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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML//EN//2.0"> <html> <head> <title>AR-NEWS Digest</title> </head> <BODY bgcolor=fbfaea text=#211818 link="#190748" alink="#FFFFEF" vlink="#401C92"> <center> <IMG SRC="IMAGES/HEAD.GIF" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/digest/images/head.gif" USEMAP="#toplinks" BORDER="0"><BR> <img src="IMAGES/YCBAR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/digest/images/ycbar.gif"><a href="../INDEX~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/index.html"><img src="IMAGES/HOMEBAR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/digest/images/homebar.gif" border=0></a><br></center> <map name="toplinks"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="345,27,393,54" href="../../../tppmsgs/msgs0.htm#14" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/envirohome.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="458,7,512,27" href="../SUPPOR~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/Support.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="401,7,446,26" href="../SEARCH~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/search.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="352,7,386,26" href="../ORGS~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/Orgs.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="298,7,337,25" href="../NEWSPA~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/newspage.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="211,7,286,27" href="../SUB~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/sub.html"> </map> <center><TABLE cellspacing=15 border=0> <TR> <TD width=50 align=center> </TD> <TD width=400 align=left> <!-- PAGE CONTENT GOES BELOW --> <hr> <pre> AR-NEWS Digest 486 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) (CN) Zoo clones disease gene by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 2) (TW) Fishing boats urged to abide by international law by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 3) (AU) Appetite-reducing hormone being tested on humans by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 4) Oriental Medicines for Fatal Diseases by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 5) Addresses for reps and senators by L Grayson <lgrayson@earthlink.net> 6) (US) Food terrorism a possibility, report warns by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> 7) (US) Bioterrorism: Intentional Food Contamination by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> 8) [Fwd: August Deadline for Saving Canada's Primates] by Sean Thomas <sean.thomas1@sympatico.ca> 9) Taylor, MI: Pound Seizure Ended by Wyandotte Animal Group <wag@heritage.com> 10) Festival Cancels Elephant Rides by Debbie Leahy <DLEAHY@delphi.com> 11) [US] Activist Arrested at Boys Town Demo by Debbie Leahy <DLEAHY@delphi.com> 12) [US] No More Circuses for Police Associa by Debbie Leahy <DLEAHY@delphi.com> 13) [Fwd: AR-Wire: Chicago Activist Arrested at Boys Town D] by L Grayson <lgrayson@earthlink.net> 14) Update on Lydia the elephant by JTESPINOSA@delphi.com 15) Update on Lydia the elephant by JTESPINOSA@delphi.com 16) PRIMATES Campaign: 8/8-8/10 Calendar Update by baerwolf@tiac.net (baerwolf) 17) (PH) Manila moves to curb poaching by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 18) [Fwd: AR-Wire: Chicago Activist Arrested at Boys Town D] by L Grayson <lgrayson@earthlink.net> 19) [Fwd: AR-Wire: Chicago Activist Arrested at Boys Town D] by L Grayson <lgrayson@earthlink.net> 20) [Fwd: :change in trapping regulations] by L Grayson <lgrayson@earthlink.net> 21) [Fwd: AR-Wire: Chicago Activist Arrested at Boys Town D] by L Grayson <lgrayson@earthlink.net> 22) Primarily Primates offers hope for Canada's Primats by Sean Thomas <sean.thomas1@sympatico.ca> 23) Primarily Primates offers hope for Canada's Primats by Sean Thomas <sean.thomas1@sympatico.ca> 24) Fresno Bee: McD's Donates To SPCA??? (California, US) by Lawrence Carter-Long <LCartLng@gvn.net> 25) Anti-hunt protesters march through London by Mesia Quartano <primates@usa.net> 26) Fwd: UPDATE: Trapping Bills Near Floor Vote in State Legislature by LMANHEIM@aol.com 27) urgent -Hegins deadlines by Heidi Prescott <heidi@fund.org> 28) (NY) Ch. 9 on Canned Hunts by Mike Markarian <MikeM@fund.org> 29) widow needs help placing pigeons by Heidi Prescott <heidi@fund.org> 30) (US) Feeding on freshwater fish could be hazardous by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> 31) (US) Feds Exaggerated Horse Abuse Info by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> 32) (BM) Bermuda bans McDonald's by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 12:02:30 +0800 (SST) From: Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (CN) Zoo clones disease gene Message-ID: <199708060402.MAA04412@eastgate.cyberway.com.sg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >Hong Kong Standard 6 Aug 97 Hopes rise for pandas as zoo clones disease gene BEIJING: China has succeeded in cloning a gene of the giant panda, a breakthrough that could help to prevent some diseases among the endangered species. Scientists had successfully copied a panda gene linked to nervous disorders, said a researcher at the Chengdu zoo in southwestern Sichuan province that cloned the gene in