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>Japan Times
5 June 1997
Health ministry to research dangers of dioxin

     The Health and Welfare Ministry has decided to research the effects on
humans of
     dioxin and other toxic chemicals ingested over long periods from air
and food, sources
     close to the ministry said June 4.

     The ministry wants to set up an expert committee before the end of the
month and
     launch a full-fledged program next year, they said. It would be the
government's first
     attempt at a comprehensive study of the effect of dioxin on human
health, the sources
     said.

     The ministry has been obliged to launch the study because the Saitama
Prefectural
     Government, which has a number of small-scale industrial waste disposal
facilities in its
     area, has decided to launch its own health checkup program on dioxin in
response to
concerns voiced by residents over its carcinogenic effects, they said.

     So far, the ministry has only conducted fact-finding surveys about
dioxin emissions
     from domestic waste disposal facilities. There have been no studies of
its effect on
     humans, meaning that no information is yet available, for instance, on
how much a
     human body can accumulate before being adversely affected, they said.

     Specifically, dioxin concentrations will be measured in samples of
human milk and
     blood, where the chemical is excreted through fats, they said. Fish and
shellfish, meat,
     vegetables and other food products will be checked to see how much
dioxin they
     contain, because most of the dioxin in humans is believed to be taken
in through foods,
     they said.


Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 15:12:30 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind <[e-mail]>
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>The Straits Times
5 June 97
Endangered tortoises seized from mini-mart

     ABOUT 500 star tortoises were seized by the Primary Production
Department (PPD)     at a mini-mart, making it the biggest recent haul of
endangered wildlife smuggled into Singapore.

     PPD officers, acting on a complaint, found the brightly-coloured
tortoises at a     mini-mart in Begonia Road, off Yio Chu Kang Road.

The owner of Shaffe Supermarket was fined $5,000 in March for not having a
permit     to trade in the endangered amphibian.

     It was one of seven cases last year of illegal trade or possession of
wildlife here which     the PPD took action against.

     In all, 1,750 live pythons, arowanas, macaws, cockatoos and tortoises were
     confiscated. Offenders had to pay between $200 and $2,000 in fines.

     The tortoises have been donated to the Singapore Zoological Gardens.
Some are on     display at the reptile house and the Night Safari. A few
died because of the poor shop conditions they were in.

A PPD spokesman said star tortoises were smuggled into Singapore from India
occasionally and usually sold as pets for about $50 each. Trade in such
wildlife is     regulated by the international Cites convention, in which
134 countries, including Singapore and others in Asean, have signed.

     Under Cites, permits and certificates are required for trading in
endangered species     and animal products.

     Singapore is a major centre for wildlife trade.

     Last year, the PPD issued 10,996 permits for the import and export of
about $80     million worth of live birds, zoo mammals, reptile skins,
manufactured reptile products,  arowanas and others.  Live birds continued
to top the list of commonly-traded wildlife in Singapore. They   were
imported mainly from South-east Asia, Africa and Europe and re-exported to
the United States, Japan and Europe.

     A first-time offender in illegal wildlife trade faces a maximum fine of
$5,000 and a jail     term of up to one year, or both. The fine goes up to
$10,000 for repeat offenders, who   also face jail terms of up to a year.

     In one case last year, an aquarium shop-owner was fined $1,000 for
having a variety     of Cites-listed animals such as arowanas, spiders and
iguanas, imported without PPD     permits.

     The PPD fined another aquarium $2,000 for having nine young pythons on
display in     the shop. The confiscated snakes were later donated to the zoo.

Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 15:12:35 +0800 (SST)
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>The Straits Times
5 June 1997
Rare albino shark nursed back to health


     A RARE white nurse shark caught by a fisherman is now doing swimmingly
at Sentosa     Island's Underwater World Singapore.

     "It was a stroke of luck," said Dr Fred Chua, 34, the curator. "The
shark was caught     off the Riau Islands, then put on an Indonesian fish
farm. But one of the fisherman's  clients called our attention to it."
The albino shark was emaciated and had a viral infection at first, he said.
"But after quarantining it and giving it vitamins and antibiotics, it is now
in the tunnel tank and accepted by the other nurse sharks, eagle rays and
groupers in the tank -- despite its     albinism."

     At 2.89 m long, the shark is estimated to be about 10 years old.
Healthy nurse sharks     live to about 20 years and can grow up to 3.2 m long.

     No other aquarium in the region has a nurse shark that is white, said
Dr Chua.

     As to whether it would be released back into the wild, he said: "It may
actually thrive     better here."
He added that in addition to its colour, which makes it more vulnerable to
bigger predators, the male shark is also blind in one eye.


Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 15:12:40 +0800 (SST)
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>Bangkok Post
5 June 1997
Elephants 'died of chemical poisoning'

              No signs of disease or infection found

              An autopsy on two elephants found dead in Prachuab Khiri
              Khan last month seems to confirm initial suspicions that they died
              of chemical poisoning.

              Livestock Development director-general Suwit Pollarp said
              yesterday that the autopsy revealed ruptured blood vessels,
              acute bleeding in the lungs and the presence of Carbofuran, a
              highly toxic pesticide, in their systems.

              "The results are reliable because we conducted several tests
              using different methods but the outcome was the same," he said,
              emphasising that there were no signs of disease or infection.

              Carbofuran was found in the liver, stomach fluids and the
              intestines. When ingested the chemical blocks the functioning of
              enzymes leading to poisoning, nervous breakdown, diarrhoea,
              spasms and death if left untreated.

              Also found were traces of pineapple which the elephants, for
              long the bane of planters in Tambon Had Kham of Kui Buri
              district, apparently fed upon before their death.

              Locals believe the elephants may have been poisoned by
              pipeapple growers who were upset because the animals were
              destroying their crops.

              Mr Suwit did not rule out the possibility of an accident, but
noted
              that no firm conclusions could be drawn until pineapple and
              water samples from the area had been tested.

              But it was sufficient to convince Surapol Duangkae of Wildlife
              Fund Thailand that there was a deliberate attempt to kill the
              elephants.

              "As far as I'm concerned, the majority of the 50-strong herd is
              fine. The crops are usually sprayed with pesticide but only some
              elephants developed illness which means that some pineapple
              beds were deliberately sprayed with a high level of Carbofuran,"
              he said.

              The search for a third elephant believed to be severely ill was
              continuing.

              A Livestock Department veterinarian said he saw the animal
              stagger, looking weak and leave droppings on the way as it tried
              to catch up with the herd.

              Officials believe it's already dead but no one has found the
              corpse yet.



Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 15:12:45 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind <[e-mail]>
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Subject: (UK) Sheepdog case in Britain highlights need for RSPCA
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>The Straits Times, Life! Section
5 June 1997
Sheepdog case in Britain highlights need for RSPCA



     BRITONS are famous for being a nation of soppy animal-lovers who worry
more     about the welfare of their pets than they do about fellow humans.

     Yet after almost 175 years, there is still a need for the country's
most famous animal     charity, the RSPCA (Royal Society For The Prevention
Of Cruelty To Animals).

     Just last week, a farmer who triumphed in televised sheepdog trials was
convicted of cruelty to five of his collies.

     Three of Mr Gwyn Jones' dogs were in such a poor state they had to be
destroyed,     and two others are being looked after in RSPCA kennels.

     The court was told that all the dogs were emaciated and dirty, had skin
problems and     were kept in unhygienic conditions. Heart-breaking pictures
appeared in newspapers.

     Jones was fined 2,000 (S$4,600) and ordered to pay the RSPCA's costs of
1,750.     But he was not banned from keeping dogs.

     This is something the RSPCA is battling to change.
Mr Richard Davies, chief officer of the inspectorate, said in an interview
before the     Jones case: "I think it denies logical justification that one
in four of the people we     prosecute who could be disqualified, isn't.

     'We certainly believe that anyone who has been accused and convicted of
cruelty to     animals should automatically be disqualified."

     Mr Jones was not disqualified because without dogs, he could not run
his hill farm in     the Welsh region of Snowdonia.

     The RSPCA says this is not a valid reason for allowing a cruel owner to
keep animals.

     "Just because someone needs a car for work doesn't prevent him from being
     disqualified for drink-driving," Mr Davies said.
He stressed that he was not complaining about the courts, but said a common
sentencing policy -- where all those convicted of cruelty are banned
automatically --     was the only way to keep a lid on burgeoning cruelty
statistics.

     "We're not interested in fines or prison sentences. We want banning
orders. That's the     most effective way of keeping the cruelty rates
down," he said.

     Dogs and cats remain the predominant victims, according to national
RSPCA cruelty     statistics published last month.

     Convictions of cruelty to dogs were up 16 per cent last year to 892,
while a rising cat     population saw offences against the feline creatures
rise by 27 per cent to 235, a trend  the RSPCA is keen to nip in the bud.
"People genuinely believe that having a cat gives them fewer
responsibilities as a pet     owner. That's simply not true," Mr Davies
said. "They are making a terrible mistake if  they believe that cats require
less attention, less love, less finance than a dog."

