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                         Poultry Group Offers $1 Million for Study

                         By Peter S. Goodman
                         Washington Post Staff Writer
                         Thursday, October 30, 1997; Page D04
                         The Washington Post

                         Reacting to calls to help reduce the chicken
                         manure blamed for environmental problems in the
                         Chesapeake Bay, poultry producers announced
                         plans yesterday to spend $1 million over the
                         next four years on research aimed at curbing
                         farm pollution.

                         "We would like to receive proposals from
                         scientists and others," said Gerard E. Evans, a
                         lobbyist for the Delmarva Poultry Industry, a
                         trade group whose largest benefactor is Perdue
                         Farms Inc. "We're here in the spirit of
                         cooperation to offer these funds."

                         Evans spoke at a meeting of the state
                         commission investigating Pfiesteria piscicida,
                         the toxic microbe blamed for killing 30,000
                         fish and sickening 30 people on the Eastern
                         Shore. The commission is wrapping up work on
                         recommendations that could impose new
                         regulations on the poultry industry, which
                         produces pollutants believed to fuel
                         pfiesteria.

                         Commissioners welcomed the new industry offer,
                         but several branded the effort mere tokenism.

                         "The poultry industry is responsible for a
                         large percentage of the nutrients reaching the
                         water on the lower Eastern Shore," said William
                         Baker, president of the Chesapeake Bay
                         Foundation. He said the industry must come up
                         with more money.

                         The commission is scheduled Monday to hand a
                         list of recommendations to Gov. Parris N.
                         Glendening (D). As currently drafted, the
                         panel's report offers a broad range of general
                         recommendations aimed at improving the water
                         quality of the Chesapeake Bay as the most
                         promising strategy to prevent future pfiesteria
                         flare-ups.

                         But the commission ended its final meeting with
                         its most contentious issue still unresolved --
                         whether to recommend mandatory limits on how
                         much fertilizer farmers can apply to their
                         fields. A vote on that question is scheduled
                         for today, to be conducted by telephone, said
                         the chairman, former governor Harry R. Hughes.

                         Despite the unfinished business, Hughes
                         declared consensus on a compromise designed to
                         curb pollution from washing into rivers that
                         feed the bay, while soothing fears that farmers
                         will be hurt: He said the commission would
                         recommend requiring all Maryland farmers to
                         enroll in now-voluntary fertilizer conservation
                         programs by 2000 or face mandatory controls.

                         The commission already has agreed to refocus
                         the voluntary program to prevent phosphorus --
                         a nutrient found in chicken manure -- from
                         running into the water.

                         Hughes said a new commission, to be composed of
                         state Cabinet officials, would seek other ways
                         to reduce chicken manure, such as composting,
                         burning it or hauling it to areas where it
                         isn't in abundance.

                         Such methods are likely to require subsidies.
                         If the state doesn't provide funds, the
                         deadline would be extended to 2002, Hughes
                         said. The 2000 deadline still would apply to
                         farmers on the lower Eastern Shore.

                         Despite Hughes's pronouncement, several members
                         of the commission blasted the approach he
                         outlined, leaving the ending unclear.

                         "You can't put a deadline on something with
                         such vague details," said Frederick W. Nelson
                         Jr., a second-generation poultry farmer and
                         president of the Somerset County Farm Bureau.

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                         Pfiesteria's Familiar Ring

                         For Hughes, Crisis Recalls Legislative Battle
                         in '80s

                         By Peter S. Goodman
                         Washington Post Staff Writer
                         Thursday, October 30, 1997; Page M01
                         The Washington Post

                         As Annapolis continues to buzz with debate over
                         the need for restrictions on Maryland farmers
                         in the wake of outbreaks of the microbe
                         Pfiesteria piscicida, former Gov. Harry R.
                         Hughes (D) can be excused for thinking he's
                         been here before.

                         Hughes, who chairs the state commission
                         investigating pfiesteria, is all too familiar
                         with the argument that too many nutrients are
                         washing into the Chesapeake Bay, fueling
                         environmental ills. He has heard the calls for
                         decisive action to cut the flow of pollutants,
                         along with the concerns that new regulations
                         will hurt farmers and development interests.

                         Hughes is perhaps best known as the Maryland
                         governor who, despite opposing interests,
                         delivered a landmark legislative package in the
                         mid-1980s known as the Critical Area Law, which
                         limited development on Maryland's coastline.
                         Later, he pushed through a statewide ban on
                         phosphates in detergents.

                         Those efforts earned him the label of
                         "environmentalist" -- one Hughes says he wears
                         comfortably, "provided it doesn't exclude other
                         labels. It doesn't mean I'm anti-business."

                         Now, Hughes is at the center of the latest push
                         to bolster the health of the estuary that is
                         the state's defining feature. On one side,
                         environmentalists are pushing for mandato ry
                         regulations of poultry farmers to stem
                         pollution. The poultry industry warns that more
                         regulations will torpedo the economy. It is
                         reminiscent of the bitter fight over the
                         Critical Area Law, now more than a decade past.

                         As that legislation worked through Annapolis in
                         early 1984, Hughes was chided by some for
                         bending over backward to serve the interests of
                         bird-watchers at the expense of development.
                         Eastern Shore delegates declared him guilty of
                         imposing a "no-growth" policy, limiting the
                         value of land by restricting development
                         rights.

                         One delegate, Joseph F. Vallario Jr. (D-Prince
                         George's), stood on the House floor and called
                         Hughes's legislation "a condemnation bill,"
                         arguing that it would allow the government to
                         take away private property.

                         But the legislation was adopted. And within
                         months, Hughes was making appointments to a
                         25-member Chesapeake Bay Critical Area
                         Commission, which later delivered the details
                         on the development limits. Among those he
                         appointed: Parris N. Glendening, then Prince
                         George's county executive.

                         Hughes's groundbreaking limits on development
                         came in response to a 1982 Environmental
                         Protection Agency study that warned that the
                         Chesapeake Bay was awash in historic levels of
                         pollution. He advanced the novel concept that
                         the best way to prevent pollutants from
                         reaching the water was to regulate what people
                         do on land.

                         "We take it for granted now," said William
                         Baker, president of the Chesapeake Bay
                         Foundation and the most outspoken
                         environmentalist on the pfiesteria commission.
                         "But in those days, to think about land use
                         affecting water quality was revolutionary.
                         Hughes deserves great credit for embracing that
                         concept."

                         Since it was launched in September, Hughes's
                         commission has heard an abundance of testimony
                         about the root cause of many of the bay's
                         troubles. The elements that nurture the marine
                         food chain -- nitrogen and phosphorus -- are
                         over-enriching waterways and possibly fueling
                         pfiesteria to bloom in toxic form.