research with the biology department of Sichuan United University. ``This is important . . . this gene cloning technique marks a new level in research on pandas,'' the zoo researcher said. ``It also marks preparation for further study on cell cloning of pandas, which still seems remote at present.'' The gene that had been cloned was known as BDNF, or Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor, he said. ``This is the first time in the world that anyone has successfully used this type of copying technique on pandas,'' the researcher said. - Reuter Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 12:07:53 +0800 (SST) From: Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (TW) Fishing boats urged to abide by international law Message-ID: <199708060407.MAA04613@eastgate.cyberway.com.sg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >CNA Daily English News Wire TAIWAN FISHING BOATS URGED TO ABIDE BY INTERNATIONAL LAW Taipei, Aug. 5 (CNA) The Council of Agriculture (COA) on Tuesday urged all local deep-sea fishing vessels to abide by international law and practices to avoid being punished and damaging the Republic of China's international image. The council renewed its appeal after a Kaohsiung-based fishing boat was recently fined US$1 million by Argentine authorities for illegally operating in South Atlantic waters inside Argentina's exclusive zone. Reports from Buenos Aires said Argentine authorities also confiscated the Taiwan ship's catch, an estimated 450 tons of squid. The reports said the Tung Heng No. 3 was so harshly penalized because it had covered up its identification number, was flying the Argentine flag and had its hull painted red like many Argentine fishing boats in a bid to deceive the Argentine coast guard. The vessel was caught in May in Argentine waters near Tierra del Fuego on South America's southern tip, or 100 nautical miles from the coast of Argentina and inside that country's exclusive economic zone, according to the reports. Commenting on the reports, Huang Cheng-fei, a COA section chief, said the ship will face penalties in accordance with Article 10 of Taiwan's fishery law following its return. Under this provision, the license of the fishing boat may be revoked for a specified period of time or even permanently, and the licenses of its crew members can be suspended for three months to two years. If necessary, Huang said, the ROC's representative office in Argentina will offer assistance to the ship's crew. "However, we have not received any request from the ship's owner so far," he added. Huang went on to say the case indicates that the international community has now attached greater importance to conservation of maritime resources. "Crew members of deep-sea fishing vessels, particularly their skippers, should observe regulations of relevant foreign countries as well as international law to avoid disputes and penalties." (By Sofia Wu) Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 12:09:07 +0800 (SST) From: Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (AU) Appetite-reducing hormone being tested on humans Message-ID: <199708060409.MAA04679@eastgate.cyberway.com.sg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >CNA Daily English News Wire APPETITE-REDUCING HORMONE BEING TESTED ON HUMANS Canberra, Aug. 5 (CNA) Australian and American scientists may have discovered a no-diet, no-exercise method of losing weight. They have found that leptin, a hormone produced by the body, can act on the brain to decrease appetite levels for short periods of time, according to the Tuesday edition of the Sydney Morning Herald. Researchers using mice as test subjects found that the rodents lost weight over a period of four days before appetites returned to normal levels. Leptin is now being used in human clinical trials and a drug based on the hormone could be engineered to act on the brain in line with the study's findings, they said. Leptin has been a hoped-for fat buster since 1994 when the gene for the production of the hormone was discovered to be faulty in mice prone to obesity, they said. It was suspected that fat people, while having high levels of leptin in their blood, had a low level of the hormone in their brain. Using a microsurgical technique developed at the Howard Florey Institute in Melbourne, Australian scientist John Blair-West worked with U.S. researchers in New York to test the effects of the long-term infusion of leptin directly into the brains of mice. They found that giving leptin in such a way led to a reduction in food intake of about 50 percent over four days with a drop in body weight of 15 percent, Blair-West said. After this period, the mice began to build their appetite back up to normal over another four or five days, he said. However, the overall weight of mice remained low. (By Peter Chen) Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 12:17:00 +0800 (SST) From: Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Oriental Medicines for Fatal Diseases Message-ID: <199708060417.MAA04893@eastgate.cyberway.com.sg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >The Korea Herald 6 Aug 97 Government to Push for Oriental Medicines to Cure Fatal Diseases A large-scale project to develop Oriental-medicinal methods to treat major incurable diseases such as cancer and AIDS