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MARCH 05, 12:11 EST

Iowa Court Nixes Local Hog Lot Rule

By MIKE GLOVER
Associated Press Writer

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The Iowa Supreme Court today struck down local
regulations of giant hog confinement facilities, a victory for farmers who
said the ordinances could cripple the livestock industry.

The 6-1 ruling against Humboldt County means the state will continue to
control hog lot development.

Humboldt County officials had ordered developers of big hog lots to post
proof of financial responsibility in case of environmental troubles and to
provide public notice of their intentions.

A lower court upheld those provisions.

Farm groups appealed, warning of a patchwork of local regulations. Other
local officials rushed to approve similar measures because of voter fears
that hog waste from the giant operations might contaminate the water
supply and create other environmental problems.

The state's high court agreed with the farmers, ruling that these
``ordinances revise the state regulatory scheme and, by doing so, become
irreconcilable with state law.''

Jim Brick, attorney for Humboldt County, said his clients will now turn to
the Legislature to win local control.

``My clients are so committed to (control) the dangers to the environment,
as the sun rises tomorrow, they will be at the Legislature asking them to
do the right thing,'' he said.

A measure working its way through the Legislature this year toughens state
regulations governing the operation of big hog lots. A separate measure
calls for hiring nine additional inspectors to keep tabs on the
facilities.

Iowa produces 25 percent of the country's hogs, more than any other state.
The state's pork production and processing industry generates $3.1 billion
annually, as well as 89,000 jobs.

In Washington today, the Environmental Protection Agency said it will
place new controls on thousands of large livestock and poultry farms to
reduce the flow of animal and chicken wastes into the nation's waterways.
The EPA initiative is the first installment of a broader plan to protect
the nation's waterways.
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 00:04:07 EST
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Does anyone still have the address for the CEO or head of Sears?  I just got a
video and report from NAVS in England about circus abuse and want to send it
to him.  Thanks,
Alix
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More info about the UW-Madison monkey scandal is available at:

     http://www.uwosh.edu/organizations/alag/Issues.html

"UW's broken commitment"
Editorial
The Capital Times
Madison, Wisconsin
United States
March 5, 1998
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An editorial

UW's broken commitment

March 5, 1998

Longtime Madisonian Nick Berrigan watched with sadness and frustration as
the Henry Vilas Zoo's 101 rhesus monkeys were crated up for shipment to a
research center in New Orleans.

Despite the best efforts of animal rights activists, area schoolchildren,
Gov. Tommy Thompson, first lady Sue Ann Thompson and Dane County Executive
Kathleen Falk to guarantee that the monkeys would not become the subjects
of invasive research, the University of Wisconsin arbitrarily decided to
condemn them to an uncertain and potentially deadly fate. Though some of
the monkeys had lived at the zoo for 35 years, and though their presence
had made it possible for the UW to receive millions of dollars in research
grants, the UW abandoned its responsibility to care for the monkeys in
their old age.

UW officials refused to honor their commitment to protect the monkeys from
invasive research, just as, in the end, they refused to accept a plan that
would have provided the monkeys safe haven at a sanctuary in San Antonio.

Berrigan was sorry about what might become of the monkeys. But he was
sorrier still for what has become of the UW's relations with Madison.

"This wouldn't have happened in the Madison I grew up in,'' he said. "It's
not the same city and it's certainly not the same university.''

Berrigan got it right.

The Madison that Berrigan and most of the rest of us remember earned an
international reputation as a community that was more capable than most
when it came to reaching compromises that were at once creative and
responsible. But that was a Madison where the University of Wisconsin was
an honest player with an active commitment to working with local citizens.

Throughout the monkey dispute, university officials have acted arbitrarily:
setting unreasonable deadlines, playing hardball in negotiations and,
ultimately, refusing to believe that a reasonable compromise could be
reached.

In so doing, UW officials broke faith with Madison and Dane County, as they
have previously done with decisions regarding the relationship between the
Kohl Center and the Dane County Coliseum, the Athletic Department's
promotional deal with Reebok, and, well, let's not even mention downtown
parking.

Considering the extent to which the UW relies on support from Madison and
surrounding communities -- particularly in the Legislature at budget time
-- the signals that university officials sent during the monkey debacle
were indeed troubling.

While the county executive's office did, at times, send confusing signals
itself, and while the Zoological Society was an unreliable and
disappointing player throughout the negotiations, UW officials had both the
resources and the power to grease the wheels of this process in order to
make it work. They failed to do so.

Note, however, that we refer here to "UW officials.'' And note, in
particular, that we are talking about the officials of the UW Primate
Research Center, who should have taken a lead in seeking to save the
monkeys and absolutely failed to do so.

We make this distinction because there are still good people in the
administration of this university. Among them, we believe, is Chancellor
David Ward -- whose involvement appears to have been late and limited. Ward
and others who want to reaffirm the university's commitment to its hometown
have an opportunity to do so in the weeks and months ahead.

The fate of the 50 remaining residents of the monkey house, rare
stump-tailed macaques, remains undecided. And Charles Hoslet, special
assistant to the chancellor for governmental affairs, has said that the
university is still willing to work with Dane County (which owns the zoo),
the Zoological Society and the Alliance for Animals to find a solution that
might keep the stump-tails at the zoo.

That is the reasonable and responsible solution. That is the solution that
would have been achieved in the Madison Nick Berrigan remembers -- a
Madison where the university recognized its role as a part of the
community. And it is the solution that can still be achieved today.

Tell us what you think

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Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 01:30:16 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (baerwolf)
To: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail],
        [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail],
        [e-mail], [e-mail]
Subject: Assist to save "MA Leghold Trap" Ban
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Animal Advocates & Supporters of the
Massachusetts 1996 Wildlife Protection Act
which banned use of the leghold trap,

        *************************************************************
Your help is urgently needed.
        1) Please write to your State Representative and Senator, and
        2) Please write to the 17 State Representatives and Senators
             on the Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture
(see below for names and room numbers)
        ***************************************************************

On Monday, March 2, 1998 the Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture
met under the ploy of reviewing the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife's
activities
in implementing Question 1, the 1996 ballot measure that
- banned cruel trapping methods,
- banned baiting and hunting bears with dogs, and
- eliminated the requirement that hunters control
   the Fisheries and Wildlife Board.

Instead the Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture
heard nearly 4 straight hours of legislator and F&W attack
on the MA Wildlife Act, in their attempt to repeal the Act.
A minimum amount of time was allocated to
Wildlife Protection Act (Question 1) supporters's testimony.

Prior to passage and after passage of Question 1, the Division of Fisheries
and Wildlife (which is controlled entirely by hunting interests and which
is responsible for the implementation of the new law)  has bitterly
attacked Question 1 and has fabricated a case against the measure
based upon public misconception of beaver breeding habits
(Beavers do not breed to infinite numbers in one location),
and coyote predatory habits (There are no known cases of
coyotes attacking humans).

Moreover, the F&W have been negligent in
installing piping which would have alleviated
beaver related ponding (and normal water run-off)
problems in those flood zone areas where people
purchased houses from unscrupulous developers
who built houses in flood prone areas.


For you to be most effective in protecting pets and wildlife, please:
 * Today, if possible *

1) write your own Sen & Rep a short, sweet letter stating
why the ban on leghold traps/ban on bear baiting/
ban on hunter requirement for F&W board seats should not be repealed.
Your Rep & Sen need to be politely educated on the issue.
(call the Statehouse switchboard at 617-722-2000 if
you do not know your legislators' addresses/ tel #'s)

2) write/speak  to the following 17 Committee members on
Natural Resources and Agriculture. Tell them how you feel
the Department Fisheries & Wildlife is escalating
the wildlife problems (not installing by-pass pipes,
spreading misinformation about population problems,
still selectively and wrongly allowing only hunters to the
Fisheries & Wildlife board). Tell them you don't want
to have to worry about companion animals, yourself,
or non-target (and target) animals,  in the future,
being barbarically tortured by stepping on a trap.

address mailings to:

        Sen. (or Rep.) xxxxxxx
        State House - Room xxx
        Boston, MA 02133


JOINT COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE

Senate Members                                  Room #                  Tel
(617-722-xxxx)

Sen Lois G. Pines, Chair                        504
1639
         Robert Antonioni, Vice Chair       109E                          1230
        Marc Pacheco                                  413B
1551
        Michael Morrissey                           213B
1494
        Robert Creedon, Jr                          413C
1200
        Bruce Tarr                                           314
1600

House Members
(Representative)

Rep Douglas W. Petersen, Chair        473F                             2210
(2239 fax)
         Eric Turkington, Vice Chair            473F
2210     (2239 fax)
        Stephen Kulik                                      167
2692
        Pamela Resor                                       33
2060
        William Straus                                     473F
2210     (2239 fax)
        Michael Bellotti                                    448
2582
        Anthony Verga                                     134
2400
        Michael Rodrigues                               43
2030
        Theodore Spillotis                              540
2090
        George Peterson                                541B
2489
        Forrester Clark                                     540
2090


NOTE:
        Without your letters, calls, faxes, and emails -
        repeal of this hard-won victory for the animals, unfortunately,  may
occur.

Questions ? call Mary at 781-535-4023, Evelyn at 617-424-8846, or
Wayne Pacelle of the Humane Society of the United States 301-258-3070

               ***************************************************

Addition Information from PR Newswire - 3/02/98

BOSTON, March 2 /PRNewswire/   Today, The Humane Society of the United
States (HSUS) testified before the Natural Resources and Agriculture
committee of the General Court and denounced the Massachusetts Division
of Fisheries and Wildlife (MDFW) for attempting to undermine Question
One and to subvert the will of the voters, Voters favored Question One
in November 1996 with a 64 percent majority, restricting the use of
cruel and indiscriminate body-gripping traps, such as steel-jaw leghold
traps, outlawing the use of hounds to hunt bears or bobcats; and
liminating the quota system guaranteeing that hunters and trappers
dominate the state Fisheries and Wildlife Board.

"The Division of Fisheries and Wildlife is an extension of the hunting
and trapping industry, and the agency has engaged in a pattern of
behavior designed to subvert the will of the people and undermines an
enormously popular and effective law," states Wayne Pacelle, a vice
president with The Humane Society of the United States, the chief
sponsor of the initiative petition. "This executive agency, which
violated the law during the 1995-96 election campaign, has continued to
disregard its responsibilities under the Constitution of the
Commonwealth to implement the law."

The HSUS's testimony was delivered during an oversight hearing called by
the Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee to review the MDFW's
implementation of Question One.

"The Division has failed to provide assistance to some communities in
the Commonwealth that have had conflicts with beavers, pronouncing that
Question One, is unworkable.  The reality is, there are effective
non-lethal means of dealing with beaver conflicts, which are
successfully used nationwide.

"In addition, the Division consistently misstates the provisions of
Question One.  Question One does not ban trapping; it simply restricts
the use of body-gripping traps, such as the steel-jaw leghold trap.  It
permits box and cage traps, and even permits the use of body-gripping
traps to protect public health and safety.  It even allows private
citizens to obtain the use of Conibear traps to kill beaver if other
methods have been tried and failed," said Pacelle.

"There is no question that the vast minority of conflicts with beavers
can be resolved without killing these remarkable animals," says Dr. John
Hadidian, director of Urban Wildlife Programs for The HSUS.  "In the
rare cases when trapping may be needed, Question One permits non-lethal
and lethal traps." Dr. Hadidian served as a research scientist with the
National Park Service for more than a decade and specialized in urban
wildlife issues.

Question One was approved in 14 of 15 counties in Massachusetts, in 75
percent of cities and towns, and 95 percent of state House and Senate
districts in November 1996.

                ************************************
Thank you for help in keeping Massachusetts
safe(r) for wildlife.

sbaer
steven baer

[e-mail]
Massachusetts

HOW DEEP INTO SPACE MUST HUMANS GO
BEFORE THEY LOOK BACK AND REALIZE
ALL THE NEIGHBORS THEY'VE TORTURED ON PLANET EARTH.

Date: Thu, 05 Mar 1998 22:32:39 -0800
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EPA will regulate commercial livestock farms as pollution source

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 5, 1998

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday it will place new
restrictions on thousands of large livestock and poultry farms to cut
the flow of animal and chicken wastes into the nation's waterways.