                         Although the cause of the outbreaks is far from
                         certain, a consensus has emerged that the best
                         strategy to address the problem is to limit
                         nutrients reaching the water. The primary
                         suspected source of the nutrients is animal
                         waste -- in particular chicken waste, which is
                         widely used as fertilizer on farms across the
                         Eastern Shore. That conclusion has helped build
                         momentum behind limits on how farmers apply
                         fertilizers.

                         Hughes, who grew up in the Eastern Shore town
                         of Denton, is sensitive to farmers' fears that
                         restrictions on animal waste would increase
                         their costs. Though he has assumed an active,
                         albeit quiet, role in pushing his commission to
                         produce a program that will limit pollution
                         washing off farms, he has emphasized repeatedly
                         the need to come up with something that won't
                         hurt farmers.

                         "We've got to come out of this without imposing
                         an undue burden on farmers and the poultry
                         industry," he said in an interview.

                         Under Hughes's stewardship, the Critical Area
                         Law transcended controversy and became reality
                         when the public came to see the health of the
                         Chesapeake as an issue larger than the
                         interests of any one industry.

                         "We really worked all the segments of society,"
                         he said. "By the time we got to the legislative
                         session, the word was out: `Save the Bay! Save
                         the Bay!' It was to some extent difficult for a
                         legislator to vote against it."

                         Commissioners are hopeful that with Hughes's
                         leadership, their recommendations will be
                         palatable to a wide range of interests.

                         Maryland Sen. Brian E. Frosh (D-Montgomery), an
                         environmentally minded member of the
                         commission, said of Hughes: "He's someone who's
                         got credibility both as a conservationist and
                         as someone with strong ties to the Eastern
                         Shore, who is in touch with the people who live
                         and work over there."

Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 09:08:27 -0500
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I don't have time to provide you with a whole bunch of citations but I
pretty sure of the natural history of the area.

Whitetail deer did exist all throughout the eastern states in
pre-Columbian times. The deer were probably shot out of most of the
region by the late 19th century and then re-introduced from a southern
sub-species (Georgia, I believe).

There may be some pockets where the original sub-species still exist (as
they do in the Adirondacks in NY).

The short answer is: Whitetail Deer are native to PA.

Peter


[e-mail] wrote:

> Also, I vaguely remember reading somewhere that white-tailed deer are
> not a
> native Pennsylvania species.  Does anyone have information on this?
>
> Thanks in advance.--Steph



Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 22:30:43 +0000
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South China Morning Post - Thursday 30th October 1997 - by OLIVER POOLE

Ocean Park hopes to lend dolphins to aquariums on the mainland if a new
breeding scheme is successful, sparking outrage from animal rights activists.

Six wild bottlenose dolphins are due to arrive from Indonesia by the end of
the year to help create a self-sustaining breeding programme at the
attraction.

If targets are achieved, dolphins could be transferred from the SAR to help
stock the growing number of new aquariums being built on the mainland.

Exact figures are not available, but developers are building several new
aquariums on the mainland and there would be fierce competition for the
crowd-pulling exhibits.

Yesterday, Ocean Park's chief vet, Dr Reimi Kinoshita, said the aquarium,
if approached, would also be keen to train keepers to work for the mainland
aquariums.

"If the facilities were well looked after then there is no reason not to,"
she said.

Co-operation would only be given if the new parks were properly maintained
and posed no threat to the dolphins.

However, International Fund for Animal Welfare China director Jill Robinson
said any proposal to send dolphins to the mainland was "totally
inappropriate".

"It is the old story of dolphinariums being exported to the east as they
die down in the west as people realise how cruel it is to keep this
intelligent species in these conditions," she said.

Ocean Park's six new female dolphins will join the existing eight male and
four female dolphins.

They were caught by Jakarta's Jaya Ancol oceanarium several months ago.
Ocean Park said none were available from aquarium-bred stocks anywhere in
the world.


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Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 07:35:28 -0800 (PST)
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KENTUCKY ACTION ALERT


KDFWR "NUISANCE" CONTROL REGULATIONS ARE OUT OF CONTROL!


The Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) is proposing
new regulations for Nuisance Wildlife Control Operators (NWCOs), which The
Fund for Animals strongly opposes!


Animal removal, or "critter ridder" type services, need to be regulated and
monitored to ensure humane treatment of  wildlife being removed from
chimneys and other residential nesting sites as well as farming facilities
and commercial properties.  However, the current KDFWR draft regulations are
inhumane for many reasons:


1)  The KDFWR, in conjunction with the Kentucky Houndsmen Association, plans
to allow NWCOs to sell captured animals directly to hunters to be gunned
down or brutally maimed or killed by hunting hounds.  (Incredibly, the
Houndsmen Association was actually invited to be a part of the panel
drafting the new regulations, while The Fund for Animals and other wildlife
protection groups were excluded!)

2)  NWCOs are not required to inform  property owners that the animals
captured may be killed at all, much less by extremely inhumane means,
including drowning or injection of acetone into the animals.  The proposed
regulations contain absolutely no guidelines regarding humane euthanasia of
captured animals.

3)  NWCOs are not limited to using humane traps, giving them license to use
devices such as snares, leghold traps, and body-crushing type traps.
Animals can be held by trappers for up to 30 days, with no guidelines on
holding pen size or humane treatment.

4)  NWCOs will only be allowed to release animals on private lands of over
300 contiguous acres, decreasing the likelihood of animals being released,
and increasing the number of animals killed by the NWCOs.

CALL AND WRITE GOVERNOR PATTON  and KDFWR COMMISSIONER BENNETT
TODAY!
Ask them to cancel the proposed KDRWR proposed Nuisance Wildlife Regulations
and instead adopt humane NWCO regulations.  Tell them that the new regs need
to have euthanasia guidelines provided by the American Veterinarian Medical
Association.  Also include your support of The Fund for Animals being
included on the advisory committee formulating new wildlife control
regulations.  Finally, let them know that a very high percentage of wildlife
problems can be eliminated by some very simple public education, which
ultimately will save homeowners huge amounts of money and prevent problems
from reoccurring.


Governor Paul Patton                       Commissioner Tom Bennett
   100 State Capitol     KDFWR
Frankfort, KY  40601                         #1 Game Farm Road
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CALL AND WRITE REPRESENTATIVES WHO WILL REVIEW REGULATIONS!
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 Representative John Arnold, Jr.Representative Woody Allen
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  Senator Nick KafoglisRepresentative Jimmie Lee
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Senator Joey Pendleton
905 Hurst Drive
Hopkinsville, KY  42240
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Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 23:34:08 +0000
From: jwed <[e-mail]>
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National Zoological Park
3001 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington DC 20008
U.S.A.
Attn: Benjamin B. Beck,  Associate Director for Biological Programs

     Tuesday, October 21, 1997.

