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VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Asian Conservation Awareness Program was introduced in
Vancouver this weekend.

ACAP, which is run by the Washington, D.C.-based Global Survival Network
together with local partners in countries around the world.

Originally launched in Taiwan in November, 1996, the program aims to reduce,
and eventually eliminate, the consumption of endangered species.

GSN plans to have locally-sponsored programs in Hong Kong, mainland China,
South Korea, Singapore and cities throughout Europe and North America which
have large Asian communities. Each program will be in run in partnership
with a local organization - in Vancouver, this is being done by Bear Watch.

Initially, ACAP is concentrating on the use of tiger, bear and rhino parts
in traditional Chinese medicine, and the use of elephant ivory and sea
turtle shell as luxury items.

The Vancouver launch consisted of a opening ceremony, including the taking
of pledges by prominent members of the local Asian community.

Participants in the exhibition included Canada Customs; Environment Canada;
Bear Watch; the Traditional Chinese Medicine & Accupuncturists Society;
Tiger Foundation; B.C. Endangered Species Coalition; the Taipei Economic &
Cultural Office (the de facto Taiwanese Consulate in Vancouver); and
S.U.C.E.S.S. - Vancouver's largest Chinese immigrant support service.

Peter Knights, ACAP founder and international coordinator, stated he was
extremely happy to see the participation of, and the embracing of the
program by,  the such major players in the local Asiam community as S.U.C.E.S.S.

David J Knowles
Animal Voices News


Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 02:28:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [UK/US] Blair's green tax warning
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Monday, June 23rd, 1997

Blair's green tax warning
By George Jones, Political Editor in Denver and Charles Clover, Environment
Editor, in New York

TONY Blair, the Prime Minister, will say today that people on both sides of
the Atlantic will have to accept radical changes in their lifestyles to
achieve significant cutbacks in greenhouse gases, which are responsible for
global warming.

One of the most significant changes would be a curb on the use of private
cars. His comments will be seen as a strong hint that Labour's first Budget
in 10 days' time will contain new "green" taxes and measures to get people
to leave their cars at home. It will also be a calculated rebuke to the
United States, which is resisting European pressure over taxes on petrol and
aviation fuel.

At a special session of the United Nations in New York - generally referred
to as Earth Summit II - Mr Blair is expected to give warning of the failure
to tackle global warming, saying sea levels would rise by a metre by the end
of the 21st century if emissions continued to rise
unchecked. He will tell the UN: "The biggest responsibility falls on those
countries with the biggest emissions. We in Europe have put our cards on the
table. It is time for the special pleading to stop and others to follow suit."

The growing demand for action to curb global warming caused the biggest
dispute at a summit of eight industrial nations in Denver, Colorado, with
the United States resisting pressure to follow Britain and other EU
countries in setting firm targets for the reduction of carbon dioxide.

At the summit Robin Cook, the Foreign Secretary, named America and Canada as
failing to share Europe's tough approach on global  warming. He said: "At
the moment the biggest single problem is that the American public has not
yet grasped that if it continues with its
present lifestyle, then it is going to make it impossible for its children
or grandchildren to enjoy the kind of environment and therefore the kind of
lifestyle that the Americans have today. Nobody is going to ask them to
embrace a life of poverty or a hair shirt, but there are
other ways in which you can have a very good, advanced enjoyable lifestyle,
just as prosperous, just as rewarding, but you don't have to drive
everywhere in a very large car with a very large petrol consumption."

After the on-camera bonhomie at Denver there remains a wide gulf between
Britain and the United States, not only on climate but also on increasing
aid for the developing world and on a forest convention.

Since Britain is, with Germany, one of the few countries expected to meet
the target of stabilising fossil fuel emissions by the year 2000, set at the
original Earth Summit in Rio five years ago, Mr Blair is widely seen as
having both the moral high ground and the political influence to place
pressure on the Americans to sign up to reductions.

The presence of so many British ministers in America this week, including Mr
Blair, Mr Cook, Clare Short, the International Development Secretary, John
Prescott, the Deputy Prime Minister, and Michael Meacher, Environment
Minister, is being seen as evidence of that pressure. Ministers are looking
at a range of measures in Britain to cut emissions including higher duties
on petrol, increased taxes on company cars, and higher annual road tax for
 "gas guzzlers".

The United States was understood to be prepared to accept  "reductions"
after it signed up to them in Berlin last year. Targets were due to be set
later this year at a summit in Kyoto. But the Clinton administration now
says it cannot deliver reductions because of opposition from a conservative
Congress. Environmentalists and developing countries are accusing it of "bad
faith".

