Komputer for Alle 1998 #6/1998 CD 6 (Gul).iso/web/ffa/wwwenv~1.org/arrs/digest/news47~5.htm/text0000.txt

Text File | 1998-04-03 | 61.3 KB | 1,394 lines

URGENT NEWS ADVISORY
July 26, 1997

Contact:  Craig/Liberation Collective [phone] or [phone]


UNDERGROUND ALF CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR SLAUGHTERHOUSE ARSON; $1
MILLION
IN DAMAGES!

Portland, OR - In a communique made public early Saturday, an international
underground animal rights organization officially claimed responsibility
for an arson attack on a Redmond, OR slaughterhouse on July 21, which
resulted in over $1 million in damages and the closure of the meat
processing plant.

The Cavel West horse rendering plant had been a target of animal rights
activists for years.  This action was designed to "bring to a screeching
halt what countless protests and letter writing campaigns could never
stop," said the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) in its communique, sent to
sympathetic animal rights groups.

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 - has taken issue with
industries of animal torture and exploitation.

The communique went on to state; "At least $1,000,000 of damage has been
done and the entire plant is currently closed and out of operation.  The
media blackout of this action is intense and thorough, but you know
what?...The horses don't mind."

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 June 1997, the ALF
claimed responsibility for releasing 10,000 mink from a Mt. Angel, OR fur
farm.  In 1986, the ALF raided the 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 to the firing of the U of O lab director.

                                  -30-



Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 12:33:47 +0800 (SST)
From: Vadivu Govind <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (CN) Pregnancy test kit for pandas
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"



>The Straits Times
26 July 97
China invents pregnancy test kit for pandas

     BEIJING -- Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough in their battle
to save the  endangered panda with the development of a pregnancy test, the
Xinhua news agency said yesterday.

     The Giant Panda Breeding Research Centre in Chengdu in south-western
Sichuan had  successfully used an enzyme-linked test to establish whether
the famously frigid females  are pregnant, it said.

     Using this method, scientists can determine pregnancy in a panda with a
margin-of-error rate of less than 5 per cent and can also forecast the
delivery date. Results of tests will be available within hours -- a change
from the system that left panda keepers in the dark about whether a mating
had been successful until a female gave birth.

     The new system can help to boost birth rates among pandas by 20 per
cent, Xinhua  said.

     The pandas' low reproductive ability is the main factor in their march
toward extinction,  experts say. -- Reuter.

Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 04:56:29 -0700 (PDT)
From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [CA] Vigil held for departing beluga
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

VANCOUVER, BC - Around 30 protestors particpated in a peaceful candlelight
vigil outside the Vancouver Aquarium early Sunday morning to mark the
departure of Nanuq, one of the aquqrium's male belugas, to Sea World in San
Diego.

Nanuq was scheduled to leave the aquarium at around 2:00 AM, but due to a
problem at the airport, a one-hour delay was announced. (Although aquarium
staff did not speak to the protestors directly, except to question them when
they went to take a look at the belugas' holding tank, they did speak to a
CBC cameraman who arrived at just after 2:00.)

He informed vigil organizer Annalise Sorg that the aquqarium had been
contacting the media informing them of the delay. After speaking to staff,
he then reported to Annalise that there would be a further delay, and the
aquarium had informed him that Nanuq would not be moved until around 5:00 AM.

Annalise, director of the Coalition For No Whales in Captivity, told Animal
Voices News the reason for the move to San Diego was motivated by profit,
rather than the prevention of inbreeding as claimed by the aquarium, as
there were not sufficient male belugas available to carry out a proper
breeding program.

"150 males would be needed for a proper conservation breeding program," she
said.

Annalise also pointed out that the timing of the move was particulary bad,
as the whales would have been frightened by the firework display which took
place a few hours earlier in Vancouver, and by the heavy traffic which
occured as a result of the display. (The first night of the Vancouver
International Firework diplay had taken place at 10:00 PM Saturday night, in
nearby English Bay.)

For Nanuq, and his companion in the holding tank, the delay meant another
three hours in the tank which had been drained of half its water to make
catching him easier.

David J Knowles
Animal Voices News

Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 20:42:34 +0800
From: bunny <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Hot RCD/RHDV Quote from CSIRO scientist(New Zealand)
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

>From "The New Zealand Farmer" July 10th 1997

>From A Special Report on RCD - Column titled "Hot RCD Quotes"

CSIRO scientist Dr Brian Cooke on the spread of RCD in Australia.
"There is considerable uncertainty about making further releases of RCD
[rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus]. This follows the questionable success
of the releases made late last year, and has been further confused by poor
information regarding the levels of susceptibility of rabbit populations.
Many of the initial official releases made in Australia, in the wake of the
disease escaping captive trials, were made on political grounds, rather than
biological ones."

End.

NB:
(1)The Australian authorities are working on the manufacture of baits covered
with deadly rabbit haemorrhagic disease for broadscale baiting.
(2)There is currently one class action against CSIRO for negligence in allowing
RCD/RHD to escape onto mainland Australia.
(3)Another group is taking action against Australian authorities through the
Administrative Appeals Tribunal
and through the courts.

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

Rabbit Information Service,
P.O.Box 30,
Riverton,
Western Australia 6148

Email>  [e-mail]

http://www.wantree.com.au/~rabbit/rabbit.htm
(Rabbit Information Service website updated frequently)

     /`\   /`\
    (/\ \-/ /\)
       )6 6(
     >{= Y =}<
      /'-^-'\
     (_)   (_)
      |  .  |
      |     |}
 jgs  \_/^\_/













Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 09:27:14 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: ARs psychotics? (was violence, don't waste our time)
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

In a message dated 97-07-26 19:29:28 EDT, you write:

<< Perhaps I am misinterpreting this...Do you buy animals from pet stores
 instead of adopting from shelters, and if so, how do you justify (a)
 the animals in shelters who you are condemning to death by doing so
 and (b) supporting an industry that continues to produce more animals
 when our shelters are already overflowing with dogs and cats, many of
 whom must be euthanized for lack of homes?  (By the way, even if you
 are not purchasing animals at pet stores, just food, you are still
 contributing to this industry).  Also-->>

No I do not buy dogs or cats from pet stores, but I also have not adopted
from a shelter in a long time either-- see, the way I see it, three dogs, a
cat, two parrots, five parakeets, and two fish tanks is the largest amount of
animals I can comfortably fit into my one bedroom apartment. (oh, and one of
my dogs did come from the pound, thanks) As far as food goes, yes, I am
contributing- but my animals need to eat and your morals won't feed them-->
anymore suggestions?

