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; Animal rights group creates "hit list" of universities
conducting research on monkeys (US) ; (Australia) USDA Seeking Public
Comments on IDA's Elephant Petition by Dec 11 plus poll (USA) ;
Protest Demo at Ferbers in Philly on 24 Nov against fur From Hugs for
Puppies (USA) ; DawnWatch: COK airs "A Side of Truth" on MTV --
November, 2006 (US) ; AETA THREATENS ANIMAL ACTIVISTS (US) ;
Navratilova protests "gay sheep" research (US) ; National Lawyers
Guild Opposes Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act ; From People for Animals
(Dehli) 7 snakes were seized from the premises of a small temple near
Videocon Towers (India) ; Urge Officials to Spare Virginia's Bears ; To
all opposed to whaling ; POISONOUS PIG FARMER HELD *(China) ; Western
Australia vet school eliminates terminal surgeries ; Animal Liberation NSW
Newsletter ; China is intending another massive dog cull ;
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Quotes
"If I assume that animals have subjective feelings of pain, fear, hunger, and the like, and if I am mistaken in doing so, no harm will have been done; but if I assume the contrary, when in fact animals do have such feelings, then I open the way to unlimited cruelties. Animals must have the benefit of the doubt, if indeed there be any doubt." David Hume Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor,
never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the
tormented. --Elie Wiesel
“America will never be destroyed from the
outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we
destroyed ourselves.” ~Abraham Lincoln
"We do
not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."
-Ancient Indian Proverb "
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http://www.voiceless.org.au/images/stories/e-updates/e-update_issue10.pdf
Voiceless's November e-update. (Australia) A ground breaking advertising campaign from the 'Prisons to Paddocks'
alliance
Lawyers talking it up for Animals Animal Club - inspirational teachers and students 2006 Grants Program, full steam ahead! Voiceless: I feel therefore I am - art exhibition and pledge Eureka Moments at Australian Museum's Science 'Oscars' 'Shalom Chaverim' (Hello Friends) Fast Food Nation - ticket give away ...and much more V ~^+^~ E ~^++^~ G ~^+^+^~ A ~^++^~ N
Animal rights group creates "hit list" of universities conducting research on monkeys Animal rights activists are using freedom of information laws to
draw
up a 'hit list' of universities which conduct research on monkeys Letters sent to six universities requesting details of experiments involving primates have sparked panic among researchers. The revelation raises the spectre of extremists widening their focus beyond Oxford University where militants are waging a terror campaign to derail a planned £20million animal research facility. -- full story: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23373982-details/Animal%20rights%20group%20creates%20hit%20list%20of%20universities%20conducting%20research%20on%20monkeys/article.do ----- http://www.animalconcerns.org/ ----- More News Headlines -- RSS Feed! New Links -- 100 most recent links! Events, E-Mail Lists, Jobs, Organizations, and Forums SEARCH for the item on Animalconcerns.org! V ~^+^~ E ~^++^~ G ~^+^+^~ A ~^++^~ N
USDA Seeking**** Public Comments**** on IDA's Elephant Petition by
Dec 11 plus **** poll***** (USA)
From savezooelephants.com USDA Seeking **** Public Comments**** on IDA's Elephant Petition by
Dec 11 plus **** poll***** (elephants are losing)
USDA Seeking Public Comments on IDA's Elephant Petition
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is currently seeking public comments on space and living conditions for captive elephants in the U.S. This important development is a direct result of IDA's citizen's petition seeking enforcement of the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) at zoos and circuses, where elephants are suffering due to inadequate space, unnatural conditions, lack of exercise and social deprivation. Click here for more info.
http://www.helpelephants.com/feature_061022.html What You Should Say
Please tell the USDA that you support all efforts to dramatically
improve conditions for captive elephants in this country, including
enforcing existing adequate space requirements under the Animal Welfare
Act (as requested in the IDA Citizens Petition) and creating tough new
standards that:
• Require exhibitors of elephants to provide large, naturalistic,
climate-appropriate environments similar to those at The Elephant
Sanctuary in Tennessee and the PAWS sanctuary in California. These two
refuges provide hundreds to thousands of acres over which elephants can
roam, socialize and maintain their health.
