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AR-NEWS Digest 633
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) NJARA PR: LOCALS ASK MORRIS COUNTY FREEHOLDERSTO CANCEL PARK
POLICE DEER HUNT
by veganman@idt.net (Stuart Chaifetz)
2) NJARA PR: WATCHUNG RESERVATION DEER HUNT ENTERS FIFTH BLOODY
YEAR
by veganman@idt.net (Stuart Chaifetz)
3) Low-fat meat substitute from fungus & quinoa
by Andrew Gach
4) (UK) Farm pleads guilty to turkey cruelty (2300 died)
by Chris Wright
5) Fungus and Quinoa
by Katy Andrews
6) (UK) Paper criticises protestors at vivisection cat breeders
by Chris Wright
7) Noah's Ark update
by "Vicki Sharer"
8) Howard Stern show
by Erin Boddicker
9) RE: Deer Strangled to Death, called "Road Kill"... no charges fil
ed.
by "D'Amico, Ann-Marie"
10) Re: Fungus and Quinoa
by Neysa Narena
11) [Fwd: [Fwd: Fungus and Quinoa]]
by Katy Andrews
12) URGENT ALERT--TIGERS EYE PROD.
by Tereiman
13) Re: (UK) Farm pleads guilty to turkey cruelty (2300 died)
by Chris Wright
14) Fwd: SRAC website
by bstagno@ix.netcom.com (Barbara Stagno)
15) [CAT] Chicken fighting in Sabadell
by 2063511 <2063511@campus.uab.es>
16) bats/rabies/Trinidad
by "Bina Robinson"
17) Zoo closes in Vancouver
by "Bina Robinson"
18) beavers prevent flooding
by "Bina Robinson"
19) PETA Alert -- Baby Elephant Needs Your Help!
by Tereiman
20) Action-Alert: Cheetahs in danger of being hunted
by hsuswild@ix.netcom.com (HSUS Wildlife)
21) Help to Protect Cheetahs from being HUNTED!
by hsuswild@ix.netcom.com (HSUS Wildlife)
22) Tuk, the polar bear
by "Bina Robinson"
23) Six Hunters Missing in La.
by Michael Markarian
24) ALERT: Arizona Predators Under the Gun!
by CFOXAPI
25) Fwd: ACTION ALERT -Call Gore for Stronger Roadless Area Protection
by CFOXAPI
26) Clinton may not neuter Buddy?!?!
by "Eric Mindel @ LCA"
27) request info on hair gel please...
by "johnny bee"
28) Re: Howard Stern show
by joemiele
29) ZOO MONKEYS SOLD FOR RESEARCH!!
by "Alliance for Animals"
30) [US: Madison,
WI] NEWS: "Animals rights activists keep vigil at Madison zoo"
by Steve Barney
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 00:18:25 -0500 (EST)
From: veganman@idt.net (Stuart Chaifetz)
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: NJARA PR: LOCALS ASK MORRIS COUNTY FREEHOLDERSTO CANCEL PARK
POLICE DEER HUNT
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NEW JERSEY ANIMAL RIGHTS ALLIANCE
PO Box 174, Englishtown, NJ 07726
Phone: 732-446-6808 Fax: 732-446-0227
Press Release
Contacts:
Stuart Chaifetz 732-899-4202
Marilyn Johnson 908-876-4336
LOCALS ASK MORRIS COUNTY FREEHOLDERS
TO CANCEL PARK POLICE DEER HUNT
Freeholders Brought into the Center of Controversy Over Illegal Shooting
Morris Township - The discovery of a Morris County park police officer
shooting and killing a deer on private property adjacent to the Lewis
Morris Park has forced residents and activists alike to once again seek the
assistance of the Morris County Freeholders in halting the park police deer
hunt. Witnesses along with photographs of the deer killed will be presented
to the Freeholders at their meeting to be held on January 14, at the
Morristown Administration Building, Washington Street, Morristown, NJ,
7:30pm.
The park police officer, who was being paid to participate in the deer hunt
on Friday, January 9, has been accused of illegally shooting a deer on
private property. According to witnesses, the officer was chasing deer from
private land into the park when the illegal shooting occurred.
"The shooting took place near an occupied stable," said Stuart Chaifetz,
NJARAφs hunting expert. "This incident clearly shows that the month-long
police deer hunt planned for February poses a real danger to residents
living near the park. We hope the Freeholders put a end to the killing of
sentient life within the park and an end to the risk factor it poses to
humans," Chaifetz added.
NJARA is a community based, non-profit, educational organization working
toward a more peaceful, nonviolent coexistence with our earthly companions,
both human and nonhuman. Through our programs of promoting responsible
science, ethical consumerism and environmentalism, NJARA advocates change
that greatly enhances the quality of life for animals and people and
protects the earth.
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 00:18:37 -0500 (EST)
From: veganman@idt.net (Stuart Chaifetz)
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: NJARA PR: WATCHUNG RESERVATION DEER HUNT ENTERS FIFTH
BLOODY YEAR
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New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance
PO Box 174
Englishtown, NJ 07726
voice:732-446-6808
fax: 732-446-0227
email: njara@superlink.net
For Details, Contact:
Stuart Chaifetz 732-899-4202
For Immediate Release
January 13, 1998
WATCHUNG RESERVATION DEER HUNT ENTERS FIFTH BLOODY YEAR
More than 500 deer slaughtered since hunt enacted
UNION COUNTY - During the past four years, more than 500 semi-tame deer
have been killed or crippled in the Watchung Reservation. Today marks the
start of the 5th year of hunting which will continue until the end of
March. During this time, the Union County Parks Departmentφs goal is to
kill 125 deer.
The number of deer killed in the past four years is almost double the
number of the deer population before the initial hunt. This fact alone
disputes the Parks Department claim that hunting has solved their so-called
deer "problem."
"According to their goals, the Watchung Reservation deer hunts have been a
total failure," said Stuart Chaifetz, NJARA's hunting expert. "The hunts
have done nothing to address the problems within the Reservation, of which
were unjustly blamed on the deer. All in all, over $200,000 in tax dollars
have been spent to provide recreational canned hunts for hunters and
nothing more."
