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From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
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Subject: [CA] Walk for tigers
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VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Western Canada Wilderness Committee held its first
ever "Save the Tiger Walk" Saturday in Stanley Park.

The event was organized by WCWC's BET'R Campaign coordinator, Anthony Marr.

WCWC's Paul George said it is planned to hold the event on an annual basis.
Most of the participants were local school students, and more education in
local schools about the treat to the world's tiger population is planned.
George also noted that there would be even more participation from local
schools next year.

One father, interviewed on BCTV said he was allowing his son to take part
"as this wasn't Greenpeace. It was a legitimate environmental concern."

He was soon corrected by his son, who stated that he was a Greenpeace
supporter despite what his father said although, he admitted, this was an
area of disagreement between them.

David

Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 02:17:42
From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
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Subject: [CA] Racoons snared by traps
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>From The Burnaby Now - Sunday, October 19th, 1997

By Barry Gerding
Burnaby Now Reporter

Someone is intentionally trapping racoons with crude and illegal leg-hold
traps near Forest Glen Park [South Burnaby - a few blocks away from where I
live].

And nearby resident Sharon Capadouca and her neighbours are upset that
anyone, especially someone living in their neighbourhood, would do such a
thing.

Since August of 1996, Capadouca says eight racoons - one male, four females
and two babies - have been snared by the traps.

A neighbour's cat was also skewered by a modified trap that drove spikes
into both ends of their cat's backside. In some cases the racoons were
snared by rope and wire twisted around their body.

"I heard the cat screaming for three days before managing to free itself.
It had ended up costing the couple more than $600 in vet bills to repair
the injuries but it's going to be okay," she said.

Capadouca said she's taken on the responsibility to warn the public to the
problem, but she's spoken with all her immediate neighbours on Curr Place
about what's happened and they share her outrage.

Capadouca said six of the seven racoons caught by a variety of the leg-hold
traps ended up in her yard, bringing close to home for her the suffering
these animals endure - in the worst case scenario having to chew off part
of their leg to get free.

The one other racoon was discovered in a neighbour's front yard trying to
free itself froma trap wrapped around a tree.

"After looking at that trap, it seems obvious that whoever is responsible
for this knows what they're doing. The police thought it might originally
be kids doing this, but these traps are too complicated hor someone to set
up without having a good idea what they're doing,"  she said.

Carson WIlson, Burnaby SPCA supertintendent said the force of such traps is
incredible. "When an animal gets caught in it, the trap snaps shut and the
animal jumps about a foot and a half in the air from the immediate impact."

The SPCA has put up a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest
and conviction of any person who is using a snare or leg-hold trap to
capture wildlife near the park.

Burnaby Mayor, Doug Drummond said he was shocked by photos Capadouca showed
him of one adult racoon in her yard that had chewed off its leg. He asked
staff to assist Capadouca in educating the public about the problem.

The city will post noticies adjacent to Forest Glen Park, send an
information mail-out to 985 residents in the area, and include an article
on the problem in the spring edition of the Information Burnaby Newsletter
[ a city coucil quarterly newsletter sent to all households in the city].

Capadouca has also been invited to give a 10-minute presentation to city
council Oct. 27th., while Liz Thurstrom, of  the WIldlife Rescue
Association, will speak to children at nearby Chaffey and Malborough schools.

Drummond said all Burnaby residents have to realize urban growth has
encroached upon traditional wildlife habitat, and we all have to respect
wildlife rather than treat them as a nuisance.

Capadouca suspects the racoons are being caught in someone's yard after
wandering in from the park.

She said George Clemment, the director of the BC Association of Fur Bearing
Animals, walked through the park and found no signs of any traps.

She said one of her initial concerns was for the safety of the children who
play in the park and domestic animals taken for walks in the park woods.

"I think it's important for everyone to realize there are steps you can
take if racoons are causing you problems. Don't feed your domestic animals
outside and don't leave your garbage easily accessible to wildlife," she said.

"And if you do have to trap an animal, there are humane ways of doing so.
Call the SPCA or Wildlife Rescue Association and they will provide assistance.




Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 03:39:24
From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: RFI - Import stats
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Does anyone have any up-to-date stats on the numbers of wild birds imported
into the US which were either dead on arrival, died in quarrantine or were
refused entry?

I tried the USDA - APHIS website, but can't find anything there.

Also, how much the pet industry is worth per year now? I have a few figures
for this, but need to clarify before I go air this info. next week.

TIA,

David

Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 07:03:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: Twilight <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: IDA pledge
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We are not their Owners:

Breaking the chains that bind them. "In our fight for animal rights,
it has become patently clear that it is time for those of us in the
animal rights community to stand up and say, 'animals are not our
property; we are not their owners.'  It is time for each and every one
of us to pledge to adopt and rescue and to never buy or sell an animal
again.  Our ' They Are Not Our Property'  campaign is an international
effort to free animals from the abuse and bondage imposed on them by
their current status as property.  Our goal: to have one million
caring people disavow the concept of animal ownership by the end of
1998.  I urge you to join in the important effort by signing the
pledge form below.  United in determination, we will see an end to
animal exploitations and suffering."
Elliot M. Katz, DVM, President, IDA

Whereas, I believe that all animals deserve to be treated and
respected as individuals with feelings, needs and interests of their
own, and whereas I believe that animals are not commodities or
property to be bought or sold, disposed of, exploited or killed, I
hereby pledge always:
     a)  To live my life with an ethic of respect and consideration
for          all animals, rather than one of ownership in which
animals are          considered mere property;
     b)  to adopt and rescue rather than buy or sell animals;
     c)  to represent myself as a caretaker, guardian, companion,
          protector and friend of animals rather than their owner or
       master;
     d)  to strive at all times to make the world a more just and
         compassionate place for all beings, human and non-human alike.

Name__________________________________________________________

Address________________________________________________________

City__________________________State___________________________

Phone_____________________________

Dear Dr. Katz:

___    I am proud to take this pledge and make
       the commitment to live my life as a friend
       and protector of animals rather than as their owner or master.


Please return this form to:
In Defense of Animals
131 Camino Alto, Suite E
Mill Valle, Ca  94941

___  Please send me additional copies of the pledge to circulate in my
community. For further information:
415-388-9641

(fax) 415-388-038
email: [e-mail].







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Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 12:15:20
From: Dirk Anton Boeckx <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: USA (NY) Anti-McDonald's protest
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Six activists met in front of the local McDonald's restaurant in Ithaca, NY
on Saturday October 18, to participate in the worldwide anti-McDonald's
protest last week. Ten police officers were waiting, but no arrests were
made. The activists held up posters with "Did your food have a face", "Meat
is murder", and "Stop exploitation of animals, workers and the
environment". They also distributed "What's wrong with McDonald's?"
leaflets to customers driving in and out of the McDonald's parking. After
the action, which took about three hours, some activists also visited other
fast food chains, distributing flyers to inform people of the "economic"
losses in the chicken and beef industry. It seems that the managers of the
fast food restaurants were taken by surprise. The activists were able to
hand out a flyer to everyone present in the restaurants, before they were
ordered to leave the place. Such blitz-visits to restaurants appear to be
an efficient and harmless strategy to raise awareness about practices in
the meat-industry.


Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 12:20:26 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) Oklahoma Weekly Hunting News
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A/w local Okla. City hunting news:

Oklahoma waterfowl hunters should be on the lookout for
ducks and geese with bands.  Oklahoma Wildlife Dept. officials
are encouraging hunters to provide information about banded
birds that they have harvested.
Bird bands reported by hunters is vital to the success of the
US Fish and Wildlife Service's migratory bird management efforts
because it helps biologists calculate survival rates and flight patterns.
To make it easy to report band info, the Bird Banding Lab (BBL)
will again offer a toll-free phone no for reporting all federal bird bands.

To report a band, hunters may call (800) 327-BAND (2263).  Calls
can be made 24 hrs a day any day or time of the week.  Callers can
leave thier names and daytime phone nos so the BBL can return the
calls.

Complete details on all of last year's deer hunting seasons along with
harvest statistics are outlined in the 1997 Oklahoma Big Game
Report which is available by mail from the Oklahoma Wildlife Dept.
To order the report send $1 to the Outdoor Oklahoma, 1801 N. Lincoln,
Oklahoma City, Okla. 73105.  Individual copies may be bought for
50 cents at either the Tulsa office or the Okla. City office.

