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AR-NEWS Digest 501
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) BSE Concern, FDA Regulation Could Benefit Organic Beef, Soy
Producers
by Vegetarian Resource Center
2) Alarm Over Roo Cull (AU)
by "Karen Bevis"
3) Calle, the elephant
by "bhgazette"
4) Alarm Over Roo Cull (AU)
by "Karen Bevis"
5) World Farm Animals Day Observance
by farmusa@erols.com
6) Please Unsubscribe
by Michelle Sass
7) Hegins court date
by Heidi Prescott
8) Fund for Animals Rep. on Discovery On-Line
by Mike Markarian
9) FW: ar-dc: UW admits killing monkeys
by "D'Amico, AnnMarie"
10) Sportsmen support wildlife again
by richmond young
11) Macy's Fur Phone Campaign
by MINKLIB@aol.com
12) King Royal Update
by PAWS
13) Willing Hunter
by "mamosa marceau"
14) More anti-bullfighting demos
by "sa338@blues.uab.es"
15) bullkiller stamp in Spain!!!!!
by "sa338@blues.uab.es"
16) Re: bullkiller stamp in Spain!!!!!
by "sa338@blues.uab.es"
17) Re: World Farm Animals Day Observance (Wendy's)
by Pat Fish
18) Bardot helps end rooster slaughter
by Wyandotte Animal Group
19) [UK] National Trust hunting ban upheld
by David J Knowles
20) [UK] Ollie the escaped parrot ends up behind bars
by David J Knowles
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 01:09:31 -0400
From: Vegetarian Resource Center
To: AR-News@envirolink.org
Subject: BSE Concern, FDA Regulation Could Benefit Organic Beef, Soy
Producers
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BSE Concern, FDA Regulation Could Benefit Organic Beef, Soy Producers
http://www.newhope.com/npg/nfm/nfm_backs/Aug_97/news5.html
By David Wolf
WASHINGTON--FDA officials here recently announced a new regulation that
effectively
bans the use of slaughtered-animal parts in livestock feed. Citing concerns
over links
between "ruminant" animal protein and the transmission of "mad cow"
disease, FDA
outlawed the use of mammalian by-products in feed formulations, with certain
exceptions. The rule took effect June 5.
Mad cow disease, a degenerative brain disorder caused by bovine spongiform
encephalopathy (BSE), gained international attention in January 1996 when an
outbreak in Great Britain caused at least 10 deaths. People who eat
BSE-contaminated meat may develop Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which causes
brain
tissue to clump together and collapse--eventually resulting in holes in the
brain.
While FDA points out that no case of BSE infection has been documented in
U.S. cattle
populations, the new rule, according to the agency, would prevent the
disease from
spreading should a future outbreak occur. BSE pathogens can be transmitted
when the
scraps and by-products of slaughtered, infected animals are "recycled" into
feed for
extra protein.
In January, FDA first proposed a regulation that would have prohibited the
use of
ground cows, sheep, goats, deer, elk or mink in feed. The regulation's
final draft
expanded the ban to nearly all mammalian protein but, according to a
statement issued
by FDA, would continue to allow "the use of products believed to pose a
minimal risk of
BSE transmission," such as blood, gelatin, milk, and pure horse or pork
products.
The new regulation's impact on the natural products industry is as yet
difficult to
determine. Although the government estimates that switching to
non-animal-derived
protein sources like soy will create an additional $48 million market for
soybeans, the
vast majority of that new market will likely be conceded to conventional
growers.
Moreover, organic beef producers note that they have never fed their herds
animal
by-products, so the new rule has little, if any, relevance. Quips Lee Arst,
president and
CEO of Denver-based Coleman Natural Meats, "Our cattle have always been
vegetarians."
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 97 20:49:48 +1000 (EST)
From: "Karen Bevis"
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Alarm Over Roo Cull (AU)
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Herald Sun, 21/8/97
Residents near Melbourne Airport fear Australia's international reputation
could be harmed by a kangaroo cull close by.
