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Mommy Dearest!.... In a message dated 97-03-29 22:00:03 EST, AOLNewsProfiles@aol.net writes: << Subj:Woman Gets Jail for Cat Killings Date:97-03-29 22:00:03 EST From:AOLNewsProfiles@aol.net .c The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri woman is going to jail for four months - for stabbing to death a cat and five kittens. The woman said she wanted to teach her son a lesson, after he became fascinated with knives. But court records say Vicki Hill had become fed up with the commotion that the cat family was causing in her small duplex. Her 6-year-old son was traumatized by the incident - and he's been in state custody at a group home ever since. Hill claims that she's really an animal lover - and that ``no one has suffered more'' than she has. But animal-rights activists are applauding the sentence. Prosecutors say the case has generated more calls and letters than most murder cases. >> --------------------- Forwarded message: >From:AOLNewsProfiles@aol.net Date: 97-03-29 22:00:03 EST <HTML><PRE>.c The Associated Press</PRE></HTML> KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri woman is going to jail for four months - for stabbing to death a cat and five kittens. The woman said she wanted to teach her son a lesson, after he became fascinated with knives. But court records say Vicki Hill had become fed up with the commotion that the cat family was causing in her small duplex. Her 6-year-old son was traumatized by the incident - and he's been in state custody at a group home ever since. Hill claims that she's really an animal lover - and that ``no one has suffered more'' than she has. But animal-rights activists are applauding the sentence. Prosecutors say the case has generated more calls and letters than most murder cases. AP-NY-03-29-97 2148EST <HTML><PRE>Copyright 1997 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without prior written authority of The Associated Press.</PRE></HTML> To edit your profile, go to keyword NewsProfiles. For all of today's news, go to keyword News. Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 03:15:41 -0500 >From: allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (US) A Poodle Named Louie Stirs Up a Real Dogfight in New York Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970331031538.006bdd80@clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" from WashingtonPost.com: ---------------------------------------- A Poodle Named Louie Stirs Up a Real Dogfight in New York By Blaine Harden Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, March 30 1997; Page A03 The Washington Post NEW YORK, March 29 -- There are a million dogs in the naked city. This is the story of one of them. Be warned. It deals with mature themes of sex, violence and urban planning. His name is Louie. He's a black, unneutered, 6-year-old standard poodle of excellent pedigree who as a puppy sold for $700. He grew up with a urologist and his wife in their splendid four-bedroom, prewar apartment that overlooks Washington Square Park. It was down in that Greenwich Village quadrangle, where rappers schmooze with chess masters as nannies coo over the children of investment bankers, that Louie came to grief. The poodle is alleged to have provoked a dogfight in the park, a blood-spattered encounter that the urologist's wife says left Louie "scarred for life." The fight took place a year ago, but it echoes still in the daily lives of all New York dogs who love to run, wrestle and sniff under each other's tails without having to wear a leash. Furthermore, the fallout from Louie's fight has confronted New Yorkers with fundamental questions about urban life: Should dogs be allowed off leash in a densely populated city? What slice of a city's precious green space should be reserved exclusively for dogs? And what is to be done with a handsome dog who is beloved by its owners but known in the neighborhood as a promiscuous bully? For such was Louie's unsavory reputation prior to his fight on March 5, 1996. "Louie is a beautiful dog. He is an expensive dog. But he wants to mount everything in sight," said Maureen Byrne, a dog owner who knows Louie. Much of the poodle's problematic romancing took place inside the confines of the dog run at Washington Square Park. That dog run -- one of 16 in the city, with seven more under construction -- is a relatively new wrinkle in the management of what is by far the largest urban park system in the country. Dog runs address what Parks Commissioner Henry J. Stern says is "one of the most contentious issues in running the parks. We have dog lovers and dog haters. The dog lovers want the dogs to run free. The dog haters can't stand the sight, the