Four Years Of Slaughtering Deer Has Cost The County More Than $200,000
Early in 1997, NJARA investigated the amount of tax money being used to
support hunting at the reservation.* Detailed information from County
documents revealed huge expenses that went unreported. The startling cost
to the citizens of Union County for the first three years was over
$160,000. Last yearφs hunt pushed the price tag for the killing over
$200,000.
"Each year hunting in the Reservation will cause a drain on the taxpayers,
do nothing to solve the problems and result in more killing," said
Chaifetz. "We hope the Freeholder board will act to bring back sanity to
the county and stop this ongoing slaughter at the expense of the
taxpayers," Chaifetz added.
* A copy of this report is available upon request.
NJARA is a community based, non-profit, educational organization working
towards a more peaceful, nonviolent co-existence with our earthly
companions, both human and nonhuman. Through our programs of promoting
responsible science, ethical consumerism and environmentalism, NJARA
advocates change that greatly enhances the quality of life for animals and
people and protects the earth.
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 21:50:59 -0800
From: Andrew Gach
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Low-fat meat substitute from fungus & quinoa
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British scientists are working on low-fat meat substitute
Scripps Howard
LONDON (January 13, 1998 01:25 a.m. EST)
A meat substitute made from a 2,000-year-old Indonesian mold and a grain
eaten by the Incas is being developed by the European Union. The
high-protein rival to tofu, a soybean curd, is being produced by British
scientists and should be on supermarket shelves by the end of the year.
The European Commission, conscious of the demand for meat substitutes
following the "mad cow disease" crisis, is funding research by a group
of small organic food companies and European farmers.
The new food, yet to be named, has a squashy consistency and strong
mushroom taste. It's low in fat and can be fried, baked or used in
processed foods. It relies on the 2,000-year-old technique for
manufacturing "tempeh" (still a staple of the Indonesian diet), which
involves bonding a mold to soybeans, but the new product will use
quinoa, a hardy grain grown in the Andes.
Quinoa is used because the plant can be grown in the most arid climates,
where it will boost the income of small farmers in remote areas. The
first crop is to be grown this year in the Greek hills and sent to
Britain for processing with the mold.
Trial batches have been produced by food scientists from the University
of Westminster in London and Leatherhead Food Research Laboratory in
Surrey, south of London.
"The final result has a very strong mushroomy taste," said David
Williams of Plas Farm Ltd., part of the consortium and a producer of
vegetarian foods. "The EU is funding it partly because it's the ideal
crop for mountainous areas in Italy and Greece."
Demand for meat substitutes has grown following health scares over beef,
but many rely on soy beans for their base, and the use of genetically
modified soy from the United States is causing concern in the Britain.
The European Commission has provided a $585,000 grant, and development
of the food will be paid for by farmers and organic food companies.
By MARIE WOOLF
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 10:24:21 GMT
From: Chris Wright
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (UK) Farm pleads guilty to turkey cruelty (2300 died)
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>From the Birmingham Post (14/1/98):
A Midland turkey producer yesterday admitted allowing more than 2,300
birds to die of disease or the cold in appalling conditions at a farm.
Peter Cooksey of Banner Tree Cottages, Castlemorton, near Malvern, had
denied causing unncessary distress and suffering to the turkeys but
changed his plea to guilty yesterday when his trial resumed.
Magistrates heard how Cooksey agreed to rear birds on behalf of owners
Attwell Farms Ltd of Seafield Lane, Beoley, near Redditch, in a barn
at Lintridge Farm, Bromsberrow, Gloucs.
But in the weeks between November 20, when Attwell's delivered the
turkeys to him, and Christmas Day 1996, 2,300 of the birds perished in
the unsuitable barn Cooksey had hired.
More than 1,100 of them died on Christmas Eve night when the weather
turned cold. The birds smothered each other as they huddled together
trying to get warm in the draughty converted cattle shed.
Mr Barry Berlin, prosecuting for Gloucestershire Trading Standards
department, told the court at Colesford: "While he had control of
3,600 birds from November 20 until Christmas Eve, he lost 65% of
them."
Cooksey admitted 5 charges of causing unnecessary distress and
suffering to turkeys, failing to dispose of turkey carcases and
failing to comply with an order to disinfect and clean his premises.
Attwell Farms Ltd had also denied 5 charges but yesterday pleaded
guilty to 3 - 2 of permitting unnecessary suffering and 1 of
permitting turkeys to suffer distress. The 2 other charges were
dismissed by the court.
Magistrates adjourned sentencing Cooksey and the firm until today.
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 11:11:07 +0000
From: Katy Andrews
To: green student ` , ar-news
Subject: Fungus and Quinoa
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Dear friends,
I sent the earlier message round to a few friends who are vegetarians,
and one has replied:
"I've never heard of quinoa, but I'd have thought it was unlikely
that a grain would have the same nutritional range as soya, in
which case it wouldn't be a complete meat substitute."
Sounds reasonable.
KATY.
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 13:13:26 GMT
From: Chris Wright
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (UK) Paper criticises protestors at vivisection cat breeders
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Leader from yesterdays (13 January) edition of the 'Oxford Mail':
WRONG TACTIC
Isn't it about time those protesters at Chris Brown's cat breeding
farm realised their tactics are all wrong? Farmer Brown is unlikely to
give up his lucrative business with the pharmceutical researchers
while he is getting the present standard of police protection - at our
vast expense. The police have no option but to stick around to
preserve the Queen's peace. Surely the Home Office, if anyone, should
be the target. They issue the licences for these establishments.
If anyone wishes to write to the OM with comments on this their
address is:
The Editor
Oxford Mail
Osney Mead
Oxford
OX2 0EJ
Email: nqonews@nqo.com
They ask that letters state the authors name, address and telephone
number (although the telephone number will not be shown and the name
and address may be witheld from printing if you request), and that
letters be no longer than 300 words max.