Sixty-one US Senators of all parties have said that they would veto any
agreement the administration made at Kyoto if it did not contain agreement
that developing countries would reduce their emissions at the same time.
Such a requirement was not expected in this round.

Sixty world leaders are expected to attend the UN special session, intended
to review progress since Rio, but this is a problem for most of them since
there has been much back-sliding on commitments made then, principally the
promise of an increase in aid to the
developing world.

The main controversies this week are expected over:

Forests: since Rio, where this was a difficult issue, the EU, Canada and
Malaysia have come to support a global forest convention. Britain argues
that this would stop uncontrolled
destruction of primary forest. Environmental groups, who supported a
convention at Rio, are split with most opposing one now, fearing that it
would become a "Loggers' Charter". The United States argues that forests are
a national issue, despite their function in regulating the
global climate.

A tax on aviation fuel: the US is against this but the EU sees it as a way
of tapping a new source of revenue, which might allow Europe to increase aid
to the developing world.

Aid: aid has declined since 1992 from 0.34 per cent of gross national
product to 0.27 per cent last year. Miss Short, who arrived last night, will
be under pressure to sign a commitment to increase handsomely the aid budget
for environmental projects. Funding for a deserts convention - which Britain
long opposed - will also be a point of contention since it is widely
supported by African countries.

Fresh water: one of the few initiatives to be agreed already is a global
strategy to tackle dirty drinking water in the world's poorest nations and
water conservation in the world's richest. Ministers will be under pressure
to explain how it will work.

⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.

Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 02:28:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [UK] Farmers offered ú200  an acre to save
 the skylark
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Monday, June 23rd, 1997

Farmers offered ú200 an acre to save the skylark
By David Brown, Agriculture Editor

NEW measures to save the skylark and other birds which have declined
dramatically because of modern farming methods will be announced today by
the Ministry of Agriculture.

Under two pilot schemes, costing ú500,000, arable farmers in East Anglia and
the West Midlands will be offered up to ú200 an acre next year to use fewer
pesticides and adopt environmentally friendly methods.

To receive the money, farmers must agree to protect habitats and encourage
the birds, and the insects they feed on, for at least five years.

Skylark numbers have declined by half in the past 25 years. Grey partridges,
corn buntings and other birds have also dwindled. Other species, including
the brown hare, have become a rarity in many areas, as habitats disappeared.

The move, in line with the Government's international commitments to improve
biodiversity, coincides with an upsurge in "greener" farming methods.

Although conservationists argue that much more needs to be done, figures
released today show that farmers in England have signed 1,000 incentive
agreements this year to curb intensive methods, replace meadows, hedges and
walls, and to replant traditional
orchards.

Demand has been so great that the ministry is to increase spending under the
Countryside Stewardship Scheme by ú5 million to ú21 million this year.
Another ú5 million increase is planned for next year.

The subsidies include:

- ú  8 an acre for cutting back on weedkillers;
- ú52 an acre to restrict weedkillers and stop using fertilisers on land
earmarked for wildlife;
- ú80 an acre to establish "beetle banks" in fields to encourage natural
predators to attack     pests, and reduce the need for pesticides;
- ú194 an acre to practise cereal crop rotation, leaving fields fallow in
the summer;
- ú200 an acre to leave strips of land as uncultivated havens for wildlife -
a measure favoured   most by naturalists.

Farmers will be encouraged to scatter wild plant seed mixtures in their
fields, but the rate of subsidy has not been fixed until the ministry
assesses the cost.

Elliot Morley, the countryside minister, said the move was in line with the
Government's commitment to biodiversity and was aimed at tackling the loss
of wildlife through intensive farming. He said: "We need to know which
measures are most effective at reversing this
decline. The pilot projects should direct us towards a model for the future
and a more rational and environmentally-sensitive countryside."

He called for reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy to switch subsidies
to countryside protection.

The pilot schemes are along the lines proposed by the Game Conservancy
Trust, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and English Nature.

Julian Murray-Evans, spokesman for the Game Conservancy, welcomed the
measures and said: "Farmers will automatically think that these schemes will
cut their profits. But after employing these methods on our own experimental
farm, we achieved greatly increased wildlife, and higher profits, because
our management was better."

⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.

Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 07:00:26 -0400
From: allen schubert <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) Poultry Epidemic Threatens Industry
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from AP Wire page:
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 06/23/1997 01:21 EST

 Poultry Epidemic Threatens Industry

 By PETER JACKSON
 Associated Press Writer

 STRASBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Thirteen years ago, in an outbreak of avian
 influenza that wiped out 17 million birds in three states, Don Brubaker's
 parents were forced to destroy every chicken on their farm.

 Now, as Brubaker and his wife, Luann, toil to expand Beaver Creek Farm, a
 new avian flu epidemic threatens them and Pennsylvania's $563 million
 poultry industry.

