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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML//EN//2.0"> <html> <head> <title>AR-NEWS Digest</title> </head> <BODY bgcolor=fbfaea text=#211818 link="#190748" alink="#FFFFEF" vlink="#401C92"> <center> <IMG SRC="IMAGES/HEAD.GIF" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/digest/images/head.gif" USEMAP="#toplinks" BORDER="0"><BR> <img src="IMAGES/YCBAR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/digest/images/ycbar.gif"><a href="../INDEX~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/index.html"><img src="IMAGES/HOMEBAR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/digest/images/homebar.gif" border=0></a><br></center> <map name="toplinks"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="345,27,393,54" href="../../../tppmsgs/msgs0.htm#14" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/envirohome.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="458,7,512,27" href="../SUPPOR~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/Support.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="401,7,446,26" href="../SEARCH~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/search.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="352,7,386,26" href="../ORGS~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/Orgs.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="298,7,337,25" href="../NEWSPA~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/newspage.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="211,7,286,27" href="../SUB~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/sub.html"> </map> <center><TABLE cellspacing=15 border=0> <TR> <TD width=50 align=center> </TD> <TD width=400 align=left> <!-- PAGE CONTENT GOES BELOW --> <hr> <pre> AR-NEWS Digest 389 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) [UK] Calf export protesters jailed over port attacks by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 2) [UK] Hounds' last bay as stag ban bites by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 3) [CA] Canadian officials say nothing to fear from gelatin by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 4) [CA] Wildlife toll in Manitoba flooding by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 5) (US) Shooters Kill Escaped Leopard by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> 6) Proctor & Bamble, others plan Website on animal testing research by Anna <ahoves@bu.edu> 7) (HK) Sea horses threatened by corralling for medicines by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 8) (MY) Policy on turtles pays off by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 9) (MY) Aussie bees rescuing our honey industry by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 10) Painful finale to snake stunt by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 11) (MY) Agro disease research by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 12) (Asia) Ivory trade by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 13) (CN) Oldest giant panda hits 35 by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 14) (CN) Zookeepers in panic over panda paternity by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 15) (UK) `Mad cow' link to dogs by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 16) (SG) Possible tiger sightings by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 17) Vegetarian prisoner files lawsuit by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> 18) US- IFAW aids in animal rescues in flooded areas by crystal1@capecod.net (truddi lawlor) 19) Longs Drugs Selling Live Fish by Beth Brown <arln@shell2.ba.best.com> 20) (US) Baby Giraffe Dies of Broken Neck by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> 21) Re: Pigs In Taiwan by Ming-Lee Yeh <myeh@osf1.gmu.edu> 22) Don't Be a Turkey by "Forrest M. Brownell" <forrest@northweb.com> 23) Lori Gauthier, Animal Rescuer in Kentucky by SDURBIN@VM.TULSA.CC.OK.US 24) Next Magazine: Hazy Shadiness of Wintour by Marisul@aol.com 25) Free Feral Services (WA) by bchorush@paws.org (pawsinfo) 26) Bruner withdraws Candidacy from Florida Game Commission by SMatthes@aol.com 27) Rodeo protest in Waukegan, Illinois by sgross@ais.net (The Gross's) Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 21:08:37 -0700 (PDT) >From: David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: [UK] Calf export protesters jailed over port attacks Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970428210901.1b7f0018@dowco.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >From The Electronic Telegraph - Tuesday, April 29th, 1997 Calf export protesters jailed over port attacks By Michael Fleet FIVE animal rights protesters behind violence connected to the Shoreham livestock export demonstrations were jailed yesterday. Michael Roberts, was at the centre of a conspiracy which involved firebomb attacks, vandalism of lorries and attempts to stop the export of calves and sheep from the West Sussex port in the winter of 1994-95, Lewes Crown Court was told. The most serious incident was the petrol bombing of a public house, simply because the landlord's daughter was a friend of the driver of one of the livestock lorries. A former social worker, Barbara Trenholm, is already serving 10 years for the arson attack. Justin Wright, 18, is serving five years for his part in the firebombing of the White Hart at Henfield, which caused damage put at ú120,000. Much of the violence was organised by the Campaign Against Live Freight (CALF), run by Roberts, himself a lifelong criminal. On the face of it, the campaign organised peaceful, if noisy, protests but an "inner committee" plotted criminal activities. "It was very frightening stuff - the stuff of terrorism," said Detective Superintendent Kit Bentham, of Sussex police, who headed the investigation into the disturbances. As well as the attack on the White Hart, there was a petrol bomb attack on cattle lorries parked at a farm in Chailey, East Sussex, as their drivers slept inside, the court heard. The group was also accused of conspiring to pour oil on roads and to lay spikes in the path of lorries. Roberts, 63, who was jailed for six years, of Lancing, West Sussex, was said to be the mastermind behind the plots. The court was told that he had a criminal record stretching back almost 50 years. His wife Tracy, 32, a mother of two described in court as a "simple woman", received a two-year suspended sentence. Jonathan Taylor, 27, of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, was jailed for four years and Kevin Chapman, 19, of Southampton, was jailed for two years. They had all been convicted of conspiracy to cause criminal damage. Tony Daly, 35, of Hove, who admitted his part in the conspiracy, was jailed for three years. One other man remains to be sentenced. Judge Richard Brown told the group: "By your activities you havebetrayed many hundreds of people who were exercising their right to express their disgust at the live export trade but who were doing it in a perfectly peaceful and lawful manner." Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997 [ As some of you already are aware, the Daily Telegraph is not noted for being pro-animal rights. The on-line version did, however, link to the following sites: External Links Live Exports - UK news reports and info The Protesters - Fighting Live Animal Exports Compassion in World Farming A Guide To Non-Violent Direct Action Action news Cattle - The Vegetarian Society Veal production in Europe - from The Guardian The milk of human kindness - article about veal production from The Vegetarian Animal Rights Resource Sites Sorry, I don't have time to get the URL's for all of these right now, but most are on the envirolink server.] Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 21:08:40 -0700 (PDT) >From: David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: [UK] Hounds' last bay as stag ban bites Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970428210903.1b7f3014@dowco.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >From The Electronic Telegraph - Tuesday, April 29th, 1997 Hounds' last bay as stag ban bites By Sean O'Neill THE Quantock Staghounds gathered yesterday for what was likely to have been their last meeting. The National Trust's decision to ban deer hunting on its land has deprived the hunt of 896 acres in the heart of its area. The hunt is committed to paying staff for another year, and there is talk of a legal challenge to the trust's decision. But at the meet on the lawns of Bagborough House, near Taunton, Somerset, there was a resigned air. "It is the last official meet of the season and it looks bleak for the future," said Mal Treharne, spokesman for the British Field Sports Society. "A substantial and strategic part of the Quantock Staghounds hunt country will be lost. People feel bitter and disappointed. "Part of the fabric of life on the Quantocks and on Exmoor is being destroyed by people sitting in London who do not realise the implications of their decision." Roly Ford, the chairman of the Staghounds, said: "It is the end of an era and the ruination of the countryside as we know it. The Quantock has been hunting for 80 years and staghunting has been going on for generations." Hunt supporters said the 800-strong deer herd on the Quantocks was in better condition than it had been for many years, thanks mainly to the hunt's stewardship. They also said that the hunt's pack of 60 hounds may have to be destroyed if it has to disband. Meanwhile, animal rights activists celebrated. John Hicks, of International Animal Rescue, said: "It has to be one of the greatest days of my life. The deer have gone through terrible suffering. They would be better off being shot than undergoing the horrendous suffering if hunting continued." ⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997. Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 21:08:42 -0700 (PDT) >From: David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: [CA] Canadian officials say nothing to fear from gelatin Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970428210906.1b7f298c@dowco.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >From EXN News (Discovery Channel - Canada web site Canadian officials say nothing to fear from gelatin By Tamar Simon The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is examining whether gelatin may transmit mad cow disease to humans. The ubiquitous thickening agent, found in everything from desserts, yogurt and canned meats, to cosmetics, phrmaceuticals and vaccines, is derived from the skin and bones of cows and pigs. Gelatin was previously exempt from U.S. regulations which banned products made from the brains and spinal cords of cows from countries where mad cow disease, or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, had been found. But an FDA advisory committee has voted to revoke gelatin's "safe" status, noting that it was unclear whether the heat treatments used to kill infectious agents in gelatin were effective against the disease. However, it is unlikely that the Canadian consumer, will be deprived of gelatin-laden products any time soon. Dr. Graham Clark of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, says the matter was reviewed last year when Canadian stores began pulling British-made wine gum candies off the shelves, and no hard evidence of any danger was found. According to Dr. Clark, any risk to humans posed by gelatin products is "so infintesimally small as to be inconsequential." Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 21:08:44 -0700 (PDT) >From: David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: [CA] Wildlife toll in Manitoba flooding Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970428210907.1b7f0ea0@dowco.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" In an interview aired tonight on The Discovery Channel - Canada's @discovery.ca, Bill Koozt, a biologist at the Manitoba Wildlife Protection Branch said he believed that there may some loss of life among larger animals such as deer and racoons as a result of the Red River flooding, but that this would be a small percentage of the population. Kootz said, however, that there would be a lager toll among smaller animals such as mice and squirrels. He also stated that there would be an effect on local bird populations as those already nesting might abandon their nests and others may have to nest in areas which they don't normally use. Migratory birds may face a food shortage, as the Red River Valley is a replenishing area for many birds heading north. He felt that insects would survive quite well, and that the levels of pesticides washed up from the U.S. would be diluted by the large water volume, so would noy cause any problems. Kootz believes that Lake Manitoba may suffer from a over dumping of nutrients, and this couls lead to a toxic algae bloom. He pointed out that this scenario was only speculation at this time. Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 00:38:27 -0400 >From: allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (US) Shooters Kill Escaped Leopard Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970429003747.006a1694@clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" follow-up to earlier posting from AP Wire page: --------------------------------- 04/28/1997 23:33 EST Shooters Kill Escaped Leopard By PATRICK CASEY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A leopard burst out of its cage at an animal sanctuary and killed a woman Monday morning, then escaped into woods. Deputies shot and killed it hours later as it followed a baited path. Sheriff John Whetsel said the woman was attacked in a fenced run at the Oak Hill Center for Rare and Endangered Species. The 60- to 70-pound leopard apparently used its weight to force open its locked cage to get into the run. The body of the 52-year-old woman was found by her son, who works at the center. Her name was not released. ``All I can say is, it was a savage attack,'' Whetsel said. The center rehabilitates injured exotic animals before returning them to zoos around the country. Whetsel said it was licensed by the state Wildlife Department and U.S. Department of Agriculture, and that he knew of no previous problems. The 7-year-old Persian leopard was shot about a half mile from the center Monday night. Its cage had been baited with fresh meat, as well as the trail that authorities believe it followed into the woods. Two sheriff's deputies spotted the cat walking up the road where reporters were gathered. They ordered reporters into their cars, then opened fire with shotguns. About 10 rounds were fired. Earlier, Whetsel said officers were ordered to shoot to kill. ``Our concern is once an animal kills a human, it has a propensity to do it again. We're not going to take any chances,'' Whetsel said. Officers went door to door warning residents in lightly populated far northeastern Oklahoma County. Whetsel urged them not to try to hunt the animal themselves, ``It's quick and silent and very deadly.'' Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 02:22:41 -0400 (EDT) >From: Anna <ahoves@bu.edu> To: ar-news <ar-news@envirolink.org> Subject: Proctor & Bamble, others plan Website on animal testing research Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9704290236.B38870-0100000@acs6.bu.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Procter & Gamble, others plan Website on animal testing research CINCINNATI (AP) - Procter & Gamble Co. said it and other organizations will develop an Internet site for exchange of information about how to reduce the use of animals in product testing. P&G said it would be part of a coalition that will develop a site on the World Wide Web. Other coalition members include the Humane Society of the United States, the Center for Alternatives for Animal Testing at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health. The Website will allow scientists, educators, veterinarians and others to obtain information about alternatives to animal use in product testing. Animal-rights activists have criticized Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble for years because of the company's continuing use of animals in product testing. The company has said it is working to reduce the number of laboratory animals it uses, but would not provide specific numbers. 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. Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:28:00 +0800 (SST) >From: Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (HK) Sea horses threatened by corralling for medicines Message-ID: <199704291028.SAA17398@eastgate.cyberway.com.sg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" South China Morning Post Internet Edition April 28 Sea horses threatened by corralling for medicines FIONA HOLLAND They mate for life and perform a twirling dance of courtship every morning, a prelude to one of the most bizarre forms of reproduction in the animal world: male pregnancy. Sea horses might inhabit a mythical kingdom of strange beasts if they did not frequent the seas off South America, Africa, Asia and Australia. And the fish with the head of a horse and tail of a dragon even survives in Hong Kong waters. This is ironic since Hong Kong today is a leading entrepot for the seahorse trade, fuelled by traditional Chinese medicine, which has decimated populations throughout Asia. Divers often spot mature sea horses in shallows near coral or sea grass, and Hong Kong University doctorate student Andy Cornish said they occurred across the territory from Lamma to Mirs Bay. Curling their tails around a perch of sea grass or one of Hong Kong's shark nets, they prey on passing fish, plankton or crustaceans. "Shark nets are absolutely perfect for sea horses, they have got to have something to hold on to," he said. The 35 species of sea horses identified worldwide are threatened by traditional Chinese medicine, where they are used for ailments including asthma, heart and kidney disease and as an aphrodisiac. Until the 1970s sea horses were commercially harvested in Hong Kong and today sport fishermen continue the tradition, netting them for fun. But this hobby could represent a big threat to the population along with reclamation and pollution, said Mr Cornish. "Anywhere else where they have been collected they have been decimated." Sea horses are not protected by law - except in marine parks and reserves - and are thus at risk of exploitation. Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:28:06 +0800 (SST) >From: Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (MY) Policy on turtles pays off 
