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This was posted by John Davis to Veg-News on 6 July 97.
I don't recall it being posted here but if it has, sorry.
Vadivu
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Dear Friends,

I know that you are extremely busy with your own compassionate agendas,
but if you would take a few minutes to read the attached message, I would
be most grateful.

The Russian Parliament on July 4 approved legislation that would curb
religious freedom in the country and, consequently, outlaw the country's
largest (and perhaps only) vegetarian hunger relief program.

Hare Krishna Food for Life (HKFFL), a project of the International
Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) operates 50 chapters in major
Russian cities.  HKFFL feeds more than 10,000 needy Russians a day.

An international campaign is underway to convince Russian President Boris
Yeltsin to veto  the legislation.  I have included information on the
issue below.  I hope that you will kindly read it and fax a letter to
President Yeltsin asking him to veto the bill.

We will need significant international input to overcome the intense
lobbying by vested Russian interests in favor of the bill.  Please
forward this message to other vegetarians and vegetarian organizations
that would be concerned.

If you would like more information on the legislation, you may contact
me.

Thank you for your consideration.

Premananda dasa
ISKCON of New England
Boston, MA, USA
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VEGETARIAN HUNGER RELIEF AGENCY UNDER ATTACK IN RUSSIA
Bill Would Force Hare Krishna Food for Life to Close Down

Dear Friends,

It's an unusual case of biting the hand that feeds... Under a bill
restricting religious freedom passed by the Russian Duma (legislature),
the country's largest vegetarian food relief organization, Hare Krishna
Food for Life (HKFFL), would be forced to shut down and its assets
liquidated.

The bill, promoted in part by conservative elements of the  Russian
Orthodox Church, would give partial legal rights to local synagogues,
churches and monasteries that have been operating in Russia for the past
15 years.  National religious organizations and affiliated projects like
HKFFL would have to prove 50 years of service to receive legal rights and
protection.

HKFFL's parent organization, the International Society for Krishna
Consciousness (ISKCON) was one of the first religious groups to receive
official recognition under Gorbachev ten years ago.  All ISKCON temples
and projects would be liquidated under the new legislation.

To the best of our knowledge, HKFFL is the only nationwide vegetarian
hunger relief project in Russia.  HKFFL operates 50 chapters in Russia
serving more than 10,000 needy Russians each day.   Hare Krishna
volunteers from St. Petersburg set up a soup kitchen in a bombed school
building in Grozny, Chechnya.  For many residents of the embattled city,
it was their only meal of the day.  A New York Times article of December
12, 1995 reported:  "Here, they have a reputation like the one Mother
Teresa has in Calcutta:  it's not hard finding people to swear they are
saints.  In a city full of lies, greed and corruption, the Krishnas
deliver the goods.  Each day they serve more than 1,000 hot meals, as
many as any organization in the city."  Earlier this year, one HKFFL
volunteer was killed when the Grozny civilian hospital where he was
delivering meals was shelled.

Each HKFFL chapter is staffed by local volunteers receiving donations
from individuals and governmental sources.  All HKFFL personnel and
kitchens are affiliated with Hare Krishna temples.  HKFFL is also one of
the largest proponents of vegetarianism in Russia today.  The Hare
Krishna movement publishes the country's best-selling vegetarian
cookbook, The Higher Taste, and broadcasts vegetarian cooking shows on
television.

If the bill is signed into law, conservative forces in other
former-Soviet nations will likely introduce similar legislation.  Scores
more Food for Life chapters may be lost.   It is imperative that we act
NOW to protect the growing vegetarian movement in Russia.  Please FAX
your opposition to the bill to one of the following numbers TODAY.
Please copy your federal representatives and ask them to communicate
their opposition as well.

Attached is a draft of a letter which could be sent to President Yeltsin.
 Please feel free to modify it to suit your own expression and
experience.

TIME IS VERY SHORT.  THE BILL IS ON PRESIDENT YELTSIN'S DESK.  AT BEST WE
HAVE ONE WEEK BEFORE THE BILL BECOMES LAW.  PLEASE FAX YOUR LETTER
IMMEDIATELY TO EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING:

Mr. Ruslan Gennadyvich Orekhov, Legal Directorate of the Office of the
President
FAX  [phone]

OR

His Excellency Ambassador Vorontsov, 2650 Wisconsin Avenue, NW,
Washington, D.C.
FAX  [phone]

====================SAMPLE LETTER BELOW======================

His Excellency President Boris Yeltsin
The Kremlin
Moscow, Russia

Dear President Yeltsin:

We understand that the Russian State Duma has recently passed legislation
entitled "On Freedom of Conscience and on Religious Associations".  If
enacted, the bill would ban or considerably limit the activities of
minority religious organizations. For instance, the proposed law would
forbid religious groups that have been registered in Russia for less than
50 years from engaging in charitable activities.

One of the side effects of this legislation would be the liquidation of
Russia's largest vegetarian food relief program, Hare Krishna Food for
Life (HKFFL), a project of the International Society for Krishna
Consciousness (ISKCON).  HKFFL Global serves almost 15 million meals a
year to disaster victims and the impoverished in more than 60 countries.

HKFFL has 50 chapters in Russia serving more than 10,000 hot meals a day
to needy men, women and children. Each chapter is staffed and managed by
local volunteers (ISKCON's monks, nuns and priests) with donations from
private and government sources. ISKCON has been registered in Russia for
only the past ten years.

As a vegetarian, I support the work of HKFFL to provide needy Russian
citizens with a balanced, wholesome vegetarian diet.  Rather than
threatening HKFFL, Russian officials should be eager to cooperate with
them to alleviate economic pressures on individuals as Russia makes the
painful transition into the market economy.

Last November in St. Petersburg, HKFFL treated the city's residents to a
week-long International Festival of Vegetarianism.  The festival included
cultural programs, an interfaith conference and cooking demonstration,
concerts and theatrical presentations.  Eighteen thousand people,
including invalids, orphans, veterans and labor heroes, were fed during
the week.

Not only would this legislation be a most unfortunate regression toward
the religious intolerance of Russia's past, it would also mean that
10,000 Russians would go to bed hungry every night. I therefore request
that you veto the bill.

Thank you very much for your kind consideration.

