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<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 686 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) (CA) N.W.T. defends wolf hunt by Ty Savoy <ty@north.nsis.com> 2) (CA) More British meat products seized by Ty Savoy <ty@north.nsis.com> 3) (UK) Uri Geller channels veggie mind power to stop offensive poster campaign by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 4) (UK) Demand for enquiry into COMA report by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 5) by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 6) [UK] MPs act to block pony slaughter by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 7) [UK] Cut-price vet attacks 'greed' over pet jabs by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 8) [UK] 'We need the mark-up to cover overheads and equipment' by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 9) [UK] Tree rustlers strip garden county's orchards by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 10) by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 11) [US] At last - no more chips in the sea by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 12) [UK] Feeling a charge from the depths by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 13) Subscription Options--Admin Note by ar-admin@envirolink.org 14) (US) ORYXES FACE DEATH PENALTY by ar-admin@envirolink.org 15) Iditarod-Nary a word about the dogs. by Liz Grayson <lgrayson@earthlink.net> 16) (TH/US) Thais Seeking Monkeys From Wis. Zoo by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> 17) Bowhunter's Buck Breaks State Record by Snugglezzz <Snugglezzz@aol.com> 18) (US) Do we need more victims? by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> 19) (US) Animal rights activists protest at Shrine Circus by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> 20) (US) Fur is back, the fashion magazines tell us, by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> 21) (US) PETA wants to decide for everyone by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> 22) (US) Animals' advocates huddle near D.C. by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> 23) Help Oregon's Other Dogs on Death Row by "Bob Schlesinger" <bob@arkonline.com> 24) [ITA] Sabrina Salermo against fur coats and animal torture. by Jordi_Ni±erola <2063511@campus.uab.es> 25) Thais Seeking Monkeys From Wisconsin Zoo by Vegetarian Resource Center <vrc@tiac.net> 26) DECLAWING KITTIES by STFORJEWEL <STFORJEWEL@aol.com> 27) Elephants Try to Break out of the Zoo by Snugglezzz <Snugglezzz@aol.com> 28) LO DO STUPIDITY by STFORJEWEL <STFORJEWEL@aol.com> 29) Protest for Vilas Monkeys in New Orleans by p.a.wood@juno.com (Pinckney Alonzo Wood) 30) MEATOUT Proclamation by FARM <farm@farmusa.org> 31) (Australia)Pink and grey galahs clubbed to death. by bunny <rabbit@wantree.com.au> 32) Fwd: Enforcing the Animal Welfare Act by SMatthes <SMatthes@aol.com> 33) UN says hormone treated milk/meat safe by Hillary <oceana@ibm.net> 34) New Controls for animal farms by Hillary <oceana@ibm.net> Date: Sun, 08 Mar 1998 01:24:40 -0400 From: Ty Savoy <ty@north.nsis.com> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (CA) N.W.T. defends wolf hunt Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19980308052440.00818854@north.nsis.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" N.W.T. defends wolf hunt YELLOWKNIFE (CP) - In what may be another clash of values between North and South, the government of the Northwest Territories is defending a wolf hunt being criticized as cruel and unsustainable. "That's probably an unfair characterization," said Bob McLeod, assistant deputy minister of wildlife and economic development. "In that part of the country you have to understand the geography and you have to understand the people. I don't expect people in Toronto or Europe to understand the people or the geography." Records show that aboriginal hunters, most based in northern Saskatchewan, have killed at least 460 wolves this year in the Rennie Lake area about 150 kilometres north of the Saskatchewan boundary. Many of the wolves are being hunted from snowmobiles, with some being chased until exhausted and then shot - a practice illegal in every other province and territory. Steady demand for wolf fur from the fashion industry has made the hunt worthwhile for hunters. A wolf pelt can bring a hunter between $250 and $350. Date: Sun, 08 Mar 1998 01:46:24 -0400 From: Ty Savoy <ty@north.nsis.com> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (CA) More British meat products seized Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19980308054624.0080e0dc@north.nsis.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" More British meat products seized OTTAWA (CP) - Illegally imported British meat products have been seized from six more stores by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and there will likely be more as a nation-wide blitz continues. The survey of retailers was prompted by the discovery of unapproved British meat products - including chicken, pork and beef products - in two British specialty stores in Calgary. By Friday, similar products were found in stores in Halifax, Richmond, B.C., and four stores around Toronto. Officials said names of retailers and the dollar value of the seized products would not be released immediateely. The products were removed as a precaution because there's no way of knowing whether the meat was prepared to conform to Canadian standards, said Lou Skrinar, an agency spokesman. "This is serious stuff," said Skrinar. "I'm not saying that anybody who eats this stuff is going to drop dead. By the same token I couldn't tell a person it's okay because I don't know enough about it. This is the bottom of the problem." The agency is advising consumers to check labels of meat products. If they're made in the UK, they should be viewed with suspicion and if they do not have bilingual labels, they were more than likely illegally imported and should not be consumed. The CFIA is also working with Canada Customs to determine how the products made it into Canada without being discovered. Skrinar said it is likely the retailers were independently importing relatively small quantities which would not have raised suspicions of customs officials. Canada, along with other countries have banned British beef since a link was suspected in 1996 between eating beef infected with mad cow disease and a debilitating human disease called Creutzfeld-Jakob. But that is only one factor in the current sweep, said Skrinar. "It's about any meat product. Obviously the beef is going to be a little more sensitive, but it's being dealt with within the context of the illegal importation." Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 15:17:09 +0800 (SST) From: Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (UK) Uri Geller channels veggie mind power to stop offensive poster campaign Message-ID: <199803080717.PAA00670@eastgate.cyberway.com.sg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" From: http://www.vegsoc.org/press/uri.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRESS RELEASE March 6th 1998 SUCCESS! Uri Geller channels veggie mind power to stop offensive poster campaign Uri Geller today succeeded in disabling a mechanical counter, used as part of a Dansih Bacon campaign, using the power of his mind. Uri Geller was helped by vegetarians from the Vegetarian Society and elsewhere who channelled their thoughts to help Uri Geller increase his powers. The animated poster on Cromwell Road, London SW5 is part of a 2 million pound campaign, organised by the Danish Bacon and Meat Council. The poster showing a picture of rashers being grilled, features a counter depicting the effect of the poster on passing traffic. The number of vegetarians, featured on the counter, slowly falls as the poster supposedly 'converts' them back to meat. "I can take a joke like any other vegetarian" said Uri Geller "but I found this campaign deeply offensive. The Vegetarian Society and I decided that the only legal option was to use my brain power to stop the counter mechanism and that is just what I did. I don't know exactly what happened whether the mechanism exploded or was bent or twisted but it stopped. I had witnesses with me, who took photographic and film evidence. Meat-free mind power really does work!" The Vegetarian Society is delighted at the news that Uri Geller has succeeded in helping end this offensive campaign. "It is obvious that vegetarians not only have great taste when it comes to food but they also have amazing will power. The meat industry's gimmicks have no chance with such veggie power." said Stve Connor, Head of Public Affairs for the Vegetarian Society. The Vegetarian Society believes that the targeting of vegetarians for bacon promotion, reveals just how desperate the meat industry is for customers. Most pigs in the UK are intensively reared and confined throughout their lives. 300,000 pigs are killed each week in the UK for food. For further information call Chris Dessent, Press Officer, or Steve Connor, Head of Public Affairs, in the Press Office on 0161 928 0793 Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 15:19:25 +0800 (SST) From: Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (UK) Demand for enquiry into COMA report Message-ID: <199803080719.PAA17114@eastgate.cyberway.com.sg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" For more information, following the "more" link at http://www.vegsoc.org/press/coma.html ----------------------------------------------------------- PRESS RELEASE March 5th 1998 COMA Report: Demand for an enquiry The Vegetarian Society today called for an independent inquiry into the COMA report, published today, on the 'Nutritional Aspects of the Development of Cancer'. The Society believes the report's recommendations were changed after unprecedented pressure from the meat industry and as a result of the alarming nature of the original findings. It is the Society's opinion that only via an independent inquiry will the true risks of the association between meat and cancer be published. "The acceptable level of meat consumption, in terms of minimising cancer risk, remains unknown. Thereport has only led to further consumer confusion and a completely understandable lack of confidence in meat. The discrepancy over the level of meat acceptable for good health, brings into doubt not only the legitimacy of the report but goes to show just how unsure the medical profession is over the safety of meat" said Steve Connor, Head of Public Affairs for The Vegetarian Society. The Society believes it is time for the Department of Health to promote a vegetarian diet. The report recommendations highlight the need to reduce red meat consumption, eat more fresh fruit and vegetables and increase the fibre intake in your diet. The Society believes 'vegetarianism' is the one dietary group that fits the report recommendations. "The Department of Health has a responsibility to promote a healthy diet to the nation. Public money must now be directed away from supporting a dying meat industry and towards promotion of a diet known to be healthy" concluded Steve Connor. Notes to Editors: The Vegetarian Society ran a high profile national newspaper advertising campaign in Autumn 1997, which highlighted the established links between meat eating and cancer. For further information call Chris Dessent, Press Officer, or Steve Connor, Head of Public Affairs, in the Press Office on 0161 928 0793 Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 23:00:06 From: David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Message-ID: <3.0.3.16.19980307230006.117f3b08@dowco.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit 