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Chris Wright
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 98 07:40:58 CST
From: "Vicki Sharer"
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Noah's Ark update
Message-ID: <9800148847.AA884792937@INETGW.WKU.EDU>
This was sent to me by Laura Sykes of Noah's Ark for those of you
following the case:
Thank you to everyone who has written us about the sentencing and =
outcome of the criminal trial on the cat killings which occurred at =
Noah's Ark. We were all very disturbed and depressed at the outcome =
which was as we all feared it might be--the proverbial "slap on the =
wrist". However, now we have the opportunity to change our laws and
not = just here in Iowa, but all across the country as this case has
affected = the minds and hearts of animal lovers and legislators
everywhere. We = have already hired a lobbyist here in Iowa and
drafted new animal = cruelty laws with the help of the Animal Legal
Defense Fund and Humane = Society of the United States who have
donated both their time and funds = to assist us. These new laws
would make cruelty to animals a felony = rather than a msdemeanor as
it now is. This means that a crime against = animals of any magnitude
would not have to tried in terms of the value = of their lives as it
was in our case in order to get a felony = conviction, but would stand
on its own under the animal protection = statutes. We are still
actively fundraising for this project and = welcome your contributions
which may be sent to P.O. Box 748, Fairfield, = IA 52556
On Thursday night, January 15th CBS 48 Hours will be devoting a
segment = of their show to the tragedy that occurred here. They spent
several = weeks filming here in Iowa both before and after the actual
trial. For = all of you who missed NBC's Dateline report, this should
be an = experience. Also People Magazine announced that their article
on our = story topped their reader response for 1997 making it the #1
story of = the year and they did a sequel which came out this past
week. =20
For anyone who would like to receive more information about the
outcome = of the trial and sentencing or receive petitions, sample
letters and = addresses of people to write to in protest, please send
us an e-mail = request. Again, I would like to thank all of you who
have responded and = please be patient we will write back soon.
Laura Sykes, Director, Noah's Ark Animal Foundation
************************************
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 06:20:02 -0800 (PST)
From: Erin Boddicker
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Howard Stern show
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Robin Quivers of the Howard Stern show bought a mink coat! They discussed
how the animals are anally electrocuted and she said "I EAT animals- I don't
know how they kill the cows!" She plans to wear it to work tomarrow so
everyone at work can see it...
Does anyone know how to contact the show?
****************************************************************************
Erin Boddicker, Marketing Administrator
The Fund for Animals
Phone: 301-585-2591
World Building
Fax: 301-585-291
8121 Georgia Avenue, Suite 301 Email:
eboddicker@fund.org
Silver Spring, MD 20910 Web
page: www.fund.org
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 09:41:38 -0500
From: "D'Amico, Ann-Marie"
To: ar-news@envirolink.org, "'KELE5490@aol.com'"
Subject: RE: Deer Strangled to Death, called "Road Kill"... no charges fil
ed.
Message-ID:
REPOST -- For those who misplaced Krepp's #.
Krepp's telephone #814/374-4526 in case anybody wanted to call him to
congratulate him and ask him when he'll start killing sick people "who
would probably die anyway".
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To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Deer Strangled to Death, called "Road Kill"...
no charges filed.
Pennsylvania teen kills deer with bare hands
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Reuters) - It wasn't a typical road kill when
an 18-year-old high school student killed a deer with his bare
hands but authorities said no charges would be filed.
Brian Krepp, a Cooperstown, Pennsylvania, high school student
who had no history of a bad temper killed the deer this week
with
his bare hands after the animal jumped in front of the car he
was
driving, Game Commission spokesman Bruce Whitman said
Friday.
"It's very unusual," Whitman said. "It's certainly not
recommended
practice."
Whitman said no charges will be filed against Krepp and the
deer
was considered a road kill under state classifications.
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 09:46:25
From: Neysa Narena
To: k.andrews@icrf.icnet.uk, green student ` ,
ar-news
Subject: Re: Fungus and Quinoa
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According to Sherry Rogers, M.D., "Macro Mellow," quinoa is high in fiber
and has up to 20% protein.
At 11:11 AM 1/14/98 +0000, Katy Andrews wrote:
>Dear friends,
>
>I sent the earlier message round to a few friends who are vegetarians,
>and one has replied:
>
>"I've never heard of quinoa, but I'd have thought it was unlikely
>that a grain would have the same nutritional range as soya, in
>which case it wouldn't be a complete meat substitute."
>
>Sounds reasonable.
>
>KATY.
>
>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 15:53:27 +0000
From: Katy Andrews
To: ar-news
Subject: [Fwd: [Fwd: Fungus and Quinoa]]
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Dear AR-news,
A reply is received! This may be of interest to those seeking to follow
a healthy, meat-free diet.
KATY.Return-Path:
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From: David Harley
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On Wed, 14 Jan 1998, Katy Andrews wrote:
> Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 15:17:59 +0000
> From: Katy Andrews
> To: d.harley@icrf.icnet.uk
> Subject: [Fwd: Fungus and Quinoa]
>
> Dear David,
>
> As this was your message, I thought you should see a reply received
> during lunch (appropriately enough):
Thanks. It doesn't answer the question, though. It's not a matter of
bulk fibre and protein. AFAIK, the only single vegetable source of protein
which contains an equivalent range of amino-acids etc. to meat is soya.
Which is why vegetarians who don't eat soya need to regulate their
diets fairly strictly to ensure that -all- their dietary needs are met.
There is no pulse that I'm aware of that is as broad band, and grains are,
IIRC, generally more limited.
Instant glossary: AFAIK -- as far as I know; IIRC -- if I remember
correctly.
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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 10:50:53 EST
From: Tereiman
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: URGENT ALERT--TIGERS EYE PROD.
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TIGER'S EYE PRODUCTIONS -- ACTION ALERT
PHONE CALLS NEEDED RIGHT AWAY!!
This Saturday, January 17, from noon to 3 p.m., Automax car dealership in
Orlando
plans on hosting David McMillan of Tigers Eye Production whose Big Cats were
videotaped by PETA being hit and dragged by inexperienced students and
McMillan
himself.