Some farmers claimed the restrictions would lead to higher food prices,
while environmentalists argued the crackdown was long overdue and only a
first step in stemming increasing pollution from agricultural runoff.

The EPA initiative is the first installment of a broader plan to protect
the nation's waterways. President Clinton last month singled out the
need to protect lakes and streams from urban and agricultural pollution
as one of his top environmental priorities.

EPA Administrator Carol Browner said urban and agricultural runoff
accounts for half of the pollution in the nation's lakes and rivers, and
waste "from animal feeding operations in particular has been associated
with threats to human health and the environment."

The plan, once it is formally adopted, would reflect a significant
broadening of the federal government's oversight of an estimated 6,000
commercial livestock and poultry farms across the country.

The agency said the largest of these facilities would have to fully
comply with new pollution controls by 2002 and the rest by 2005.
Currently only about a quarter of the animal feedlots are regulated by
states, according to the EPA.

The EPA strategy called for regulating large poultry and other livestock
farms, or feedlots, to curb pollution into nearby waterways to the same
extent that factories are currently regulated under the Clean Water Act.
The controls would not apply to cattle ranches, but only to feedlots
where the livestock are fattened before slaughter.

Beef or dairy cattle, hog and poultry farms would be subject to regular
inspections, require pollution permits and be required to develop plans
limiting release of chemicals, manure and other wastes into waterways,
the agency said.

Such pollution has been blamed for excessive nutrients and toxic
chemicals getting into lakes and streams, leading to a growing number of
fish kills in waterways in many parts of the country.

Wastes from poultry farms on Maryland's Eastern Shore were blamed last
summer for an outbreak of the microbe pfiesteria that killed thousands
of fish and forced state officials to close infected rivers along the
Chesapeake Bay to fishing.

The flow of large amounts of nutrients from livestock into rivers and
streams also has caused oxygen-choking algae blooms in waterways,
creating in some cases "dead zones" where fish and other aquatic life no
longer can survive.

The EPA proposal would require permits for farms with more than 1,000
cattle, 2,500 swine or 100,000 laying hens. Permits also could be
required for smaller farms that were found to pose an environmental
hazard to specific environmentally sensitive waterways, the sources
said.

Currently cattle feedlots, large commercial hog farms and poultry farms
are regulated by the state with pollution standards and permits varying
from one region to another.

The new EPA initiative had been expected within the agriculture
industry. Some livestock groups have been critical of increased federal
controls, arguing they would put U.S. farmers at a disadvantage against
farms in Mexico and other countries, and lead to higher consumer prices
for chicken, beef, pork and dairy products.

Still other farmers, however, have said federal standards may be an
improvement over what some consider a hodgepodge of state regulations,
with farmers in some states required to meet more stringent pollution
controls than competitors in a neighboring state.

By H. JOSEF HEBERT, Associated Press Writer
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 01:49:09 EST
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               THE ALLIANCE FOR ANIMALS IN VIRGINIA
       VIRGINIA'S TWELFTH ANIMAL RIGHTS SYMPOSIUM
                           SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1998

Norfolk Airport Hilton, 1500 North Military Highway,
                                      Norfolk VA  23502 USA
          (Traveling east on 64 take exit 281 South Military Highway.
           Traveling west on 64 take exit 282 Northampton Blvd.)

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing"àEdmund Burke

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REGISTRATION FEE* -$25
        STUDENTS*          -$15
*Includes Morning Coffee and Vegan Buffet Lunch

Please send  NAME, STREET, CITY, STATE, ZIP, and PHONE #
and Please make checks payable to:
          Alliance for Animals in Virginia
          PO Box 68065
          Virginia Beach, VA 23471
**Payment for registration must be received by Tues, March 17, '98**
          The Alliance For Animals in Virginia
          Reserves the Right to Refuse Attendance.
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Hotel Accommodations:
          Please contact Norfolk Airport Hilton at 757-466-8000
          Rooms - single and double $82.00 plus tax.
For any other information (including alternative accommodations
          conveniently located)  contact:  Alliance for Animals in Virginia,
          PO Box 68065, Virginia Beach VA  23471.
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          MERCHANDISE AND LITERATURE WILL
          BE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY
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      >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  PROGRAM  <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

8:00-9:00         REGISTRATION AND MORNING COFFEE

9:00-9:15         OPENING ADDRESS

9:15-10:00       CONTAMINATION AND CRUELTY, SICKNESS
                         AND SUFFERING IN THE POULTRY INDUSTRY:
                         WHAT ARE THE LINKS?
                         Karen Davis, PhD.
                         Karen will focus on four major episodes of
                         environmental pollution and poultry diseases in 1997:
                         pollution of the Potomac River by the West Virginia
                         poultry industry, Pfiesteria invasion of the
Chesapeake
                         Bay, Campylobacter bacterial food poisoning, and
Avian
                         Influenza in Pennsylvania and Hong Kong.

10:00-10:45     EAT RIGHT, LIVE LONGER
                         Dr. Neal Barnard
                         Dr. Barnard is the author of four books, the most
recent
                         of which is Eat Right, Live Longer.  Dr. Barnard has
                         been instrumental in reforming federal dietary
                         guidelines.  In his published research reports, Dr.
                         Barnard has shown how bad diets not only cause health
                         problems, they are also responsible for up to $60
billion
                         every year in health care costs.

10:45-11:00     BREAK

11:00-11:30     HOW YOU CAN BE A POLITICAL ACTIVIST FOR
                         ANIMALS
                         Betty Lou LaJoy
                         The animal rights movement must enter the world of
                         electoral politics.  Legislation to protect animals
will not
                         pass unless we elect politicians who will vote for
our
                         bills.

11:30-12:15     NEW CHALLENGES FACING HUMANE SOCIETIES
                         Kim Sturla
                         What core ethical values guide the work of SPCAs?
                         Should their role be primarily one of sheltering
                         unwanted dogs and cats or advocating on their behalf?

12:15-1:45       VEGAN BUFFET LUNCH

1:45-2:30         THE PHILOSOPHY OF ANIMAL LIBERATION
                         Bruce Friedrich
                         Bruce will discuss the animal rights movement in the
                         context of other struggles for justice, including
abolition,
                         suffrage, labor justice, and children's, women's and
civil
                         rights.

2:30-3:15         THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE:  A LAW-
                         ENFORCEMENT OFFICER'S PERSPECTIVE
                         Sergeant Sherry Schlueter
                         Sherry will focus on the "Indicator Crime" status of
                         animal cruelty; how crimes of violence and omission
                         against animals, children and battered spouses are
                         interconnected; and ways law-enforcement agencies and
                         communities can help break the cyclical chain of
                         violence.

3:15-3:30         BREAK

3:30-4:15         PET THEFT:  ORGANIZED AND SANCTIONED BY
                         THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                         Chris DeRose
                         Chris does not hold back when he describes the brutal
                         and heartless pet slave trade.  Each year an
estimated
                         two million companion animals are stolen or taken
under
                         false pretenses to be sold for commercial purposes.
This
                         is the first hand account of putting government
licensed
                         dealers in state and federal prisons.

--see Part II for speaker bios
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               THE ALLIANCE FOR ANIMALS IN VIRGINIA
       VIRGINIA'S TWELFTH ANIMAL RIGHTS SYMPOSIUM
                           SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1998

PART II

      >>>>>>>>>>>>  SPEAKER BIOs  <<<<<<<<<<<<<

Karen Davis, PhD, is the Founder and President of United Poultry
     Concerns, an international non-profit organization addressing the
     treatment of poultry in food production, science, education,
     entertainment, and human companionship situations.  She is the
     author of A Home for Henny, Instead of Chicken, Instead of Turkey:
     A Poultryless "Poultry" Potpourri, and Prisoned Chickens, Poisoned
     Eggs:  An Inside Look at the Modern Poultry Industry.

Dr. Neal Barnard is President of the Physicians Committee for
     Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a nationwide group of physicians
     that promotes preventative medicine and addresses controversies in
     modern medicine.
PCRM is involved in advocacy and education and also conducts
     research, including a recent breakthrough study showing a new
     approach to diabetes that can actually get many patients off their
     medication.
Dr. Barnard's interest in healthy eating evolved over many years.  His
     family background "INCLUDES/INDEX.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/digest/includes" both doctors and cattle ranchers--two
     groups that are increasingly butting heads over health issues.  Before
     going to medical school Dr. Barnard worked as an autopsy assistant
     where he observed first-hand heart disease, colon cancer, and other
     deadly effects of a bad diet.
PCRM deals with other controversies in medicine, including ethical
     issues in human research and the need for alternatives to animal
     experimentation. Even with his busy schedule, Dr. Barnard regularly
     volunteers his time to provide medical care at a shelter for the
     homeless in Washington, DC.

Betty Lou LaJoy is the Founder and Director of Virginia's only political
     action committee dedicated to the election of local and state
     candidates who will vote for legislation to protect animals.  She has
     over ten years of experience as a lobbyist as well as election
     campaign activities.

Kim Sturla has 23 years of experience in animal protection work and is
     Director of  Companion Animals and Education for The Fund For
     Animals.  Kim has been responsible for drafting precedent-setting
     laws, legislation to protect students who do not want to dissect
     animals as well as breeding restriction laws.  Kim is co-founder and
     director of Animal Place, a sanctuary for farm animals.

Bruce Friedrich is Vegetarian Campaign Co-ordinator for People for the
     Ethical Treatment of Animals.  Before joining PETA, Bruce spent 6
     years running a soup kitchen and homelessness shelter in
     Washington, D.C., and organizing demonstrations for economic
     justice and demilitarization.

Sergeant Sherry Schlueter is a detective sergeant with the Broward
     Country Sheriff's Office.  She helped found and supervises the Abuse
     and Neglect Investigations Unit, which is unique in the nation.
Sergeant Schlueter has over twenty-six years of experience, particularly
     in the specialized field of animal cruelty investigation, and is
     considered a national expert.  She has appeared in recent years on
     OPHAH, LEEZA, CNN, CBS Morning, Day and Date, Hard Copy,
     American Journal, as well as national print articles profiling her work.

Chris DeRose founded Last Chance for Animals (LCA), a national
     animal rights organization Based in Los Angeles in 1984.  His
     dedication to fight the injustice of animal abuse around the world has
     gained DeRose notoriety in the animal-related community throughout
     the United States, Europe and Australia.  He is an extremely articulate
     and charismatic spokesperson, and has done hundreds of interviews,
     talk shows and on-camera appearances.
Chris has recently completed his autobiography entitled In Your Face:
     From Actor To Animal Activist.  This is a controversial and informative
     account of one activist's crusade against the sale of family pets into
     research.  Through a life dedicated to the animals, Chris
     demonstrates the impact one individual can have in the animal
     protection movement.

-END-

Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 03:36:10 -0400
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Birders burdened by feeding quandary

                     By DAVENE JEFFREY / Staff Reporter

                     To feed or not to feed. That is the question facing
Nova Scotia
                     bird lovers.

                     Last week the Canadian Wildlife Service asked Maritimers to
                     take down their bird feeders for a month to stem the
spread of
                     salmonellosis among small birds.

                     The warning was issued after an outbreak of the
bacteria killed
                     a number of redpoll finches in the Moncton area.

                     But some Nova Scotians fear this will only make
survival that
                     much tougher for struggling birds.

                     "This time of year is probably the time when there's
the least
                     amount of food," says Bev Sarty of the Wild Bird Company in
                     Halifax.

                     "Any birds that have been living off the land are probably
                     depleting their supplies of natural feed," Ms. Sarty said.

                     So far, only a few cases of the disease have been
discovered in
                     Nova Scotia, said wildlife pathologist Scott McBurnie
of the
                     Canadian Co-operative Wildlife Health Centre in Prince
                     Edward Island.

                     Those birds have been found in Halifax and the Bridgewater
                     area.

                     In fact, most of the reason to worry may now be over.

                     "The weather conditions have shifted from the original
                     onslaught of this," Mr. McBurnie said. "The temperature has
                     warmed up, and these birds may not be stressed as much any
                     more."

                     Although birds normally carry salmonella bacteria, the
levels
                     can change when weak birds become stressed by harsh
weather,
                     he said. As a result, the birds develop blood poisoning
and die.