 The flu, harmless to humans but potentially devastating to chickens,
 turkeys and other fowl, has already infected seven flocks in the heart of
 Amish country.

 Since May 2, more than 836,000 birds have been destroyed in eastern
 Pennsylvania's Lancaster County to try to halt the disease. Tests reveal
 no new infections in the last two weeks, and officials believe the
 disease has been confined to the 75-square-mile quarantine area imposed
 May 16.

 ``For the farmers involved, this is not just an economic loss, it's a
 heart-wrenching personal loss,'' Gov. Tom Ridge said last week as he
 signed a $5 million appropriation to partially reimburse farmers for
 their losses.

 Brubaker, a contract grower who raises 90,000 broiler chickens at a time
 for the Pennfield Corp., hopes the state's early, aggressive action will
 halt the epidemic.

 ``We have to make it go away this time,'' he said. ``We can't wait for it
 to go away -- it would eat us alive.''

 All commercial flocks in the area are being tested. All birds in infected
 flocks are destroyed and disposed of on farm property. Those farms must
 then be disinfected and sit idle for 30 days.

 State police maintain 24-hour patrols, and any trucker hauling eggs or
 chickens from a farm in the quarantine region must have paperwork showing
 that farm is free of the virus.

 The disease first appeared in Italy more than 100 years ago. It was
 called ``fowl plague'' until identified as avian influenza in 1955, said
 John Schwartz, the Lancaster County extension director.

 The 1983-84 epidemic also infected flocks in Maryland and New Jersey. It
 cost $65 million to eradicate and sent poultry prices soaring.

 The recent outbreak seems confined to one Pennsylvania county, but
 officials on the Delmarva Peninsula, comprising Delaware and parts of
 Maryland and Virginia, have warned their poultry farmers to take special
 precautions with trucks or cars coming from Lancaster County.

 Avian flu can be carried by vehicles, humans or even wild fowl that touch
 down on farms. One gram of contaminated chicken manure can infect 1
 million chickens, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

 ``Once it's in the chicken house, it just spreads to them all,'' Brubaker
 said.

 Pennsylvania officials have tentatively traced the outbreak to poultry
 trucks and crates from New York City, where routine USDA inspections
 turned up the same viral strain in live birds. Some 200,000 to 300,000
 live fowl pass through the New York market each week; the rapid movement
 makes it less likely the disease will take hold than in giant chicken
 houses where birds are confined for weeks at a time.

 Brubaker and others in the industry see similarities between the present
 situation and the summer months leading to the 1983-84 epidemic. Then as
 now, they say, the virus appeared under control.

 But the infection spread swiftly once cold weather set in and farmers
 heated the chicken houses, reducing the cleansing flow of fresh air.

 In summer, Brubaker said, ``you're constantly moving air through those
 houses.''

 Officials hope the early quarantine and the disposal of infected
 carcasses on site will lessen the prospect of a recurrence. In 1983, no
 quarantine was ordered until late in the year, and the contaminated
 remains were trucked past other farms to distant landfills.

 Brubaker, 35, bought the farm from his parents in 1993. He and his wife
 sell vegetables and beef from a roadside stand at the end of their
 driveway.

 The chickens he raises for Pennfield, still the farm's central
 enterprise, are delivered to him as newly hatched chicks and shipped to a
 slaughterhouse in Lebanon County after six or seven weeks. His cut of the
 business works out to 3 to 4 cents a pound.

 Although Brubaker's business has not been directly affected, he said the
 quarantine has had indirect consequences.

 Tourists at the farm cabins across the road owned by Brubaker's sister
 are traditionally permitted to roam the farm. This year, Brubaker said,
 many are disappointed to learn the chicken houses are off-limits.

Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 07:06:08 -0400
From: allen schubert <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) Farm Research Is More Than Seeds
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(Exploiting insects for farming.)
from AP Wire page:
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 06/23/1997 01:15 EST

 Farm Research Is More Than Seeds

 By JOE BIGHAM
 Associated Press Writer

 SHAFTER, Calif. (AP) -- Farm research is more than looking for a
 higher-yielding seed or building a better bugtrap.

 Experiments at the U.S. Agriculture Department's Shafter research station
 in the heart of California's cotton country range from space-age stuff to
 equipment using such common devices as leaf blowers and bicycle wheels.

 Scientists are even playing around with a launcher -- the kind that flips
 clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters -- to blast beneficial bugs
 into cotton fields.

 The live bugs are put in discs that look like clay pigeons but really are
 made of limestone, a biodegradable material. Compressed manure or peat
 moss also could be used to make the discs, says Lyle Carter at the
 Shafter station.

