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- 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 <dknowles@dowco.com>
- To: ar-news@envirolink.org
- Subject: [CA] Vigil held for departing beluga
- Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970727045707.242f3fae@dowco.com>
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- 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 <rabbit@wantree.com.au>
- To: AR-news@envirolink.org
- Subject: Hot RCD/RHDV Quote from CSIRO scientist(New Zealand)
- Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970727203251.267f48d2@wantree.com.au>
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- >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.
-
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- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 09:27:14 -0400 (EDT)
- From: SamNordic@aol.com
- To: alisong@nicom.com
- Cc: ar-news@envirolink.org
- Subject: Re: ARs psychotics? (was violence, don't waste our time)
- Message-ID: <970727092713_-1072827557@emout03.mail.aol.com>
-
- 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 <alathome@clark.net>
- To: ar-news@envirolink.org
- Subject: (US) EPA May Regulate Gene-Modified Plants
- Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970727095002.006d7bac@clark.net>
- 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: JanaWilson@aol.com
- To: AR-news@envirolink.org
- Subject: (US) Oklahoma Anti-PETA Article (Long)
- Message-ID: <970727113807_-1375220573@emout04.mail.aol.com>
-
-
- 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: JanaWilson@aol.com
- To: AR-news@envirolink.org
- Subject: (US) Oklahoma Animal Cruetly Case
- Message-ID: <970727113818_-1140461917@emout08.mail.aol.com>
-
-
- 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: JanaWilson@aol.com
- To: Ar-news@envirolink.org
- Subject: (US) Oklahoma HSUS Letter to the Editor
- Message-ID: <970727121009_1811967816@emout07.mail.aol.com>
-
-
- 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: JanaWilson@aol.com
- To: AR-news@envirolink.org
- Subject: (US) OKlahoma Weekly Hunting News
- Message-ID: <970727121014_1049330760@emout08.mail.aol.com>
-
-
- 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 <UncleWolf@worldnet.att.net>
- To: ar-news@envirolink.org
- Subject: FWD: Diet and Alzheimer's
- Message-ID: <33DB781C.72E@worldnet.att.net>
- MIME-Version: 1.0
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- 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 <aanpmedia@usa.net>.
-
- 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*
-
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- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 09:40:01 -0700
- From: Andrew Gach <UncleWolf@worldnet.att.net>
- To: ar-news@envirolink.org
- Subject: FWD: Earth First! Joins Protest Against Corporations
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- Subject: Earth First! Joins the October Protests Against Corporations
- Date: 25 Jul 1997
- From: entropy@eden.com (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 (512) 320-0413
- <entropy@eden.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 12:45:51 -0400 (EDT)
- From: LMANHEIM@aol.com
- To: ar-news@envirolink.org
- Cc: EnglandGal@aol.com, Nyppsi@aol.com
- Subject: Fwd: Bardot Doesn't Like Italy Horse Race
- Message-ID: <970727124551_560358750@emout11.mail.aol.com>
-
- 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.
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- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 14:34:40 +0000
- From: "Alison G." <alisong@nicom.com>
- To: SamNordic@aol.com
- Cc: ar-news@envirolink.org
- Subject: Re: ARs psychotics? (was violence, don't waste our time)
- Message-ID: <33DB5C80.60DD@nicom.com>
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- SamNordic@aol.com 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 <myeh@osf1.gmu.edu>
- To: ar-news@envirolink.org
- Subject: please signoff me
- Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.95q.970727150133.1672B-100000@osf1.gmu.edu>
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- Please unsubscribr me from ar-news
-
- Thanks
-
- myeh@osf1.gmu.edu
-
- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 15:36:08 -0400 (EDT)
- From: MINKLIB@aol.com
- To: ar-news@envirolink.org
- Subject: UK Activist Alert: Anti Hunt March
- Message-ID: <970727153607_507431860@emout03.mail.aol.com>
-
- 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" <BHG@intex.net>
- To: "AR News" <ar-news@envirolink.org>
- Subject: Fw: Press Release Re Valter Conviction
- Message-ID: <MAPI.Id.0016.00686720202020203030303330303033@MAPI.to.RFC822>
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-
-
- ----------
- > Date: Saturday, July 26, 1997 23:55:46
- > From: jordan m. michaels
- > To: BHG@intex.net
- > 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: GlobalLib@aol.com
- To: ar-news@envirolink.org
- Subject: Oh that Chris!
- Message-ID: <970727172351_-89079945@emout14.mail.aol.com>
-
- 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: civillib@cwnet.com
- To: ar-news@envirolink.org
- Subject: ALF COMMONIQUE FOR $1 MILLION SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIRE
- Message-ID: <199707272348.QAA20296@borg.cwnet.com>
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-
- Return-Path: <libcoll@aracnet.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 10:53:17 -0700
- X-Sender: libcoll@mail.aracnet.com
- To: civillib@cwnet.com
- From: libcoll@aracnet.com (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 <alathome@clark.net>
- To: SamNordic@aol.com, alisong@nicom.com
- Cc: ar-news@envirolink.org
- Subject: Admin Note [was: ARs psychotics?]
- Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970727223701.00700e40@clark.net>
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- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 23:05:33 -0400
- From: allen schubert <alathome@clark.net>
- To: GlobalLib@aol.com, ar-news@envirolink.org
- Subject: Admin Note [was: Oh that Chris!]
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- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 23:21:33 -0400
- From: allen schubert <alathome@clark.net>
- To: ar-news@envirolink.org
- Subject: (IT) Bardot Doesn't Like Italy Horse Race
- Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970727232131.00705e38@clark.net>
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-
- 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 <alathome@clark.net>
- To: ar-news@envirolink.org
- Subject: (AU) Australia's Koalas in Jeopardy
- Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970727232506.0070634c@clark.net>
- 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 <alathome@clark.net>
- To: ar-news@envirolink.org
- Subject: (US) Manure Leak Causes Fish Kill
- Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970727233256.00701848@clark.net>
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-
- 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.
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