Lindell Dillon and Charles Cox of Norman, Okla. won the one-dog
competition and Jeff Marley and Dr. Robert Spector also of Norman,
Okla., took the two-dog event at the annual fall fun shoot staged
by the Canadian Valley Chapter of Quail Unlimited.  The event is
a shoot-to-retrieve competition scored on performance only.
Dillon and Cox were hunting over a dog named "Doc" while the
two-day winners hunted over "Buster" and "Maggie."

                                                  For the Animals,

                                                  Jana, OKC
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 12:20:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) Oklahoma 1998 Hunting Regulations Update
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A/w Oklahoma City hunting news:

In addition to a longer deer hunting season for 1998, the Oklahoma
Wildlife Commission last week approved several other hunting
regulations which include:

1.  Setting the archery deer season to run consecutively from Oct.
     1 thru Dec. 31 and allowing archers to take a third buck during
     Dec.
2.  Eliminating mandatory turkey check stations west of interstate 35.
3.  Changing spring turkey bag limits in two counties from two toms
     to one tom.
4.  Extending the spring turkey season in the eight southeastern
     counties to run from April 11 thru May 1.
5.  Closing small game hunting on some wildlife management areas
     only for the first nine days of the gun deer season.

                                                           For the Animals,

                                                           Jana, OKC
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 12:22:14 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) OKla.'s Longer 1998 Deer Season Vote
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A/w Oklahoma City Sunday hunting news:

Although it is not etched in stone, it does appear that Oklahoma
will have a 16-day deer season in 1998.  As it stands now, the
gun season will begin on the Saturday before Thanksgiving and
run for 16 consecutive days.  The new bag limit for the combined
archery, primitive firearms and gun seasons will be five deer of
which only two can be bucks.
  The Okla. Wildlife Commission voted 4 to 3 in favor of the longer
season on Monday.  But the vote came after a determined stand
by three commissioners opposed to the new season. One of the
commissioners was absent who would have voted no.
   Although the issue passed, the commission is not above reversing
itself.  That occurred once before on the same controversial question
when landowners belatedly voiced strong opposition against this move
in 1993.
   With an assistant state attorney general present to insure
parliamentary rules, Wildlife Dept. Game Division chief Richard Hatcher
recommended the 16-day season and took a seat as the two sides
squared off for the commision's deepest split since a fight over the
chairmanship a little over two years ago.
    One of the commisioners, Mr. John Zinc of Tulsa (a rancher)
was concerned about landowners, who as a group have traditionally
opposed any additional hunting for any kind of game.  He said that
only about 300 people attended public hearings to discuss the
longer season.  "That's not very many people to determine the
rights of landowners," he said.
   Mr. Harland Stonecipher of Ada told the commision he had a
petition containing 1,000 names of southeastern Oklahoma residents
opposed to a longer season.  He said people in that area see things
differently than folks out west.  "Down in southeastern Okla., they
turn out school for deer hunting.  They shut down businesses in
southeastern Okla...Can they afford to shut down two weeks?
I don't think so."  He also said southeastern Oklahoma landowners
who normally allow people to hunt on their property will not stand
still for a longer season.  "They're saying to me, 'We put up with
that for nine days, but if we're going to double that length of time,
we're going to post our land.' "
  Mr. Stonecipher, joined by the other two commissioners, at first
tried to derail the vote by moving to zone the state having different
length seasons according to geographical areas. When that effort
failed by a 4 to 3 vote, there was a successful motion to approve
the recommendation, which included a longer archery season
and a bonus buck for archers in December.