     He said economic hardship was a catalyst to pet neglect.

     "If you're struggling, vet bills can make a difference. Chances are
people won't cut     back on other areas.

     "It doesn't matter what animal you're having, you have to think it out
carefully. It's going     to be costly and it's going to be demanding of
your time."

     RSPCA inspectors try to persuade cruel or neglectful owners to sign
over an animal to     their care so it can be found a new home.
If the owner refuses, the animal stays at an RSPCA-run establishment until
its case is     heard and the court decrees that it can go to another home.

     Once in RSPCA care, the animal can start a "socialisation" procedure,
and while some     abused pets can take months to recover physically and
mentally, others are grateful for a second chance.

     'With just a little bit of care over a relatively short period of time,
you can change a     cruelty victim into a superb family pet. Animals are
incredibly forgiving," Mr Davies   said.

The Millbrook Animal Centre in Chobham in southern England is one such place
which     looks after and re-homes animals.

     According to Millbrook's manager Tony Glue, the crucial factor is human
interaction.

     'If they were left in kennels all day, they'd go stir-crazy," he said,
pointing to a row of     around 20 dogs.

     Employers and volunteers walk the dogs, while a behavioural analyst
deals with animals     with emotional problems.

     The RSPCA is determined to prevent a recurrence of cruelty. That is why
every     potential owner is vetted thoroughly before being allowed to adopt
an RSPCA animal.

And anyone who thinks getting a rescue animal is a cheap option should think
again.

     The cost of adopting an RSPCA rescue dog, which includes micro-chipping
and     neutering, ranges from 60 to 103, while a cat could set you back as
much as 53. -- Reuter

Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 15:12:51 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (UK) 'Tummy tuck' for tubby hamster
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>The Straits Times
5 June 1997
'Tummy tuck' for tubby hamster



     LONDON -- A hamster is to have a "tummy tuck" to flatten its stomach
after a crash     diet in what is believed to be the first operation of its
kind on such an animal, according  to press reports yesterday. Nibbles, 14
months, of Liverpool in the north-west of  England, was left with so much
loose skin after losing 15 per cent of its body weight  that it trips over
it, several reports said.

     The animal will be anaesthetised for the procedure, which will be
carried out by a     veterinarian today. -- AFP.


Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 18:24:10 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind <[e-mail]>
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Subject: (KP) Global 500 Winner Worries about Wild Bear Abuse
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>The Korea Herald
5 June 97
Global 500 Winner Worries about Wild Bear Abuse
     By Jun Kwan-woo Staff reporter

     Raising wild bear for health medications in Korea may create moral and
economic repercussions here, a Korean Global 500 award winner said
yesterday. ``World environmental groups, including the Asia Conservation
Alliance (ACA), are poised to subject the nation to sanctions,'' Korean
environmentalist Cha Joon-yeup said.

     Cha, 47, leader of a civic environmental group Earth Eco-Friends, is to
receive a Global 500 at a ceremony to commemorate the 25th World Environment
Day in Seoul today. During his recent trip to Tokyo for an ACA conference,
he said that he believed that world environmental groups are pushing for
sanctions against South Korea.

     The Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), insists that Korea fails to
conform to the Convention on international Trade in Endangered Species of
Flora and Fauna (CITES), Cha said. South Korea joined ITES in 1993, which
imposed a ban on imports of endangered wild species or their parts such as
bear gall bladders or musk, widely used for Oriental medicine.

``But some 1,000 wild bears are now being raised by farmers across the
nation, possible because they were imported from abroad before the 1993 ban
on bear imports took effect,'' Cha said. Since last year, an intensified ban
on imports of wild bear gall bladders has been implemented by the South
Korean government, but abuse of the bears is still rampant, he said.

     ``If the abuses against the wild bears continues, the U.S. government,
giving in to world environmental group pressure will activate the Pelly
Amendment Act against the nation,'' Cha said. The Pelly Amendment Act
stipulates that the United States could impose trade sanctions against those
countries failing to conform to the CITES terms.

     ``The raised wild bears should be returned to the original habitats
immediately,'' said Cha, adding that it should happen before the next CITES
meeting. Cha is also interested in  preserving wild plants. The Global 500
award that the United Nations Environment Prog(UNEP) will present to him
today also recognizes Cha's many years of work with Korean fauna.

     An example of his efforts was when he staged a hunger strike in a bid
to protect an 800-year-old ginkgo tree at the foot of Mt. Pukhan in northern
Seoul, in 1991. ``At that time, the ginkgo, 24m high and 9.9m in diameter,
was at the verge of death due to a construction of a few nearby high-rise
apartment buildings,'' he recalled.

     Thanks to his lengthy struggle, Cha was finally able to persuade
constructors to lower the  buildings by two stories, resulting in sunlight
for the tree. In another recent achievement, Cha organized a massive
campaign to preserve the nation's unique arboretum, or experimental forest,
in Kwangnung, north of Seoul.

The campaign, aimed at preserving the Kwangnung Arboretum, was also to
secure the return of Korean redheaded woodpeckers to the forest. It garnered
world support. Cha said that ``Care for Wild,'' which donated $3,000 to the
cause, was one of the world non-governmental environmental groups joining
the campaign.

     ``The award, hopefully, will provide momentum to spread a more
environmentally-friendly  attitude in society,'' Cha said.

Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 11:05:07 -0400
From: allen schubert <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) Clinton To Ink Tribal Wildlife Deal
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from AP Wire page:
-------------------------------------
 06/05/1997 10:07 EST

 Clinton To Ink Tribal Wildlife Deal

 By SCOTT SONNER
 Associated Press Writer

 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Indian tribes will protect fish and wildlife on their
 own lands under an agreement being signed today between the Clinton
 administration and several tribal leaders.

 Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and Commerce Secretary Bill Daley said
 the special order is intended to clarify the Endangered Species Act's
 application to 95 million acres of tribal lands held in trust by the
 federal government.

 It establishes procedures to provide tribes with technical and scientific
 support to develop habitat-protection plans while acknowledging Indian
 lands ``are not federal public lands ... and are not subject to federal
 public land laws,'' Babbitt said in a statement.

 ``For too long we have failed to recognize the needs of Indian tribes to
 be consulted and part of the process from the beginning, and the
 traditional knowledge they can share about species, habitat and
 conservation,'' he said.

 Babbitt, who oversees the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau
 of Indian Affairs, and Daley, with jurisdiction over the National Marine
 Fisheries Service, scheduled a formal signing ceremony today with tribal
 leaders. The ceremony was to be in the Indian Treaty Room at the Old
 Executive Office Building next door to the White House.

 The secretarial order says the government ``shall give deference to
 tribal conservation and management plans for tribal trust resources that
 govern activities on Indian lands ... and address the conservation needs
 of the listed species.''

 It also recognizes tribal interests regarding access to and use of eagle
 feathers, animal parts ``and other natural products for Indian and
 religious purposes.''

 The secretaries said they will work with tribal leaders and within a year
 develop recommendations for uniform procedures to govern possession,
 distribution and transportation of such natural products under federal
 jurisdiction.

Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 11:29:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: Pat Fish <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Mazzola/Bear Under Weapons Charge (US Ohio)
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  According to Cleveland Plains newspaper reporter (Steve Haudak), Salvatore
Mazzola is being charged with owning a "firearm under disability".  Because
Mazzola has a prior felony conviction for cocaine trafficking, he is
disallowed from owning the .45 caliber weapon hs was found with.

  The reporter seems interested in why Mazzola portrays himself as a martyr
persecuted by AR activists.  In Haudak's interview with him, Mazzola was
quick to point out that he was found not guilty of the animal-fighting
charges in Utica, NY.  If you have any further information on
Mazzola, especially other states he's been convicted in, or run out of,
contact reporter Steve Haudak at 1-800-767-2821 (and drop me an e-mail too).
I have already directed him to PETA for back-articles on Mazzola's history.

Pat Fish

PS  The reporter contacted me despite having an unlisted # in another state.
He used a search engine, and apparently something out there is archiving
AR-News, so be careful how much personal info you post.  Nothing is private
anymore.


Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 11:58:39 -0400
From: allen schubert <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Admin Note: Mazzola/Bear Under Weapons Charge (US Ohio)
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Should archiving of AR-News Digest be ceased?  Currently, archives are
available at:  http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/digest/digest.html

***Responses via PRIVATE e-mail only.***

(Those wishing to publicly discuss the matter, please do so on AR-Views or
other lists.)

allen

>PS  The reporter contacted me despite having an unlisted # in another state.
>He used a search engine, and apparently something out there is archiving
>AR-News, so be careful how much personal info you post.  Nothing is private
>anymore.
>
>
>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 09:17:56 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Lawrence Carter-Long)
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Newswire (US): P&G 'Spins' Lab Investigation
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      P&G Suspends Testing At Research Lab

      CINCINNATI, June 4 /PRNewswire/   -- P&G issued the following
      statement today regarding video footage of animal testing, released
      today by an animal rights group. That testing was conducted at
      Huntington Life Sciences laboratory in New Jersey. Based on a
      request by the animal rights group, the U.S. Department of
      Agriculture has begun a review of this lab. It is not a P&G facility.

