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AR-NEWS Digest 688
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) (Aust/NZ)Plea for RCD vaccine for threatened rabbits
by bunny
2) [SPA] In Defense of Animals in the Radio Show (Cadena 100)
by =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jordi_Ni=F1erola?= <2063511@campus.uab.es>
3) Fw: VIRUS WARNING !
by "Bina Robinson"
4) MD Alert: Animal Friendly License Plates
by Michael Markarian
5) (US) Submarine tests too loud for whales?
by Mesia Quartano
6) Plants May Not Repel Deer, But Can Curb Their Appetites...
(US/MD)
by Michael Markarian
7) Travel Advisory-Cancun, Mexico
by kjp@wspausa.com (Katherine Perkinson)
8) National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (NWRA) [Seattle]
by Bob Chorush
9) Fwd: "Live Frog Habitat"
by Twilight
10) Your letters to New Zealand may save bunny lives
by bunny
11) Re: New Australian Wildlife mailing list
by "Cari Gehl"
12) Documents re Vilas Park Zoo monkeys
by Shirley McGreal
13) [US-WI] "7 monkeys too sick to make trip south" (TCT-030798)
by Steve Barney
14) 'First Dog' To Be Neutered
by Tereiman
15) (TH) Sanctuary fire
by Vadivu Govind
16) (TH) Dog saves boy
by Vadivu Govind
17) Corrected e-mail address
by Shirley McGreal
18) HELP END DISSECTION!!
by molgoveggie@juno.com (Molly G Hamilton)
19) Heart Wrenching Experience.
by molgoveggie@juno.com (Molly G Hamilton)
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 17:11:17 +0800
From: bunny
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (Aust/NZ)Plea for RCD vaccine for threatened rabbits
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Hon Jenny Shipley,
Prime Minister,
Parliament Buildings,
Wellington.
New Zealand
Fax +64 4 473 7045
8th March 1998
Dear Prime Minister Shipley,
In recent months New Zealand farmers chose to illegally import and
deliberately spread RCD (Viral Hemorrhagic Disease of Rabbits across both
islands of New Zealand). New Zealand farmers escaped unprosecuted for their
deliberate flouting of New Zealand's decision not to introduce RCD into New
Zealand as a biological control agent of the wild European rabbit in New
Zealand. The New Zealand government has thus shown itself to be incapable of
coping with a minority group who chose to take the law into their own hands
by importing and deliberately spreading RCD. Further more New Zealand is in
breach of the OIE principles of stopping the spread of infectious diseases
around the world. Your government should immediately stop the spread of RCD
in New Zealand and should not legalise RCD as a biocontrol agent of rabbits
because there is no guarantee that RCD will not infect some other species
other than rabbits and because NZ is in contravention of OIE regulations.
Free vaccines should be given to all owners of pet rabbits, fancy rabbits
and meat rabbits in New Zealand.
However, based on the bizarre events occurring in New Zealand at the present
time, I believe that my logical and responsible request (above) will fall on
deaf ears. The main reason that I am writing to you besides reiterating the
your governments lack of ability to control New Zealand's lawless and
reckless farmers, is to plead that over the counter sales of RCD VACCINE be
allowed immediately to owners of pet rabbits, show rabbits and meat rabbit
producers in New Zealand. Of course free RCD vaccine for all would be
justified in the circumstances which afflict New Zealand, but I doubt that
your government will be as helpful to law abiding rabbit owners (in
providing free vaccine) as it has been to your lawless farmers (in condoning
their dangerous and illegal actions).
Recently, a New Zealand company apparently acquired a licence which will
enable this company to sell deadly live bottled RCD virus over the counter .
Meanwhile, rabbit owners in New Zealand are obliged to pay vets to inoculate
their rabbits with RCD vaccine which is an unexpected financial burden to
many rabbit owners. Your Government has a moral and ethical duty to allow
sales of RCD vaccine over the counter to pet rabbit owners so that they can
have their rabbits vaccinated at minimal cost. You have allowed the farmers
of New Zealand great concessions in their quest to spread disease and yet
you have allowed no concessions to law abiding rabbit owners of NZ who were
owed a duty of protection from the RCD virus by the New Zealand Government
(RCD having been absent from the shores of New Zealand until the actions of
the NZ farmers in introducing this disease to New Zealand).
If the New Zealand Government does not help the owners of rabbits in New
Zealand obtain access to free or cheap vaccine to save their rabbits from
horrible RCD induced deaths due to deliberate epidemics of RCD,
international condemnation will fall on New Zealand. If your government
fails to supply free or cheap RCD vaccine to help save pet rabbits, New
Zealand's heartless and inhumane approach in failing to help protect
companionship animals (pet rabbits) from disease in a time of crisis by
denying the availability of cheap or free vaccines will echo around the world.
Regards,
Marguerite Wegner
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The piper's son, )6 6( Riverton,
Saved a pig >{= Y =}< Western Australia 6148
And away he run; /'-^-'\
So none could eat (_) (_) email: rabbit@wantree.com.au
The pig so sweet | . |
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Down the street. \_/^\_/ (Rabbit Information Service website updated
frequently)
Jesus was most likely a vegetarian... why aren't you? Go to
http://www.zworx.com/kin/esseneteachings.htm
for more information.