• Prohibit the use of bullhooks, chains, electric shock devices and other instruments of force against elephants. Why Change is Needed
The reasons why the USDA must take action include:
1. Zoos and circuses are not giving elephants the conditions they
require for their health and well-being.
2. The Animal Welfare Act requires that zoos and circuses provide
elephants with adequate space. Zoos are not meeting this requirement.
3. Elephants are big animals who need big spaces. But in too many
zoos and circuses they suffer from lack of space, unnatural conditions and
social deprivation that eventually cause a range of preventable ailments
-- from painful arthritis and foot disease to reproductive and digestive
disorders to neurotic behaviors like swaying and head bobbing.
4. Many zoos lock their elephants in barn stalls for at least 12
hours a day when the zoo is closed. And, in northern zoos, elephants are
confined indoors for extended periods during the cold winter months.
5. Additionally, circuses and many zoos control their elephants
through force, domination and aggressive use of the bull hook and
prolonged chaining. These methods cause constant stress as well as
physical and psychological injury to elephants.
6. Because of their intelligence, complexity and unique social and
physical needs, elephants suffer in small, unchallenging zoo environments.
Because of these unique qualities and complex needs, elephants deserve
much, much higher standards than the ones that currently exist.
It is critical that the letters are personalized and in the writer's
own words. Please feel free to talk about your personal experience seeing
elephants in zoos and/or circuses, your profession, whether you are a
parent who wants his or her children to be properly educated, etc. A
personalized letter will have much more impact than a form letter.
How to Submit Your Comments
Via Internet: Visit the Federal eRulemaking portal http://www.regulations.gov/
In the "Search Regulations and Federal Actions" box, select "Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service" from the agency drop-down menu
Click on "Submit"
In the Docket ID column, go to APHIS-2006-0044 'ANIMAL WELFARE;
ELEPHANTS." Click on column at far right - "ADD COMMENTS" - scroll down to
add your name, address and your comments.
By postal mail, send an original and three copies to:
Docket No. APHIS-2006-0044
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS/USDA Station 3A-03.8 4700 River Road, Unit 118 Riverdale, MD 20737-1238 For more information, see http://www.helpelephants.com/feature_060823.html or call Suzanne Roy at 919-732-8983 or email her at suzanne.e.roy @ earthlink.net. Elephants losing USA Today poll on zoos
USA Today is asking "Where do you think elephants belong?"
Zoos are winning.
The poll and also a discussion is under "Share your opinion"
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Protest Demo at Ferbers in Philly on 24 Nov against fur
From Hugs for Puppies (USA) Any people from PA or NJ, NY (US)
- demonstration at Ferbers Furs to protest to killing of 40 million
animals annually for furs
Meeting @ 18th and Walnut
11 am on Nov. 24th After the demo having a big house party for activists and their
friends.
Hugs for Puppies in Philadelphia - for further details
call 516-503-4403
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DawnWatch: COK airs "A Side of Truth" on MTV -- November, 2006 (US) DawnWatch generally encourages animal friendly media by asking
subscribers to stay in touch with the media, letting them know how much we
appreciate coverage of animal issues. The terrific grass-roots group
Compassion Over Killing, however, also makes its own media messages, and
has carefully choosing the perfect target market. The group has produced a
30-second commercial designed for MTV. They call it "A Side Of Truth." You
can watch it on line at
http://www.cok.net/camp/mtv/ As the website describes:
"In this hard-hitting ad, a young woman is ordering food from a drive thru when she is forced to face the painful and cruel reality of typical dietary choices-from the mother pig in a gestation crate who can't turn around to the hens crammed inside wire battery cages to the calf in a veal stall who can barely move. As she speeds away in horror, viewers are directed to TryVeg.com where they can learn more about the routine miseries endured by animals on factory farms as well as order COK's free Vegetarian Starter Guide to help them transition to an animal-friendly diet. " COK explains:
"By targeting MTV's teen and young adult viewing audience, we're able to get the animals' message directly to those shown by research to be the most receptive to vegetarian eating. And for just pennies per impression, our ads altogether have been viewed more than 12 million times in 62 cities nationwide. As a result of our campaign, hits to our website TryVeg.com skyrocketed and requests for our free Vegetarian Starter Guide have reached record numbers." But COK needs our help. They tell us:
"Our ability to blanket the MTV airwaves with a message of compassion
depends largely on the kindness of our members. Over the last three years,
our campaign has grown significantly thanks to your help, and we're
excited to announce that this season, we're taking it to the next
level. Using the same cost-efficient criteria as always, our fall
2006 advertising blitz is the most ambitious yet- we'll be reaching out to
a national audience for the first time! Starting in early November, more
than 21 million Comcast cable subscribers in hundreds of cities from coast
to coast will be served 'A Side of Truth.'