                                                        For the Animals,

                                                        Jana, OKC

Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 17:35:56 -0400
From: allen schubert <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) New 'Babe' Movie?
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frm CNN web page:
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Reuters
19-OCT-97

They Hunger To Bring Home Bacon As Babe ``the sheep pig'' trots off to star
in a big-city sequel, book publishers and merchandisers are lining up to
bring home the bacon. Following the success of the film ``Babe,'' which
grossed $250 million worldwide, the same cast and crew are making ``Babe in
Metropolis'' in Sydney, Australia. It's scheduled to be released in
November 1998. At the Frankfurt Book Fair, merchandising already has gone
into overdrive, with publishers being sought for a string of ``Babe'' books
linked to the movie. The plan is to produce a series of 30 children's books.
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 18:13:25 -0400
From: "Leslie Lindemann" <[e-mail]>
To: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: AR-NEWS digest 550
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> From: [e-mail]
> To: Multiple recipients of list <[e-mail]>
> Subject: AR-NEWS digest 550
> Date: Sunday, October 19, 1997 12:11 AM
>
>
   >     AR-NEWS Digest 550
>
> Topics covered in this issue include:
>
>   1) (US) Beef, Pork Maker IBP Profits Fall
   > by allen schubert <[e-mail]>
>   2) McDonalds
   > by Lynette Shanley <[e-mail]>
>   3) (US) Meat Preparation May Cause Cancer
   > by allen schubert <[e-mail]>
>   4) mink set free!
   > by [e-mail]
>   5) Shelter Update (long)
   > by [e-mail]
>   6) [CA] Rescued
   > by David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
>   7) [UK] Five months for badger killers
   > by David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
>   8) [UK] Heavy weather [Long]
   > by David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
>   9) [CA/US] Bird brains turn to thoughts of murder
   > by David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
>  10) October 24 Sentencing for Dog Beater - Florida
   > by [e-mail]
>  11) Help needed for the Taiwan stray dogs
   > by Anne Shih <[e-mail]>
>  12) Help needed for the Taiwan stray dogs
   > by Anne Shih <[e-mail]>
>  13) Downed Animals
   > by Twilight <[e-mail]>
>  14) [SP] Cosmetic Law in Spain
   > by Jordi Ninerola <[e-mail]>
>  15) Spanish Legislation in Animal testing
   > by "[e-mail]" <[e-mail]>
>  16) Japanese Teenager Convicted of Beheading
   > by [e-mail]
>  17) Indonesian fires bad for region's eco-system
   > by Vadivu Govind <[e-mail]>
>  18) (SG) Oil spill here close in scale to exxon slick in Alaska
   > by Vadivu Govind <[e-mail]>
>  19) (SG) Coral reefs in danger if spill hits southern Islands
   > by Vadivu Govind <[e-mail]>
>  20) More on the Indonesian monkey shipments
   > by Shirley McGreal <[e-mail]>
>  21) Re: Downed Animals
   > by jeanlee <[e-mail]>
>  22) Anti McDonalds Day
>
I'm still not getting the stories, just the list of e-mail addresses.  The
only time I got the stories at the end was digest 546, I think you sent me
your "copy" or something when I first told you I was having trouble.
Do you have the info on IDA job postings?  It was in 548 or 549.
Thanks

Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 18:25:46 -0400
From: allen schubert <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail], <[e-mail]>
Subject: Admin Note:  was...Re: AR-NEWS digest 550
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Please, do not post your internet access difficulties to the entire list
(880 plus subscribers.

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

The Global Directory (IVU)
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World Guide to Vegetarianism--Internet
http://www.veg.org/veg/Guide/Internet/index.html
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 19:21:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Deadline Approaching for USDA comment period
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

This message is posted at the request of The Elephant Alliance.

USDA comment period for exotic animal handling standards ends November 6,
1997.

The Elephant Alliance has learned that after a review of comments received to
date by the USDA that there are many letters from members of Circus Fans of
America, asking that the existing requirements not be changed.

If you have not yet responded to the USDA please do so now.

THANKS - Your letters will help deliver the powerful message to the USDA that
the unnatural living and traveling conditions imposed upon circus animals
should not be allowed.

If it is not too inconvenient, we would appreciate a copy of your letter for
our files.
The Elephant Alliance
6265 Cardino Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037
619-454-4959

Please note that an original and three copies must be sent to USDA at the
address in the following re-post of the USDA request for information.