sound or the smell of them." It may be impossible to overstate the ubiquity of dogs in this city, especially in the concrete confines of Manhattan. They reside in one of every three apartments, according to the ASPCA, and it is difficult to walk down a hallway in any residential building without setting off paroxysms of snarling and barking from behind closed doors. Dog urine and feces stain nearly every sidewalk. From Harlem to Wall Street, warm spring days scream with the odor of dog. During the work day, armies of dog walkers (at $15 an hour) clog the parks. In the pre-dawn morning and all through the night, panting, barking, drooling canines drag around hundreds of thousands of blurry-eyed owners. Manhattan even has a sweet shop exclusively for dogs. The Bow-Wow bakery on East 54th Street offers salt- and sugar-free quiche flavored with chicken liver. Dog runs came to the city in 1989 as a way to give dogs a separate peace. Surrounded by a chain-link fence, surfaced with gravel and supplied with long-handled pooper scoopers, dog runs give unleashed dogs an opportunity to gratify their highly social pack animal instincts in a way that does not torment dog haters. Dog runs, too, have become sanctuaries for dog owners. They are a convenient and safe place for like-minded people to share the trials of keeping a high-maintenance beast in a small apartment. Washington Square's dog run, with its many fashion models and actors and artists who own dogs, has become an excellent place to find a date. A bad dog, though, can ruin everything. "Not every dog is dog friendly," explained Jane Kopelman, an animal behavior counselor for the ASPCA in New York. "There are dogs who cannot read dog body language, who cannot tell when another dog is telling them, `Hey, you have stepped over the line here. Back off!' " According to several witnesses, Louie is this kind of dog. He began frequenting the dog run at Washington Square 5 1/2 years ago. From the beginning, according to witnesses, he had an irritating habit of mounting dogs of all breeds, male and female. Being a poodle (generally acknowledged as the most intelligent breed of dog), Louie was smarter than most of his would-be paramours. In many cases, he was also bigger. Louie routinely provoked resentful mewling, angry growls and brief eruptions of faux biting before he could be separated from other dogs. A year ago, however, violence spiraled out of control. "Louie's big fight occurred when I was busy talking," recalls Alice Amelar, the urologist's wife and primary caretaker of the poodle. "I never saw that dog before who got into it with him. Suddenly, Louie is covered with blood and everybody in the dog run is yelling at me for having such a vicious dog. Louie was bred to be calm. He is an incredibly docile dog. But he is not a wimp. My detractors are wimps." Louie suffered a nasty chomp on the nose. Later, his veterinarian strongly suggested that Louie never return to the dog run. His owner decided to write a letter of protest to the parks commissioner, police and local community board. That letter has caused many Gotham dog owners to get red in the face and lose sleep. It says that all dog runs should be dismantled. "Dog runs in New York City do not work," Amelar wrote. "Unleashed dogs in a confined area all want to be top dog whether or not they have been [neutered]. I don't think the answer is to allow dogs off the leash where they destroy the grass and flowers. I do not know what the answer is. I do know dog runs are not the answer." That letter rattled around harmlessly in the city bureaucracy until last month, when it surfaced at a public hearing as evidence for not building a new dog run in lower Manhattan. News of the letter's existence triggered a rapid-response mobilization from dog-run devotees across the city. Sixty of them -- dog owners who serve as officers in volunteer associations that keep dog runs tidy and feces-free -- packed a public hearing last month. They were beside themselves with indignation. They said hurtful things about Louie, about his owner and about city government in general. "Louie has tormented the other dogs in the Washington Square dog run for years," said Monay Germaine, the presiding officer for a dog run at Tompkin's Square Park and a professional dog walker. "Mrs. Amelar has ignored the pleas of her fellow dog owners because she claimed it was never Louie's fault. Finally, one day Louie met his match. Now, she says all dog runs must go, they don't work! I suppose if Louie was a child and the playground bully, and he got bested, then she'd want all the playgrounds closed down." Germaine and other dog-run supporters suspect a conspiracy by unnamed power brokers in the city to squelch the