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
- Voltaire
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 14:20:53 +0100
From: Jordi Ni±erola <2063511@campus.uab.es>
To: AR News
Subject: [SPA] In Defense of Animals in the Radio Show (Cadena 100)
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Madrid-Barcelona (Spain-Catalonia): In the
program of Cadena 100 Radio "LA Jungla" ,that if I translate the name
are "The Jungle", the famous spanish lead singer of "MOJINOS
ESCOZIOS" (Sorry, I didn't remenber the name) has a section in this program
about popular histories. The 5th of March, this singer, explain the history of
" The Jungle Book". But in this section the parcularity are that the
histories are explain in satiric intention.
The Jungle book, is the famous history of Mowgli, a baby that
is leave in the jungle. The MOJINO'S leader explain how many animals encounter
the baby and debate if they accept an human in the jungle or not.
The satiric appear when the tiger said "No, because the
human shoot me and only want my skin for fur coats", and the elephant said
"No, because the human dies many elephants for our Ivory" , etc.... in
this moment appears the Panter, and said "Yes, but you didn't remember one
thing, that we aren't humans" and all animals in the jungle accepts a
Mowgli.
Is very important, that a one country how Spain, my country,
prove that no all people likes the bullfighting shows and animal torture, and
that is very important that famous people prove that love animals, for exemple
Raul Gonzalez, Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Pep Guardiola, Magda Orenich, etc.... for this
we fight for animals.
FOR ALL ANIMALS.
Jordi Niñerola
Barcelona, Catalonia.
Jordi Ninyerola i Maymí
"Matar per sobreviure és un acte de
la natura, matar per diversió
o per lluïr una pell, és un
acte que no fan ni els més cruels dels
animals"
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 11:49:41 -0500
From: "Bina Robinson"
To:
Subject: Fw: VIRUS WARNING !
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> Subject: VIRUS WARNING !
> Date: Tuesday, March 10, 1998 6:14 AM
>
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> Subject: Fwd: VIRUS WARNING
> Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 13:47:22 EST
>
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 09:19:22 -0800 (PST)
From: Michael Markarian
To: ar-news@envirolink.org, en.alerts@conf.igc.apc.org
Subject: MD Alert: Animal Friendly License Plates
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MARYLAND ALERT
SUPPORT "ANIMAL FRIENDLY" LICENSE PLATES!
Senate Bill 88 is pending in Annapolis to create a special vehicle license
plate to fund spay and neuter programs for dogs and cats in local
communities. This bill already passed the Senate by an overwhelming margin
of 40 to 5, and will soon be considered by the House Commerce and Government
Matters Committee, and then hopefully, by the entire House of Delegates!
You have three Delegates who represent you in Annapolis. Please contact them
immediately and tell them to support Senate Bill 88. Call 1-800-492-7122 or
write to:
The Honorable __________
Maryland House of Delegates
Annapolis, MD 21401
Besides contacting your own three Delegates, please also contact Delegate
John F. Wood, Jr., the Chairman of the House Commerce and Government Matters
Committee. Use the same address as above, or call 410-841-3502 (from the
Baltimore/Annapolis area) or 301-858-3502 (from the
Washington/Montgomery/Prince George's area).
Here are a few points you may wish to make in your phone calls or letters:
*** Overpopulation of cats and dogs causes much suffering as unwanted
animals are either euthanized or become strays. One female cat can be the
source of 420,000 cats in only seven years. Prevention through spaying and
neutering is the key to solving this problem.
*** Through the sale of these license plates, money will go back to each
local community to run a sterilization program for cats and dogs. By
purchasing these special license plates, people who want to help animals
financially can, but are not required to do so.
*** The license plates educate the public that spaying and neutering animals
is important, and it also shows how much and how many people care about animals.
*** Six other states (including our neighbor Virginia) have already enacted
successful license plate programs to fund community spaying and neutering
programs.
Thank you for your help!
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 13:21:09 -0800
From: Mesia Quartano
To: "ar-news@envirolink.org"
Subject: (US) Submarine tests too loud for whales?
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(UPI; 03/09/98)
By GLENN GARELIK
UPI Science News
WASHINGTON, Mar. 9 (UPI) Using sonar to detect distant enemy
submarines presents a problem for the military: Seawater quickly dampens
most sound, leaving the far-off subs to maintain their stealthy
existence.
But scientists found a way around the problem: Since very low- frequency
waves can travel much farther than other sounds, they said, the military
should try blasting very loud, very low-frequency signals into the water
and wait for the echoes to return. That's the method whales use to
communicate over thousands of kilometers.
In the early 1990s scientists for the Navy and NATO began experimenting
around the globe with such extremely loud, low-frequency sounds.
Then in 1994, Joel Reynolds, an attorney with the Natural Resources
Defense Council, learned of the experiments and insisted the Navy
determine whether the noises might be disturbing endangered marine life.
To do so would constitute a violation of federal laws.