 << Protests like the Weinermobile protest serve the purpose of educating
 the public about issues surrounding vegetarianism, especially as a
 result of the media coverage.  Unfortuantely, the media coverage I've
 seen of this particular protest was terribly biased--but there are
 always occasions where that will be the case.  That's no reason to
 stop protesting.
  >>

Biased media presentation is not a reason to avoid such acts in the future
and stop this act now? Ok, the whole world is going to think we're psychos
who torture children with our moral crusade.... yeah, that will win us
support. Good idea.....

Samantha

Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 09:50:06 -0400
From: allen schubert <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) EPA May Regulate Gene-Modified Plants
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

from AP Wire page:
-----------------------------------
 07/26/1997 11:17 EST

 EPA May Regulate Gene-Modified Plants

 By CURT ANDERSON
 AP Farm Writer

 WASHINGTON (AP) -- For more than 30 years, farmers and gardeners have
 used pesticide sprays containing b.t., a natural soil microbe that kills
 insects by essentially forcing them to stop eating.

 Now, by modifying the genetic makeup of plants, scientists have figured
 out how to enable plants such as corn, cotton and potatoes to make b.t.
 and other pest-resistant properties internally.

 To science, this is a revolution: the idea that a plant's genes can be
 changed at will to resist bugs, disease and harsh weather, thereby
 increasing food production without grabbing more land for an
 overpopulated, hungry world and reducing the need for chemical pesticides
 that can harm the environment.

 ``If we're going to have mass agriculture production, we certainly need
 to be able to modify these crops to meet changing conditions,'' said
 Joyce Nettleton, spokeswoman for the Chicago-based Institute of Food
 Technologists.

 But debate is raging among scientists, big biotechnology companies and
 the federal government over an Environmental Protection Agency proposal
 to regulate plants as pesticides if their genes are modified to produce
 such resistant properties.

 To the EPA, existing pesticide laws clearly give the government authority
 to regulate so-called ``plant-pesticides'' by requiring manufacturers to
 register the genetic material used to produce them. EPA proposed such
 rules in 1994 and could finalize them by the end of this year.

 ``If you're making pesticidal claims, it's a pesticide,'' said Elizabeth
 Milewski, an EPA biotechnology expert. ``What we're trying to do is to
 ensure that these products are safe.''

 The genetic modification of plants has all kinds of implications,
 including food safety and possible allergic effects on people. Also an
 issue: whether through pollination the changes might spread to unwanted
 weeds and make them harder to kill.

 ``We feel, ultimately, that people are not going to buy these products if
 they don't feel they are properly reviewed,'' Milewski said.

 Registration of a pesticide can cost anywhere from $60,000 to $1 million
 because of the elaborate reviews they must undergo. If plants are
 registered as pesticides, the seed bags will contain labels notifying
 growers of that fact.

 But the EPA proposal has drawn sharp criticism from 11 professional
 science societies, which contend the rule is contradictory because it
 exempts plants made more resistant through breeding over thousands of
 years or those that evolved on their own.

 ``This approach to regulation flies in the face of everything science has
 taught us about risk and the scientific basis of plant genetics,'' the
 groups said in a recent letter to Congress.

 The genetic material used to modify plants, the scientists argue, isn't
 itself a pesticide, and government review of the new varieties should
 stop short of EPA's costly proposed regulations.

 A major concern of the scientists is that the rules' high costs could
 drive out research at public universities and smaller biotech firms,
 leaving control of the market to large multinational corporations like
 St. Louis-based Monsanto Co. that already register and sell conventional
 chemical pesticides.

 ``We at least need an exemption process, so we do not limit engineered
 pest resistance to just a few of the biggest crops, nor limit potential
 engineers to a handful of mega-corporations,'' said John Sanford, chief
 executive officer at Sanford Scientific Inc., an eight-employee firm that
 develops ornamental plants.

 Monsanto, which developed the b.t. gene for plants in 1985, and other
 major companies are in EPA's corner. They already voluntarily submit
 their genetically-engineered plants to EPA for approval, arguing it is
 essential for public confidence and to ease suspicion of such science in
 foreign countries.

 So far, the products are selling well: Monsanto's b.t. corn plants make
 up about 3 million acres of the nation's crop planted this year.

 After nearly three years, EPA's Milewski said it's unlikely the agency
 will propose any further modifications to the rule when it is made final.
 That would leave Congress as the last chance for scientists who object.

 ``It is not in the public's interest to concentrate all of this research
 in a few multinational companies,'' Nettleton said. ``We want to keep the
 playing field level for all participants.''

Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 11:38:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) Oklahoma Anti-PETA Article (Long)
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>


The following piece was in this morning's Oklahoma City news:

Animal Activist Group Shows Unsavory Side of PETA's Agenda

Support for the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) by People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals shows the least savory side of PETA's
agenda.  ALF's activists firebomb fur stores, break into research labs
to "liberate" animals, destroy research and commit other illegal acts.
 ALF is active in Austrailia, Canada, France, Great Briton, Holland,
Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, South Africa and the US.  It is
classified by the FBI as a terrorist organization.  A 1993 US Dept of
Justice report documented 313 firebombings, acts of vandalism, physical
assaults and other illegal acts commited by animal rights extremists
in the US over the last decade and a half.  ALF takes credit for
1.  The 1992 firebombing of a Mich. State Unv. research lab, which
destroyed more than 30 years of research and caused $100,000
in damage. Ironically, the research sought ways to substitute toxicity
tests for live animals in gauging the safety of products.
2.  The 1989 raid at the Texas Tech Unv. Health Sciences Center.
Its research with implications for sleep disorders, including SIDs
(which kills an est. 8,000 infants annually) had to be aborted.
3.  The 1969 break-in of a Univ. of Arizona lab, which destroyed research
on a bacteria that can be deadly to malnourished children, AIDs
patients and other immuno-suppressed people.
  PETA denies that ALF is a terrorist group and claims that its members
"act courageously, risking their freedom and careers to stop the
terror inflicted every day on animals in laboratories."
   PETA also claims it has no way to contact ALF.  Yet it acts as
a public relations arm for ALF.
1.  When ALF member Roger Troen was arrested in connection with
a 1996 raid at the Univ. of Oregon, PETA paid $27,000 in legal fees
and, after  Troen's conviction, another $34,000 in fines.
2.  PETA paid another $42,500 to help convicted AR terrorist Rodney
Coronado, who was sentenced in 1995 to 57 months in prison and
fined $2.5 million for firebombings at three state universities.
3.  The day after the 1989 raid at the Univ. of Arizona, PETA issued
press statements for ALF and released video tapes taken during the
break-in.  The day after the Texas Tech raid, PETA offered statements
to the Press.
  The Justice Dept. estimates that expenditures for increased security
at research labs have raised the cost of biomedical research by 10 to
20 percent.
Yet PETA urges its members to support its Activist Defense Fund
to help pay legal fees of individuals "accused of liberation-related
activities."  PETA co-founder Ingrid Newkirk and Alex Pacheco have
been investigated by grand juries around the country for their possible
role in planning and executing many of ALF's activites.
Animal rights organizations such as PETA depend heavily on small
contributions from thousands of members.  If those funds were redirected
to animal welfare organizations, animals will be much better served.

Note:  The author of this piece is the editor of "Alternatives in
Philanthrophy", a publication of Capital Research Center.

                                                      For the Animals,

                                                      Jana, OKC
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 11:38:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) Oklahoma Animal Cruetly Case
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>


According to local Okla. City TV news, an Oklahoma
vet is accused of animal abuse in her clinic.  Investigators
found over 100 dogs and cats and other animals in filthy cages
in her clinic.  She told the authorities that she met to build
a larger shelter for the animals.  She was released on bail
friday.  The animals were taken to a local shelter.
Weatherford, Okla. Is west of Okla. City.

                                            For the Animals,

                                            Jana, OKC
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 12:10:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) Oklahoma HSUS Letter to the Editor
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>


This letter was published in an Okla. City news source:

                    Hunting Subsidized

TO THE EDITOR:
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is
using $28 million of Americans' hardearned tax dollars on a
program known as CAMPFIRE that promotes the trophy hunting
of African elephants, leopards and other threatened species in
order to generate revenue for rural villagers in Zimbabwe.
CAMPFIRE's thoery is simple.  Rural communities can generate
major revenue by selling elephant hunting licenses to rich,
foreign trophy hunters.  These trophy hunters will pay up to
$12,000 to shoot a bull elephant with large tusks.
But what business does USAID have in using Americans' tax
dollars to promote this repugnant practice?
Some have suggested that shooting an African elephant -
which responds to potential threats by standing its ground, rather
than fleeing - is about as difficult as shooting a parked car.
Perhaps even more disturbing is that CAMPFIRE led the battle
at a recently concluded UN convention to weaken international
protection for elephants and to re-open the trade in ivory.
CAMPFIRE owns more than 10 tons of stockpiled ivory and
stands to accrue  more than $1 million from the sale ivory stockpiles
to Japan.
There are profitable and compassionate alternatives to ivory trading
and trophy hunting.
In Kenya, it is estimated that every elephant that lives to maturity
will earn $1 million for the economy.
Humane-minded tourists will pay to see these magnificent
animals in their environments.  Contact Sens. Don Nickles
and James Inhofe and urge them to support the amendment to
S. 955 that will put an end to US subsidies for trophy hunting
and ivory trading.

                                 Wayne Pacelle, VP,
                                     government affairs and media,
                                     HSUS

                                                     For the Animals,

                                                     Jana, OKC
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 12:11:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) OKlahoma Weekly Hunting News
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>


According to local Okla. City hunting news:

The Oklahoma Station of the Safari Club International is holding
a membership meeting on Aug 5th here in Okla. City at a local
restaurant, Kodiak's.  The evening will begin with a social hour
followed by dinner and a business session.  An Oklahoma Wildlife
Dept. representative will speak on the use of steel shot.  There
will be several doorprizes given away during the evening.

Archery deer hunters should note that the Oklahoma Chickasaw
National Recreational Area near Sulfur, Okla. will be open to bow
hunting this fall the same as the statewide season dates.  Although
the regulations state otherwise, the area is open to either sex
hunting throughout the bow season.  All deer shot on the Chickasaw
NRA must be checked with a National Park Service ranger.

                                                      For the Animals,

                                                      Jana, OKC
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 09:32:28 -0700
From: Andrew Gach <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: FWD: Diet and Alzheimer's
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Subject: Alzheimer's Linked to Fat Consumption
Date: Jul 25, 1997
From: Peter Barry Chowka

******************************************************************
Interview with Pioneering NASA Scientist on the Diet-Disease Link
******************************************************************

by Peter Barry Chowka

In the July 3 Natural Healthline=AE, I reported on the article by
William Grant, PhD on the link between Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and
dietary fat intake. Grant's article is novel not only because of its
original conclusions, but because it appeared in the June 19 issue of a
medical journal published exclusively on the Internet. Many of the
mainstream media accounts of Grant's article, including by Dan Rather on
the CBS Evening News, made prominent note of that fact, as if "published
on the Internet" is the equivalent of lacking credibility. But the
journal in question, Alzheimer's Disease Review, is peer reviewed and is
published by the respected Sanders-Brown Center on Aging at the
University of Kentucky.

Grant's study is quickly emerging as a potential flashpoint in the
medical community's understanding of Alzheimer's Disease, a chronic,
degenerative condition which leads to progressive mental and physical
debilitation and ultimately death. Most of AD experts posit a genetic
link to the disease. Grant contends in his article, however, that:

"Recent findings that elderly African-Americans and Japanese living in
the United States have much higher prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease
than those still living in their ethnic homelands suggested that
environmental rather than genetic factors are the primary agents causing
AD. Recent papers linking clinical expression of AD to oxidative stress
and cerebral infarct suggest that diet is a key factor in the
development of AD. To test this hypothesis, regression analyses were
performed on the prevalence of AD in the 65+ age population for 11
countries. . .The primary findings are that fat and total caloric supply
have the highest correlations with AD. . .In addition, fish consumption
is found to reduce the prevalence of AD in the European and North
American countries. The literature suggests that fat contributes to
oxidative stress and inflammation and that fish oils combat
inflammation. Recent papers finding that several dietary components and
supplements have been found effective in delaying the onset of AD,
including antioxidants, fish, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
are consistent with this finding."

