AR-NEWS Digest 427

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) (US) Pork Industry Talks on Environment
     by allen schubert 
  2) The smell of money
     by Andrew Gach 
  3) Human cloning
     by Andrew Gach 
  4) (HK) Dogs, not drugs, 'made millions for car dealer'
     by Vadivu Govind 
  5) (TW) Joint statement to mark world environment day
     by Vadivu Govind 
  6) (TH) Shrimp farmers get respite
     by Vadivu Govind 
  7) (JP) Perishing Isahaya marine life looks to court for salvation
     by Vadivu Govind 
  8) TALK Fwd: Friends of the BC Marine Environment:--IMP. SIGN ON--
     by LMANHEIM@aol.com
  9) API Official Attacks Activists, Mink Liberators
     by civillib@cwnet.com
 10) AR-News Admin Note
     by allen schubert 
 11) Admin Note--Embedded HTML
     by allen schubert 
 12) RFI: Vegan display in October
     by Vadivu Govind 
 13) Swedish ALF Defies Abusers, Frees Foxes
     by MINKLIB@aol.com
 14) WY Alert: Mountain Lions
     by Mike Markarian 
 15) VCR alert:Oprah/Beef Story Dateline FRIDAY night
     by Pat Fish 
 16) (US) VCR alert:Oprah/Beef Story Dateline FRIDAY night
     by allen schubert 
 17) (FWD) NRA Applauds Passage of H.R. 1420
     by Mike Markarian 
 18) (US) PETA RELEASES FIRST-EVER VIDEO OF PROCTER & GAMBLE MONKEY
  TESTS
     by allen schubert 
 19) (US) Vivisection:  Issues and Ethics Tape Available
     by Karin Zupko 
 20) FOIE GRAS  FAUX-PAS
     by Sean Thomas 
 21) (US) Dairy Industry Sued Over Arteries
     by allen schubert 
 22) "Perspectives on Animal Consciousness" conference in Europe
     by Vegetarian Resource Center 
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 23:53:09 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Pork Industry Talks on Environment
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from AP Wire page:
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 06/05/1997 18:47 EST

 Pork Industry Talks on Environment

 By RICK CALLAHAN
 Associated Press Writer

 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The American pork industry, hoping to head off a
 political battle over harmful waste from hog farms, is talking with its
 former enemy: environmentalists.

 The National Pork Producers Council said Thursday that talks with the
 Environmental Defense Fund, American Farmland Trust, the Center for Rural
 Affairs and other groups are a sign that times have changed.

 The NPPC and the National Pork Board hope that by year's end, the talks
 produce an agreement on uniform guidelines that federal and state
 agencies can use to set environmental standards for pork production.

 Hog farmers used to joke that their animals' stench was ``the smell of
 money,'' Jerry King, the pork council's president, said at the World Pork
 Expo.

 ``Today that smell from our livestock operations is considered a nuisance
 by many people,'' said King, whose group represents more than 80,000
 farmers.

 But to environmentalists, the runoff from hog farms -- especially
 sprawling hog factory farms -- is more than just a nuisance.

 Hog manure can pollute groundwater and manure collection lagoons
 sometimes spill into nearby streams, killing thousands of fish.

 The public's growing concern about hog farms' unsavory byproducts led the
 pork industry to seek out talks with environmental groups, said King, a
 Victoria, Ill., hog farmer.

 The goal is to head off the same type of battle that raged between
 logging companies and environmentalists in the Pacific Northwest over the
 fate of the spotted owl.

 ``Our hope is that through this process we end up with some guidance that
 will be useful to us as pork producers and also good for the
 environment,'' said Jim Moseley, a Clarks Hill, Ind., hog farmer.

 Moseley, a former assistant secretary with the Department of Agriculture,
 represented the pork industry at the first meeting, last month. A second
 meeting is set for later this month in Annapolis, Md.

 The pork industry also is optimistic about a $5 million investment in two
 programs unveiled Thursday to help develop practices to reduce stench on
 hog farms.

 Joe Rudek, an aquatic scientist with the Environmental Defense Fund,
 believes the pork industry entered the dialogue due to recent
 unflattering news coverage of the ever-growing number of hog factory
 farms.

 In 1994, nearly two-thirds of the nation's hogs were produced by the 9.1
 percent of hog farms with more than 2,000 animals, according to the
 National Pork Producers Council.

 Rudek, a Raleigh, N.C. resident, noted that North Carolina has a hog
 population that rivals its human population -- 10 million hogs to 7
 million humans.

 Rudek said North Carolina, the nation's second-largest hog producer, is
 lax in regulating its huge hog farms, leading to environmental disasters.
 But he hopes the national dialogue can address that problem.

 ``Having these talks on a national level means there's a better chance to
 keep the playing level even so that people in one area of the country
 don't have an advantage over people who have lax environmental
 regulations,'' he said.

 ``Farmers are really the original environmentalists. They want to do the
 right thing, but they also have to make money,'' he said.

Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 22:19:06 -0700
From: Andrew Gach 
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Pork industry talks hog waste with environmentalists

The Associated Press 

INDIANAPOLIS (June 5, 1997 6:43 p.m. EDT) -- The American pork industry,
hoping to head off a political battle over harmful waste from hog farms,
is talking with its former enemy: environmentalists.

The National Pork Producers Council said Thursday that talks with the
Environmental Defense Fund, American Farmland Trust, the Center for
Rural Affairs and other groups are a sign that times have changed.

The NPPC and the National Pork Board hope that by year's end, the talks
produce an agreement on uniform guidelines that federal and state
agencies can use to set environmental standards for pork production.

Hog farmers used to joke that their animals' stench was "the smell of
money," Jerry King, the pork council's president, said at the World Pork
Expo.

"Today that smell from our livestock operations is considered a nuisance
by many people," said King, whose group represents more than 80,000
farmers.

But to environmentalists, the runoff from hog farms -- especially
sprawling hog factory farms -- is more than just a nuisance.

Hog manure can pollute groundwater and manure collection lagoons
sometimes spill into nearby streams, killing thousands of fish.

The public's growing concern about hog farms' unsavory byproducts led
the pork industry to seek out talks with environmental groups, said
King, a Victoria, Ill., hog farmer.

The goal is to head off the same type of battle that raged between
logging companies and environmentalists in the Pacific Northwest over
the fate of the spotted owl.

"Our hope is that through this process we end up with some guidance that
will be useful to us as pork producers and also good for the
environment," said Jim Moseley, a Clarks Hill, Ind., hog farmer.

Moseley, a former assistant secretary with the Department of
Agriculture, represented the pork industry at the first meeting, last
month. A second meeting is set for later this month in Annapolis, Md.

The pork industry also is optimistic about a $5 million investment in
two programs unveiled Thursday to help develop practices to reduce
stench on hog farms.

Joe Rudek, an aquatic scientist with the Environmental Defense Fund,
believes the pork industry entered the dialogue due to recent
unflattering news coverage of the ever-growing number of hog factory
farms.

In 1994, nearly two-thirds of the nation's hogs were produced by the 9.1
percent of hog farms with more than 2,000 animals, according to the
National Pork Producers Council.

Rudek, a Raleigh, N.C. resident, noted that North Carolina has a hog
population that rivals its human population -- 10 million hogs to 7
million humans.

Rudek said North Carolina, the nation's second-largest hog producer, is
lax in regulating its huge hog farms, leading to environmental
disasters. But he hopes the national dialogue can address that problem.

"Having these talks on a national level means there's a better chance to
keep the playing level even so that people in one area of the country
don't have an advantage over people who have lax environmental
regulations," he said.

"Farmers are really the original environmentalists. They want to do the
right thing, but they also have to make money," he said.

-- By RICK CALLAHAN, The Associated Press
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 22:24:46 -0700
From: Andrew Gach 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Human cloning
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Scientists, anti-abortion groups at odds over cloning recommendations

The Associated Press 

WASHINGTON (June 5, 1997 11:43 a.m. EDT) -- Days before an advisory
panel on human cloning makes its recommendations to President Clinton,
scientists and anti-abortion groups are at odds over whether any
research at all should be permitted into an area fraught with such
enormous ethical, legal and safety perils.

The National Bioethics Advisory Commission is leaning toward a
conclusion that American society is not ready for cloning experiments
that proceed to a new human, but that scientists should be permitted to
experiment with cloned embryos, a member of the panel said Wednesday.

But the panelist said the committee would recommend a "sunset" provision
that would cause future legislators to again consider the issue if the
safety of cloning is proven.

Anti-abortion groups attacked the commission plans on Wednesday, saying
it would permit "grave evils" in human embryo experimentation. But
biotechnology groups said the partial-cloning recommendation was an
appropriate stance for the government to take.

A member of the advisory panel who spoke on condition of anonymity said
the commissioners still were undecided about some details in their
recommendation and that these differences may not be settled until the
Saturday meeting.

The White House declined comment. "Let's wait and see what actually
comes to the White House," presidential spokesman Mike McCurry said.

Cloning became an issue of government concern earlier this year after a
Scottish scientist announced he had cloned a sheep, named Dolly, from
cells taken from adult sheep. The experiment was the first to
successfully clone a genetic duplicate individual from an adult mammal.
The effort's success prompted a call for legislation to forbid human
cloning.

Clinton asked Congress to wait on considering cloning laws until the
group of scientists and ethicists could study the issue.

Although final points remain unresolved, a consensus of the 18-member
group will call for laws to forbid cloning that leads to the actual
birth of a baby.

The commission member said there was general agreement among the members
on these points:

--Human cloning that leads to birth should be strictly forbidden in all
U.S. labs, both private and public.

--Human embryo research, including cloning research, that stops short of
producing a child should not be addressed by federal law. But the
moratorium on federal money for such embryo research would continue.

The group's position means that research could continue on the "Dolly
technique," the panel member said -- research in which a human embryo is
made from the nucleus of a mature cell joined in a lab dish with a human
egg without its nucleus. However, such embryos could not then be placed
into a woman's womb for development into a baby.