                     The problem is that birds of a feather flock together,
especially
                     at backyard feeders, and when some of those birds are sick,
                     illness can spread to the rest of the flock.

                     "Birds that are ill do not move very far. Oftentimes
they will sit
                     right in the feeder, and in the process of sitting
there, while they
                     are passing their droppings, they are contaminating the
bird
                     feed," Mr. McBurnie said.

                     The disease is passed on to stronger, healthy birds,
which come
                     into contact with high levels of the bacteria at
infected feeders.

                     The easiest way to stem the spread of the disease is to
stop
                     feeding the birds, says John Stone of Environment
Canada. This
                     forces the birds to spread out to forage for food, and
limits their
                     contact with sick birds.

                     Birds that are sick will be fairly easy to spot, says
Clarence
                     Stevens of Discover Nature's Habitat in Bedford.

                     "As soon as one bird gets sick ... the rest of the
flock will
                     abandon that bird. So you can usually tell when you
have a sick
                     bird, because it will be by itself. ... It will be very
sluggish,"
                     Mr. Stevens said.

                     Bird lovers can continue to feed their feathered
friends if they
                     follow proper feeder hygiene.

                     To prevent the spread of infection, Mr. Stevens and Ms.
Sarty
                     suggest people take extra precautions at their backyard
feeders.

                     Feeders should be cleaned frequently, and old or wet seed,
                     droppings and dead birds should be disposed of.

                     Although the disease can be spread to pets and humans, Mr.
                     McBurnie says there is no threat of infection if birds and
                     feeders are handled properly. He recommends wearing gloves
                     when cleaning around the feeder.

Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 02:48:38 -0500
From: Vegetarian Resource Center <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Bones of Carnivorous Dinosaur Found in Argentina
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Dinosaur Bones Found in Argentina
.c The Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - An 85 million-year-old carnivorous dinosaur of
an apparently unknown species has been discovered in southern Argentina, a
paleontologist said Thursday.

Researchers found bones of herbivore Titanosaurus and of the unknown carnivore
in the fossil-rich area of Rincon de los Sauces near the Andes, 760 miles
southwest of Buenos Aires.

``There are fossils enough for Rincon de los Sauces to start its own museum,''
paleontologist Jorge Calvo of the University of Comahue told The Associated
Press.

Calvo, a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago, heads the team
that found the Titanosaurus, a fairly common dinosaur in the area, as well as
the new carnivore.

``We found vertebrae, a shoulder blade, and leg bones, all in excellent
condition,'' Calvo said. ``We've never seen pieces like these.''

The 18-foot tall carnivore from the Upper Cretaceous period looked somewhat
like Tyrannosaurus rex, found in North America.

The western Andean foothill provinces of Argentina are rich in fossil sites.
Species unique to the region include the 90 million-year-old Unenlagia
comahuensis, which researchers say could be the ``missing link'' to sustain
the theory that modern birds descend from dinosaurs.

AP-NY-03-05-98 1324EST

Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 02:49:35 -0500
From: Vegetarian Resource Center <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: HSUS Calls on Ohio Governor To Nix Proposed Trap Regulations
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HSUS Calls on Ohio Governor To Nix Proposed Trap Regulations

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, The Humane Society of the
United States (HSUS), the nation's largest animal protection organization with
154,000 supporters in Ohio, sent a letter to Governor George Voinovich
opposing regulations to be considered by the Ohio Wildlife Council that would
expand the use of body-gripping traps in residential areas.

The proposed regulations seek to change wildlife control policies governing
so-called "nuisance" animals, such as raccoons in the attic or woodchucks in
the backyard.á The proposed regulations, supported by some Nuisance Wildlife
Control Officers (NWCOs), would permit the use of body-gripping traps up to 7"
x 7" inside buildings; the use of snares, including strangulation devices, for
any wildlife "control" activity; and the sale of pelts of furbearing mammals
killed as "nuisance" animals during the regular open season with these devices
and others.

"At a time when there are effective non-lethal means of dealing with wildlife
problems, these regulations turn back the clock and provide incentives for
wildlife control officers to kill animals, often with the most barbaric and
gruesome traps," states Sandy Rowland, regional director of the Great Lakes
Regional Office of The HSUS in Bowling Green, Ohio.á "Sanctioning the
placement of these traps in urban and suburban areas frequented by children
and pets is not a sensible policy, but a prescription for placing kids and
pets at risk."á The HSUS has documented that body-gripping traps frequently
catch non-target animals.

As wildlife return to areas from which they had been extirpated and as people
encroach upon wildlife habitat, there will be increasing encounters between
people and wildlife.á The HSUS and other groups emphasize preventive measures
first, and capture using humane box or cage traps only as a last resort.

The HSUS opposes not only the use of cruel traps, but also the sale of pelts
from animals killed by NWCOs.á "This pelt-sale proposal immediately places
killing as the best, first option for nuisance wildlife control officers.
They will use non-lethal means of wildlife control as a last resort, rather
than as a first line of defense," states Dr. John Hadidian, Director of Urban
Wildlife for The HSUS.á A survey by the recognized firm of Critter Control
determined that non-lethal solutions to wildlife conflicts are favored by
people in nine of ten cases.

The HSUS will testify against the proposed regulations at the March 19 meeting
of the Ohio Wildlife Council.

SOURCEá Humane Society of the United Statesá
CO:á Humane Society of the United States; Ohio Wildlife Council
ST:á Ohio
IN:
SU:á LEG
03/05/98 14:36 EST <http://www.prnewswire.com/>http://www.prnewswire.com

Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 02:49:03 -0500
From: Vegetarian Resource Center <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Group Sues Canada Over Seal Exports
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Group Sues Canada Over Seal Exports
.c The Associated Press

TORONTO (AP) - An environmental group said Thursday it is suing the Canadian
government to block its involvement in the export of seal penises.

The suit against Fisheries Minister David Anderson was filed by the
International Fund for Animal Welfare, which has been campaigning for years to
halt Canada's commercial seal hunt.

Seal penises are particularly popular in Hong Kong, China and Korea, where
their testosterone content is believed to act as an aphrodisiac.

``It is simply against the law in Canada to sell or import testosterone unless
you're a physician,'' said Clayton Ruby, the animal rights group's lawyer.

He said the suit demands an explanation from the government within 20 days.

``Very shortly after that, I can have them in court and I can make a judge, I
hope, order them to stop this vile, fraudulent and illegal trade,'' Ruby said.

The fisheries ministry said it had been advised of the suit but would not
comment on matters before the courts.

AP-NY-03-05-98 1705EST

Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 02:57:31 -0500
From: Vegetarian Resource Center <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Cruelty to Animals -- What are the consequences?
á
For further information contact:
Thomas Bacher, Director
[phone] or
<mailto:[e-mail]>[e-mail]

03/05/1998

For immediate release ...

Purdue University Press Releases Major New Work on the Relationship between
Cruelty to Animals and Interpersonal Violence

Despite decades of scientific research, we are only beginning to understand
the
roots of violence that connect child maltreatment, spouse and partner abuse,
and aggression in our neighborhood and communities. Edited by Randall
Lockwood,
the vice president for training initiatives for the Humane Society, and Frank
Ascione, a professor of psychology at Utah State University, CRUELTY TO
ANIMALS
AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE presents in one convenient volume historical,
philosophical, and research sources that explore the connection between
maltreatment of animals and societal repercussions. Is it coincidence that
serial killers like Jeffrey Dahmer mutilate animals as youngsters before
moving
on to humans? Is it coincidence that child and spouse abusers display violent
tendencies toward family pets? Is it coincidence that in homes where elders
have been abused that pets have been too?

Alan Beck, the co-author of BETWEEN PETS AND PEOPLE, says it best. "In 1905,
Sigmund Freud suggested that clinicians pay special attention to children who
are especially cruel to animals. Today there is growing evidence that
childhood
cruelty toward animals is often a precursor to cruelty to other humans.
CRUELTY
TO ANIMALS AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE is a must for anyone concerned with the
implications and policies associated with child abuse."

As we face increased violence in our society, CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AND
INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE identifies a key causal link in the chain of violence -
a link that must be broken.

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
424 PAGES, 8 1/2á X 11, NOTES, BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX

CLOTH, $49.95, ISBN 1-55753-105-6
PAPER, $24.95, ISBN 1-55753-106-4
á


Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 19:08:02 +1100
From: Lynette Shanley <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Cambodian wildlife
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Can anyone advise me if there is a government department in Cambodia that
deals with wildlife issues. Is there a wildlife protection office. Does
anyone know of any laws in Cambodia concerning wildlife and poaching.

Thanks in advance.


Lynette Shanley
International Primate Protection League - Australia
PO Box 60
PORTLAND  NSW  2847
AUSTRALIA
Phone/Fax [phone] 554026
EMAIL [e-mail]


Date: Thu, 05 Mar 1998 23:11:23
From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [UK] Dobson retreat over meat risk
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Friday, March 6th, 1998

Dobson retreat over meat risk
By David Fletcher, Health Correspondent

GUIDELINES on the risk of cancer associated with eating red meat were
altered substantially by the Government yesterday.

Last September, Frank Dobson, the Health Secretary, said that people eating
the average amount of red meat, sausages or burgers - three ounces per day
- should consider reducing their consumption.

But yesterday, following recommendations from a Government-appointed
committee of experts, the ministry said that there was no need for such a
cut, but that people eating more than the average should consider a reduction.

The watered-down recommendations follow a major behind-the-scenes row
between members of the committee. It resulted in Mr Dobson announcing the
earlier recommendations in September but then withholding publication of
the report until yesterday.

Michael Jack, the shadow agriculture minister, said: "Frank Dobson couldn't
wait to publish recommendations from COMA [the Committe on Medical Aspects
of Food and Nutrition Policy] before their report came out. He put out a
press release stating that COMA had recommended that the average
consumption of red meat should fall.

"Now that the report has been published there are no ministers to be seen
and the Government is putting up the Chief Medical Officer to explain why
average meat eaters may make no change to their annual consumption - a
complete reversal of Frank Dobson's statement five months ago."

The report confirmed previous estimates that one in three cancers are
attributable to diet and said big eaters of red and processed meat should
"consider a reduction". It said: "Adults
with intakes of red and processed meats greater than the current average
(90g or 3oz a day), especially those in the upper reaches (about 140g or
5oz a day). . . should consider a reduction in intake."

But it said: "It is not recommended that adults with intakes below the
current average should reduce their intakes." However, it went on to say:
"The wider nutritional implications of any reduction should be assessed."

The earlier recommendations embodied in Mr Dobson's statement were
themselves a compromise after Prof Philip James, a member of the committee
and architect of the new
Food Standards Agency, persuaded ministers that the committee was being
railroaded into weak advice by the meat industry.

Eventually, under pressure from Mr Dobson, the committee reconsidered its
advice and produced the stronger message. But the decision was taken in the
absence of the members who made the original recommendations and who
refused to accept the new wording. After heated discussions, the compromise
published yesterday was struck.

Prof Gordon McVie, director general of the Cancer Research Campaign, said:
"There is clear evidence, reiterated in this report, that a high intake of
vegetables and fruit can help protect
against common cancers. . . The report also recommends moderate red meat
intake, with increased use of poultry, fish and legumes, while recognising
that meat is a valuable source
of nutrients."

Colin Maclean, director general of the Meat and Livestock Commission, said
that it was important to note that the report said that people eating the
average amount of red meat should not cut their intake.

However, the Vegetarian Society called for an independent inquiry into the
true risks of eating meat and developing cancer. Its spokesman, Steve
Connor, said: "The acceptable level of
meat consumption, in terms of minimising cancer risk, remains unknown. The
report has only led to further consumer confusion and a completely
understandable lack of confidence
in meat."

⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1998.

Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 00:00:24
From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [UK] Hunt ban MP attacks 'rich Tory' marchers
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Friday, March 6th, 1998

Hunt ban MP attacks 'rich Tory' marchers
By Joy Copley, Political Staff

THE Labour MP who wants to outlaw foxhunting was plunged into a "class
warfare" row after he dismissed countryside folk who marched through London
as "unrepresentative of the British people" and said they were mainly
well-off Tories from the South-East of England.

