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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML//EN//2.0"> <html> <head> <title>AR-NEWS Digest</title> </head> <BODY bgcolor=fbfaea text=#211818 link="#190748" alink="#FFFFEF" vlink="#401C92"> <center> <IMG SRC="IMAGES/HEAD.GIF" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/digest/images/head.gif" USEMAP="#toplinks" BORDER="0"><BR> <img src="IMAGES/YCBAR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/digest/images/ycbar.gif"><a href="../INDEX~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/index.html"><img src="IMAGES/HOMEBAR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/digest/images/homebar.gif" border=0></a><br></center> <map name="toplinks"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="345,27,393,54" href="../../../tppmsgs/msgs0.htm#14" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/envirohome.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="458,7,512,27" href="../SUPPOR~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/Support.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="401,7,446,26" href="../SEARCH~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/search.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="352,7,386,26" href="../ORGS~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/Orgs.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="298,7,337,25" href="../NEWSPA~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/newspage.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="211,7,286,27" href="../SUB~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/sub.html"> </map> <center><TABLE cellspacing=15 border=0> <TR> <TD width=50 align=center> </TD> <TD width=400 align=left> <!-- PAGE CONTENT GOES BELOW --> <pre> AR-NEWS Digest 579 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) [UK] Eight held in clashes at animal rally by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 2) (SE) Astrid Lindgren by "Carsten Scholvien" <a0513@stud.uni-bayreuth.de> 3) (US) Civil disobedience, to save animals' lives, is just her style by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> 4) (MX) Bullet-proof animal skin coats by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 5) Snake meat a big hit in Hongkong by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 6) Portugal censured on Macau bullfights by jwed <jwed@hkstar.com> 7) (CN) Centre safe haven for endangered animals by jwed <jwed@hkstar.com> 8) Pigeon Shoot Protestor Released by Michael Markarian <mmarkarian@fund.org> 9) ACTION ALERT by SDURBIN@VM.TULSA.CC.OK.US 10) (US) Shoot foe freed, vows to keep up Hegins protest by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> 11) Fwd: (US) Wildlife refuge needs your help -- NJ by MagMcCool@aol.com 12) Alert: Wyoming Bison Under the Gun by Michael Markarian <mmarkarian@fund.org> 13) Alert: Letters Needed for Snowmobile Trail Closure by Michael Markarian <mmarkarian@fund.org> 14) Fw: info request by "Leslie Lindemann" <LDTBS@worldnet.att.net> 15) NJARA PR- Lewis Morris Park 1997 deer slaughter by veganman@idt.net (Stuart Chaifetz) 16) (UK) Animal Fats, Not Just Meat, Key to Heart Disease by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> 17) (US) Pet Food Tax Considered by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> 18) (US) Frog Findings Reported by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 22:40:18 From: David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: [UK] Eight held in clashes at animal rally Message-ID: <3.0.3.16.19971116224018.0fb7b7c6@dowco.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit >From The Electronic Telegraph - Monday, November 17th, 1997 Eight held in clashes at animal rally By Barbie Dutter AN animal rights protest at a farm that breeds cats for scientific research erupted in angry clashes between demonstrators and police yesterday. Eight people were arrested and several suffered minor injuries as 300 protesters gathered outside Hillgrove Farm near Witney, Oxon. Activists pelted the police with stones and other missiles. Officers, some mounted and many with protective gear and shields, tried to push back the crowd and disperse the demonstrators. About 150 police, backed by a helicopter and dogs, tried to prevent the demonstrators breaking down the farm's perimeter fence but were later accused of using "heavy-handed" tactics. One woman campaigner, who suffered an ankle injury when she fell as the crowd was being pushed back, was taken to hospital. A woman police officer suffered a wrist injury and other demonstrators, including children, sustained cuts as they fell into barbed wire fences. Hillgrove Farm has been a focal point for animal rights demonstrations following revelations that cats are bred there for medical experiments. Earlier this year, activists broke in and released 14 cats. The owner, Christopher Brown, said: "The police are having a difficult time with the protesters but I am standing my ground. I will not let them put me out of business. The protesters have been into the fields and have tried to get into some of the farm buildings, but the police managed to keep them out." One witness said he was thrown into the air by a riot shield and then into barbed wire. "When they hit me it was really very heavy-handed and totally unnecessary," said the man, who asked not to be named. "During eight years of working around Oxfordshire I have never seen the police get stuck in like that before. They were just pushing everyone. The whole incident was shocking." He said it had been a "fairly peaceful" demonstration until protesters attempted to take down a section of the fence. I then saw the riot squad come marching down the road and into the protesters." Thames Valley Police described the incident as "serious" but rejected the suggestion that officers had been heavy-handed and said that every effort had been made to facilitate the protest. A spokesman said: "We fully support people's right to peaceful protest but we cannot stand by and allow people to commit criminal acts." The eight held during the protest were arrested for public order offences and were in custody at a police station in Oxford last night. One man had earlier been cautioned for possessing drugs and released. A spokesman for the protesters said: "The point of the campaign is that Hillgrove breeds cats for vivisection in laboratories and we feel that both lawful campaigning, regular demonstrations and direct action can help close them down." ⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997. Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 13:31:00 +0000 From: "Carsten Scholvien" <a0513@stud.uni-bayreuth.de> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (SE) Astrid Lindgren Message-ID: <199711171230.NAA17349@ipgate1.folz.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Astrid Lingren, famous swedish author, and animal protection http://www.astridlindgren.com/ http://www.astridlindgren.com/english.htm (english language) Email: AnimalTribunal@astridlindgren.com Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 08:55:47 -0500 From: allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (US) Civil disobedience, to save animals' lives, is just her style Message-ID: <3.0.32.19971117085545.006e0658@pop3.clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"