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<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>AR-News Digest</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgcolor=fbfaea text=#211818 link="#190748" alink="#FFFFEF" vlink="#401C92"> <center> <IMG SRC="IMAGES/HEAD.GIF" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/digest/images/head.gif" USEMAP="#toplinks" BORDER="0"><BR> <img src="IMAGES/YCBAR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/digest/images/ycbar.gif"><a href="../INDEX~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/index.html"><img src="IMAGES/HOMEBAR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/digest/images/homebar.gif" border=0></a><br></center> <map name="toplinks"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="345,27,393,54" href="../../../tppmsgs/msgs0.htm#14" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/envirohome.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="458,7,512,27" href="../SUPPOR~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/Support.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="401,7,446,26" href="../SEARCH~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/search.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="352,7,386,26" href="../ORGS~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/Orgs.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="298,7,337,25" href="../NEWSPA~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/newspage.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="211,7,286,27" href="../SUB~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/sub.html"> </map> <center><TABLE cellspacing=15 border=0> <TR> <TD width=50 align=center> </TD> <TD width=400 align=left> <!-- PAGE CONTENT GOES BELOW --> <pre> AR-NEWS Digest 700 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) (US) Babbitt: Yellowstone To Keep Wolves by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> 2) [CA] Teamsters roaring down on McD's by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 3) [CA] The princes and the furrier by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 4) [CA] Celine and P&G by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 5) [CA] It's the seals whot did it! by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 6) Oldie but Goodie--Front Page LA Times by Hillary <oceana@ibm.net> 7) Veganism in Jerusalem Post! by Hillary <oceana@ibm.net> 8) Baby Dies on Vegan Diet by Hillary <oceana@ibm.net> 9) Father Cleared of Cruelty in Death Of Vegan Baby by Hillary <oceana@ibm.net> 10) (US) Pro- Veganism Article(one month old) by Hillary <oceana@ibm.net> 11) [CA] Contact info for Canadian politicos by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 12) (Ca) Sealers could have tough time by Ty Savoy <Ty@north.nsis.com> 13) [CA] Vancouver Aquarium to implement "swim with whales" program by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 14) HUNTERS MAY HAVE TO PAY UP by STFORJEWEL <STFORJEWEL@aol.com> 15) BEAR LOSES by STFORJEWEL <STFORJEWEL@aol.com> 16) Baby Chiks still need homes by totallib@juno.com (Jason A LaGreca) 17) (US) Animal Shelters offers to house humans by Hillary <oceana@ibm.net> 18) (US) Guinea Pigs "Freed" In Central Park by Hillary <oceana@ibm.net> 19) Makah gray whale hunt by Michael Kundu <ProjectSeaWolf@seanet.com> 20) Quote for My Week by "Robin Russell" <PoetWill@worldnet.att.net> 21) [NY] Update on Burned Kitten case by "Cari Gehl" <skyblew@hotmail.com> 22) MORE ON WILD HORSE DEATHS by STFORJEWEL <STFORJEWEL@aol.com> 23) JELLYFISH??!! WHAT NEXT?! by STFORJEWEL <STFORJEWEL@aol.com> 24) RFI: [CA] Wolf Kill In NW Territories by "Cari Gehl" <skyblew@hotmail.com> 25) RFI: SPAIN - King receives snow leopard coat by "Cari Gehl" <skyblew@hotmail.com> 26) International Snow Leopard Trust by "Cari Gehl" <skyblew@hotmail.com> 27) Addresses for wolf slaughter by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 28) FARM Job Openings by FARM <farm@farmusa.org> 29) NYU Animal Research Conference: Revised Agenda by ar-admin@envirolink.org 30) (MI) PeTA says free penned-up bear by Wyandotte Animal Group <wag@heritage.com> Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 00:28:40 -0500 From: allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (US) Babbitt: Yellowstone To Keep Wolves Message-ID: <3.0.32.19980322002837.0071d2e0@pop3.clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" from Associated Press http://wire.ap.org --------------------------------- MARCH 21, 16:48 EST Babbitt: Yellowstone To Keep Wolves ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt told a conservation group Saturday that ``no wolves will be removed from Yellowstone on my watch,'' a sign his department will fight a court order to remove the animals from the national park. Babbitt made his remark during a speech to the National Wildlife Foundation at its 62nd annual meeting. His comments drew a standing ovation from the group and coincided with the third anniversary of the first gray wolf being released back into the wild at the Wyoming park. Since then, some 165 wolves have been returned to public lands in Yellowstone and central Idaho. Wildlife officials say that, if left alone, the animals will recover sufficiently to be removed from the federal list of endangered species. But a U.S. District Court judge ruled in December that the reintroduced wolves and their offspring must be recaptured and removed. The judge said the reintroduction effort actually diminished the endangered species protection given to native wolves. Babbitt told the wildlife foundation that neither U.S. nor Canadian zoos want the animals, which might mean they would have to be killed. Date: Sat, 21 Mar 1998 20:50:56 From: David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: [CA] Teamsters roaring down on McD's Message-ID: <3.0.3.16.19980321205056.1e5f3d28@dowco.