The Navy halted the program until an Environmental Impact Statement
could be prepared. It targeted the end of 1998 for a draft.
To test the impact of the sounds on whales, the Navy engaged experts
from Cornell University's Shoals Marine Laboratory and the Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts. The first experiments on gray,
blue, and fin whales off the coast of California began last fall. The
final tests were to begin late last month off Hawaii, where two-thirds
of the world's population of humpbacks breed in March.
Whereupon an angry coalition of environmental groups stepped in.
The groups sued to halt the Navy testing. When the federal district
court judge in Honolulu ruled against them recently on grounds they had
failed to establish sufficient evidence of harm to the animals, members
of one of the groups sailed into test-site waters. Benjamin White, the
group's director, promised to "get as many human bodies as possible
between the Navy and the whales."
Judge Helen Gilmor at the federal district court in Honolulu heard the
case twice, and a decision is expected anytime.
Chief plaintiff against the Navy and its researchers is psychobiologist
Marsha Green, of Albright College in Reading, Pa., a specialist on the
effects on whales of the engine noise of marine vessels. Says Green,
"Blasting humpback whales with sounds of this intensity could kill
them."
A Navy spokesman responds that neither the environmental impact tests
nor its military program have yet produced ill effects on any marine
creatures. If further testing turns out to affect those creatures, the
spokesman told United Press International, the program "will stop."
Green fears the damage will already have been done.
She bases her reasoning in part on an understanding that the
experimental sonar is capable of sounds as loud as 230 decibels, and
that even the environmental impact tests could run as loud as 215 dB.
Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, the firm that has taken up the
environmentalist case, describes that as 1,000 times louder than a 747
engine.
Green argues that troubles start at intensities well under 215 dB. She
points to a recent research paper in which the authors say even at 180
dB sound waves can "shear" living tissues especially in marine
mammals, which have lungs, and so a significant differential versus
surrounding water pressure.
She notes there was a mass-stranding of beaked whales on the Greek shore
in May. Because such mass-strandings are highly unusual, a University of
Athens zoologist has written in the journal Nature that it may have been
precipitated by NATO tests of its low-frequency submarine- detection
system.
And Green refers to sightings of dead whales at places where biologists
from the Scripps Oceanographic Institute studied the behavior of loud,
low-frequency sounds to gauge ocean temperatures.
Cornell University animal communications specialist Christopher Clark,
the researcher leading the environmental impact experiment for the Navy,
says he will issue sonic "pulses" of 125 dB or lower, at least
initially. In water, he says, that is about as loud as human speech. And
he says he will take the signals no louder than 155 dB. In water, he
says, that is "about as loud as a Waring blender."
But Clark also acknowledges he has seen apparent signs of discomfort in
whales exposed to loud boat engines.
According to Peter Tyack, a Woods Hole whale expert respected by both
sides of the controversy, whales have been known to change their
migratory patterns
when encountering manmade sounds as "low" as 120 dB, such as those
produced by underwater oil-drilling.
Environmental lawyer Reynolds, for his part, says that while he opposes
deployment of the submarine detection system per se, he reluctantly
supports research into the damage it might cause. "If it's necessary to
get data," he says, "then I'm prepared to live with it."
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(I received an error message so I'm reposting this. Apologies if it
appears twice)
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 11:33:35 -0800 (PST)
From: Michael Markarian
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Plants May Not Repel Deer, But Can Curb Their Appetites...
(US/MD)
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from the Maryland DNR web site (http://www.dnr.state.md.us):
Plants May Not Repel Deer, But Can Curb Their Appetites,
Saving Your Garden For Its Beauty And Other Wildlife
Annapolis, MD (March 10, 1998)--If deer are munching your garden like
it's going out of style, chances are your plants are
among their favored foods. While many people are interested in sharing
their backyards with wildlife, they are sometimes
discouraged by the ravenous appetites of neighborhood deer.
But don't despair. There are some garden plants that are not on the
favored menu of white-tailed deer, according to staff at
Maryland's Department of Natural Resources and Cooperative Extension
Service.
White-tailed deer have taken full advantage of the great habitat
offered to it by suburban development and luscious garden
plantings. The notion that deer are showing up in backyards because
they have lost habitat is misinformed. White-tailed deer
like forest edges best and really enjoy living in the narrow bands of
forest along streams and in community parks, especially
when they border some nice azaleas. The deer population explosion is
due, in part, to the expansion, not the loss of habitat.
The Maryland Cooperative Extension Service has published a list of
plants that are considered rarely or seldom damaged by
deer in its publication "Resistance of Ornamentals to Deer Damage" fact
sheet #655. To receive a copy of the complete list,
contact your county Cooperative Extension office, listed in the blue
pages of the telephone book.
That being said, there are many other wildlife species that are not
usually intrusive and could use a helping hand in the form of
created and enhanced habitat. All kinds of songbirds, like cardinals,
blue jays, robins, goldfinches and many beautiful
butterflies really can benefit from a well-planned backyard habitat.
Just because deer are dining in your hostas, doesn't mean
you have to give up the idea of a garden that's attractive to humans or
beneficial to other wildlife.
