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Last Chance for Animals Pure Food Campaign Protest McDonald's Inhumane
Treatment of Animals Use of Genetically...

LA Times
03-OCT-97
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 1997-- "McMeat Is NOT a happy meal"

Protest to Take Place Oct. 4 Last Chance For Animals (LCA), the national
animal rights and protection group headed by activist Chris DeRose, and
Pure Food Campaign (PFC), the international organization against
genetically engineered and chemically raised food, have organized a large
protest at the McDonald's Restaurant located at 1540 2nd Street in Santa
Monica, Calif., to take place Saturday, Oct. 4, protesting the company's
use of genetically engineered and chemically raised beef that is inhumanely
treated during production.

The protest is being held in commemoration of World Farm Animal Days and
Global Days of Action Against Genetic Engineering -- two international
events held annually to raise awareness of the ways in which genetically
engineered, chemically raised food is unsafe for human consumption.

Specifically, the event has been organized to protest the company's use of
beef purchased from distributors who sell food products originating from
"downed" cows (animals too sick or injured to move on their own), cows fed
rendered animal protein (cows are naturally herbivorous), as wells as cows
injected with recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone.

The slogan created and in use for this demonstration is "McMeat Is NOT a
happy meal." The McDonald's Corp. became the chosen target for this protest
as it is currently the world's largest buyer of beef.

Co-sponsored by LCA and PFC, as well as several local groups interested in
public safety and animal protection, this protest may be one of the largest
of its kind to target a single McDonald's restaurant in U.S. history;
organizers anticipate the participation of hundreds of animal-friendly
demonstrators and concerned citizens at the event.

DeRose, founder of LCA, and author of the recently published book, "In Your
Face: From Actor to Animal Activist," will also be in attendance.

LCA and PFC's intentions are to raise public awareness of the suffering
that animals endure during meat production, as well as the public health
dangers of genetically engineered, chemically raised meat. Most animal food
products produced in the United States come from "factory farm" systems,
places that practice genetic engineering and chemically raise the meat
causing the animals great suffering in the process.

Conditions in these "factory farms" are such that many animals became
injured and/or ill from neglect, abuse and overcrowding. Often, many
animals die before slaughter.

In the United States alone consumers of meat are responsible for the death
of more than 9 billion animals every year. Not only does the consumption of
meat cause misery for the animals, but studies have also linked a diet
based on animal food products to such national health threats as heart
disease, stroke and obesity; illness from contaminated meat is another
factor in the consumption of meat as USDA inspectors check only a fraction
of all meat processed for human consumption -- likely one of the reasons
for the recent widespread outbreaks of E. Coli and salmonella poisoning.

Organizers will also use the day as a platform to make specific requests to
the McDonald's Corp. to cease the purchase of, and no longer accept beef
from distributors who sell food products originating from "downed" cows,
cows fed rendered animal protein or, cows that have received recombinant
Bovine Growth Hormone; a secondary request asks that the corporation
introduce a vegetarian burger-like sandwich into 2 percent of its stores by
the end of 1998.

As of the date of this news release, the McDonald's Corp. has declined to
respond to the concerns expressed by the coordinators of this event.

Last Chance for Animals (LCA) is a national animal protection organization
based in Los Angeles. A non-profit organization, it is supported by tens of
thousands of people from across the country. LCA focuses on a variety of
issues involving animal suffering and engages in direct action, legislative
work, public awareness and investigative activities.

Founded in 1985 by Chris DeRose, the organization has accomplished
unprecedented achievements to reduce animal suffering.
Date: Sat, 04 Oct 1997 06:17:31 PDT
From: "Kim Chicchi" <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: Calls Needed
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Content-Type: text/plain


Dear activists:

In the Pittsburgh suburb of Bethel Park, a bow hunt is sadly planned to
take place again this year.  Last year a total of 96, innocent, sentient
deer were murdered.   So, this year I'm going to try to do a little
"something extra" to get it stopped.