McMillan claims that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has cleared him when,
in fact, the USDA was so concerned about the treatment of the Big Cats at
McMillan's that it published a notice asking for comments that may enable it
to strengthen the regulations of the Animal Welfare Act.
Please call Frank Nero or Greg Buckley at Automax at 407-650-0505 or fax them
at 407-650-0107 and let them know you're against the use of animals for
promotions. Thank you.
(No e-mail address available)
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 17:36:00 GMT
From: Chris Wright
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Re: (UK) Farm pleads guilty to turkey cruelty (2300 died)
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Further to my post this morning, I can now confirm that Attwell Farms
Ltd have been ordered to pay a total of 17,750 pounds and Peter
Cooksey was banned from keeping fowl for 10 years and ordered to pay
1000 pounds.
Chris Wright
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 12:27:50 -0600 (CST)
From: bstagno@ix.netcom.com (Barbara Stagno)
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Fwd: SRAC website
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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 10:39:46 +0000
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Announcing a new website documenting:
- Government deceit
- Back-door dealing
- Wholesale killing...
http://users.infohouse.com/srac
After three years of Freedom of Information requests (and three
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the
documents that show New Yorkers are being deceived about the operation
of NYC's animal control contractor, the Center for Animal Care and
Control (CACC).
SRAC is a non-profit legal action committee formed to address NYC's
takeover of animal management from the ASPCA in 1995. SRAC recently
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administration of Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, which underfunds the
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national average. The result: more than 150,000 healthy, adoptable pets
were destroyed in the Mayor's first term.
Available now is the full range of documentation the Giuliani
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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 21:48:42 +0100
From: 2063511 <2063511@campus.uab.es>
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: [CAT] Chicken fighting in Sabadell
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Sabadell, in Catalonia, a city near from Barcelona and where in 1992 organized
the soccer games in XXV Olympic games, known yesterday how the human can make
damage to animals. In this village, the police discover that many people
organized a chicken fighting and bet about the winner. The police discover
people about Barcelona, Girona, Tarragona and France. When the police can
enter in the local where make the fight discover two chicken hurt.
In Spain, this act is considered non criminal and only is posible make a
sanction. The most posible is taht this people have a sanction about 200 $.
I'm Jordi Ni±erola from Barcelona.
Visiteu les meves pαgines / Visit my homepages
http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/6506
http://www.geocities.com/colosseum/loge/3128
http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/academy/2855
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 14:51:16 -0500
From: "Bina Robinson"
To:
Subject: bats/rabies/Trinidad
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from THE VANCOUVER SUN December 20, 1997
Vampire bats are becoming more aggressive in northeast Trinidad, sucking
blood from cattle and other livestock, and infecting them with rabies. The
Agricultrue Minstry launched a rabies inoculation campaign for the
livestock after local farmers lost 22 head of cattle to the disease during
the first half of December. No humans have been bitten, and the ministry
plans to conduct only animal inoculations. Farmers have been staying up
all night. -30-
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 14:57:58 -0500
From: "Bina Robinson"
To:
Subject: Zoo closes in Vancouver
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from THE VANCOUVER SUN December 11, 1997
TUK PUT TO SLEEP
Tuk, the polar bear who was put to sleep Tuesday, lived 35 of his nearly 37
years at Stanley Park zoo. Zookeeper Mike MacInosh, who saw Tuk almost
every day since the 60's, said his death is a "relief".
Same soujrce December 12, 1997
A REQUIEM FOR TUK
Whereever Tuk is now is a far, far better place. The poor polar bear,
orphaned as a cub, lived a dreadful 36 years in the Stanley aaaaaprk Zoo
and was the last animal confined there.
His death can only come as a relieft to citizens of Vancouver, who in 1993
voted to shut the zoo down. LWith Tuk's death, the zoo finally dies, and
that is nothing to mourn. -30-
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 15:40:50 -0500
From: "Bina Robinson"
To: ,
Subject: beavers prevent flooding
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from THE EVENING TRIBUNE (Hornell NY) January 12, 1997
BEAVERS PROVE TO BE 'ROAD' SCHOLARS
by Chris Peterson, "Outdoors" columnist
There's been some debate about a big family of beavers in my hometown of
Almond. On one hand, the beavers like to try to plug up the culvert under
the road. On the other hand, they's done a pretty nice job of making a
picturesque pond that's easy to eye from the road.
But push recently came to shove and the town board had enough of the
beavers trying to ruin the road. They decided it would be a good idea to
at least thin them out a little, so they were going to try to find a
trapper or trappers to take care of the critters.
I'm not sure if the trappers ever got to the critters, but last week's rain
may have made a pretty good case to keep the beavers there.
Don't get me wrong. I'm no bunny-hugging beaver fan. More than a few
times they've ruined a fly fishing trip by swimming around just as the
hatch started. A beaver is a curious critter. Which is to say he'll swim
about six feet from you, figure out your (sic) not a tree that's worth
chewing on, and then slap the water with his tail as hard as he can.
At first, this just sort of scares the hell out of you. But then he comes
swimming around and does it again.
Right about then you wish you had a nice little .22 pistol in your pocket
so you could show him a thing or two about manners. With any luck, he
doesn't survive the lesson and you go about your business fishing.
I've even gone so far as to pick up an application for a pistol permit, but
"plugging annoying beavers" wasn't an option for what the gun would be used
for.
But back to Almond's beavers. See, the town wanted them out of there
because they were afraid they'd ruin the road. But last week when the
skies opened up and threatened to flood the place, the beavers and their
dam that is about 100 feet from the road came in surprisingly handy.
The dam did a real good job of holding water back that may have very well
flooded the road otherwise. So maybe this family of beavers isn't so bad
after all.
Maybe the answer is to just keep them out of the culvert, because it looks
like the road could benefit from the rest of the beaver's dams. -30-
BWW and CPAPR have supplied the town board with information on the benefits
of beavers and several methods of controlling the water level behind beaver
dams. The above column should help.