To enhance your garden for songbirds and butterflies, consider adding a
shallow bird bath. Water is one of the most precious
habitat elements for wildlife. Fresh water is often scarce in urban and
suburban neighborhoods. Add a little movement to the
water and you're sure to attract all kinds of songbirds.
The bathing and drinking antics of birds and their springtime breeding
plumage will delight you. Songbirds appreciate offering
of bird seed, especially in the spring when their other food (insects,
fruit and natural seed) is limited and their nesting
preparations have begun. Also, consider adding a nest box. A good
choice for suburban homes is a wren nest box. Wrens are
tiny and adorable. Males prepare several nests and one is chosen by the
female, so nesting space for wrens is always in
demand. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources' Wild Acres
Program has lots of ideas for projects that you can
undertake to benefit and enjoy wildlife at home, whether you have a
window box, a townhome garden, a large farm or any
space in between. Over 3,600 properties are currently part of the
program. Participants receive a certificate and outdoor
decorative sign, as well as a periodic newsletter with tips and great
wildlife information. Call (410) 260-8570 for more
information.
Posted on March 10, 1998
Date: 10 Mar 1998 16:24:02 EST
From: kjp@wspausa.com (Katherine Perkinson)
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
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College Students/Travelers Urged to Boycott
Bullfights While on Spring Break in CANCUN, MEXICO
Boston/Washington- The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and Humane
Society International (HSI), through their joint Travel Partners for Animal Welfare
program and under the slogan of No Mas Violencia!, are asking college students and
travelers vacationing south of the border this spring to pull the cape over the eyes
of entrepreneurs and bullfighters by not attending regularly scheduled bullfights
in Cancun, Mexico.
This week alone, 1500 tourists will attend a bullfight in Cancun. Ninety percent
of these people will be North American and many will be college students. Most will
leave Cancun's bull ring sickened by a display of cruelty never before witnessed
by these unsuspecting tourists.
Bullfighting is not an indigenous tradition in Cancun. It was imported in 1984 by
entrepreneurs seeking to take advantage of tourist revenue. In the past 15 years
Cancun has grown to be a very wealthy city, enticing capitalists from around the
world with one of the highest and most consistent occupancy rates of any vacation
destination. While the bullfighting industry represents less than 5% of the total
revenues produced by attractions in Cancun, the billions of dollars which pour into
Cancun yearly still make it a very profitable business. With the wide array of eco-friendly
activities Cancun has to offer, it is senseless that the cruel sport of bullfighting
continues to draw a crowd.
In addition to launching a wide-spread publicity campaign, WSPA and HSI are working
with officials in Cancun and throughout Mexico to introduce an educational curriculum
within local communities. Teacher training seminars will provide educators with
the information necessary to integrate animal welfare and environmental issues into
existing school programs. WSPA and HSI have also asked the government to publicly
label bullfights as violent events and to restrict attendance by young children who
are currently admitted free of charge.
The absent voices and wallets of college students this year in Cancun's bullrings
will demonstrate a growing intolerance to the violence involved in bullfighting.
By not patronizing these events, students can discourage the further growth of this
sport and hit entrepreneurs, matadors, and aficionados where it really hurts - their
profits. With all the other options, why not say "No Mas Violencia"?
______________________________________________________
Travel Partners for Animal Welfare is a group of travel agencies and wholesalers
who have joined in partnership with two of the world's leading animal protection
agencies - the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and Humane Society
International (HSI)- to raise consciousness within the tourism industry about animal
welfare. Partners use their influence to prevent tourism revenues from supporting
events and industries that exploit animal suffering and to encourage patronage of
those which are beneficial for animals. A listing of participating agencies can be
found on both WSPA and HSI websites: http://www.way.net/wspa/TPAWagen.html and
http://www.hsus.org/TPAW.html
Contact: Katie Perkinson at WSPA, (617) 522-7000
or Janet Frake at HSI, (301) 258-3010 for more information
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 13:40:23 -0800
From: Bob Chorush
To: "'ar-news@envirolink.org'"
Subject: National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (NWRA) [Seattle]
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For Immediate Release
March 9, 1998
WILD IN BELLEVUE
On Thursday March 12 through 15, PAWS Wildlife Center will be host to
over 500 veterinarians, wildlife rehabilitators, biologists, university
professors and zookeepers from throughout the United States and abroad
as they converge for the Sixteenth Annual Symposium of the National
Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (NWRA).
This is the first year that this important gathering of wildlife
professionals will be held in the Northwest. The Symposium attendees,
some of whom have come from as far away as New Zealand, are
collectively responsible for treating and returning to the wild hundreds
of thousands of injured and orphaned wild animals every year! Held at
the Double Tree Hotel in Bellevue, the symposium will provide important
opportunities for sharing information on latest advances in wildlife
medicine and rehabilitation care.