Sincerely yours,


------------end of forwarded message-------------------

--
http://www.ivu.org        - International Vegetarian Union
http://www.ivu.org/evu    - European Vegetarian Union
http://www.ivu.org/vuna   - Vegetarian Union of North America


Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 06:55:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mike Markarian <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Proposed Fall Waterfowl Seasons
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
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from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:
>============================================================
>For Release: June 20, 1997                                       Hugh Vickery
>
>[phone]
>
>SERVICE PROPOSES ALTERNATIVES
>FOR FALL WATERFOWL SEASONS
>
>The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has formally proposed increasing the
>number of  alternatives
>it will consider in setting the frameworks for this fall's duck seasons and
>expanding the bag limit
>and season length for two of the alternatives.
>
>Last year, the Service considered three regulatory alternatives --
>"restrictive," "moderate," and
>"liberal" -- before selecting the "liberal" alternative.  The Service is
>proposing to add a fourth
>"very restrictive" alternative. This alternative is intended to provide
>limited hunting seasons in
>years when waterfowl populations drop to low levels but when closing the
>season would be
>unnecessarily restrictive.
>
>Other major changes include:
>
>
>o          In the "moderate" and "liberal" alternatives, season lengths
>would be increased for
>all four flyways and total duck bag limits increased in the
>Mississippi, Central, and
>Pacific Flyways. These changes are intended to provide additional
>hunting
>opportunity in a way that is biologically sound and reflects the
>desires and needs of
>state wildlife agencies.  Liberal regulations would be permitted only
>when mallard
>populations could be maintained at or near the goal of 8.1 million in
>the North
>American Waterfowl Management Plan.
>
>o          Easing of the restriction on the harvest of hen mallards from 1
>to 2 in the liberal
>alternative for all four flyways and in the moderate alternative for
>the Atlantic and
>Pacific Flyways.  The Service continues to support the use of
>regulations for
>mallards that emphasize protection of females, but at high population
>levels there
>is no compelling reason to restrict the hen limit to one.
>
>o          In the Atlantic Flyway, a reduction of the overall bag limit in
>the "liberal"
>alternative from 5 last year to 4 this year based on concerns
>expressed by the
>Atlantic Flyway Council. The bag limit for the Atlantic Flyway
>"moderate"
>alternative would remain at 4 ducks.
>
>
>
>The Service received proposals to extend the framework dates -- one to
>begin the season earlier
>and the other to end it later -- in two flyways.  After extensive
>deliberation and consideration of
>input by the public, states and Flyway Councils, the Service has proposed
>to maintain the dates
>of approximately October 1 and January 20.  The Service determined that
>changing those dates
>would increase the size of the harvest, re-allocate hunting opportunity
>within and among
>Flyways, and potentially have a negative impact on the condition of
>waterfowl in advance of the
>critical migrating and breeding periods.
>
>Under Adaptive Harvest Management,  a new approach designed to help
>waterfowl managers
>better understand the impacts of hunting regulations on harvest and
>population levels, the Service
>established alternatives to be considered each spring for the coming
>season. In late summer, the
>Service chooses one of the alternatives based on the results of annual
>surveys of waterfowl
>populations and habitat conditions.
>
>As a part of the process, the Service has been seeking to establish a set
>of alternatives that can be
>considered without modification for an extended period of time so as to
>learn more about the
>effects of regulations on duck populations. The Service expects the
>alternatives proposed this
>year to remain constant in coming years.
>
>The full text of the Service's proposal was published in the June 6 Federal
>Register.
>
>The proposals are largely the same as those put forward in a notice asking
>for public comment
>published in the Federal Register in March. Service biologists received and
>evaluated a
>number of comments, including many from state wildlife agencies, before
>proceeding.
>
>The public may comment on the proposed options until July 3. Written
>comments should
>be addressed to:  Chief, Office of Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Dept.
>Interior - Fish &
>Wildlife Service, ms 634-ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20240.
>
>The Service will publish the final alternatives to be considered in
>mid-July and then
>formally propose one of the alternatives in early August, after formal
>meetings with the four
>Flyway Councils. Final regulations will be issued in September.
>
>
>============================================================
>News releases are also available on the World Wide Web at
>http://www.fws.gov/~r9extaff/pubaff.html  They can be reviewed in
>chronological order or searched by keyword.
>
>Questions concerning a particular news release or item of information
>should be directed to the person listed as the contact. General comments or
>observations concerning the content of the information should be directed
>to Craig Rieben ([e-mail]) in the Office of Public
>Affairs.
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Date: Wed, 9 Jul 97 09:15:06 UTC
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

ANOTHER tornado hit the area near Lori Gauthier's area in KY THIS MORNING.
People - you've got to call her and help. She's on the verge of a nervous
breakdown. What she needs to get help: An attorney who will help her get
the 501C tax-exempt status for non-profit organizations. She needs help
THIS MINUTE. She's tried and tried and cannot find an attorney to do it for
free. She doesn't know how to fill out the paperwork. I could go on and on,
but, if you do nothing else today, please CALL HER. OFFER YOUR HELP. FIND
AN ATTORNEY WHO CAN HELP HER IMMEDIATELY. If she had this 501C status,
there are companies willing to help her financially. Her phone will be cut
off in a week, if not paid. The National Enquirer got $12,000.00 worth of
checks for Lori to help the animals with, but they sent ALL OF THEM
back to the people around the world who sent them, because they were made
out to the fire dept. there instead of her, and because she does not have
a non-profit status yet.

Her phone #: [phone].

I've never talked to anyone as upset as she is today. She needs you.
PLEASE call and see if you can help get her an attorney to help her on the
501C status. Also, PLEASE CALL AND GIVE HER MORAL SUPPORT!!!!!!

With tons of thanks,
Sherrill
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 07:10:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mike Markarian <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail], [e-mail],
        [e-mail], [e-mail]
Subject: Tampa, FL: Protest Hunting in Bird Sanctuaries 7/11
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, July 9, 1997

CONTACT: Heidi Prescott, [phone]
         Holly Jensen, [phone]


BIRD ADVOCATES FLOCK TO PROTEST
Game Commission Considers Proposal to Allow Hunting in Bird Sanctuaries


TAMPA, Fla. -- On Thursday, July 10, beginning at 12:30 PM, at the Tampa
Airport Hilton,  Metrocenter, 2225 North Lois Avenue, members of The Fund
for Animals, Florida Voices for Animals, Animal Rights Foundation of
Florida, and many other groups will rally outside the Florida Game and Fresh
Water Fish Commission meeting. The bird advocates will urge the
Commissioners to reject a proposal that could allow hunting in Florida's 118
"bird sanctuaries."