will be soon initiated by the Korean government. The Health and Welfare Ministry announced yesterday that it is backing an ambitious undertaking for the treatment of seven such diseases by the year 2010. Dubbed ``Project 2010,'' the plan is aimed at developing more effective treatment methods for fatal diseases, which Western medicine has thus far been unable to curtail, said a ministry official. ``But it also targets Korea to break away from its long and heavy reliance on developed countries for medical technology,'' he said. The ministry plans to invest 200 billion won in research and development prior to the practical usage, beginning in 2010. The ministry will organize a commission of related experts within this month and lay out more specific plans to support the research and development activities to ``overcome the hard-to-cure diseases''' by year-end. The commission will direct 11 local colleges of Oriental medicine to engage in their own specified research on such diseases as senility, cancer, cerebral apoplexy (stroke), cardiopathy (heart disease), allergies, osteoporosis and AIDS. The 11 colleges will also be encouraged to carry out the joint research projects with various groups in related scientific fields such as pharmacology and medical engineering. The ministry decided to invest in Project 2010 this year and has already allocated about 3 billion won for 62 research projects planned by the colleges. ``These days, even such developed countries as the United States and Europe are making active movements to overcome the limits of Western medicine through Oriental medicine,'' said another ministry official. ``In this sense, we believe that Korea, which has a long history of accumulating clinical experience and expertise on Oriental medicine, will be able to lead the field to develop treatments for incurable diseases,'' he said. The official noted that with world medical communities ``conquering'' diseases on an increasing level, the project will hopefully contribute in that direction and by finding cures for the fatal diseases. Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 00:18:41 -0500 From: L Grayson <lgrayson@earthlink.net> To: ar-news <ar-news@envirolink.org> Subject: Addresses for reps and senators Message-ID: <33E80937.197F@earthlink.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit http://www.voxpop.org/zipper/ is the place to find the adresses for your reps and senators via zip code Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 00:54:04 -0400 From: allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (US) Food terrorism a possibility, report warns Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970806005401.006d7f88@clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" from AP Wire page: --------------------------------------- Food terrorism a possibility, report warns August 5, 1997 Web posted at: 11:15 p.m. EDT (0315 GMT) From Correspondent Eugenia Halsey (CNN) -- Mention the word terrorism, and the image of a salad bar isn't what comes to mind. But a new report says authorities need to be on the lookout for an unlikely kind of public threat: food terrorism. Two recent reports in the Journal of the American Medical Association cite prior incidents in which food was deliberately contaminated. In 1984, someone spiked CNN's restaurant salad bars in Eugenia Halsey Oregon with salmonella reports bacteria and, last year, pastries tainted with shigella bacteria were set out for labor workers in Texas. Now, researchers say, when food poisoning outbreaks don't fit the usual patterns, investigators should at least consider the most extreme scenario. "I think that the possibility that the incident was intentionally started is something that everyone thinks about," Dr. Thomas Torok of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Keeping an eye open for such attacks may help investigators, but there is little consumers can reasonably do to prevent intentional contamination. They would be better off focusing on ways to prevent accidental food poisoning. "The consumer probably shouldn't worry that much in terms of free-floating anxiety about terrorists. The greater risk is from natural foodborne illness or the way in which food is prepared -- cross-contamination -- in the kitchen," Glenn Morris of the University of Maryland Medical Center said. As for the prior attacks, no one died in either incident, although about 800 people were sickened in the salad bar case. A dozen people were hurt in the sabotage of the pastries, a case still under investigation. Authorities say the salad bar illnesses were caused by members of a religious commune. They contend that followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh wanted to make people too sick to vote in an election, the outcome of which they believed critical to the commune's interests. However rare, researchers say it's important for investigators to be aware of the possibility of food terrorism, so they can recognize it early issue an alert. Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 00:58:04 -0400 From: allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (US) Bioterrorism: Intentional Food Contamination Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970806005801.006dbd68@clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" 