The cull also angered animal rights campaigners, who delivered a dead joey
to Conservation Minister Marie Tehan's offices yesterday. The Department
of Natural Resources and Environment has granted a property owner in Bulla,
near Sunbury, a permit to cull 40 kangaroos over four months. On Tuesday
night, five kangaroos and one joey were killed.
Neighbour Bob Ruthen said he was concerned visitors could see roos being
shot 300m from the runway. The department's director of parks, flora and
fauna, Mr Mark Stone, said it was very unlikely anyone in a plane could see
kangaroos being shot at night. Mr Stone said the permits the department
issued to shoot roos had strict conditions, including that the animals had
to be killed humanely.
Rheya Linden, spokeswoman for Animal Liberation Victoria, said her group
found a joey in the pouch of one of the roos shot dead. The group claimed
it was not killed humanely.
Mr Stone said he would investigate the allegation.
_________
Just to add to this newspaper item. Animal Liberation (Vic) had been
working for two weeks to have the permit cancelled after being tipped off
by a neighbour. The permit was suspended temporarily while the Department
did a survey of kangaroos, and was reinstated without warning to us on
Tuesday. The joey found seemed to have crawled from its mothers pouch
where she had been tossed onto a bonfire. By law any joey must be killed
'humanely'. An autopsy is currently being carried out at the moment to
determine cause of death. Twenty nine of the allowed 40 kangaroos have now
been murdered.
This issue has gained excellent news coverage with footage of the scene
and an interview being on a national morning current affairs show, and
footage on the evening news. Because of the publicity it has gained, the
permit has now been cancelled!! So 11 kangaroos now have a reprieve. The
owner of the property will be allowed to reapply for a permit in 2 months
time.
Karen Bevis
Animal Liberation (Victoria)
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~animals/alibvic/
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 97 21:51:12 PDT
From: "bhgazette"
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Calle, the elephant
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This article appeared (some parts omitted.... as noted) in today's San
Francisco Chronicle:
ELEPHANT'S TB TREATMENT EFFECTIVE BUT NOT PRETTY
Cocoa butter suppositories prescribed
Two pounds of cocoa butter a day may spell salvation for Calle, the
elephant....
"Suppositories," explained David Robinett, general curator at the San
Francisco Zoo. "They were considered a last effort. Surprisingly,
she's taking it well."....
After the zoo put out a call for help, a Berkeley pharmacist developed
two-pound suppositories molded from cocoa butter.
Acting on a suggestion from the zoo vet, pharmacist John Garcia
fashioned hollow tubes of cocoa butter, 10 inches long and two inches
wide, and filled them with the daily dose of four TB medicines.
The drug-filled suppositories cost about $125 each. Garcia said he
crafted five different designs for the mold before he hit on the right
one. Cocoa butter was selected instead of more common vegetable fat
because of its lower melting point and resistance to cracking.
Garcia, propietor of Abbott Pharmacy on Woolsey St.l, specializes in
old-fashioned compounding with mortar and pestle. He makes
salmon-flavored steroid medicine for cats and fruit-flavored antibiotics
for parrots.
As far as he knows, this is the first all-hollow cocoa butter elephant
suppository in history...
Calle, a 30-year old Asian elephant on loan from the L.A. Zoo,
apparently arrived in San Francisco already infected. Under the terms
of the loan, S.F. is oliged to pay for animal's treatment, expected to
cost more than $60,000 a year.
Calle will receive daily suppositories for two months and three
suppositories a week for 10 more months. After that, if tests are
negative, she will be introduced to veteran zoo elephant Tinkerbelle,
with whom she will share an enclosure.
It takes a team of four zookeepers, working very much together, to
administer the suppository by hand. One keeper is in charge of holding
Calle's tail."It's not a pretty sight," said associate curator Michele
Rudovsky.
Calle, the elephant
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 97 20:49:48 +1000 (EST)
From: "Karen Bevis"
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Alarm Over Roo Cull (AU)
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Herald Sun, 21/8/97
Residents near Melbourne Airport fear Australia's international reputation
could be harmed by a kangaroo cull close by.