 As the launcher is moved down a row of cotton plants, one limestone disc
 after another is sent soaring, scattering the discs widely along the
 ground.

 When the temperature is right, the good bugs leave the limestone in
 search of bad bugs to devour.

 Being thrown out with cannon-like force does not seem to bother the
 insects. ``They're tougher than us,'' Carter says. ``We've never killed a
 single beneficial'' bug.

 The bicycle wheels are part of another mechanical experiment Carter is
 conducting to find ways to get beneficial bugs into cotton fields fairly
 cheaply.

 ``The use of biologicals is limited in cotton,'' Carter says. ``They're
 usually used with high-value crops like vegetables and orchards. So we're
 working on a mechanical approach for applications.''

 One experimental device drops mites out of a container that is carried
 down rows on a bicycle wheel.

 ``It's exciting new work,'' Carter says of these studies. ``Cotton
 farmers are not using biologicals yet, but perhaps that's because it's
 not economical. We hope to help make it economical.''

 Leaf blowers will not provide any research breakthroughs. But some
 Shafter scientists are reversing the force of the blowers to suck up bugs
 from plants so the number of pests can be counted and analyzed.

 The Shafter station is one of four farm areas in the nation where remote
 sensing is being studied. That sounds space age and definitely will be
 when the effort is linked to satellites in a few years.

 Already, aircraft are flying over and taking images of the Kern County
 fields managed by USDA and the University of California. Those images
 tell experts what is happening on the land better than farmers can by
 eyeballing fields from the ground, says Steve Maas, another USDA
 researcher.

 ``Remote sensing is just another type of scouting,'' Maas explains.
 ``With a crop like cotton that is intensively managed, you have to go out
 and know what is happening.''

 Infrared pictures have been around for several years, but remote sensing
 technology provides higher resolutions, Maas says.

 Researchers collect data from a large area by airplane in a short time,
 then do computer enhancement imagery.

 ``They learn things you wouldn't notice just driving by,'' Maas says.

 The current research is focused on learning ``what kind of things of
 interest to agriculture can they see in this imagery,'' he adds.

Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 12:49:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ming-Lee Yeh <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: looking for an institute (2)
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Hi,friends,
I am sorry. I just realize that the institute I ma looking for is not in
San Diego. It is in UC DAVIS. If anyone knows this, please tell me.
Thank you very much!

Minglee

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 12:28:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ming-Lee Yeh <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: looking for an institute

Dear friends,

I heard about an institute in UC San Diago which is developing alternitive
animal research and education materials. Can anyone tell me how to contact
them? I represent the Life Conservationists Association in Taiwan (LCA).
The LCA wants to make efforts in this issue.

Thank you for your help1

Sincerely,
Minglee Yeh
[e-mail]



Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 14:08:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) Oklahoma Weekly Outdoor News
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>


The Oklahoma Taxidermists Association will hold its annual
show on Thursday thru Satuday on July 17-19.  It will be held
at the Holiday Inn in Shawnee, Okla.  Competitive mounts will
be judged as usual.  A separate category for original art will be
added to the show for the first time.  Wildlife artists may
submit entries the evening of July 17 or the next morning.  There is
a $10 entry fee and an admission fee of $2.  The public may
view the taxidermy work and wildlife art on Sat., July 19, between
9 am and 4 pm.

There is a dedication ceremony on July 16th at the new Selman
Bat Cave Wildlife Management Area near Freedom in northwestern
Oklahoma.  The program, which begins at 6 pm, will include a
special bat-viewing opportunity, capping off the area's summer
bat-viewing season.  The public will be allowed to attend 10
more dates thruout the summer.
Selman Bat Cave was bought with funds donated by the Okla.
Wildlife Diversity Problems and includes a 340-million acre
tract that's home to a million Mexican free-tail bats that eat an
estimated 10 tons of insects each night.  The bats occupy the
cave during the summer months and migrate to Central and
South America for the winter.
To protect the cave and its inhabitants, the area is closed to the
public except during special viewing times arranged by the Okla.
Wildlife Dept.

                                                        For the Animals,

                                                        Jana, OKC
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 10:22:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mike Markarian <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail], [e-mail],
        [e-mail]
Subject: FL Alert: Hunting in Bird Sanctuaries
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The Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission has proposed a rule which
would allow a permit holder to hunt wildlife in a "bird sanctuary."

There are currently 118 bird sanctuaries in 29 counties across Florida, and
hunting is prohibited in all of them. Hunting would be disastrous for the
birds these sanctuaries aim to protect, as well as for other wildlife in the
sanctuaries. As all of the sanctuaries are in urban, developed areas,
hunting would be dangerous for human residents as well.

The Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission will vote on this proposal
on July 11, 1997. Please write before that date, and tell them a "sanctuary"
should protect wildlife, not allow hunting.

Dr. Allan L. Egbert, Executive Director
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
620 South Meridian Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600

FAX: [phone]

Date: Mon, 23 Jun 97 14:57:55 UTC
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Need Help in Writing Letters to Tulsa World
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

I wrote for your help the other day in getting a photo for an ad,
talking about animal abuse at the circus. Our president took it in,
it's a very short ad, done in good taste, with a couple of drawings
on it of a bear and an elephant. They called her back and said that,
coming from top management, NO!! We cannot put anything in the paper,
no matter how much we're willing to pay, against animal cruelty at
the circus. I am heartsick over this. Please, please write The Tulsa
World. We're all going to write, but letters coming from all over the
world will make a greater impact. There are daily advertisements FOR
hunting, FOR guns, FOR gambling, among other controversial subjects, yet,
we are not allowed to pay for an ad asking for the abuse of animals at
circuses to stop??????

The Tulsa World, People's Voice, fax: [phone]. Address: P.O. Box
1770, Tulsa, OK USA  74102. Phone: [phone].

The two men who are top management at the paper are: Robert Lorton
and Kenneth Fleming. Please write them, too, on this.

Our organization's name is NOAH (Northeastern Oklahoma Animal Helpers),
the lady who has tried to get this ad in (Pres. of NOAH) is Martha
Brown. She called and asked me to post this on ar-news to get help.
The circus was allowed to put NUMEROUS ads in the paper.

Thanks very much for your help.

-- Sherrill
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 97 15:43:53 UTC
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Fax numbers
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

I found the personal fax numbers for the two "heads" of The Tulsa World
who turned down our ad against abuse of animals in the circus:
Kenneth Fleming, Fax: [phone];  Robert Lorton: 918-581-8319.

Thanks,
Sherrill
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 13:53:23 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Lawrence Carter-Long)
To: [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: looking for an (animal alternative) institute
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Minglee wrote:

>I am sorry. I just realize that the institute I am looking for is not in
>San Diego. It is in UC DAVIS. If anyone knows this, please tell me.

Minglee -

I believe you are looking for the University of California, Davis - Center
for Animal Alternatives.  They are practically in my backyard and we have
quite a bit of information on who they are, what they do, etc.

Their contact information is:

UC Center for Animal Alternatives
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: [phone] [Tue/Wed]
Contact: David Anderson
Email: [e-mail]
            [e-mail]

They also have a mailing list that sometimes posts some
useful information.   See below:

Information on UC-ANIMALT, the University of California Center for Animal
Alternatives distribution list.

The purpose of UC-ANIMALT is to facilitate communication among members of
the animal care community of the University of California. Topics to be
discussed include alternatives to the use of animals in research and
education. It has been set up through the University of California Center
for Animal Alternatives, at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of
California, Davis.

Subscriptions are screened but postings to the list are open and should be
addressed to [e-mail]. Everyone subscribed to the  list will
receive a copy of your posting. Replies will also be distributed to all
subscribers.

Requests to subscribe can be sent to [e-mail] with the
following request: subscribe uc-animalt yourfirstname yourlastname.

You may leave the list by sending [e-mail] the command
unsubscribe uc-animalt yourfirstname yourlastname.

To receive an extensive help file, send [e-mail] the
command help.

To see the Center's recent publications, set your web browser
to:  http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/CenterforAnimals/main.htm.

Alternatively yours,

The UC Center for Animal Alternatives

==========

>Thank you very much!

Anytime!   Please let me know if you need anything further.

All my best -












Lawrence Carter-Long
Coordinator, Science and Research Issues
Animal Protection Institute
[e-mail]

"Faced with the choice between changing one's mind
and proving that there is no need to do so, almost
everyone gets busy on the proof."  -  Galbraith's Law

Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 15:10:26 -0700
From: Lawrence Carter-Long <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Report on Premarin Says Animals Recieve 'Good Care'
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CONSENSUS REPORT ON PMU INDUSTRY SAYS ANIMALS RECEIVE GOOD CARE

 Source: Canada NewsWire

 OTTAWA, Canada, June 20 /CNW/ -- A team of equine veterinarians issued
a very favourable report on pregnant mares' urine (PMU) ranching after
conducting an independent review to observe the health and welfare of
horses involved in the PMU industry. The industry is based on extraction
of the conjugated estrogens from urine of pregnant mares which is used in
the production of Premarin(R). Premarin(R), used by an estimated 10
million women worldwide, is manufactured by Wyeth-Ayerst and is the
leading estrogen replacement medication used by post menopausal women
and as a therapeutic agent for osteoporosis in women.