      We're very concerned about what we've seen on this tape. The
      uncaring and unprofessional attitude and behavior of the lab
      technicians, as shown, is unacceptable to us and inconsistent
      with our principles.

      We've suspended further testing at this facility until we complete
      our own investigation.

      Recently, this lab conducted studies for one of a new class of
      drugs we're testing as a migraine and respiratory therapy. Because
      such drugs are new, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
      requires specific types of animal studies before they can be tested
      on people.

      P&G's animal research is limited to the minimum required to ensure
      safety for people and meet regulatory requirements. It must also
      meet our own high standards for the ethical use of animals in
      research.

      All U.S. contract laboratories conducting animal testing for P&G
      are required to conform to strict practices of good animal care, as
      established by the U.S. government. Further, all studies
      conducted in the U.S. are required to comply with the Animal
      Welfare Act.

      In the U.S., for outside research, P&G works only with labs that
      are accredited by the Association for Assessment and
      Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International.

      SOURCE The Procter & Gamble Company

      /CONTACT: Mindy M. Patton, 513-945-8039, or Donald P.
      Tassone, 513-945-8170, both of Procter & Gamble/ (PG)

      [Copyright 1997, PR Newswire]

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

      Note: The PR Newswire is a pay service that companies use to promote
      stories they'd like to see printed to various media outlets.  -  Lawrence


Lawrence Carter-Long
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"Nothing is given to humanity, and the little we can conquer is paid for
with unjust deaths, but humanity's greatness lies elsewhere.  It lies in
our decision to be stronger than our condition, and if our condition is
unjust we have only one way of overcoming it, which is to be just
ourselves."  --  Albert Camus, 1944.



Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 09:23:33 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Lawrence Carter-Long)
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Forwarded from the Primate-Talk mailing list:

PETA: P&G contract lab abused monkeys

         CINCINNATI, June 4 (UPI) -- People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals has filed a federal complaint, alleging a Procter & Gamble Co.
contract laboratory abused and unnecessarily killed monkeys during
product development tests.

     PETA officials, during a Norfolk, Va., news conference today,
said an undercover operative videotaped technicians at a Huntingdon
Life Sciences facility in East Millstone, N.J. -- the first time an
operative was able to get inside a P&G contract lab
.
     PETA said the 9-minute video shows workers 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 while the animals are undergoing electrocardiograms, and
stuffing a bottle into a monkey's mouth as a ``joke.

     PETA spokesman Michael McGraw told UPI his group is asking P&G to
 immediately suspend all experiments not specifically required by the
federal government and to implement a six-point program to alleviate
animal suffering.

     Procter & Gamble issued a statement saying its animal research is
 `limited to the minimum required to ensure safety for people'' and is
conducted ``with the highest standards for ethical use of animals in
research.''

     P&G officials added, ``We have no evidence of animal abuse
problems at this lab, but should we find animals have been
mistreated...we would of course take appropriate action. Meantime,
until we have all the facts, we've suspended further testing at this
laboratory.''
Lawrence Carter-Long
[e-mail]

"Nothing is given to humanity, and the little we can conquer is paid for
with unjust deaths, but humanity's greatness lies elsewhere.  It lies in
our decision to be stronger than our condition, and if our condition is
unjust we have only one way of overcoming it, which is to be just
ourselves."  --  Albert Camus, 1944.



Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 09:35:31 -0700 (PDT)
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URGENT NEWS ADVISORY
June 5, 1997



Contact: Liberation Collective [phone] or [phone]
         Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade [phone]








Underground ALF Claims
Responsibility for Fur Farm
Raid; Calls It An 'Act of Love'

     PORTLAND, OR -- In a communique made public early Thursday, an
international, underground animal rights organization officially claimed
responsibility for the release of 10,000 mink from an Oregon fur farm last
Friday and infliction of hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage on the
Mt. Angel, OR ranch.

     The action was an "act of love...not an act of 'eco-terrorism,'" said the
Animal Liberation Front (ALF) in its communique, sent to sympathetic animal
rights groups.

     "Not one of the mink imprisoned would ever have been allowed to walk more
than one foot in any direction, living their short lives (about 7 months)
with an unpardonable death sentence," said the communique.

     The ALF -- which has a code of nonviolence, and in 20 years of operation in
the U.S. has never harmed a human or nonhuman animal -- took issue with
claims by furriers, spread by the media (despite no evidence to the fact)
that "many" animals died during its operation.

     "In one evening freedom and a chance to live, was given to thousands of
sentient beings. Contrary to lies of the popular media, no animals are
harmed in any act of liberation. The objective is, and always will be, to
save life," the ALF message continued.

     "Animals locked in cages don't have a voice, and so you may not hear their
cries. They still feel pain. Murderers of the innocent have spilled blood
for too long unchallenged...Now we will destroy the industries of torture,"
said the ALF.

     "Animals have no time and we have grown tired of asking," the ALF said,
noting the billions of animals who die for fur, on factory farms and in
research labs. "Now is the time to end their pain, to do all we can do to
leave our world in a better condition than it was when we entered it. The
vegan revolution begins now," the communique promised.

     The ALF has in 20 years been responsible for thousands of actions, which
have led to the release of tens of thousands of animals from research labs,
fur farms and factory farms, as well as the destruction of animal abuse
industries, including research labs and fur ranches. In 1986, the ALF raided
University of Oregon (Eugene) research labs, and freed more than 300
animals, including kittens and rabbits, causing $50,000 in damages to the
labs. Lab photos "liberated" showed abuses of animals, leading the firing of
the U of O lab director.

     The  action at Mt. Angel (33 miles south of Portland) is the 29th raid in
N. America -- including 5 in Canada -- resulting in about 45,400 animals
being freed since the fall of 1995. An estimated 36,000 animals have been
freed from the fur farms, in a dozen states, including Utah, Washington,
Oregon, Ohio, Massachusetts, Texas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan,
Tennessee, New York and Maryland. Thousands of fur-bearing animals have also
been freed in Germany, Sweden, Finland, Austria and Norway this past year.
-30-


Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 13:46:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail], [e-mail]
Subject: TALK:  Fwd: U.S. Troops To Guard Rain Forest
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

WOW!!!  Finally!  A ~good~ use for the military!

In a message dated 97-06-05 11:31:09 EDT, AOL News writes:

 << Subj:U.S. Troops To Guard Rain Forest
  Date:97-06-05 11:31:09 EDT
  From:AOL News
 BCC:LMANHEIM

c.  The Associated Press

       By TOM BAYLES
       MIAMI (AP) - Some U.S. soldiers are gearing up to take on new
 duties in Central and South America, helping train warriors for the
 environment.
       In at least 32 Latin American and Caribbean nations, members of
 the U.S. Southern Command - SouthCom - may begin training local
 soldiers to guard rain forests and endangered species.
       The new green duties are a dividend of the post-Cold War era
 that has spread democracy, not an easy transition for countries.
       ``This is a legitimate military issue,'' Timothy E. Wirth,
 undersecretary of state for global affairs, told the Western
 Hemisphere Defense Environmental Conference on Tuesday. ``This is
 not a bunch of trendy greenies.''
       The Southern Command, which is relocating from Panama to Miami
 in late September, is one of nine unified military commands and is
 responsible for coordinating U.S. military operations in Central
 and South America.
       Its varied missions include human rights, military cooperation,
 and border conflicts in the Western hemisphere, most with an eye
 toward environmental impacts.
       ``SouthCom is unique in comparison to other unified commands
 because there is a real need - when you look at countries that have
 shifted to democracy over the last few years - to show them guys
 wearing uniforms can be good people,'' said Navy Lt. Jane Campbell,
 a spokeswoman for SouthCom. ``It's vastly different from what many
 of the citizens have known.''
       The green warriors fit with the thinking that a nation that has
 its environmental affairs in order is positioned to reap the
 rewards of its natural resources and in better shape for the
 future.
       And the military already has people in the region who know each
 country's dynamics and the expertise to solve problems.
       In the Panama Canal, for instance, SouthCom could help officials
 preserve the fragile water table that fills the canal and keeps it
 free of silt. Troops could help turn the Colombia-Venezuela border
 region - the scene of a decades-long dispute stemming from
 Colombian guerrilla incursions into Venezuela - into an
 international park. And they could help preserve Brazil's rain
 forests.
       Liakat Ali Errol Alibux, Suriname's minister of natural
 resources, said SouthCom's possible involvement in his nation was
 welcome.
       ``We need international cooperation on our environmental issues
 to help sustain our development,'' he said.
       The United States benefits, too. More than 50,000 National Guard
 and military reservists train every year in Central and South
 America, learning to build schoolhouses and highways. The training
 is useful for those serving in a troop-support capacity, like
 bridge-building engineers.
       ``It's preparing people for stuff they may have to do in that
 environment,'' Campbell said.
       SouthCom, with 6,200 members from all branches of the military,
 is required by the Panama Canal Treaty to move its 800-member
 headquarters off Panamanian soil by the end of 1999.
       SouthCom officials hoped the conference helped change people's
 attitudes about the range of jobs the U.S. armed forces undertakes.
       ``People say humanitarian missions and the military are
 diametrically opposed and we say no,'' Campbell said.
       AP-NY-06-05-97 0940EDT >>