"'Please help us ensure the success of this powerful advertising
campaign!
"We're currently raising funds to keep this ad on the air as long as possible-and we just received an extremely generous pledge of $25,000 if we can match that amount with contributions from supporters like you. In other words, every dollar you contribute today towards our MTV commercial campaign will be doubled-up to $25,000!" Please check out the commercial and forward it to your friends. And I
think you will be moved to contribute to this wonderfullly worthwhile
campaign. If you are, you can do that on line at the URL above, or by
sending a check to
Compassion Over Killing P.O. Box 9773 Washington, DC 20016 Yours and the animals',
Karen Dawn (DawnWatch is an animal advocacy media watch that looks at animal
issues in the media and facilitates one-click responses to the relevant
media outlets. You can learn more about it, and sign up for alerts at http://www.DawnWatch.com.
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AETA THREATENS ANIMAL ACTIVISTS (US) The National Lawyers Guild, which defends activists against First
Amendment violations, “strongly opposes the Animal Enterprise Terrorism
Act,” which was unanimously approved as S. 3880 by the U.S. Senate on
September 29th. If the measure is enacted into law, any activity causing
an “animal enterprise” business to suffer a profit loss, including
peaceful protests and media campaigns, could be considered a terrorist
act. The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act was drafted by the lobbyist group
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), in association with the U.S.
Sportsmen’s Alliance. ALEC, which has the support of over 300 large
corporations, had a hand in introducing over 3,100 pieces of legislation
in the 1999/2000 session, of which over 450 were enacted, all benefiting
corporations.
The Equal Justice Alliance, a national coalition of social advocacy
organizations, has formed to stop the measure in the U.S. House of
Representatives when Congress reconvenes on November 13th. The Alliances
website explains the legislation and its opposition to it: http://www.noaeta.org/home.htm
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Navratilova protests "gay sheep" research (US)
published Friday, November 3, 2006
Tennis icon Martina Navratilova has condemned hormone-altering
experiments on "gay sheep" at Oregon State University and Oregon Health and Science University. The research seeks to manipulate the sheep's sexual preferences and make them heterosexual. The tests are funded by taxpayers through the year 2008. In letters faxed to the presidents of both universities, Navratilova
writes: "How can it be that, in the year 2006, a major university would host
such homophobic and cruel experiments? . . . I respectfully ask that you pull the plug on this appalling and misguided research. "Surely you can find a way to redirect the millions of public tax
dollars that are being wasted on these experiments to a more fruitful venture -- perhaps by funding a gay and lesbian community center to foster dialogue and acceptance for people of all sexual preferences?" According to the animal rights group PETA, Oregon Health and Science
University experimenter Charles Roselli is medicating sheep to prevent the actions of hormones in their fetal brains. Roselli is also dissecting the brains of "male-oriented"
(homosexual) rams in order to find the hormonal mechanisms behind homosexual tendencies. Once found, he hopes to change them. According to the grant applications, the experimenters plan to
extrapolate the test results to humans -- with the insidious implication that homosexuality in people can be "cured." Navratilova -- who won nine Wimbledon women's singles championships
before her retirement this year and who, with a record 167 titles in singles and 174 in doubles, holds more overall tennis titles than any player in history -- adds: "For the sake of the animals who will die unnecessarily in these
experiments and for the many gays and lesbians who stand to be deeply offended by the social implications of these tests, I ask that you please end these studies at once." V ~^+^~ E ~^++^~ G ~^+^+^~ A ~^++^~ N
National Lawyers Guild Opposes Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act
http://www.commondreams.org/cgi-bin/newsprint.cgi?file=/news2006/1030-14.htm OCTOBER 30, 2006
11:59 AM CONTACT: National Lawyers Guild