The experts who inspected 25 PMU ranches represented the Canadian
Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA), the American Association of
Equine Practitioners (AAEP), and the International League for the
Protection of Horses (ILPH). A consensus report issued by the experts
concluded the following:``The ranchers took pride in their animals, and
Wyeth-Ayerst showed a commitment to continuing to improve the standards
of equine welfare on the farms. Based on our inspections, the allegations
of inhumane treatment of horses involved in PMU ranching are unfounded.
Generally, the horses are very well cared for. The ranchers and the
company have responded in a progressive and proactive manner to both
professional and public interest. Observations for improvement have been
taken seriously and continue to be acted upon by Wyeth-Ayerst and the PMU
ranchers. The public should be assured that the care and welfare of the
horses involved in the production of estrogen replacement medication is
good, and is closely monitored.''

 The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) represents 7,000
veterinarians from across Canada, and is committed to excellence within
the profession and to the health and well-being of animals. In an effort
to observe the PMU industry, the CVMA appointed Dr. Art King, President
of the Ontario Equestrian Federation, as CVMA's representative on the
three person advisory group conducting this independent review and
inspection of the PMU industry. The CVMA was pleased that such a
favourable report followed the inspections.

 The PMU industry is an important component of animal agriculture in
western Canada and North Dakota. A Code of Practice has been created,
that outlines the stewardship responsibilities of the industry, for the
welfare of animals involved. The CVMA's Animal Welfare Committee has been
instrumental in ensuring that this ``Recommended Code of Practice for the
Care and Handling of Horses in PMU Operations'' (which is endorsed by the
Departments of Agriculture in participating provinces and the state of
North Dakota) becomes an official component of the ``Recommended Code of
 Practice for the Care and Handling of Horses.''

 [06-21-97 at 12:00 EDT, Canada NewsWire]

Posted by:
Lawrence Carter-Long
Coordinator, Science and Research Issues
Animal Protection Institute
phone: [phone]
[e-mail]