Dear Mr Beck,

     I thank you for your prompt reply, dated 15th August. I apologise for the
delay in my reply but I have been doing a lot of travelling.

     I have to make it clear that I am unequivocally opposed to the underlying
moral values and ethical order assumed by the global zoo industry.
However, I believe the worst incidents of neglect and abuse must be
corrected immediately - this is why I gave specific examples in my initial
letter - and I shall respond below to the points raised in your reply.  But
my primary goal lies far beyond merely having problem areas "fixed", having
larger cages, richer environment, etc.  Making these improvements is very
important, but it cannot be an end in itself.  My mission is to expose the
fundamental flaw and cruelty in keeping wild animals in captivity, and I am
guided by a vision of a world that truly respects nature and wildlife.  I
am therefore seeking to change the ground rules, the so-called "standards'
followed blindly by due-paying members of national and international zoo
organisations.  I have to challenge the status quo so carefully maintained
by zoos' PR departments.  To accomplish that, I will not hesitate to make
use of every opportunity to educate the public, to inform the press and
media,  to persuade governments and elected public officials.

     The only artificial animal collection that I have seen that comes anywhere
near an acceptable standard is the San Diego Wild Animal Park.  Even there
the size of the enclosures and the amount of cover and other natural
attributes is insufficient.  But it is much more like what is needed.  I
cannot see how there can be any place in an ethical world for overcrowded
urban zoos of the traditional menagerie type like the National.

     Now to deal with your specific points.  Unfortunately there seems to be a
wide gulf between my perception of the conditions of the animals and yours.
But please allow me to go through the points you made - I hope that we may
narrow the gap for the sake of your inmates.  Realistically I fear there is
little hope that the National will close its doors in the near future -
therefore these animals are likely to be incarcerated for their whole lives
and I would like to see their conditions improved.  I shall put your
comments in italics and quotation marks and follow them with my replies.


     "You may not have seen the large outdoor grassy yard to which the giant
panda has access  all day. On Washington summer days, he often chooses to
come into his air-conditioned indoor enclosure. It is indeed designed to be
thoroughly cleanable to reduce the likelihood of bacterial infection."
Does this not sound more like a prison cell with an exercise yard than an
attempt to create an enriched living space?

     "The 0-Line was not intended to be naturalistic in appearance, only in
function. This allows the orang utans to use their natural arboreal
locomotor abilities, and provides choices and social opportunities
available at no other zoo in the world. In these ways, the 0-Line is a
functional replication of the natural environment."
I was not there long enough to observe the usage of this apparatus. I would
hazard a guess that the Orang utans do not derive much benefit from it -
but I should be very interested to learn if they do indeed find use or
enjoyment in it.

     "All of the enclosures in our Small Mammal House meet the space
requirements of the United States Animal Welfare Act; I would be interested
in the standard you use to judge them as `tiny" and `grossly inadequate"."
I am rather shocked that you should consider minimum federal standards to
be adequate for a first class zoo.  The standard I try to use is based on
my observations of the behaviour of the animals. Many books have been
written on animal behaviour - you have probably read as many as I - but in
the end one has to use a subjective assessment.  Many of the animals in
your Small Mammal House were clearly in  distress - when I say " clearly",
I mean clear to anyone with any compassion or empathy who stops for longer
than a minute in front of the cells.

     "I was unaware of the armadillo circling, and will stop in today to check
on this situation."
Thank you. I hope your visit results in an improvement in this animal's
circumstances. Did you also visit the depressed Colobus?

     "Despite being a frequent visitor to zoos, you seem to believe that no
zoo  environment can be suitable for wild animals."
I do indeed believe this.  My main purpose in visiting the National Zoo was
to prove myself wrong.  I had been hoping that here would be a zoo that had
succeeded in providing adequate habitats.  This hope unfortunately proved
false.

     "We would agree that it is hard to truly replicate natural environments,
but we would not agree that a well-designed zoo environment is inadequate."
In theory it should be possible.  But considerations of viewability of the
exhibits and financial constraints make adequate artificial habitat a
rarity. As I said above, conditions such as at the San Diego Wild Animal
Park are the minimum that I could consider "adequate".

     "We offer as evidence that in nearly all cases zoo animals live longer
than their wild counterparts, and are free of food shortages, environmental
extremes, predation, untreated injuries and illnesses, and territorial
pressure from  conspecifics. Most zoo animals now reproduce so well that
they have to be contracepted  to prevent overcrowding."
Are you trying to tell me that length of life and ability to reproduce are
evidence of an adequate environment?  Try telling that to the lifers in the
penitentiaries!

     "We would like you to know that the National Zoo, like most major zoos,
has extensive involvement in in situ conservation programs, such as the
reintroduction of
golden lion tamarins in Brazil and helping to protect wild giant pandas in
China."
So many zoos claim the tamarin story as their own!  I am sure you did play
a small part - but how can that justify the misery of so many other
species?  Please tell me what part National Zoo has played in the
preservation of the natural habitat of the giant panda.

     "We are proud to be a place to help "save endangered species,"
I agree that there is a need for breeding establishments to help endangered
species - but such animals should not be exposed to the public as exhibits.

     "......... to educate"
What do you think the children learn from a visit to a zoo?  They learn
what they see, not what is written on the sign boards.  What they see is
man's subjugation of the wild beast and that animals are in this world for
man to do with as he pleases. (Please do not quote the Bible on this one
until you have looked up the real meaning of the word "dominion".) They
learn as much about animals as a foreigner would learn about American
Society by touring San Quentin.

     "......... and to provide family fun",
This is where we really part company.  The average family spends only a few
seconds in front of each cage.  And for that the animal has to endure a
lifetime of imprisonment.  How can it be right for us to pursue "fun" in
this way?

     "......... and believe that we can demonstrate efficacy on those fronts."
No - your contribution to the survival of species is negligible if not
negative.  The children come away with the impression that animals and the
environment are there for their enjoyment.  I will have to concede that you
do provide fun but the fun derived from looking at incarcerated creatures
is sick. And most of the fun for the kids is in the ice-cream, soda pop and
hamburger concessions  - again a poor message for their future.

     "We also have premier research programs, all relevant to the conservation
of biodiversity."
I do not doubt the value of your research programmes.  But I do doubt the
necessity for conducting them in the midst of so many imprisoned animals.

     "And I can assure you that were we to follow your recommendation to close
our gates, there would be howls of protest from the 2.5 million visitors
who enjoy and support our programs without having to spend a penny."
Unfortunately you are correct.  But the public needs to be educated.  It is
tragic that you choose to follow the public whim rather than lead.