Such a recommendation by the commission permits "two separate grave
evils," said John Cavanaugh-O'Keefe, director of the American Bioethics
Advisory Commission, a part of the American Life League Inc.
anti-abortion group.

The first, he said, was the creation in a lab of a cloned human embryo;
the second was to prohibit implantation and development of the embryo,
which eventually would be killed.

"This means it is OK to clone as long as you kill," he said. His group
considers any human embryo to be a human, he said.

But Carl Feldbaum, president of the Biotechnology Industry Organization,
which includes 700 companies, applauded the proposed recommendation.

"What we had hoped is that the commission will draw a bright line
distinguishing between whole human research and research which uses only
tissue that has been cloned," he said.

Such research could help science learn how to make tissue that could be
used to replace diseased organs or burned skin.

Feldbaum said his industry was opposed to cloning whole humans because
"the technique is imperfectly understood. There are also ethical and
moral questions. We are not intellectually or emotionally prepared."

A commission member said the group believed any legislation on cloning
should include a "sunset clause" that would cause the law to expire at
some point.

He said this would force Congress to re-evaluate the issue if scientific
advances make human cloning "not as fraught with risks as in the Dolly
technique."

Although Dolly was successfully cloned, Scottish researchers reported
more than 100 failures, some of which involved monstrous birth defects
in lambs that quickly died. Such a result would not be tolerated in
humans.

By PAUL RECER, AP Science Writer
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 13:53:19 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (HK) Dogs, not drugs, 'made millions for car dealer'
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South China Morning Post
Friday  June 6  1997
     Dogs, not drugs, 'made millions for car dealer'
     CHARLOTTE PARSONS

     Dogs, not drugs, turned a car salesman into a multimillionaire, the
High Court heard yesterday.

     Shing Siu-ming is accused of earning $14 million by helping an
international drug syndicate smuggle heroin worth $47 million from Hong Kong
to Australia.

     But Shing, 34, testified yesterday he made his millions breeding
fighting dogs for illicit gambling rings in the New Territories.

     The salesman claimed to have earned up to $400,000 a month organising
fights for his pit bull terriers.

     He made another $1 million a year gambling on the outcomes.

     "My income was quite remarkable," he told defence barrister John
McNamara. The breeder, who claims to have owned about 65 pit bull terriers,
organised two or three dog fights a week, the court heard.

     But the dogs were not his sole source of income, it was claimed. He
sold cars, drove a taxi and worked as a real estate agent. He also co-owned
a shop with his sister and dealt in designer watches with his wife.

     A drug lord named Lee Cheung-wah once bought a watch from Shing for
$500,000, Mr McNamara said. The two men were friends and often spent
weekends aboard Lee's luxury boat.

The salesman said he was unaware of any involvement by his companion in an
 international heroin smuggling syndicate.

     Shing was arrested after police saw him enter Lee's Wong Tai Sin garage
while it was under surveillance in December 1994.

     The salesman claims he only went to the Hing Fai Motor Company because
he kept some of his dogs on the building's mezzanine floor.

     Shing denies conspiring with eight others to sell drugs to an
Australian syndicate between July 1994 and October 1995.

His wife, Kwong Po-yin, 30, is accused of laundering $2.6 million and his
sister Seng Yuet-fung, also 30, is charged with laundering $1.57 million.

     Twelve heroin shipments to Sydney were hidden inside water heaters, the
court heard.

     The trial continues before Mr Justice Mohammed Saied.


Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 13:53:34 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (TW) Joint statement to mark world environment day
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>CNA Daily English News Wire
ENVIRONMENTALISTS MARK ENVIRONMENT DAY BY ISSUING JOINT
                                STATEMENT 


Taipei, June 5 (CNA) Local environmental groups marked World Environment Day
on Thursday by issuing a joint statement urging the government to stop
"destroying" Taiwan's natural environment and ecology. 

The groups, including the Taiwan Environmental Protection Union, the Life
Conservationists Association, the New Environment Foundation and Greenpeace
of Taiwan, listed 11 "inappropriate environmental measures" adopted by the
government in recent years. 

The joint statement expressed regret over the government's failure to
implement the declaration of the first United Nations conference on the
human environment held in Stockholm, Sweden 25 years
ago. 
"Though the declaration clearly stated that preservation of the environment
should take precedence over economic growth, Taiwan was preoccupied with
economic development at the time and paid little heed to that call," the
statement said. "As a result, our natural environment has been seriously
damaged." 

The statement went on to say that in recent years, the government has
continued to allow certain conglomerates to undertake development projects
that are detrimental to the island's environment and ecology. 

The statement then listed the government's most harmful environmental "crimes": 

-- Construction of the South Cross-island Highway, which has destroyed
Taiwan's last forest  of broad-leaf trees; 

-- The failure to address garbage disposal issues and recycling, which has
resulted in frequent "trash wars" in local communities around the island; 

-- Construction of the Kuanghsi industrial zone in the northern county of
Hsinchu has destroyed valleys in the region and damaged the slopeland ecology; 

-- The Pinnan industrial zone threatens to destroy virgin wetlands along
Taiwan's southwestern coast and exterminate endangered black-faced
spoonbills that inhabit the area; 

-- Government officials colluding with private developers has resulted in
the creation of illegal golf courses which hinders the island's soil and
water conservation. 

Other environmental policies or measures blasted by the groups included the
construction of a controversial fourth nuclear power plant, the planned
relocation of cement factories to eastern Taiwan, the creation of several
new reservoirs, the failure to inoculate pigs against foot-and-mouth
disease, the proposed killing of the island's stray dogs ostensibly to
prevent an outbreak of rabies, and the planned shipment of low-grade nuclear
waste to North Korea for permanent disposal. (By Sofia Wu) 

Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 13:53:39 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (TH) Shrimp farmers get respite
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>Bangkok Post
6 June 1997
Shrimp farmers
              get respite

              Chakrit Ridmontri

              More than 400,000 rai of shrimp farms located in mangrove
              forests will be allowed to continue operating for the next five
              years or until they recoup their investment, Deputy Agriculture
              Minister Sampao Prachuabmoh said yesterday.

              Mr Sampao said a number of shrimp farmers did not dare
              register their operations with the Fisheries Department because
              they had encroached on mangrove forests.

              "We want shrimp farmers to stay in the mangrove forests for
              another five years or until they recoup their investment because
              they have helped protect the mangrove forests," he said, adding
              that if the farms were abandoned other groups of encroachers
              would move in.

              Chanintorn Sritongsuk, deputy Fisheries Department chief, said
              currently more than 400,000 rai of mangrove forests had been
              turned into shrimp farms.

              However, he said, the number was decreasing because the farms
              were no longer productive due to high acidity of mangrove soil.

              He said most shrimp farmers were relocating to the mainland
              because it was much easier to manage the environment and
              pollution problems.

              The department was speeding up construction of canals to pump
              in sea water to feed shrimp ponds on the mainland, he said.

              According to Mr Chanintorn, there are 500,000 rai of shrimp
              farms countrywide producing 260,000 tons per year, but only 60
              percent have registered with the department so far.

              Up to 85 percent use the intensive farming system to produce a
              large quantity of shrimps in a small area, while 10 percent
use the
              closed system which does not discharge effluent into the
              environment.


Article copyright Post Publishing Public Co., Ltd 1997
Reprinted for non-commercial use only.
Website: http://www.bangkokpost.net

Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 13:53:43 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (JP) Perishing Isahaya marine life looks to court for salvation
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>Japan Times
6 June 1997

Perishing Isahaya marine life looks to court for salvation

     ISAHAYA, Nagasaki Pref. -- As authorities stand idle and let the entire
ecosystem on     this tideland perish by the day, marine creatures on the
brink of extinction are fighting back against the human race -- in court.

     Since last July, six plaintiffs, each claiming to represent a species
that inhabit areas  undergoing reclamation work in Isahaya Bay, have turned
to the Nagasaki District
     Court to seek a halt to the central government project. In court
hearings, they speak for the animals whose survival is being threatened.
Although their action is largely   symbolic, they hope to promote the notion
that other living creatures besides humans have the right to live.

     "In my childhood, my parents always taught me never to be the bully,"
said Keiichiro  Harada, 45, one of the plaintiffs. "Men have the means to
fight back against men, but other creatures can only put up with human
bullies." The 3,000-hectare tideland, known worldwide for its rich
ecodiversity, has been disappearing fast since a 1.2-km  part of the 7-km
embankment that blocks the flow of tide was closed April 14 amid  angry
protests by locals.

     In a recent report issued by the Worldwide Fund for Nature Japan, at
least three  species of crabs and four species of clams may become extinct
well before the project is completed in 2000 as planned. "We are afraid that
such rare migratory birds as  Sanders' Gulls, which number only about 3,000
worldwide, may not be seen here  anymore," WWFJ official Shinichi Hanada
said. "For those birds, the tideland in  Isahaya is an oasis in their annual
journey from south to north."

     The lawsuit Harada and five others have filed against the state
emphasizes the "rights ofnature," an emerging legal concept that insists
nature has the right to live. Such suits are  classified as a kind of
representative action, in which the plaintiff speaks on behalf of animals,
trees or the environment as a whole.

     Because animals or trees cannot become the subject of legal action,
this type of lawsuit primarily aims at making a social impact by letting
Mother Nature speak up against development projects. Since the 1970s, a
number of lawsuits based on this concept have been filed in the United States.

     In Japan, three such suits have been filed with courts since February
1995, when  residents on Amamioshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, in the
name of nationally protected Amami black rabbits, sought to invalidate the
prefecture's approval of  construction of a golf course on the island that
they said would endanger the rabbits. Ina suit filed December 1995,
plaintiffs representing "ohishikui," or bean goose, which inhabit Lake
Kasumigaura, Ibaraki Prefecture, sought about 22 million yen in damages
against the prefectural governor for his failure to designate the birds'
habitat as a  protected area. Both cases are pending.