Similar to the reactions to earlier studies linking diet with cancer and
heart disease, critics of Grant's conclusions have emerged, and claim
that the data does not support his conclusions and that further studies
are needed (Grant supports further studies). Grant's enthusiasm for his
work, which is done on his own time and in addition to his primary
career as a NASA scientist, is reminiscent of other scientists I have
known who, often working outside of their areas of original expertise,
have made original and remarkable contributions to our understanding of
medicine and health. The late Linus Pauling, PhD is a prominent example.
Grant noted that his next project in medicine will be on diet and
rheumatoid arthirits.

I interviewed Grant by e-mail shortly after his Alzheimer's study was
published.

Peter Barry CHOWKA: Your article reminds me, in terms of its potential
impact on the field of AD, of the seminal epidemiological work during
the 1970s that began to show an unequivocal link between diet and
cancer.

William GRANT, PhD:  I think you are correct that this paper should
represent a turning point in the history of the study of Alzheimer's
Disease. There have been a number of cases in history when someone from
outside a field made a major impact on that field: Gregor Mendel, a
monk, and genetics; Richard Feynman and the O-ring on the space shuttle
Challenger; and Louis and Walter Alvarez and the bolide impact theory
for the extinction of the dinosaurs.

CHOWKA: Could you add a bit more detail about your earlier work in
medical science (has any of it involve nutrition, for example) and your
background in general?

GRANT: I have a PhD in Physics, University of California, Berkeley,
1971. I learned to do a thorough literature search in any field, and not
be afraid to tackle new fields, and to try to work for the good of
humanity. My professional work has been with the development and
application of laser-based instruments for the remote measurement of
atmospheric constituents. I work at NASA Langley in Hampton, VA, and I
go on a field mission once a year to measure ozone and aerosols
somewhere around the world.

It was the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in June 1991 that changed my career
from one of developing instruments to one of interpreting data. After I
learned to combine two diverse data sets to get new knowledge, there was
no stopping me. In March 1995 I volunteered to do a "small" project for
the Sierra Club which was to be a literature search on the effects of
air pollution on the trees and forests of the Appalachian Mountains.
Well, it turns out that while scientists had described the individual
effects, not one was willing to say that broad-leaved trees were
experiencing decline or excess mortality due to air pollution. I found a
[strong] statistical association. I showed this to Harvard Ayers, my
Sierra Club contact, who was so impressed he decided to commission a
Sierra Club book, due out next year, on how air pollution was affecting
trees in the eastern U.S. I spent 1200 hours, contacted over 600
authors, collected over 1500 journal articles, 30 books, 50 reports, 7
theses, etc. I am thorough if nothing else.

My work on diet and disease was inspired by John Weisburger who sent me
some of his papers in 1991. At that time, I was trying to determine
whether an apparent correlation between latitude and cancer was
influenced by sunlight. His work showed that fat was the driver, and
that people eat more fat at higher latitudes. People with Alzheimer's
Disease are known to have excess aluminum in their brains. Acid ion
deposition to forest soils increases the available aluminum, with
adverse impacts to trees. Since Japanese-Americans have 2.5 times the
Alzheimer's Disease rate of Japanese living in Japan, it must be the
American diet, and I can prove it, since I now have the tools for doing
statistical analyses on epidemiological data. I got the data on
nutrition from the same source that Weisburger used.

CHOWKA: It has been reported that you had a personal inspiration for
looking into Alzheimer's.

GRANT: My mother, who is 80, developed Alzheimer's Disease 5 years ago.
She grew up on a dairy farm, and was overweight as a young adult. She is
very frail now. Her mother and grandmother also had Alzheimer's Disease.

CHOWKA: Do you think your study is conclusive enough for people
concerned about preventing AD to make dietary changes?

GRANT: Yes. My statistical associations are backed up the the vitamin E
study of Sano (fights free radicals), the NSAID study by Stewart (fights
inflammation caused by fats), and the linoleic acid/fish study of
Kalmijn. Also, Dr. Khalsa [in Tucson] has an Alzheimer's Prevention
Foundation where the main ideas are low-fat diet, juices, supplements,
and exercise.

CHOWKA: Do you have any indications of prospective clinical trials in
the works or being discussed to test your findings?

GRANT: Yes, Dr. Kennedy of the Albert Einstein in New York, a geriatric
psychiatrist, says that some prospective study currently underway will
address the issues I raise.

CHOWKA: Are you satisfied with the emphasis that medical science places
on potentially beneficial strategies for AD (and other degenerative
diseases) involving, for example, dietary modification?

GRANT: Are you kidding? In my world view, the food processing industry
wants to sell food, the medical profession wants to sell treatments, the
pharmaceutical industry wants to sell drugs, the nursing home industry
wants to sell services, and the Alzheimer's Association wants to provide
support, and our government is supporting all these industries. There is
very little incentive to prevent disease. It is primarily the non-profit
organizations, and the writers of books, such as the ones I mentioned in
my article, that are trying to prevent disease caused by the wrong
diet.  The medical profession has very little inkling about or
inclination to do anything about nutrition and health in my opinion, and
particularly when it comes to Alzheimer's Disease.

I think that one of the surprises of my study and that of David Snowdon
is that Alzheimer's Disease can be considered a vascular disease. While
my [epidemiological] approach may be a bit antiquated, the signal is so
strong that I am convinced that the medical profession will confirm my
findings using their approach.
-----

Some comments about Grant's work point to its significance:

-- "Dr. Grant's study is important; he has shown that simply decreasing
caloric/fat intake should significantly decrease the incidence of AD."
(Denham Harman, MD, emeritus professor of medicine at the University of
Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha);

-- "A remarkable aspect of this study is that Dr. Grant. . .is an
atmospheric scientist who works on air pollution. His study reflects a
tremendous personal effort to compare the incidence of Alzheimer's
Disease in various countries with data on fat intake. His results are
very plausible and are certain to stimulate further investigation." (Jim
Geddes, PhD, associate professor at Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at the University of Kentucky in
Lexington).