In a message dated 97-09-22 19:33:52 EDT, [e-mail] writes:

 << Subj: APHIS Press Release USDA Extends Comment Period for Exotic Animal
Handling
  Date:97-09-22 19:33:52 EDT
  From:[e-mail] (Questa Glenn)
  Sender:[e-mail]
  To:[e-mail]

                                    Jim Rogers    [phone]
                                           [e-mail]
                                    Jerry Redding (202) 7206959
                                                   [e-mail]


 USDA EXTENDS COMMENT PERIOD FOR EXOTIC ANIMAL HANDLING
 STANDARDS

      WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 1997--The U.S. Department of Agriculture is
 extending the comment period for its request for information concerning
 currently used practices for handling and training potentially dangerous
 exotic or wild animals used in exhibition that are covered by the Animal
 Welfare Act.

      USDA also needs input on training and experience requirements for
 trainers and handlers of potentially dangerous exotic or wild animals.

      "We are reopening and extending the comment period for accepting
 informaiton on dangerous and exotic animal training guidelines," said
 Michael V. Dunn, assistant secretary for marketing and regulatory
 programs.  "We will now accept comments until Nov. 6."

      The request for information was originally published in the July 24
 Federal Register.

      To comment, send an original and three copies of comments to Docket
 No. 97-001-2, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, USDA,
 Suite 3C03, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, Md. 20737-1238.

      Comments received are available for public review at USDA, Room
 1141 South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue, S.W.,
 Washington, D.C., between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
 except holidays.  Persons wishing access to this room are requested to
 call in advance at  [phone].

                                 #

Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 17:22:12 -0700
From: Andrew Gach <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Growing organs to order in frogs and humans
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British scientists reportedly create headless frog embryo

The Associated Press
LONDON (October 18, 1997 5:40 p.m. EDT)

British scientists have created a frog embryo without a head, a
technique that may lead to the production of headless human clones
to grow organs and tissue for transplant, The Sunday Times reported.

None of the embryos grown by scientists at Bath University were allowed
to live longer than a week, the newspaper reported in its early edition
Saturday.

But the scientists believe the technique could be adapted to grow human
organs such as hearts, kidneys, and livers in an embryonic sac living in
an artificial womb.

Many scientists believe human cloning is inevitable following the birth
of the sheep Dolly, the world's first cloned mammal, at a laboratory in
Scotland. Scientists at The Roslin Institute in Edinburgh created Dolly
using cells from the udder of a dead sheep.

The Sunday Times said the two techniques could be combined so that
people needing transplants could have organs "grown to order" from their
own cloned cells.

The genetic composition of grown organs would exactly match those of the
patient, eliminating the threat of rejection. It would also ease the
shortage of organs for transplant.

Growing partial embryos to cultivate customized organs could bypass
legal restrictions and ethical concerns, because without a brain or
central nervous system, the organisms may not technically
qualify as embryos.

"Instead of growing an intact embryo, you could genetically reprogram
the embryo to suppress growth in all the parts of the body except the
bits you want, plus a heart and blood circulation," said embryologist
Jonathan Slack, professor at Bath University.

Some scientists accuse Slack of meddling with nature.

"It's scientific fascism because we would be creating other beings whose
very existence would be to serve the dominant group," Oxford University
animal ethicist Professor Andrew Linzey said.

"It is morally regressive to create a mutant form of life," he said.

But Lewis Wolpert, professor at University College London, said Slack's
suggestions did not raise ethical issues "because you are not doing any
harm to anyone."

Headless frog embryos can be created with relative ease by manipulating
certain genes, suppressing development of a tadpole's head, trunk and
tail.

Slack believes the breakthrough could be applied to human embryos
because the same genes perform similar functions in both frogs and
humans.

Under current government rules, Slack's embryos are not considered
animals until they are a week-old, when they have to be destroyed.
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 08:37:15 +0800
From: bunny <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (NZ)Pet owners fears about RCD allayed
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Dominion 17/10/97 (New Zealand)

Pet owners fears about RCD(rabbit hemorrhagic disease) allayed

Pet owners should not worry about the rabbit
calicivirus disease when feeding their animals
commercial petfood containing rabbit, the Agricultural
Ministry says.
Specifications manager Phil Ward said the virus had
existed in more than 40 countries for more than a decade.
Overseas reports indicated the risk from fresh raw rabbit
meat was extremly low. In processed petfood the risk was
further reduced because the virus could not survive high
temperature. However, Mr ward cautioned owners against
feeding their pets rabbits that had died from the disease.