     The lawsuit in which Harada and others represent six endangered species
on the  Isahaya tideland is the third such case. Standing in front of the
court, Harada, a native of Isahaya, claims to represent "mutsugoro," or
mudskippers. The fish, well known for  their cuteness, have long been a
symbol of the Isahaya tideland and the movement to  preserve it. "Although
mudskippers used to inhabit many areas in the Sea of Ariake,  the tideland
here is their last home now," Harada said. "The reclamation project is no
doubt driving the last nail into their coffin."

        Environmental experts say it will take 2,000 years to get back the
lost tideland. But mudskippers, which have been there since ancient times
when Japan was still a part of  the Asian continent, will never return, they
add. "We have only one demand for the  authorities," Harada said. "That is,
think it over and stop it once and for all."


Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 02:17:14 -0400 (EDT)
From: LMANHEIM@aol.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org, WLREHAB@vm1.nodak.edu, EnglandGal@aol.com
Subject: TALK Fwd: Friends of the BC Marine Environment:--IMP. SIGN ON--
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In a message dated 97-06-06 00:48:01 EDT, HBreen@island.net (Howard Breen)
writes:

 << Subj:Friends of the BC Marine Environment:--IMP. SIGN ON--
  Date:97-06-06 00:48:01 EDT
  From:HBreen@island.net (Howard Breen)
  To:hbreen@island.net
 
 [SIGN ON LETTER BELOW/Pls. circulate]
 
 Dear Friends of the BC Marine Environment,
 
 DID YOU KNOW well over 400 marine mammal shootings were "permitted" last
year
 at British Columbia salmon aquaculture operations? Or that estimates of
illegal 
 shootings may triple figures for the netcage industry slaughter? Or that
5000
 IHN-diseased Atlantic farm salmon were harvested in June and sent to market,
the
 remainder left in netcages to infect wild salmon in Johnstone Strait? Or
that 
 municipal bylaws can no longer prohibit fish farms as they are protected
under 
 the Right to Farm Act? Or thar that the industry would like to expand
tenfold 
 in BC?
 
 The Georgia Strait Alliance has launched a political lobbying campaign 
 on the issue of salmon aquaculture. We want to have a strong document to 
 present to the British Columbia government's Cabinet which makes it clear 
 that there is a broad consensus on the need for profound changes to the 
 industry before they consider lifting the current moratorium on new salmon 
 farming licences, and that the recommendations of the Environmental
Assessment 
 Office’s Technical Advisory Team are inadequate. 
 
 At a recent meeting with the Environment Minister, Cathy McGregor said 
 "prove it to me" (that there is a strong consensus for change). This is 
 exactly what we’re hoping to do with the following letter, which we’re 
 hoping you and/or organization will sign on to.
 
 Time is of the essence. We will take the letter to meetings with Ministers
 and to the media. 
 
 To sign on, contact Howard Breen (hbreen@island.net) or fax to GSA
 (250-753-2567). Please indicate: 
 -name of organizational, academic, community or business affiliation
 -name of signatory (contact person who can sign for the organization)
 -snail mail address for verification should it be required by gov't
 
 If you need more info contact Howard Breen at: (250) 247-7467
 (hbreen@island.net).
 
 Thanks a lot,
 
 Laurie MacBride
 Georgia Strait Alliance
 
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 June___, 1997
 
 
 The Honourable Glen Clark, M.L.A.
 Premier of the Province of British Columbia
 Legislative Buildings
 Victoria, British Columbia V8V 1X4
 
 The Honourable Corky Evans, M.L.A.
 Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,
 Legislative Buildings
 Victoria, British Columbia V8V 1X4
 
 The Honourable Cathy McGregor, M.L.A.
 Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks,
 Legislative Buildings
 Victoria, British Columbia V8V 1X4
 
 The Honourable John Cashore, M.L.A.
 Minister of Aboriginal Affairs,
 Legislative Buildings
 Victoria, British Columbia V8V 1X4
 
 And other Cabinet Ministers
 Legislative Buildings
 Victoria, British Columbia V8V 1X4
 
 
 Dear Premier and Ministers:
 
 You will soon be receiving the final report and recommendations from the
 Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) resulting from the Salmon Aquaculture
 Review (SAR). Given the recommendations of the EAO’s Technical Advisory Team
 (which were released in early April), we anticipate there will be several
 critical weaknesses with the final EAO recommendations.
 
 >From our perspective, the recommendations will - if based on the Technical
 Team’s recommendations - offer little or no protection for Pacific salmon
 stocks and the rest of the marine ecosystem from marine-sited, open netcage
 farmsites that culture non-indigenous Atlantic salmon. 
 
 Many of the undersigned were present throughout the SAR process, as table
 representatives, alternates or observers. After eight months of intensive
 study including many meetings, reams of technical documents and submissions,
 it is our studied opinion that only closed-loop containment systems can
 afford any effective defense from the problems of farm-introduced disease,
 discharged fecal waste and antibiotic residues, and dilution of the Pacific
 gene pool from escapes.
 
 In summary, we urge you to retain the existing moratorium on new salmon
 aquaculture development until major changes are implemented. Among the key
 changes that are needed, we urge you to:
 
 . Replace netcages with closed containment systems;
 . Prohibit the use of Atlantic Salmon;
 . Ban the use of acoustic deterrent devices, explosives, firearms and
   underwater traps for predator control;
 . Ban the use of night lights (except those required for navigational
safety);
 . Relocate existing farms at least 3km from environmentally sensitive areas;
 . Require mandatory labeling of farmed fish;
 . Require mandatory reporting of farmed fish escapes, disease outbreaks and
   drug use at all fish farms;
 . Remove aquaculture from the Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act;
 . Require mandatory referral to First Nations for all applications impacting
   First Nations’ communities;
 · Replace existing guidelines with effective, enforceable regulations;
 · Initiate a mandatory resource rent or levies for full cost recovery;
 · Immediately prohibit lake-reared aquaculture.
 
 In short, the only prudent and responsible Cabinet decision in view of the
 considerable concerns expressed during the SAR process is to retain the
 provincial moratorium until such time that the abovementioned concerns have
 been successfully resolved and the gross scientific uncertainties identified
 during the SAR process have been thoroughly addressed.
 
 The results of the time and resources which your government is dedicating to

 protecting and restoring wild Pacific salmon could be severely compromised 
 if the adverse impacts and risks of salmon farming are not effectively 
 addressed. 
 
 We hope that you will take advantage of this critical opportunity to
 preserve British Columbia's rich biological and coastal heritage.
 
 Signed,
 
 SEND YOUR NAME & CONTACT INFO TO:
 HBreen@Island.Net
 
 THANK YOU!!!
 
 --------------
 B.C. ENDORSERS
 --------------
 
 -------------------
 SAR Representatives
 -------------------
 
 Laurie MacBride, SAR Rep
 Executive Director,
 Georgia Strait Alliance
 
 Don Hall Phd., SAR Rep
 Fisheries Program Manager,
 Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council
 
 Pat Alfred, Sar Rep
 Vice President,
 Kwakiutl Territorial Fisheries Commission
 
 Richard Dawson, SAR Rep
 Musgamagw Tsawataineuk First Nation
 Tribal Council
 
 Rod Sam, SAR Rep
 Peter Charlie, SAR Alt. Rep
 Ahousaht First Nation
 
 Bruce Burrows, SAR Rep
 UFAWU Local 26
 
 Alan Wilson, SAR Rep
 Editor / Publisher
 Wave-Length Kayak and Paddling Magazine
 
 Will Soltau, SAR Rep
 Pacific Trollers Association
 
 Karen Wristen, SAR Rep
 Sierra Legal Defence 
 
 Catherine Stewart, SAR Rep
 Greenpeace Canada
 
 Teresa Ransome, SAR Rep
 Electoral "A" Regional District
 of Mount Waddington
 
 Bill Proctor, Alt. SAR Rep
 Regional District of Mount Waddington
 
 Roxanna Mandryk, Alt. SAR Rep
 Regional Director, Area "A"
 Comox-Strathcona Regional Director
 
 Ralph Nursall, SAR Rep
 Comox-Strathcona Regional District
 
 -------------------------
 
 Arnie Narcisse, Co-Chair
 BC Aboriginal Fisheries Commission
 
 Chief Robert Sewid
 Mamaleleqala Qwe'qwa'sot'enox First Nation
 
 Garth Mirau, Sec. Treasurer
 UFAWU Local 15
 
 Jim Fulton, Exec. Director
 David Suzuki Foundation
 
 Alex Morton
 Raincoast Research
 
 Lynn Hunter, Co-chair 
 Pacific Salmon Alliance
 
 David Ellis
 David W. Ellis and Associates
 
 Allan McDonell
 BC Wild
  
 Howard Breen, 
 Whiskey Golf Dive Club
 
 Warren Bell M.D., President 
 Can. Assoc. of Physicians for the Environment
 
 Matt Price
 Friends of Clayoquot Sound
 
 Charles McKee
 Area"G" Troll Fishery Association
 
 Dan Edwards
 West Coast Sustainability Project
 
 Lawrence M. Dill, Professor and Director,
 Behavioural Ecology Research Group,
 Dept. of Biological Sciences,
 Simon Fraser University
 
 Dr. Michael M'Gonigle,
 Eco-Research Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, 
 University of Victoria
 
 Ron Ydenberg
 Behavioral Ecology Research Group
 Department of Biological Sciences
 Simon Fraser University
 
 Dr. Nick Hughes
 Behavioural Ecology Research Group,
 Dept. of Biological Sciences,
 Simon Fraser University
 
 Vicky Husband
 Sierra Club of Canada
 
 Baden Cross
 Director-GIS Coordinator
 Raincoast Conservation Foundation
 
 John Nelson,
 Executive Director
 BC Marine Trail Association
 
 Barry Carter
 Blue Mountain Native Forest Alliance
 
 Stefan Ochman
 Director
 Ocean Voice International
 
 Faye Smith
 Qualicum Beach Streamkeepers
 
 Dr. Peter Bein, P.Eng.
 Skies Above Foundation
 
 Steve Rison
 Citizens' Advisory for Environmental Research
 
 Colin W. Clark, F.R.S.
 Professor Emeritus (Mathematics)
 University of British Columbia
 
 Edward Gregr, UBC Marine Mammal Unit      
 Department of Zoology                      
 University of British Columbia
 
 Rick Routledge
 Institute for Fisheries Analysis and
 Department of Mathematics and Statistics
 Simon Fraser University
 
 Joanne Manley
 Society for the Protection of Ayum Creek
 
 Peter Marcus
 Gabriola Cycle & Kayak Ltd.
 