"Faced with the choice between changing one's mind
and proving that there is no need to do so, almost
everyone gets busy on the proof."  -  Galbraith's Law
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 19:37:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Shreveport, LA, USA: Annual Bug-A-Rama Held
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  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Susan Snow chomped a cricket cookie,
smiled and exclaimed: ``It's crunchy, and they're fat-free!''
      Snow was among dozens of people who spent Saturday at the second
annual Bug-A-Rama at SciPort, Shreveport's science museum for
children.
      Becky Palmer said she brought her 4-year-old daughter in the
hope that learning about bugs would help her overcome her fear of
the critters.
      ``You know, they say bugs are going to be a round a lot longer
than humans, so why not get used to them?'' Ms. Palmer said.
      After looking at slides of everything from head lice to Black
Widow spiders, it was snack time: brownies and cookies made with
crickets.
      Bugs were also on the menu at the Louisiana Nature Center in New
Orleans.
      The Incredible Edible Insect Day included six-leg jambalaya,
cricket fritters with brown sugar, and mealworms - not real worms,
but larvae of a kind of beetle - with mushrooms and garlic.
      ``My mother used to say, `An old shoe and yesterday's newspaper
would taste good if you put enough butter and garlic on them,'''
said Zack Lemann, a staff entomologist with the Audubon Institute.
      Times-Picayune columnist Sheila Stroup said the Crispy Cajun
crickets had an unmistakable crunch, chocolate chirp cookies taste
nutty, and crickets dipped in chocolate are similar to
chocolate-covered raisins (but with heads).
      And the mealworms?
      ``Well, I'll say this for them. They don't taste like chicken,''
she said.
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 19:39:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
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Subject: Washington, USA: Fed Gov't Works to Boost Nation's Public Fishing Waters
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WASHINGTON, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Fishermen, by nature, are optimists.
A report by the federally chartered Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership
Council (SFBPC) gives America's 65 million anglers a new reason to be
optimistic.  It provides the first comprehensive look at the 15 agencies that
share responsibilities for America's recreational fisheries, notes
significant
progress, and makes recommendations to further improve those fisheries and
public access to them.
          The report was issued as a result of President Clinton's 1995
Executive
Order on Recreational Fisheries, in which he directed the agencies to
"improve
the quantity, function, sustainable productivity, and distribution of U.S.
aquatic resources for increased recreational fishing opportunities," and
created the National Recreational Fisheries Coordination Council (NRFCC) to
make sure it happens.  In an unprecedented move, the president called on the
SFBPC to monitor, evaluate performance, and report results to the NRFCC and
the public annually.
          "Even though more than 60 percent of recreational fishing takes
place on
federally controlled waters, until now, providing more and better fishing
opportunities for Americans was not a high priority of many federal
agencies,"
said Council Chair, Helen Sevier, who is also president and CEO of B.A.S.S.,
Inc., the world's largest freshwater fishing organization.  "Through his
Executive Order, President Clinton has charged them to do just that.  What's
even more exciting, he has made them accountable.  This 'show me your
improvement' role of the SFBPC not only puts pressure on the agencies to
perform, but also gives us the opportunity to compare and rate the
performance
of each agency.  This Executive Order makes these agencies accountable in
providing more recreational fishing opportunities," Sevier said.
          Among this country's industries, recreational fishing is one of the
most
productive, accounting for approximately $40 billion annually -- more money
than is spent on golf and tennis combined.  Recreational fishing provides
1.3 million jobs and about $2 billion in Federal Income Tax revenue.
          "Federal agencies have put a lot of work into producing their
plans," said
John Rogers, Acting Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Co-
Chair of the NRFCC. "In some cases they have met the expectation of the
Partnership Council, and in some cases the Council's expectations were not
met.  The Council's evaluation of these are helpful as we move forward.  The
challenge is to build upon success we individually experience to engage in a
synergistic and cooperative relationship that will do more than any single
agency or individual can accomplish."
          Co-Chair Rollie Schmitten agrees.  "For many agencies, this was
their
first time focusing on engaging in recreational activities, and they are
trying to learn," says Schmitten, administrator of the National Marine
Fisheries Service.  "The keys are partnering and learning as we go.  The
bottom line is that we're talking about more opportunities and more fish."
          The Council found room for improvement.  Among those findings:
    -- Some agencies are reporting the status quo instead of identifying
       what they did to advance fishery goal
    -- Some agency plans and reports were inadequate to evaluate their annual
       achievements
    -- Some objectives are not being measured by the Government Performance
       Results Act criteria used for planning, budgeting and evaluation of
       agency accomplishments.
          Among the Council recommendations to advance the president's
wishes:
    -- The Cabinet secretaries should take a more active role in advancing
the
       president's directives
    -- The NRFCC Co-Chairs should actively lead the federal agencies to step
       up their respective acts to make fishing better
    -- Development of a process to identify and rank fishery resource needs
in
       budget requests
    -- Increase involvement between federal agencies and local citizens and
       groups
    -- The Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service
       must continue to build on the progress they have made with their
       partners to resolve conflicts between ESA-listed species conservation
       and recreational fisheries enhancement.
      SOURCE  B.A.S.S. Inc.
      CO:  B.A.S.S. Inc.; NRFCC; SFBPC; Fish & Wildlife Service; National
Marine
     Fisheries Service
      ST:  District of Columbia
      IN:  ENV LEI
      SU:
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 19:42:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Atlanta, GA, USA:  Planet Oceat At Rick on "The Paula Gordon Show"
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ATLANTA, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- "The last buffalo hunt" may be happening
right now in the oceans of the world according to marine scientist Steve
Webster.  An alarming 70% of ocean fisheries are at or beyond sustainable
yield levels and the destruction is subsidized by tax dollars observes
Webster, guest on "The Paula Gordon Show," Saturday, June 28, 1997, from 3 to
4 p.m. on Atlanta's 50,000 watt WGUN/1010AM.
          Dr. Webster is one of the founders of the Monterey Bay Aquarium in
Monterey, California, where he serves as Marine Science Advisor.  The
Aquarium's special exhibit "Fishing for Solutions" presents a sober picture
of
our pressing need to balance human needs and the needs of ocean ecosystems.
          "Wildlife management has very little to do with wildlife.  It's
really
people management.  The world currently spends $124B to catch $70B worth of
fish.  Governments subsidize the difference.  There are twice as many fishing
boats out hunting as the ocean can support.  Meanwhile, human populations are
exploding.  We know when resources are over-utilized, systems tend to crash.
If that happens, the human population will crash with it."
          Solutions are complicated, challenging and require international
cooperation.
          "People talk about harvesting the ocean.  We do not plant the
ocean's
wildlife.  This is not a harvest.  It's a hunt, a kill.  And we waste 1/3 of
what we take.  Worldwide, people catch 100 million metric tons of seafood a
year.  One-third of the wildlife caught is thrown back into the ocean dead,
discarded as 'by-catch.'  Shrimp are among the worst -- 10 to 40 pounds of
wildlife is killed for every single pound of shrimp taken."
          Dr. Webster urges individuals to get involved.
          "Each one of us can have an impact.  Be selective in the fish you
buy.
Ask where your seafood comes from.  If the restaurant or seller doesn't know,
ask them to find out.  Learn all you can.  The Internet is a rich resource.
Join ocean conservation clubs like the Center for Marine Conservation, Sierra
Club, The Nature Conservancy -- organizations working on legislation,
education, research.  Educate yourself.  Pick something that compels to you.
Then go after it."
          "The Paula Gordon Show" airs Saturdays at 3 p.m. on WGUN/1010AM in
Atlanta.  It's available on audiocassette and soon on the Internet.
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 19:46:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
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Subject: USA/SOUTH KOREA:  Second Shipment of Thoroughbreds to South Korea
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 WHAT:  Second Shipment of Thoroughbreds to South Korea

    WHO:  The media is invited for photographs and interviews with Korean
buyers before the Thoroughbreds are loaded on a jet for overseas shipment.

