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The Fall 1997 issue of the Poultry Press has been added
to the United Poultry Concerns Website.  It is accessible from
the main page or directly at:

http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/upc/fall97/

Highlights include: Petition to Stop Forced Molting, San Francisco
Lawsuit Update, Horizon Hen Protest Rally, Texas Emus And More!

_____________________________________________________________________
[e-mail]                                   Franklin D. Wade
    United Poultry Concerns - http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/upc

Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 15:28:40 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) Oklahoma Cat Cruelty Case
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KITTEN STOMPING MAY BRING ACTION AGAINST 4 TEENAGERS

CUSHING (AP) ----  Police want to prosecute four teenagers accused of
stomping a kitten to death in front of its 6-year old owner.

"This is such a horrible crime.  The little girl saw the juveniles stomp her
kitten to death," Dectective Curtis Booher said Thursday.  "They have bragged
they killed it out of meaness.  This kitten was a tiny thing."

Seven juveniles were present when the kitten was killed July 7, said Booher.
 He sought charges against four boys, two of whom are 17, 15, and one 14, he
said.

"They'd throw the kitten up in the air and drop kick it like a football when
it came down, according to participants and observers," Booher said.

Kathy Thomas, Payne County Prosecutor, said juvenile confidentiality rules
prevented her from saying whether the youths were being prosecuted.  But a
juvenile cannot be prosecuted as an adult for animal cruelty in Oklahoma.

The kitten was taken from the child's front yard.  Booher alleged the youths
squeezed the 2-month-old kitten's head and stomach and stomped it.

When the child told her mother that the youths had taken her cat, they rushed
to the high school parking lot and saw the youths "one at a time run up and
stomp the kitten," Booher said.  All of the accused teens were released to
their parents, Booher said.


Please write, call or fax :

Rob Hudson
Payne County District Attorney
606 S. Husband Street
Stillwater, OK  74074
[phone]  Fax [phone]

VAW faxed the following message:

Dear Mr. Hudson:

Volunteers for Animal Welfare respectfully asks you to take the crime of
torturing and killing a kitten very seriously.  We also respecfully ask that
you do everything in your power to make the Cushing teen-agers involved in
this crime accountable for their actions.  The connection between animal
abuse and violence to humans is very clear.  As District Attorney, please
take this opportunity to intervene in this violent pattern before it
escalates.  Who will be their next victim. . . another animal, fellow
student, their future spouses and children?

The trauma of seeing her kitten brutally killed may effect the six year old
girl for the rest of her life.  What out her rights!  There is absolutely no
excuse for this crime.  Both hese little victims were most definitely
innocent!

Thank you for your time and consideration of this matter.  We are also very
appreciative for all your efforts that you have and will do concerning this
case.  I am also sending an article, "The Tangled Web of Abuse," that I am
sure you will find  interesting.  If there is anything we can do to help,
please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

Shirley Coble
Executive Director


VAW also faxed Detective Booher thanking him for pursuing charges against the
Cushing teen-agers.

Dective Curtis Booher
Cushing Police Department
[phone]
Fax  [phone]
                                                        For the Animals,

                                                        Jana, OKC

Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 12:36:09 -0800 (PST)
From: Michael Markarian <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail], [e-mail]
Subject: Dear Abby Write a Letter Opposing Traps in NY
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, October 27, 1997

CONTACT: Meg Massaro, 518-346-4713


DEAR ABBY WRITES A LETTER


ALBANY, N.Y. -- Abigail, who writes the nationally syndicated column "Dear
Abby," penned a personal note of condolence and encouragement to Meg
Massaro. She wrote, "Please accept my deepest sympathy on the death of your
beloved dog. Such a tragedy. Good luck in your campaign to fight the
trapping of animals . . ." Ms. Massaro is working to make parks safe from
dangerous traps.

The Massaro family witnessed their beloved dog, Valentine, die before their
eyes in a body-gripping trap in a public park during a morning jog. Current
regulations allow traps to be placed anywhere in recreational areas despite
the ability of these weapons to kill family pets and injure children.

"Families have no idea that a walk in the park is truly no picnic. No one
except the trapper knows where these dangerous devices are placed until it
is too late. I urge a complete ban of these dangerous devices in all parks,"
said Meg Massaro.


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Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 17:58:38 -0400
From: Ty Savoy <[e-mail]>
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Subject: (Ca) Human Chickens Passing Test
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Oct 28/97 Ottawa (CP) -- They haven't killed each other yet but bets are
that sooner rather than later, one of these human 'chickens' will leave the
nest before the end of the week.

But Eric Wolf, 24, and Pam Meldrum, 27, seemed remarkably stable on Sunday,
24 hours after they entered the impossibly small chicken coop that will be
their bed, home and neighborhood until next Saturday afternoon.

The two are part of a display by Ottawa Video artist Rob Thompson, who is
trying to draw attention to the way animals are treated before they are
slaughtered for human consumption.

While the coopmates were mostly worried about boredom and claustrophobia, it
turns out their biggest nightmare is going to be sleep.

"I slept horribly, mostly because it was so cold. I'm pretty bitter about
it," said Wolf, whose outward enthusiasm Saturday had been replaced with a
quiet complacency by Sunday afternnon.

"I asked Rob (Thompson) if he could do something about the heat and he said
no. I respect that, this is his thing."

The two must live in a constantly lit two-metre-by-one-metre cage for one
week, eating nothing but bland vegetable mush and sucking water out of small
hoses.

"The food is OK. It's not something I'd order at a restaurant if I knew what
it tasted like," said Wolf.

Neither can stand up straight in the one-metre-high cage which has a wooden,
obviously uncomfortable floor. A tiny flush toilet is attached to one end of
the cage, providing the only modicum of privacy with its tiny curtain.

The most serious psychological fallout for either so far has been Wolf's
growing hankering for a milkshake - and some fried chicken.

But but Wolf and Meldrum appeared more determined Sunday to make it to the
end. If they do, each will receive $2,500.

"I think last night was the hardest. It will get easier from here," said
Meldrum, who appeared to be in slightly better shape than her coopmate,
despite also having a fitfull night.

Wolf was encouraged that he had outstayed a 24 hour bet placed on him.

A chicken pool was started Saturday. For $3, anyone can place a bet on how
long one or either of the two will be able to stand it.

Wolf and Meldrum have already surpassed a similar attempt by four men in
England in 1993 that lasted only 18 hours.

Since Saturday the pair have had ample company, with the hordes of reporters
coming in to check on them. One reporter even stayed overnight.

Even the BBC clucked with delight when the two agreed to a live interview
via cellphone.




Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 17:25:19 -0500
From: allen schubert <[e-mail]>
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Subject: (US) 'Virtual' Organs to Replace Animal Tests
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