The hunt is going to be taking place from:
October 4- Nov. 15, Dec. 1-Dec. 20, and  Dec. 26- Jan. 15 in three
different sections of Bethel Park.  I am going to go on a series of
hunger strikes, with the first one starting on Saturday, October 4 and
lasting untill Saturday, October 11th.  The main reason for these
hungerstrikes is to have a "phone blockade" going on against the Bethel
Park council members while I am on hungerstrike.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE THAT ACTIVISTS CALL THE NUMBERS LISTED
BELOW!!!!!!!!!!!!  Without your calls, my hungerstrike can only go so
far...

Please also take note of the fact that MANY different Pittsburgh suburbs
are in the process of either currently having bow hunts, or planning on
having bow hunts.  A STRONG MESSAGE NEEDS TO BE SENT!!!

The following are the phone numbers of the BP council members.  Please
call them OFTEN!!!!!!!!!


                96 DEER WERE KILLED LAST YEAR!!!
                 LET'S END THIS MASACRE NOW!!!!!


Sincerely Yours,
Kimberly A. Chicchi


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Municipal council

all phone #'s have an area code of 412

Timothy J. Moury(president)
833-4615

George K. Beck(vice president)
833-5992

John A. Pape
835-3087

Charles G. Koch
833-5786(home)
429-2204(business)

Judith A, Lorigan
835-5064(home)
833-2800(business)

Donald L. Harrison
833-0449

Mark J. O'Brien
831-0774

Philip B. Ehrman
831-1868)home)
225-3355(business)
225-4058(fax)

Susan J. Hughes
833-4989

Mayor:
Alan F. Hoffman
833-4109(home)
833-6850(business)
833-3938(fax)

Municipal Building:
831-6800

*For more information, please visit the Voices for Wildlife web site.
http://www.angelfire.com/pa/vfw









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Date: Sat, 04 Oct 1997 11:21:38
From: "[e-mail]" <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: Federated Survey
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Since a few folks do not like to/do not have the time to look around for
teh Federated survey, the EXACT url is:

http://www.federated-fds.com/index.shtml

The survey is located in the section named "guestbook."


Date: Sat, 4 Oct 1997 08:38:36 -0700 (PDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: HUNGER STRIKE FOR DEER
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 4, 1997








Activist Refuses to Eat to Protest
Bethel Park Deer Hunt; æPhone
Blockade' Targets Council

     PITTSBURGH, PA û A young college student has pledged to not eat --
beginning Saturday, Oct. 4 -- for at least a week to protest the slaughter
of deer in the Bethel Park section of South Park.

     Kim Chicchi, in a dramatic gesture to stop the special bow hunts which
begin Oct. 4 and runs through Nov. 15 (and then again from Dec. 1-20, and
Dec. 26-Jan. 15), said she will "hunger strike" several times over the
period of the hunts.

     A national "phone blockade" -- involving phone calls to the local Municipal
Council and Mayor from animal protections activists across the U.S. -- is
also being co-ordinated to protest the hunt.

     "Last year a total of 96, innocent, sentient beings were murdered. I feel I
have to do a little something extra to let the community know this killing
is taking place," said Chicchi in a letter to friends and family.

     Bow hunting is especially cruel because hunters often miss the killing
areas of animals, who escape severely wounded and then are left to suffer
and die.

     Upper St. Clair, which neighbors Bethel Park, ironically turned down having
a bow hunt there, so hunters turned to Bethel Park.

-30-

NOTE: The hunt takes place on Guttman property on Baptist Rd and the upper
portion of Simmon's Park on Clifton Rd)

(ACTIVISTS ARE ASKED TO CALL THESE NUMBERS TO PROTEST THE HUNT)


Municipal council

all phone #'s have an area code of 412

Timothy J. Moury(president)
833-4615

George K. Beck(vice president)
833-5992

John A. Pape
835-3087

Charles G. Koch
833-5786(home)
429-2204(business)

Judith A, Lorigan
835-5064(home)
833-2800(business)

Donald L. Harrison
833-0449

Mark J. O'Brien
831-0774

Philip B. Ehrman
831-1868)home)
225-3355(business)
225-4058(fax)

Susan J. Hughes
833-4989

Mayor:
Alan F. Hoffman
833-4109(home)
833-6850(business)
833-3938(fax)

Municipal Building:
831-6800


Date: Sat, 04 Oct 1997 12:45:03 -0400
From: Vegetarian Resource Center <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: Federated Survey
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

I looked under "Federated and Compassion"
and saw some typical "show business charities"
like AIDS.  No animal concerns whatsoever.
Don't you think that "ideology" has a lot to do
with marketing - with sales and the way advertising is done?