The Commission is being pestered by a handful of sport hunters who want to
shoot mourning doves in parts of the 144-square-mile bird sanctuary in
southern Dade County, and has proposed amending the rules that govern all
118 sanctuaries. The plan has drawn ire from Floridians, including an
editorial in The Miami Herald that stated, "By most people's definition
'sanctuaries' are safe havens, places where birds and wildlife are
protected. But in the Orwellian speech of the day, missiles are
'peacekeepers,' and 'sanctuaries' . . . are occasional hunting preserves."

Says Heidi Prescott, National Director of The Fund for Animals, "If there's
one place an animal should be safe from a hunter's gun, it's in a designated
sanctuary. Because sanctuaries are only designated in urban areas, this
reckless proposal would put people at risk as well as wildlife."

The Commission is meeting on Thursday and is expected to vote on the
proposal on Friday.

-- 30 --


[e-mail]
http://www.fund.org

Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 10:37:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: 2nd Austrian Fur Farm Raid
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

article from an Austrian national newspaper called "The Presse"
from Tuesday 8th July, page 16, translated.
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[picture of mink in tiny small metal grid cage]

300 mink liberated

Animal protectors liberated 300 mink from a mink farm near Heidenreichstein
in the Waldviertel [in Austria]

10 masked activists sneaked in the night from Saturday to Sunday into the
compounds of a mink farm near Heidenreichstein in the district of Gmuend
and released around 300 of the expensive fur bearing creatures.

The members of the "Tierbefreiungsfront" (Animal Liberation Front) wanted
to make the point that the keeping of those animals in metal-mesh cages
should be abolished. This they said on Monday in a press release.

In 5 of Austrians 9 provinces, this type of fur farming is outlawed. In
Lower Austria, the government is working on a bill which supposedly will
bring a "significant worsening" of the conditions for the animals, the
animal protectors critisized. The planned outlawing of metal mesh cages
could be dropped, and possibly even the need for water to swim in for the
mink. The latter is planned for the new laws in Carinthia and Burgenland [2
Austrian provinces] as well as Switzerland and Germany. The Lower Austrian
bill supposedly contradicts "all scientific findings" explained the
activists.

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Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 07:42:06 -0700 (PDT)
From: Friends of Animals <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Montana Wolves
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
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Contact: Bill Dollinger    [phone]
 July 7, 1997    FoA to Legally Challenge Wolf Gunning in Montana


Darien, CT -- Friends of Animals has learned that the  U.S. Fish
and Wildlife  Service today intends to massacre members  of a
Montana wolf pack as public relations gesture--in direct contravention
of the Endangered Species Act--meant to placate foes of wolf
reintroduction to Yellowstone National Park.

               The timing of the wolf slaughter indicates it may also
be a sacrifice offered in hopes of undercutting opposition to the
proposed grizzly bear reintroduction to the Selway Bitterroot
and Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, which lies
just beyond the pack territory, 50 miles west of Helena.

               "The Endangered Species Act is not the Act of
Appeasement," Friends of Animals president Priscilla Feral points
out.  "Friends of Animals intends to challenge the wolf massacre
in court.  The Fish and Wildlife Service claims Section 10(a) of
the Endangered Species Act permits this killing, but what
Section 10(a) actually does, if  you read it, is allow the 'taking' of
an endangered species for the preservation of the species.  Congress
intended this phrase to authorize the live capture of animals for
captive breeding, or the removal of genetic material, such as roe
from salmon, who die in the process of reproduction.  Congress
never intended Section 10(a) to permit the slaughter of animals
just to satisfy the bloodlust of those who resent sharing habitat
with wildlife and demand to have a symbol of human dominion
tacked to the barn door."

               The wolves are accused of killing livestock--both a
month ago, when the lame alpha female had five dependent
pups in the den, and in the middle of exceptionally harsh January.
The rancher who lost stock has been compensated and is not
demanding that the wolves be killed.  The livestock killings
occurred under exceptional circumstances, have not been
repeated, and for the Fish and Wildlife Service to slaughter adult
members of the wolf pack will only increase the likelihood that
the less able and younger members will resort to predation on
livestock, explains internationally recognized wolf experts Gordon
Haber and Paul Joslin.  The pups need the help of the pack members
targeted by the Fish and Wildlife Service to learn  to hunt deer and
elk successfully.

               "Now the Fish and Wildlife Service says wolf killing is
 required to prevent enemies of wolves from taking the law into
their own hands and killing other wolves, despite the criminal
penalties for killing an endangered species," notes Friends of
Animals legal counsel Herman Kaufman.  "The criminality of the
act of killing an endangered species should be sufficient deterrent
in itself to prevent such actions.  Can you imagine the Justice
Department condoning the lynching of members of a racial or ethnic
minority to pacify a mob that threatens a pogrom?  That's the sort of
perverted logic we're dealing with here:  the Fish and Wildlife Service,
entrusted with enforcing the Endangered Species Act, is itself criminally
violating and disrespecting it."

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Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 10:10:18 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail] (HSUS Government Affairs)
To: [e-mail]
Subject: California residents
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

California residents:

Your calls, faxes, and e-mails are *urgently* needed, *today*!  Senator
Barbara Boxer was planning to introduce an amendment to restrict
spending on CAMPFIRE (the trophy hunting program) but is now wavering.
(See our previous post, subject "Desperate".)

We need to flood her office *today* with calls, faxes, and e-mails,
asking her to cut CAMPFIRE funding.  Make sure you mention that you are
a California resident.  Call everyone you know in California and ask
them to call, also.  The first number is her Washington DC office, and
the rest are her regional offices:

[phone]
[phone]
[phone]
[phone]
[phone]
[phone]
[phone]
[phone] (fax)

e-mail:  [e-mail]

If you have any questions, contact Nancy Perry, Grassroots Coordinator
for HSUS at [phone].

Thank you, to all activists, for your tireless efforts on behalf of the
animals!

Sincerely,
Doris Lin
Grassroots Assistant

P.S.  You don't need to explain about the amendment to the
appropriations bill; it will be easier for you and her office to just
ask her to cut CAMPFIRE funding.
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 11:17:02 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Student Abolitionist League)
To: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <v01540b02afe923883aa8@[204.141.118.208]>
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Student Abolitionist League has a new contact #: [phone]
This is also the number for Advocates for Forgotten Wildlife, Classrooms
for Ethical Labs in the Life Sciences, and CAFT-NYC

The purpose of freedom is to create it for others- Jewish scholar and noted
physican Moses Maimonedes



Date: Wed, 09 Jul 1997 09:26:39 -0700
From: "Chris O'Riley" <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) COLORADO ACTIVISTS FREED
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The remaining five activists arrested in Colorado on July 5th were freed
on their own personal recognizance on July 8th, after a four day hunger
strike.  Pretrial hearings have been set starting later in the month.  The
activists were arrested for locking down in a prairie dog colony that was
the target of the Varmint Militia, a bunch of guys who kill animals for fun
in "killing contests".  The activists were able to prevent the killing for
about an hour and a half.  They are in good spirits and glad to be out of
jail.  THANKS FOR ALL THE CALLS TO THE JAIL AND TO THE JUDGE ON
THEIR BEHALF!!!!!!