Michael Foster, MP for Worcester, was immediately accused of  "raking over
the ashes of class politics" by the organisers of the march, which
attracted 284,000 people. Mr Foster said that the majority of people in
rural areas backed a ban on hunting and that it would be the "tired old
guard" of the Conservative Party who would try and wreck his Private
Members Bill outlawing the sport when it reaches its crucial report stage
in the Commons today.

He said that the people on the march were unrepresentative of British
public opinion. He said it had been a "well financed operation" and not a
mass movement, adding that the Duke of Westminister had given money to the
countryside movement. Dismissing the marchers, he said: "If we just looked
at their views it would not be a correct thing to do, in that we would be
ignoring the vast majority of people that do not live in the south, the
vast majority of people that are not Conservative supporters, the vast
majority of people that are not social classes A, B and C1."

Janet George, for the Countryside Alliance, which organised the march,
said: "He is raking over the ashes of class politics and proving his total
ignorance of the countryside. He has lost the argument and all we are
getting now is class warfare language and smears instead of arguments."

She said that the Duke of Westminster had given a loan of about ú1 million
about two years ago to the countryside movement, which then merged with the
Countryside Alliance. She maintained that none of this was spent on the
march, which was funded by individual donations of which the largest was
ú2,000. The total bill for the march is expected to be about ú400,000 and
organisers are still counting donations collected on the day, which it is
estimated will amount to ú150,000.

Mr Foster was basing his figures on the social composition of the marchers
on a Mori poll which showed that 78 per cent said they would vote Tory if
there was a general election tomorrow; 63 per cent came from the south and
47 per cent were part of social classes A and B with 35 per cent C1.

The Countryside Alliance said people came from all over the country and
that many of the people on the march voted Labour at the last election but
were now thinking of reverting back to the Tories. Mr Foster said that
Conservative former cabinet ministers, would attempt to frustrate his bill
at the report stage. He cited Douglas Hogg, the former agriculture
minister, who has tabled 100 amendments.

Mr Foster said: "The type of people that are looking to block the bill, are
a group of individuals who I would consider to be what I consider to be the
tired old guard. They are the old guard, they're yesterday's politicians
and there's a vast difference between the politics of today in the Commons
and the politics of pre-May 1. Hunting wild animals such as deer and foxes
for sport is cruel and causes unnecessary suffering - it has no place in
modern Britain."

As the war of words over the Bill became increasingly bitter, Mrs George
said: "Better to have been a has-been Tory politician than a never-will-be
Labour politician." The MP said he was "confident" that his Bill would get
a third reading. However, this is unlikely because the Government will not
grant extra Parliamentary time.

Mr Foster announced a team of crossbench Peers supporting his bill
including Baroness Wharton (crossbench); Baroness Fookes (Conservative),
Lord Tope (Liberal Democrat), and Lord Bassam.

Both sides of the debate handed in petitions to Downing Street yesterday.
RSPCA inspectors delivered a one-million-name petition urging a ban on
foxhunting. The Countryside Alliance and the British Association of
Shooting and Conservation presented a petition containing the signatures of
half a million people, delivered by two pairs of shire horses.

⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1998.

[For those not familiar with the English class system, A, B & C1 are the
so-called "upper" and upper middle" classes, usually based on occupation. A
"crossbencher" is an independent member of the unelected House of Lords, so
called due to seating arrangement in the chamber]
Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 00:09:23
From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [UK] Canal link to mystery of dead fish
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Friday, March 6th, 1998

Canal link to mystery of dead fish
By Charles Clover, Environment Editor

SCIENTISTS investigating the death of at least 150 tons of fish in the
River Dun near Hungerford, Berkshire, believe that they have traced the
village that was the source of the pollution.

The Environment Agency has investigated six farms around Little Bledwyn,
Wiltshire, on the Kennet and Avon canal, which is the furthest point
upstream at which dead fish have been
found. More visits to farms and businesses are expected today.

It is believed that the pollution entered the canal and flowed into the
Dun, where the entire stock of trout at Berkshire Trout Farm, near
Hungerford, was wiped out early on Wednesday.

The agency said that tests indicated that insects in the river were not
affected, which would seem to rule out the newer generation of sheep dips,
which are highly toxic to fish and
insect life.

Scientists say there is no clue to the cause of death from examining the
fish and that the poison has no colour or odour. No more dead fish were
found last night.

⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1998.


Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 04:22:02 EST
From: Boonedagel <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail],
        [e-mail], [e-mail],
        [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail],
        [e-mail], [e-mail],
        [e-mail] (Brad), [e-mail]
Subject: posting others private mail re: Pooters II
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Hello all. This is greg sherrow. It has been brought to my attention, in no
uncertain terms, that I should not post entire private emails. Although I
didn't do that exactly, I want to say:

First off, I am sorry.

Second, I had no idea this was against the rules, or bad etiquette, or even
possibly illegal. I'm very new to mailing lists and newsgroups.

Also, I do have a bit of common sense, and at least a few computer skills. In
all these repostings I have posted in the last few days, I sensed I should not
include everything in the private emails that I have been so fortunate to
receive, and, I did edit out what seemed inappropriate. Little did I realize
that sending it at all was inappropriate. I was just so happy... and...
thankful for the help.

I want to thank all the wonderful folks who have responded so warmly and with
such concern in the last few days since my "bull in a china shop" debut on
your lists. Don't worry, I won't name who you are again.

I do want to assure all of you who responded, and everybody else too, that my
reasons for doing it were magnanimous. You know, I actually thought I was
doing a good thing. My intentions were to thank everyone who responded to my
plea for help for Pooters II, and honor them for doing so by posting their
help to me and Pooters, for all to see. I thought it would be a nice gesture
to them.

Please pardon my ignorance. I truly wanted to say thanks to some real cool
people, and say it publicly. Well.... in an offhand way, I guess I did.

Anyway, don't let my faux pas cause Pooters II to lose out. I welcome all the
help and suggestions for her she can get. Please.

In closing I would like to thank someone in particular.... I know.... "Oh no."
you are thinking, "He's gonna do it again."

No I am not. Well... sorta.

There is a person in northern California on one of the mailing lists that I
think is one of the nicest people I have ever "met" online, or, for that
matter, otherwise. How kind you are. How thoughtful and generous you are. How
concerned and quickly you came to a fellow sufferers aid, and with more than
plenty. Your help, in particular, has moved me to tears. You
are....magnificent. Thank you.

That's it.

Please help Pooters II.


All you need is love....



Sincerely,

greg sherrow & Pooters II, plus 10.
Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 11:15:39 +0100
From: 2063511 <[e-mail]>
To: AR NEWS <[e-mail]>
Subject: [CAT]"La Caixa" Strikes Back
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Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain: The first bank in Catalonia, ans second in spain,
"La Caixa de Pensions i Estalvis de Barcelona" promoved another year the
bullfighting. In their terminals anybody can buy a tickets for one "corrida"
and explain that bullfighting is an "art?????????". In the program of
bullfighting show, "La Caixa" says that the bull is the principal star.


More information in:

http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/6506/lacaixa.htm
http://www.geocities.com/heartland/hills/3787

Jordi Ni±erola
Barcelona.

My web against fur coats is:

http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/6506/pellcas.htm

Visiteu les meves pαgines / Visit my homepages

http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/6506
http://www.geocities.com/colosseum/loge/3128
http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/academy/2855

Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 11:30:15 +0100
From: 2063511 <[e-mail]>
To: ar-news <[e-mail]>
Subject: [SPA]New Bullfighting season in Spain.
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ValΦncia, Spain: The 13th of March, start in Spain a new season of
bullfighting. How every year, the city of ValΦncia is preparing for their
parties. The Valencia's parties is famous for their fire games and because
ValΦncia become en the first city, that every year, a bull is killed in a
bullfighting ring.

Many Spanish TVs are fighting for show rights. We protest because, this showed
are in infantil timetable, and because we don't like that in our TV we can see
torture.

ADDA, Asociaci≤n por el Derecho del Animal, send many letters to all TV for
this motive.

Please help an wrtite letters to:

SPANISH TV

ENTE PUBLICO RTVE
Edificio Prado del Rey
28223 Madrid


ANTENA 3 TV S.A
Avenida Isla Graciosa s/n
28700 San Sebastißn de los Reyes
Madrid


GETEVISI╙N / TELECINCO
Pza Pablo Ruiz Picasso s/n
Torre Picasso, Planta 36


SOCIEDAD DE TELEVISI╙N CANAL PLUS SA
Gran Vφa 32 3║
28013  Madrid

My web against fur coats is:

http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/6506/pellcas.htm

Visiteu les meves pαgines / Visit my homepages

http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/6506
http://www.geocities.com/colosseum/loge/3128
http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/academy/2855

Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 07:12:29 -0500
From: allen schubert <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: French Beef Producers Start New Ad Campaign
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from CNN custom news (see:  http://www.cnn.com )
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French Beef Producers Start New Ad Campaign
Reuters
05-MAR-98

     PARIS, March 5 (Reuters) - French beef producers have
enlisted an astronaut, a vegetarian and a fasting yogi to
reverse an eight-percent slump in beef eating following scares
over mad cow disease.

     A 20 million franc ($3.3 million) television ad campaign by
the beef farmers' and retailers' association,
l'Interprofessionel du Betail et de la Viande (IBV), shows the
three characters yearning for a piece of beef.

     The ad will run until the end of March on TF1, France-2,
France-3 and M6, France's four terrestrial television channels,
Laurent Caesar, an executive at the agency behind the adverts,
Procrea Corporate, said on Thursday.

     It is the third in a series of campaigns by beef producers,
who have yet to see sales recover to levels before fears of mad
cow disease hit France in April 1996.

     Mad cow disease, or BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy),
has been linked in Britain to cattle fed with meat and bone meal
taken from sheep infected with a brain-wasting disease.

     France admitted in 1996 that such animal feed had been
imported from Britain and fed to French cattle. There is
evidence that a form of the disease can be passed to humans.

     Cases of BSE in cattle have been discovered periodically in
France, with the most recent, the 32nd since the scare, hitting
a Normandy dairy herd in mid-January.

     IBV's first two campaigns stressed French beef is labelled
in a way that guarantees its origins and quality, said
Paul-Henri Couri, head of communications at Comarel, IBV's
marketing arm.

     This time the aim is to show beef eating is pleasurable, he
said.

     ``The first objective is to continue to reassure
consumers...the second is to restore pleasure and desire to
eating beef, to make people smile,'' he said.

     The campaign also promotes three French beef brands that
guarantee the meat comes from a beef and not a dairy herd, the
conditions in which it is reared and slaughtered and the meat's
maturing time before it is sold, he said.

     Beef sales in France, where steaks or roasts are lightly
cooked and raw steak tartare is a delicacy, slumped by 10
percent to 15 percent in 1996 and by as much as 30 percent in
the weeks just after the scare.

     Even before the scare, beef sales were slipping one to two
percent a year in France, Couri said.

     Last year they recovered to stand at seven to eight percent
below their pre-scare level, and the IBV hopes the current
campaign will restore them to five percent below.

     ``If we get back to minus five percent we will be very
happy,'' he said.

     ((Sue Landau, Paris newsroom, [phone], fax +33 1
4236 1072, paris.newsroom+reuters.com)) ($ - 6.076 French
Francs)
Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 21:33:21 +0000
From: jwed <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (CN) Abstract of traditional Chinese herbs published
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Date: 03/06/98
Author: Shao Zongwei
Copyright⌐ by China Daily

A TWO-VOLUME abstract of the 30-volume Materia Medica of China was released by
Shanghai Science and Technology Publishing House last week in Beijing.
The abstract, which contains information about 535 kinds of commonly-used
herbal medicines, summarizes the main material of the 30-volume work.
The unabridged version of the pharmacopoeia will list more than 8,000 kinds of
traditional Chinese medicines. Under each entry, there will be a
description of
the herb's outward appearance, its chemical composition and functions,
planting
and processing methods, clinical research results and contra-indications.
Over 10,000 illustrations and photographs will be included.
It will also list about 1,500 kinds of medicines which are used by the
Tibetan,
Mongolian, Uygur and Dai peoples.
The pharmacopoeia will be the most complete work of its kind in Chinese
history.
Initiated by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SATCM),
compilation of the pharmacopoeia started in 1989. So far, work on 27 volumes
has been completed. The remaining three volumes are expected to be finished
before October 1 next year.
Over 400 specialists from more than 60 universities, colleges and research
institutes nationwide are taking part in the compilation.
Materia Medica of China sums up the achievements of traditional Chinese
medicine (TCM) over the past 2,000 years and also details its contemporary
development, said Li Zhengji, a vice-administrator of SATCM.
The pharmacopoeia will be a useful reference work for the country's TCM
practitioners.
TCM has enjoyed an unprecedented boom internationally in recent years as more
and more people in the West start to turn to natural medicines.
It will be the first work of this scale to appear since the compilation of the
Compendium of Materia Medica, which was compiled by Li Shizhen, a Ming Dynasty
(1368-1644) master TCM practitioner. It recorded 1,892 kinds of herbal
medicines and is still a widely-used TCM reference work today.