I regret that I must repeat what I said in my last letter.
When will you face up to the fact that the words you use are primarily for
public relations purposes?  A genuine concern for animal protection and the
environment does not and cannot entail keeping, breeding, and displaying
captive wild animals; neither can a few isolated "conservation programs"
save endangered species.  When will the National Zoo and the global zoo
industry recognise that the future of wildlife depends not on putting
animals on exhibit but upon preserving their true habitat and concentrating
on conservation in the wild?

     I hope you will consider deeply what I have said.  I may be before my time
- but I know I am right.  Thank you for your attention.

     Yours sincerely,


     Dr John Wedderburn.

CC:
Mr. Syd Butler
Executive Director
American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums
7970D Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda  MD 20814

Mr. Clinton A. Fields
Executive Director
Friends of the National Zoo
3001 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington DC 20008

Visitors' Department
Washington DC Conventions and Visitors' Association
1212 New York Avenue NW, Suite 600
Washington DC 20005

Mr. William Norman
President
Travel Industry Association of America
1100 New York Avenue NW, #450W
  Washington DC 20005-3934

Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 11:36:16 +0000
From: Ione Smith <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: RFI: fish & deer
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Steph and anyone else interested--

See my web page at

http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~ilsmith/huntfish.html

for a list of references on catch-and-release mortality, along with
summaries of the study results.
--

Ione

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Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 08:42:29 -0800 (PST)
From: Michael Markarian <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail], [e-mail]
Subject: Cleveland Amory in Parade/on Good Morning America
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Cleveland Amory, founder and president of The Fund for Animals, will be on
GOOD MORNING AMERICA on Monday, November 3, to discuss The Fund for Animals'
Black Beauty Ranch and his new book, RANCH OF DREAMS. (Check your local
listings for channel and time.) An excerpt from RANCH OF DREAMS will also
appear as the cover story in PARADE magazine on Sunday, November 2. (PARADE
is available in many Sunday newspapers.)

Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 08:57:48
From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Thursday, October 30th, 1997

Exposure to BSE 'began in 1980'
By Roger Highfield

AS many as 54,000 cattle with mad cow disease were slaughtered for human
consumption in the years before the disease was identified in 1986,
scientists report today.

The figures, given in the journal Nature, show people were exposed to the
disease as early as 1980 and explain the recent case of the vegetarian who
contracted "human BSE".

Clare Tomkins, 24, of Tonbridge, Kent, became infected with the new variant
Creutzfeldt Jakob disease even though she had been vegetarian since 1985,
renewing speculation about the underlying cause.

Today, however, Prof Roy Anderson of Oxford University publishes figures to
show that she probably became infected by eating meat products. Up to
54,000 infected animals were slaughtered for human consumption, before
clinical onset of BSE, between 1980 and 1985.

Most of those animals were in the early stages of the incubation period so
hopefully they were not very infectious," said Prof Anderson.

A drug that shows promise in preventing the molecular process that leads to
the disease has been found, Dr Claudio Soto, of New York University Medical
Centre, has told the Society for Neuroscience.

The work opens up a new avenue for those developing treatments for CJD, BSE
and scrapie, as yet incurable.

⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.

Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 09:06:01
From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: "Confusionists" Gather in Vancouver - Faulty Science & Fossil
  Fu
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
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>From Greenbase - Greenpeace press release server

"Confusionists" Gather in Vancouver FAULTY SCIENCE AND FOSSIL
FUEL FUNDED RESEARCH RENDEZ-VOUS AT THE FRASER INSTITUTE

VANCOUVER---October 29, 1997 --- A conference on global warming sponsored
by the Vancouver-based Fraser Institute is nothing more than "confusionism"
designed to divert the international community from taking strong action to
reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, Greenpeace said today.

During today's conference so-called climate "experts", many funded by the
fossil fuel industry, will question scientific evidence which clearly shows
the planet's climate is being
seriously damaged by rising greenhouse gas emissions.

"Unfortunately the Fraser Institute has chosen to fill its speaker's list
with scientists who are paid by the fossil fuel industry," said Steven
Guilbeault, Greenpeace Canada Climate
campaigner who is currently  attending international climate negotiations
in Bonn.

For example, one of the speakers at the Fraser Institute conference Dr.
Robert Balling, has been funded since 1989 by the Kuwait government as well
as various coal and mining
corporations.  The University of Virginia's Patrick Michaels, slated to
speak on the topic,"Global Warming:  Science and Political Science"
receives his research funding from the  U.S. Western Fuel Association.  He
also received money from the German coal mining association and Edison
Electric.  And Sallie Baluiunas who will blaming global warming on solar
fluctuations is backed by the  Global Climate Coalition, an international
fossil fuel lobby mandated to block action on climate change.

"For every scientist who disputes climate damage science, there are
hundreds who stand by it,"  Guilbeault added from Bonn.  The
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations
Scientific Body comprised of some 2000 physicists, oceanographers and
climatologists is the most credible and respected scientific organization
that addresses the issue of climate change.  After reviewing the world's
literature on climate change, the IPCC came to the conclusion that:

1) the earth's climate is warming at a rate unforeseen in the last 10,000
years;

2)  "the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on the
global climate system," (1). Without quick action to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, the planet's climate will continue to experience serious damage
resulting in a wide range of consequences that range from sea level rises,
to warming polar regions to serious implications for human health.

Editor's Note:
(1)  IPCC Second Assessment Report, 1995.

Greenpeace on the Internet at http://www.greenpeace.org



Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 14:10:38 EST
From: LMANHEIM <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Fwd:  Supermodels defecting on fur issue.  AP article.
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
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Subj:     Animal Activists Furious at Models
Date:     97-10-30 09:29:06 EST
From:     AOL News
BCC: LMANHEIM