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 15:34:43 EST
From: Tereiman
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: PETA Alert -- Baby Elephant Needs Your Help!
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Baby Elephant Needs Your Help
Enron Corporation, a large power-supply company, recently acquired
Portland General Electric in Oregon. To show its "community spirit"
Enron has decided to "donate" a baby female Asian elephant to the
Washington Metro Park Zoo in Portland. The company claims that the baby
elephant chosen will be an "orphan."
When elephants in the wild are orphaned, the rest of the herd will care
for the baby, turning Enron's benevolent spin on this kidnapping on its
ear. In her media statement about Enron's "gift," Sherry Shang, the
recently departed director of the Washington Metro Park Zoo confirmed
that humans don't need to "rescue" orphaned elephants: "It is expected
that the current female adults at the zoo will 'adopt' her as one of
their own--a common practice in the wild when calves are orphaned."
The zoo, which has an appalling history of placing elephants from its
breeding program into Las Vegas acts and circuses, sees Enron's gift as
a money-making draw and a future breeder.
Right now, there are three female Asian elephants advertised for sale by
a circus. Enron could turn the lives of these animals around by buying
them and donating them to the Washington Metro Park Zoo and the zoo, by
giving them a place to retire, could atone for its having turned over
other magnificent elephants to the harsh circus life.
Please contact the following people immediately:
Jeffrey K. Skilling, President & COO
Enron Corporation
1400 Smith St.
Houston, TX 77002
fax: 713-646-8381
Kathy Kiaunis, Acting Director
Washington Metro Park Zoo
4001 SW Canyon Road
Portland, OR 97221-2799
Fax: 503-226-6836
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 15:54:16 -0600 (CST)
From: hsuswild@ix.netcom.com (HSUS Wildlife)
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Action-Alert: Cheetahs in danger of being hunted
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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 15:57:27 -0600 (CST)
From: hsuswild@ix.netcom.com (HSUS Wildlife)
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Cc: hsuswild@ix.netcom.com
Subject: Help to Protect Cheetahs from being HUNTED!
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- ACTION ALERT -
CHEETAHS NEED YOUR HELP
OPPOSE THE SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL PETITION
TO RECLASSIFY CHEETAHS IN NAMIBIA
FROM ENDANGERED TO THREATENED UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
What is the problem?
In March 1996, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opened a public
comment period on a petition submitted by Safari Club International to
reclassify the Namibian population of the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
(see Federal Register, Vol. 61, page 11181, 19 March 1996). Such
reclassification would allow trophy hunters to import trophies of
cheetahs killed in Namibia into the United States. This comment period
closed in July 1996. However, the Service subsequently received
Namibia's Cheetah Conservation Plan and a report on a cheetah workshop.
The Service has now reopened the comment period (see Federal Register,
Vol. 62, page 64800, 9 December 1997) and will receive comments from
the public on the reclassification until 1 February 1998.
What actions can be taken?
Write a letter OPPOSING the reclassification to: Chief, Office of
Scientific Authority; Room 750, 4401 North Fairfax Drive; U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service; Arlington, Virginia 22203. Fax: 703-358-2276. Tel:
703-358-1708. You may access the Federal Register through:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr.
What points can be made in a letter to the Service?
OPPOSE the reclassification of the cheetah from endangered to
threatened under the Endangered Species Act because:
Cheetah populations in Namibia and elsewhere are more threatened
with extinction today than they were at the time the species was first
listed on the ESA in 1972. There are only about 10,000 cheetahs in the
wild today, down from 35,000 just 30 years ago. In Namibia, the
population has dropped from 6000 in 1980 to approximately 2500 today;
Cheetah habitat in Namibia has been, and continues to be, taken
over by commercial livestock ranchers. Consequently, cheetahs have
been increasingly persecuted as livestock predators;
Namibian laws to protect cheetahs from indiscriminate slaughter
by commercial livestock farmers are not enforced. Namibian farmers kill
cheetahs with impunity;
Cheetahs are severely inbred, which has led to genetic
abnormalities, high infant mortality, and increased susceptibility to
disease. In addition, the loss of each cheetah from the breeding
population represents the loss of genetic material that may be
essential to the survival of the species;
Disease is a threat to the viability of cheetah populations in
Namibia. Infectious diseases of concern include anthrax, feline
coronavarus, and rabies.
Namibia's Cheetah Conservation Plan does not provide assurances
that the threats facing cheetahs have been mitigated and that cheetah
populations in Namibia have recovered;
No scientifically-based population surveys have been conducted on
cheetahs in Namibia and there is no population monitoring program in
place;
There are no accurate, standardized methods of determining how
many cheetahs are killed in Namibia each year for depredation control,
hunting, or other purposes, or for collecting demographic information
about those killed;
The impact of the on-going drought on cheetah populations has not
been assessed;
There is no management program for cheetahs in Namibia in place
by which the number of cheetahs killed could be adjusted if offtake
continues to be unsustainable (the current mortality rate is
unsustainable);
The Namibian Professional Hunting Association compact to conserve
cheetahs through trophy hunting would do nothing to enhance the
survival of the species since compact lands cover only 3% of cheetah
habitat in Namibia, and do not involve livestock farmlands where most
cheetahs are killed. Indeed, more cheetahs may be killed as a result
of the compact than would have been otherwise.
URGE the Service to encourage the Namibian government to focus efforts
on educating commercial farmers about alternative livestock management
practices that will reduce cheetah predation on livestock.
Non-governmental organizations in Namibia have made tremendous progress
in recent years in educating farmers who are willing to be educated
about these alternative management practices (such as corralling cows
during calving season, keeping horned steers in the herd, introducing
donkeys as guardians, or favoring other breeds of cattle).
The survival of the cheetah depends on people learning to live with
cheetahs rather than on the monetary value farmers can derive by
selling cheetahs to trophy hunters or other wildlife exploitation
industries.
The Humane Society of the United States
2100 L Street NW
Washington DC 20037
202-452-1100
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 17:09:19 -0500
From: "Bina Robinson"
To:
Subject: Tuk, the polar bear
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Having just heard from Anne-Marie who was distressed that Tuk was put down.