Poster's note:á the importance of this to AR is that it will help with the
promotion of Herbal Alternatives to animal parts in TCM.




Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 10:49:50 EST
From: JanaWilson <[e-mail]>
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Subject: (US) Oklahoma Hog Farm Moratorium Passed
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A/w local Okla. City news:

Oklahoma state senators voted 31 to 5 Thursday for a resolution
placing a moratorium on hog farm contruction until legislators enact
new regulations later this session.  House Joint Resolution 1093
will go to Gov. Frank Keating (Republican) who is expected to
sign it early next week. (Over 90 hog farms have applied for
licenses in Okla.)
Keating Communications Director Dan Mahoney said the governor
is out of town but will sign the measure when he returns.  The
resolution will keep 720,000 hogs from being added to the state's
1.64 million swine population, said Sen. Kevin Easley, D-Broken
Arrow, who handled the legislation on the Senate floor.  The
resolution also imposes the moratorium for one year, but leg. leaders
and the governor expect a new law governing hog farm operations
to be enacted before the 1998 legislative session ends 29 May.
A special  House-Senate committee will meet Monday to draft
legislation regulating hog and poultry operations.  The meeting will
be closed to the public.
One unsuccessful amendment by Senator Gene Stipe, D-McAlester,
would have restricted the moratorium to the western side of the state.
Sen. Stipe said hog farms hadn't had any problems in eastern Okla.
where he lives.  And Sen. Bruce Price, D-Hinton, tried unsuccessfully
to exempt from the moratorium hog farms that were under constuction
before Jan. 1.
Sen. Kathleen Wilcoxson, R-Okla. City, said friends of five generations
are fighting each other in western Okla. over the issue.  She said
she talked to women in western Okla. whose lace curtains are smelling
from the hog farms.  "It does not smell like money; it smells like manure."

Suzette Hatfield, a coordinator for the Okla. Family Farm Alliance,
which is seeking stiffer requirements for hog operations, said she
was overjoyed by the passage of the resolution but said it won't solve
all the problems.
Sam Fouquet, a Guyman businessman who was the leading
organizer of ProAg, said the moratorium "will cause ruin upon many
family farmers thru Okla. and rural areas."  ProAg is a group
organized in Okla. Panhandle to support agriculture and particularly
the hog industry.

                                                     For the Animals,

                                                     Jana, OKC
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 09:50:20 -0700
From: buffalo folks <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: National Day of Prayer
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Greetings web warrior friends,
I am requesting your assistance in helping to get the word out about the
National Day of Prayer on March 21st

i should be able to have the buffalo nations web space updated about this
wonderfull event by tomorrow (so much to do...so little time ~GRIN~)

It is snowing here in Montana...
the camp could use volunteers

thank you for your assistance in helping to get the word out

for the earth,
su

*************************
*E-mail Update: Buffalo Nations, 03/03/98

*There is a Day of Prayer called for ALL PEOPLE, by Arvol Looking
Horse, keeper of the White Buffalo Calf Pipe.
>From this week's issue of Wotanging Ikche..
***********************

Update to Buffalo Nations supporters and friends:

Watch NBC's Today Show March 9th for a special expose on Buffalo Nations!
Join us for a Day of Prayer for the Buffalo on March 21st.

        Hello from the all volunteer crew at Buffalo Nations.  The last few
weeks have been very busy.  We've been visited by a film crew from NBC's
Today Show and by activist Winnona LaDuke.  For most of February we
maintained a house with between 25 and 30 people and, as planned, we kept
dawn to dusk vigil with the buffalo.
        Over the last few weeks we've been especially thankful for some
great media work done by Rosalie Little Thunder and Winnona LaDuke.  We
also received help from the staff of Patagonia who were generous enough to
send its
employees to work with us throughout the month of March!

        Robert Blackwolf spent weeks with us putting together a decent
field communications outfit.
A wonderful person in Bozeman ran a fantastic ad for us in the Bozeman
Chronicle.  And people everywhere continue to offer their support for the
bison.
        Right now there are less than a dozen bison out of the park in West
Yellowstone and nine close to the border in Gardiner.  Snow has been
falling all day.  I went north last week and felt Spring in the air but
here Winter still rules.  We continue to stand with the buffalo everyday.

        We still wish for new folks who want to come out and volunteer with
us.  So far this winter more than 130 volunteers have visited Buffalo
Nations!  The Department of Livestock seems hesitant to show their face now
that so much of the world is watching and praying.
          March 21st will be a day of prayer for the buffalo.  Through our
actions and our spirit we will demonstrate that we want these buffalo to
return.  Please join us in praying in your own way.

*****************************************


There is a Day of Prayer called for ALL PEOPLE, by Arvol Looking
Horse, keeper of the White Buffalo Calf Pipe.
>From this week's issue of Wotanging Ikche..

Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 18:42:17 -0500
From: "elaine flattery" <[e-mail]>
Subj: A Call to World Peace

Mitakuye oyasin,
  My name is Chief Arvol Looking Horse. As the 19th Generation Keeper of
the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe, I invite you to attend the third World
Peace and Prayer Day at the Sacred Pipestone quarries in Pipestone,
Minnesota on June 21, 1998. According to Lakota Star Knowledge, June 21
is set as time to pray. Pipestone is the home of the stone from which our
Sacred Pipes are created, the place that holds the blood of our ancestors.
The necessity of the gathering was first brought to us in 1994 when the
birth of the first White Buffalo Calf signaled the changes that are coming
and the fulfilling of  the prophecies of the seventh generation. Since
then, three more White Buffalo Calves have been born. Their birth relates
to our ceremonies and signifies the impact of what we are facing. The
prophecies have directed that we pray for four years at sacred sites in
the four directions on June 21st of each year.
  Our prophecies tell us that we are at the crossroads. We are faced with
either chaos and disaster, or we can unite spiritually in peace and
harmony. It is time to bring the message of the need for peace throughout
the world. As a keeper of a sacred bundle, I ask for prayers for Global
Healing!  Our Mother Earth is suffering. Her wonderful gift of water,
trees, and air is being abused. Her children the two-legged,  the four-
legged, those that swim, crawl and fly are being annihilated. We
continuously see these atrocities. Our relatives,  the animal nations
reflect  our well-being. What happens to them, happens to us. The buffalo,
wolf, salmon, bear, caribou, eagle and other relatives in this fragile
ecosystem are all in danger and suffering.Their voices must be heard. They
need our help.
  This is a call to all peoples. We ask that all people join us in prayer
on June 21, 1998. If you are unable to be with us, we ask that you gather
at your own sacred site, wherever the Spirit guides you to pray. To those
that can join us we ask you to bring your stories and prayers. We make a
special call to the wisdom and sacred bundle keepers, our storytellers,
medicine society knowledge keepers, peacekeepers.
  We gather so that our future generations may survive through peace and
balance.
  In our circle of life there is no beginning and no ending. The process
of mending the sacred hoop continues.  May peace be with you, my relatives.
Mitakuye oyasin,
The gathering will take place in Pipestone, Minnesota from June 19-21, 1998
Special invitation to our youth
Plan to bring tobacco, food, a gift, sage and your own dishes to share
For the Pipestone Gathering Information call [phone]
Email: [e-mail]


********************************************************
This is an all volunteer effort.  Your actions make the difference.

TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT the Stop-the-Slaughter SITE
http://www.wildrockies.org/bison

********************************************************
Check out Buffalo Nations site!  constantly updated with new info from the
field!
http://www.wildrockies.org/Buffalo
write a letter to the editor of one of the papers listed there!
***********************************

For the Buffalo!
Mitakuye Oyasin (All My Relations)
********************************************************

********************************************************
This is an all volunteer effort.  Your actions make the difference.

TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT the Stop-the-Slaughter SITE
http://www.wildrockies.org/bison

********************************************************
Check out Buffalo Nations site!  constantly updated with new info from the
field!
http://www.wildrockies.org/Buffalo
write a letter to the editor of one of the papers listed there!
***********************************

For the Buffalo!
Mitakuye Oyasin (All My Relations)
********************************************************


Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 12:51:15 EST
From: PDein81533 <[e-mail]>
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Hi,
Does anyone out there know the name of the compassionate center for
peace/animal sanctuary in Massachusetts?  They have a variety of rescued
animals including the infamous Betsy the cow who escaped from the truck on the
way to the slaughter house.  They also have a mission which promotes peace and
education - and I believe there are monks who live and/or teach on the
premises.  If anyone knows anything about this place please respond to me
privately: [e-mail].
Thanks very much!
Pamela Dein
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 14:38:38 EST
From: SHindi <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Steve Hindi-bail
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We were not going to be posting anything regarding Steve's bail until he was
out.
The facts on ar-news are not correct. When Steve is out CHARC will be happy to
let everyone know.

Thank you for all the hard work and support from everyone,

Donna Hertel
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 15:30:37 -0500 (EST)
From: Franklin Wade <[e-mail]>
To: Undisclosed recipients:  ;
Subject: UPC Easter Eggless Extravaganza Poultry Passover Picnic!
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                We Cordially Invite You to Attend

                 Our Easter Eggless Extravaganza
                     Poultry Passover Picnic!

Hosted By:  United Poultry Concerns

When:       Saturday, April 11 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.

What:       Ravishing All-Vegetarian Desserts & Dishes
            Champaign & Other Grapeful Goodies

                      Easter Egg-Free Hunt
                          For the Kids!

Who:     Chickens, people, ducks: Oslo & Katya!
         Special Guest Visit by Abigail, the Turkey

Where:   14331 Poplar Hill Road, Germantown, MD 20874

Bring: Your favorite dessert or other dish to share
           (No dairy, egg or meat ingredients, please)
                              plus
                      A treat for the birds
  Can of peas or corn, cooked rice, romaine lettuce,
kale, blueberries, bean sprouts, whole grain bread

    Duck ditties, rooster rollicks, henhorns, turkeytunes!

              Special Reading of "The Poultry Poem"
                    Books & T-shirts for sale
                        Donations Welcome

            Contact: Karen Davis day/eve 301-948-2406
     Address: 14331 Poplar Hill Road, Germantown, MD 20874

Directions: From the Washington Beltway, go towards Northern
Virginia and take the River Road exit (190) off to the right.
Turn left at the light (River Road West toward Potomac). Go to
the end of River Road (12 miles/20 minutes). Turn right at Seneca
Road. Go a few yards and turn left onto Berryville Road. Go 3/4
mile on Berryville and turn right at Poplar Hill Road, a dirt
road. Go about 1/6 mile to 14331 Poplar Hill Road. Ours is a one-
story house on the right. The house number is on the mailbox next
to the road.

Or, from the Washington Beltway, go north on Route 270 and take
exit 6B (Rt 28 West--Montgomery Avenue). Go about 7 or 8 miles on
28 West (which becomes Darnestown Road) till you get to a Texaco
Station on the left. There's a traffic light. Turn left at the
light/Texaco onto Seneca Road. Go 2-3 miles to Berryville Road.
Turn right onto Berryville Road. Go 3/4 mile on Berryville and
turn right at Poplar Hill road, a dirt road. Go about 1/6 mile to
14331 Poplar Hill Road. Ours is a one-story house on the right.
The house number is on the mailbox next to the road.

Or keep going past the Texaco station on Route 28 (Darnestown
Road) and turn left at the light onto Spring Meadow Road (Rt.
118). Go a short distance and turn right onto Poplar Hill Road.
There's a white house on the corner on the right. Keep going on
Poplar Hill Road through the new housing area to the wooded area.
Our house is on the left from this direction.

