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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML//EN//2.0"> <html> <head> <title>AR-NEWS Digest</title> </head> <BODY bgcolor=fbfaea text=#211818 link="#190748" alink="#FFFFEF" vlink="#401C92"> <center> <IMG SRC="IMAGES/HEAD.GIF" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/digest/images/head.gif" USEMAP="#toplinks" BORDER="0"><BR> <img src="IMAGES/YCBAR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/digest/images/ycbar.gif"><a href="../INDEX~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/index.html"><img src="IMAGES/HOMEBAR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/digest/images/homebar.gif" border=0></a><br></center> <map name="toplinks"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="345,27,393,54" href="../../../tppmsgs/msgs0.htm#14" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/envirohome.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="458,7,512,27" href="../SUPPOR~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/Support.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="401,7,446,26" href="../SEARCH~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/search.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="352,7,386,26" href="../ORGS~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/Orgs.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="298,7,337,25" href="../NEWSPA~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/newspage.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="211,7,286,27" href="../SUB~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/sub.html"> </map> <center><TABLE cellspacing=15 border=0> <TR> <TD width=50 align=center> </TD> <TD width=400 align=left> <!-- PAGE CONTENT GOES BELOW --> <hr> <pre> AR-NEWS Digest 519 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Rabbit Disease legalised as bio-control(New Zealand) by bunny <rabbit@wantree.com.au> 2) Cabinet_Says_Yes_To_RCDá(New_Zealand) by bunny <rabbit@wantree.com.au> 3) (US) Council Moves To Clarify Pork Talk by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> 4) Re: CAMPFIRE by MINKLIB@aol.com 5) Marine World Africa Report (SF Gadfly) by bchorush@paws.org (pawsinfo) 6) Dragon Ball and Bullfighting by Jordi Ninerola <sa385@blues.uab.es> 7) More Richmond Animal Shelter Information (VA) by NOVENAANN@aol.com 8) (PA-TW) Taiwan businessmen to cultivate fish in Panama by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 9) (TH) Tapir breeding plan a success by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 10) ASEAN to fight protectionist tendencies of West by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 11) A Fighting Chance: A.L.F. Activist account of Raid by " North American A.L.F. Supporters Group" <naalfsg@envirolink.org> 12) Sacto Bee Article by PAWS <paws@CapAccess.org> 13) Barry Horne Hunger Strike Update. by "Miggi" <miggi@vossnet.co.uk> 14) Imp't Scientific American Article by Suzanne Roy <idausa@ix.netcom.com> 15) (US) Squirrel Brains May Be Unsafe by Allen Schubert <alathome@clark.net> 16) ALF by Ray <RGBRM@cris.com> 17) Farm To Free Endangered Turtles by Vegetarian Resource Center <vrc@tiac.net> 18) RFI UK Govt broken promise-research animals by bunny <rabbit@wantree.com.au> 19) (CA) Canada Takes Steps to Prevent Mad Cow Disease by Allen Schubert <alathome@clark.net> Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 17:47:50 +0800 From: bunny <rabbit@wantree.com.au> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Rabbit Disease legalised as bio-control(New Zealand) Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970908173948.31af61fa@wantree.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The NZ Government have just legalised the use of RHD as a biocontrol.The Government has said it will not help the farmers spread the virus. They have been told to just keep on doing what they have been doing (using carrot bait drops). The Minister of Health, Bill English has said the risk to humans is low but he is keeping an open mind on the subject. The Federated Farmers want MAF to send to Australia for more seed stock but at the moment MAF says they will have to work with what they have got. The farmers are disappointed by that decision, they thought they were getting more help. One farmer said, he thought the virus would be spreading more naturally by now. The whole situation is appalling. The NZ government have ignored the information provided to them by eminent world scientists concerning the potential dangers of using RHD as a biological control. =========================================== Rabbit Information Service, P.O.Box 30, Riverton, Western Australia 6148 Email> rabbit@wantree.com.au http://www.wantree.com.au/~rabbit/rabbit.htm (Rabbit Information Service website updated frequently) /`\ /`\ (/\ \-/ /\) )6 6( >{= Y =}< /'-^-'\ (_) (_) | . | | |} jgs \_/^\_/ Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 17:54:52 +0800 From: bunny <rabbit@wantree.com.au> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: Cabinet Says Yes To RCDá(New Zealand) Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970908174649.2aa7350e@wantree.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Mon, 8th September 1997 Cabinet Says Yes To RCDá(New Zealand) Cabinet has decided to legalise the spread of the killer rabbit virus - RCD. The Minister for Biosecurity, Simon Upton, says now the rabbit calicivirus disease (RCD) is present in New Zealand, the Government has to face reality and allow farmers to spread the disease. Last week Cabinet considered the situation but called for urgent reports for today's meeting on how the virus should be managed in the future. Now Mr Upton says the Government has decided to pass regulations to clarify the legality of spreading RCD which was classified as an unwanted organism. There have been conflicting views of whether it was legal to spread RCD once it was illegally imported into the country. The regulations will not be retrospective and the Government has indicated that it still considers the importation of RCD as a serious breach of law that should be punished. It is unlikely that farmers who had spread the disease, once it was here, will be charged with any offence, due to the public announcement by MAF officials that it was not against the law. The Department of Conservation is being asked to handle the problem of predators switching from rabbits to endangered native wildlife. MAF officials will continue to gather more information about the virus. Areas identified for immediate research include characterising the virus and testing its virulence, so that its effectiveness can be determined. End =========================================== Rabbit Information Service, P.O.Box 30, Riverton, Western Australia 6148 Email> rabbit@wantree.com.au http://www.wantree.com.au/~rabbit/rabbit.htm (Rabbit Information Service website updated frequently) /`\ /`\ (/\ \-/ /\) )6 6( >{= Y =}< /'-^-'\ (_) (_) | . | | |} jgs \_/^\_/ Date: Mon, 08 Sep 1997 07:37:14 -0400 From: allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (US) Council Moves To Clarify Pork Talk Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970908073711.0068f50c@clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"