.c The Associated Press

      By MARK KENNEDY
      NEW YORK (AP) - At least one cuddly, fur-wearing creature
won't
be receiving much compassion from animal-rights activists this
winter - supermodel Naomi Campbell.
      Her crime? Inappropriate eveningwear.
      Three years after appearing in her birthday suit for an
``I'd-rather-go-naked-than-wear-fur'' ad, Campbell incited howls of
outrage when she sauntered down a Milan catwalk earlier this year
draped in a Fendi sable.
      ``Naomi Campbell has shown that she has more beauty than
brain
cells,'' hissed Dan Matthews, campaign director of People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals, based in Norfolk, Va. ``She has
certainly given models their brainless reputation.''
      PETA gave Campbell, 27, her walking papers, declaring the
leggy
mannequin, well, a turncoat for defecting from the anti-fur
movement. The model complained to the press about being too young
to fully comprehend the implications when she signed up with PETA.
Campbell's British agency, Elite Premier, refused comment.
      ``Well, that's the risk if you deal with celebrities,'' says
Wim
de Kok, executive director of Citizens to End Animal Suffering and
Exploitation. ``A celebrity is also a human being. It's nice if you
can convince them to support a good cause, but I guess they have to
stay in business, too.''
      Campbell's defection is only the latest loose thread in the
slowly unraveling celebrity coalition that once fur-ociously
battled for animal rights.
      Veronica Webb, Carla Bruni, Kristen McMenamy and Helena
Christensen have all recently donned pelts. Claudia Schiffer, long
considered an anti-fur holdout until she finally signed up, also
has been spotted in fur this season. And supermodel Christy
Turlington has been sharply critical of PETA lately.
      To be sure, the anti-fur movement isn't hurting for gorgeous
boosters. Supermodels Elle Macpherson, Tyra Banks and Cindy
Crawford are still fur-free. And eight models from the Boss
modeling agency joined in a Times Square protest against fur last
winter.
      In Hollywood, actress Kim Basinger and her husband Alec
Baldwin,
Alicia Silverstone, Jennie Garth and directors Oliver Stone and Rob
Reiner remain rabid in their opposition to fur.
      But Nicole Kidman was spotted wearing a mink-trimmed
Christian
Dior gown at this year's Academy Awards. And celebrities once
gleefully placed on the anti-fur movement's ``hit list'' - Madonna,
Sharon Stone, Elizabeth Hurley and Demi Moore - are still there
almost a decade later. And that list is growing: singer Sheryl Crow
and Christine Baranski of TV's ``Cybill'' are two recent targets.
      Why are so many celebrities doing a pirouette on fur?
      One reason, according to industry watchers, is the recent
splintering on the issue of animal testing. Grammy Award winner
Melissa Etheridge, who took it all off for the anti-fur cause last
year, defected when she learned that none of the groups was in
favor of animal research - even to seek cures for AIDS, cancer or
Alzheimer's.
      It's a deal-breaker for many in the Hollywood community,
``because they're such supporters of finding a cure for AIDS and
wearing those red ribbons,'' says Stephanie Kenyon of the Fur
Information Council in Washington, D.C., a fur lobbying
organization.
      On the runways, the furry stuff is seen in trims, recycled
linings - even that throwback to the '50s, the full-length mink
coat, as the fashion world returns to the bygone days of glamour
and elegance.
      Although Calvin Klein recently joined Carolina Herrera,
Geoffrey
Beene and Todd Oldham on the short list of anti-fur designers, the
Fur Information Council boasts 150 designers - almost four times
the number in 1987 - who are producing some kind of fur garment.
The names are impressive: Karl Lagerfeld, Alexander McQueen for
Givenchy, Tom Ford at Gucci, Ralph Lauren, Jean-Paul Gaultier,
Donna Karan and Donatella Versace.
      Having already prowled its way down the runways in Milan and
Paris, fur is certain to find its way onto the backs of slinky
supermodels during the upcoming fashion shows in New York.
      Vogue magazine, that benchmark of chic, paraded fur across 16
pages of its September issue - priceless attention for an industry
that has earned about $1.2 billion annually for the past five
years.
      ``I'm baffled, horrified and optimistic, all at the same
time,''
says Oldham, one of the first to nix fur. ``I have sadly seen more
photographs of dead animals on women. But I still believe that some
sort of civility and kindness will prevail.''
      Animal rights groups vow to redouble their focus at the
grass-roots level - without abandoning endorsements by celebrities.
      After all, nothing gets the flashbulbs popping like a star in
the picture.
      ``A celebrity endorsing a position is a very important
component
to a social movement,'' explains Heidi Prescott, national director
for The Fund for Animals in Silver Springs, Md. ``The general
public attributes qualities that they want to embrace in themselves
to celebrities.''
      AP-NY-10-30-97 0903EST
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 11:47:29 -0800 (PST)
From: Heidi Prescott <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: pigeon shoot bill
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

I am re-posting the following alert.  It is important to continue these
calls.  The calls are helping.  I saw Representative Catlagirone on Tuesday
and he has been getting calls.  He acted on them, but Representative Gannon
still refuses to release the bill.  The legislature is now out for three
weeks.  That means they can be reached at their district offices.  This is a
good time to increase pressure.

Thank you to everyone who is calling.

Heidi


>
>We need calls from Pennsylvanians to members of the Judiciary Committee
>asking for the bill to be let out of Committee.  An "N" before their name
>indicates that they have either voted against the bill before or have stated
>that they will oppose us.  A "Y" before the name means they have voted with
>us or are co-sponsors.  A "?" means they have not yet stated a position.
>They are the most important to confirm as a yes.   The yes votes are more
>likely to cooperate with asking the chair to release the bill, so we need
>the issue to be raised with them. Please ask "Y" votes to call the chair to
>release the bill.  Thanks.
>
>The members of the Judiciary Committee in Pennsylvania are:
>
>Majority members (Republican):
>
>N  Chair --  Thomas Gannnon [phone]
>
>N  Daniel Clark [phone]
>N Jerry Birmilin [phone]
>N Brett Feese  [phone]
>N Scot Chadwick [phone]
>Y Lita Cohen [phone]
>? Craig Dally [phone]
>Y Timothy Hennessey [phone]
>Y Stephan Maitland [phone]
>Y Albert Masland  [phone]
>? Dennis O'Brien [phone]
>N Robert Reber [phone]
>N Jere Schuler [phone]
>Y Chris Wogan [phone]
>
>
>Minority (Democrat):
>
>Y Minority Chair Thomas Caltigirone [phone]
>Y Frank Dermody [phone]
>Y Harold James [phone]
>? Joseph Petraca [phone]
>Y Andrew Carn [phone]
>? Peter Daley [phone]
>Y Babette Josephs [phone]
>Y Kathy Manderino [phone]
>Y David Mayernik [phone]
>Y Don Walko [phone]
>Y Leanna Washington [phone]
>
>
>Thank you for your help.  If you have any questions, please feel free to
>e-mail or call.  [phone].
>
>Heidi
>
>

Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 15:54:20
From: Dirk Anton Boeckx <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) police substation at McDonald's
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
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>From the Ithaca Journal, Thursday, October 30, 1997