Heidi Boghosian, NLG Executive Director, 212-679-5100, ext. 11 Marjorie Cohn, NLG President, 619-374-6923, marjorie@tjsl.edu --> -->National Lawyers Guild Opposes Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act
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WASHINGTON - October 30 - The National Lawyers Guild strongly opposes the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (H.R. 4239/S. 3880 (as amended and passed by the Senate)). On September 29, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved S. 3880, the Senate version of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA). If enacted into law, the Act could define as a terrorist act any activity causing a business classified as an "animal enterprise" to suffer a profit loss—even if such financial decline is caused by peaceful protests, boycotts, media campaigns or leafleting. The AETA contains vague and overbroad language that may be read to
criminalize legitimate activities, such as an email campaign protesting
actions of a corporation. Furthermore, laws already exist to penalize the
kind of activities this Act targets, such as the 1992 Animal Enterprise
Protection Act. The AETA will increase the likelihood of misguided
prosecutions, and will also serve as a deterrent to a host of lawful,
First Amendment protected activities. Guild President Marjorie Cohn said,
"The AETA could lead to the prosecution of undercover investigators,
whistle-blowers and other activists as 'terrorists.' It defines 'economic
damage' as including 'the loss of profits.' Such broad language puts all
activists at risk; those activists who aren't prosecuted under the AETA
will still feel the chilling effect of its 'terrorist' language."
The National Lawyers Guild has documented the government's crackdown
on First Amendment protected activities it its 2004 report "The Assault on
Free Speech, Public Assembly, and Dissent." In addition to enacting a host
of unconstitutional practices at large rallies and demonstrations, the
government is labeling certain activist activities as "terrorist" related,
and levying harsher penalties for actions that are associated with
political messages.
"The government is engaging in Orwellian newspeak by labeling
activists as terrorists. It's wrong to enact legislation that punishes the
same action more severely if it is committed for political reasons. The
AETA is a misguided and dangerous piece of legislation," said Guild
Executive Director Heidi Boghosian.
The AETA was created by the lobbyist group American Legislative
Exchange Council (ALEC) in association with the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance.
ALEC has the support of over 300 large corporations, including those in
the tobacco, petroleum, pharmaceutical and transportation areas. It works
with right-wing entities such as the NRA, the Family Research Council and
the Koch, Scaife, Bradley and Heritage Foundations to influence
legislation to benefit its big business members and contributors. In
1999/2000 ALEC legislators introduced over 3,100 pieces of legislation, of
which over 450 were enacted, all benefiting corporations.
The Guild was founded in 1937 as an alternative to the American Bar
Association which excluded people of color. The Guild has a long history
of representing individuals whose rights have been violated by governments
in the U.S. and abroad. Its highly-respected Legal Observer program
monitors First Amendment violations and defends activists around the
country.
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From People for Animals (India)
On 04/11/06, rjaindia <rjainindia@yahoo.com> wrote: 7 snakes were seized from the premises of a small temple near Videocon Towers in Jhandewalan in the evening of Saturday 28 Oct. Nadeem and Saud had spotted two saperas near this temple an evening
before i.e on 27th. Nadeem and Rajeev surveyed the temple and its premises and decided to do the raid the next day as the saperas could not be seen around. Next evening Nadeem, Saud, Vikas, Ansar and Rajeev went to the spot
at around 5:30 pm. Since a raid was conducted at the same place last year on 2nd Oct it was thought that Nadeem, Saud and Rajeev may be recognizable. So Ansar and Vikas were sent to the temple to confirm whether the saperas were present and which they did. Nadeem called the police and a PCR arrived in about 25 minutes. Meanwhile Vikas and Ansar were keeping and eye on the saperas.