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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: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 09:32:47 +0000
From: jwed <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (HK) Buddhist bid to save buffaloes
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South China Morning Post - Monday 20th October 1997.
by BILLY WONG WAI-YUK

Buddhists are pleading for people to save New Territories animals from a
death sentence - by finding homes for 16 full-grown buffaloes.

The Stray Cattle Befrienders' Fund, founded by Buddhist followers, is
trying to save the buffaloes, who will be auctioned by the Agriculture and
Fisheries Department unless they can be placed elsewhere.

The group had tried to rescue the cattle, the last remaining herds rounded
up by department officers in the New Territories, by offering to buy them.
The attempt foundered because members had nowhere to keep the animals.

Shek Kwu Chau Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre first answered the
plea for help by accepting 32 buffaloes on the island in August. The
animals are being cared for by staff and rehabilitated drug addicts.

But the centre has also adopted 10 goats and dozens of ducklings and birds
from the former Lai Chi Kok amusement park and said it could take no more.

"They said the animals caused inconvenience. They stampeded the fences and
left faeces near their establishment," said a Befrienders' spokesman.

The fund said it had sought help from more than 40 organisations including
green groups, organic farms and religious societies, but held out little hope.

"Since there is plenty of abandoned farmland in Hong Kong, we hope some
sympathetic landlords will donate their green fields for the cattle," the
spokesman said.

"If they are willing to do so, we could build fences and huts for the
animals for free," she said.

A department spokesman said the animals would be put down if there were no
bidders. Interested parties can call the charity on + 852 2450 3973.


Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 10:24:22 +0000
From: jwed <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (CN) Largest fishpond
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China Daily - Monday 20th October 1997

CHONGQING -- Chongqing Municipality will turn the Three Gorges reservoir
area into China's largest fishpond using box-like nets. The city, which
faces the Yangtze River but has a limited supply of fish, initiated a
technique in 1989 to raise fish in large nets, which ensured 200-300
kilograms of fish yield per square metre each year.

Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 22:50:45 -0400
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more on Pfiesteria...
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 10/19/1997 19:30 EST

 USDA Launches New Program in Md.

 BALTIMORE (AP) -- Maryland farmers with land fronting rivers and streams
 feeding into Chesapeake Bay will be offered cash to leave fields fallow
 in hopes of decreasing water pollution.

 The government has earmarked about $250 million over a decade or more for
 the farmers in a program that Vice President Al Gore will formally
 announce Monday in Queen Anne's County.

 The project will become the first in the nation under the Agriculture
 Department's new Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, said Cathy
 Bassett, press secretary for Rep. Wayne Gilchrest, R-Md.

 The money would be used to pay farmers who voluntarily take cropland out
 of production to build buffer zones between farmland and streams, and to
 undertake other measures to protect streams and rivers from
 chemical-laden farm runoff. The state is expected to pay for 25 to 30
 percent of the overall project cost.

 News of the conservation project comes as public attention has focused on
 farm pollution and its potential to harm the environment.

 Researchers studying a toxic microbe called Pfiesteria piscicida believe
 the fish-killing organism thrives in excess nutrients in waterways in the
 Eastern Shore, where the state's chicken business is concentrated.

 The organism has killed and disfigured fish and has been blamed for
 causing human health problems.

 The conservation program is designed to reduce runoff by offering
 financial incentives to farmers to turn cropland in wetlands and forests,
 which act as natural filters of nutrients.

 Tom Grasso, Maryland executive director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation,
 said the project is an expansion of an existing USDA program to take
 farmland out of production to prevent soil erosion.

 The new approach, authorized in the 1996 farm bill, applies more broadly
 to protecting ecosystems in environmentally sensitive areas such as the
 Chesapeake Bay region, he said.

 ``This will give a substantial boost to our efforts to restore habitat in
 the Chesapeake Bay area,'' Grasso said. ``We don't have enough of the
 resource land, the forest, the wetlands to take up those nutrients before
 they hit the water's edge.''


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