The Village of Dryden Police Department unveiled the opening of a new
police substation Wednesday night - the first substation located within a
McDonald's in all of New York state, according to organizers.
     Police officers now have a designated table in the McDonald's/Express Mart
complex on North Street in Dryden, which will be a place where officers
stop in for coffee, write up reports and chat with residents.
     Unlike the Ithaca Police Department's satellite office in The Commons,
next to People's Pottery in downtown Ithaca, the Dryden location will be
only a designated spot for officers to stop in during their shifts. The
Commons office is regularly staffed.
     No law enforcement work in terms of answering phone calls, processing
paperwork or bringing in suspects will be done at the substation. The
location is meant to be a community outreach effort to bring police
officers closer to the public, said Dryden Lt. Douglas Robertson.
     Filing folders will be hung on the wall, a police bulletin will be located
in the restaurant's vestibule and the police department's shield will be
placed as a sticker on the gas station and restaurant's outer doors.
     To those who argue that Dryden's police department is too small or already
community-oriented enough to need a substation, Robertson said the fast
food location brings officers in close contact with residents.
     "It gets us another venue to talk with people and interact. The police
headquarters is staffed only on Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m.," Robertson said.
     McDonald's owners Lyndia and Mark Renquin brought the idea to the police
department, after reading about a similar police substation placed in a
Rhode Island McDonald's, aptly named the McStation. The Renquin's developed
a close relationship with the fire and police departments when organizing
the restaurant's first Kid's Safety Night last year, Renquin said.
     "It's nice to be proactive in terms of involvement with the police,"
Lyndia Renquin said. "We want residents to know the police can be a real
community source."
     Robertson said the placement of the substation is not correlated with the
March robbery and August burglary of Express Mart employees.
     "It's one little plus, but not the main reason for starting it," said
Express Mart area supervisor Chris Sweeney, about the substation's possible
effect on crime. "But it's safer for employees to also have the police
presence."
     Since Express Mart, which shares the building with McDonald's, is open 24
hours a day, officers can be at the substation also at any time of day.
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 16:31:36 -0600
From: "Alliance for Animals" <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: PRIMATE CENTER DEMO IN MADISON, WI!!
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

THE ALLIANCE FOR ANIMALS BASED IN MADISON, WI AND OTHER ACTIVISTS
FROM AROUND WI WILL BE BE PROTESTING AT THE HARRY HARLOW LAB ON
CHARTER STREET (JUST OFF REGENT STREET) IN MADISON.
WE WILL BE
THERE PROTESTING THE MISHANDLING OF THE VILAS ZOO MONKEYS AT THE
HANDS OF THE UW PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER...WE WILL ALSO BE THERE
AS A CROSS COUNTRY COALITION OF ACTIVISTS SUPPORTING RICK BOGLE, THE
OREGON SCHOOL TEACHER WHO HAS TRAVELED ACROSS THE COUNTRY\
HOLDING VIGILS AT EACH OF THE FEDERALLY FUNDED PRIMATE RESEARCH
CENTERS.

THIS WEEKEND HE BEGINS HIS NINE DAY VIGIL AT THE UNIV OF CA DAVIS
PRIMATE CENTER.  HE HELD HIS VIGIL HERE AT THE HARLOW LAB IN SEPT.
IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS...WITH VIGILS, MARCHES, RALLIES AND GREAT
LOCAL MEDIA COVERAGE.
THIS SUNDAY WE MEET AT NOON, HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE, MARCH UP TO
THE BASCOM HALL BUILDING AND THEN TO THE MEMORIAL UNION TO PASS
OUT
LITERATURE AND PRE-ADDRESSED POSTCARDS TO STUDENTS.

AT BASCOM HALL WE WILL CALL OUT OUR LIST OF DEMANDS FOR THE UNIV.
WE HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US!
THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO HAVE CONSTANT ATTENTION OR IT WILL BE BRUSHED
UNDER THE CARPET BY THE POWERS THAT BE AT THE UNIVERSITY.
WE NEED THEM TO KNOW THAT THE MISHANDLING OF THE ZOO MONKEYS
CALLS FOR AN "OUTSIDE" INVESTIGATION...AND WE WANT THE UW TO
PARTICIPATE IN AN PUBLIC DEBATE ON THE MERITS OF THEIR RESEARCH.

CALL THE ALLIANCE FOR ANIMALS AT: 608-257-6333 FOR MORE INFO...

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!
IT'LL PROBABLY GO FROM NOON TO TWO ON SUNDAY...LET'S HOPE FOR
DECENT WEATHER!
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 16:03:13 -0600 (CST)
From: Suzanne Roy <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Marine World Whale Dies
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

In Defense of Animals
131 Camino Alto, Suite E.
Mill Valley, CA  94941
415/388-9641
[e-mail]

NEWS RELEASE

  DATE:  October 30, 1997Contact:  Suzanne Roy, 415/388-9641 x 26

ANIMAL ACTIVISTS, ORCA SCIENTIST REACT TO DEATH OF ORCA WHALE
AT MARINE WORLD
Call on Park to Close its "Killer Whale" Show

Vallejo, Calif. . . . Animal activists today reacted sadly to the news that
Yaka, a 32-year old orca whale at Marine World Africa, USA died yesterday
after a lengthy illness.  They called the death symbolic of the "tragedy of
captivity" and called upon the park to permanently close its "killer whale"
show.

"We are deeply saddened by the death of Yaka this week, but take comfort in
the fact that, after 28 years of captivity, her spirit is finally free,"
said Elliot Katz, DVM, president of In Defense of Animals, a Mill
Valley-based animal advocacy organization.

"This tragic event highlights the fact that captivity is a death sentence
for dolphins and whales," Katz continued.  "It is time for Marine World to
permanently close its marine mammal show and to begin the process of
rehabilitating its remaining orca for potential release to the wild."

According to Katz, female orcas in the wild live an average of 50 years, and
a have a maximum life expectancy of 80 -90 years.  Marine World has claimed
that orcas live longer in captivity than they do in the wild.  Yaka's death
at age 32, Katz said,  proves that claim to be "nothing more than
self-serving propaganda."

     Last week, IDA wrote to Marine World requesting that the park work with
orca researcher Dr. Paul Spong to establish a telephone hook up between Yaka
and native pod in the Pacific Northwest.  IDA and Dr. Spong said they had
hoped that the sound of the ocean and her family would boost the ailing
whale's spirits and contribute to her recovery.  To date, the park has not
responded to IDA's request.

     "Another life wasted,"  commented Dr. Spong on Yaka's death.  Spong has
been studying Yaka's family (the A5 pod) in the wild for the past 27 years,
and has long advocated the return of captive orcas to their natural families.

     Speaking from OrcaLab, his whale research station on Hanson Island in
British Columbia, Spong said,  "Yaka should have had a chance to rejoin her
family.  For years we've known exactly which family Yaka belongs to. Her mum
is still alive, so are two sisters.   It would have been simple to put them
back together again.  Yaka was little more than 30 years old when she died.
This is the prime of life for an orca female in the ocean.  Under  normal
conditions she would have probably been a young mum by now, helping to carry
on the ageless traditions of her family.  All she had to offer is now,
forever, gone."