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Forwarded message:
Subj:    U.S. Troops To Guard Rain Forest
Date:    97-06-05 11:31:09 EDT
From:    AOL News



      By TOM BAYLES
      MIAMI (AP) - Some U.S. soldiers are gearing up to take on new
duties in Central and South America, helping train warriors for the
environment.
      In at least 32 Latin American and Caribbean nations, members of
the U.S. Southern Command - SouthCom - may begin training local
soldiers to guard rain forests and endangered species.
      The new green duties are a dividend of the post-Cold War era
that has spread democracy, not an easy transition for countries.
      ``This is a legitimate military issue,'' Timothy E. Wirth,
undersecretary of state for global affairs, told the Western
Hemisphere Defense Environmental Conference on Tuesday. ``This is
not a bunch of trendy greenies.''
      The Southern Command, which is relocating from Panama to Miami
in late September, is one of nine unified military commands and is
responsible for coordinating U.S. military operations in Central
and South America.
      Its varied missions include human rights, military cooperation,
and border conflicts in the Western hemisphere, most with an eye
toward environmental impacts.
      ``SouthCom is unique in comparison to other unified commands
because there is a real need - when you look at countries that have
shifted to democracy over the last few years - to show them guys
wearing uniforms can be good people,'' said Navy Lt. Jane Campbell,
a spokeswoman for SouthCom. ``It's vastly different from what many
of the citizens have known.''
      The green warriors fit with the thinking that a nation that has
its environmental affairs in order is positioned to reap the
rewards of its natural resources and in better shape for the
future.
      And the military already has people in the region who know each
country's dynamics and the expertise to solve problems.
      In the Panama Canal, for instance, SouthCom could help officials
preserve the fragile water table that fills the canal and keeps it
free of silt. Troops could help turn the Colombia-Venezuela border
region - the scene of a decades-long dispute stemming from
Colombian guerrilla incursions into Venezuela - into an
international park. And they could help preserve Brazil's rain
forests.
      Liakat Ali Errol Alibux, Suriname's minister of natural
resources, said SouthCom's possible involvement in his nation was
welcome.
      ``We need international cooperation on our environmental issues
to help sustain our development,'' he said.
      The United States benefits, too. More than 50,000 National Guard
and military reservists train every year in Central and South
America, learning to build schoolhouses and highways. The training
is useful for those serving in a troop-support capacity, like
bridge-building engineers.
      ``It's preparing people for stuff they may have to do in that
environment,'' Campbell said.
      SouthCom, with 6,200 members from all branches of the military,
is required by the Panama Canal Treaty to move its 800-member
headquarters off Panamanian soil by the end of 1999.
      SouthCom officials hoped the conference helped change people's
attitudes about the range of jobs the U.S. armed forces undertakes.
      ``People say humanitarian missions and the military are
diametrically opposed and we say no,'' Campbell said.
      AP-NY-06-05-97 0940EDT
Copyright 1997 The
Associated Press.  The information
contained in the AP news report may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without
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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 13:47:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail], [e-mail]
Subject: TALK: Fwd: Govt. Defers To Tribes Under Act
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

In a message dated 97-06-05 11:37:13 EDT, AOL News writes:

 << Subj:Govt. Defers To Tribes Under Act
  Date:97-06-05 11:37:13 EDT
  From:AOL News
 BCC:LMANHEIM

c. The Associated Press

       By SCOTT SONNER
       WASHINGTON (AP) - Indian tribes will protect fish and wildlife
 on their own lands under an agreement being signed today between
 the Clinton administration and several tribal leaders.
       Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and Commerce Secretary Bill
 Daley said the special order is intended to clarify the Endangered
 Species Act's application to 95 million acres of tribal lands held
 in trust by the federal government.
       It establishes procedures to provide tribes with technical and
 scientific support to develop habitat-protection plans while
 acknowledging Indian lands ``are not federal public lands ... and
 are not subject to federal public land laws,'' Babbitt said in a
 statement.
       ``For too long we have failed to recognize the needs of Indian
 tribes to be consulted and part of the process from the beginning,
 and the traditional knowledge they can share about species, habitat
 and conservation,'' he said.
       Babbitt, who oversees the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the
 Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Daley, with jurisdiction over the
 National Marine Fisheries Service, scheduled a formal signing
 ceremony today with tribal leaders. The ceremony was to be in the
 Indian Treaty Room at the Old Executive Office Building next door
 to the White House.
       The secretarial order says the government ``shall give deference
 to tribal conservation and management plans for tribal trust
 resources that govern activities on Indian lands ... and address
 the conservation needs of the listed species.''
       It also recognizes tribal interests regarding access to and use
 of eagle feathers, animal parts ``and other natural products for
 Indian and religious purposes.''
       The secretaries said they will work with tribal leaders and
 within a year develop recommendations for uniform procedures to
 govern possession, distribution and transportation of such natural
 products under federal jurisdiction.
       AP-NY-06-05-97 0952EDT >>


---------------------
Forwarded message:
Subj:    Govt. Defers To Tribes Under Act
Date:    97-06-05 11:37:13 EDT
From:    AOL News



      By SCOTT SONNER
      WASHINGTON (AP) - Indian tribes will protect fish and wildlife
on their own lands under an agreement being signed today between
the Clinton administration and several tribal leaders.
      Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and Commerce Secretary Bill
Daley said the special order is intended to clarify the Endangered
Species Act's application to 95 million acres of tribal lands held
in trust by the federal government.
      It establishes procedures to provide tribes with technical and
scientific support to develop habitat-protection plans while
acknowledging Indian lands ``are not federal public lands ... and
are not subject to federal public land laws,'' Babbitt said in a
statement.
      ``For too long we have failed to recognize the needs of Indian
tribes to be consulted and part of the process from the beginning,
and the traditional knowledge they can share about species, habitat
and conservation,'' he said.
      Babbitt, who oversees the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Daley, with jurisdiction over the
National Marine Fisheries Service, scheduled a formal signing
ceremony today with tribal leaders. The ceremony was to be in the
Indian Treaty Room at the Old Executive Office Building next door
to the White House.
      The secretarial order says the government ``shall give deference
to tribal conservation and management plans for tribal trust
resources that govern activities on Indian lands ... and address
the conservation needs of the listed species.''
      It also recognizes tribal interests regarding access to and use
of eagle feathers, animal parts ``and other natural products for
Indian and religious purposes.''
      The secretaries said they will work with tribal leaders and
within a year develop recommendations for uniform procedures to
govern possession, distribution and transportation of such natural
products under federal jurisdiction.
      AP-NY-06-05-97 0952EDT
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.


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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 10:03:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mike Markarian <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail], [e-mail],
        [e-mail]
Subject: Call CT Gov in Support of HB 6577
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

As I posted yesterday, the Connecticut Senate passed HB 6577 by a vote of 31
to 4. The House of Representatives had previously passed the bill by a vote
of 126 to 13. This is an overwhelming margin of victory for a bill that will
stop nuisance wildlife control trappers from drowning animals, injecting
animals with paint thinner, using body-crushing traps, and using other cruel
methods of killing.

Governor John Rowland now has about ten days to sign the bill into law. If
you are a Connecticut resident, please call Governor Rowland toll-free at
1-800-406-1527 and leave a message asking him to sign HB 6577.

Thank you.

Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 15:03:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]
Subject: Dead mink bodies found!
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 5, 1997


"Dead mink bodies found!"

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

Anti-fur animal protectionist finds bodies of abused mink

PORTLAND, OR.  --  Headlines around the country claim that
thousands of mink died or will die as a result of a secret raid on
a mink ranch in Mount Angel, Oregon, on the night of Friday, May
30.

But the claim has been hotly denied by J.P. Goodwin, executive
director of the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade, based in Dallas,
Texas.

"Numerous news reporters, including those from wire
services and National Public Radio, have told me that the industry
refuses to produce a single dead body...they can't for the obvious
reason that there are no bodies," claimed Goodwin in a press
communication dated June 6.

Animal protectionist Barry Kent MacKay, of Markham,
Canada, decided to check the claim. "I fear," said MacKay,
"that resort to misinformation hurts the cause. We had a situation
locally where Goodwin made a claim about a fur farmer's court
testimony when there hadn't been any.  Obviously you can't
dump thousands of dependent baby mink out of their cages and
expect them to survive. It's an unutterably cruel thing ironically
in opposition to yet another unutterably cruel practice, the
imprisonment of these poor animals in tiny, filthy, cage until they
are gassed, or have their necks broken."

