reptiles, squid or extra-terrestrials), people with
disabilities, human rights, genetic engineering, war and peace. "Darwin", a
dolphin, is a member of the crew. PETA credited SEAQUEST for breaking new
ground by reducing the usage of live dolphins, by moving the film industry
towards animatronics and computer graphics (Amiga VideoToaster). Red meat
is outlawed and people rely more heavily on the sea. Set approximately in
the year 2022.
(This series grows on you. Personally, I find I get the most out of an
episode after about 3 viewings)
THANKSGIVING DAY TREATS
STAR TREK IV: The Voyage Home (AKA the "Save the whales" movie)
SCI FI Channel-- time to be announced.
After the Enterprise is destroyed, the crew limps home only to discover
that the Earth's atmosphere is being ravaged by powerful emissions coming
from an ancient alien probe (which is trying to communicate with intelligent
life on Earth). Spock realizes the probe is trying to contact the extinct
Humpback whale, and makes brilliant commentary on man's arrogant view of his
position above other creatures. The crew atempts dangerous time-travel to
bring back a pair of Humpbacks. Wonderful comedy (the Trek-impaired
may need a Trekker to explain a few jokes) and a great scene where
the crew messes with whalers. You'll have to see the rest. Turn down the
lights and bring your Tofu-Turkey into the TV room. This is a good first
movie for those who "don't get Trek". Trekkers might use this to show their
S.O. why they love Trek.
(A recent N. American poll showed that 50% of the public consider themselves
Star Trek fans-- a powerful movie like this can be a valuable tool. I
suggest the tape since the TV version is heavily censored for language)
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 20:46:19 -0500 (EST)
From: Akipplen2@aol.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: TV Advertisement Showing Chickens Going to Slaughter
Message-ID: <971110204619_2059626676@mrin44.mail.aol.com>
While I was watching Court TV tonight, I saw a Government Employees Insurance
Company (GEICO) ad which I thought had been pulled several months ago. The
ad shows a man hanging onto the back of a truck filled with caged chickens on
their way, I would presume, to the slaughterhouse. I called the toll free
GEICO number
1- 800-515-8250 to protest and hope that you will too. The person who
answered my call, said that he would report my concerns to his supervisor and
took my name, address and telephone number. Let's get this ad off television
for good. Ann
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 22:53:42 -0500 (EST)
From: Kristin832@aol.com
To: ar-admin@envirolink.org, ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Request from subscriber: Feed the Children Fund?
Message-ID: <971110225341_2004124062@mrin40.mail.aol.com>
I hope this is appropriate to ask on here. I read the guidelines, and I it
said you could write to request information.
A few days ago, there was a posting concerning the Feed the Children Fund. I
believe that's what it was called, but I'm not sure. It detailed how they
sponser deer hunts (indirectly in a way) though Wal Mart? I'm so hazy on
this. I wanted to save the post and alert the members of another newsgroup
I'm on, and of course I didn't finish reading it, and OF COURSE AOL seemed to
have dumped it off my system. Does anyone still have a copy of this?? I'm so
desperate for it. :-( Could you please please forward it to my email
address? (email: Kristin832@aol.com)
Many thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
Christine Kochmann (Kristin832@aol.com)
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 23:09:35 -0800
From: Hillary
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: NYU STUDENTS TAKE OVER PRESIDENT'S OFFICE
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19971110230929.0076bfa0@pop01.ny.us.ibm.net>
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>
>16 nyu students are currently staging a sit-down in l. jay oliva's
>office, demanding that the chimps currently on the campus be retired
>instead of tested on at nyu or given to fred coulston, famous for his
>toxicology experiments in nm. nyu has recently given 100 chimps and $2
>cash to coulston, and the students will not let that happen to the
>remaining chimps on the nyu campus.
>
>their demands are:
>1) retirement of nyu medical center's remaining chimpanzees, many of whom
>are infected with HIV
>2) selection by SEAL [nyu's animal righst group -- students for education
>and animal liberation] of a student to be appointed to the university's
>institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC).
>
>so far, things have gone very smoothly... the students moved in at about
>9a this morning... there have been dozens of protestors outside, doing
>support, and more are expected from nj and ct tomorrow to continue the
>support... several local news stations have picked up on the story, plus
>cnn and hard copy are also interested.
>
>the students are doing fine, they are relaxed and determined to stand
>their ground. security has already asked them to move, the
>administration has already offered them a few deals, but the students
>will not leave until they are sure that the chimps will be safe and out
>of danger.
>
>please call 212.998.2345 and demand that oliva meet the students'
>demands.
>
>for more info, you can call 800.459.3109 or 800.604.5427 for updates. if
>you leave your nunmber, they may be able to call you back, because they
>are fixed up in his office and have phone access. please call and leave
>messages of support for these 16 students.
>
>in struggle,
>kim
>
>animal defense league -- new york city/long island
>po box 33, huntington, ny 11743
>800.459.3109
>ADL-NYC-LI@juno.com
>
>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 23:43:34 -0500
From: allen schubert
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (UK) Probe Finds Flourishing Tiger Trade
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19971110234331.006f8114@pop3.clark.net>
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from Associated Press http://wire.ap.org/
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11/10/1997 19:02 EST
Probe Finds Flourishing Tiger Trade
LONDON (AP) -- Undercover wildlife investigators have found a flourishing
illegal trade in products from endangered tigers, an environmental group
said Tuesday.