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

Date: Fri, 6 Mar 98 13:53:05 -0000
From: "Eric Mindel @ LCA" <[e-mail]>
To: "Chickadee" <[e-mail]>,
        "ar-news" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Hard Copy reschedules Scruffy piece
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Hi all,

Hard Copy has now scheduled the Scruffy cruelty story (dog in Kansas
City) to air March 13.

Such important issues as Jodie Foster's pregnancy and Pamela & Tommy Lee
are taking top billing right now.

eric





Eric Mindel
Last Chance for Animals (LCA)
[e-mail]
http://www.lcanimal.org
8033 Sunset Blvd, Suite 35
Los Angeles, CA  90046
310/271-6096 office
310/271-1890 fax


Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 15:58:10 -0600
From: Steve Barney <[e-mail]>
To: AR-News <[e-mail]>
Subject: [US-WI] "The Monkey Chronicles: 35 years, no tenure" (TCT-030498)
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"The Monkey Chronicles: 35 years, no tenure"
The Capital Times
Madison, Wisconsin
United States
Wednesday, March 4, 1998
Page 4A

-- Beginning --

THE MONKEY CHRONICLES

35 YEARS, NO TENURE

1963 - University of Wisconsin constructs round monkey house at the
Henry Vilas Zoo and contracts with city of Madison to house UW monkey
colony for behavioral research studies, in turn making the primates
available for public enjoyment and education.

June 15, 1989 - UW agrees with zoo, now run by Dane County, not to use
monkeys housed at the zoo in invasive research projects.

July 9, 1997 - Primate center interim Director Joe Kemnitz tells media
the UW no longer needs the monkey colony, since behavioral research at
the zoo has ended, and is considering options to relocate the animals,

Aug. 8, 1997 - The Capital Times reveals that the UW had used zoo-born
monkeys in invasive research projects.

Aug. 13, 1997 - UW Graduate School Dean Virginia Hinshaw acknowledges
that the UW violated its agreement with the zoo 201 times.  Some monkeys
were killed in invasive research projects at the UW, some were sold to
outside laboratories, and others were killed for their tissues.

Oct. 30, 1997 - The National Institutes of Health informs the UW it has
canceled federal funding for the zoo monkeys effective Feb. 1.

Jan. 5, 1998 - County Zoo Commission meets for the first time to discuss
possibility of taking over the monkey house from the UW; Kemnitz advises
it that the monkeys may pose a health risk because they have been
exposed to herpes B virus.  Some national primatologists dispute this.

Jan. 9 - Judge refuses to grant an injunction, requested by UW scientist
Kim Bauers, to stop a monkey transfer.

Jan. 10 - UW announces its plans to send the 100 rhesus macaques to the
Tulane Regional Primate Research Center.

Jan. 12 - The Alliance for Animals launches the Monkey Protection Fund,
a fund-raising drive to raise money to maintain the monkeys.

Jan. 21 - Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk meets with Alliance for
Animals.

Jan. 30 - Zoo Commission requests that the UW extend the Feb. 1 deadline
for a county commitment.  The UW extends the deadline to March 2.

Feb. 19 - The Dane County Board votes in favor of a county study into
the possibility of keeping some or all of the monkeys at the zoo.

Feb. 24 - Gov.  Tommy Thompson and his wife, Sue Ann, are lobbying
behind the scenes to keep the monkeys, The Capital Times reports.

March 2 - Deadline for county action.  UW agrees to a one-day extension,
proposes that county take over stump-tails and send rhesus monkeys to a
refuge.

March 3 - UW rejects a counter-proposal from the county calling for more
time and offering no financial commitment.  Talks fall apart and UW
officials say rhesus monkeys will be shipped out of the zoo the next
day.

March 4 - Rhesus colony leaves its home of 35 years in crates on a truck
bound for Louisiana.

-- End --

More info about the UW-Madison monkey scandal is available at:

        http://www.uwosh.edu/organizations/alag/Issues.html


Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 16:18:57 -0600
From: Steve Barney <[e-mail]>
To: AR-News <[e-mail]>
Subject: [US-WI] "Gov: Monkeys Wife's Domain" (TCT-030498)
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"Gov: Monkeys Wife's Domain"
By David Callander
The Capital Times
Madison, Wisconsin
United States
Wednesday, March 4, 1998
Page 4A

-- Beginning --

GOV: MONKEYS WIFE'S DOMAIN

By David Callander

Governor Tommy Thompson says he is leaving the fate of the Vilas Zoo
monkeys up to his wife, Sue Ann.

"My wife is doing enough worrying about the monkeys for all the
Thompsons," he said at a news conference Tuesday.  "My wife handles the
monkeys, and I handle the rest of the state."

After a question about the state's so-called "porn-tax" on some adult
materials and services, he added: "I'll take a strong stand.  I don't
believe the monkeys should be taxed, no matter what they do."

Monkeys commonly commit gross acts in public.

-- End --

More info about the UW-Madison monkey scandal is available at:

        http://www.uwosh.edu/organizations/alag/Issues.html


Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 16:19:57 -0600
From: Steve Barney <[e-mail]>
To: AR-News <[e-mail]>
Subject: [US-WI] "Monkeys Off Their Backs: UW Sends 101 Primates Packing"
 (TCT-030498)
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"Monkeys Off Their Backs: UW Sends 101 Primates Packing"
By Jason Shepard, Correspondent for The Capital Times
The Capital Times
Madison, Wisconsin
United States
Wednesday, March 4, 1998
Page 1

-- Beginning --

 MONKEYS OFF THEIR BACKS

 UW SENDS 101 PRIMATES PACKING

The University of Wisconsin today went ahead with its plans to evict 101
rhesus monkeys from their home of 35 years at the Henry Vilas Zoo.

 The UW intended to ship the monkeys to Tulane University in New
Orleans, even as last-minute efforts continued to transfer them instead
to a sanctuary in Texas.

 At 8:30 this morning, UW Primate Research Center staff members, dressed
in white trench coats with heavy masks on their faces, began to unload
large crates from a white semi truck and take them inside the round
monkey house.

 City police and about a dozen protesters were at the zoo entrance to
greet the truck, which was escorted by three UW Police and Security
squad cars.

 Meanwhile, Hank Lufler, executive assistant to UW-Madison Chancellor
David Ward, was in last-minute meetings about a possible change of
destination.

 Karen West, chairwoman of the Dane County Zoo Commission, and Regina
Rhyne, a County Board supervisor, met with Lufler at about 8 a.m. Lufler
was scheduled to meet with members of the Alliance for Animals after
8:30 a.m. to discuss a last-minute offer by a Texas sanctuary to take
over care of the monkeys.

 The Wild Animal Orphanage in San Antonio, Texas, Tuesday night offered
to house all 150 Vilas Zoo monkeys for a one-time charge of $15,000,
which the Alliance for Animals said it would pay.

 ``We're willing to write out the check right now if that means the
monkeys would be safe in the sanctuary,'' Alliance for Animals Executive
Director Tina Kaske said after midnight.

 At 6:45 a.m., police opened a barricade and allowed the large truck to
enter the zoo and drive up to the monkey house, along with a white van
driven by primate center veterinarian Chris O'Rourke.

 Animal rights activists, who arrived at the zoo at about 5:30 this
morning, were silent as the crates were unloaded. There had been talks
about civil disobedience, but the monkey supporters appeared to be in
shock. Many were crying.

 Kaske sat in a van sobbing. Her efforts over the past several months --
which resulted in a round of intense negotiations between the UW and the
county to keep the monkeys at the zoo -- had failed.

 ``I couldn't help but think, through all of this, that the university
would in the end do what the Madison public wanted,'' she said. ``I just
never thought they would stoop to this.''

 Susan Trebach, director of the UW News and Public Affairs Office, said
at 8:20 this morning that the UW was considering the offer from the
Texas sanctuary, but that plans were moving forward to ship the monkeys
to Tulane.

 Falk upset: Topf Wells, executive assistant to County Executive
Kathleen Falk, said this morning that county officials were deeply
disappointed.

 ``Kathleen, in face-to-face discussions with the university, had
consistently requested that the university honor its commitment to
protect those animals from invasive research,'' Wells said.

 He said the university could have easily delayed action to consider all
options for the monkeys.

 ``The 100 rhesus are going to Tulane for no other reason but that the
university has decided to ship them,'' he said. ``The county executive
is disappointed that the university has chosen not to honor their
commitment. We tried to help them and we're sorry it didn't work out.''

 Rhyne, whose County Board district includes the zoo, said she was
denied access to zoo grounds this morning by police, even though news
photographers were permitted to enter.

 ``I'm so disappointed in the cause of government this morning,'' Rhyne
said. ``We've called on the community to raise the money, they've come
through, they've got the alternatives we want, and now they're being
ignored.''

 She added: ``These monkeys have been at this zoo since I was a little
girl. This is just terrible.''

 How talks failed: With the public spotlight squarely on the fate of the
monkeys, an 11th-hour deal seemed to have been worked out.

 Early Tuesday morning, officials -- including first lady Sue Ann
Thompson -- were optimistic that a deal would be struck to keep the 50
stump-tailed macaques at the zoo and send the 100 rhesus monkeys to the
Texas sanctuary.

 But as day turned into night Tuesday, attitudes of county and
university officials turned from optimistic to tense to bleak.

 A Dane County Circuit Court judge refused Tuesday to grant an
injunction blocking the UW from removing the monkeys from the zoo, as
sought by the Alliance for Animals.

 By 10 p.m., negotiations were deemed a failure by both sides, and it
took no time for officials to point blame at the other side.

 The UW blamed the county for reneging on previous agreement points,
while the county blamed the UW for being unwilling to cooperate.

 ``Let's be very clear here. These deadlines are the university's and
the university's only,'' said Wells, Falk's assistant and the county's
point-man on the negotiations. ``It's not like God or the state
Legislature or the Supreme Court had decreed March 2 a deadline. That
was wholly the creature of the university.''

 Graduate School Dean Virginia Hinshaw, who has battled a public
relations nightmare over the past several months in her role as
supervisor of the UW's Primate Research Center, refused to talk to The
Capital Times about the issue, and veterinarian O'Rourke hung up on a
reporter this morning.

 But Charles Hoslet, special assistant to the chancellor for
governmental affairs, said: ``The county and the university were close
to an agreement until late Tuesday afternoon, at which time the county
changed its position and now has refused to assume almost any
responsibility for the monkey colonies.

 ``The university regrets the county's about-face, but now must proceed
with plans to relocate the monkeys.''

 Scapegoat at the zoo? Some observers said both parties probably deserve
some blame for the near-deal coming unraveled.

 The county's offer was significantly different from Monday's UW offer,
making no firm commitment to take over the ownership of the stump-tails.
The county's offer also would have shifted fund-raising burdens to the
university, and changed wording on the rhesus proposal, taking power
away from the university to decide whether a sanctuary was suitable.

 One of the factors that led to the failure was objection by the Dane
County Zoological Society.

 Hoslet said the concerns from the society about whether support for the
monkeys might detract from the society's fund-raising program for zoo
renovations threw a new wrench into the county's position.

 John Daggett, president of the society, had said for months that the
group would not be able to help in fund-raising for the monkeys should
they stay at the zoo. He has also said several times that he was worried
about fund-raising competition from the monkeys.

 But Daggett said he doesn't want a cage of his own at the zoo labeled
``Scapegoat.''

 ``This is between the county and the university and is not up to the
Zoological Society,'' Daggett said late Tuesday night. ``I don't want to
be seen as a scapegoat.''


[2 Photos by] RICH RYGH/THE CAPITAL TIMES [with the following captions.]

 Protesters and police await the arrival of a truck to ship 101 monkeys
from the Henry Vilas Zoo early this morning.

 Workers unload cages for the rhesus monkeys' transport to New Orleans.

-- End --

More info about the UW-Madison monkey scandal is available at:

     http://www.uwosh.edu/organizations/alag/Issues.html

Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 18:21:53 EST
From: NOVENA ANN <[e-mail]>
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>From Style Weekly- Richmond, Virginia-Week of March 3rd.

Dogging the Labs
A useful part of medical education or an inhumane, outdated practice?
The debate over dog labs heats up at VCU.
by Janet Giampietro

In the seventh month of their first year of medical school, medical
students at Virginia Commonwealth UniversityÆs School of Medicine get
their first live patient: a dog.