Nadeem, Saud, Rajeev and the police people entered the temple. On seeing the police vehile the saperas had disappeared!! and the darkness helped them as it was around 7 by this time. But the watchful eye of Vikas and Ansar had seen where the saperas had hid the 'pitaras'. 5 pitaras and one bag containing a sand boa were seized. 'Potlies' of saperas clothes and a bottle of 'alcohol' were left there for their use. The snakes were taken to the Paharganj police station where they were identified and counted. The details are as follows Cobras 3
Red Sand Boa 1 Python 1 Ratsnake 2 --------------------- TOTAL 7 --------------------- The snakes were kept at Rajeev's place and were handed over to
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Urge Officials to Spare Virginia's Bears
The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is getting set to hold a cruel hunt in which as many as twenty bears will be killed in the name of recreation. This hunt is not taking place to curb overpopulation, nor is it to protect members of the public. It is simply to appease hunters' blood thirst and it's just not right. According to The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and
Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan,
http://www.chesapeake.va.us/services/citizen_info/pdf/GDSNWRfinalCCP8-2-06.pdf
"The main purpose of the hunt is to add a priority wildlife-dependent
recreational opportunity for the public. There are limited public hunting
opportunities in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. By
implementing a bear hunt an additional 200 hunter days will be provided to
the area."
Please urge The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and
Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine to call off the hunt. Also, please tell a
friend and take a moment to sign our petition http://ga0.org/campaign/vabearpetition to
Governor Kaine.
Tell me more http://ga0.org/campaign/vabear/explanation
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Pictures of the Japanese Antarctic whaling fleet ready to embark +
action item
To all opposed to whaling:
The Japanese Antarctic whaling fleet is within days of embarking
again to rape the Southern Ocean, under the pretext of "scientific
research".
In spite of the glut of whale meat in cold storage, Japan
inexplicably doubled the Minke whale quota from 440 per year to almost 900
two years ago, and added 50 fin whales and 50 humpback whales to the
roster.
In spite of the fact that whale meat is overloaded with mercury (over
20X the legal limit set by the Japanese government itself), PCB and dioxin
(the most potent carcinogen known to science), the whale meat industry is
labeling whale meat as "health food", and the Japanese government is
feeding whale meat to elementary school children in their lunch program,
in its effort to rejuvenate the whaling and whale meat industries.
Same time last year (November 2005), Anthony Marr, with Canadian
activist Bruce Foerster, conducted an anti-whaling mission at Shimonoseki,
Japan, where the Japanese Antarctic whaling fleet was assembled.
Among other things, Anthony took dozens of pictures of the fleet as well
as the whale meat market. Moments after he photographed the factory
ship at its restricted dock, the one with "RESEARCH" painted on its hull
(one of the most blatant lies in recent history), he was interrogated by
two plain-clothe agents for close to two hours. The fleet departed
on November 8 and was subsequently intercepted by the Farley Mowat of the
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on the high seas.
In both 2004 and 2005, Anthony Marr also went to Taiji, Japan, where
thousands of dolphins are slaughtered every year for meat and hundreds are
captured for entertainment, and where the infamous "Whale Museum", more
appropriately, the Whaling Museum, in which whale and dolphin meat are
sold, is located.
To see the pictures of the whaling fleet at Shimonoseki close-up, and
the inside of the Whale Museum at Taiji, and the whale meat for sale
throughout Japan, and the restaurant menus featuring whale cuisine, click
on the following link:
Anthony Marr calls for the following action:
1. Write to the Japanese consulate or embassy in your city,
expressing your disapproval of Japanese whaling, and that you will not
visit Japan nor purchase Japanese products until the whaling is
terminated. (You can find basic information aboutJapanese whaling in
the above link.)