MacKay is program director of the Animal Protection Institute,
based in Sacramento, California, and director of
Zoocheck-Canada Inc., and the Animal Alliance
of Canada, both based in Toronto.  He decided to probe
Goodwin's allegations.

"The cause of animal rights," he says, "is strong enough to
stand on its own merits.  I first talked to Brian Meehan, a
reporter at the Oregonian, of Portland, Oregon, whose is
assigned to this newspaper.  He told me that he had no doubt
at all about the mink deaths, but admitted he had not seen the
bodies.  "The area is a crime scene under police investigation,"
he explained.  "We haven't been allowed in, but we have talked
to the investigating police."  Meehan dismissed claims that there
was an intentional cover-up, with mink bodies being hidden to
conceal the real numbers.  "I find it odd," he said, "that all
these comments seem to be coming from some guy way
down in Texas."

MacKay made his next call to Detective Gary Perkins,
"one of the police investigators."

Perkins had seen the bodies of mink.  "I didn't count them," he
said, "but I can absolutely confirm that they are there and still
turning up."  He confirmed that the investigation was ongoing,
and that a parallel investigation was being conducted by the FBI.
He also confirmed that as of yet, there was no indication of the
name of any group that might be responsible.

"Not unexpectedly," says MacKay, "the biggest problem seems
to be that the adult mink are fighting among themselves while
it seems to be difficult to match young with their parents in time
to save them."

Will revelation that the mink deaths have been confirmed end
the accusations.  "Not at all," said MacKay.  "People who deny
the obvious, that dumping huge numbers of pregnant mink or
mother mink and their dependent young is cruel will deny any-
thing.  Instead of conducting their own checking, as I did, they
will cry foul, or cover-up, or simply call me names.  I'm here to
help animals.  I oppose cruelty no matter the cause. Whatever
happens, it's the poor animals, as usual, who are pawns in
human affairs."

-30-

Contact API (905 479 9731; 916 731 5521)



Date: Thu, 5 Jun 97 14:07:44 UTC
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Guinea Fowl Drop in Texas
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

I found out where to call/fax on this from Karen Davis of United
Poultry Concerns, Inc.

Mr. Roye Pigg, President, Quitaque Chamber of Commerce,
phone: [phone]; fax: [phone]; 1228.  Mayor James Davidson,
Phone: [phone]; fax: [phone].

Demand that the guinea fowl drop be DROPPED!!
Ask Mr. Pigg and Mr. Davidson to cancel the plan to drop guinea fowl
from a plane this Saturday. Birds are not well suited to being dropped
from a moving aircraft no matter how well they fly! Guinea fowl
are extremely shy birds and are not great flyers. There is no excuse
for dropping a bird or any other live animal from a flying aircraft as
a form of entertainment or celebration of the environment.

THERE IS STILL TIME TO STOP THIS DROP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For more information, call Karen Davis at 301-948-2406.

And, THANK YOU!!!

-- Sherrill
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 15:11:29 -0700
From: Sean Thomas <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: selling of live "seafood"
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Animal Action is considering undertaking a campaign with the region of
Ottawa-Carleton(capital of Canada, located in Ontario) regarding the
sale of live crabs, fish, lobsters, andfrogs for human consumption.  We
have videotaped evidence of atrocious conditions, live crabs in buckets
displayed on the sidewalk with no moisture, fish in filthy tanks
suffocating...

Our campaign would be for the city to recognize these as animals and
create a by-law providing for adequate "living" conditions.

If any groups have tackled this issue I would be interested in hearing
the tactics employed.

If you are aware of any other cities that have such regulations I would
be interested in including these in our presentation to the city.

Thank you for your time.
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 18:19:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail], [e-mail]
Subject: Phone numbers
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Regarding recent media release from me pertaining to mink dumping in Oregon.

There are five phone numbers which people usually use to reach me.  Two
represent my home office and the office where I work while in California.

My home office number is 905 472 9731.  I am also often reached through The
Toronto Star, at 416 367 2000, at the Animal Alliance of Canada, at 416 462
9541,
or at Zoocheck-Canada, Inc., at 416 696 0241.

On the press release I also gave the office numer I'm at while in California,
which is at the Animal Protection Institute, as I thought it was not as long
distance for people on the west coast to reach.

That has led JP Goodwin to conclude that I was speaking on behalf of API.  I
was not speaking on behalf of any organization.  I was simply imitating JP's
style of writing media releases in the third person with appropirate regional
headings.

However, apart from the The Toronto Star, a newspaper, all these
organizations are advocacy groups who oppose cruelty to animals.  None has
taken a position for or against any other animal protection organization.
 Nor have I.

The information contained in the article was written in my capacity as a
free-lance writer, and is true, and was designed to correct the statement
that no one has seen the bodies of the mink who were released.  If I mislead
anyone into thinking I was speaking as a member of a specific group; or that
I was speaking on behalf of myself in opposition to any organization, I
apologize.  I only object to cruelty to animals, whoever does it.

The press release went only to this board, however, if it generates any
queries to me they will be answered as honestly as possible.

Finally, any discussion should be taken to Ar-views, as ar-news is for news
and facts, and the release was entirely factual.

Barry Kent MacKay




Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 18:43:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: Pat Fish <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: P&G Exposed on CNBC, Newkirk vs. Dell
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

"Bull Session", the 6PM (EST) nightly financial program on CNBC showed
somewhat graphic undercover footage of the abuse of lab animals at a Proctor
& Gamble lab.  The company issued a statement claiming it was opposed to
such abuse.  The anchor then hosted a debate between Ingrid Newkirk of PETA
and Dr. Ralph Dell of Columbia University (columbia.edu) in New York.  Dell
also is with the Foundation for BioMedical Research.

 During the interview, a male anchor interceded in at least two instances to
ask pointed questions of Ingrid Newkirk, along the lines of `would you use
medicine that was/wasn't tested'.  Dr. Dell also admitted that invitro tests
are more accurate, cheaper and easier (good quote material).  The debate was
the typical sort, and though Dell left himself open several times, Ingrid
Newkirk didn't take advantage of it (ie. he claimed that tests were needed
for safety, whereupon a long list of recalled drugs and products which
tested safe on animal but killed or harmed humans could have been
mentioned).

There is a chance that NBC and MSNBC might run something about this tonight.
Bill Gates (Microsoft) may not allow much coverage on MSNBC as he's this
hemisphere's largest investor of biomedical research.

================================================================

Curiously, when I checked his host systems for his email address, I got
fluctuating replies:


~>finger [e-mail]

rbd2     Ralph B Dell       Never logged in
New mail.
No plan.

~>finger [e-mail]

rbd2     Ralph B Dell       Last login Jul 21, 1994 from ttysb
(rdell.nas.edu)
New mail.
No plan.

I'm guessing his email is [e-mail]


Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 14:56:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mike Markarian <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail], [e-mail],
        [e-mail]
Subject: CT Legislature Bans Drowning of Wildlife
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 6, 1997

CONTACT: Laura Simon, [phone]
         Julie Lewin, [phone]

LEGISLATURE BANS DROWNING OF WILDLIFE
Connecticut Bill Sets National Precedent for Nuisance Wildlife Industry

HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Legislature set a national precedent this
week by passing House Bill 6577, which will prevent nuisance wildlife
control trappers from drowning wildlife and using other cruel methods of
killing. The bill, which was supported by the Connecticut Humane Legislation
Coalition, was approved by the House of Representatives 126 to 13, and was
approved by the Senate this week 31 to 4. It now awaits Governor John
Rowland's signature.

The bill was triggered by public outrage in September, when nuisance trapper
Michael Lipsett was arrested for animal cruelty after drowning two raccoons
at a West Haven public marina. Lipsett's defense was that this practice is
common and not prohibited by law. Nuisance wildlife trappers are licensed by
the Department of Environmental Protection and can charge a fee -- usually
hundreds of dollars -- for removing wild animals from people's homes. Many
nuisance trappers commonly drown animals in 55-gallon steel drums in their
offices or vans.

House Bill 6577 will require that nuisance trappers follow the humane
euthanasia guidelines of the American Veterinary Medical Association and
that they receive mandatory training in nonlethal methods of resolving
wildlife nuisance problems. A "truth in advertising" clause states that
nuisance trappers cannot falsely advertise their services as "humane" unless
they really are.

Says Julie Lewin, Connecticut Coordinator for The Fund for Animals,
"Nuisance control has gone out of control, and this is the first time
nationwide a state legislature has halted these cruel killing methods. The
trapping and hunting lobbyists fought the bill, but public involvement
forced this legislative victory. This shows that the voice of the people can
make a difference."

The Fund for Animals' wildlife hotline in Connecticut received complaints
from citizens who were upset about the cruel and unnecessary killing methods
used by nuisance trappers. Says Laura Simon, The Fund's Urban Wildlife
Director who staffs the hotline, "People want to see animals treated
humanely, even in those situations when the animal may be perceived as a
nuisance. There's no excuse for nuisance trappers to use barbaric methods
when humane alternatives exist." The hotline teaches people how to block
entry holes and use repellents to evict animal families.