 Jeremy Mitchell
 Department of Biological Sciences
 Simon Fraser University
 
 Alex Fogden
 Sea Kayak Guides Alliance of B.C.
 
 Maureen Sager
 Alberni Environmental Coalition 
 
 Sydney Haskell
 Carmanah Forestry Society 
 
 Diana Wilson
 Bear Watch 
 
 Rupert Wong, R.P.Bio
 West Coast Expeditions
 
 Jay Vincent
 Delta Chapter / Sierra Club
 
 Ernie Daley, General Manager
 Ole's Westcoast Adventures 
 
 Sharon Chow 
 Lower Mainland Chapter / Sierra Club
 
 Mark Haddock
 
 Mel Petreman, M.D.
 
 Kim Sander, Alumni,
 Dept. of Biological Sciences,
 Simon Fraser University
 
 Brewster Kneen,
 British Columbia Biotechnology Circle
 
 Alex Latta, Victoria Chapter
 Society for Conservation Biology 
 
 David Walker
 Northern Aquatics
 
 Stuart Parker / Ernie Yacub
 Green Party of BC
 
 Murray Rogers, President  
 Rogers' Environmental and Educational Foundation (R.E.E.F.)
 
 Ian Gartshore
 Shore Counselling Services
  Nanaimo, B.C.
 
 Lloyd Manchester 
 Canadian EarthCare Society
 
 Constance Smith, 
 Research Assistant, 
 Simon Fraser University
 
 Susan Yates
 Head Reference Librarian
 Vancouver Island Regional Library
 
 Estelle Taylor, 
 Radio Peace, Co-op Radio 
 
 Dr. Michael M'Gonigle,
 Eco-Research Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, 
 University of Victoria
 
 Guy Dauncey,
 Publisher, EcoNews
 
 Paul Marhenke
 Prince Rupert
 
 Jeff Lederman, Director/Founder
 Island Wildlife Natural Care Centre
 Salt Spring Island
 
 Delores Broten, Executive Director, 
 Reach for Unbleached! 
 Delores Broten, 
 Reach for Unbleached! Foundation
 
 ---------------                                               
 OUT OF PROVINCE
 ---------------
 
 Brian McHattie
 Marine Mammal Coordinator
 Zoocheck Canada Inc. ON 
 
 Anne Doncaster
 International Wildlife Coalition ON
 
 Robin W. Baird, Ph.D.
 Halifax, NS
 
 Cathy Kinsman
 RETURN TO THE WILD CORP., ON
 
 Rick Smith, Exec. Director
 International Fund for Animal Welfare ON
 
 Brian McHattie
 Hamilton Naturalists Club ON
 
 ---------------
 OUTSIDE CANADA
 ---------------
 
 Kathy Fletcher, Executive Director
 People for Puget Sound
 
 Karen Garrison
 Natural Resources Defense Council
 Washington, D.C.
 
 Dale Fisher, President
 Marine Environmental Consortium WA
 
 Kate Cissna, Co-Director
 Alfredo Quarto, Co-Director
 Mangrove Action Project
 Seattle, WA 
 
 Zeke Grader, Executive Director
 Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations
 San Francisco CA.
 
 Nat Bingham
 Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations
 Habitat Office
 Mendocino CA
 
 Tim Stearns , Executive Director
 Save Our Wild Salmon
 Seattle WA
 
 Arthur H. Whiteley, Professor Emeritus
 Seattle, WA 
     
    Mitch Friedman, Executive Director
  Northwest Ecosystem Alliance
 Bellingham WA
 
 Roderick Tirrell, Chair
 Broward County Sierra Club
 Fort Lauderdale, FL
 
 R. B. Kochtitzky, Executive Director
 Mississippi 2020 Network Inc.
 
 Willard S Osibin, MD, 
 Pacific Regional Director,
 Physicians For Social Responsibility
 Templeton, CA 
 
 Lanny Carpenter
 Environmental Coordinator
 Puget Sound Gillnetters Assoc.
 Everett, WA 
 
 Nina Bell
 Northwest Environmental Advocates
 Portland OR 
 
 Glen Spain, Northwest Regional Director
 Institute for Fisheries Resources
 Eugene, OR 
 
 Darlene Schanfald, Ph.D.
 President
 Friends of Miller Peninsula State Park WA  
 
 David E. Ortman
 Executive Director
 Wise Use Movement
 Seattle, WA
 
 John M. Reinke
 Software Engineer
 Redmond, WA 
 
 Paul Cienfuegos, Program Director
 Democracy Unlimited, CA 
 
 Zygmunt Plater
 Prof. of Law
 Boston College Law School 
 
 Kirk Robinson 
 Projects Coordinator  
 Predator Education Fund UT 
 
 Hellmut Golde, President
 Northwest Fund for the Environment WA
 
 Diane Valantine 
 Oregon Natural Resource Council OR
 
 Peter Morrison, Research Director
 Sierra Biodiversity Institute  
  
 Pat Rasmussen, Executive Director
 EarthKind, WA 
 member of Taiga Rescue Network
 
 Lee Green
 Triple G Corporation
 
 Sandra J. Bush              
 Coordinator 
 Harbor Seal Rookery Program
 Gualala, CA  
 
 Catherine Rich, President 
 Los Angeles Audubon Society
 West Hollywood, CA
 
 Stefanie Hawks
 Executive Director
 MARINE MAMMAL CONNECTION, WA 
 
 Sara J. Wan, Vice Chair
 California Coastal Commission CA *
 (*For Purposes of Identification Only)
 
 PACON International
 Hawaii
 
 Michael Kundu, Pacific Northwest Director
 Sea Shepherd Conservation Society CA
 
 Carl W. Dortch,  Advisor, 
 Lolita's Legion WA
 
 Fred Felleman, NW Director
 Ocean Advocates WA
 
 William Rossiter, President
 Cetacean Society International CT
 
 Vivian Newman
 National Marine Committee
 Sierra Club MD
 
 Stefan Austermuehle
 Project Coordinator
 Bund gegen Missbrauch der Tiere
 (Association against Mistreatment of Animals)
 Germany
 
 Viivi Syrjä, Director
 Finns for the Whales 
 Finland
 
 Molly Rice 
 UC San Diego Biology Dept.;
 & Behavior Operations dept. 
 The San Diego Zoo CA
  
 Chris Mulholland 
 UCSD Biology Dept.
 San Diego, CA
 
 Jon Monahan
 UCSD Biology Dept.
 Del Mar, CA 
 
 KJ Banuk 
 UCSD Biology Dept.
 San Diego, CA
 
 Kevin Scanlan 
 San Diego Supercomputer Center
  UCSD Biology Dept.
 San Diego, CA
 
 Ben Mackin
 UCSD Biology Dept.
 San Diego, CA 
 
 Ann Moss
 Dolphin Connection, CA 
 
 Mary Rose Kaczorowski
 Earth Rights Institute U.S.A.
 
 
 
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Howard Breen
 GEORGIA STRAIT ALLIANCE
 
 Discussion List & News-Wire Coordinator
 Voice:h)250.247.7467
 GSA)250.753.3459
  Email:hbreen@island.net
 Fax:250.753.2567
 
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 Majordomo@Onenw.org
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Forwarded message:
From:HBreen@island.net (Howard Breen)
  To:hbreen@island.net
Date: 97-06-06 00:48:01 EDT

[SIGN ON LETTER BELOW/Pls. circulate]

Dear Friends of the BC Marine Environment,

DID YOU KNOW well over 400 marine mammal shootings were "permitted" last year
at British Columbia salmon aquaculture operations? Or that estimates of
illegal 
shootings may triple figures for the netcage industry slaughter? Or that 5000
IHN-diseased Atlantic farm salmon were harvested in June and sent to market,
the
remainder left in netcages to infect wild salmon in Johnstone Strait? Or that

municipal bylaws can no longer prohibit fish farms as they are protected
under 
the Right to Farm Act? Or thar that the industry would like to expand tenfold

in BC?

The Georgia Strait Alliance has launched a political lobbying campaign 
on the issue of salmon aquaculture. We want to have a strong document to 
present to the British Columbia government's Cabinet which makes it clear 
that there is a broad consensus on the need for profound changes to the 
industry before they consider lifting the current moratorium on new salmon 
farming licences, and that the recommendations of the Environmental
Assessment 
Office’s Technical Advisory Team are inadequate. 

At a recent meeting with the Environment Minister, Cathy McGregor said 
"prove it to me" (that there is a strong consensus for change). This is 
exactly what we’re hoping to do with the following letter, which we’re 
hoping you and/or organization will sign on to.

Time is of the essence. We will take the letter to meetings with Ministers
and to the media. 

To sign on, contact Howard Breen (hbreen@island.net) or fax to GSA
(250-753-2567). Please indicate: 
-name of organizational, academic, community or business affiliation
-name of signatory (contact person who can sign for the organization)
-snail mail address for verification should it be required by gov't

If you need more info contact Howard Breen at: (250) 247-7467
(hbreen@island.net).

Thanks a lot,

Laurie MacBride
Georgia Strait Alliance

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

June___, 1997


The Honourable Glen Clark, M.L.A.
Premier of the Province of British Columbia
Legislative Buildings
Victoria, British Columbia V8V 1X4

The Honourable Corky Evans, M.L.A.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,
Legislative Buildings
Victoria, British Columbia V8V 1X4

The Honourable Cathy McGregor, M.L.A.
Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks,
Legislative Buildings
Victoria, British Columbia V8V 1X4

The Honourable John Cashore, M.L.A.
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs,
Legislative Buildings
Victoria, British Columbia V8V 1X4

And other Cabinet Ministers
Legislative Buildings
Victoria, British Columbia V8V 1X4


Dear Premier and Ministers:

You will soon be receiving the final report and recommendations from the
Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) resulting from the Salmon Aquaculture
Review (SAR). Given the recommendations of the EAO’s Technical Advisory Team
(which were released in early April), we anticipate there will be several
critical weaknesses with the final EAO recommendations.