        Spong said that captivity has robbed the wild communities a huge part of
their
heritage.  In the 1960s and 1970s,  nearly 70 orcas disappeared from the
Pacific Northwest as a result of captures.  According to Spong, many died
out right during botched capture attempts. Most of the others died shortly
after capture.  Yaka was one of just three whales who survived to face the
reality of confinement and the demands of relentless performances. The two
remaining whales are Corky, confined at Sea World, San Diego, and Lolita,
imprisoned at the Miami Seaquarium.

"Yaka's family, the A5 pod was devastated by the capture in 1969 that took
Yaka and 5 other pod members", Spong said.   " It's been almost a miracle
that  the family survived at all.  It has been a joy, watching Yaka's family
grow from just one survivor of the capture... Yaka's mum... into a spirited
group of orcas that fully participate in the social life of the their
extended family, and the larger community beyond."

     Asked to speculate about the causes of Yaka's death, the orca scientist
responded: "Human ignorance, folly, greed.  Take your pick.  Besides, I
think she finally lost her will to live such a life.  One might have hoped
that with the knowledge and  understanding gained at Yaka's expense that
there would have come compassion and restitution.    One of the last chances
of returning a captive orca to a known family in the wild is also lost.
We'll never know what would have happened, had Yaka been given the gift of
meeting her family again.  Personally, I feel very sad about this, for Yaka,
for her family, and for the loss of knowledge about orcas we could have had
the privilege to gain."

     IDA  has called upon the park to conduct an independent autopsy on Yaka to
determine the actual cause of death, and release the whale's medical records
to the public. In addition, IDA said that Marine World should work with Dr.
Spong and other experts to develop a plan for the eventual return of Vigga,
the park's surviving whale, to the sea.

     IDA is a national animal advocacy group based in Mill Valley, Calif.




Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 16:00:18 -0800 (PST)
From: Heidi Prescott <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Exotic animal fair
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

One of our members asked me to post that there is an exotic animal fair in
York, PA on November 1-2 at the York fairgounds.  If is called Exotic and
Family Pet Showcase.  According to a friend of hers, conditions are poor for
the animals.  If you would like further information please e-mail Greta at:

[e-mail]

Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 21:27:35 -0500
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]
Subject: #'s for Dawn/bill
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

(I orig. sent this message to veg PGH & veg PA, so some of the info might
be specifically centered towards those activists.  Anyways, this post has
just about every # on it to call, so CALL!)

Hi all...

I just wanted to post about how important it is for people to call
theirPA reps/ the following #'s!!!  Because of just a few, simple phone
calls I got 2 more reps  to vote for the bill.  I've never done this
political stuff before either, but  it's really simple & in this case
it's effective.  SO CALL!!!!!

There will be a protest at the Potsville Jail on Sunday, November 9th for
Dawn Ratcliffe/ the bill.  I beleive that will be Dawn's 38th day.
PLEASE MAKE IT THERE!!!

Anyone from Pittsburgh who wants a ride please just let me
know(412-831-1141) or if you're coming from Ohio/midwest, etc. and want a
place to "crash" and to carpool, just get in touch.

THANKS!
-Kim

**********************
We need calls from Pennsylvanians to members of the Judiciary Committee
>>asking for the bill to be let out of Committee.  An "N" before their
name
>>indicates that they have either voted against the bill before or have
stated
>>that they will oppose us.  A "Y" before the name means they have voted
with
>>us or are co-sponsors.  A "?" means they have not yet stated a
position.
>>They are the most important to confirm as a yes.   The yes votes are
more
>>likely to cooperate with asking the chair to release the bill, so we
need
>>the issue to be raised with them. Please ask "Y" votes to call the
chair to
>>release the bill.  Thanks.
>>
>>The members of the Judiciary Committee in Pennsylvania are:
>>
>>Majority members (Republican):
>>
>>N  Chair --  Thomas Gannnon [phone]
>>
>>N  Daniel Clark [phone]
>>N Jerry Birmilin [phone]
>>N Brett Feese  [phone]
>>N Scot Chadwick [phone]
>>Y Lita Cohen [phone]
>>? Craig Dally [phone]
>>Y Timothy Hennessey [phone]
>>Y Stephan Maitland [phone]
>>Y Albert Masland  [phone]
>>? Dennis O'Brien [phone]
>>N Robert Reber [phone]
>>N Jere Schuler [phone]
>>Y Chris Wogan [phone]
>>
>>
>>Minority (Democrat):
>>
>>Y Minority Chair Thomas Caltigirone [phone]
>>Y Frank Dermody [phone]
>>Y Harold James [phone]
>>? Joseph Petraca [phone]
>>Y Andrew Carn [phone]
>>? Peter Daley [phone]
>>Y Babette Josephs [phone]
>>Y Kathy Manderino [phone]
>>Y David Mayernik [phone]
>>Y Don Walko [phone]
>>Y Leanna Washington [phone]
>>
>>
>>Thank you for your help.  If you have any questions, please feel free
to
>>e-mail or call.  [phone].
>>
>>Heidi
***********
We are still asking for calls to pressure Gannon to let the bill out of
>Judiciary Committee [phone] District Office [phone].
>
>Also, please continue to call Majority Leader John Perzel [phone]
>District 9215) 331-2600.
>
>Also, please pressure Speaker of the House, Matt Ryan [phone]
>District (610)  565-3800


Jane Orie is a represenative(not sure which district) in the Pittsburgh
area who Heidi Prescott thinks we might have a shot at getting to support
the bill. Even if she's not your rep., PLEASE call her & put the pressure
on her!

Capitol Phone: [phone]
Capitol Fax: [phone]

District Phone: [phone]
District Fax: [phone]

the following is a reminder to write to Dawn & if you live in PA(hell, if
you don't it wouldn't hurt to call...) to keep calling your reps. To find
out who your reps are please contact Heidi Prescott
[e-mail]

Ways to write to Dawn:

fax:     [phone].  Just put her full name at the top.

email:  [e-mail]  (email messages are sent out every
     day-every other day)

Snail Mail:  Dawn Ratcliffe
      c/o
      Schuylkill County Prison
      230 Sanderson St.
      Pottsville, PA 17901

Other points of interest:

Rep. Perzel, the house majority leader was quoted in the news as saying
that he will not put the pigeon shoot bill on the 'floor' for a vote.  We
NEED calls from Pennsylvanians to urge him to put it on the 'floor'.
Please call him at 717-787-2016  or   215-331-2600

The following are some of the #'s of people heavily involved with the
"shoot".  If you just happen to be up late at night why not give them a
call?
Of course, you don't want to be charged with harrasment, so it's probably
best to call from a pay phone...