The Connecticut Humane Legislative Coalition includes The Fund for Animals,
the Connecticut Wildlife Rehabilitators Association, the Connecticut Humane
Society, the Humane Society of the U.S., Teaching Animal Awareness in
Legislation, AWARE, Protectors of Animals, and MEOW.

-- 30 --

Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 09:42:29 +0000
From: "Karen Bevis" <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Sugargliders for Sale (US)
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

I have had a request for assistance via our web-site in Australia
regarding a sugarglider (native Australian animinal) that is for sale
in Portland.  I have tracked down some information on the internet
that the sale of sugargliders as pets is legal in some states of
America.  Could anyone local please let me know of laws in Portland -
this poor creature is not being kept in appropriate conditions.
Please email me privately with any advice.  The person who saw it is
keen to take some action.

Following is the correspondence I received:

>hi.. my name is andrea grimshaw.. i have a friend in america at the
>moment.. portland to be exact.. she found in a pet shop over there
>one of our beautiful sugargliders.. she is really upset about it..
>this sugarglider was in a cage that was wire on all sides even the
>floor.. no branches no leaves.. and she said it was huddled in the
>corner really sad.. she wants to know what rights that sugar glider
>has and what she can do to help.. it is going for $300.. she wants to
>know if it is illegal what the shop owner is doing..? also where
>sugargliders actually come from? and if there is someone in america
>that can help her.. and who? i hope u can help us..

After I responded asking for more details  I received this email from
the 'friend in America'

>Hi Im the friend in question that andrea is talking about....
>The glider is in a shop called SCAMPS and thats in the lloyd
>centre in portland...I could find out the exact adress if you like..
>Whilst the petshop looks clean and well run this,this possum is being
>kept in a bird cage without and foliage or no floor litter I just
>looked at it and instantly felt outraged that one of our fragile
>creatures should be forced to live in such an enviroment instead of
>the australian bush where it belongs.. I just cant believe this is
>legal and would like to find out if they are breeding them here or if
>its coming from an illegal source. If it is illegal I would be
>prepared to purchase it and send it back to Australia...I would like
>some direction on this issue...

>leanne...

Karen Bevis


-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Karen Bevis
Animal Liberation (Victoria) Net Site Co-ordinator
Email:  [e-mail]
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~animals/alibvic/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Vegetarianism won't cost the earth"
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 20:58:26 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) Pine Needle-Related Calf Deaths
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>


---------------------
Forwarded message:
Subj:    Pine Needle-Related Calf Deaths
Date:    97-06-04 08:53:57 EDT
From:    AOL News



      IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Researchers are a step closer to
preventing a costly loss of newborn calves from cattle with a taste
for pine needles.
      Scientists at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and
an Agriculture Department research center in Montana have
discovered in Ponderosa pine needles a group of previously
unclassified organic compounds that cause the premature births.
      The process has taken five years. The next step is to develop an
antidote for the compounds, which would allow cattle to eat the
needles without problems.
      The problem is one that's been documented for some time: Late in
the year, when grass supplies run low, cattle in the Western states
start eating fallen needles from the Ponderosa pine tree.
      For some reason, eating the pine needles causes pregnant cattle
to give birth about a month early. The underdeveloped calves soon
die.
      Ranchers have known about the Ponderosa problem for about 25
years, said John Rosazza, director of the Biocatalysis and
Bioprocessing Center at the University of Iowa. However, herds are
so large and cover such a vast area that it is almost impossible to
keep the cattle from eating the needles.
      Ranchers are seeing losses in the millions of dollars because of
high calf mortality. That prompted USDA researcher Robert Short to
start investigating how the pine needles cause premature birth.
      Short enlisted the help of Stephen Ford, a professor of animal
science at Iowa State, who fed pine needles to cows and monitored
the impact. Ford found that the needles cause a decrease in blood
flow to the cow's uterus, which in turn causes reduced oxygen flow
to the fetus. The stress forces the mother to give birth early.
      ``We had access to the only such system in the world,'' Rosazza
said of the equipment Ford designed to measure uterine blood flow.
      Ford has had a longstanding relationship with the University of
Iowa so he enlisted Rosazza, along with researchers Donna Farley
and Mohsen Al-Mahmoud, to isolate compounds that exist in the
Ponderosa pine needles.
      Rosazza was looking for the compounds that cause the
constriction in the cows' blood vessels that cut the blood flow to
the fetus. Every time he isolated a compound, Ford would test it on
laboratory cows.
      The search led to the classification of a new group of naturally
occurring ``waxy lipids'' that the two universities and USDA
quickly patented.
      Ford says elk are the only animals they've found that can eat
pine needles without causing a decrease in uterine blood flow or
premature births. Short is introducing bacteria from elk into the
stomachs of cows, and Ford is testing the fluids that result.
      But these new lipids may have applications for humans as well,
Rosazza said.
      ``These lipids are unique because their effect is not
systemic,'' Rosazza said, meaning that they constrict the blood
vessels in the uterus, but nowhere else in the body.
      In other words, the compounds have no apparent side effects.
Constricting blood flow in the human uterus could help treat
postpartum hemorrhages, migraine headaches and abnormal blood
pressure.
      ``There's no evidence that this would work the same in humans,
but we hope so, and it is possible,'' Rosazza said.
      AP-NY-06-04-97 0823EDT
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Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 09:00:01 +0800
From: bunny <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: FDA BANS MAMMALIAN PROTEIN IN SHEEP AND CATTLE FEED
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FDA BANS MAMMALIAN PROTEIN IN SHEEP AND CATTLE FEED
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Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 11:43:21 -0400

FDA Talk Papers are prepared by the Press Office to guide FDA personnel in
responding with consistency and accuracy to questions from the public on
subjects of current interest. Talk Papers are subject to change as more
information becomes available.

The Food and Drug Administration today announced publication of a final
regulation that
prohibits the use of mammalian protein (with certain exceptions) in the
manufacture of animal
feeds given to ruminant animals such as cows, sheep and goats.  The rule
will take effect 60 days after its publication June 5.  The following may
be used to answer questions.

This prohibition is a preventive measure designed to protect animals from
transmissible
degenerative neurological diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy
(BSE) and to
minimize any potential risk to humans.  No case of BSE has ever been
documented in cattle in the U.S.  But if a case of BSE were ever found
here, these measures would prevent the spread of BSE through feeds by
precluding amplification of BSE in U.S. cattle.

In January, FDA proposed a regulation that would have prohibited the
feeding of ruminant protein to other ruminant animals.  In a draft rule
published April 17, FDA expanded that prohibition to include nearly all
mammalian protein.  Like the proposal, however, the final
rule allows the use of products believed to pose a minimal risk of BSE
transmission.  These
products include blood, blood products, gelatin, milk, milk products,
protein derived solely from swine and equine sources, and inspected meat
products which have been offered for human food and further heat processed
for food, such as plate waste from restaurants and other institutions.

By prohibiting nearly all mammalian protein from being used in ruminant
feed, FDA believes it has made the final regulation more practical and
effective.  Pure pork and pure equine protein are excluded because these
animals are not known to have transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
(TSEs), and because the protein is processed so that it is not contaminated
by potentially infective proteins.

In addition to prohibiting tissues with the potential to spread TSEs such
as BSE, the final
regulation also requires process and control systems to ensure that feed
for ruminants does not contain the prohibited mammalian tissue.

The first case of BSE was reported in the United Kingdom in 1986.
Epidemiological evidence gathered in the U.K. suggests an association
between the outbreak there and the feeding to cattle of protein derived
from sheep infected with scrapie, another TSE.

Today's final rule caps a period of intense discussion about the most
appropriate way to provide an additional layer of protection against the
potential risk from BSE in this country.  In the last year, FDA has sought
comment on the best course of action by publishing an Advance
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, a Proposed Rule and a Draft Rule.  The
agency has received
more than 1460 formal comments on this issue, and has held two open public
meetings to discuss
the most appropriate course of action.

The current state of knowledge concerning TSEs is far from complete.  FDA
will continue its close collaboration with the scientific community and
with pubic health officials, at home and abroad, on measures to reduce the
potential risk of these diseases.