dog-run movement. Parks Commissioner Stern says he does not take Boomer, his unneutered golden retriever, to dog runs because Boomer tends to get into fights. Nevertheless, Stern insists he supports dog runs and believes them to be a useful and appropriate innovation in urban design. Dog-run supporters remain suspicious. They are busily writing newsletters on the Louie-inspired threat and girding for another public hearing in April. Louie's owner, meanwhile, continues to insist on Louie's innocence, as regards last year's fight. She accepts the poodle's de facto banishment from the dog run at Washington Square but frequently takes Louie for a walk within barking distance of it. "Rumors of Louie's aggressiveness are entirely apocryphal," Amelar said. "I thoroughly enjoy taking Louie to the park and snubbing everyone. It is my delight." Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 00:33:24 -0800 (PST) >From: David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Vancouver protest Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970330003432.0d9fc0c2@dowco.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" VANCOUVER, BC - As part of the 'Easter Bunnies Around The World' ( World Day of Action against Proctor & Gamble), 30 activists participated in a peaceful demonstration and public information session outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on Robson Street Saturday. The protesters were not put off by less than perfect weather - cold & rain - and received a good response from passers-by, many of whom signed a petition against the continued use of animal testing. Local media, including CBC-TV, UTV, and radio stations CkWX and CFRO covered the demo. Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 05:11:45 -0500 (EST) >From: Paul Shapiro <shapiro5@CapAccess.org> To: AR-News <ar-news@envirolink.org> Subject: COK DELAYS RINGLING BROS!!! Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91-FP.970330051101.4820B-100000@cap1.capaccess.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII While more than 50 activists from Compassion Over Killing (COK) protested in DC this past Saturday against the Ringling Bros. circus, five COK activists locked themselves together with steel pipes on the loading dock where the animals are brought into the arena. It took police approximately two hours to remove the five activists from the loading dock, thereby seriously delaying the show. While some animals were able to be skirted around the activists, the majority could not be used. However, the circus did manage to retaliate by strategically placing a blocked elephant just uphill from the activists and allowing her to urinate. Needless to say, all five activists continued to lay boldly, as they marinated in elephant urine for more than an hour. The five activists arrested are: Dan Beben, Miyun Park, Paul Shapiro, Ryan Shapiro, and Franklin Wade. After being held in police custody for nearly 11 hours, all five were released on their own recognizance. Miyun, Ryan and Franklin were all charged with "unlawful entry" and have court dates set for April 22nd. All charges against Dan and Paul were dropped, as they are both minors. NBC, Fox, and ABC all had clips on the evening news regarding the demo and CD. Local radio station WTOP also had updates every thirty minutes letting listeners know what the situation was. These updates inlcluded interviews with COK spokesperson Mike Markarian. In all, it was a great day for the animals who had part of the day off as a result of COK's event. Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 08:23:29 -0800 >From: Andrew Gach <UncleWolf@worldnet.att.net> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: E-Coli outbreak & government inaction in UK Message-ID: <333E9381.59FA@worldnet.att.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit British government slammed by E-coli report Agence France-Presse LONDON (Mar 29, 1997 7:37 p.m. EST) - A report on an outbreak of food poisoning in Scotland last year in which 18 people died after eating food contaminated with E-coli germs, is severely critical of government action, The Sunday Times reported. The report, due to be published later this week, said the government had failed to implement reforms to improve hygiene in the food industry because of the high costs involved. A commission led by Professor Hugh Pennington, particularly criticises the "softly softly approach" of the Ministry of Agriculture. Pennington told The Sunday Times that "the government was quite relaxed about the implementation because clearly it was technically difficult and it cost money and would have had a big effect on the industry." The E-coli epidemic broke out in November in the Glasgow region