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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 447 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Admin Note--Listing Nation of Origin by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> 2) EU defeats U.S. in milk growth hormone war by Andrew Gach <UncleWolf@worldnet.att.net> 3) rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RCD) news (Aust and NZ) by bunny <rabbit@wantree.com.au> 4) Gene foods- US takes tough line against segregation by bunny <rabbit@wantree.com.au> 5) Fw: Rachel #552: Right to Know Nothing by "radioactive" <radioactive@bellsouth.net> 6) Painful experiments with rats on homosexuality by samanni@hem1.passagen.se (Marcus Samanni) 7) [US] Land O'Lorin Makes Deal by Debbie Leahy <DLEAHY@delphi.com> 8) Soybean Processing Solvent -> Chicken Dioxin Contamination by Vegetarian Resource Center <vrc@tiac.net> Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 00:52:09 -0400 From: allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Admin Note--Listing Nation of Origin Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970626005207.006e5204@clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" AR-News is an international e-mail list covering Animal Rights news. Some subscribers have pointed out that some postings may leave them somewhat confused as to what the post's country of origin is. Many posts to AR-News are direct copies of newspaper articles and, while quite clear within context of the newspaper, the country of origin may be very confusing outside of that context. This can greatly affect what action(s) subscribers may wish to take (letter writing, phone calls, protests, etc). Two examples...on one occassion, someone pointed out that s/he was confused which "prime minister" an article referred to (many countries have prime ministers) and, on another occassion, someone had no idea who Chelsea Clinton was and why her (possibly) becoming vegetarian was so significant (how many of us know the names of children of heads of states of various countries?). As a possible solution, I am asking those who post to AR-News to "tag" the subject line with the accepted two-letter country codes used on the internet, as in: "All Hunting Banned!! (US)" (okay, that's fictional, but just an example). Such codes can be found in many sources (check out the e-mail addresses on this list) or in various books (Internet for Dummies, etc.). Some codes are: US/United State, UK/United Kingdom, FI/Finland, CA/Canada, NZ/New Zealand, etc. On the web, see URL: http://dutian.twi.tudelft.nl/~maarten/GeographicZones.shtml Please note--this is only a _request_, not a requirement! And, if anyone is in doubt about the country of origin of a particular post, please (privately) e-mail the original poster for details. Again, this is only a _request_, not a requirement (for participation on this list). Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 21:58:35 -0700 From: Andrew Gach <UncleWolf@worldnet.att.net> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: EU defeats U.S. in milk growth hormone war Message-ID: <33B1F6FB.7CB8@worldnet.att.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit EU defeats U.S. in milk growth hormone war Reuter Information Service GENEVA (June 25, 1997 10:26 a.m. EDT) - The European Union has fought off a U.S. attempt to allow the use of a genetically engineered growth hormone that encourages cows to give more milk, health officials said Wednesday. World Health Organisation spokesman Valery Abramov said the United Nations Codex Alimentarius Commission, meeting in Geneva, voted late on Tuesday to defer a decision on the contentious issue for two years to allow in-depth scientific research. The joint WHO and Food and Agricultural Organisation body sets international food safety standards and meets every two years. Under international trade rules, higher standards must be justified scientifically or risk challenge as protectionism. Tuesday's heated debate pitted the 15-member EU against the U.S., also backed by Canada, which supported a Commission proposal allowing the use of genetically engineered growth hormone to boost milk production in cows, diplomats said. This was also opposed by international consumer groups attending the meeting of the 150-plus member governments as unnecessary and possibly unsafe. "The debate was more about political posturing than scientific evidence," said one diplomat. The dispute could potentially strain transatlantic trade relations if it became more heated, diplomats said. The standards set by the Codex Alimentarius Commission are important because they serve as a reference for the World Trade Organization (WTO). The United States and EU have disagreed over an EU ban on U.S. beef grown with the aid of synthetic growth hormones. The European Union is desperate to fight off the U.S. bid because the adoption of a standard that would allow the use of genetically engineered growth hormone in milk production could pave the way for a U.S. challenge against the EU at the WTO. The body adopted by 38 votes, with 21 against and 12 abstentions, the EU offer tabled by the Netherlands to return the Commission proposal to experts for reconsideration on grounds of possible safety and animal welfare implications. Another contentious issue under debate at the Commission, which ends its current session on Saturday, is a U.S. attempt to have unpasteurised cheese and other dairy products banned as a health risk, opposed fiercely by France and Switzerland. Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 14:33:19 +0800 From: bunny <rabbit@wantree.com.au> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RCD) news (Aust and NZ) Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970626142921.131f8df6@wantree.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" RCD/RHD NEWSFLASH 1. (26th June 1997) Rabbit virus decision to be announced next week (New Zealand). In a newspaper article titled "Rabbit decision to be announced next week" published in "The Dominion" (New Zealand 26/6/1997) it has been announced by the agricultural ministry that deputy director-general Peter O'Hara will announce his decision next Wednesday (2nd July 1997) on the failure or success of the application to import rabbit calicivirus (rabbit viral haemorrhagic disease) into New Zealand as a biological control agent of the wild European rabbit in New Zealand. News Flash 2 (26th June 1997) Rabbit industry sues for millions. (Australia) An article from the Adelaide Advertiser reports that up to 50 South Australians are demanding millions of dollars from the CSIRO after the escape of the killer rabbit virus from Wardang Island in September 1995. They say that their livelihoods have been destroyed and they claim that CSIRO was "negligent" in allowing the disease to spread from open air testing on Wardang Island in September 1995. Within months the entire rabbit industry collapsed. Melbourne solicitors Slater and Gordon are mounting a class action for the former rabbit industry workers on a "no win, no fee" basis and claim that their clients have a "good claim" for damages. =========================================== Rabbit Information Service, P.O.Box 30, Riverton, Western Australia 6148 Email> rabbit@wantree.com.au http://www.wantree.com.au/~rabbit/rabbit.htm Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 20:25:38 +0800 From: bunny <rabbit@wantree.com.au> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Gene foods- US takes tough line against segregation Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970626202140.210f4410@wantree.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"