Some of the highlights of the four days of concurrent sessions include
an Avian Fracture Repair Workshop by world renown veterinarian, Patrick
Redig of the Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota, discussion of
the Restoration of Gray Wolves by Joe Fontaine with the US. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Rearing Australian Mammals by Debra Dyson from the
Melbourne Zoo, A Cooperative Approach to Oil Spill Management by Joanna
Mazet, DVM from the University of California, and Building a
Rehabilitation Center by Walter Crawford from the World Bird Sanctuary.
Local speakers include:
Eric Stauber, DVM, Washington State University (Value of Wildlife
Rehabilitation, Opportunities for Treatment, Research, Education, and
Conservation)
Darin Collins, DVM, Woodland Park Zoo, (Organophosphate Toxicosis in
Raptors in the Pacific Northwest)
Michael Garner, DVM, Northwest Zoo Path, (The Role of Pathology in
Wildlife Rehabilitation)
Vi Hilbert, Lushootseed Research, (the First People of Puget Sound Learn
from the Earth)
Sam Wasser, PhD, Center for Wildlife Conservation (Non-invasive Measures
of Ecosystem Health)
Curtiss Clumpner, PAWS Wildlife Center (Rehabilitation of Black Bears)
The PAWS Wildlife Center is pleased to host this Sixteenth Annual
Symposium of the National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association, an
incredible learning opportunity for those working to save wildlife.
Contact: Jeanne Wasserman, PAWS Wildlife Center (425)787-2500 x 815 or
(206)363-7268
Sue Howell, NWRA (408)779-9372, or (425)455-1300 at Double
Tree (from March 11)
NWRA Symposium site: Double Tree Hotel, 300 112th Ave SE, Bellevue
Bob Chorush, Web Administrator
Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
15305 44th Ave W. Lynnwood,WA 98046
425-787-2500 ext 862 fax 425-742-5711
bchorush@paws.org
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 14:37:28 -0800 (PST)
From: Twilight
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Fwd: "Live Frog Habitat"
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This was posted on another list but thought it may be of interest
> Dear Frog Friends,
> Today while looking for gifts for a niece and nephew, I was at a
> Natural Wonders store and a Learningsmith store. Both stores had an
> item called "Uncle Milton's Surf Frogs Live Frog Habitat." This is a
> domed and glorified version (with a surf board for the frog) of the
> plastic pools with an island in the center and a plastic palm tree
that
> were sold years ago to house hatchling turtles sold at the 5 & dime
> stores. It was inadequate for turtles then, and the updated version
> (yes, it still has the plastic palm) is inadequate for frogs now.
Worse
> yet, the whole image presented by the packaging and design is of frogs
> as living toys. It comes with a certificate to send away for 1 or 2
> Leopard frog tadpoles (_R. pipiens_). The spiel on the back of the box
> says something about amphibian experts being involved in it's
> development, and how Earth friendly it is because the tadpoles are
> captive hatched. If you have one of these stores in your area, stop
in
> and see what you think of this thing.
> Anyway, I was going to write letters to both stores' main offices,
and
> to the manufacturer, and I thought in case anyone else sees this thing
> and is as bothered by it as I was- here are the addresses:
>
> Uncle Milton Industries, Inc
> 5717 Corsa Ave.
> Westlake Village, CA 91362
>
> Natual Wonders
> 4209 Technology Dr.
> Fremont, CA 94538
>
> Learningsmith
> 32 3rd Ave.
> Burlington, MA 01803
>
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Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 07:12:10 +0800
From: bunny
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Your letters to New Zealand may save bunny lives
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Dear All,
Someone wrote to me and suggested that it was important that people in New
Zealand speak out on behalf of pet rabbits threatened by RCD/VHD and this is
true. However I thought I'd explain why any letter you can send to Jenny
Shipley (New Zealand Prime Minister) will be so helpful and may help save
pet bunnies from dying of RCD in New zealand.
My sources in New Zealand say that many pet bunny owners (especially those
with 5 or 6 rabbits or more) are afraid to speak out to ask for free or
cheap vaccine because the authorities could make things hard for them. In my
state of Western Australia there are bi-laws that say you should only have
two rabbits although I believe you can obtain a permit to hold more. Many
people have many more than 2 rabbits here. Yet, it would always be possible
that if authorites decided to target rabbit carers that we would have a big
dispute here. I feel that the same situation may exist in New Zealand.
Personally, I cannot sit by and think of people's pet bunnies dying because
of lack of free/cheap VHD vaccines. From anyones point of view, to see a
government totally uncaring of the death of peoples beloved companionship
animals (pet rabbits)and yet allowing deliberate epidemics of VHD instigated
by renegade farmers is a totally unacceptable and a cruel state of affairs.
I would protest at this abomination whether the companionship animal
involved was rabbit, dog or cat. The whole NZ RCD saga is cruel, bizzare and
heartless in the lack of consideration shown by the NZ authorities regarding
peoples beloved pet rabbits.
Jenny Shipley's address is
Hon Jenny Shipley,
Prime Minister,
Parliament Buildings,
Wellington,
New Zealand
Fax International +64 4 473 7045
Kind regards,
Marguerite
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 15:51:40 PST
From: "Cari Gehl"
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Subject: Re: New Australian Wildlife mailing list
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Hi everyone -
A correction to my earlier message about this mailing list. The correct
address to subscribe should be:
ozark-request@paradigm4.com.au
Apparently, they left the "a" out of paradigm. Sorry about that!