To spare others' feelings, I add the following information from THE
VANCOUVER SUN of December 11, 1997:
At 36, Tuk had already outlived the lifespan of his species thought to be
between 18 and 25 years in the wild. He was orphaned when an Inuit hunter
shot his mother in 1962 and spent the rest of his life in the bear pit at
Stanley Park Zoo. That, rather than his merciful death, was the bad part.
He went off his food a couple of days before the end, was unable to stand,
and might have suffered if he had been allowed to die a natural death. An
autopsy found his heart muscle was failing and that he had pneumonia in
one lung. His keeper performed the mercy killing with "sadness and
relief".
The zoo was at fault for imprisoning wild animals in the first place, but
it did the best it could in the end, remaining open just to provide for Tuk
after all the other animals had been placed. Tuk was too old to move when
the zoo closed in 1993. So, no need to mourn Tuk's death.
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 14:01:27 -0800 (PST)
From: Michael Markarian
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Six Hunters Missing in La.
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from the AP wire:
Six hunters missing after their boat hits another boat and sinks
INTRACOASTAL CITY, La. (AP) ù Six hunters were missing Wednesday
after their boat collided with another vessel and sank in a bayou.
One man on the hunters' boat was rescued by passengers on the
other vessel and taken to a hospital with a broken leg, the Coast
Guard said.
The missing hunters ù five men and a woman who were not
immediately identified ù were aboard a 25- to 28-foot aluminum boat
when it collided with a crew boat, which is used to transport
workers to offshore oil rigs.
The accident took place just before daybreak about 110 miles
west of New Orleans.
The Coast Guard sent helicopters and a cutter to look for the
hunters.
AP-ES-01-14-98 1410EST
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 16:57:34 EST
From: CFOXAPI
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: ALERT: Arizona Predators Under the Gun!
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Posted by:
Animal Protection Institute
P.O. Box 22505
Sacramento, CA 95822
Phone (916)731-5521
Fax (916)731-4467
Email= onlineapi@aol.com
Web= www.api4animals.org
****ACTION ALERT****
Arizona Predators Under the Gun!
On the weekend of February 6-7, teams of two hunters will compete for $10,000
in Arizona's "Predator Hunt Extreme '98." Sponsored by Outdoor Promotions, the
"contest" was inspired by Arizona's decision to ban trapping on public lands.
Hunter teams will earn points by killing cougar, bobcat, fox, and coyote.
Populations of bobcat, fox, and coyote will be hit the hardest because there
are no bag limits for any of these species in Arizona. At least 364 hunters
must register to cover the first prize purse, so it is possible that more than
1000 predators will be killed that weekend. Such a slaughter would be
unprecedented.
Outdoor Promotions hopes to make this an annual event, with larger prizes
offered each year. The Animal Protection Institute is working with other
national and grassroots groups to draw as much negative attention to this
event as possible and needs your help to make this happen.
To help protest this insane slaughter of some of the Southwest's most
precious wildlife, please write to the Director of the Arizona Department of
Game and Fish (AZDGF) and to the Governor of Arizona:
Director Duane L. Shroufe
Arizona Game and Fish
2221 W. Greenway Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85023
Ph (602) 789-3290
Fax (602) 789-3299
Governor Jane Hull
1700 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Ph (602) 542-4331
Fax (602) 542-1381
In addition, letters to Arizona newspapers will expose this atrocity and shame
the state's willingness to allow such contests. Send copies of your letters to
these local Arizona newspapers:
Arizona Daily StarTucson Citizen
Editor Editor
P.O. Box 26807 P.O. Box 26767
Tucson, AZ 85714-3395Tucson, AZ 85726-6767
Arizona RepublicTucson Weekly
Editor Dan Huff, Editor
200 E. Van Buren St. P.O. Box 26767
Phoenix, AZ 85004Tucson, AZ 85702
Mountain Living Phoenix News Times
Brian Johnson, Editor Jeremy Voas, Editor
P.O. Box 30128 1201 East Jefferson
Flagstaff, AZ 86003Phoenix, AZ 85034
***Please remember to state that your letter is intended for
publication as a letter
to the editor***
Points to include in your letter(s):
*Such a hunt with a cash prize of $10,000 is similar to the days when bounties
were placed on many predators throughout the west. Biologists now recognize
the important role predators play in a healthy ecosystem and the public has
developed an appreciation for these magnificent animals. Commercial
exploitation of wildlife with contest hunts is unjustifiable ecologically,
ethically, and biologically.
* Predator Hunt Extreme '98 offers the most points for killing female animals.
Obviously the true goal of the hunt is to reduce significantly the predator
population in Arizona. By encouraging hunters to kill females instead of the
larger trophy males hunters usually prefer, the sponsors encourage
participants to hit hardest the reproductive capacity of the affected
populations.
* During Predator Hunt Extreme, hunters will kill bobcats, mountain lions,
foxes, and coyotes using dogs and calling to maximize success. Dogs corner or
tree the prey with little or no means of escape, allowing the hunter to kill
the target at extremely close range. Predator calling often involves the
mimicking of sick or wounded young to draw the prey to the hunter, thus
minimizing the work the hunter must put into the chase and maximizing his
chance of success. Both methods violate the principle most hunters claim to
believe in of "fair chase."
* The Arizona Game and Fish Commission has failed to develop regulations which
reflect the public's appreciation and respect for predators. No laws govern
contests of this nature, no restrictions are placed on the age or sex of
mountain lions which can legally be killed, and no limits are placed on the
number of coyote, bobcat, or fox which can legally be killed by a hunter
during the year. This clearly shows that the AZDGF sees itself as an agency
that protects the interests of hunters, and not as an agency that protects
Arizona's wildlife for future generations to enjoy. Demand that the AZGF stop
this hunt immediately and implement regulations that ban future contest hunts
in the state.