>From our perspective, the recommendations will - if based on the Technical
Team’s recommendations - offer little or no protection for Pacific salmon
stocks and the rest of the marine ecosystem from marine-sited, open netcage
farmsites that culture non-indigenous Atlantic salmon. 

Many of the undersigned were present throughout the SAR process, as table
representatives, alternates or observers. After eight months of intensive
study including many meetings, reams of technical documents and submissions,
it is our studied opinion that only closed-loop containment systems can
afford any effective defense from the problems of farm-introduced disease,
discharged fecal waste and antibiotic residues, and dilution of the Pacific
gene pool from escapes.

In summary, we urge you to retain the existing moratorium on new salmon
aquaculture development until major changes are implemented. Among the key
changes that are needed, we urge you to:

. Replace netcages with closed containment systems;
. Prohibit the use of Atlantic Salmon;
. Ban the use of acoustic deterrent devices, explosives, firearms and
  underwater traps for predator control;
. Ban the use of night lights (except those required for navigational
safety);
. Relocate existing farms at least 3km from environmentally sensitive areas;
. Require mandatory labeling of farmed fish;
. Require mandatory reporting of farmed fish escapes, disease outbreaks and
  drug use at all fish farms;
. Remove aquaculture from the Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act;
. Require mandatory referral to First Nations for all applications impacting
  First Nations’ communities;
· Replace existing guidelines with effective, enforceable regulations;
· Initiate a mandatory resource rent or levies for full cost recovery;
· Immediately prohibit lake-reared aquaculture.

In short, the only prudent and responsible Cabinet decision in view of the
considerable concerns expressed during the SAR process is to retain the
provincial moratorium until such time that the abovementioned concerns have
been successfully resolved and the gross scientific uncertainties identified
during the SAR process have been thoroughly addressed.

The results of the time and resources which your government is dedicating to 
protecting and restoring wild Pacific salmon could be severely compromised 
if the adverse impacts and risks of salmon farming are not effectively 
addressed. 

We hope that you will take advantage of this critical opportunity to
preserve British Columbia's rich biological and coastal heritage.

Signed,

SEND YOUR NAME & CONTACT INFO TO:
HBreen@Island.Net

THANK YOU!!!

--------------
B.C. ENDORSERS
--------------

-------------------
SAR Representatives
-------------------

Laurie MacBride, SAR Rep
Executive Director,
Georgia Strait Alliance

Don Hall Phd., SAR Rep
Fisheries Program Manager,
Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council

Pat Alfred, Sar Rep
Vice President,
Kwakiutl Territorial Fisheries Commission

Richard Dawson, SAR Rep
Musgamagw Tsawataineuk First Nation
Tribal Council

Rod Sam, SAR Rep
Peter Charlie, SAR Alt. Rep
Ahousaht First Nation

Bruce Burrows, SAR Rep
UFAWU Local 26

Alan Wilson, SAR Rep
Editor / Publisher
Wave-Length Kayak and Paddling Magazine

Will Soltau, SAR Rep
Pacific Trollers Association

Karen Wristen, SAR Rep
Sierra Legal Defence 

Catherine Stewart, SAR Rep
Greenpeace Canada

Teresa Ransome, SAR Rep
Electoral "A" Regional District
of Mount Waddington

Bill Proctor, Alt. SAR Rep
Regional District of Mount Waddington

Roxanna Mandryk, Alt. SAR Rep
Regional Director, Area "A"
Comox-Strathcona Regional Director

Ralph Nursall, SAR Rep
Comox-Strathcona Regional District

-------------------------

Arnie Narcisse, Co-Chair
BC Aboriginal Fisheries Commission

Chief Robert Sewid
Mamaleleqala Qwe'qwa'sot'enox First Nation

Garth Mirau, Sec. Treasurer
UFAWU Local 15

Jim Fulton, Exec. Director
David Suzuki Foundation

Alex Morton
Raincoast Research

Lynn Hunter, Co-chair 
Pacific Salmon Alliance

David Ellis
David W. Ellis and Associates

Allan McDonell
BC Wild
 
Howard Breen, 
Whiskey Golf Dive Club

Warren Bell M.D., President 
Can. Assoc. of Physicians for the Environment

Matt Price
Friends of Clayoquot Sound

Charles McKee
Area"G" Troll Fishery Association

Dan Edwards
West Coast Sustainability Project

Lawrence M. Dill, Professor and Director,
Behavioural Ecology Research Group,
Dept. of Biological Sciences,
Simon Fraser University

Dr. Michael M'Gonigle,
Eco-Research Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, 
University of Victoria

Ron Ydenberg
Behavioral Ecology Research Group
Department of Biological Sciences
Simon Fraser University

Dr. Nick Hughes
Behavioural Ecology Research Group,
Dept. of Biological Sciences,
Simon Fraser University

Vicky Husband
Sierra Club of Canada

Baden Cross
Director-GIS Coordinator
Raincoast Conservation Foundation

John Nelson,
Executive Director
BC Marine Trail Association

Barry Carter
Blue Mountain Native Forest Alliance

Stefan Ochman
Director
Ocean Voice International

Faye Smith
Qualicum Beach Streamkeepers

Dr. Peter Bein, P.Eng.
Skies Above Foundation

Steve Rison
Citizens' Advisory for Environmental Research

Colin W. Clark, F.R.S.
Professor Emeritus (Mathematics)
University of British Columbia

Edward Gregr, UBC Marine Mammal Unit      
Department of Zoology                      
University of British Columbia

Rick Routledge
Institute for Fisheries Analysis and
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Simon Fraser University

Joanne Manley
Society for the Protection of Ayum Creek

Peter Marcus
Gabriola Cycle & Kayak Ltd.

Jeremy Mitchell
Department of Biological Sciences
Simon Fraser University

Alex Fogden
Sea Kayak Guides Alliance of B.C.

Maureen Sager
Alberni Environmental Coalition 

Sydney Haskell
Carmanah Forestry Society 

Diana Wilson
Bear Watch 

Rupert Wong, R.P.Bio
West Coast Expeditions

Jay Vincent
Delta Chapter / Sierra Club

Ernie Daley, General Manager
Ole's Westcoast Adventures 

Sharon Chow 
Lower Mainland Chapter / Sierra Club

Mark Haddock

Mel Petreman, M.D.

Kim Sander, Alumni,
Dept. of Biological Sciences,
Simon Fraser University

Brewster Kneen,
British Columbia Biotechnology Circle

Alex Latta, Victoria Chapter
Society for Conservation Biology 

David Walker
Northern Aquatics

Stuart Parker / Ernie Yacub
Green Party of BC

Murray Rogers, President  
Rogers' Environmental and Educational Foundation (R.E.E.F.)

Ian Gartshore
Shore Counselling Services
 Nanaimo, B.C.

Lloyd Manchester 
Canadian EarthCare Society

Constance Smith, 
Research Assistant, 
Simon Fraser University

Susan Yates
Head Reference Librarian
Vancouver Island Regional Library

Estelle Taylor, 
Radio Peace, Co-op Radio 

Dr. Michael M'Gonigle,
Eco-Research Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, 
University of Victoria

Guy Dauncey,
Publisher, EcoNews

Paul Marhenke
Prince Rupert

Jeff Lederman, Director/Founder
Island Wildlife Natural Care Centre
Salt Spring Island

Delores Broten, Executive Director, 
Reach for Unbleached! 
Delores Broten, 
Reach for Unbleached! Foundation

---------------                                               
OUT OF PROVINCE
---------------

Brian McHattie
Marine Mammal Coordinator
Zoocheck Canada Inc. ON 

Anne Doncaster
International Wildlife Coalition ON

Robin W. Baird, Ph.D.
Halifax, NS

Cathy Kinsman
RETURN TO THE WILD CORP., ON

Rick Smith, Exec. Director
International Fund for Animal Welfare ON

Brian McHattie
Hamilton Naturalists Club ON

---------------
OUTSIDE CANADA
---------------

Kathy Fletcher, Executive Director
People for Puget Sound

Karen Garrison
Natural Resources Defense Council
Washington, D.C.

Dale Fisher, President
Marine Environmental Consortium WA

Kate Cissna, Co-Director
Alfredo Quarto, Co-Director
Mangrove Action Project
Seattle, WA 

Zeke Grader, Executive Director
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations
San Francisco CA.

Nat Bingham
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations
Habitat Office
Mendocino CA

Tim Stearns , Executive Director
Save Our Wild Salmon
Seattle WA

Arthur H. Whiteley, Professor Emeritus
Seattle, WA 
     
   Mitch Friedman, Executive Director
 Northwest Ecosystem Alliance
Bellingham WA

Roderick Tirrell, Chair
Broward County Sierra Club
Fort Lauderdale, FL

R. B. Kochtitzky, Executive Director
Mississippi 2020 Network Inc.

Willard S Osibin, MD, 
Pacific Regional Director,
Physicians For Social Responsibility
Templeton, CA 

Lanny Carpenter
Environmental Coordinator
Puget Sound Gillnetters Assoc.
Everett, WA 

Nina Bell
Northwest Environmental Advocates
Portland OR 

Glen Spain, Northwest Regional Director
Institute for Fisheries Resources
Eugene, OR 

Darlene Schanfald, Ph.D.
President
Friends of Miller Peninsula State Park WA  

David E. Ortman
Executive Director
Wise Use Movement
Seattle, WA

John M. Reinke
Software Engineer
Redmond, WA 

Paul Cienfuegos, Program Director
Democracy Unlimited, CA 

Zygmunt Plater
Prof. of Law
Boston College Law School 

Kirk Robinson 
Projects Coordinator  
Predator Education Fund UT 

Hellmut Golde, President
Northwest Fund for the Environment WA

Diane Valantine 
Oregon Natural Resource Council OR

Peter Morrison, Research Director
Sierra Biodiversity Institute  
 
Pat Rasmussen, Executive Director
EarthKind, WA 
member of Taiga Rescue Network

Lee Green
Triple G Corporation

Sandra J. Bush              
Coordinator 
Harbor Seal Rookery Program
Gualala, CA  