--
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Fair is foul, and foul is fair:
Hover through the fog and filthy air.
- The Witches (Macbeth, Shakespeare)

http://www.wantree.com.au/~rabbit/rabbit.htm
-Rabbit Information Service

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/4620/
-Anita's Vegetarian & Animal Rights Pages

The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars
of this century, all natural disasters, and all automobile accidents
combined. If beef is your idea of 'real food for real people' you'd better
live real close to a real good hospital.
-Neal Barnard M.D

I have learned from an early age to abjured the use of meat, and the time
will come when men such as I will look
upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men.
-Leonardo Da Vinci

If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian. We feel
better about ourselves and better
about the animals knowing we are not contributing to their pain.
-Paul McCartney




Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 20:59:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) Baby Rhino Delights Zoo Crowds
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      SAN DIEGO (AP) - A 90-pound bundle of tough skin and grunts made
a brave debut at the San Diego Zoo - until tourists approached.
      Then the 90-pound black southern rhinoceros hid behind his mom's
thick legs.
      Admiring visitors finally got a glimpse of the rare rhino about
11 a.m. Wednesday.
      The rhino was born late Saturday and named Limpopo after a river
that flows through southern Africa. Full-grown males can weigh up
to 3,000 pounds and stand 6-feet high.
      Despite his still-rubbery legs, Limpopo appears husky. That's
good news for keepers, who are trying to preserve one of the
world's most endangered rhinoceros subspecies.
      The number of southern black rhinos declined by more than 90
percent between 1970 and 1987, to only 3,500 animals from about
65,000.
      The proud mother is Chirundu, who was named after a town on the
border of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
      ``Chirundu's parading around showing off her calf,'' keeper Ron
Ringer said. ``And we're enjoying it. This is the first baby we've
had around here for years.''
      AP-NY-06-05-97 0719EDT
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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 20:59:49 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: (US) Parrot Jungle  & Gardens A-Flutter with Summer Wing Fling Butterfly Exhi...
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Date:    97-06-05 11:43:14 EDT
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    MIAMI, June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Parrot Jungle and Gardens will be all
a-flutter this summer when it showcases more beautiful winged creatures in an
all new butterfly exhibit.  The special display will open on June 21 and go
through Labor Day, September 1, 1997.
          The all new offering will feature a colorful variety of native
butterfly
species in an enclosed exhibit.  Visitors will actually be able to walk
through the lushly landscaped habitat surrounded by hundreds of butterflies.
Of the 760 species of butterflies that can be found in North America, about
100 can be found in Florida.  Parrot Jungle's butterfly display will feature
Florida's most colorful butterflies, including Monarch (Danausplexippus),
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphonte) and Orange-barred sulphur
(Phoebisphilea) to name a few.
          The exhibit's lush vegetation will feature brightly colored
flowering
plants and trees.  In addition to adding beauty to the exhibit, the flowers
will be a nectar food source for the butterflies.
          Accredited by the American Zoological and Aquarium Association,
Parrot
Jungle and Gardens is a world famous bird sanctuary, wildlife habitat and
botanical garden.  Opened in 1936, the park is a lush botanical wonderland
with a diverse collection of hundreds of tropical birds, exotic reptiles,
indigenous mammals and endangered baby apes.
          Parrot Jungle and Gardens is easily accessible, located minutes
from Coral
Gables and Coconut Grove, just 2 1/2 miles off U.S. 1 at 11000 S.W. 57th
Avenue.  The park opens every day at 9:30 a.m.  For general park information,
phone [phone].  Visit Parrot Jungle on the World Wide Web at
www.parrotjungle.com
      CO:  Parrot Jungle and Gardens
      ST:  Florida
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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 21:00:32 -0400 (EDT)
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      By TOM BAYLES
      MIAMI (AP) - Some U.S. soldiers are gearing up to take on new
duties in Central and South America, helping train warriors for the
environment.
      In at least 32 Latin American and Caribbean nations, members of
the U.S. Southern Command - SouthCom - may begin training local
soldiers to guard rain forests and endangered species.
      The new green duties are a dividend of the post-Cold War era
that has spread democracy, not an easy transition for countries.
      ``This is a legitimate military issue,'' Timothy E. Wirth,
undersecretary of state for global affairs, told the Western
Hemisphere Defense Environmental Conference on Tuesday. ``This is
not a bunch of trendy greenies.''
      The Southern Command, which is relocating from Panama to Miami
in late September, is one of nine unified military commands and is
responsible for coordinating U.S. military operations in Central
and South America.
      Its varied missions include human rights, military cooperation,
and border conflicts in the Western hemisphere, most with an eye
toward environmental impacts.
      ``SouthCom is unique in comparison to other unified commands
because there is a real need - when you look at countries that have
shifted to democracy over the last few years - to show them guys
wearing uniforms can be good people,'' said Navy Lt. Jane Campbell,
a spokeswoman for SouthCom. ``It's vastly different from what many
of the citizens have known.''
      The green warriors fit with the thinking that a nation that has
its environmental affairs in order is positioned to reap the
rewards of its natural resources and in better shape for the
future.
      And the military already has people in the region who know each
country's dynamics and the expertise to solve problems.
      In the Panama Canal, for instance, SouthCom could help officials
preserve the fragile water table that fills the canal and keeps it
free of silt. Troops could help turn the Colombia-Venezuela border
region - the scene of a decades-long dispute stemming from
Colombian guerrilla incursions into Venezuela - into an
international park. And they could help preserve Brazil's rain
forests.
      Liakat Ali Errol Alibux, Suriname's minister of natural
resources, said SouthCom's possible involvement in his nation was
welcome.
      ``We need international cooperation on our environmental issues
to help sustain our development,'' he said.
      The United States benefits, too. More than 50,000 National Guard
and military reservists train every year in Central and South
America, learning to build schoolhouses and highways. The training
is useful for those serving in a troop-support capacity, like
bridge-building engineers.
      ``It's preparing people for stuff they may have to do in that
environment,'' Campbell said.
      SouthCom, with 6,200 members from all branches of the military,
is required by the Panama Canal Treaty to move its 800-member
headquarters off Panamanian soil by the end of 1999.
      SouthCom officials hoped the conference helped change people's
attitudes about the range of jobs the U.S. armed forces undertakes.
      ``People say humanitarian missions and the military are
diametrically opposed and we say no,'' Campbell said.
      AP-NY-06-05-97 0940EDT
      Copyright 1997 The
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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 21:00:53 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: (US) Family's precious pet gets death penalty?!!
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Date:    97-06-05 12:52:22 EDT
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      SAGINAW, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES)--June 5, 1997--

   Family Struggles to Rescue Beloved Pet From Senseless Death Penalty
                    Fights To Preserve Their Home & Livelihood
                         Day 34 - June 9th Execution Date
          Robert Jacobs' two children, Crystal (8) and Eric (9) are sitting
at home while their favorite furry little pet ferret -- "Kodo the
Kute" -- has just reached his 34th day on death row awaiting an
unusual and illogical court ordered death penalty.  Meanwhile, their
father has been forced to leave work and fight for his children's pet
in court.  Moreover, local publicity from the struggle sparked
Jacobs' landlord to deliver him a "notice to quit" his family's
mobile trailer park home for harboring an "exotic" pet, even though
the ferret isn't exotic (it's domestic).
          "I feel as if I'm in the eye of a hurricane," Jacobs sadly
remarks.  "I've always told my children that truth and honesty always
prevail.  But I don't know what to tell Crystal and Eric now.
They're heartbroken.  And honesty and truth isn't saving their friend
Kodo from bureaucracy, ignorance and politics.  My family is under
siege.  Most of all, my children are being unfairly and unlawfully
victimized."
          Last month Jacob brought the family's pet ferret to a mall pet
exhibition -- on the first day of National Pet Week -- at the request
of local animal control officer Karen Burns.  A senior gentlemen
reached to pat the ferret when he accidentally scraped his finger on
the pet's nose and tooth.  The scrape broke skin causing minor
bleeding.
          "The gentleman later humorously remarked to his wife, upon seeing
a blown-up photo of a vicious dog bite, that his `bite' wasn't nearly
as bad," Jacobs said, referring to the gentleman's court testimony.
"But within twenty minutes, Burns, having overheard the man's remark
to his wife, arrived at my area with a `bite report' which correctly
stated `Minor, No stitches, Scratch Did Bleed.' Then she took Kodo
away from me!"
          If the ferret had rabies, it would have died within ten days.
But now Kodo is still alive more than 30 days since he was sent to
"death row" at an animal control shelter.  "Now, our pet is gone,
facing execution, and we aren't even allowed to visit.  My children
are mortified."
          People around the country have rallied to Kodo's cause.  And as
time winds down to the scheduled execution, Jacobs and his family are
hoping to save their pet's life and rescue their own life from an
apparently silly and baseless government action.
          To contribute money to Kodo's plight, call Robert Jacobs direct
[phone], or e-mail him [e-mail]
          --30--mb/bos
      CONTACT:
      Robert Jacobs
      [phone]
      or
      Jackson Communications
      Bud Jackson
      [phone]
      beeper: [phone]

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Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 09:09:01 +0800
From: bunny <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: RABIES: HORSE - USA (MAINE)
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RABIES: HORSE - USA (MAINE)
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Date:   Sat, 31 May 1997
Source: Portland (ME) Press Herald, Sat, 24 May 1997

The Portland newspaper has reported that a horse in the town of Biddeford
was destroyed after it exhibited rabies symptoms ("unusally agressive
behavior"). This is the second case of rabies in horses in the state; in
February a case was reported from Kezar Falls.