On a related note, the Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) is considering
banning such killing contests.  A meeting between the DOW and the
Colorado State Wildlife Commission is set for July 10th where the ban will
be considered for approval.  The ban would not prevent the killing of
prairie dogs, or any other animal, it would just prevent the killing of
animals in a contest setting.  Still, the ban  would be a victory making the
Varmint Militia killing contests illegal in the state.  We'll let you know if the
ban is approved.

THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE SUPPORT!!!!!!!

Chris O'Riley
Rocky Mountain Animal Defense
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 1997 11:43:01 -0400
From: allen schubert <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) Soy Milk Ups Phytoestrogens in Infants
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

from Yahoo news page:
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Tuesday July 8 10:43 AM EDT

Soy Milk Ups Phytoestrogens in Infants

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Babies fed soy-based infant formula from birth have
much higher levels of estrogen-like chemicals in their blood than infants
fed either cow-milk formula or human breast milk, a study shows.

Researchers at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati found that
concentrations of two biologically-active phytoestrogens, genistein and
daidzein, were substantially higher in the blood of babies exclusively fed
soy-based infant formula -- 13,000 to 22,000 times higher than normal human
estrogen levels found in babies.

Moreover, these levels of phytoestrogens were 6 to 11 times higher than
estrogen levels known to have hormonal effects in adults, including effects
on the menstrual cycle in women. The phytoestrogens belong to the
isoflavone class of chemical compounds, which are known to have both
hormonal and nonhormonal activities in the body.

"Even allowing for their weak estrogenic activity, dietary isoflavones must
have some biological activity in the infant," write the researchers in the
current issue of The Lancet.

But one of the study authors, Dr. Kenneth Setchell, professor of pediatrics
at the University of Cincinnati points out that soy formula has been used
for more than 30 years. According to Setchell, some evidence suggests that
its phytoestrogens may be beneficial. "A wealth of circumstantial and
direct scientific data from human and animal studies supports the health
benefits of phytoestrogens on a wide range of hormone-dependent diseases
common to the western world."

"Recent media coverage suggesting that phytoestrogens contained in soy
infant formulas may be the cause of infertility and other endocrine effects
is not substantiated by any credible scientific data, and is based merely
on hypothetical considerations," says Setchell.

In previous studies, Setchell and his colleagues demonstrated that adults
who regularly consume 50 grams a day of soy protein foods may significantly
reduce their risk of developing hormone-dependent diseases such as breast
cancer, prostate cancer, and cardiovascular (heart and blood vessel)
disease.

In the new study, the researchers identified the amount of phytoestrogens
present in five commercially available brands of soy-based infant formula
and then estimated the amount of the plant hormones babies would take in
each day. They learned that the amount (when adjusted for body weight ) was
comparable to that consumed by adults who regularly eat "modest amounts" of
soy protein foods.

The researchers also took blood samples from three groups of 4-month-old
infants who were being fed only cow's milk, only human breast milk, or only
soy-based formula. They used a technique called clinical mass spectrometry,
which can determine the chemical composition blood, to find the
concentrations of the isoflavones in the babies' blood.

"Mean plasma concentrations of genistein and daidzein in the seven infants
fed soy-based formula were... significantly greater than in the infants fed
either cow-milk formulas... or human breast milk... and an order of
magnitude higher per bodyweight than typical plasma concentrations of
adults consuming soy foods," write the study authors.

"In the infant, it is my belief that the high plasma phytoestrogen
concentrations found with soy infant formula feeding are sufficient to have
biological effects. However, these more likely may prove to be beneficial
rather than detrimental in the long term," Setchell, says.

"The low incidence of hormone-dependent diseases in countries consuming soy
protein as a staple -- for example, Japan and China -- is conceivably the
result of long-term exposure to phytoestrogens, including exposure in early
life," he adds.

"Recent animal studies appear to indicate that early exposure to genistein
leads to significant protection against chemically-induced breast cancer
later in life," says Setchell. "I believe long-term follow-up studies are
necessary, and these studies are more likely to indicate beneficial rather
than adverse effects." SOURCE: The Lancet (1997;350:23-27)
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Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 11:52:50 -0400 (EDT)
From: **** <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII


I just called Lori Guthrie.  She is definitely in need of help - please
people jump in and do something.

She desperately needs kennels - which cost $225.00 each - with a need of
a minimum of eight.  If any of you are willing to make phone calls to
kennel manufacturers and ask for donations, have friends in the
kennel-making business, or have acess to used kennels - PLEASE contact her.

She needs an attorney desperately (she needs 501(c)3 status desperately.)

Send her donations, dog supplies, flea/tick medicine, etc.

Regards,
Peter

On Wed, 9 Jul 1997 [e-mail] wrote:

> ANOTHER tornado hit the area near Lori Gauthier's area in KY THIS MORNING.
> People - you've got to call her and help. She's on the verge of a nervous
> breakdown. What she needs to get help: An attorney who will help her get
> the 501C tax-exempt status for non-profit organizations. She needs help
> THIS MINUTE. She's tried and tried and cannot find an attorney to do it for
> free. She doesn't know how to fill out the paperwork. I could go on and on,
> but, if you do nothing else today, please CALL HER. OFFER YOUR HELP. FIND
> AN ATTORNEY WHO CAN HELP HER IMMEDIATELY. If she had this 501C status,
> there are companies willing to help her financially. Her phone will be cut
> off in a week, if not paid. The National Enquirer got $12,000.00 worth of
> checks for Lori to help the animals with, but they sent ALL OF THEM
> back to the people around the world who sent them, because they were made
> out to the fire dept. there instead of her, and because she does not have
> a non-profit status yet.
>
> Her phone #: [phone].
>
> I've never talked to anyone as upset as she is today. She needs you.
> PLEASE call and see if you can help get her an attorney to help her on the
> 501C status. Also, PLEASE CALL AND GIVE HER MORAL SUPPORT!!!!!!
>
> With tons of thanks,
> Sherrill
>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 08:51:36 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mike Markarian <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail], [e-mail],
        [e-mail], [e-mail]
Subject: Re: Tampa, FL: Protest Hunting in Bird Sanctuaries 7/10
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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The title for this post should have read 7/10. Sorry for the typo.

Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 08:17:12 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Elephant Advocates)
To: [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: Free call to Barbara Boxer, California Senator
Message-ID: <v01530502afe95b5a5680@[207.217.5.4]>
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Re: CAMPFIRE
The free numbers to call Senator Boxer on Capitol Hill in Washington is:
[phone] and
[phone]


Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 12:24:15 -0400
From: "D'Amico, AnnMarie" <[e-mail]>
To: "[e-mail]" <[e-mail]>,
        "[e-mail]" <[e-mail]>
Cc: "[e-mail]" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Message-ID: <c=US%a=_%p=NIH%l=NIHHUB/HUB/[e-mail]>

Spoke with Lori this a.m.   She needs a temporary 501C tax-exempt number.
 I called Animal Legal Defense Fund in the Wash., D.C. area.  Valerie
Stanley is an  attorney for them and she may be able to help.  Although
this a.m. she was in court.  They didn't know when she'd return, hopefully
today.

I was told that she would get back to me or to Lori as soon as she returns
to the office.  I will continue to keep trying.  Hopefully this will help.

Although, Lori desperately needs money.  Please try to help her even if its
$5, she needs it now.

TKS -- AM

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 From: ****[SMTP:[e-mail]]
 Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 1997 11:52 AM
 To: [e-mail]
 Cc: [e-mail]
 Subject: Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I just called Lori Guthrie.  She is definitely in need of help - please
people jump in and do something.

She desperately needs kennels - which cost $225.00 each - with a need of
a minimum of eight.  If any of you are willing to make phone calls to
kennel manufacturers and ask for donations, have friends in the
kennel-making business, or have acess to used kennels - PLEASE contact
her.

She needs an attorney desperately (she needs 501(c)3 status desperately.)

Send her donations, dog supplies, flea/tick medicine, etc.

Regards,
Peter

On Wed, 9 Jul 1997 [e-mail] wrote:

> ANOTHER tornado hit the area near Lori Gauthier's area in KY THIS
MORNING.
> People - you've got to call her and help. She's on the verge of a
nervous
> breakdown. What she needs to get help: An attorney who will help her get
> the 501C tax-exempt status for non-profit organizations. She needs help
> THIS MINUTE. She's tried and tried and cannot find an attorney to do it
for
> free. She doesn't know how to fill out the paperwork. I could go on and
on,
> but, if you do nothing else today, please CALL HER. OFFER YOUR HELP.
FIND
> AN ATTORNEY WHO CAN HELP HER IMMEDIATELY. If she had this 501C status,
> there are companies willing to help her financially. Her phone will be
cut
> off in a week, if not paid. The National Enquirer got $12,000.00 worth
of
> checks for Lori to help the animals with, but they sent ALL OF THEM
> back to the people around the world who sent them, because they were
made
> out to the fire dept. there instead of her, and because she does not
have
> a non-profit status yet.
>
> Her phone #: [phone].
>
> I've never talked to anyone as upset as she is today. She needs you.
> PLEASE call and see if you can help get her an attorney to help her on
the
> 501C status. Also, PLEASE CALL AND GIVE HER MORAL SUPPORT!!!!!!
>
> With tons of thanks,
> Sherrill
>


Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 09:23:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [CA] Council says no to chickens
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
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VANCOUVER, BC - A council has decided a 12-year-old girl shouldn't be
allowed to keep four chickens.

The city council in Chilliwack, BC - located in the Fraser Valley - took the
decision Monday after a few neighbors of Meghan Seibert complained about the
noise and smell.

Meghan had hatched the chickens for a science project last year and said she
wanted to raise them at home.

After receiving the complaints, councillors said they would be passing a
bylaw which would prohibit the keeping of fowl as pets within the city.

News reports say Meghan was too upset by the decision to make any comments
afterwards.

David J Knowles
Animal Voices News

Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 09:23:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [CA] SPCA shelter closes
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
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VANCOUVER, BC - A Fraser Valley SPCA shelter will close shortly due to a
lack of money.

The shelter manager received a disconnection notice from the BC Hydro (the
local electricity utility company) yesterday, the last straw according to
other shelter staff, and she was later admitted to hospital with a suspected
heart attack.

The shelter is affiliated with the BC SPCA, but is run mainly by volunteers,
and relies on donations from local residents to keep in operation - but the
donations have not kept up with the operating costs.

Several animals have been transfered to another shelter in Abbotsford, but
others, mainly cats, have been killed as the Abbotsford shelter - and most
other local shelters - are already full with cats.

David J Knowles
Animal Voices News

[More on this later]


Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 14:54:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: WOLF-HYBRIDS NEED HELP
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

HELP NEEDED FOR TWO WOLF-HYBRIDS, DESTINED TO BE KILLED IF NO
SUITABLE HOME
CAN BE FOUND:

No. 1 is a male, 12 mos or under, probable hybrid, looks and acts 100% wolf.
Socialized to people and dogs but not suitable for a pet home or people who
haven't dealt with wolves.

No. 2 is a female, 1-3 years, even more wolfy, equally not suitable for pet
home. She's also very socialized to people and dogs.
Neither animal has been neutered.

Contacts:
Direct: DEE at Lake County, California, Animal Shelter, 707 263-0379.
Secondary: Alan Doyle, Bay Area Siberian Husky Rescue & Referral,
707-643-7975 (days) or [e-mail]

Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 11:43:40 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mike Markarian <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail], [e-mail],
        [e-mail]
Subject: Migratory Bird Treaty Act in Jeopardy
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, July 9, 1997

CONTACT: Mike Markarian or Heidi Prescott, [phone]

MEDIA ADVISORY:
MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT IN JEOPARDY

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, The Fund for Animals sent a five-page letter to
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, objecting to an impending proposal to
relax the provision of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act that prohibits hunting
over bait. It is illegal for hunters to shoot migratory birds such as doves
or ducks over piles of grain or seed, but that provision may soon be changed.

A Fish and Wildlife Service memo leaked to The Fund for Animals indicates
that the agency will soon propose that hunters charged with shooting ducks
or doves over bait must "know or should have known" that the area was
baited. The memo indicates that "politically there [are] certain givens.
There will be a Scienter [knows or should have known] standard applied to
baiting."