The cull also angered animal rights campaigners, who delivered a dead joey
to Conservation Minister Marie Tehan's offices yesterday. The Department
of Natural Resources and Environment has granted a property owner in Bulla,
near Sunbury, a permit to cull 40 kangaroos over four months. On Tuesday
night, five kangaroos and one joey were killed.
Neighbour Bob Ruthen said he was concerned visitors could see roos being
shot 300m from the runway. The department's director of parks, flora and
fauna, Mr Mark Stone, said it was very unlikely anyone in a plane could see
kangaroos being shot at night. Mr Stone said the permits the department
issued to shoot roos had strict conditions, including that the animals had
to be killed humanely.
Rheya Linden, spokeswoman for Animal Liberation Victoria, said her group
found a joey in the pouch of one of the roos shot dead. The group claimed
it was not killed humanely.
Mr Stone said he would investigate the allegation.
_________
Just to add to this newspaper item. Animal Liberation (Vic) had been
working for two weeks to have the permit cancelled after being tipped off
by a neighbour. The permit was suspended temporarily while the Department
did a survey of kangaroos, and was reinstated without warning to us on
Tuesday. The joey found seemed to have crawled from its mothers pouch
where she had been tossed onto a bonfire. By law any joey must be killed
'humanely'. An autopsy is currently being carried out at the moment to
determine cause of death. Twenty nine of the allowed 40 kangaroos have now
been murdered.
This issue has gained excellent news coverage with footage of the scene
and an interview being on a national morning current affairs show, and
footage on the evening news. Because of the publicity it has gained, the
permit has now been cancelled!! So 11 kangaroos now have a reprieve. The
owner of the property will be allowed to reapply for a permit in 2 months
time.
Karen Bevis
Animal Liberation (Victoria)
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~animals/alibvic/
Alarm Over Roo Cull (AU)
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 08:21:43 -0700
From: farmusa@erols.com
To: Veg-News , AR-News
Cc: IVU-Talk
Subject: World Farm Animals Day Observance
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Melissa Snider 888-FARM-USA
FAST FOOD CHAINS TARGETED BY ANIMAL ACTIVISTS
The world’s four largest fast food chains have been targeted by farm
animal activists for world-wide demonstrations on October 2. The
activists will demand that the chains provide a choice of meatless
entrees on their menus and require suppliers to raise animals humanely.
McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, and Kentucky Fried Chicken were
selected because their menus determine what millions of people eat each
day and because their massive purchasing power dictates how their
suppliers treat their animals.
The occasion is the 15th annual observance of World Farm Animals Day,
devoted to memorializing and exposing the needless suffering and death
of billions of innocent, sentient animals in factory farms and
slaughterhouses. The date honors the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the
world’s foremost champion of humane farming.
To become involved, contact FARM at 888-FARM-USA, farmusa@erols.com,
or PO Box 30654, Bethesda, MD 20824, for a free WFAD Action Kit.
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 06:18:40 -0700
From: Michelle Sass
To: ar-news@envirolink.com
Subject: Please Unsubscribe
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Due to lack of time
please unsubscribe Michelle Sass.
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 09:14:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: Heidi Prescott
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Hegins court date
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A court date finally has been set to hear the preliminary objections on the
case filed to stop the Hegins pigeon shoot. If we make it through the
preliminary objections, the judge will then put on the trial for the
preliminary injunction filed against the shoot. The case is scheduled for
hearings on August 26th in Schuylkill County.
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 10:00:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mike Markarian
To: ar-news@envirolink.org, seac+announce@earthsystems.org,
en.alerts@conf.igc.apc.org
Subject: Fund for Animals Rep. on Discovery On-Line
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Cathy Sue Anunsen of The Fund for Animals' Pacific Northwest office is
currently on the Discovery Channel On-Line (for the remainder of this week)
to discuss mountain goats. Part of the discussion is focusing on the
controversial proposal to kill the mountain goats in Olympic National Park,
a proposal The Fund for Animals has successfully fought for a decade. If you
would like to join the discussion go to:
http://www.discovery.com/area/nature/nature.html
Then click on the mountain goat section.