Catherine Rich, President 
Los Angeles Audubon Society
West Hollywood, CA

Stefanie Hawks
Executive Director
MARINE MAMMAL CONNECTION, WA 

Sara J. Wan, Vice Chair
California Coastal Commission CA *
(*For Purposes of Identification Only)

PACON International
Hawaii

Michael Kundu, Pacific Northwest Director
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society CA

Carl W. Dortch,  Advisor, 
Lolita's Legion WA

Fred Felleman, NW Director
Ocean Advocates WA

William Rossiter, President
Cetacean Society International CT

Vivian Newman
National Marine Committee
Sierra Club MD

Stefan Austermuehle
Project Coordinator
Bund gegen Missbrauch der Tiere
(Association against Mistreatment of Animals)
Germany

Viivi Syrjä, Director
Finns for the Whales 
Finland

Molly Rice 
UC San Diego Biology Dept.;
& Behavior Operations dept. 
The San Diego Zoo CA
 
Chris Mulholland 
UCSD Biology Dept.
San Diego, CA

Jon Monahan
UCSD Biology Dept.
Del Mar, CA 

KJ Banuk 
UCSD Biology Dept.
San Diego, CA

Kevin Scanlan 
San Diego Supercomputer Center
 UCSD Biology Dept.
San Diego, CA

Ben Mackin
UCSD Biology Dept.
San Diego, CA 

Ann Moss
Dolphin Connection, CA 

Mary Rose Kaczorowski
Earth Rights Institute U.S.A.




         





















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Howard Breen
GEORGIA STRAIT ALLIANCE

Discussion List & News-Wire Coordinator
Voice:h)250.247.7467
 GSA)250.753.3459
 Email:hbreen@island.net
 Fax:250.753.2567

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Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 00:19:19 -0700 (PDT)
From: civillib@cwnet.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: API Official Attacks Activists, Mink Liberators
Message-ID: <199706060719.AAA29174@main.cwnet.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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((( TO AR NEWS READERS: We've prepared this with the blessing of the list
administrator in response to a post by Mr Mackay, who has since ADMITTED his
"news release" was not a release, and only prepared in that way to get his
point across on AR News, which otherwise would have blocked his commentary.
While Mr. Goodwin's releases are "news" and are disseminated to national and
local media, which is why they are sent to Ar News, Mr. Mackay's effort was
NEVER sent to any news media, and was designed to further his own personal
agenda and attacks on others. Mr. Mackay spends his time trying to subvert
new and ongoing activists on news and views, attempting to convince them to
abandon direct action activists. This is what the enemy does, and it
benefits the abusers and the FBI alike.  -- Cres Vellucci )))

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

SPECIAL TO AR NEWS
June 5, 1997






API Director Issues False News Release;
Attacks Sincere Animal Activists,
Takes Side of Fur Industry

     DALLAS, TX -- Irresponsible, mean-spirited and misleading comments by an
official of Animal Protection Institute is driving a wedge between animal
activists, and hurting the case of animals, according to JP Goodwin, exec.
director of the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade.

     In a "news release" -- which was, in fact, not disseminated to any news
media, but was actually a thinly disguised ploy to get his subjective
comments heard on AR News, which forbades such releases normally -- Barry
Mackay claimed to have "found" the bodies of mink freed from a Mt. Angel,
Oregon fur farm last Friday. His headline exclaimed: "Dead mink bodies
found! Anti-fur animal protectionist finds bodies of abused mink."

     In fact, Mackay never left his Canadian home, and never found any bodies.
He lied.

     "No where in the release did it explain that Barry found any bodies, as his
headline said. His only source for the 'discovery' of the bodies was a
police investigator, and we all know how reliable police are when it comes
to animal activism," said Goodwin.

     The only other person to claim mink are dying "by the thousands" is the fur
farm owner.  "That puts Barry in league with a fur farmer, and the police.
That should tell all of us where his real sympathies are, and on what side
he is on," said Goodwin.

     Goodwin said that, despite Mckay's claims and those of the fur farmer, no
bodies, certainly not thousands as claimed, have been shown to the news
media. Local reporters, and National Public Radio reporters all confirmed
they were refused when they asked to see the dead.

     "Don't you think that they would show them off if they existed? The point
is that except for some mink who may conceivably -- but we don't even know
this -- have died at the hands of fur farmers trying to catch them after
release, no one has seen the dead bodies, as Barry states. Yet, he fuels the
hysteria, and the lies, to promote his own agenda," explained Goodwin.

     Mackay has a history of attacking progressive activists, and especially
those who support nonviolent civil disobedience, liberations and sabotage
against animal abusers.

     "The fact is the Animal Liberation Front (who claimed credit for releasing
the mink from Oregon) has never harmed anyone, and yet they have freed tens
of thousands of animals, and destroyed animal abuse industries," said Goodwin.

     "I support those efforts and work to build solidarity within the movement.
Barry continues to attack activists with whom he disagrees, and attempts to
discredit them, even going as far as siding with animal killers like a fur
farmer, and the police, who do their best to injure and jail dedicated
activists," added Goodwin.
-30-
Contact: JP Goodwin (214) 503-1419 

Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 09:41:56 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: AR-News Admin Note
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the poster's subscription to AR-News.

Here is subscription info for AR-Views:

Send e-mail to:  listproc@envirolink.org

In text/body of e-mail:  subscribe ar-views firstname lastname

Also...here are some websites with info on internet resources for Veg and
AR interests:

The Global Directory (IVU)
http://www.veg.org/veg/Orgs/IVU/Internet/netguid1.html

World Guide to Vegetarianism--Internet
http://www.veg.org/veg/Guide/Internet/index.html
Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 09:54:10 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Admin Note--Embedded HTML
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970606095408.006eb458@clark.net>
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Another reminder....

Do not post Embedded HTML files to AR-News!  Either copy/paste as text in
e-mail or save the file in text (.txt) format then edit it in your word
processor, then copy/paste into e-mail as text.  

Embedded HTML, such as:
***SNIP***
Cause some problems with Digest versions of AR-News, more so with the
"archived" version on the web.  After such HTML, all text/posts thereafter
become one, massive paragraph (unless first edited out)!

Many subscribers do not have sophisticated software and hardware to handle
such e-mail.  For many subscribers, this creates e-mail with HTML
throughout the e-mail, forcing them to "read around" the HTML tags.  This
is even more of a problem for those on the Digest version of AR-News, as
this slows downloading time.

Remember--just because your computer can handle it, doesn't mean that
everyone else's computer can do so.  Many people are still using "shell"
programs to access the internet.

Date: Sat, 7 Jun 1997 00:24:01 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: RFI: Vegan display in October
Message-ID: <199706061624.AAA04594@eastgate.cyberway.com.sg>
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I'm re-posting this for Gail Joslin from Vegan-L.  Perhaps activists who
have done outreach can help?  Please reply by private e-mail to her at
. Thanks.

Vadivu

---------- Forwarded message ----------

On the last Saturday of October I will have a vegan stand in a very
upmarket suburban shopping centre. Will be selling vegan starter
information packs (recipes, book lists, local suppliers of products and
services, alternatives to animal products, health information, McLibel
info, menus), vegan cakes and muffins, and advertising the Klaper and John
Robbins's videotapes for viewing.

Do any subscribers on the list have ideas (and possibly donations of
materials) for making the display look professional and powerful. I
thought of running a competition with prizes that promote the animal
rights movement - eg k.d. lang tapes/cds, books by authors who support the
AR ideal, vegan foods, cosmetics, etc and need contact names and addresses
and faxes of these people.

Once my costs of ingredients and photocopying have been covered, part of
the proceeds will go to the Cart Horse Protection League here that is
doing sterling work to educate owners and "renters" of these animals on
correct care, and to help pay for food, shoes, and correct harnesses.
The rest of the profits will help me to buy more videos and giveaway
vegan materials.

Some background information: (from The Southern Suburbs Tatler newspaper)

The Cart Horse Protection Association in conjunction with a variety of
other organisations, has launched a campaign to help the plight of Cape
Town's cart horses.

According to Karen de Klerk, spokesperson for the CHPA, the conditions
for cart horses are very bad. "Horses are bred in filthy backyard
conditions, where they stand in their own manure for days on end, getting
lung infections from all the ammonia in the air. In summer, we have cases
where horses burn to death due to the high temperatures causing the
methane fumes from the dung to explode in the shacks."

Karen said some horses are broken to harness at the age of nine months,
causing back problems later on because their backs are not allowed to
develop fully.  "We also see owners renting out horses to anybody for
money, so long as that person returns the horse in a standin position."

Jeremy Gardner, the farrier involved in the project, said horses' hooves
are a major concern. "We get cases where the flesh in the hooves is
actually rotting, making it very painful for the horse to walk, never
mind working with a load. Some of the owners also don't have the right
size shoes for the horses, forcing them to cut the hooves to fit the
shoes," Jeremy said.

According to Karen, working horses need new shoes every four to six weeks
to work efficiently and without pain under normal conditions. The sad
fact is that a lot of animals do not wear any shoes or have on
the incorrect size.

"In order to help these horses we need funding and support from the
public. It's the only way we can run the farrier service and this
project. We are really desperate for funding and that is why we're asking
the public to donate either R35 ($7.00/pounds sterling 4.50) towards
shoeing one cart horse or R70 ($14/pounds sterling 9.00) or more towards
two sets of shoes."

We have a third world economy, and unfortunately, this use of horses is a
common occurence. I would dearly love to prohibit the whole thing, but
right now, it's pretty impossible. We're working on legislation proposals
to monitor care and use, but you know what politicians are like! So
whatever we can do to help in the meantime is better than nothing.