For more information contact:
Camilla Fox
Wildlife Program Coordinator, Animal Protection Institute
CFOXAPI@aol.com
(916)731-5521
Nancy Zierenberg
Executive Director, Wildlife Damage Review
wdr@azstarnet.com
(520)884-0883
Craig Axford
Issues Coordinator, Predator Education Fund
utah.predator@worldnet.att.net
(801)575-7101
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 17:32:19 EST
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Subject: Fwd: ACTION ALERT -Call Gore for Stronger Roadless Area Protection
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This issue is critical to saving forests AND wildlife habitat. Please make a
call today!
Camilla Fox
Animal Protection Institute
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Subject: ACTION ALERT -- Still Time to Call Gore for Stronger Roadless
Area Protection
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CLINTON'S ROADLESS AREA PLAN - A Good Start, but Al can do
Better!
Folks,
We are having an impact on our contacts with the Vice-President and the
White House over the President's proposed roadless area plan. However,
the time for you to weigh in with the Vice-President and the White
House is growing short. The White House will soon be "locking in"
their final decision.
So, call early and call often!!
In order of priority, you should first contact Vice-President Gore
[(202) 456-2326 or fax 456-7044] and then the White House comment line
[(202) 456-1111].
Thank you,
Roger Featherstone
GREEN Director
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ROADLESS AREA ALERT 1/12/98
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The New York Times' lead story today says the
Administration plans to exempt Option Nine and the Tongass
from its roadless area moratorium. It reports the size
cutoff elsewhere as 5,000 acres (plus some smaller adjacent
areas), effectively excluding much of the country. Only
road building will be limited, so that helicopter and long-
line logging of roadless old-growth can continue.
This is an unabashed trial balloon, to gauge reaction. The
Administration is described as "considering" the
exemptions, before formally announcing its proposal (within
a couple of weeks). Very importantly, an "Administration
official" credited the initiative to Vice President Gore.
If exempting enormous, highly visible forest regions and
excluding others where the last best places are sadly less
than 5,000 acres does not produce much protest, the
proposal will stand. If we object strongly, then the
exemptions will have to be addressed, now that Gore's
environmental credentials are on the line.
Potentially disastrously, the Times story reports that
"many environmentalists called the proposed moratorium a
breakthrough." The only quote from an environmental group
representative says it's "one of the most significant
changes in [the agency's] 100 year history."
The ball is squarely in our court to insist immediately and
unequivocally that the Administration "leave no forest
out". If we don't improve the proposal, we'll have no one
to blame but ourselves. With the Administration saying
Gore "feels strongly that ... it is time to give stronger
weight to forest values like clean water, recreation, and
wildlife," they cannot respond to protest by dropping the
proposal outright.
Objecting loudly and genuinely will be hard for some. The
proposal would be a major improvement in some places, like
Idaho and Montana, and most of us know intimately and love
some area that would be helped. So it's a step in the
right direction. It's critical that we stick together and
that no one create political cover for selling out major
portions of the country. There'll be time enough to praise
the policy when it's improved.
This is not a one call or one letter deal. It's for the
last best places in the country. Katie McGinty is our
surest line to the Vice President. Her fax is 202-456-2710
(back-up = 456-0753), voice is 202-456-6224. Her e-mail
may not be a reliable but it is mcginty_k@A1.eop.gov. The
White House comment line is 202-456-1111. Use all these;
do letters to your paper and the Forest Service; talk to ed
boards; repost this alert (or do your own) to your contacts
and lists.
Keep the noise coming until the proposal is set in stone.
For more information contact Mary Beth Beetham at (202)
682-9400.
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Roger Featherstone -- Director
GrassRoots Environmental Effectiveness Network
A project of Defenders of Wildlife
PO Box 40046, Albuquerque, NM 87196-0046
(505) 277-8302 fax:(505) 277-5483 e-mail: rfeather@defenders.org
check out our web page at: http://www.defenders.org/grnhome.html
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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 98 16:08:53 -0000
From: "Eric Mindel @ LCA"
To: "ar-news"
Subject: Clinton may not neuter Buddy?!?!
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Hi all,
I heard a rumor from someone who claimed to hear on the news Tuesday that
Bill Clinton is considering "NOT" neutering Buddy because he may wish to
breed him at some point in the future. I've not located any such news
item.
Can anyone provide a reference source for this... an article... a
journalist?
Thanks,
eric
Eric Mindel
Last Chance for Animals (LCA)
eric@lcanimal.org
http://www.lcanimal.org
8033 Sunset Blvd., #35
Los Angeles, CA 90046
310/271-6096 office, 310/271-1890 fax
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 15:18:33 -0700
From: "johnny bee"
To: "ar-news"
Subject: request info on hair gel please...
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hey all
sorry if this is not the proper forum for this posting...
but would anyone who knows please respond to this request...i have searched and i
cannot find it anywhere...
is your average hair gel actually made from gelatin...
or does it come from a plant-based sorce...if you can,
please site reference so i can verify...please respond
only to me personally not to the group...
cheers
johnny
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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 18:00:43 -0500
From: joemiele
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Re: Howard Stern show
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At 06:20 AM 1/14/98 -0800, Erin Boddicker wrote:
>Robin Quivers of the Howard Stern show bought a mink coat! They discussed
>how the animals are anally electrocuted and she said "I EAT animals- I don't
>know how they kill the cows!" She plans to wear it to work tomarrow so
>everyone at work can see it...
>
>Does anyone know how to contact the show?
Erin and all,
You can contact Robin at:
WXRK
600 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212) 935-5170
(212) 685-6947 (fax)
BTW, Robin once gave Howard hell for wearing a fur coat for of his
"Rolling Stone" magazine photo shoots about 3 years.
Peace,
Joe
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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 19:07:04 -0600
From: "Alliance for Animals"
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: ZOO MONKEYS SOLD FOR RESEARCH!!
Message-ID: <199801150018.SAA18508@mendota.terracom.net>
URGENT! MADISON MONKEYS NEED YOUR HELP RIGHT AWAY!!