The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency said tiger products
were found openly on sale in New York, Amsterdam, Tokyo and Yokohama,
Japan.
In May, the Worldwide Fund for Nature said the world's estimated 5,000
tigers, an endangered species, are dying off at the rate of one a day.
India is home to about 3,000 of the wild cats.
Despite commitments made two years ago, the fund said many countries have
failed to take action to curb the illegal trade in tiger bones, skin and
other parts used in traditional Chinese medicines.
``The trade in tiger products must be stamped out if tigers are to
survive into the next century,'' said Dave Currey, director and chief
investigator of the Environmental Investigation Agency. ``Consuming
countries have a direct responsibility for tiger poaching.''
In Amsterdam, the Environmental Investigation Agency said it found tiger
bone products on sale in five out of six Chinese pharmacies, in pill,
liquid and plaster form. Pharmacists identified mainland China as the
source of the medicines.
In Tokyo and Yokohama, two-thirds of Chinese pharmacies in a telephone
survey carried tiger products, up from 48 percent in a similar survey two
years ago, the agency said.
The figure was even higher in New York, where in February an
investigation revealed 80 percent of Chinese pharmacies sold tiger
products, it said.
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 23:47:51 -0500
From: allen schubert
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: US Bars Uninspected Australian Meat
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19971110234749.0070006c@pop3.clark.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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from Associated Press http://wire.ap.org/
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11/10/1997 17:01 EST
US Bars Uninspected Australian Meat
By CURT ANDERSON
AP Farm Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Citing safety concerns, the United States has refused
to allow Australia to sell beef in this country unless each carcass is
checked by government-paid inspectors.
Earlier this year, Australia petitioned the U.S. government to allow
imported beef that is examined by inspectors who are paid by the
meatpacking industry, with periodic oversight by government officials.
During the months since, meat safety became a high-profile issue in the
United States, including the recall of 25 million pounds of E.
coli-tainted ground beef. Now, the Agriculture Department has told
Australia it cannot sell meat here unless the Canberra government does
all the inspecting.
``The extreme reduction of federal oversight proposed by Australia ...
does not, in our view, provide adequate assurance of industry performance
over time in producing safe and wholesome meat,'' Thomas J. Billy,
administrator of the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service, said in a
letter to Australian officials that was made public Monday.
There was no immediate comment from Australia, which sells roughly
200,000 tons of beef worth more than $1 billion in the United States each
year. Billy's letter leaves open the possibility of future negotiations.
In the past, Australian officials have insisted that shifting more
responsibility to industry workers will increase food safety. Meat sold
in Australia is already inspected this way.
Like the United States, Australia's meatpacking industry is implementing
new scientific quality control procedures aimed at reducing harmful
microbes such as E. coli and salmonella.
But in the United States, USDA inspectors will continue to physically
check each meat and poultry carcass as it moves down the production line.
Billy said the United States will not accept meat imports unless they
undergo an identical level of scrutiny.
Caroline Smith DeWaal, director of food safety at the Center for Science
in the Public Interest, said Australia's main reason for seeking the
change is to save money on inspectors.
``This is no time to let foreign governments use American consumers as
guinea pigs for their own experiments with meat safety,'' DeWaal said.
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 23:54:24 -0500
From: allen schubert
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Early Blizzard Devastates Cattle
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19971110235421.006da838@pop3.clark.net>
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(the last paragraph gives an interesting "insight")
from Associated Press http://wire.ap.org/
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11/10/1997 22:21 EST
Early Blizzard Devastates Cattle
By AARON J. LOPEZ
Associated Press Writer
DENVER (AP) -- In the two weeks following one of the worst blizzards in
Colorado history, Don Bain and his family worked from dawn to dusk
guiding hundreds of hungry and confused cattle back to the herd.
With drifts as high as 15 feet, the Bains scoured a 65-mile stretch of
snow-covered farmland, delivering hay bales to the scattered cattle and
rounding up disoriented strays.
In all, the Bains lost 80 cattle to the Oct. 24-26 storm that dropped
more than 3 feet of snow on Colorado's eastern plains, killing at least
24,000 steer, cows and calves.
``When you find the cattle, they're just sitting there, and they actually
look peaceful,'' Bain said from his ranch in Hugo. ``But they can't move
because they're in snow up to their head.''
Todd Inglee of the Colorado Cattlemen's Association said the death toll
likely will top 30,000 by the time all the carcasses are counted.
Cattle and calf sales account for about $2.6 billion in annual sales for
Colorado ranchers. The blizzard wiped out less than 1 percent of the
state's cattle population, but the individual losses were devastating.
``We hear there's people up northeast that lost every one they had,''
said Curtis Tempel, a Wiley rancher who lost 30 of his 140 cattle.
Bain said he lost about $50,000 worth of cattle, many of which drowned by
breathing the rapidly falling snow into their lungs. Others suffocated
after walking into snow banks.
``They suck so much snow into their lungs, it's just like going
underwater,'' Bain said.
Thousands of cattle carcasses remain uncollected, and the Colorado
Department of Transportation is offering equipment and workers to help
bury the animals once counties dig enough pits.
The process is cumbersome because health officials have to make sure the
carcasses do not taint surrounding water supplies. Cleanup costs are
estimated from $600,000 to $1 million.
The effect on beef prices is not expected to be severe.
``For the individual producer who has the death loss, it can really
impact him, but beef prices are running off of national supply and
demand, so you're really not going to have any effect,'' said Colorado
Beef Council spokeswoman Heather Buckmaster.
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