Best wishes,
Cari
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>Cari Gehl wrote:
>
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 19:03:02 -0500
From: Shirley McGreal
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Documents re Vilas Park Zoo monkeys
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The International Primate Protection League has received copies of the
documents reproduced below, pertaining to the Vilas Park Zoo monkeys.
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E-mail from "Joseph W. Kemnitz" (kemnitz@primate.wis.edu) to
"gerone@tpc.tulane.edu" (Peter Gerone, director of Tulane Primate Center),
dated 10 November 1998, subject "Gift"
Pete, would you accept a gift of a group of ~50 rhesus monkeys from us? Or
two groups totalling ~100?
I am trying to resolve a controversy (and now a funding issue) regarding
our monkeys kept at the local zoo. If I could find a new home for the
rhesus, it would make life much easier [my comment, CLEARLY EASIER FOR
KEMNITZ, NOT THE MONKEYS!]. Both groups consist of males and females of
mixed ages. They are reasonable breeding troops. It would be best if they
were used for breeding, rather than invasive research FOR PR ISSUES
[Emphasis added by SM, for non English language list members, PR = Public
relations, the violation of the long-standing agreement that the zoo
monkeys never be used for invasive research was apparently viewed as a "PR
problem" by the university - not a matter of right and wrong]. We would
like to ship them before February.
If you have any interest, let me know. Best regards, Joe
-----------------------------
Reply on 11 November 1997 from "Peter J. Gerone"
Joe - sorry for the delay in responding. I got your message the first thing
this morning but I wanted to talk to Jim Blanshard before responding. The
answer is YES! We have our quarantine pretty full through January but we
hope to move them out in time to accept your monkeys. We would be
interested in the whole group and, obviously, would pay the expense of
getting them there. We appreciate your offer. Pete.
------------------------------
On 23 December, Michael Lankeit, Acting Director of the Deutsches
Primatenzentrum GmbH in Gottingen, Germany, contacted Kemnitz, proposing a
way for the primate center to "get rid" of the monkeys "in an elegant
manner." Its letterhead lists the center's "research groups" as "Aging and
Metabolic Disease, Immunogenetics, Neurobiology, Physiological ethology,
Psychobiology, Reproduction, Virology and Immunology"
I am writing you in my function of the chairman of the European Primate
Resources Network - EUPREN - a network of the leading primate centers in
Europe.
Via Primate-Talk we learned that NIH will stop funding the WRPRC colony at
Vilas Park Zoo and I had the opportunity to talk to David Abbott some days
before in Paris. During this talk very spontaneously the idea was born that
EUPREN would overtake this colony. Without having thought about the details
we believed that such a solution would be advantageous for WRPRC and EUPREN
as well because one of the aims of EUPREN is the expansion of the breeding
capacities of macaques in Europe and WRPRC could "get rid" of the colony in
an elegant manner.
So my question is, do you see a realistic chance to transfer the colony
from Vilas Zoo to Europe? If so, we could start thinking about the
feasibility and details of such an operation. In that case, we would need
of course more information about the colony. If not, it makes no sense to
invest any more time into it.
I am looking forward hearing from you.
--------------------------------
On 23 December 1997 Kemnitz responded:
Thank you for your fax message of earlier today and for your interest in
our monkeys at the Vilas Park Zoo. In answer to your questions, yes, I do
see transfer of at least the stumptailed macaques from the zoo to the
Deutsches Primatenzentrum as a realistic possibility! The group consists of
51 animals ranging from infants to older adults (~20 yr old).
I would be happy to discuss opportunities with you.
[IPPL Note, on 14 January, Kemnitz was quoted in the Madison Capital Times
as saying, "Transferring the stumptails to Thailand remains my No. 1 option
for them."]
-------------------------
On 6 January 1998 Kemnitz contacted the German Primate Center again.
This note is to follow-up on our correspondence of two weeks ago. Is EUPREN
still interested in acquiring our stumptailed macaques? Please let me know
as we would like to develop a plan for them in the very near future.
---------------
On 8 January 1998 Michael Lankeit replied to Kemnitz.
Many thanks for your faxes on December 23 and January 6.
To be honest, EUPREN's focus of interest was the rhesus macaque colony of
Vilas Park which obviously is not available. Stumptailed macaques are not
very common in biomedical research in Europe so I fear there is no great
interest to acquire the colony.
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 18:10:10 -0600
From: Steve Barney
To: AR-News
Subject: [US-WI] "7 monkeys too sick to make trip south" (TCT-030798)
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"7 monkeys too sick to make trip south"
By Paul Norton
The Capital Times
Madison, Wisconsin
United States
Saturday, March 7, 1998
Page 2A
-- Beginning --
7 MONKEYS TOO SICK TO MAKE TRIP SOUTH
By Paul Norton
The Capital Times
Born in Madison, they'll 'die in Madison. Seven of the 78 zoo monkeys
scheduled for shipment to Louisiana Wednesday were deemed too infirm or
aged to travel and were kept here.