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 13:42:42 -0400
From: "D'Amico, AnnMarie"
To: "'ar-news@envirolink.org'"
Subject: FW: ar-dc: UW admits killing monkeys
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From: D'Amico, AnnMarie
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 1997 1:20 PM
To: 'ar-dc'
Subject: ar-dc: UW admits killing monkeys
Chicago Tribune 8/14/97
MADISON--Sixty-five monkeys were improperly taken from a zoo and used
for potentially fatal research by UW scientists, a UW official said
Wednesday.
Thirty-nine of those monkeys died or were killed as a result of the
research, which represented a "serious breach" of the UW's agreement
with the Henry Vilas Zoo, Graduate School Dean Virginia Hinshaw said.
Another 26 zoo monkeys were killed for tissue research, and 100 monkeys
were sold or traded to outside research organizations to prevent
overpopulation, she said.
"I regret that his activity has cast doubt on a facility that is
important to the community," Hinshaw said.
University policy for the past eight years has banned the use of zoo
monkeys for invasive research. That policy was restated three times in
the past eight years in letters to zoo director David Hall, The Capital
Times of Madison reported.
The policy included use of genetically unique monkeys. Those exceptions
were to be discussed with Hall before monkeys were removed.
Hall said he recalls discussing an exception only once in the past eight
years.
Hinshaw said the improperly used monkeys probably fit the protocol of a
study and were not, in themselves, unique.
Hinshaw's investigation, conducted Monday and Tuesday, began after The
Capital Times reported last weekend that data showed some of the dead
zoo monkeys had AIDS.
Hinshaw now says monkeys born at the zoo will no longer be used for
research.
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 14:00:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: richmond young
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Sportsmen support wildlife again
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>From AMERICAN GUARDIAN, July 1997 (p. 53):
"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has released preliminary
data on a study it conducts every five years concerning the
financial impact sportmen have on the economy. According to the
survey, hunting, fishing, and other wildlife recreational activities
accounted for $96.9 billion in 1996, supporting hundreds of
thousands of jobs. The survey, conducted for the USFWS by the U.S.
Census Bureau, showed that the number of hunters 16 years and older
stayed pretty consistent since the last survey in 1991 -- 14 million
in 1996 as compared with 14.1 million in 1991. Overall, the number
of hunters and anglers dipped slightly to 39.7 million from 40
million in 1991. However, expenditures by hunters and anglers rose
69% over the five-year period to $67.9 billion. Hunters alone
spent $17.7 billion, up 75% from $10.1 billion in 1991. More
complete data will be available this summer, followed by a final
nationwide report in November."
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 16:35:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: MINKLIB@aol.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Macy's Fur Phone Campaign
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Both Macy's East and West now have toll free customer service lines.
Please call Macy's East at 1-800-526-1202 and tell them that you will not
shop at their stores so long as they sell fur and fur trim. Macy's East is
opening up several new fur salons this month, so it is important that
everyone you know call them and let them know that you won't buy while
animals die.
Macy's West has closed all of their fur salons, but still has depts. which
market a lot of fur trimmed coats. Please call them at 1-800-877-2655 and
ask them to drop all fur trimmed coat lines. While we are encouraged by
their moves to close their fur salons, the fur trim accounts for many animal
deaths both in the wild and on fur farms. In fact, most coyote, fox and
raccoon is being used as fur trim.
Every call counts!
Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade
PO Box 822411
Dallas, TX 75382
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 17:55:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: PAWS
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
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The USDA has suspended King Royal's license for 21-days, pending further
action. The civil hearing in Albuquerque is still going on. The city
presented its case yesterday; the circus is presenting its case today.
Here is the article from the Albuquerque Journal, August 21, 1997:
USDA Yanks Circus License:
The 21-Day Suspension was Ordered for Bad Living Conditions in the
Elephant Trailer, a Veterinarian said in a Hearing in which the City
Seeks Custody of the Animals
A USDA veterinarian told state District Judge Susan Conway on Wednesday
that the USDA has slapped a 21-day suspension on Texas-based King Royal
Circus--owners of an elephant that died this month in a cramped, hot trailer.