In his first appearance at a medical meeting since the publication of
his Alzheimer's study, Grant will be the keynote speaker at the 12th
annual convention of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
in Phoenix, AZ, August 20, 1997. For information about his presentation,
or the convention, the AANP may be contacted at <[e-mail]>.

For more information,

Dietary Links to Alzheimer's Disease (Grant) in Alzheimer's Disease
Review 2, 42-55, 1997 (full text)
http://www.coa.uky.edu/ADReview/Grant.htm
----------------------------------------------------------------------
*Articles by Peter Barry Chowka are copyright by Peter Barry Chowka*

NATURAL HEALTHLINE=AE is a free bi-weekly newsletter of events and
information for the Natural Health Village - 21 July 1997. On the Web,
the address for the Natural Health Village is:
 http://www.naturalhealthvillage.com/

TO SUBSCRIBE TO NATURAL HEALTHLINE=AE, send a message to:
        [e-mail]
In the BODY of the message, write:
        subscribe natural healthline <Your Name>
For example, for Jane Doe, you would write:
        subscribe natural healthline Jane Doe
Or click on the NEWSLETTER button on the Natural Health Village home
page.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 09:40:01 -0700
From: Andrew Gach <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: FWD: Earth First! Joins Protest Against Corporations
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Subject: Earth First! Joins the October Protests Against Corporations
Date: 25 Jul 1997
From: [e-mail] (entropy haus)

OCTOBER, 1997
END CORPORATE DOMINANCE MONTH
INTERNATIONAL DAYS OF ACTION

It has the world's resources at it's disposal. It gobbles
whole mountains and forests, drinks rivers dry, spews toxic
waste, and enslaves whole populations. It has all the rights of a
citizen, but few of the limitations. It can cross national
borders as if they were cobwebs. It is immortal, and can
therefore amass wealth and power beyond the capabilities of mere
mortals. It has powers that dwarf and control governments. It
controls the newspapers, radio, and television, and so it
controls the "truth." It controls humans' access to food, water,
shelter, employment, and energy. If humans struggle against its
tyranny, it buys them out or knocks them down with lawsuits,
firings, harassment, and if necessary, murder.

Are we talking about some sort of selfish, ill-tempered GOD???

In a way, we are. We are talking about the CORPORATION.

Why do we allow an inanimate thing, just an idea really, to
have so much power over our lives and the fate of the entire
planet?

People created corporations with ideas, words and laws, but
the creation has turned into a MONSTER. Many of us believe that
it is now time to end the monster's reign of terror, and that
with a different set of ideas, words, and laws, we can kill the
monster, or at least put it in a good strong cage.

This is what the campaign to END CORPORATE DOMINANCE is
about. Whether you are an environmentalist, a labor activist, a
human rights campaigner, a campaign finance reformer, or any
citizen in a dispute with an insurance company, bank, etc., your
ideas, words, and actions can become a part of this campaign. The
key is to make our efforts directed to the root of the problem,
not just the symptoms.

Nobody has illusions that this battle will be easy. We just
know that the time to begin has come.Already, countless
organizations are doing the work. People of all these movements
are joining forces, and they are demanding that corporations
release their control over the Earth and all its inhabitants.

MONTH OF ACTION

October 1997 was selected as a month of action against
corporations at the Earth First! Round River Rendezvous in July.
Across the world, groups will be planning demonstrations
targeting their least favorite corporate plunderer. Whether your
group chooses MAXXAM, Shell, Nike, Mitsubishi, Exxon, or
Champion, whether your site is the corporate headquarters, a
neighborhood toxic dump or the CEO's private residence,
corporations around the world will feel our united rage! While
Earth First! is promoting and coordinating October ECD actions,
any and all groups who struggle against corporations are
encouraged to organize their events in whatever style suits them
best.

If your group wants to participate in the INTERNATIONAL MONTH
OF ACTION TO END CORPORATE DOMINANCE, please contact the EF! End
Corporate Dominance Campaign ASAP. Begin organizing your demo
TODAY! To make this a coordinated campaign, and for effective
media notification, we would like to know a little bit about each
of our chosen targets. Please send a copy of your media notice (a
rough draft is fine) ASAP, and we will forward the list to each
participant for use at the protests. Lets be BOLD, CREATIVE and
UNCOMPROMISING!

These protests will not be taking place in a vacuum. The
challenge to corporate dominance is coming from all over the
world, from labor, human rights, indigenous resistance, peace,
social justice, and environmental movements. In the US, teach-ins
focusing on Corporations, Education and Democracy will be taking
place globally during the first week of March,1998. Last year,
dozens of demonstrations took place all over the world on End
Corporate Dominance Day, October 29th. This year we are giving
ourselves more flexibility and including quite a few other
anti-corporate days of action (such as Dia de la Raza/Columbus
day and the McLibel campaign's Mcdonalds boycott/protest day) by
declaring the whole month of October as End Corporate Dominance
month. We are not alone, and our actions will reinforce each
other's campaigns, if we act promptly. LETS GET WITH IT!

Earth First! End Corporate Dominance Campaign
c/o EF! Austin P.O.Box 7292 Austin, TX 78713 [phone]
<[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 12:45:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail], [e-mail]
Subject: Fwd: Bardot Doesn't Like Italy Horse Race
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

In a message dated 97-07-27 10:40:12 EDT, AOL News writes:

 << Subj:Bardot Doesn't Like Italy Horse Race
  Date:97-07-27 10:40:12 EDT
  From:AOL News
 BCC:LMANHEIM

       ROME (AP) - Brigette Bardot says she loves Italy, although she'd
 probably like it better if someone would stop running the Palio,
 the pageant-filled horse race held twice every summer in Siena.
       In the Tuscan spa town of Chianciano Saturday night to collect a
 prize for her autobiography, which translates from the French
 ``Initials B.B.'' the French actress-turned-animal-rights-crusader
 told reporters Italy is so wonderful she was thinking of living in
 the country.
       But she had harsh words for the horse race, which dates back to
 medieval times and is run every July 2 and Aug. 16 in Siena's
 shell-shaped main square.
       Jockeys ride bareback and use whips and fists to capture the
 lead in what is more a free-for-all than a sporting event.
       Spills by riders and mounts are frequent, and sometimes injured
 horses have to be destroyed.
       Asked by reporters what she thought of the Palio, Bardotte
 replied, according to Milan daily Corriere della Sera: ``I'd like
 whoever has the power to do so to stop this show. I hope someone
 has the heart to intervene.''
       It's not the first time the Palio has attracted the condemnation
 of a celebrity. A few years ago, Italian film director Franco
 Zeffirelli called the race ``an appointment with death'' for the
 horses. >>