2. Write to the Japanese car dealers and electronic outlets in
your city to say that, with all due respect to the quality of their
products, you will not be purchasing anything Japanese for as long as
Japanese whaling persists.
This strategy is to pit a vast array of major Japanese manufacturers
and industries against the relatively small whaling and whale meat
industries. If we all do it, and spread the message far and wide,
there should be no contest.
For the whales.
Heal Our Planet Earth (HOPE)
www.HOPE-CARE.org Anthony Marr, founder Heal Our Planet Earth (HOPE) Compassion for Animals Road Expeditions (CARE) www.HOPE-CARE.org Anthony-Marr@HOPE-CARE.org Anthony_Marr@yahoo.com cell while on tour: 415-686-8789 Vancouver # 604-222-1169 __._,_.___ IN EVERY GLASS of MILK IS A LITTLE HUNK of
VEAL.
~Bruce Friedrich~ IF YOU'RE NOT OUTRAGED,
YOU'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION! (anonymous) BE A VOICE FOR THE ANIMALS
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From ALQ
Subject: [alqld] Western Australia vet school eliminates terminal surgeries Jul. 2006 Western Australian vet school eliminates terminal surgeries For the first time, in Semester II, 2006, Western Australia’s AVMA-accredited Murdoch University has completely eliminated some of its core terminal veterinary surgical teaching laboratories. Thanks to the ongoing efforts of student conscientious objectors over several years, certain faculty members have been stimulated to introduce an RSPCA animal shelter sterilisation program. Instead of participating in the traditional surgical laboratories in which pigs and sheep were killed, this semester all students neutered shelter animals instead. Unsurprisingly, the program is very popular with students, who experience the satisfaction of preventing unnecessary deaths through pet overpopulation, rather than causing them during their surgical training; and who also feel they are gaining superior and more realistic surgical experience. Even some faculty members are of the opinion that the students are becoming better surgeons. Unfortunately the school does not currently appear to have an educational memorial (body donation) program for the ethical sourcing of cadavers for anatomy, clinical skills and surgical training, nor any surgical training models to speak of. It is hoped by this author that these basic precursors to live animal surgeries may be introduced in the future, following additional student activism. At this stage there is no confirmation that the program, which is being trialed, will continue. Unsurprisingly, certain faculty appear to be hoping the program will fail, allowing a return to the traditional terminal surgical laboratories. However, the considerable success of the program so far make it more likely the program will be continued, and may even replace the remaining terminal surgical laboratories in Semester I of the 4th year core surgical course. Of Australia’s three other established veterinary schools, the University of Sydney veterinary school (which is the other AVMA-accredited Australian school), completely eliminated all terminal surgical labs, established a body donation program, and introduced a policy allowing student conscientious objection in 2000, stimulated by student activist Dr Lucy Fish, now practicing in London. V ~^+^~ E ~^++^~ G ~^+^+^~ A ~^++^~
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Animal Liberation NSW Newsletter
CALLING ALL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
Great news, the Animal Liberation "Video Van" is out and about on
the
streets in the months of November and December this year, aiming to provide information and resources to the public about intensive farming, and other cruel animal practices. It is decked out with large TV where we play educational videos, and we have stacks of information and goodies giving information on how simple changes in our lifestyle can make profound impacts on animal lives. We would particularly like to target young people. If you are
a
student or teacher and would like the "Video Van" to visit before or after school or lunch time and/or a speaker at your school assembly or Animal rights club please contact us: Give Jodi a call on 0405 175 140 or email jodiruckley@hotmail.com
Any other details on youth events would be greatly appreciated.