At 11:21 AM 10/4/97, you wrote:
>Since a few folks do not like to/do not have the time to look around for
>teh Federated survey, the EXACT url is:
>
>http://www.federated-fds.com/index.shtml
>
>The survey is located in the section named "guestbook."
>
>
>
>
Date: Sat, 04 Oct 1997 13:50:55 -0700
From: [e-mail]
To: IVU-Talk <[e-mail]>, Veg-News <[e-mail]>,
        David Briars <[e-mail]>, AR-News <[e-mail]>
Subject: WORLD FARM ANIMALS DAY REPORT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM WORLD FARM ANIMALS DAY HEADQUARTERS

   12 US GOVERNORS, 400 GROUPS LEAD WORLD FARM ANIMALS DAY
OBSERVANCE
   Thousands of caring folks in all 50 states and a dozen other
countries conducted educational events in observance of the 15th annual
World Farm Animals Day on October 2.  Special proclamations were issued
by the governors of Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maine,
Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and
Utah, and by mayors of major cities. Other participating countries
included Australia, Canada, Finland, India, Israel, Malaysia,
Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom.
   The principal target of this yearÆs observance was the four major
fast food chains (McDonaldÆs, Burger King, WendyÆs, and Kentucky Fried
Chicken). Their menus determine what millions of people eat each day and
their massive purchasing power dictates how their foodstuffs are raised
and processed. Consequently, most groups picketed and leafleted local
fast food outlets, demanding that the national chains offer a choice of
meatless entrees and require suppliers to treat animals humanely.
   However, some groups chose other approaches.  Our nationÆs capital
witnessed a White House vigil, two memorial processions, and several
hundred posters of a slaughter-house scene. Large vegetarian festivals
were held in Seattle, Iowa City, and several Florida locations. Fifty
restaurants in VirginiaÆs Hampton Roads offered vegetarian specials. A
number of groups held walks to raise money for the care of rescued farm
animals.
   Connecticut and New York groups had mobile vans with videos and
literature on farm animal abuse. Michigan activists displayed mock `E.
coli burgersÆ in a wagon of manure. There were billboards in Kansas City
and Syracuse. A statue of Gandhi was unveiled in Sherborne (MA), home of
slaughterhouse escapee æEmily the Cow.Æ  Six activists blockaded a
California veal slaughterhouse for ten hours by locking their arms in
concrete barrels.
   World Farm Animals Day is an annual observance devoted to promoting
more humane, healthful, and sustainable animal agricultural practices.
The October 2 date commemorates the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi,
champion of humane farming. The world-wide observance is coordinated by
FARM (Farm Animal Reform Movement), a national public interest
organization headquartered in Washington, DC. Individual events are
planned and executed by grassroots groups and activists.
This yearÆs observance was particularly relevant in the glare of recent
headlines. The British government and a world cancer body recommended
reduced consumption of meat to prevent cancer. USDA recalled 25 million
pounds of ground beef contaminated by deadly E.coli bacteria. Two other
deadly pathogens, including the plague microbe, have become resistant to
all antibiotics through drug abuse in factory farms. Chicken manure fed
to cattle was found a likely source of other pathogens and heavy metals
in beef.
   Fisheries along the eastern seaboard were destroyed by microbes
nurtured by farm animal waste. A Virginia slaughterhouse was fined $12.6
million for 7,000 cases of dumping wastes into a river. A dozen
agricultural states are regulating the size and emissions of factory
farming operations. The British High Court ruled that McDonaldÆs (and
presumably other meat processors and retailers) is responsible for cruel
practices in raising chickens and pigs. The British Labor government has
pledged to outlaw the infamous æbattery cagesÆ that house laying hens.