Mr. Tobash & Mr. Diehl
717-682-9660
717-695-2222(tobash only)

Nationwide insurance (Tobash od Diehl work for them)
614-249-7111

Dealers:

Mike Lennick's-- suppsedly stopped after ALF raid  :-)
717-544-4178

Johny Frantz
717-345-8694

Richard Kraegar
717-739-2247

Joe Bowers exchange feed store:
410-675-3959

Benny Getka
410-574-9294

Sponsors:
800-995-1299
717-769-7401

Gun Clubs:
The gun club in Montgomery County is called the Powderbourne Gun Club
(Bauss Rd.) and it is in East Greenville.  Powderbourne is the major
supplier of
pigeons for pigeon shoots across the state,  There are several coop-type
barns right off the main road.

Don Bailey
610-488-7882

Gov Ridge:
717-787-2500

PS-  If you're broke you can always call collect & when you're supposed
to say your name you could say something like "Stop the Slaughter",ect.
Also, if you call 1-800-collect & get a answering machine you can leave
up to a 4 minute message :-)

STOP THE SHOOT!!!  FREE DAWN RATCLIFFE  NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!









Date: Thu, 30 Oct 97 22:51:01 -0500
From: "[e-mail]" <[e-mail]>
To: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Respond to Canned Hunt Story
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
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Fox TV in Detroit ran the first of a three part series on canned hunts in
Michigan entitled 'Slaughter or Sport?'  They are asking for comments on
this type of hunting at the email address [e-mail].
They plan to share comments on tomorrow's night newscast.

mike
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 20:00:27
From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Friday, October 31st, 1997

Rottweiler charge 'was case of tin-pot silliness'
By Maurice Weaver

A JUDGE yesterday described a case as "tin-pot silliness by someone with
half a brain at the Crown Prosecution Service" after a jury took 10 minutes
to clear a woman of ordering her dog to attack a policeman.

Carol Farrell, 35, of Belgrave, Leicester, had denied causing actual bodily
harm to Pc Christopher Newsome. Judge Richard Benson sitting at Leicester
Crown Court, told her that she would have a good case for suing the police
for locking up her dog for the past nine months.

Earlier this year, Miss Farrell reported her 15-year-old daughter missing
and Pc Newsome went to her home to take details. He later complained that
Siege, one of Miss Farrell's three rottweilers, attacked him on her orders
as he was walking down the path. Siege, a two-and-a-half-year-old bitch,
was detained and Miss Farrell charged.

But yesterday, a jury took 10 minutes to dismiss the charge. Miss Farrell,
a single mother, told the court: "Siege didn't go near the officer and
certainly didn't bite him, nor would she have done. The officer may have
injured his leg catching the door or gate when he left. Siege is not a
dangerous dog. I  would not have kept her if she was."

He accused the constable of "just wanting her to shut up" about her missing
daughter. Judge Benson said the two-day trial had cost the taxpayer ú7,000
and should never have been brought.

He said: "It has been a grotesque waste of public money. The police
retention of the dog seems to be civilly unlawful. Miss Farrell could sue
the Chief Constable for the distress and suffering of being deprived of her
dog. It was tin-pot silliness by someone with half a brain at the Crown
Prosecution Service."

After the hearing, Miss Farrell said she was seeing her solicitors to
discuss suing the police. But a spokesman for Leicestershire Police said
they believed that it had been a sound prosecution, "entirely justified" by
the evidence.

The recent killing of Nina Mackay, the London policewoman, showed what
unpredictable dangers officers could face, the spokesman said. "We will
continue to regard assaults on police officers and others who serve the
public as serious."

⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.

Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 20:08:51
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Friday, October 31st, 1997

Poachers profit from easing of trade ban
By Christopher Munnion in Johannesburg

THE slaughter of African elephants by poachers has resumed on "an alarming
scale" since the world ban on ivory trading was eased five months ago, the
International Fund for Animal Welfare said yesterday.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species decided to
allow Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to resume limited trade in existing
stocks. Conservation organisations opposed the move, saying Africa's
elephants had been reduced from 1.3 million in 1979 to 650,000.

David Barritt, Africa director of the fund, said that since the easing of
the ban, poaching in Zimbabwe had risen by half. Somali poachers had raided
Kenya's Tsavo East national park and Sudanese had killed 95 elephants in
the Central African Republic's Manavo Gounds
St-Floris national park. Forty Sudanese camps had been spotted in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo.

 Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.

Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 20:06:13
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Friday, October 31st, 1997

Injured elephants find refuge from Sri Lanka's war
By Alex Spillius in Pinnawala

SRI Lanka's elephants face a perilous future through being caught in the
middle of a ferocious and apparently unending civil war.

Three years ago, the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, near Kandy, was  home to
eight elephants. Now it has 56. Originally a sanctuary for elephants whose
habitats had been destroyed by expanding plantations, it has become a
refuge for war victims.

The country's unique sub-species of Asian elephant, elephas maximus
maximus, is classed as endangered by the World Conservation Union. Its
numbers are down to 2,500 from 12,000 at the turn of the century.

 "The noise of mortar shells terrifies the elephants and they run from
fighting," said Sanjaya Ratnayake, assistant curator at the orphanage. "If
they run into villages and damage fields they are shot by villagers, or
else families are broken up in the chaos and calves are found wandering."

Tamil rebels are also believed to have slaughtered elephants to protect
their hideouts. Recently an army helicopter spotted 16 carcasses near a
rebel camp. Several hundred elephants are thought to have been killed or
injured by the fighting. Many brought to the orphanage would have perished
otherwise, such as the 54-year-old bull Raja, blinded by bullets.

The most pitiful is Sama, a seven-year-old female calf, whose front right
foot was blown off by a landmine. The army took her to wildlife department
veterinary surgeons, who treated her before she was sent to Pinnawala. She
limps for short distances, but finds it painful. Separated from her family,
Sama has been befriended by a 10-year-old male, Surinamala, who accompanies
her on the half-mile walk to the river to bathe.

The orphanage is set in 24 acres, among plantations of nuts, rubber and
tea. The elephants eat about 33,000lb of greenery a day and drink 3,300
gallons of water. One of the hardest jobs for the 37 staff is to maintain
good relations among the elephants. Some experts argue that they have
become too domesticated to return to the wild and the government's
Zoological Department considers that rehabilitation is not feasible while
the war and over-development of habitat continue.

The government plans to turn Pinnawala into a centre for the study for
elephantine study, with a library, museum, laboratory, observatory and
school for mahouts, and wants to continue its growth as a tourist attraction.

 Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.



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