Dr. Denise Sofranko was one of seven witnesses called Wednesday by the
city of Alburquerque, which is trying to get permanent custody of the 10
surviving animals--two elephants and eight llamas--that officials seized
August 6 in a hotel parking lot near the airport.
Conway recessed the hearing, which resumes this afternoon, to go see the
animals and the 40 by 8 foot trailer now being in Albuquerque's San
Gabriel Park.
Sofranki said the USDA suspension order for violating the federal Animal
Welfare Act was served on circus owners Wednesday.
"The effect is that they are not allowed to exhibit these animals for
21-days," said Sofranko, who inspected the animals August 8th and found
several areas of non-compliance on the part of the circus.
An 8-year-old African elephant named Heather was found dead with the
other animals after police noticed the trailer swaying in the parking lot
of an Albuquerque hotel.
Sofranko said that in addition to nutrition, housekeeping, trailer
condition, and "foot care" and "skin care" of the elephants, her main
concern was a "400 mile detour" taken by animal handler Ben Davenport
after he learned Heather had diarrhea.
Davenport, she said, learned the elephant was sick in Colorado then
traveled through Grand Junction, Colorado, Monticello, Utah, Shiprock and
Gallup before arriving in Albuquerque.
That's about 400 miles long than if DAvenport had taken the animals
straight back to circus headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, she said.
And Davenport made no effort to get immediate veterinary care in Denver
or other places in Colorado, Sofranko said.
Tests later done on Heather showed she died of complications from a
salmonella bacterial infection.
Salmonella has also been found in the surviving elephants, Donna and
Irene, but no problems have been observed in the llamas, said Dr. Bret
Snyder, Rio Grande Zoo veterinarian.
Snyder said Donna, who was the sicker of the two elephants is gaining
weight and improving. Irene has not exhibited symptoms of the disease.
Sofranko also testified that according to documents provided by circus
officials, King Royal has been operating on an expired USDA license since
January.
But attorney Ron Koch said after the hearing Wednesday the circus is
currently licensed to operate.
Koch also asked Sofranko in cross-examination Wednesday why she found so
many complaints roughly two weeks after a USDA inspector in Las Vegas
found no problems with the elephants or the trailer.
Was her inspection done with a "fine tooth comb...essentially after the
USDA was embarrassed," Koch asked.
"Our agency is always under a lot of scrutiny, " she answered.
Earlier Wednesday, Albuquerque police officer John Guilmette said he
first saw the trailer rocking in the parking lot of the Wyndham Hotel
betwen 6:30 and 6:45 pm, August 6 and smelled a "strong animal smell" of
feces and urine emanating from the trailer.
But Guilmette said he got conflicting and "evasive" answers from 19 year
old John Davis who was with the pickup truck and trailer and from
Davenport, the driver and animals' handler, who later returned with
another driver he had picked up at the airport.
Davis at first denied there were any animals in the trailer, then gave
police different numbers, Guilmette testified.
When Davenport arrived he gave an even different count and both gave
conflicting answers about the last time the animals had been watered.
Guilmette also said the trailer had no brakes or operating brake lights,
its license plate was expired and DAvenport's own driver's license
"wasn't appropriate" for the load he was hauling.
The city cited Davenport on suspicion of cruelty to animals, leaving an
animal unattended in a vehicle and improper care and feeding of an animal.
The officer said the outside temperature was 86 degrees with 20 percent
humidity. When he touched one of the trailer's two small 8x8 inch vents,
the heat came right through his glove, he testified.
And he said when the trailer doors were finally opened, "It was like when
you open your car when it's been standing all day in the heat with the
windows up."
Guilmette also said he saw feces dripping from the truck.
According to Assistant City Attorney Greg Wheeler, the trailer was loaded
August 3 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The animals had been taken "across the
desert in the hottest part of the day" and never got out until they
reached Albuquerque, he said.
"Environmental factors solely under the control of King Royal Circus..led
to the death of Heather and the illness of Donna and Irene, Wheeler said.