It is not reported how or if the cases were confirmed.  But a young woman
who cared for the horse in the recent case has been treated for exposure.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fair is foul, and foul is fair:
Hover through the fog and filthy air.
- The Witches (Macbeth, Shakespeare)

http://www.wantree.com.au/~rabbit/rabbit.htm
-Rabbit Information Service

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/4620/
-Anita's Vegetarian & Animal Rights Pages

The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars
of this century, all natural disasters, and all automobile accidents
combined. If beef is your idea of 'real food for real people' you'd better
live real close to a real good hospital.
-Neal Barnard M.D

I have learned from an early age to abjured the use of meat, and the time
will come when men such as I will look
upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men.
-Leonardo Da Vinci

If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian. We feel
better about ourselves and better
about the animals knowing we are not contributing to their pain.
-Paul McCartney




Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 09:32:03 +0800
From: bunny <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: HEALTH OFFICIALS WARN OF BEEF SUPERBUG (Canada)
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Excerpted from FSNET (Doug Powell, Univ. Guelph):

HEALTH OFFICIALS WARN OF BEEF SUPERBUG - CAUTION URGED IN FOOD
PREPARATION
AFTER 207 CASES OF POISONING REPORTED
May 31, 1997
Vancouver Sun
Scott Simpson

Here is another story from the superbug conference in Montreal citing Dr.
John Spika of the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control as saying that
federal officials have linked an antibiotic-resistant strain of the
Salmonella typhimurium phage type 104 to 207 cases of food poisoning in
Canada.

The story states that Salmonella typhimurium is the single most common
type of salmonella in food poisoning cases in B.C., but type 104 is a new
arrival believed to have evolved as a response to use of antibiotics to
treat livestock.

Type 104 was first noted 13 years ago in Great Britain. There, the number
of reported cases of food poisoning connected to it has risen rapidly,
says the story -- reaching 3,500 in 1995 compared to about 150 when it was
first identified in 1984.

Dr. Jean Kamanzi, acting chief of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's
food-borne pathology laboratory, was quoted as saying that, "With the
current technology we have for processing meat, we cannot assume it is
free of contamination."

The story goes on to state that the only [other] known outbreak of type 104
in North America occurred in 1996 in Nebraska among a group of
schoolchildren. But health officials were unable to determine if the source
was contaminated milk consumed by several children, or a kitten or a turtle
passed around during show and tell.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fair is foul, and foul is fair:
Hover through the fog and filthy air.
- The Witches (Macbeth, Shakespeare)

http://www.wantree.com.au/~rabbit/rabbit.htm
-Rabbit Information Service

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/4620/
-Anita's Vegetarian & Animal Rights Pages

The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars
of this century, all natural disasters, and all automobile accidents
combined. If beef is your idea of 'real food for real people' you'd better
live real close to a real good hospital.
-Neal Barnard M.D

I have learned from an early age to abjured the use of meat, and the time
will come when men such as I will look
upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men.
-Leonardo Da Vinci

If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian. We feel
better about ourselves and better
about the animals knowing we are not contributing to their pain.
-Paul McCartney




Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 23:13:38 -0400
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posted for NO COMPROMISE
http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/nocompromise/
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This is just one of the insightful articles you'll find in the upcoming
issue of No Compromise!  Remember, if you haven't already, subscribe
today!!  Make a $15 check out to Animal Liberation League and send to:

No Compromise
P.O. Box 240655
Apple Valley, MN  55124

================================================

Discipline in the Trenches
By Groose Rats & Co.

Have you ever been arrested at a nonviolent protest for animal liberation?
If so, read on.

You have become a part of history, a history rich in nonviolent protest
actions dating back to the Boston tea party, Harriet Tubman's underground
railroad, Henry David Thoreau's refusal to pay war taxes, the suffragette
movement, the labor movement, and Mohandas Gandhi's campaign for Indian
independence from the British Empire.

Being a part of history takes responsibility, and that responsibility is all
about discipline. All militant forces have discipline. If we do not have the
resources to set up animal liberation boot camps or visit them overseas,
then we have to develop a strong sense of self-discipline to combat the
forces working against our efforts toward animal liberation.

Why Discipline?
In addition to being arrested at organized protests, one by one, outside of
the usual protest situation, we are being brought in by the authorities to
be questioned, railroaded, harassed, threatened, and set-up. Seemingly
unimportant encounters with the police have resulted in fellow comrades
being hauled in for questioning, their homes raided, their computers and
files taken, and more. We must be prepared for this assault BEFORE it comes.

Discipline will prevent fear, loneliness, isolation, and insecurity from
taking over and causing us additional stress that can lead to tragedy for
the structure of our animal rights militia.


Discipline in Ten Easy Steps.

1.  [BOLD]Acknowledge and come to terms with the reasons you are in this
movement. [BOLD] If these reasons stem from some unresolved conflict with
authority, forget it and move on. The animal rights militia needs people
committed to animals and to other activists within their affinity* or cell
groups. (*Affinity groups are self-sufficient support units of 5 to 15
people who work together toward a common goal. Whether or not you are
planning to do civil disobedience, it is important to either form an
affinity group or join an already existing one. Affinity groups serve as a
source of support and solidarity for their members.)

2.  [BOLD]Make a pact with your affinity or cell group. [BOLD] For example,
my cell knows that I would never say anything that would incriminate any of
them, no matter what. I also trust them to the same extent. This trust was
built over many years. DO NOT TRUST ANYONE JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE WILLING
TO
DO CERTAIN THINGS.

3.  [BOLD]If you are participating in a covert action, make your plan as
foolproof as possible, but never think for a moment that you will not be
caught. [BOLD] If you are caught, stay calm. Keep silent. Be prepared to rot
in jail, but take comfort in knowing we are out here supporting you and your
efforts. Prisons are not hotels. They can be hell holes and you might be
harmed in one. Are you ready for this? If not, don't do anything that might
land you in one.

4.  [BOLD]Develop the ability to keep silent--in every circumstance. [BOLD]
If you have an overwhelming desire to tell people what you have done, then
you will eventually volunteer information to the police. They are trained to
get information from people who don't speak. What chance do you stand? If
you know someone like this, do not get involved with this person, period.

5.  [BOLD]If you are arrested, be prepared to be separated and told lies by
the police. [BOLD] Lies like: "All of your friends have bailed out,"
"So-and-so is cooperating," "We are keeping you longer," etc. These lies are
intended to make you feel isolated and angry=97angry enough to turn on the
people who you think have turned on you. DO NOT BELIEVE THE POLICE! Have the
discipline to handle the separation and take comfort in knowing that there
are people supporting you on the outside. If someone has turned on you, deal
with it. Do not make it worse.

6.  [BOLD]Plan as much as possible. [BOLD] Before you participate in an
action that might lead to an arrest, make sure that your life is in order.
Make sure you understand the arrest procedure. Attend as many CD training
classes that you can. Discipline falls apart when we are pressured to do
something we are not prepared for. All our actions have consequences. If you
follow the [ITALIC]No Compromise[ITALIC] philosophy, then you should follow
through on it. If your affinity group knows what each person is able to do
ahead of time, then chaos will be prevented. Activists who jump in for the
fun or the thrill of the moment, might not be able to follow through on
what others can do and this can lead to infighting and bitterness between
activists.

7.  [BOLD]Recognize that the best laid plans can fall apart at the last
minute. [BOLD] Be strong. Have a plan B, C, D, etc. Or have a fall-back
position, even if it is just knowing the plan can fall through. Be calm and
resist causing additional stress by blaming it on someone or complaining
about why the plan failed. The time to do an evaluation is later. Nothing is
guaranteed.

8.  [BOLD]If you are the only one arrested, be prepared to go it alone.
[BOLD] If you were part of a larger group and everyone else has been
released, stay strong in the knowledge that you will be out soon and things
are not what they appear. Do not do or say anything you might regret later.
Keep silent.

9.  [BOLD]If the FBI, local police, or any other agency comes knocking at
your door, do not let them in without a warrant. [BOLD] Do not speak to them
on the phone either. Call Larry Weiss at [phone]. Preserve your right
to privacy.

10.  [BOLD]Learn more about what the government, private industry, and large
PR firms are doing to destroy the animal liberation movement. [BOLD] Be
aware of the tactics that have lead to other movements falling apart.

We can explore counter-intelligence and the tactics used in another
article. [Check out Anne Crimaudo's article, Informers Are Everywhere] If
we are prepared, we are strong. If we are strong, we cannot be manipulated.
If we cannot be manipulated, then in time, the animals will be liberated.

[BOLD]Resources for further reading:[BOLD]
[ITALIC]CovertAction Quarterly, Dept. MFW, 1500 Massachusetts Ave., NW,
#732, Washington, DC 20005; <http://caq.com/CAQ/CAQ.html>.

[ITALIC]Free the Animals! : The Untold Story of the U.S. Animal Liberation
=46ront and It Founder, 'Valerie' by Ingrid Newkirk

Institute for Global Communications, East Coast Office, 1731 Connecticut
Ave. NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20009; <http://www.igc.org/igc/>.

Nonviolence International, P.O. Box 39127, Friendship Station, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20016; <http://www.igc.apc.org/nonviolence/>.

Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Handbook--
<http://www.comedia.com/Hot/activism/nvcdh/>.





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