The kiosk looks like an upside down top hat that is "circular", but with
faceted sides - I think it's octagonal, but will check this over the
weekend. This means that posters can be displayed on each of the eight
panelled sides, and the brim is a shelf for the cakes, packs, etc. The
helpers stand inside the "hat" which is in the middle of the concourse,
and near lifts, entrances, pharmacy, music store (cds and tapes),
newsagent/bookstore etc so there is a good flow of (people) traffic past it.

I want to advertise World Vegan Day - tried to get the kiosk for 1
November, but it had already been reserved. The hire is free as a
community service. Any posters, recipes by celebrities, photographs
signed by them, etc that can be used for display would be most welcome.

Gail Joslin
Vegans In South Africa
Box 36242
Glosderry
7702 South Africa

email: gail@oup.co.za


Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 12:39:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: MINKLIB@aol.com
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: Swedish ALF Defies Abusers, Frees Foxes
Message-ID: <970606123924_1991036360@emout16.mail.aol.com>

CAFT has received word from Sweden that the ALF has conducted what will be
Swedens 10th fur farm raid of 1997.  A fur farm in Oskarshamn was hit in late
May, with 50 foxes released, breeding cards stolen, cages destroyed, and
killing devices removed from the premises.

Other actions in Sweden include lots of window smashing that is shutting down
Swedish furriers.

Fur farmers and conservative animal welfarists are condemning the actions as
both factions seem to want the same thing, for fur animals to be left in
their cages to await certain death, instead of being given a shot at life.

CAFT and other animal rights groups support the live liberation of these
animals, for we know that if we were in the animals shoes, we would prefer
freedom over captivity, and a chance at life over certain death.
]
Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade
PO Box 822411
Dallas, TX 75382
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 09:57:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mike Markarian 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org, seac+announce@ecosys.drdr.virginia.edu,
        en.alerts@conf.igc.apc.org
Subject: WY Alert: Mountain Lions
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19970606125858.5d8f0904@pop.igc.org>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

WYOMING ACTION ALERT

LETTERS NEEDED TO PROTECT MOUNTAIN LIONS!

Last year the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission increased the number of
mountain lions
allowed to be killed by trophy hunters by 37%. Even Game and Fish wildlife
biologists
admitted there wasn't enough information to justify the increase. And now
they've proposed
another increase just one year later, based on paranoia and politics rather
than on sound
science.

Trophy hunters in Wyoming are already allowed to chase mountain lions with
packs of radio-collared dogs. Once an exhausted lion flees to a tree, the
high-tech hunter simply follows the radio signal and shoots the trapped lion
at point-blank range. These chases can separate mother lions from their
dependent kittens, and it is impossible to determine how many kittens die of
starvation or predation. It is also impossible to determine the number of
illegal killings by poachers and unreported killings by ranchers. It makes
no sense to increase the numbers of mountain lions killed if we don't even
know how many there are.

We should not fear mountain lions. Not a single person has ever been killed
by a mountain
lion in Wyoming. In fact, over the last 100 years, there have been only 14
cougar-caused
fatalities in all of North America. More people have been killed by bee
stings, by dog bites,
by lightning, and even by falling soccer goal posts.

Killing more mountain lions will not decrease depredation on livestock. Dr.
Paul Beier, the
only mountain lion biologist who has published studies on lion/human
conflicts, states that
increased sport hunting may actually INCREASE livestock depredation. Hunters
tend to kill large adult lions, giving smaller and younger animals the
chance to expand their
range -- the yearlings who are more likely to attack livestock.

Sadly, only small populations of mountain lions remain in the West. It's
time we overcome
our predator prejudice. Instead of killing these majestic creatures for
recreation or for other
unjustifiable purposes, we should speak out for their protection.

PLEASE LET YOUR VOICE FOR MOUNTAIN LIONS BE HEARD BEFORE THE JUNE
13TH
DEADLINE. SEND YOUR COMMENTS OPPOSING THE PROPOSAL TO INCRESE THE
NUMBER OF
MOUNTAIN LIONS KILLED TO THE ADDRESS BELOW:

Linda Lembeck
Wyoming Game and Fish Department
3030 Energy Lane
Casper, WY 82604
Fax: (307) 473-3433

For more information contact Andrea Lococo at The Fund for Animals' Rocky
Mountain Office:

The Fund for Animals
PO Box 11294
Jackson, WY 83002
Phone: (307) 859-8840
E-Mail: alococo@wyoming.com

Thank you for your help!

Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 16:53:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: Pat Fish 
To: Friends of Animals 
Subject: VCR alert:Oprah/Beef Story Dateline FRIDAY night
Message-ID: 
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

Based upon what I've been told, it appears that on the Friday (June 6th) 
edition of NBC's DateLine, they will have a segment on the cattle
industry's lawsuit against Oprah due to Howard Lyman being on her show
talking about BSE/CJD.


Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 17:01:22 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) VCR alert:Oprah/Beef Story Dateline FRIDAY night
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970606170119.006d8730@clark.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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from private e-mail:
-----------------------------
Based upon what I've been told, it appears that on the Friday (June 6th) 
edition of NBC's DateLine, they will have a segment on the cattle
industry's lawsuit against Oprah due to Howard Lyman being on her show
talking about BSE/CJD.



Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 14:01:40 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mike Markarian 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Cc: chrisw@fund.org
Subject: (FWD) NRA Applauds Passage of H.R. 1420
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19970606170243.514f4da8@pop.igc.org>
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from the NRA:
>
>For Immediate Release                       For More Information:
>June 4, 1997                                         703-267-1190
>
>                NRA APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF H.R. 1420
>
>            "H.R. 1420 is good for the Refuge System,
>             good for wildlife and good for hunters."
>
>FAIRFAX, Va. -- The National Rifle Association of America
>applauded yesterday's nearly unanimous passage in the U.S. House
>of Representatives of H.R. 1420 -- The National Wildlife Refuge
>Improvement Act.  Introduced by Rep. Don Young (R-AK) and
>receiving broad bi-partisan support, H.R. 1420 creates a
>statutory mission statement and planning structure for the
>National Wildlife Refuge System.
>
>"NRA has worked very hard with Congress to craft H.R. 1420, and
>we applaud passage of this bill," said Mrs. Tanya K. Metaksa,
>Executive Director of NRA's Institute for Legislative Action. 
>"This legislation recognizes the integral role people have in
>managing and using the Refuge System, and it protects that role
>in law.  Also important are the provisions which strengthen and
>unify the Refuge System's planning process.  The Refuge System
>can only thrive with careful and scientific management."
>
>Several studies in the last two decades, including those from the
>General Accounting Office, Interior Department, and Fish and
>Wildlife Service, report that refuges suffer because they are not
>managed as a national system and lack centralized guidance.  H.R.
>1420 directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a
>comprehensive conservation plan for each refuge.
>
>H.R. 1420 also specifies wildlife-dependent activities, including
>hunting and fishing, as priority public uses of the Refuge
>System.  Currently, hunting and fishing occur on over 90% of the
>Refuge System's acreage, but, in recent years, extremist anti-hunting
groups have actively sought to limit, if not totally ban,
>these activities.
>
>"America's hunters helped to buy three-fourths of the lands
>purchased for the Refuge System, and H.R. 1420 statutorily
>protects hunting as a priority use of the Refuge System,"
>explained Mrs. Metaksa.  "Further, this legislation preserves
>compatible wildlife dependent activities on newly acquired refuge
>lands, keeping the land open to those who have traditionally
>hunted and fished on it -- perhaps for generations.
>
>"Passed yesterday by a vote of 407 to 1 and supported by such
>groups as the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, the International
>Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, the Wildlife
>Legislative Fund of America, the Izaak Walton League of America,
>the National Wildlife Federation, Safari Club International, and
>the Wildlife Management Institute, all agree that H.R. 1420 is
>good for the Refuge System, good for wildlife and good for
>America's hunters."

Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 17:34:08 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) PETA RELEASES FIRST-EVER VIDEO OF PROCTER & GAMBLE
MONKEY
  TESTS
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970606173406.006bda34@clark.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

from PETA web page:
-------------------------------
PETA RELEASES FIRST-EVER VIDEO OF PROCTER & GAMBLE MONKEY TESTS

                 Undercover Footage to Be Shown at News Conference

    --------------------------------------------------------------------

    For Immediate Release:
    June 4, 1997

    Contact:
    Michael McGraw 757-622-7382


    Cincinnati -- Numerous violations of the federal Animal Welfare
    Act have been documented in an 8-month undercover investigation of
    a Procter & Gamble (P&G) laboratory and will be released today by
    People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

    PETA's director of Research and Investigations, Mary Beth
    Sweetland, and the investigator who worked in P&G's contract lab
    will unveil their disturbing findings at a news conference:

          Date         Time                    Place

    Wednesday, June 4 11 a.m.  Holiday Inn, Harrison Room, 800 W. 8th
                                                 St.

    "You can wipe your ass with this data," says a P&G-sponsored
    laboratory technician in a 9-minute videotape of undercover
    footage to be shown at the news conference.

    PETA's investigator documented P&G laboratory technicians:
    * slamming monkeys into cages;
    * suspending monkeys in the air while pumping test substances into
    their stomachs;
    * screaming at frightened monkeys;
    * shaking their fists in monkeys' faces when they were strapped
    down for electrocardiograms; and
    * stuffing a lotion bottle into a monkey's mouth as a "joke."

    PETA is asking Procter & Gamble to implement a six-point plan to
    alleviate animal suffering.

Date: Fri, 6 Jun 97 16:56:00 -0500
From: Karin Zupko 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Vivisection:  Issues and Ethics Tape Available
Message-ID: <9706062155.AA03792@titan.ma.neavs.com>

Vivisection: Issues and Ethics
(approx. 3 hrs.,  H.S. and up)
Videotape of the 1997 NEAVS Symposium at Harvard University.
Three physicians lecture on the ethical and scientific problems  
surrounding animal experimentation.  Drs. Murray Cohen, Marjorie  
Cramer, and Jerry Vlasak cover "Integrative Medicine and  
Vivisection," "Women's Issues and Vivisection," and "the Ethics of  
Vivisection," respectively.

This tape may be borrowed at no charge.  A $50 deposit is required,  
but the check or credit card transaction is not processed if the tape  
is returned.