Every March since anyone at MCV can remember, students have gone through
the ôdog labö for instruction in physiology. In small groups, students
observe the insides of an anesthetized dog and learn how the heart
functions and responds to a variety of scenarios, from simple stimulus
to injection of drugs. It is where students learn for the first time
what it feels like to cut through skin and work with live tissue. Then
the dog is given a lethal injection and dies.

The arguments for and against use of the dog lab show what is perhaps an
uncrossable gulf of philosophy between animal rights activists and the
medical research and education establishment.

ôThe factual knowledge that comes out of the experience can be learned
on computers, but the experience of working with live tissue ù the
psychological piece ù thatÆs big-time stuff,ö says James Messmer, M.D.,
associate dean for medical education at VCU, in defending use of the dog
lab. ôThat piece is a very important learning process to being a
physician.ö

ô[The dog lab] teaches [medical students] early-on that life doesnÆt
matter. Their first patient is killed,ö counters Steven Ragland,
director of research for Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine,
a Washington, D.C.,. group that hopes to force VCU to halt the dog lab
through a public media campaign.

The group says dog labs are outdated and serve no practical purposes in
medical education other than to shock students and get them used to
something alive being opened in front of them. They say it is simply a
holdover from a past generation.

The group launched its campaign just weeks ago with an advertisement in
Style Weekly and plans to recruit VCU students to become on-campus
activists to push for dog lab alternatives. Ragland says a first-year
student at VCU contacted PCRM when she learned the dog lab was coming up
in March. A third-year student also has contacted the group and may
become an activist lobbying for alternatives, he adds.

Style repeatedly tried to contact the students but was unsuccessful.
Ragland speculates that fear of academic retribution may keep students
from speaking out publicly.

But VCUÆs Messmer says there are no repercussions for not participating
in the dog lab or speaking up against it: ôOur students are so
outspoken, I would be surprised if anyone was holding back,ö he says.

The issue splits the sides very nearly in half. Indeed, almost precisely
half of the nationÆs 126 medical schools have dog labs. The others offer
alternatives such as computer models, CD-ROM programs, and the
introduction of first-year students into operating rooms to watch and
learn with human patients.

VCU, like most schools that have a dog lab, does not require students to
do it and offers an alternative if a student chooses not to participate
in the lab.

Hundreds of dogs are used for medical education each year. They are
obtained, generally, through commercial dealers who breed dogs
specifically for this use. VCU uses about 25 dogs each spring in
training its first-year class. Messmer estimates that less than 10
percent of students opt out of the dog lab.

Two Washington groups are in a constant battle over dog labs. PCRM,
founded in 1985, says it ôpromotes preventive medicine, higher ethical
standards in research and education, and effective and available health
care for all.ö

Sounds benign, if not downright noble. So why has the American Medical
Association called the group a ôpseudo-physician groupö that is
ôblatantly misleading Americansö? Maybe because only 5 percent of the
groupÆs membership of more than 100,000 are physicians, making its name
somewhat misleading.

On the other side is the Foundation for Biomedical Research ù also
generically named ù formed specifically as a pro-animal research group
in response to the well-organized, high-profile animal rights movement.
ôWeÆre painted as the tools of multimillion-dollar pharmaceutical
industry, but we have a smaller budget [than PCRM],ö says Mary Brennan,
executive vice president of FBR.

Stating her case for continuation of the dog labs, Brennan says: ôIt is
important for students to have the opportunity to do some hands-on work.
The last thing anybody wants is anyone in an operating room who has
never ... cut into any live thing.ö

This month, another 172 first-year students at VCU will decide for
themselves whether a dogÆs life is a fair trade-off for a piece of
medical education.
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Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 18:28:47 EST
From: NOVENA ANN <[e-mail]>
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Poultry farmers prevail in Senate / Panel delays waste rules, opts for
study
Tuesday, March 3, 1998

BY WES ALLISON
Times-Dispatch Staff Writer

As dozens of turkey and chicken farmers from the Shenandoah Valley,
Southside and the Eastern Shore crowded the stuffy meeting room, a state
Senate committee yesterday stopped a bill to regulate poultry litter and
voted instead to study the issue for a year.

The bill, which had comfortably passed the House of Delegates last
month, had been pitched as a way to help cleanse the Chesapeake Bay by
establishing state controls on the storage, transportation and disposal
of poultry litter.

But after aggressive lobbying by the state's $650-million-per-year
poultry industry, the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural
Resources Committee yesterday voted 12-3 to wait and address the bill in
the 1999 session of the General Assembly.



The state Department of Environmental Quality now regulates the disposal
of manure from large hog and cattle operations but not from
poultry farms.

Most members of the agriculture committee did agree, however, that some
regulation is needed, and Chairman Madison E. Marye, D-Montgomery, said
he would seek $15,000 for a study.

Del. W. Tayloe Murphy Jr., D-Westmoreland, who sponsored the bill in the
House, told the committee that failure to act in years past already has
hurt the bay and the watermen who depend on it. "This bill is attempting
to create a healthy environment so the industry that has been in decline
can have some hope for a brighter future," he said. "The cost has been
paid over and over again by our refusal to act."

Advocates of the measure, led by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, say
runoff from the estimated 1 million to 2 million pounds of manure
generated each year by Virginia's chicken and turkey growers pollutes
groundwater, streams and the bay.

Poultry farmers and processors argue that state controls are unnecessary
because most Virginia growers already have voluntary plans for storing
and disposing of the manure to reduce pollution runoff.

Environmental advocates noted, however, that only half those plans are
state-approved, and there are no state inspections to ensure that
they're being followed.

Murphy's bill would have directed the State Water Control Board to
convene an advisory committee to draw up the regulations. The committee
would have included representatives from the poultry industry and the
seafood industry.

Several members of the Senate agriculture committee said they wanted to
determine whether poultry litter could fall under the same rules as cow
and hog manure, and some wondered how regulations would affect farmers
who simply buy poultry litter for use as fertilizer.

Joseph H. Maroon, Virginia director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation,
said the study was unnecessary because the bill called for a study
period anyway. He promised to push the bill again next year and said he
felt a year's study would show the need for such a program.

Nutrients in chicken litter runoff can foster the growth of excess plant
matter and dangerous microorganisms in the water. High levels of
nutrients also were linked to the outbreak of Pfiesteria, a
microorganism that can sicken humans and that killed fish in tributaries
of the Chesapeake last fall.

Poultry growers from the Shenandoah Valley and Eastern Shore were bused
to Richmond for yesterday's meeting. The industry's show of force, which
filled the large Senate hearing room to overflowing, was indicative of
the massive lobbying effort last week that precipitated yesterday's
decision.

Virginia poultry producers also gave at least $17,250 to state
legislative campaigns last year, according to the Virginia Public Access
Project.

Charles Horn Sr., an Augusta County turkey grower who attended
yesterday's hearing, said the yearlong postponement will give farmers a
chance to make their case for self-regulation.

"I hope they'll come up to the Shenandoah Valley to see what we are
doing," said Horn, who's a member of the board of the Virginia Poultry
Federation. "If they get agriculture involved, and everybody works
together, I think we can come up with a program that we can all live
with and will help the bay."
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 08:09:22 +0800
From: bunny <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
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Could someone email me privately if they have a current list of
sites opposed to animal testing and vivisection?
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Jesus was most likely a vegetarian... why aren't you? Go to
http://www.zworx.com/kin/esseneteachings.htm
for more information.

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
       - Voltaire

Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 19:19:16 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Molly G Hamilton)
To: [e-mail]
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Subject: The Buster Bill
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Today when I was at my veternarian's there was a petition to sign
concerning The Buster Bill.  The Bill imposes additional criminal
penalties upon persons convicted of animal abuse including requirements
that persons undergo a psychiactric evaluation and treatment where
necessary.

It is Assembly bill A8856 and Senate Bill 5791

Any questions call, 518-370-2812

Any comments concerning this bill or for more information on it please e
mail me privatly.

Thanks,
Molly

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Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 20:01:41 -0500
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Hi All-

This article from the Miami Herald tells about an urgent situation.
Pati Dane has until March 20 to reduce her population of Dalmatians from
25-40 to 4!  A voluneer veterinary facility and foster homes are
overflowing as well.

To adopt, donate money, supplies, time, or for more information, call
Dalmation Rescue at 305-947-1637 in Miami-Dade or 954-522-2577 in
Broward.  You can also contact Dalmatian Rescue at
http://www.dalmatianrescue.com/index.html

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           Published Friday, March 6, 1998, in the Miami Herald
             Dalmatian rescuer told to shed some spots

             By GEOFFREY TOMB
             Herald Staff Writer

             The group, a black and white swirl of wiggling, hopping,
ink-spotted joy, stands at the front fence, damp noses pressed.

There is Ian, a puppy who was found abandoned in a beer box and still
cries when he's alone. And Travis, a handsome lad who can't keep quiet.
Plus Floppy (as in disk), Iris, Helen (who is deaf) and Lincoln (as in
road). ``Born to die,'' says Pati Dane, their biggest and, it seems,
only fan.

Dane, a North Dade resident, is founder and president of Dalmatian
Rescue, the state's main organization dedicated to rescue and placement
of abandoned Dalmatians.

Because of the enormous worldwide popularity of the Disney movie 101
Dalmatians, there now are more Dalmatians than people with homes for
them.  Enter Dane, who works from her house on a quiet, suburban street.
Hence the rub.

When Dane's resident population of adoptable dogs got up to 40,
neighbors began to growl and, eventually, Miami-Dade code enforcers
barked. After two extensions, Dane has until March 20 to comply with a
county regulation limiting homeowners to four dogs.

Now, Dane finds herself having to downsize without death.  She's
desperate to find homes but reluctant to do so without caution (lest the
abandonment pattern be repeated) and unable to make up her mind about
which dogs to keep and which to part with.

``I can't imagine ever being without them,'' she said Thursday. She
spoke of Caesar, a dog with medical problems that she has nursed for
five years.

``Where am I going to put this dog that sleeps with us every night?''
she asked.  Until March 20, she has county approval to keep 10 dogs on
her property. The others are in private kennels at her expense. Time is
running out. Money is nearly gone. The nonprofit group's budget is
$2,000 a month just for food and medicine.  Her dogs eat 50 pounds of
dry food a day.

Dane is a woman with a yard full of Dalmatians, and she's in search of a
few good spots.



                               Copyright ⌐ 1998 The Miami Herald
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 20:44:24 EST
From: HudaKore <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Shrine Circus Lock-down
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Two Michigan activists were arrested tonight after locking themselves to a car
parked across the entrance to the Michigan State Fairgrounds on the Shrine
Circuses opening night.  Gary Yourofsky and Tiiu Rubin from ADAPTT & MARS
respectively locked themselves to Gary's car after it was driven up to the
Fairground gates.  Tiiu u-locked her neck to the car door and Gary u-locked
himself to the car's undercarraige.  Detroit police cars, EMS, ambulances and
fire engines swarmed to the scene with lights and sirens.  It took
approximately 1 hour to get the activists removed from the car.  A third
person was arrested for holding the keys to the kryptonite lock on Tiiu's
neck.  Great media coverage.  All three activists are being detained at the
moment but are expected to be released tonight OTOR.

300 free tickets to a local cinema and coloring books were passed out to the
cars lined up waiting to enter the circus by other activists with the message
that there are other forms of family entertainment that doesn't hurt animals.

More to follow as things progress.

For total liberation,
Hilma
Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 21:22:08 -0500
From: allen schubert <[e-mail]>
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Subject: (US) EPA: New Rules Not Meant To Punish
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environment/factory farms/corporate farms
from Associated Press http://wire.ap.org
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MARCH 06, 15:46 EST

EPA: New Rules Not Meant To Punish

By CURT ANDERSON
AP Farm Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A plan to cut animal waste pollution in waterways is
not intended to punish livestock producers or cause economic damage to
agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency chief Carol Browner said
Friday.

In a speech to a national hog farmer conference, Browner said the EPA
intends to work closely with livestock producers to determine how best to
reduce manure pollution so that no single segment is put at a competitive
disadvantage.