The seven rhesus monkeys, many of them sick with terminal cancer, will
live out their years at the University of Wisconsin Primate Research
Center, 1223 Capitol Court, said Dr. Christine O'Rourke, the facility's
attending, veterinarian.
The Madison based Alliance for Animals learned of the decision to hold
back some of the monkeys and fired off a press release suggesting that
primate center staffers had handpicked these particular monkeys for use
in further experimentation.
O'Rourke stressed that the monkeys cancers are from natural causes, and
assured that they will not be subject to invasive research.
Most of the animals have been alive for 20 to 30 years, O'Rourke said.
They are being held in two large pens and living with members of the
troops to which they belonged at the Henry Vilas Zoo until this week.
The rest of the monkeys arrived safely at their new home, a Tulane
University research facility, said the Primate Research Center's Jordana
Lenon.
"The animals arrived at Tulane Thursday evening at about 6:30 and they
were all fine," Lenon said.
The Wednesday morning departure of the van carrying the monkeys was
marked by protests at the zoo and last-minute negotiations to divert
them to an animal sanctuary in Texas. In all, 144 monkeys were shipped
to Tulane, 71 of them from the zoo.
Those who sought to keep the monkeys in Madison expressed deep
disappointment with members of the UW Board of Regents Friday. The UW
has said it could not afford the costs of keeping the zoo monkeys here.
Behavioral research on the animals ended in June, and federal funds for
them subsequently dried up.
Lesley Arena, president of the Alliance for Animals board, and UW
English professor Marian Bean criticized the university s handling of
the monkeys.
"We're not here to discuss the pros and cons of animal research," Arena
said. "We're talking about a group of very special pet monkeys at our
zoo."
Regents President Sheldon Lubar declined comment, saying the state
Attorney General's Office told the regents not to discuss the matter
since it remains under litigation in a Dane County Circuit Court.
The animal rights group sought an injunction early this week to keep the
monkeys in Madison, but Judge Robert DeChambeau did not rule on the
request.
On Wednesday, the judge set a hearing in the case for April 15, but King
Street Law Collective lawyer Gene Linkmeyer, representing the monkey
supporters, said he likely would ask to have the injunction request
voluntarily dismissed.
In a statement before the Board of Regents, Vice Chancellor John Wiley
said the university had handled the issue as well as it could.
-- End --
More information about the UW-Madison monkey scandal is available at:
http://www.uwosh.edu/organizations/alag/Issues.html
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 19:41:51 EST
From: Tereiman
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: 'First Dog' To Be Neutered
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'First Dog' To Be Neutered
.c The Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) - The fix is in. Buddy, President Clinton's rambunctious new
puppy, will be neutered, the White House said Tuesday.
The president decided to neuter his chocolate-colored Labrador after an appeal
from actress Doris Day, who urged that Buddy go under the knife for health
reasons, White House spokesman Barry Toiv said.
``The president is inclined to do so,'' Toiv told reporters aboard Air Force
One as Clinton flew here from Connecticut to attend a fund-raising dinner.
Ms. Day, president of the Doris Day Animal League, sent Clinton a letter in
December expressing concern that Buddy would suffer health problems if he were
left intact.
In January, Clinton spokesman Mike McCurry said there were no plans to neuter
Buddy, who had moved into the White House in mid-December.
However, Clinton physician Connie Mariano has now told Ms. Day in a letter
that the Clintons had decided to neuter the dog on the advice of their
veterinarian. ``Thank you for your thoughtful concern,'' Dr. Mariano wrote.
No date was set for the procedure.
As of Monday, Buddy seemed oblivious to his fate. He engaged in an energetic
game of fetch with Clinton in the Rose Garden after the president returned
from a speech before the American Medical Association.
Socks, the first family's cat, was neutered while Clinton was Arkansas
governor.
AP-NY-03-10-98 1828EST
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 12:02:46 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (TH) Sanctuary fire
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>Bangkok Post
11 Mar 98
Forest fires rage at sanctuary
Insufficient staff seen as main problem
Uamdao Noikorn
Forest fires have so far claimed more than 3,500 rai in Huay
Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary and the surrounding forest, but
officials claim to have been able to keep them under control.
The fires at the World Natural Heritage site in Uthai Thani have
been raging since January.
Much of the fires occurred in the buffer zone, officials said.
Other damaged areas include 1,000 rai at Khao Bandai inside
the sanctuary proper. Officials said they have been able to
control 85 percent of the fire in the area.
According to a Forestry Department report released yesterday,
there are four other spots under fire including Khao Khiew which
is located north of the sanctuary linking Mae Wong National
Park. There, about 1,000 rai is under the blaze but about 80
percent of fire has been put out.
Over 200 rai in the Sri Nakharin water catchment area was
burned before officials finally stopped the fire. About 250 rai at
the checkpoint 2 was destroyed.
The only troublesome site is at the Kra Puk Kra Piak Protection
Unit where more than 1,000 rai of forest has been burned so far
while officials attempt to get the fire under control.