of Scotland and was traced to a butcher in Wishaw who supplied several other butchers and delikatessen shops in the region with meat and ready-cooked dishes. More than 500 people were affected by the outbreak and 18 died. In January, the government announced a thorough overhaul of hygiene rules in the food sector and promised additional funds for research into E-coli 0157 bacteria and its consequences. However only last week, the government was accused of having tried in 1996 to cover up a damaging report about poor hygiene at certain slaughterhouses. In particular the report spoke of meat being contaminated by faeces. The E-coli bacteria is found in cattle and is spread by eating contaminated meat and dairy produce. It can also be transmitted between humans by poor hygiene. Young children and old people are most vulnerable. Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 08:55:26 -0800 >From: Andrew Gach <UncleWolf@worldnet.att.net> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: "Not a moral threat but an exciting challenge" Message-ID: <333E9AFE.475E@worldnet.att.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit BMJ No 7085 Volume 314 (British Medical Journal) Editorial Saturday 29 March 1997 The promise of cloning for human medicine Not a moral threat but an exciting challenge The production of a sheep clone, Dolly, from an adult somatic cell(1) is a stunning achievement of British science. It also holds great promise for human medicine. Sadly, the media have sensationalised the implications, ignoring the huge potential of this experiment. Accusations that scientists have been working secretively and without the chance for public debate are invalid. Successful cloning was publicised in 1975,(2) and it is over eight years since Prather et al published details of the first piglet clone after nuclear transfer.(3) Missing from much of the debate about Dolly is recognition that she is not an identical clone. Part of our genetic material comes from the mitochondria in the cytoplasm of the egg. In Dolly's case only the nuclear DNA was transferred. Moreover, we are a product of our nurture as much as our genetic nature. Monovular twins are genetically closer than are artificially produced clones, and no one could deny that such twins have quite separate identities. Dolly's birth provokes fascinating questions. How old is she? Her nuclear DNA gives her potentially adult status, but her mitochondria are those of a newborn. Mitochrondia are important in the aging process because aging is related to acquired mutations in mitochondrial DNA, possibly caused by oxygen damage during an individual's life.(4) Experimental nuclear transfer in animals and in human cell lines could help elucidate mechanisms for many of these processes. Equally extraordinary is the question concerning the role of the egg's cytoplasm in mammalian development. Once the quiescent nucleus had been transferred to the recipient egg cell, developmental genes expressed only in very early life were switched on. There are likely to be powerful factors in the cytoplasm of the egg that make this happen. Egg cytoplasm is perhaps the new royal jelly. Studying why and how these genes switch on would give important information about both human development and genetic disease. Research on nuclear transfer into human eggs has immense clinical value. Here is a model for learning more about somatic cell differentiation. If, in due course, we could influence differentiation to give rise to targeted cell types we might generate many tissues of great value in transplantation. These could include skin and blood cells, and possibly neuronal tissue, for the treatment of injury, for bone marrow transplants for leukaemia, and for degenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease. One problem to be overcome is the existence of histocompatibility antigens encoded by mitochondrial DNA,(5) but there may be various ways of altering their expression. Cloning techniques might also be useful in developing transgenic animals-for example, for human xenotransplantation. There are also environmental advantages in pursuing this technology. Mention has been made of the use of these methods to produce dairy herds and other livestock. This would be of limited value because animals with genetic diversity derived by sexual reproduction will always be preferable to those produced asexually. The risk of a line of farm animals prone to a particular disease would be ever present. However, cloning offers real prospects for preservation of endangered or rare species. In human reproduction, cloning techniques could offer prospects to sufferers from intractable infertility. At present there is no treatment, for example, for those men who exhibit total germ cell failure. Clearly it is far fetched to believe that we are now able to reproduce the process of meiosis, but it may be possible in future to produce a haploid cell from the male which could be used for fertilisation of female gametes. Even if straight cloning techniques were used, the mother would contribute important constituents-her mitochondrial genes, intrauterine influences, and subsequent nurture. Regulation of cloning is needed, but British law already covers this. Talk of "legal loopholes"(6) is wrong. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act may need modification, but there is no particular urgency. A precipitate ban on human nuclear transfer would, for example, prevent the use of in vitro fertilisation and preimplantation diagnosis for those couples at risk of having children who have appalling mitochondrial diseases.(7) Self regulation and legislation already work well. Apart from any other consideration, it seems highly unlikely that doctors would transfer human clones to the uterus out of simple self interest. Many of the animal clones that have been produced show serious developmental abnormalities,(8) and, apart from ethical considerations, doctors would not run the medicolegal risks involved. Transgenic technology has been with us for 20 years, but no clinician has been foolish enough to experiment with human germ cell therapy. The production of Dolly should not be seen as a moral threat, but rather as an exciting challenge. To answer this good science with a knee jerk political reaction, as did President Clinton recently,(9) shows poor judgment. In a society which is still scientifically illiterate, the onus is on researchers to explain the potential good that can be gained in the laboratory. References 1 Wilmut T, Schnieke A K, McWhir J, Kind A J, Campbell K H S.Viable offspring derived from fetal and adult mammalian cells. Nature 1997;385:810-3. 2 Gurdon J B, Laskey R A, Reeves O R. The developmental capacity of nuclei transplanted from keratinised skin cells of adult frogs. J Embryol Exp Morph 1975;34:93-112. 3 Prather R S, Simms M M, First N L. Nuclear transplantation in early pig embryos. Biol Reprod 1989;41:414-8. 4 Ozawa T. Mitochondrial DNA mutations associated with aging and degenerative diseases. Exp Gerontol 1995;30:269-90. 5 Dabhi V M, Lindahl K F. MtDNA-encoded histocompatibility antigens. Methods Enzymol 1995;260:466-85. 6 Masood E. Cloning technique "reveals legal loophole." Nature 1997;385:757. 7 Winston R M, Handyside A H. New challenges in human in vitro fertilization. Science 1993;260:932-6. 8 Campbell K H S, McWhir J, Ritchie W A, Wilmut I. Sheep cloned by nuclear transfer from a cultured cell line. Nature 1996;380:64-6. 9 Wise J. Sheep cloned from mammary gland cells. BMJ 1997;314:623. Robert Winston Professor of fertility studies Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 0HS Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 21:37:08 +0000 >From: "L.I.D.A." <mc8410@mclink.it> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Messaggio Idella LIDA via INTERNET al Papa Message-ID: <199703302028.WAA24016@ammi.mclink.it> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT A Sua Santita' Giovanni Paolo II Citta' di Vaticano Santo Padre, nell'inviarLe un affettuoso augurio per la S. Pasqua Le chiedo di intervenire nei confronti di quei Vescovi e Parroci che in Italia e altrove, forse per opportunismo o per timore di turbare tradizioni e coscienze, non dicono una parola sulla strage che si fa ogni giorno di animali innocenti per soddisfare la gola degli uomini e per lo strazio di altri animali sacrificati e torturati in feste incivili e sanguinarie effettuate in nome della Madonna e di Santi e Patroni. Cio' accade particolarmente nella Cattolica Spagna con la benedizione dei sacerdoti. Cristo, che mostro' nell'ultima Cena il pane e il vino quali cibi gia' naturalmente puri e degni del divino, durante la Sua vita ebbe a volte momenti di ribellione di fronte a comportamenti umani ingiusti o errati. Si ribelli anche Lei con la passione e con la dolcezza che trapelano dal suo desiderio di giustizia e di vera Pace. Grazie Papa Laura Girardello coordinatore LIDA LIDAmatic http://www.mclink.it/assoc/lida lida@mclink.it Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 18:27:58 -0500 (EST) >From: Debbie Leahy <DLEAHY@delphi.com> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: [US] Elephant Rides Canceled Message-ID: <01IH4G4WMUXE9LWDRA@delphi.