************
Please continue to call the USDA, telling them that a 21-day license
suspension is NOT ENOUGH. They must confiscate the King Royal animals!
Please let them know that this case is too serious to be settled by
"consent decision."
Sec. Daniel Glickman
(202) 720-3631 phone
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 15:29:43 PDT
From: "mamosa marceau"
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Willing Hunter
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Hi everyone, some hunters want to talk/argue/debate with ARA's, the site
is http://www.diac.com/~willk/cor/ at the message board, I'm pretty
outnumbered here and I'd appreciate your support.
~mamosa~
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Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 01:22:29 +0200
From: "sa338@blues.uab.es"
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: More anti-bullfighting demos
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I am Nuria from Barcelona.
Today in Bilbao (Spain) there has been another anti-bullfighting
demonstration that has been very successful. Again, bullkillers had to
be calmed down...they can't heklp their blood instincsts! But in the end
, thanks to civilised AR defenders nothing happened. Thanks for your
concern,for the animals
Nuria http://www.geocities.com/heartland/hills/3787
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 01:25:54 +0200
From: "sa338@blues.uab.es"
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: bullkiller stamp in Spain!!!!!
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I am Nuria from Barcelona.
A disgusting stamp with a in-famous bullkiller is being sold in post
offices in Spain. You can see it here:
http://www.geocities.com/heartland/ranch/1231/support_toros.htm
For the animals,
Nuria http://www.geocities.com/heartland/hills/3787
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 01:32:22 +0200
From: "sa338@blues.uab.es"
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Cc: sa338@blues.uab.es
Subject: Re: bullkiller stamp in Spain!!!!!
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sa338@blues.uab.es wrote:
>
> I am Nuria from Barcelona.
> A disgusting stamp with a in-famous bullkiller is being sold in post
> offices in Spain. You can see it here:
> http://www.geocities.com/heartland/ranch/1231/support_toros.htm
>
> For the animals,
>
> Nuria http://www.geocities.com/heartland/hills/3787
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 23:50:17 +0000 (GMT)
From: Pat Fish
To: farmusa@erols.com
Cc: Veg-News , AR-News ,
IVU-Talk
Subject: Re: World Farm Animals Day Observance (Wendy's)
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On Thu, 21 Aug 1997 farmusa@erols.com wrote:
> FAST FOOD CHAINS TARGETED BY ANIMAL ACTIVISTS
> The world’s four largest fast food chains have been targeted by farm
>animal activists for world-wide demonstrations on October 2. The
>activists will demand that the chains provide a choice of meatless
>entrees on their menus and require suppliers to raise animals humanely.
>McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, and Kentucky Fried Chick
Activists should give special attention to WENDY'S due to their
intentional targeting and defrauding of the vegetarian community. Even if
you are a vegan, the bogus "vegetarian pita" seriously set back the
mainstreaming of veg and vegan foods.
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 22:50:29 -0400
From: Wyandotte Animal Group
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Bardot helps end rooster slaughter
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The Detroit News
Thursday, August 21, 1997
Page 2A
Brigitte Bardot got her way in the hamlet of Csurgonagymarton, Hungary. For
two years, the movie-star-turned-animal-rights activist has been writing
letters to the mayor demanding an end to an annual rite: the beheading of
roosters by blind-folded men swinging sticks. Mayor Iren Csirem said
Wednesday that the village will use clay roosters.
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 20:21:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: David J Knowles
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Subject: [UK] National Trust hunting ban upheld
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Friday, August 22nd, 1997
National Trust hunting ban upheld
By Charles Clover, Environment Editor
A HIGH Court judge has refused an appeal by hunters to overturn the National
Trust's ban on deer hunting with hounds, choosing instead to give the
go-ahead for a judicial examination next year.
Justice Robert Walker asked the trust the reconsider its ban, calling the
speed and secrecy with which it made the decision "a serious error of
judgment", but stopped short of making an order compelling the trust's
ruling council to reverse its decision of April 10. It was imposed within 36
hours of the publication of a study purporting to show that hunting caused
unacceptable stress to deer.