To borrow this tape, contact NEAVS at 617-523-6020 or e-mail  
karin@ma.neavs.com. 


Karin Zupko
NEAVS
  

Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 18:42:45 -0700
From: Sean Thomas 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: FOIE GRAS  FAUX-PAS
Message-ID: <3398BC95.7DB5@sympatico.ca>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Friday, June 6, 1997
Ottawa Citizen, pg F8

         Animal-rights Activists Spread Word About Foie Gras
  Group campaigns to stop sales of delicacy produced by force-feeding

By Ron Eade for the Ottawa Citizen

  Animal -rights activists - one dressed as Daffy Duck - -yesterday
launched a campaign against Ottawa specialty food shops selling pate de
foie gras, an expensive delicacy made from the livers of force-fed geese
and ducks.
  The campaign began at noon, when 19 members of Animal Action marched
from Byward Market to protest outside A.E. Price Fine Foods Ltd., in
L'Esplanade Laurier for about 40 minutes.
  Protestersvowed to returnto the store and other retail outlets that
sell foie gras, says Len Goldberg, co-director of the animal-rights
group.
  "Absolutely, there will be more," Mr. Goldberg said.
  "A.E. Price is the focus of animal rights activity in Ottawa until
that product is discontinued.  We will be there several times a week
with our banner, and at times our duck, to let people know," Mr.
Goldberg said.
  Protesters did not enter the mall and business was not affected, said
Elise Graves, store general manager.
  "People thought it was pretty funny.  It didn't disrupt our business,
but it attracted a lot of attention outside the building."
  Ms. Graves said she doiubted the rich delicacy would be discontinued
because of the protest.
  The specialty food store carries foie gras under the trade name Rougie
of Perigord, France, made from goose liver.  It costs $37.65 for a 2.6
ounce tin.
  Foie gras is french for "fat liver."  The finished product is
predominately fat.
  "That high price tells you the goose was force-fed because genuine
foie gras is exceptionally expensive.  It's considered to be a delicacy
on par with caviar," Mr. Goldberg said.
  "Sometimes you will see a product called goose pate, but if its price
is about the same as any other meat product , then you know it's not
force-fed because it's not foie gras.  Force-feeding is how you create a
liver product that's 85% fat.
  "Force-feeding causes the liver to enlarge six to seven times beyond
normal proportions, and virtually all of the enlargement is fat," Mr.
Goldberg said.
  For 30 years, production of foie gras has been targeted by
animal-rights activists worldwide who object to the inhumane treatment
of geese and ducks in France and other nations.
  Force-feeding is achieved by pushing a rigid tube down a bird's throat
at least three times a day for more than 2 weeks to fill its stomach
with a corn mixture.
  The corn lacks choline, a vitamin that enables the liver to eliminate
fat.
  According to PETA, an animal-rights lobby based in Washington D.C.,
some geese and ducks suffocate to death in this  process, others
explode.  The tube sometimes cuts the inside of their throats.
  Activists say that by the time birds are slaughtered 16 days later,
their bodies are so distended they can hardly move and the animals can
only move with difficulty.
  Apart from the cruelty of force-feeding, the liver pate is not good
for humans.
  Its fat, the kind that raises blood cholesterol levels, contributes to
heart disease, stroke, obesity, and cancer.
  similar protests by animal-rights activists in 1994 resulted in foie
gras being pulled from the menus and shelves of 6 Ottawa-area
restaurants and stores, including A.E. Price.
  Now that it's back , Mr. Goldberg said the protest has resumed.
  "Unless they send us written assurance the product will be
discontinued, we will continue to expose this business as supporting
force-feeding," Mr. Goldberg said.
  Also on the group's list of targets is Ottawa Bagelshop and Deli at
1321 Wellington St., which sell foie gras.  Mr. Goldberg said he expects
to picket that store on Saturday.
  The store owner could not be reached for comment. 

________________________________________________________________________

Sean Thomas, Co-Director 
Animal Action
Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 23:17:17 -0400
From: allen schubert 
To: ar-news@envirolink.org
Subject: (US) Dairy Industry Sued Over Arteries
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970606231714.006d0d24@clark.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

from AP Wire page:
------------------------------------
 06/06/1997 14:17 EST

 Dairy Industry Sued Over Arteries

 SEATTLE (AP) -- A self-described milk-a-holic is suing the dairy
 industry, claiming that a lifetime of drinking whole milk contributed to
 his clogged arteries and a minor stroke.

 Norman Mayo, 61, believes he might have avoided his health problems if he
 had been warned on milk cartons about fat and cholesterol.

 ``I drank milk like some people drink beer or water,'' he said. ``I've
 always loved a nice cold glass of milk, and I've drank a lot of it.''

 The federal lawsuit names Safeway and the Dairy Farmers of Washington as
 defendants. Mayo wants Safeway to put warning labels on all its dairy
 products, and he wants similar warnings on all dairy industry ads and
 commercials.

 ``If tobacco products can be required to have warning labels, why not
 dairy products?'' said Mayo, a former smoker. ``I think milk is just as
 dangerous as tobacco.''

 He's also seeking reimbursement of his medical expenses and unspecified
 compensation for personal injury.

 ``It's my opinion that the dairy industry's to blame,'' he said. ``They
 push their dairy products without warning you of the hazards.''

 Since his stroke three years ago, Mayo drinks only nonfat or skim milk.

 Neither Safeway nor the state dairy farmers has responded to the lawsuit.

 ``I'm pretty sure we would plead not guilty and suggest this is without
 merit,'' said Blair Thompson, a spokesman for the Washington Dairy
 Products Commission.

 Jon Ferguson, a lead counsel in the state's lawsuit against the tobacco
 industry, said likening milk with tobacco was silly. Milk, he noted, is
 not addictive.

Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 23:21:01 -0400
From: Vegetarian Resource Center 
To: AR-NEWS@envirolink.org
Subject: "Perspectives on Animal Consciousness" conference in Europe
Message-ID: <3.0.2.32.19970606232101.00bc086c@pop.tiac.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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Subject: Wagningen 3rd-4th July: have you already registered?

Ruud van den Bos PhD
University of Leiden
Leiden, the Netherlands
points out that a conference in the Nethlerlands
will focus on "Perspectives on Animal Consciousness"
at the Wageningen International Conference Centre
in Wageningen, the Netherlands. 3rd-4th July 1997

The ORGANIZERS are:
dr. Ruud van den Bos (RUL)
dr. Soemini Kasanmoentalib (VU)
drs. ir. Susanne Lijmbach (LUW)
drs. Marcel Dol (RUL)

IN COOPERATION WITH:
KNAW Onderzoekschool Ethiek 
(Netherlands School for Research in Practical Philosophy);

SPONSORED BY:NWO Stichting voor Filosofie en Theologie; 
Anti-Vivisectie Stichting (AVS);

Programme:
3rd July
Morning
Opening address:
G. Den Hartogh (UvA; director of the Netherlands School 
for Research in Practical Philosophy)

Animal Consciousness & Philosophy 
(chair: D. Kornet, University of Leiden, Leiden, the Netherlands)

C. Allen (College Station, TX, USA); S. Lijmbach (Wageningen); 
W. van der Steen (Amsterdam); J. Vorstenbosch (Utrecht)

Afternoon
Animal Consciousness & Ethics (chair: Tj. de Cock Buning, 
University of Leiden, Leiden, the Netherlands)

D. Macer (Tsukuba City, Japan); H. Verhoog (Leiden); 
E. Rivas (Nijmegen); P. Cohn (Abington, PA, USA)

Evening 
Special Programme: 
P. Carruthers (Sheffield, UK); R. Heeger (Utrecht); M. Bracke (Wageningen)

4th July
Morning
Animal Consciousness & Science 
(chair: B. Spruijt, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands)

M. Bekoff (Boulder, CO, USA); B. Bermond (Amsterdam); 
R. van den Bos (Leiden); J. Fentress (Halifax, NS, Canada)

Afternoon
Parallel Workshops:
Workshop 1:Biological Foundation of Ethics 
(Tj. De Cock Buning, University of Leiden, Leiden, the Netherlands)

Workshop 2:Research Methods in Animal Welfare 
(F. de Jonge, Wageningen Agricultural University, 
Wageningen, the Netherlands)

Workshop 3:Animal Welfare, Politics & Legislation 
(J. Staman, Ministry of Agriculture, The Hague, the Netherlands)

Special Closing Lecture:J. van Hooff (Utrecht)
______________________________________________________________

 Conference fee:f200,-- (Dutch guilders)
(includes: coffee & tea during breaks; lunches; 
evening drinks on 3rd July; abstracts)

Payable through account. nr.:ABN: 53.95.09.426 to LUW, sector L&S, 
project Animal Ethics (nr.059918)

 Conference site:WICC-IAC
                 Lawickse Allee 11
                     6701 AN Wageningen
                     tel:0317 - 490133
                     fax:0317 - 426243
(Map will be sent after they have received your registration form)

People who wish to stay in Wageningen overnight should contact:
 VVV (Tourist information) Wageningen: 
       tel: 0317 - 410777                                fax: 0317
- 423186
Name:_____________________________________________
Address:_____________________________________________
     _____________________________________________
     _____________________________________________
     _____________________________________________
 Tel:_____________________________________________
  Fax:_____________________________________________
E-mail:_____________________________________________
For those who wish to attend a workshop please indicate your 
choice below  
(first, second):
Workshop 1 (Tj. de Cock Buning): _______
Workshop 2 (F. de Jonge): _______
Workshop 3 (J. Staman):_______
This form should be sent to (by e-mail or 'snail' mail):
Organisation Conference 'Perspectives on Animal Consciousness'
Ruud van den Bos PhD
Institute of Evolutionary and Ecological Sciences
Section Theoretical Biology
University of Leiden
P.O. Box 9516
2300 RA Leiden
the Netherlands
tel:071 - 527 4921
fax:071 - 527 4900
e-mail: VANDENBOS@rullf2.medfac.leidenuniv.nl
web-site: http://wwwbio.leidenuniv.nl/~vandenbos/congres.html


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