    WHEN:  June 24, 1997, 6 p.m.

    WHERE:  Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI), Federal Express
Cargo Complex, Building E, Door H located on Air Cargo Drive.  Contact at the
terminal is Bill Bush on 410-850-0461.

    BACKGROUND:  This is the second shipment of Thoroughbreds to South Korea
organized by the Maryland Department of Agriculture and S&K Trading and
Consulting Company of Ellicott City, Md.  Eighty seven animals will be
shipped.  The South Koreans are determined to establish a strong racing
industry in their country and they are looking to Maryland to set up a base
of
operation in the U.S.

    CONTACT:  Harold Kanarek, Public Information Office, of the Maryland
Department of Agriculture, 410-841-5882.

SOURCE  Maryland Department of Agriculture
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 18:11:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [CA/US] PM says no to salmon deal at any cost
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Sorry - meant to send this out yesterday, but it got missed

>From The Edmonton Journal - Sunday, June 22nd, 1997

PM says no to salmon deal at any cost

DENVER - With just days to go before the fishing season starts, there is
still no sign the United States even wants to return to the bargaining table
to end the Pacific Salmon dispute.

Canada's chief negotiator, former United Nations ambassador Yves Fortier,
will contact his U.S. counterpart today to see if there is a basis for
formal talks to resume.

But Prime Minister Jean Chretien said Canada will not push for a deal at any
cost.

"We would prefer to have no agreement than a bad agreement," Chretien said,
after meeting leaders of the industrialized countries.

Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy warned fish stocks could be devastated if
something can't be done to ensure salmon conservation before the season
opens in two weeks' time.

"It's in the interest of the fish stock," said Axworthy.

"We all have to be mindful that there's a very fundamental conservation
principle at stake here."

Axworthy took time out from the summit to meet Fortier over the weekend.
Fortier flew to Denver after talks bogged down and broke off in Richmond,
B.C., on Friday.

The talks adjourned with the two sides far apart on how much of the salmon
catch will be allotted to each country.

"We are still prepared to look for a solution," said Axworthy.

"But we don't think we can have a deal at any price. It has to be based upon
clear Canadian interest."

Axworthy said there had been constant communication between Canadian and
U.S. officials on the salmon issue in Denver but the real talks have to be
left to the negotiators at a bargaining  table.

Even if talks resume, it might be impossible for a deal to be concluded
before the salmon season begins.

It may be necessary for both sides to come to a provisional agreement to
allow the season to begin in an orderly way. Stakeholders, particularly in
the United States, might have to
approve any agreement after it goes into effect.

"It would be a provisional one but it would at least give us the basic
guidelines we would need to proceed into the new fishing season," Axworthy said.

The only alternative would be binding arbitration but the United States has
consistently refused to turn the matter over to an arbitrator, saying it
would be a violation of its sovereignty.

Chretien briefly took the matter up with President Bill Clinton on Saturday
but received no commitment from him.

He said the division of powers between the Clinton administration, Congress,
the states of Alaska, Washington and Oregon, as well as stakeholders, makes
it more complicated for Clinton to exert pressure on his side of the talks.

In B.C., fishermen are planning to decide for themselves how many fish they
take.

"I'm encouraging a planned approach," said Dennis Brown, Premier Glen
Clark's fisheries adviser.

"We have to get ready to have a fishery that will maximize benefits for
Canada," Brown said.

"We are not completely helpless," he said. "We are not going to attack the
coho but with the Fraser River sockeye we'll catch as many as is responsible."

Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 18:11:23 -0700 (PDT)
From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [IT] Bear-faced cheek
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Monday, June 23rd, 1997

Bear-faced cheek
By Bruce Johnston

ROME - A BROWN bear broke into the cellar of a house in Italy's Abruzzo
region three times at the weekend, stealing 22 cheeses hung up for
seasoning. At one stage the bear sat in the street eating cheese, until
armed villagers chased it away. On its final visit it found the cheese had
been removed for safekeeping. It then knocked on the front door of the house
for a time but gave up and left.

⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.

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