We
can come anywhere in NSW. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A FUNDRAISING FOR ANIMALS AUSTRALIA AND NATIONAL DESEXING
NETWORK
Sunday 12th November 2006
Time: 12.30pm Place: 18 Ida Ave, Mosman Includes lunch, wine, entertainment and auction
Cost: Special $75 for two
RSVP Joan Pearson 9960 2229, 0411 044 739
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STREAKER PROTESTS AGAINST CUP
Nov 7 - A STREAKING animal liberationist has been ejected
from
Sydney's Randwick racecourse and will face court for offensive behaviour. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
STREAKER'S BLUE BELTER
Nov 7 - A NUDE animal liberationist has been ejected from
Sydney's
Randwick racecourse and will face court for offensive behaviour. The woman, in her thirties, streaked across the racecourse at 2pm
"in
some sort of anti-horse racing protest," Maroubra Police Inspector Eddie Bosch said. "The woman was streaking around the racecourse area and was taken
into
custody by police where she was clothed and given a field court attendance notice for offensive behaviour," Insp Bosch said. The woman - protesting at the race won by Delta Blues,
and
appropriately featuring Headturner and (un)Zipping - had HorseRacingKills.org written on her in red paint. A statement issued by Animal Liberation NSW said the stunt was
aimed
at drawing attention to what it said was the widespread mistreatment of racehorses and rejected racehorses. The action was part of a national campaign and came as
Australians
gathered at Randwick and around Australia ahead of the Melbourne Cup, the nation's most famous race. The Animal Liberation NSW statement said 18,000 foals were bred by
the
racing industry but 70 per cent of those were rejected. "Most of the rejects will be slaughtered or abandoned to an
existence
of neglect and suffering," the statement said. "Most horses are confined to a stall for up to 22 hours a day."
It said 90 per cent of race horses suffered ulcers and bleeding in
the
lungs as a result of stress and an unnatural feeding regime. The arrested woman is due to appear at Waverley Local Court
on
November 22. Photo: http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5297630,00.jpg
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POLICE HORSE DIES ON RACE PATROL
Nov 5 - A VICTORIA Police horse died on duty at the Melbourne
Cup
Carnival's Derby Day meeting at Flemington yesterday. Further coverage:
OFFICER MOURNS DEATH OF EQUINE PARTNER http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,20704746-5001028,00.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
GENERATION XL
ABUSE THAT'S HARD TO SWALLOW
By Clare Masters, www.news.com.au Nov 6 - COULD the greatest child abuse of our time be the fattening
of
a generation? What chance does a child - offered a steady stream of fast food -
have
to grow up to be a healthy weight? Sydney University's Dr Michael Booth, the state's top expert
on
childhood obesity, says although the issue involves several shades of grey, a diet of junk food could easily be considered a form of abuse. "It is actually doing their life's chances very great harm," he
said.
"Failing to provide adequate nourishment to your children is a form
of
abuse, like failing to provide adequate shelter or education or sleep or safety." HOSPITAL BANS JUNK FOOD
Nov 6 - A CHILDREN'S hospital in WA has become the first in the
state
to ban junk food from its cafeteria and vending machines. "Hospitals are places where sick people go to get healthy so it
seems
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Nov 5 - FOUR more elephants have arrived in Australia today, bound
for
local zoos after a controversial journey from Thailand. The elephants touched down this morning in Sydney, where one will
be
transferred to the city's Taronga Zoo, before their chartered Russian plane heads to Avalon Airport near Melbourne, to drop off another three this afternoon for Melbourne Zoo. The male elephant being taken to Taronga Zoo is called Gung -
meaning
"prawn" and will rejoin four females from his herd who arrived on Thursday. The elephants are part of a group of eight that finally left
Thailand
in June, after court battles from animal rights protesters in Australia and overseas caused their journey to be delayed. They have been held in quarantine on the Cocos Islands, about
2,800km
north-west of Perth, for the past three months and are coming to Australia for a breeding program. Zoos Victoria chief Laura Mumaw said in a statement that the
three
elephants going to Melbourne would help ensure the species' survival. "We are very excited to be welcoming the three new members of
our
elephant family as part of the Australasian zoos' conservation breeding program," she said. The three elephants heading to Melbourne - Dokkoon, Kulab and Num-Oi
-
are all females, who will form a social group with two other elephants already at the zoo. The RSPCA has opposed the decision to bring the elephants to
Australia
because of concerns for their welfare. RSPCA Victoria president Dr Hugh Wirth has said the weight
of
scientific evidence goes against the decision by Environment Minister Ian Campbell to allow their importation. "In allowing this importation to proceed, Minister Ian Campbell
and
the zoos involved have condemned these elephants to a life of suffering in captivity," Dr Wirth said recently. Despite more than 100 years of keeping elephants captive,
Australian
zoos have never bred an Asian elephant. "The elephant is a precious and endangered animal, not a
tourist
attraction," Dr Wirth said. "Taking elephants away from their home and family groups in
Thailand,
and sticking them in a zoo in Melbourne, is no way to contribute to elephant conservation." But Mark Williams from Taronga Zoo scorned such suggestions.