To edit your profile, go to keyword NewsProfiles.
For all of today's news, go to keyword News.
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 14:34:40 +0000
From: "Alison G." <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: ARs psychotics? (was violence, don't waste our time)
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

[e-mail] wrote:
> No I do not buy dogs or cats from pet stores, but I also have not adopted
> from a shelter in a long time either-- see, the way I see it, three dogs, a
> cat, two parrots, five parakeets, and two fish tanks is the largest amount of
> animals I can comfortably fit into my one bedroom apartment. (oh, and one of
> my dogs did come from the pound, thanks) As far as food goes, yes, I am
> contributing- but my animals need to eat and your morals won't feed them-->
> anymore suggestions?

Yes!  Try a pet supply store--one that doesn't sell animals.  Out of
curiosity, you say that one of your dogs came from a shelter.  What
about the other two?  And what about the birds, fish, and the cat?
Rescued or bought from a breeder?

> Biased media presentation is not a reason to avoid such acts in the future
> and stop this act now?

You missed the point.  Media coverage is not always biased.
Frequently it helps get the message out. Just because sometimes it
gives a biased portrayal is not a reason to stop. I have spoken with
many people who say the abuse of animals on factory farms, in the fur
trade, in labs, in the entertainment industry, etc. was first brought
to their attention by a protest.
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 15:03:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ming-Lee Yeh <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: please signoff me
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

Please unsubscribr me from ar-news

Thanks

[e-mail]

Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 15:36:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: UK Activist Alert: Anti Hunt March
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

I've been asked to forward this on.  Please come out if you can!

JP

March Against Bloodsports
Saturday, 2nd August; meet at noon at Reformers Tree, Hyde Park for a
march to Trafalgar Square

Bring banners, whistles, instruments and enthusiasm

Benefit gigs in the evening.

There is also going to be an exhibition at Westminister Central Hall
(Storey's Gate, London, SW1) from 10am to 8pm on how our lifestyles
exploits animals humans and the environment. It will feature green
issues, animal rights, campaign materials and merchandise, human rights,
films and speakers, kids entertainment, direct action, animal welfare
issues, cruelty free cosmetics.

Date: Sat, 26 Jul 97 20:04:38 PDT
From: "BHGazette" <[e-mail]>
To: "AR News" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Fw: Press Release Re Valter Conviction
Message-ID: <[e-mail]822>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; X-MAPIextension=".TXT"



----------
> Date: Saturday, July 26, 1997 23:55:46
> From: jordan m. michaels
> To: [e-mail]
> Subject: Press Release Re Valter Conviction
>
> Tom Valter, a professional horse trainer in Los Angeles, was found guilty
> of four counts of felony animal cruelty by Judge Lawrence Mira on June
> 27th.  During the six week trial in Malibu CA six witnesses testified to
> Valter's abuse of the one time Pan Am Games dressage horse, Zooloog, and
> others, which abuse included penetrating the horse's flesh with a nail
> whip, prolonged repeated electric shock treatments, tying the head to the
> chest and leaving in a stall, cutting the mouth with a chain, use of a
> twisted wire bit and withholding water.
>
> Michael Artan, Valter's attorney, presented a standard in the industry
> defense, contending that these means are custom and practice within the
> professional horse training industry.  He stated "all training is pain"
> and produced an expert witness, Martin Cohen of Monterey CA, to testify
> that use of electric cattle prods was customary in the business.  Cohen,
> a hunter/jumper trainer, also testified that he was paid $2500.00 for his
> testimony and that he had embellished his resume, representing himself as
> an Olympic judge when in fact he was not.
>
> The L.A. County Deputy District Attorney prosecuting the case, Ellen
> Aragon, presented testimony from two dressage training and judging
> experts, George Williams of Temple Farms in Illinois, and Sydley Paine of
> Point Reyes, CA .  These witnesses testified regarding the classical
> principles of dressage training and the anti-cruelty laws of the American
> Horse Shows Association, describing dressage as the ultimate expression
> of unity and harmony between horse and rider which is only achieved
> through years of absolute patience and kindness to the horse.
>
> Among the State's other witnesses were Xaviera Austin, a groom, and Robin
> Cole, assistant trainer to Valter, and her husband, Rudy Cole, who had
> also witnessed several incidents of cruelty.  The Coles were threatened
> by Valter prior to their testifying and moved to Arizona but  returned
> for the trial.  Judge Mira, keenly interested in and concerned with this
> case, heard but did not consider testimony from Gail Haskins of Illinois,
> an attorney and dressage trainer who volunteered to testify to having
> witnessed Valter beating Zooloog at an event in L.A. several years prior
> while two grooms begged him to stop.  Judge Mira also heard but did not
> consider the testimony of Mary Anne Hogan who instigated the case by
> removing Zooloog from his stable to a rescue shelter after witnessing the
> cruelty.  Felony grand theft and burglary charges were filed against Mary
> Anne Hogan who was arrested and incarcerated for five days in August 1995
> regarding the rescue, however, charges were reduced to one count of
> misdemeanor trespassing in April of 1996, after Valter threatened
> witnesses who were to testify in the Hogan trial.  Simultaneously,
> charges of six counts of felony animal cruelty and two counts of felony
> witness threatening were filed against Valter.
>
> Mary Anne Hogan,  in addition to being arrested and prosecuted for eight
> months, lost her job as a court reporter and was forced to leave her home
> due to harassment and death threats to her and animals she cared for
> there.  She is now defending a civil suit against her by the owners of
> Zooloog and attempting to repair the damage suffered during the two years
> since the inception of this case.  Donations** to support this effort may
> be sent to American Society for Animal Protection, 29201 Heathercliff
> Road, Suite 118, Malibu CA 90265.  After spending three days on the
> witness stand under cross examination, Mary Anne comments, "The costs to
> me personally are a very small price to pay to see this twisted and
> violent behavior ended.  Thank God Judge Mira has come to the defense of
> all animals that until now no one could help
> due to the 'standard in the training industry' defense.  These are felony
> convictions of animal cruelty, four felonies, and that is a landmark for
> similar cases in the future.   This will seriously impact the horse
> training world as well as other animal training industries.  The legal
> and moral support I received from others who are helping animals
> nationwide, mostly through email, is what gave me the strength to see
> this through.  I can never truly express my deep gratitude to you."
>
> Valter's sentencing is set  for August 8, 1997 in Malibu.  Since he was
> arrested and jailed for 4 days in April 1996 he has remained free on
> $130,000.00 bail & probation.
> Letters can be sent to:
>
   > Judge Lawrence Mira
   > Los Angeles County Superior Court
   > 23525 Civic Center Way
   > Malibu CA  90265
>
>
**NOTE: Mary Anne Hogan's costs for attorneys fees, court costs,
 bodyguards, etc. are over $10,000.00, plus she lost a $75,000.00 per year
 job after her  arrest in August 1995(when she "kidnapped" the abused
horse) and she's only recouped but about a third of that since.
So far, the only donation has been  $5.00.

Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 17:23:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Oh that Chris!
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Really Chris, I didn't mean to push any buttons, but it might help to remind
yourself that one gets what one gives!
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 16:48:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: ALF COMMONIQUE FOR $1 MILLION SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIRE
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Return-Path: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 10:53:17 -0700
X-Sender: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
From: [e-mail] (Craig Rosebraugh)
Subject: ALF Communique/Oregon

Here is a copy of the communique for the $1 million arson at the Oregon
slaughterhouse.


Greetings,


        On Monday, July 21, 1997, under nearly a full moon, the Animal
Liberation Front paid a visit to the Cavel West Horse Murdering Plant at
1607 SE Railroad Avenue in Redmond, Oregon.  About 35 gallons of vegan
jello was brought in with the team.  Next, a number of large holes were
drilled into the rear wall of the slaughterhouse office to bypass potential
alarms on the doors or windows.  Next, the area that housed the
refrigeration units was located and again large holes were drilled through
the wall at that part of the slaughterhouse.  Two teams then poured the
jello into the numerous holes and quickly began to assemble the three
electrically-timed incendiary devises that would bring to a screeching halt
what countless protests and letter writing campaigns could never stop.
While these devises were being assembled some members of the team entered a
storage shed/office/construction site (all part of Cavel West's operations)
and left the remaining 10 gallons or so of jello for dessert.  Then two
gallons of muriatic acid was poured into the air conditioning vents to
taint and destroy any horse flesh that may have survived the fire.
Finally, the incendiary devises were set to ignite at exactly the same
time.  Unfortunately, as the battery was being connected to the device at
the refrigeration unit, a spark started that entire area on fire!
Fortunately, we had very thorough back-up plans in case anything went wrong
and this insured that our departure went quick and smooth.  At least
$1,000,000 of damage has been done and the entire plant is currently closed
and out of operation!  The media blackout of this action is intense and
thorough but you know what?...The horses don't mind.


                            ANIMAL LIBERATION FRONT

                        Equine & Zebra Liberation Network

Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 22:37:35 -0400
From: allen schubert <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail], [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: Admin Note [was: ARs psychotics?]
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

PLEASE TAKE NOTE!!!:

Please do not post commentary or personal opinions to AR-News.  Such posts
are not appropriate to AR-News.  Appropriate postings to AR-News include:
posting a news item, requesting information on some event, or responding to
a request for information.  Discussions on AR-News will NOT be allowed and
we ask that any
commentary either be taken to AR-Views or to private E-mail.

Continued postings of inappropriate material may result in suspension of
the poster's subscription to AR-News.

Here is subscription info for AR-Views:

Send e-mail to:  [e-mail]

In text/body of e-mail:  subscribe ar-views firstname lastname

Also...here are some websites with info on internet resources for Veg and
AR interests:

The Global Directory (IVU)
http://www.ivu.org/global

World Guide to Vegetarianism--Internet
http://www.veg.org/veg/Guide/Internet/index.html
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 23:05:33 -0400
From: allen schubert <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail], [e-mail]
Subject: Admin Note [was: Oh that Chris!]
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

(and again) PLEASE TAKE NOTE!!!:

Please do not post commentary or personal opinions to AR-News.  Such posts
are not appropriate to AR-News.  Appropriate postings to AR-News include:
posting a news item, requesting information on some event, or responding to
a request for information.  Discussions on AR-News will NOT be allowed and
we ask that any
commentary either be taken to AR-Views or to private E-mail.

Continued postings of inappropriate material may result in suspension of
the poster's subscription to AR-News.

Here is subscription info for AR-Views:

Send e-mail to:  [e-mail]

In text/body of e-mail:  subscribe ar-views firstname lastname

Also...here are some websites with info on internet resources for Veg and
AR interests:

The Global Directory (IVU)
http://www.ivu.org/global

World Guide to Vegetarianism--Internet
http://www.veg.org/veg/Guide/Internet/index.html
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 23:21:33 -0400
From: allen schubert <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (IT) Bardot Doesn't Like Italy Horse Race
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

from AP Wire page:
------------------------------------
 07/27/1997 10:36 EST

 Bardot Doesn't Like Italy Horse Race

 ROME (AP) -- Brigette Bardot says she loves Italy, although she'd
 probably like it better if someone would stop running the Palio, the
 pageant-filled horse race held twice every summer in Siena.

 In the Tuscan spa town of Chianciano Saturday night to collect a prize
 for her autobiography, which translates from the French ``Initials B.B.''
 the French actress-turned-animal-rights-crusader told reporters Italy is
 so wonderful she was thinking of living in the country.

 But she had harsh words for the horse race, which dates back to medieval
 times and is run every July 2 and Aug. 16 in Siena's shell-shaped main
 square.

 Jockeys ride bareback and use whips and fists to capture the lead in what
 is more a free-for-all than a sporting event.

 Spills by riders and mounts are frequent, and sometimes injured horses
 have to be destroyed.

 Asked by reporters what she thought of the Palio, Bardotte replied,
 according to Milan daily Corriere della Sera: ``I'd like whoever has the
 power to do so to stop this show. I hope someone has the heart to
 intervene.''