Heidi Prescott, national director of The Fund for Animals, wrote in today's
letter, "Requiring proof that an individual knew or should have known that
an area was baited would force federal agents to become mindreaders. Such a
burden of proof would significantly hamper enforcement of any prohibition on
baiting, and thus would undermine the Migratory Bird Treaty Act itself and
the goals of the international treaties aimed at protecting migratory birds."

Prescott added, "Luring birds to point-blank range with food is a
particularly objectionable form of hunting. This repugnant, unsporting, and
biologically reckless practice will sharply increase if the Fish and
Wildlife Service eliminates the strict liability standard, as hunters will
know that law enforcement officials will have an almost impossible task."

A copy of the five-page letter is available by contacting The Fund for
Animals at <[e-mail]> or [phone].

-- 30 --

[e-mail]
http://www.fund.org

Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 16:36:01 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail] (HSUS Government Affairs)
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Fwd: Re: California residents
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Date: Wed, 09 Jul 1997 09:25:01 -0800
From: Jackie Dove <[e-mail]>
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It would help if the phone numbers were correct. Ex: Barbara Boxer's
district office is 415-403-0100. You may want to issue a correx since
most people will get the wrong number signal and simply give up.

jackie

Thank you, Jackie, for catching that mistake and letting us know!

Sincerely,
Doris Lin


HSUS Government Affairs wrote:
>
> California residents:
>
> Your calls, faxes, and e-mails are *urgently* needed, *today*!
Senator
> Barbara Boxer was planning to introduce an amendment to restrict
> spending on CAMPFIRE (the trophy hunting program) but is now
wavering.
> (See our previous post, subject "Desperate".)
>
> We need to flood her office *today* with calls, faxes, and e-mails,
> asking her to cut CAMPFIRE funding.  Make sure you mention that you
are
> a California resident.  Call everyone you know in California and ask
> them to call, also.  The first number is her Washington DC office,
and
> the rest are her regional offices:
>
> [phone]
> [phone]
> [phone]
> [phone]
> [phone]
> [phone]
> [phone]
> [phone] (fax)
>
> e-mail:  [e-mail]
>
> If you have any questions, contact Nancy Perry, Grassroots
Coordinator
> for HSUS at [phone].
>
> Thank you, to all activists, for your tireless efforts on behalf of
the
> animals!
>
> Sincerely,
> Doris Lin
> Grassroots Assistant
>
> P.S.  You don't need to explain about the amendment to the
> appropriations bill; it will be easier for you and her office to just
> ask her to cut CAMPFIRE funding.


Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 15:20:23 -0700 (PDT)
From: [e-mail] (when i wake up... the real nightmare begins.)
To: [e-mail]
Subject: ESPN2 and the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain
Message-ID: <v01540b03afe965e3c6af@[206.169.224.88]>
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>Dear Animal Rights Direct Action Coalition,
>  On July 12 at 1:30 AM and 10:30 AM, ESPN2 plans to broadcast the
>running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.  I intend to inform every
>animal rights organization I can of ESPN's support of this cruel blood
>fiesta.  I also intend to inform ESPN2 of my disgust and of my decision
>to inform animal rights organizations.  Perhaps, together, those of us
>who care about animals can bring some pressure to bear on ESPN.  By
>supporting this blood fiesta, ESPN may cause the people of Pamplona,
>Spain to assume that Americans consider such cruel entertainment
>acceptable.  I, and many others like me, need to send an emphatic
>message to the contrary.
>
>Thank you,
>Lori Pollen-Defibaugh
>



joshua
[e-mail]
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Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 23:17:02 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Request for information
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

I am looking for information (names, telephone numbers,etc..) of those
responsible for breeding the beagles that were going to be used in an
experiment in NJ.  It was mentioned that these dogs are bred for this purpose
alone.  I hope someone can help.

Thank You,
[e-mail]
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 20:39:37 -0700 (PDT)
From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [UK] I'll vote for hunt ban, says Blair
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Thursday, July 10th, 1997


I'll vote for hunt ban, says Blair
By George Jones, Political Editor

TONY Blair set the stage for a full-scale political battle over the future
of  foxhunting by telling the Commons yesterday that he would vote for a ban
later this year.

His support for the anti-hunting Bill came on the eve of today's Countryside
Rally in Hyde Park, where William Hague, the Conservative leader, will join
the mass protest against the proposals to outlaw hunting with hounds.

The Prime Minister has already promised Labour MPs a free vote on the
forthcoming private member's Bill to ban hunting. His confirmation that he
would vote for the Bill when it comes before the Commons for a second
reading on Nov 28 was a significant boost for the anti-hunting lobby. It
will also be seen as giving a lead to Labour MPs.

Mr Hague's attendance at the Hyde Park rally is a clear signal that the
foxhunting Bill will become one of the most fiercely fought over pieces of
legislation in Labour's first session - even though it is sponsored by a
backbench MP rather than the Government.

Mr Hague is backing Tory MPs who intend to argue that a ban on hunting has
serious implications for the countryside, with potentially thousands of jobs
lost, as well as personal freedom. He will not address the rally but will
talk to protesters from his Richmond, North Yorks, constituency. Earlier
this  week, at the Great Yorkshire Show, he mounted a strong defence of
foxhunting, describing it as a valuable countryside tradition, which "helped to
conserve wildlife".

Tory officials said Mr Hague feared that a ban would have a "domino effect"
on jobs and livelihoods in the countryside. He also believed that Britain
had a history of tolerance and he did not like it when "a majority gangs up
on a minority".

Today's rally is expected to attract at least 80,000 supporters. It is the
culmination of marches from Scotland, the Lake District, Wales and Cornwall.
The organisers hope to demonstrate the strength of opposition to a ban on
foxhunting by beating the total of 92,000 protesters at the anti-poll tax
rally in Hyde Park in March 1990.

The Labour election manifesto promised a free vote in Parliament "on whether
hunting with hounds should be banned". Mike Foster (Lab, Worcester), who won
first place in the ballot for private member's Bills, has said he will
introduce a Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill to outlaw foxhunting.

At question time in the Commons, Mr Blair was challenged by Elfyn Llwyd,
Welsh Nationalist MP for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy, on how he would vote. He
replied: "I have voted before in favour of a ban on foxhunting and I shall
continue to do so."

He rejected as "absolute nonsense" the charge that ending hunting with
hounds would inevitably lead to bans on shooting and fishing. Tony Baldry, a
former Tory environment minister, said it was a case of "the urban-based
Labour Party" seeking to impose urban values on the countryside. Mr Blair
replied that Labour represented many rural constituencies and cared about
"what happens in the countryside".