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Illinois Animal Action - NEWS RELEASE FESTIVAL CANCELS ELEPHANT RIDES Animal Protectionists Praise Committee's Decision SKOKIE, IL - Organizers of Skokie's Festival of Cultures have decided to discontinue elephant rides. The decision follows a meeting between Illinois Animal Action (IAA) and the festival's executive committee. The committee graciously allowed IAA to present its concerns during a private session held last week. "Clearly the celebration of cultural diversity is the product of a progressive community," says IAA president Debbie Leahy. "We are very pleased that the festival concluded elephants were not a necessary component to make this event a success." Performing elephants used for rides and circus tricks endure a miserable life of chains, confinement, and abusive training. Elephant rampages--and now the added danger of tuberculosis discovered in captive elephants--pose a very serious public safety issue. IAA is an all-volunteer, non-profit, animal rights organization dedicated to promoting the humane and ethical treatment of animals. ### Illinois Animal Action, Inc. P.O. Box 507 Warrenville, IL 60555 630/393-2935 Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 16:54:39 -0800 >From: Andrew Gach <UncleWolf@worldnet.att.net> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Hunter-turned-rhino-rescuer dies at 67 Message-ID: <333F0B4F.41B7@worldnet.att.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hunter-turned-rhino-rescuer dies at 67 The Associated Press LONDON (Mar 30, 1997 12:31 p.m. EST) -- Count Maurice Rudolf Coreth von und zu Coredo und Starkenberg, a big game hunter-turned-conservationist who helped save Kenya's black rhinoceros from extinction, has died. He was 67. Coreth died Feb. 11, according to The Daily Telegraph. It did not give the cause of death. Born in Austria in 1929, Coreth moved to England in 1936 to escape the Nazis. He bought a farm in Kenya in 1954 and for many years hunted game in the African bush and went on safaris in sub-Saharan Africa. When Kenya gained independence from Britain in 1963, Coreth gave up his farm and returned to England. In 1985, he attended a meeting of the Shikar Club, a group of former African and Indian hunters living in Britain, and listened to a speech about the number of rhinos killed by poaching. A year later, Coreth founded Rhino Rescue, which is still dedicated to saving the black rhino from extinction. The group also organizes projects to save the tiger and India's one-horned rhino. As a result of his efforts, a game preserve for rhinos was established in Kenya and tough anti-poaching operations were initiated in Zimbabwe and Namibia. Coreth also had a lifelong love of the sea. An accomplished yachtsman, he spent 63 days sailing from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town, South Africa, after leaving Kenya. He later worked as a charter skipper in the Seychelles before sailing the Mediterranean Sea. He is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter. Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 23:16:18 -0500 >From: Wyandotte Animal Group <wag@heritage.com> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Canada Mink Farm Liberated? Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970331041618.24174bfe@mail.heritage.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" A news report in Detroit just said that some 1,000 mink were released today from a Canadian mink farm with most of them being found and returned. 5 Michigan activists have been arrested in connection with the raid, they reported. Does anyone have any other info on this and a list of the arrestees? Jason Alley Wyandotte Animal Group wag@heritage.com Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 23:54:53 -0500 >From: allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (CA) Tiger Escapes in Ontario, Canada Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970331235451.0068ee2c@clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" from NY Times web page: ------------------------------------------ March 30, 1997 Tiger Escapes in Ontario, Canada Filed at 10:04 p.m. EST By The Associated Press BARRIE, Ontario (AP) -- An 800-pound Siberian tiger escaped Sunday from an exotic animal farm on the western outskirts of this city, and police warned residents to stay indoors. Zarak, a 4-year-old male, was described as being docile. He has been in captivity all his life. Zarak was delivered to the Bear Creek Exotics animal farm Saturday evening and escaped by scaling a fence about noon Sunday. Bear Creek Exotics, about a mile west of Barrie, is owned by a man who started collecting exotic animals about six years ago. Police officers aided by a helicopter called off a search at the end of the day, but sharpshooters were to remain at the farm overnight. A bait trail was laid out to lure Zarak into a cage. 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