Date: Sun, 5 Oct 1997 11:24:44 +0800
From: bunny <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (NZ)RCD virus Homebrew Recipe Simple
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

NZ Farmer 2.10.97

RCD Homebrew Recipe Simple

Successfully making RCD homebrew has been billed
as one of the easiest recipes in history.
The amount of the now renowned "kitchen whizz smoothie"
being out on bait has recently been halved. The results are
still impressive.
Common opinion suggests the virus is so potent, spreading
it is elementary.
One of the most interesting recent developments is that
recipes may soon be a thing of the past. The virus is now
moving rabbit-to-rabbit without human help. Farmers who are not
spreading the virus on their properties have found RCD- infected
carcasses.
The mixture is as simple as mixing rabbit livers, hearts, and
lungs with water. Saline solution (9gms of common salt to each
litre of water) is an optional medium.
Officials say the ratio of water to rabbit is almost academic. The
virus is so virulent that if infected rabbits in the blender, you
will have a killer on your hands.
Farmers are advised to wear a mask if possible because of the
risk of contamination of other micro-organisms such as salmonella.
If the virus-laden mixture is intended to be used on oats, some
farmers have been soaking 50kg bags of oats in 1 litre of
molasses with enough water to cover them. They are drained
and then treated with RCD.
The RCD mixture is usually whisked with about 300mls of water
then mixed with one litre of water to cover 50kg of oats.
The RCD mixture is combined with oats by putting it all in a
200 litre plastic drum, and rolling it around the yard.
For a 10 tonne aerial carrot drop on one farm recently they
mixed hearts, lungs and livers from six rabbits, with one litre
of water and whizzed it. They then diluted it with 20 litres of
water, and sprayed it on to five tonnes of the carrots with
the knapsack sprayer before it went through the carrot cutter.
The process was repeated for the second five tonnes, and
reportedly the results have been tremendous.
The biggest danger to the vialbility of the virus is if it is heated
or exposed to disinfectant or bleaches. Farmers are also being
encouraged to let it spread naturally after the initial bait.
Heat will kill it and disinfectant and bleaches will change the
pH and potentially make it inactive. It should also be kept out
of ultraviolet light.
In laboratory tests, a RCD mixture will keep at 4C in the fridge
for over a year.
Conflicting advise says it should not be kept for more than
two days at that temperature.
Frozen correctly it can last indefinitely. Poor processing and
storage runs the risk of immunising rabbits rather than killing
them.




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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)

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Date: Sat, 4 Oct 1997 22:16:29 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail] (Cathy O'Brien)
To: [e-mail]
Subject: URGENT - Letters Needed Now! (Rodeo)
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Posted on behalf of Chicago Animal Rights Coalition (CHARC)
For more information, please contact Donna Hertel at [phone]


Hard Copy TV Show Under Fire From Rodeo Animal Abusers!

September 17 and 18, the television news show Hard Copy aired a
two-part segment, exposing terrible cruelty to animals at rodeos.  The
story ran for two nights, and marked the first time these phony cowbows
were held accountable for their cowardly activities.

Now, the animal abusers are fighting back, calling and faxing Paramount
Television, as well as heads of local CBS affiliates, trying to get
them to stop running the story.  In some cases, they are actually using
the names of fictitious animal welfare organizations, claiming to
support rodeo.  When the names of these organizations are checked out,
they prove to be non-existent.

We need to show support for Hard Copy's ground-breaking work!!!  Please
send letters of support to Frank Kelly, President of Paramount Pictures
at 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90038.

We need letters from individuals, as well as group heads on their
organization's stationery.  There is no time to waste!  This story
needs to run again and again and again, and we want Hard Copy to update
the issue with additional segments, as our battle against these phonies
escalates.  They are interested in doing additional stories, but need
our support to do so!  Please send your letters to Frank Kelly and let
him know that we support and appreciate hard copy's good work.

Thank you for your help!!

Steve Hindi
Chicago Animal Rights Coalition
P.O. Box 66
Yorkville, IL  60560-0066



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