The Forestry Department admitted lack of personnel was the
main problem. At present, there are 13 units of fire squads with a
total of 195 persons stationed all over the sanctuary. But the
department is confident the situation will be under control as the
army has lent its hand.
Forest fire is common in the sanctuary as it happens every year.
A study by the department shows that all the fire incidents result
from human activities including hunting, food gathering and
clearing for farmland. This time was no exception.
A forestry official at the Forest Fire Control Division said the
disaster has its merit as it promotes growth of saplings but
admitted there is an environmental impact in the long run
including soil erosion and degradation of forest conditions
especially if the fire is frequent.
The worst forest fire in the history of Huay Kha Khaeng was in
1994 which saw 68,271 rai of forest including evergreen burned
down and hundreds of wild animals, young species and eggs of
rare breeds killed.
Article copyright Post Publishing Public Co., Ltd 1998
Reprinted for non-commercial use only.
Website: http://www.bangkokpost.net
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 12:14:06 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (TH) Dog saves boy
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>The Straits Times
10 Mar 98
DOG SAVES BOY: A 10-year-old boy, who jumped into a pond to save his
drowning mother and sister, was saved from the same fate by his pet dog,
which pulled him to safety, Thai police said yesterday. The dog rescued the
boy on Sunday from a pond near Bangkok. But it was unable to save the other
two. -- Reuters.
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 23:20:59 -0500
From: Shirley McGreal
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Corrected e-mail address
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The correct e-mail address of Wisconsin Primate Center Acting Director Joe
Kemnitz is:
kemnitz@primate.wisc.edu
Sorry, Shirley McGreal
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 23:41:47 -0500
From: molgoveggie@juno.com (Molly G Hamilton)
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Cc: ar-nys@waste.org
Subject: HELP END DISSECTION!!
Message-ID: <19980310.234153.3262.5.molgoveggie@juno.com>
I have been working since last October to have my High School here in
Middletown, N.Y. end dissection of once living creatures and use only
computers and models which the school already has.
I have been to the board meetings, given video's to all the board members
and the superintendant, as well as the science teachers and principal.
The video from PETA,
called class room cut ups and I finally got a response letter from the
Superintendant.
Here it is as follows:
Dear Ms. Hamilton,
I am writing to seek a level of closure on the animal rights issue which
you have been so resolute in recent months. Thank you for your patients
in awaiting my reply to you.
I don't believe our school system has been insensitive to the issue of
animal dissection. Understanding that we have a very diverse community,
and concomitant teaching and learning styles, we "DO" respect the wishes
of students who choose not to dissect animals in class. Similarly, we
also attempt to respect those students and staff members who do not eat
meat. Moreover, the Syracuse University program in advanced biology that
we utilize has a fundamental expectation of dessection in its curriculum.
Your articles and video would have schools such as ours mutilating and
dissecting dogs and cats. As you probably know, we do not dessect dogs o
cats - or other animals to which people would commonly relate to house
pets. In addition, the literature you provided naively suggests that
computer- driven alternatives are more cost effective. They are not - as
many believe - but tat they are a costly alternative, and representations
to the contrary further exaggerate the position.
It is curious that our public schools would be the focus of activities in
this matter, when other institutions obviously bear more responsibility
for the abrogation of animal "rights" that we do. Examples; all
supermarkets; McDonalds and all other restaurants; the medical and
pharmaceutical professions; most research institutions; manufacturers of
leather goods, cosmetics, building products, exotic jewelry and
furnishings, chemicals, medicine, etc.; pet stores; the animal
entertainment industry: and perhaps most important - those who consuume
these products and services. To dwell upon the publc school, turning
one's back on the blatant excesses of the rest of our society
seems unbalanced at best.
The Enlarged City School District of middletown will contine to make an
effort to provide a sensitive and repectful perspectiveon these issues,
perhaps more so than those listed above. Thank you for elevating our
sensitivity to the cause you represent.
I appreciate the professional manner in which you have dealt with people
in our system, paticularly your patience in awaiting my response.
Sincerely,
Robert H. Sigl, Jr.
Superintendant of Schools
The letter was also cc'd to :
Mr. Gerard Hluchan, President Board of Education
Mr. Bernard Cohen, Principal Middletown High School
Ms./ Shirley Thompson, ScienceChairperson, MHS
If anyone feels that they would like to send a letter to Mr. Sigler
concerning dissection on my behalf it would be great.
Fax: 914-343-9938
Phone: 914-341-5690
Address:
Mr. Robert Sigler
Superindendant of Schools,
223 Wisner Avenue
Middletown, .Y.
Love, Peace & Liberation,
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 23:52:15 -0500
From: molgoveggie@juno.com (Molly G Hamilton)
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Cc: chickadee-l@envirolink.org
Subject: Heart Wrenching Experience.
Message-ID: <19980310.235220.3262.8.molgoveggie@juno.com>
Today I saw a disabled man in a wheel chair on the streets with his dog
tagging along with him. The dog was also disabled only having three
legs. The dog was a black labrador retriever. I cried when I saw them.
Love, Peace, and Liberation,
Molly
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