Tory MPs met at the Commons on Tuesday night to plan filibuster tactics.
Peter Atkinson (C, Hexham) consultant to the British Field Sports Society,
said yesterday: "We are pledged to fight this Bill at every stage." He
criticised Mr Blair for supporting a ban which he said would limit personal
liberty.

Government sources refused to be drawn on whether Mr Blair would extend his
support to providing Government time for the Bill if necessary. Last night,
the countryside protesters were gathering at Potters Bar, Herts, to travel
to central London today. Janet George, of the British Field Sports Society,
said Mr Blair's remarks were "pretty inflammatory" when almost
100,000 protesters were due to arrive. The National Trust has decided not to
get involved in the rally.

⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.

Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 20:39:41 -0700 (PDT)
From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [UK] Animal campaigners fund battle against hunting
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Thursday, July 10th, 1997

Animal campaigners fund battle against hunting
By Hugh Muir

THE animal welfare group at the forefront of the campaign to outlaw
foxhunting has launched a pre-emptive strike in advance of today's
pro-hunting rally in Hyde Park.

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is capitalising on the high
profile the issue has been given by their opponents in the Countryside
Alliance by taking out newspaper advertisements claiming that rural people
do not support hunting. The move coincides with the circulation of 300,000
fund-raising leaflets issued this week as a rallying cry to supporters on
IFAW's database.

In the leaflet, Brian Davies, IFAW's founder, states: "The barbaric and
bloodthirsty 'sport' of hunting could soon be a thing of the past - but only
with your help. The very thought of a legal ban becoming a reality sends my
pulse racing."

He says an attempt to ban hunting failed a few years ago. "But things have
changed! There is a new government and we strongly believe most MPs will
vote for a ban on hunting with hounds. Without a doubt this is going to be
one of the biggest, hardest hitting and most important campaigns we have
mounted in the UK."

Mr Davies, who has recently stepped down as IFAW's chairman and chief
executive, tells supporters that the acceptance of foxhunting is a blot on
Britain's reputation. "Time after time when urging foreign governments to
end cruelty to animals in their countries, our own bloodthirsty sports are
thrown back in our faces. Remove this blot and we believe it will result in
a tremendous spur for international improvements in animal welfare."

The organisation, one of the largest animal welfare organisations in the
world, uses the latest fundraising techniques and is confident that British
supporters will send in at least ú200,000 over the next eight weeks to
finance the anti-hunt campaign.

With the massive Labour majority in the House of Commons, the group, which
has formed an anti-hunting coalition with the RSPCA and the League  Against
Cruel Sports, believes that one last big push will see the Wild Mammals
(Hunting With Dogs) Bill through the Commons on Nov 28.

The Telegraph has learned that the IFAW strategy in the coming months will
have several strands, including an attempt to promote the fox as "the
farmer's friend". Drawing on research by Professor Stephen Harris, of
Bristol University, IFAW will argue that foxes are beneficial to farmers
with arable crops because they keep the number of rabbits down and thus
prevent crop losses.

The group is also planning a tour of Britain, including many rural areas,
during which they will promote drag hunting - where packs follow a scent
rather than a live animal - as a credible alternative. IFAW, a
non-profit-making limited company, will also seek to capitalise on the
Bateson Report, which claimed to have found "unambiguous evidence" that
hunting with hounds is cruel.

Steve Morgan, the campaigns consultant said: "We want to show the MPs that
the vast majority of the population is behind our campaign. Our tour is not
a protest. We have nothing to protest against. Polls show public opinion is
with us. We are surprised that the pro-hunting lobby has gone so early with
their campaign. We will be saving much of our campaign until closer to the
vote. This is a marathon, not a sprint."

The poll, conducted for IFAW by MORI, shows that 68 per cent of rural people
believe that hunters should not take part in events where animals are killed
and that 72 per cent believe that the interests of the animals should come
before those of the hunt.

The poll claims that 56 per cent of rural people do not believe that the
conservation arguments forwarded by foxhunters and 73 per cent support a ban
on deer hunting.

The survey covered areas which fall into several sub categories, including
gentrified village, rural retirement mix, lowland agribusiness, rural
disadvantaged, tied home/tenant farmer and upland and small farmers. Of
1,000 interviewed for the national survey, 373 fell into the "country
dwellers" category.

⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.

Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 20:39:48 -0700 (PDT)
From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [UK] Cruise missile sub bags its first grouse
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Thursday, July 10th, 1997

Cruise missile sub bags its first grouse
By Tim Butcher, Defence Correspondent

THE Navy's next submarine will be a nuclear hunter-killer, capable of
attacking targets over the horizon with satellite-guided cruise missiles,
but its first battle has already been fought over the delicate matter of its
badge - a retriever proudly holding a grouse.

Faced with widespread opposition to field sports throughout the Labour
Government, senior Navy planners convened the Ships Names and Badges
Committee to consider whether the badge was appropriate to the latest Astute.

The badge was originally designed at the end of the Second World War for an
earlier Astute. This submarine served in the Pacific and north Atlantic in
the 1950s and 1960s, when field sports drew less hostility.

The badge submitted in 1945 by Clarenceaux, King of Arms, had a white
background under a naval crown with a standing retriever, its tail cocked,
bearing an inert grouse in its mouth.

Although there was nothing to prove the grouse had been shot and not simply
expired naturally, the image, straight from the grouse moor, was intended to
express the submarine's guile, shrewdness and awareness.

Astute was scrapped in 1970, but the name reappeared in March when the
Ministry of Defence announced that three submarines to be built for ú2
billion will be Astute, Ambush and Artful. As usual, the old badge was to be
used for the Astute, the first to be completed, in around 2005. After due
consideration the committee approved the badge.

It also considered the badges of the other two submarines. The badge for
Ambush shows a bush with three spears emerging from the top. Artful's is a
cunning-looking monkey.

⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.

Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 20:39:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [UK] Professional tactics used to hunt down potential donors
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"


>From The Electronic Telegraph - Thursday, July 10th, 1997

Professional tactics used to hunt down potential donors

THE fact that the pro-hunting lobby is seeking to advance its cause with a
march and a rally has caused some satisfaction among those who would see the
sport banned.

They view the tactics used by the Countryside Alliance and the Countryside
Marchers as an extraordinary role reversal. While the hunters resort to
old-style campaigning on the streets, the abolitionists have moved into a
more modern style of operating.

No group exemplifies this better than IFAW. Twenty-eight years after the
group was formed by Brian Davies in Canada, it now has 1.5 million
supporters worldwide. It has headquarters in Massachusetts and branches in
Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Holland, Hong Kong,
Italy, the Philippines, Russia and South Africa.