MONKEYS LIVING AT THE HENRY VILAS ZOO ARE BEING SENT TO THE TULANE
PRIMATE CENTER IN LOUISIANA WITHIN WEEKS (OR SOONER)!! BUT WE CAN
SAVE THEM FROM CERTAIN DEATH BY LETTING SENATORS KOHL AND
FEINGOLD
AND DANE COUNTY EXECUTIVE KATHLEEN FALK THAT THEY DESERVE TO LIVE
OUT THEIR LIVES IN PEACE HERE AT THE ZOO OR IN A SANCTUARY.
PLEASE TRY TO MAKE ONE OR MORE CALLS OR WRITE, FAX...WHATEVER YOU
HAVE TIME FOR TO SAVE THESE AMAZING ANIMALS FROM BEING USED IN
INVASIVE RESEARCH AT TULANE.
WE STILL CAN DO IT!
THE ALLIANCE FOR ANIMALS HAS A MEETING WITH KATHLEEN FALK NEXT
WEDNESDAY TO DISCUSS SAFE OPTIONS FOR THE MONKEYS.
TELL HER THE MONKEYS SHOULD STAY IN THEIR HOMES TOGETHER UNTIL WE
CAN COME UP WITH A PROPER PLAN FOR THEM.
THANK YOU!!
IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED TO SAVE THE VILAS ZOO MONKEYS!
We are at a critical point in our fight to protect the Vilas Zoo
Monkeys! They are in imminent danger of being sold off to research
labs by February 1st if something is not done soon. Funding by the
National Institutes Of Health will be cut off January 31st and the UW
Primate Research Center is unwilling to spend even1/2 of one percent
of their annual budget to maintain the 100 rhesus and 50 stumptail
monkeys in healthy colonies for the benefit of the community and
observational researchers. They will be sold to the highest bidder.
Already there have been reports from inside sources at the primate
center that researchers are photographing the Stumptails' heads for
Proctor and Gamble ...to see if they would be suitable for use in
baldness studies and/or other product testing. The Stumptails are an
endangered species, yet they will be shipped off to labs. They will
be put in isolation, where their futures will be lonely and grim at
best. The Rhesus monkeys could be moved to labs here at the UW and/or
elsewhere to be subjected to painful, unnecessary product testing,
AIDS research, invasive brain and fertility research and more.. Their
most likely end is death due to experimentation.
We know that of the 110 zoo monkeys that the UW Primate Center sold
over the years, at least 50 percent of them are dead, and probably
many more. Up to 100 Zoo Monkeys suffered and died at the Primate
Center itself since the 1989 agreement was signed stating that "No Zoo
Monkeys would be used in invasive research".
WE MUST ACT NOW TO SAVE THE REMAINING MONKEYS FROM SUFFERING THE
SAME
FATE!
We must persuade the UW and the Primate Center to show some humanity
and sensitivity and reconsider selling the monkeys. In 1997 they
assured the community that the monkeys could remain at the zoo until
the year 2002; now they should donate the monkeys to the zoo and
support them until 2002 while the community seeks permanent funding to
keep them together, safe and healthy. Let Chancellor Ward and Joseph
Kemnitz know that you expect no less from them.
I am hoping that we can also convince elected officials to help us
save Vilas Zoo monkeys. Please put forth the effort to inform Senators
Feingold and Kohl, Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk and Jonathan
Becker of the Dane County Board that we cannot allow them to be sold
off. THEY MUST HELP US FIND THE TIME TO PROTECT THESE MARVELOUS
CREATURES FROM MISERABLE LIVES IN LABORATORIES.
Ask your neighbors to help. Contact your own elected city, county and
state officials. Write letters to the editors of your newspapers.
Their lives depend on you. We realize that this an extremely busy
time of year for you, but please try to try and help before it is too
late.
Please don't delay. Write, call, or fax...whichever works
best for you! Thank you for being a friend to the animals.
Tina Kaske
Executive Director
Senator Russell D. Feingold
716 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510Middleton, WI Phone:
(608)-828-1200
Phone: (202)-224-5323Milwaukee, WI Phone:
(414)-276-7282
Fax: (202)-224-2725
Senator Herbert H. Kobl
220 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510Milwaukee, WI
Phone: (202)-224-5653Phone: (414) 297-4451 Fax: (414) 297-4455
Fax: (202)-224-9787
Chancellor David Ward
University of WI-Madison
Bascom Hall, Room 161
Madison, WI 53706Phone: 608-262-9946Fax:(608)-262-8333
Dr. Joseph Kemnitz/Acting Director
UW Primate Research Center
1210 Capital Court
Madison, WI 53715Phone:(608)-263-3588Fax: (608)-263-4031
Jonathan Becker, Chair
Dane County Board
210 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Madison, WI 53703Phone: (608)-266-4360Fax: (608)-266-4361
Dave Zweifel/Editor
Capitol Times
PO Box 8060
Madison, WI 53708Phone: (608)-252-6410Fax: (608)-252-6445
Frank Denton/Editor
WI State Journal
PO Box 8058
Madison, WI 53708Phone: (608)-252-6119Fax: (608)-252-6104
Kathleen Falk
Dane County Executive
210 martin Luther King Blvd.
Madison, WI 53703Phone: (608)-266-4114Fax: (608)-266-2643
THANK YOU!
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 20:44:03 -0600
From: Steve Barney
To: AR-News
Subject: [US: Madison,
WI] NEWS: "Animals rights activists keep vigil at Madison zoo"
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News3 Top Stories
WISC-TV, Madison, WI
Updated Wednesday, January 14 at 4:30 p.m.
http://www.wisctv.com/news/
Animals rights activists keep vigil at Madison zoo
Animals rights activists are keeping watch around-the-clock at
Madison's Vilas Zoo to express their opposition to the transfer
of about 100 monkeys to Louisiana.
The Wisconsin Research Center wants to get rid of the 150
monkeys and send them to the Tulane Regional Primate
Research Center's breeding colony. The Alliance for Animals
wants the center to change its plans.
The research center also says negotiations to send 50
stump-tailed macaques to Thailand are continuing with wildlife
groups there.
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