 It's not the first time the Palio has attracted the condemnation of a
 celebrity. A few years ago, Italian film director Franco Zeffirelli
 called the race ``an appointment with death'' for the horses.

Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 23:25:08 -0400
From: allen schubert <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (AU) Australia's Koalas in Jeopardy
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

from AP Wire page:
-----------------------------------
 07/25/1997 16:52 EST

 Australia's Koalas in Jeopardy

 By PETER JAMES SPIELMANN
 Associated Press Writer

 SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Cute and cuddly they may be, but thousands of
 Australia's beloved koala bears may soon be forced to move.

 The koala bears -- marsupials, actually -- have been eating themselves to
 the brink of starvation on Kangaroo Island, off South Australia. The
 island has only enough eucalyptus, the koala-diet staple, to support
 2,000 koalas -- not the booming population of 5,000 there now.

 Government officials are considering sending some of the animals to
 nearby New South Wales. Koala advocates say it's an foolish idea.

 ``This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen,'' said Deborah
 Tabart of the Australian Koala Foundation. ``The koalas are a different
 species: The ones from South Australia are southern koalas and the ones
 in New South Wales are New South Wales koalas.''

 It would not be biologically sound to put the two species together in the
 wild, she said.

 The koalas have flourished on Kangaroo Island even as their overall
 numbers have dwindled. There are only between 40,000 and 80,000 koalas
 left in the wild.

 They were hunted for their pelts until 1930; during one hunting season in
 the 1920s, 3 million koalas were killed. More recently, housing and
 highways have encroached on their remaining habitat.

 Troubled over the plight of the koalas on Kangaroo Island, Australian
 officials considered hunting them, but quickly scuttled the plan last
 year amid public outcry.

 Earlier this year, the South Australia state government attempted to
 control the population growth by sterilizing about 1,000 of the Kangaroo
 Island koalas. It has sent about 20 of the infertile animals to the South
 Australian mainland. Another 500 are to be airlifted there in November.

 ``The world is concerned about the future of the Kangaroo Island
 koalas,'' said Pam Allan, the New South Wales environment minister.
 ``This isn't a public relations exercise, but koalas are very important
 to the public.''

Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 23:32:59 -0400
From: allen schubert <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) Manure Leak Causes Fish Kill
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Consequences of factory (hog) farming......
from AP Wire page:
----------------------------------
 07/27/1997 21:45 EST

 Manure Leak Causes Fish Kill

 SARATOGA, Iowa (AP) -- A large leak of liquid manure was shut off Sunday
 but not before the pollution destroyed all of the fish in a three mile
 stretch of a creek that feeds the Turkey River.

 Estimates on the amount of the spill and the number of fish killed won't
 be made until later, but Iowa Department of Natural Resources spokesman
 Ross Harrison said the pollution is unlikely to pose a danger to the
 Turkey, which is eight miles away.

 He said the DNR will pursue fines against the TIP Farm No. 15, a
 3,200-capacity hog production farm about 3 miles west of Saratoga.

 ``This is a major kill,'' Harrison said.

 ``It's an obvious violation and at the very minimum there will be fish
 restoration costs. They're finding small-mouth bass up to 18-inches
 long,'' he said.

 ``The creek is not very fast moving, but there are deep holes and there's
 a lot of good game fish in it. It's a total kill for at least three
 miles, and a potential for it to be a heck of a lot longer,'' he said.

 The spill was first noticed by people in Saratoga late Saturday afternoon
 when dead fish were spotted in Crane Creek.

 Gary Schrad, the general manager of the farm, was not available for
 comment. A telephone message left at the farm was not returned Sunday
 afternoon.

 Harrison said there have been complaints about the farm but no violations
 of pollution laws to date. But regional DNR officials found erosion
 evidence that showed there may have been spills in the past, he said.

 Harrison said the leak was caused when the connection between one lagoon
 and another became clogged. The blockage was unplugged by early Sunday
 afternoon.

 He said the leak went into a corn field for a third of a mile and then
 along a ditch for a shorter distance before spilling into the creek.
 Workers were attempting to build a berm to prevent the running pollution
 from reaching the creek, but the effort was hampered by rain.

 ``There's rain up there, which is a mixed blessing. It dilutes the
 pollution but also washes it into the creek,'' he said.

 The spill is near the headwaters of the Turkey River, which empties into
 the Mississippi River.

 ``By the time it reaches the Turkey, it will likely be diluted so it
 won't have killing power,'' Harrison said.

Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 23:45:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Unscribe
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Please un-subscribe me from ar-news

Thank you

[e-mail]

</pre>
                            <!-- END OF PAGE CONTENT -->

    </TD>


    <TD width=50 align=center>

    </TD>
</TR>

                            <!-- THE BOTTOM TOOLBAR -->

<TR>

    <TD colspan=3 align=center fontsize=2>
    <a href="../SUB~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/sub.html">ARRS Tools</a>  |
<a href="../NEWSPA~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/newspage.html">News</a>  |
<a href="../ORGS~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/Orgs.html">Orgs</a>  |
<a href="../SEARCH~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/search.html">Search</a>  |
<a href="../SUPPOR~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/Support.html">Support</a>  |
<a href="../ABOUT/INDEX.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/about">About the ARRS</a>  |
<a href="mailto:[e-mail]">Contact ARRS</a>
    </TD>
</TR>


                                <!-- END OF MAIN -->

</TABLE></center>




        <!-- THE UNDERWRITERS -->

<table border=0 width=100%>
    <tr><td>

<center>    <hr width=285>
<Font Size=1>THIS SITE UNDERWRITTEN IN PART BY:</FONT>
<BR>


<a href="../../../tppmsgs/msgs4.htm#476" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/cgi-bin/show_support.pl?id=t889237296&sec=sbn_bottom&url=http%3a//www.go-organic.com/greenmarket/gorilla/" target=_top><img src="../../SUPPORT/BANNERS/CROSS-~1/MICHAE~1.GIF" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/support/banners/cross-promotion/michael_wide.gif" border=1 alt="Gorilla Foundation"></a>


<hr width=285>

    <br><font size=2>
    <b>The views and opinions expressed within this page are not
necessarily those of the <br>EnviroLink Network nor the Underwriters.  The views
are those of the authors of the work.</b></font>
    </center>
    </td></tr>

</table>

</BODY>

</HTML>