There are also a number of affiliated companies such as The IFAW Charitable
Trust, The Political Animal Lobby (PAL), IFAW Promotions Ltd, which operates
a fundraising lottery, and IFAW Trading Ltd. IFAW funds are raised and held
separately from those of the affiliates but can be used to support welfare
activities worldwide by way of loans or grants.

In addition to anti-hunting campaigns, IFAW has also become involved in
protests against live animal exports, the fur trade, cosmetics testing, seal
hunting, commercial whaling, bear farming and trade in wild animals.

The group is going through tumultuous change following the decision of Mr
Davies to reduce his role in IFAW. He has been replaced as chief executive
by Fred O'Regan, previously a senior official with the US Peace Corps.

He, like his predecessor, has a deep loathing of hunting. In the
organisation's new publication, IFAW Animal Update, he says: "A practice as
cruel as fox hunting . . . should have been outlawed generations ago."

He is convinced that the way forward is even greater professionalism. "IFAW
must become more effective and efficient than ever in order to fight for the
animals," he says. "We must continue to be risk-taking and opportunistic in
our campaigning."

Such campaigns are an expensive enterprise but direct marketing mailshots
allow IFAW and its affiliated companies to seek donations from people
identified as willing to contribute to animal welfare projects.

Potential donors are unearthed by marketing companies through the answers
they give in questionnaires or their purchases of goods - such as pet food
or equipment.

It is a method of fundraising used by the most high-powered charities and
pressure groups. It can routinely bring a return on expenditure of 800 per
cent. Appeals involving children and animals always draw the greatest response.

Because IFAW relies so heavily on this targeted form of fundraising, it is
able to pinpoint with some accuracy who its supporters are. Internal data
says that 72 per cent are female and the majority are over 55. They are
retired or white collar professionals working as teachers, local government
officers, clerical workers and lecturers. Thirty one per cent have a
household income of more than ú20,000 and 38 per cent own detached houses or
bungalows.

They read middle market or broadsheet newspapers, including The Daily
Telegraph, and are interested in religion, theatre and the arts. IFAW had an
operating revenue last year of $42,625,627, a total which has more than
doubled in the past four years. Some money is raised from a special
worldwide group of "committed" supporters known as the "Circle Club".

Those in the "Founder's Circle for Animals" give $10,000 or above,
supporters in the "Partner's Circle" give between $5,000 and $9,999 while
members of the "Friend's Circle for Animals" donate anything from $1,000 to
$4,999. They are described as "the lifeblood of the organisation".

Another group of supporters, the "Champions for Animals" are "a special
group of donors" who make monthly contributions, often by direct debit. Last
year they provided IFAW with 17 per cent of its income.

Potential donors are told that they can make donations by gifting stocks or
bonds. They can also make Gift Annuities, enabling them to enjoy tax
benefits, and can take out Named Pet Endowment Gifts in memory of their dead
pets.

Supporters are told that some companies will provide matching funds to any
donation. Alternatively, they could submit a gift in kind. "Anything of
value can be donated to a charitable organisation with substantial tax
benefits," the group explained in its annual report. "Works of art,
equipment, even professional services can be contributed to benefit the
animals."

Potential donors are also reminded that they can remember IFAW in a will.
PAL has the same set of directors, including Mary Govoni of Arizona, who
will replace Mr Davies as the new IFAW chairman. Its accounts reveal that
its donation to the Labour Party totalled ú1,042,500 while the Conservative
Animal Welfare group received ú4,000.

It raised an income of ú512,563, including ú475,391 from donations.Though
the million pound donation made the headlines, the previous year PAL had
given Labour ú125,000, the Tories ú50,000, and the Liberal Democrats
ú27,500. As the sole full-time employee, Dr Richard Ryder was paid ú29,412.

⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.

Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 20:43:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Thursday, July 10th, 1997

Man dies after trying to save dog from pit bull

A 70-year-old man has died of a heart attack after being bitten while
struggling to save his pet schnauzer from an attack by a pit bull terrier in
New York City. The case is likely to lead to the introduction of stricter
controls by the city councl, which was already facing calls for curbs on
dangerous dogs following three attacks on children by pit bulls this year.

Charles Laurence, New York

Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.

Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 12:01:52 +0800
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Excerpted from FSNET (D. Powell, Univ. Guelph)


July 8, 1997: the Scottish firm that helped engineer the first
cloned sheep, Dolly, are close to generating human plasma from animals.
They are planning to replace the plasma genes of sheep and cows with the
human equivalent.  The animal's milk will then contain the key elements of
human blood plasma, including albumen, clotting factors and antibodies.

It plans to rear herds of the animals and manufacture plasma from the
proteins extracted from their milk. They hope the process will be ready "in
months."  Only 5 per cent of Britain's population regularly gives blood, and
genetically modified animals
could produce 100,000 times more plasma per year than a human donor.

A spokeswoman from Britain's National Blood Service was more cautious,
saying, "Using animal-grown human plasma is fine in theory, but until the
clinical trials are complete you can never be sure that you have the full
plasma  equivalent, or whether the animals will pass on diseases to man."

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Date: Wed, 09 Jul 1997 20:56:19 -0700
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British doctors support animal-to-human transplants

Reuter Information Service

LONDON (July 9, 1997 10:39 a.m. EDT) - Most British doctors think
animal-to-human transplants should be allowed, according to a survey
published Wednesday.

Most also believe it is all right to genetically alter animals for the
sake of medical science, the survey of 250 doctors for the British
Medical Association's (BMA) News Review.

And despite fears, even among experts, about the ethics of using apes
and monkeys for transplant research, the doctors surveyed thought it
should be allowed.

The British government has declared a moratorium on all animal-to-human
transplants, known as xenotransplants, until the dangers and ethics have
been examined.

Last year the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, a panel made up of
scientists, lawyers and ethicists, said xenotransplants would probably
be all right if health and animal welfare issues were watched out for.

There are fears that animal viruses could pass to humans, becoming
deadly or virulent or both.

The BMA's survey found that 77 percent of its regular panel of 150
hospital doctors believed xenotransplants should be allowed. Sixty-five
percent approved of genetically altering animals for science and 60
percent thought it all right to experiment on primates.

Among general practitioners the figures were slightly lower -- 75
percent in favour of xenotransplants, 55 percent for genetic engineering
and 56 percent for primate xenotransplants.

"So long as man uses animals for food, I see no moral distinction from
the use of non-humans for medical purposes," Dr. Peter Bamber told the
magazine.

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