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >From The (Vancouver) Province, Thursday, March 19th, 1998 Candian Press MONTREAL - The Quebec Federation of Labor is launching a Canada-wide campaign aimed at getting a union into as many McDonald's as possible regardless of cost. Federation president Clement Godbout said it will be a tough fight and the Teamsters is just the union to do it. The Teamsters, a federation member, have been organizing two McDonald's in the Montreal region, but one closed just as its 60 employees were about to get their accreditation. "The Teamsters have a reputation as acting as a bulldog and I think we need this in our fight," Godbout said. Unionists will mount an intense drive to recruit McDonald's workers across Canada and help in picketing restaurants that fight back. Unions in the U.S. and Europe have been invited to join the campaign, said Godbout. It's the latest response to the closure of the St-Hubert franchise last month. It was set to be the chain's first unionized restaurant in Canada. The campaign will also target McDonald's image. "This is no longer an image of the restaurant for happy families," said Louis Lacroix, president of the Teamsters in Canada. "It now involves not respecting workers' rights, and abusing them by cutting seconds off their performance time. This is an important battle for unions everywhere." Godbout has termed the St-Hubert closure as unfair labor practice, and the Quebec labor department is investigating. Owners Tom and Mary Campbell, who own five other McDonald's outlets, said the franchise was becoming a finacial drain. Godbout said his organization is ready to help other business people buy it and open it under a different name. Martin Lepage, one of the 60 employees let go, welcomed the campaign. "We win even if McDonald's closed, because the fight has just begun." The Teamsters are in the process of organizing the 40 employees of a McDonald's in Montreal and are awating hearings on the union accreditation request. About 1,050 McDonald's restaurants in Canada employ roughly 70,000 people. Date: Sat, 21 Mar 1998 21:14:51 From: David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: [CA] The princes and the furrier Message-ID: <3.0.3.16.19980321211451.1e5f0e68@dowco.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" By David J Knowles Animal Voices VANCOUVER, BC - A royal visit to the Vancouver is to be hosted by Hillary and Galen Weston, it was announced last week. Hillary Weston is the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, and between the pair, own Holt Renfrew, the up-market ladies outfitters who continue to sell fur, and also controls George Weston Limited. Weston's, in turn, operate several divisions, including B.C. Packers, the biggest operator of netcage salmon farms in BC, with annual sales of $12,966 million CDN in 1996. Another branch of the company processes fish caught off South America into fish meal for farmed salmon.* No details on whether the intinary of Princes' Chalres, William and Harry, include a trip to a local mink farm to see where fur coats come from. * Data from 'Net Loss - The Salmon Netcage Industry in BC' by David Elllis, a report on behalf of the David Suzuki Foundation.. Date: Sat, 21 Mar 1998 21:11:26 From: David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: [CA] Celine and P&G Message-ID: <3.0.3.16.19980321211126.1e5f1d08@dowco.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Local radio station Z95.3 announced last week that Celine Dion, of 'Titanic' theme fame, will be making an appearance in Vancouver later this year. Co-sponsors of the event are none other than our friends at Proctor & Gamble. More details later, but for now rest assured work is underway to ensure concert goers will be made aware of the other side of P&G. David Knowles Date: Sat, 21 Mar 1998 22:00:41 From: David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: [CA] It's the seals whot did it! Message-ID: <3.0.3.16.19980321220041.1e5f074c@dowco.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >From The (Vancouver) Province, Thursday, March 19th, 1998 Candian Press Foreign fisherman poach as fed officials stand by ST JOHN'S - Foreign fishermen still are poaching in Canadian waters. And the federal fisheries department is letting them get away with it, even in some cases directing observers not to report infractions. Federal observers routinely reported poaching inside Canada's 200-nautical-mile limit but no vessel - factory-freezer ships fishing for the underutilized species silver hake last summer - was ever charged. The irregularities, contained in observer reports obtained by the St John's Telegraph, include innacurate log entries, fishing for a species which no licence was held and exceeding the amount of accidental catch other species allowed. Some vessels were reported to be catching squid, though they were licenced for silver hake. An observer reported that officers on a Cuban ship asked his advice on how to catch squid more effectively. Fisheries spokeman Robert Sciocehetti said the reports did result in action: "Last year, we boarded 15 vessels and two warnings were issued. Five of those boardings were the direct response to information from observers. There was no legal action we took. We told them to wise up, or we would take some other action." One observer said he became certain a Cuban vessel was trying to catch squid. His report says the captain confirmed his suspicions, adding that the entire Cuban fleet had been ordered by its commander to fish for the unlicenced species. The documents also indicate that the fisheries department told some observers to stop reporting irregularities involving squid. Some observers also reported several instances in which vessels were packaging more fish than was showing up in their logbooks. Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 01:21:24 -0800 From: Hillary <oceana@ibm.net> To: "ar-news@envirolink.org" <ar-news@envirolink.org> Subject: Oldie but Goodie--Front Page LA Times Message-ID: <3.0.32.19980322012018.0074b918@pop01.ny.us.ibm.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" 
