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Putting People First / March 4, 1994
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PEOPLE'S BULLETIN
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News and notices in the struggle against animal rights and eco-
extremists
copyright@1994 Putting People First
Permission to reproduce all or part of
an item id freely granted on the condition
that credit s given to Putting People First.
Putting People First is a nonprofit organization
of citizens who believe in rights for humans and
welfare for animals, and who oppose the goals and
tactics of "animal rights" and environmental extremism.
PO Box 1707
Helena, Montana 59624
(406) 442-5700
FAX (406) 449-0942
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"MEAT OUT" DAY PUSHED IN SCHOOLS
In an EarthDay "Meat-Out" campaign, school children attending
Minneapolis Public Schools will be offered only vegetarian choices in
the hot lunch program. Accompanying the monthly menu is an article by
Suzannah Self, a student dietitian from the University of Minnesota, who
is interning at the Minneapolis Nutrition Center. This article which
will be read by all children in the school system has several inaccurate
statements about the benefits and costs of a vegetarian diet.
"The production of meat takes a toll on our environment. One acre
of land yields almost 250 pounds of beef or 40,000 potatoes." There is
no mention of the fact that a potato provides an incomplete protein, or
that to get adequate nutation from a "meatless " diet, a person would
have to eat large quantities of vegetables as well as add vitamins, iron
and some other minerals. According to a well-written article by Claude
Skatole in the Jan/Feb issue of The People's Agenda, "There is not
enough land in the world, which will grow crops edible by humans, to
feed ... the approximate present world population."
Quoting John Robbins' book, Diet For A New America, the student
dietitian writes, "It takes almost 2,500 gallons of water to produce one
pound of beef." However in "Current Issues in Food Production: A
Perspective On Beef As A Component In Diets For Americans, which is a
scientific response to the Robbins' book, internationally recognized
water and waste management engineer, Dr. John Sweeten of Texas A&M
University, says drinking water use by cattle averages about two to
thirteen gallons to produce a single pound of meat.
The National Cattlemen's Association issued a press release as a
response to the various "Meat Out" activities. "We respect the rights
of all people to express their opinions. However, we believe the right
of free speech carries with it obligations of accuracy and
responsibility. The premise for the "Meatout" is ill-founded and
illogical. Nutrition experts have long recognized the important
contributions which meat can make to the diet. To imply otherwise is
misleading and a serious disservice to the consuming public."
WISE USE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED
The Sixth Annual Wise Use Leadership Conference will be held July
15, 16 and 17, 1994, at John Ascuaga's Nugget in Reno, Nevada.
This year's agenda will include hands-on training sessions in vital
skills, including organization management and drafting legislation and
a celebration of our friends who are featured in William Perry Pendley's
new book, It Takes A Hero.
For Registration and Information:
Susan, (206) 445-5038
FAX 206 451-3959
ARIZONA LEGISLATURE MAY PASS DAMAGE PREVENTION BILL
A push by an animal rights group may defeat Arizona Senate Bill
#SB-1505. The bill would create an eleven member board of ranching,
agricultural, and hunting interests to formulate wildlife damage
policies on public lands. The policies and rules would include
preventing and controlling damage on livestock producers caused by
predatory animals and other vertebrate pests, including threatened and
endangered species.
The bill also spells out how a rancher may respond after livestock
is attacked or killed by bears or mountain lions. Since leg hold traps
are specified as acceptable means to prevent further damage from the
offending predator, the group, H.A.L.T., (Help Abolish Leghold Traps,)
has started a campaign to derail the legislation.
To reach Arizona State legislators:
call 1-800-352-8404
COMMITTEE MEETS TO REVIEW DATA
There will be a meeting of the International Whaling Commission
Interagency Committee on march 10, 1994, at 2:00 pm in room 6009 of the
Herbert C. Hoover Building of the Commerce Department in Washington D.C.
The purpose of the meeting is to review the results of the IWC
intersessional meeting on the Antarctic Sanctuary (February 20-24,
Norfolk Island, Australia), to consider the comments received on the
peer review of the Revised Management Procedure, and to look ahead to
the Annual Meeting.
They are also planning to have one more meeting of the Interagency
Committee before the 1994 Annual Meeting of the IWC. This is still
tentatively scheduled for April 21 at 2:00 pm in room 6009. Contact
Kevin Chu, Office of International Affairs, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.