``No one livestock industry will be singled out. All will be required to
do a better job of managing their waste,'' Browner told the National Pork
Industry Forum in Reno, Nev., in the speech carried by satellite.

The draft EPA initiative announced Thursday would for the first time
require some 6,000 larger hog, cattle and poultry operations to obtain
federal permits and meet national water pollution guidelines. Now, state
rules cover only about a quarter of them.

Browner said that the EPA, working with the Agriculture Department and
farmers, would identify ways to provide financial and technical assistance
to implement the regulations. She promised the government will listen to
producers' concerns and consider regional differences before issuing a
final version.

``Can you tell us what you need us to do?'' she asked. ``What are the
resources we need to provide you with?''

Corporate hog farms have sparked controversy around the country because of
fish kills, odor problems and their economic impact on smaller producers.
Yet Browner said the pork industry is at the forefront in facing up to
pollution and working with regulators on solutions.

``We're learning firsthand from you how all your operations work, what
makes sense and what doesn't make sense,'' she said.

Before the speech, Iowa Pork Producers Association president Norman
Schmitt said farmers are worried about added costs and whether federal
regulations might be less flexible than state rules. He also said farmers
don't need another paperwork burden.

``Any time you create a program at the federal level, it's just another
layer,'' said Schmitt, a hog farmer in Rudd, Iowa. ``If it's truly going
to protect the environment, we will do that. The biggest problem is the
bureaucracy.''

Delegates to the pork forum are scheduled to vote Saturday on resolutions
dealing with government waste regulation, including one that favors state
or federal regulations over those imposed by counties or towns.
Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 21:33:30 -0500
From: allen schubert <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (CA) British Meat Seized in Canada
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from Associated Press http://wire.ap.org
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MARCH 06, 20:11 EST

British Meat Seized in Canada

OTTAWA (AP) -- Illegally imported British meat products have been seized
from eight stores by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

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, Nova Scotia;
Richmond, British Columbia, and four stores in and around Toronto.

Officials said names of retailers and the dollar value of the seized
products would not be released until the survey is completed.

The products were removed because there is no way of knowing whether the
meat was prepared to conform to Canadian standards, said Lou Skrinar, an
agency spokesman.

The agency is trying 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 that would not have raised suspicions at
customs.

Canada, along with other countries, has banned British beef since a link
was suspected in 1996 between eating beef infected with so-called mad cow
disease. But that is only one factor in the current sweep, said Skrinar.

``This is not a BSE recall,'' said Skrinar, referring to bovine spongiform
encephalopathy, the scientific name of the disease.

``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.''

Susan Rudner, British High Commission spokeswoman, said the commission is
not sure how the products entered the country, but they are safe.

``There's no reason to believe these items are unsafe. These items are
sold in the UK and wouldn't be sold there if the British government
thought they were risky in any way.''
Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 23:52:23 -0500
From: Wyandotte Animal Group <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Lyons, Neb., Animal Dealer Surrenders USDA Dealer License
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>                                   Jim Rogers         [phone]
>                                               [e-mail]
>                                   Jamie Ambrosi   [phone]
>                                             [e-mail]
>
>
>LYONS, NEB., ANIMAL DEALER SURRENDERS USDA DEALER LICENSE
>
>     RIVERDALE, Md., March 5, 1998--The U.S. Department of Agriculture
>and John Haye, a licensed animal dealer doing business in Lyons, Neb.,
>have agreed to a consent decision and order regarding violations of the
>Animal Welfare Act.
>
>     "Haye is out of business," said W. Ron DeHaven, acting deputy
>administrator for animal care with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
>Service, a part of the marketing and regulatory programs mission area.
>"He has agreed to a permanent revocation of his license, and we think
>this is the best possible resolution for these animals."
>
>     Haye neither admitted nor denied any violations of the AWA but
>agreed to a civil penalty of $13,000 and a permanent revocation of his
>license.  Of the fine, $10,000 is suspended providing there are no future
>violations of the AWA.
>
>     The AWA requires that regulated individuals and businesses provide
>animals with care and treatment according to the standards established
>by APHIS.  Animals protected by the law must be provided with adequate
>housing, handling, sanitation, food, water, transportation, veterinary
>care, and shelter.
>
>     The law covers animals that are sold as pets at the wholesale level,
>transported in commerce, used for biomedical research, or used for
>exhibition purposes.
>
>                                #


Jason Alley
Wyandotte Animal Group
[e-mail]

Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 23:53:03 -0500
From: Wyandotte Animal Group <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Old Nevada, Nev., Animal Exhibitors Face Charges
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>                                   Jim Rogers         [phone]
>                                               [e-mail]
>                                   Jamie Ambrosi   [phone]
>                                             [e-mail]
>
>
>OLD NEVADA, NEV., ANIMAL EXHIBITORS FACE USDA ANIMAL
>WELFARE CHARGES
>
>       RIVERDALE, Md., March 5, 1998--The U.S. Department of Agriculture
>recently charged Alan Levinson and April Boone, licensed animal
>exhibitors doing business as Bonnie Springs Ranch in Old Nevada, Nev.,
>with violations of the Animal Welfare Act.
>
>       "The charges against Levinson and Boone revolve around threats to
>the health and well-being of their animals," said W. Ron DeHaven, acting
>deputy administrator for animal care with the Animal and Plant Health
>Inspection Service, a part of USDA's marketing and regulatory programs
>mission area.  "Those are the worst sort of violations."
>
>       APHIS inspectors found that Levinson and Boone failed to:
>
>       -- Maintain a written program of disease control and prevention,
>euthanasia, and adequate veterinary care under the supervision and
>assistance of a doctor of veterinary medicine;
>
>       -- Keep the premises clean and free of accumulations of trash;
>
>       -- Construct structurally sound facilities and maintain them in good
>repair;
>
>       -- Keep primary enclosures clean;
>
>       -- Locate food so as to minimize contamination; and
>
>       -- Establish and maintain an effective program for the control of
>pests.
>
>       APHIS inspectors conduct inspections of licensees to ensure
>compliance with the Act.  Any violations that inspectors find can lead to
>civil penalties.  The AWA requires that regulated individuals and
>businesses provide animals with care and treatment according to
>standards established by APHIS.  The standards include requirements
>for recordkeeping, adequate housing, sanitation, food, water,
>transportation, exercise for dogs, veterinary care, and shelter.  The law
>regulates the care of animals that are sold as pets at the wholesale level,
>transported in commerce, used for biomedical research, or used for
>exhibition purposes.
>
>                                #


Jason Alley
Wyandotte Animal Group
[e-mail]

Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 23:53:33 -0500
From: Wyandotte Animal Group <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: USDA and Gibsonton, Fla., Animal Exhibitor Settles AWA
  Violations
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>                                   Jim Rogers         [phone]
>                                               [e-mail]
>                                   Jamie Ambrosi   [phone]
>                                             [e-mail]
>
>
>USDA AND GIBSONTON, FLA., ANIMAL EXHIBITOR SETTLE ALLEGED
>AWA VIOLATIONS
>
>     RIVERDALE, Md., March 5, 1998--The U.S. Department of Agriculture
>and Manuel Ramos, a licensed animal exhibitor doing business as the
>Oscarian Brothers Circus in Gibsonton, Fla., have agreed to a consent
>decision and order regarding violations of the Animal Welfare Act.
>
>     Ramos neither admitted nor denied any violations of the AWA but
>agreed to a civil penalty of $10,000 and a 30-day license suspension that
>will continue until compliance with the AWA is reached.  Of the civil
>penalty, $7,500 dollars is suspended provided Ramos does not violate
>the AWA for five years.
>
>     "Enforcing the Animal Welfare Act is a serious responsibility.  Through
>our animal care inspectors, we do our best to see that America's animals
>receive proper care under the law," said W. Ron DeHaven, acting deputy
>administrator for animal care with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
>Service, a part of USDA's marketing and regulatory programs mission
>area.
>
>     The AWA requires that regulated individuals and businesses provide
>animals with care and treatment according to the standards established
>by APHIS.  Animals protected by the law must be provided with adequate
>housing, handling, sanitation, food, water, transportation, veterinary
>care, and shelter.
>
>     The law covers animals that are sold as pets at the wholesale level,
>transported in commerce, used for biomedical research, or used for
>exhibition purposes.
>
>                               #


Jason Alley
Wyandotte Animal Group
[e-mail]

Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 23:54:00 -0500
From: Wyandotte Animal Group <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Northeast Nebraska Zoo Settles with USDA
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>                                   Jim Rogers         [phone]
>                                               [e-mail]
>                                   Jamie Ambrosi   [phone]
>                                            [e-mail]
>
>
>NORTHEAST NEBRASKA ZOO SETTLES WITH USDA
>
>     RIVERDALE, Md., March 5, 1998--The U.S. Department of Agriculture
>and the Northeast Nebraska Zoological Society, Inc., a licensed animal
>exhibitor doing business as Northeast Nebraska Zoo in Royal, Neb., have
>agreed to a consent decision and order regarding violations of the Animal
>Welfare Act.
>
>       The Zoological Society neither admitted nor denied any violations of
>the AWA but agreed to a civil penalty of $10,000.  Of that fine, $5,000 is
>to be spent on facility repairs, $4,000 is suspended providing there are
>no future violations of the AWA for a period of one year, and $1,000 is to
>be paid to the Treasurer of the United States.
>
>     "We are in the business of protecting animals," said W. Ron DeHaven,
>acting deputy administrator for animal care with the Animal and Plant
>Health Inspection Service, a part of USDA's marketing and regulatory
>programs mission area. "It is the job of our animal care inspectors to
>make sure dealers, exhibitors, and research facilities follow the laws as
>written in the Animal Welfare Act."
>
>     The AWA requires that regulated individuals and businesses provide
>animals with care and treatment according to the standards established
>by APHIS.  Animals protected by the law must be provided with adequate
>housing, handling, sanitation, food, water, transportation, veterinary
>care, and shelter.
>
>     The law covers animals that are sold as pets at the wholesale level,
>transported in commerce, used for biomedical research, or used for
>exhibition purposes.
>
>                                #


Jason Alley
Wyandotte Animal Group
[e-mail]

Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 23:54:26 -0500
From: Wyandotte Animal Group <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Roanoke, Texas, Animal Exhibitor Settles AWA Charges
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    >Jim Rogers       [phone]
>                                                         [e-mail]
   >                  Jamie Ambrosi   [phone]
>                                                       [e-mail]
>
>ROANOKE, TEXAS, ANIMAL EXHIBITOR SETTLES WITH USDA FOR
>$1,000
>
    >RIVERDALE, Md., March 5, 1998--The U.S. Department of
>Agriculture and Thomas Lease, a licensed animal exhibitor doing
>business as Lions, Tigers, and Teddy Bears-Oh My!, in Roanoke, Texas,
>have agreed to a consent decision and order regarding violations of the
>Animal Welfare Act.
>
    >Lease neither admitted nor denied any violations of the AWA but
>agreed to a civil penalty of $1,000.
>
    >"Our animal care inspectors work hard to make sure the AWA is
>in full effect with all of our license holders," said W. Ron DeHaven, acting
>deputy administrator for animal care with the Animal and Plant Health
>Inspection Service, a part of the marketing and regulatory programs
>mission area.  "If our inspectors find noncompliance with the AWA, we
>will take appropriate measures."
>
    >As part of the consent decision, Lease agreed to cease and
>desist from:
>
    >--Failing to provide for the rapid elimination of excess water from
>housing facilities for animals;
>
    >-- Failing to keep water receptacles clean;
>
    >-- Failing to keep the premises clean, as required;
>
    >-- Failing, during public exhibition of dangerous animals, to have
>the animals under the direct control of trainers; and
>
    >-- Failing during public exhibition of dangerous animals to have a
>sufficient distance or barrier between the animals and the general
>viewing public so as to assure the safety of the animals and the public.
>
   > The AWA requires that regulated individuals and businesses
>provide animals with care and treatment according to the standards
>established by APHIS.  Animals protected by the law must be provided
>with adequate housing, handling, sanitation, food, water, transportation,
>veterinary care, and shelter.
>
    >The law covers animals that are sold as pets at the wholesale
>level, transported in commerce, used for biomedical research, or used
>for exhibition purposes.
>
>                                                             #


Jason Alley
Wyandotte Animal Group
[e-mail]



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