The judge said the report by Prof Patrick Bateson, an expert on animal
behaviour at King's College, Cambridge, was not in scientific language. It
had not been subject to "peer review" by other qualified experts and there
had been some criticism of its contents since publication.
The judge also accepted evidence that at least one of the trust's 52-member
council was having second thoughts about the ban. He refused, however, to
grant an injunction to the
Devon and Somerset Staghounds and the Quantock Staghounds allowing them to
continue hunting with hounds on trust land in the 1997-98 season.
He said that it would amount to deciding on matters of fact which could only
be established by a full trial. His most serious criticism of the trust
concerned its handling of Prof Bateson's findings, which the court was told
were discussed by a small group of senior trust officials, including the
chairman, Charles Nunneley, and director general, Martin Drury, at a meeting
in January this year.
Hunts, which had received assurances from Prof Bateson that hunting would be
unaffected by his research, learned only in early April that the report
might have serious consequences. The report was published at a press
conference on April 9 at which Mr Nunneley said he would be recommending a
ban to the ruling council at a meeting the next day. Council members had the
77-page report for a day before voting unanimously for a ban.
Mr Justice Walker said the trust's chairman and his small group of officials
who knew about the report's findings were "preoccupied and probably
excessively preoccupied" with the need to make a quick, clean decision to
deflect media criticism.
This led to "secrecy being preferred rather than the opportunity for further
consultation and discussion".
The speedy timetable was "bound to impose pressure" on council members,
however well-informed and diligent they may have been, at their meeting on
April 10.
The judge said that if calm, quiet reflection was supposed to attend the
council's consideration of serious questions, it was "an extraordinary
decision" by Mr Nunneley to present the Bateson report at a press conference
36 hours before the council met. This seemed "very questionable".
A report in The Telegraph, which summarised Prof Bateson's report and gave
Mr Nunneley's recommendation for a ban, was published on April 10 and was
likely to have influenced councillors in their decision.
However, Mr Justice Walker said that he was "very far from convinced" that
this amounted to a conspiracy by trust staff to get hunting banned.
He refused to allow a judicial review of the trust's decision, saying there
was equivalent redress to be had using charities law. The judge ruled that
the huntsmen did have an arguable "but not a strong" case for a further
trial of the trust's decision.
Counsel for the National Trust, Michael Douglas, QC, said it would give
"great weight" to the judge's suggestion that the decision to ban hunting be
reconsidered by its council in the light of evidence not available or
misunderstood at the time.
Janet George, a spokesman for the British Field Sports Society, said: "We
are extremely pleased that the case is now going to trial."
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Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 20:21:05 -0700 (PDT)
From: David J Knowles
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Subject: [UK] Ollie the escaped parrot ends up behind bars
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Friday, August 22nd, 1997
Ollie the escaped parrot ends up behind bars
By Will Bennett
OLLIE the parrot's attempt to seek broader horizons will not go down as one
of the most successful of escape attempts - he achieved the opposite of what
generations of prisoners
have tried to do by breaking into Wormwood Scrubs
As his worried owner, Dot Oliver, searched for him, Ollie, an African Grey,
got through the London prison's ventilation system into E Wing. There he was
looked after by a man
serving a life sentence and who keeps budgerigars. He grew so fond of the
new cell-mate that he fed him his precious supply of chocolate biscuits.
Ollie's stay behind prison bars ended after a metal identity tag enabled
prison staff to contact Miss Oliver, 44, a legal secretary, who lives in
Barnes, south-west London.
She said: "I don't know what this man has done to get in prison but I think
it would be nice to keep in touch with him. I am going to send him some
photos of Ollie and a letter every three months to let him know how he is
doing. Ollie actually came back fatter than when he went in. He would not
eat bird seed so the man gave him a whole packet of chocolate digestives.
"The prison staff were fantastic. They said the man who looked after him
said he did not want me to take him home."
A prison spokesman said: "The parrot had come in through the vents in our E
Wing. A lot of lifers tend to keep birds so they have a knowledge of them."
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