"That is absolute nonsense. They have been cared for the whole
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Nov 6 - The three females - Num-Oi, five, Kulab, seven, and
Dokkoon,
13 - flew into Melbourne on Sunday after a 20-hour journey from the Cocos Islands, where they spent months in quarantine following a controversial journey from Thailand. Zoo program development manager Laurie Pond spent the night with
the
pachyderms and told of the trio's nervous introduction to the sounds of Melbourne. "I slept in the barn overnight and they were a little bit scared -
we
had a possum which terrorised us all a little bit over the night," he said. Passing trams and other city sounds also took some getting used
to.
"It's a little bit noisy but they'll get used to all these
noises,"
said Mr Pond. In time, the group will be introduced to Melbourne Zoo's
other
elephants - a female, Mek Kapah, and Bong Su, a male, as part of a zoo conservation breeding program. For Mek Kapah it will be her first contact with other female
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APPROVAL SOUGHT FOR HUMAN/ANIMAL EMBRYOS
By Patricia Reaney in London, www.news.com.au Nov 7 - SCIENTISTS in Britain have applied for a licence to
create
hybrid embryos using human cells and animal eggs for stem cell research to develop new treatments for diseases such as Parkinson's, stroke and Alzheimer's. The researchers from Kings College London and the North East
England
Stem Cell Institute (NESCI) submitted the application to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), a regulatory body that oversees embryo research and fertility treatment. If the application is approved, the hybrid embryo will be 99.9
per
cent human and 0.1 per cent animal. By using animal eggs, the scientists hope to overcome the shortage of human eggs left over from IVF treatments, which have been used for stem cell research. "Our research team at King's College London is optimistic that
the
HFEA will rule favourably on our licence application," said Dr Stephen Minger, director of the Stem Cell Biology Laboratory at Kings College. "We feel that the development of disease-specific human embryonic
stem
cell lines from individuals suffering from genetic forms of neurodegenerative disorders will stimulate both basic research and the development of new treatments for these devastating brain diseases." The HFEA said today it had not received the application yet. It
will
be peer-reviewed by a panel of experts. A decision could take several months. "The government's consultation on fertility laws shows there is
a
strong current of public concern on this," a spokesman for the HFEA said. Other scientists welcomed the application, saying it was a
rational
next step in stem cell research. "To achieve this kind of reprogramming will be a key step
for
regenerative medicine. Using animal eggs instead of human ones is a sensible and practical approach which will accelerate progress," said Dr Wolf Reik of the Babraham Institute in England. The scientists said they intend to initially use cow eggs in
the
research, which will attempt to grow new tissue genetically matched to patients from stem cells. They will use nuclear transfer, the technique used to create Dolly
the
sheep, the world's first cloned mammal. The nucleus of the animal egg will be removed and fused with the nucleus from a human cell. The egg will develop until it is a cluster of cells, or blastocyst. After six days, the scientists will remove the stem cells, which
can
develop into any cell type or tissue. The early embryo will be destroyed before it is 14 days old in accordance with the licence. "We are very hopeful that the HFEA will grant us permission for
this
work, which will help us to understand more about how cells behave after the nuclear transfer process," said Dr Lyle Armstrong of NESCI. Further coverage:
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Nov 7 - A VETERINARIAN and animal handlers will board a Chinese
cargo
ship when it arrives in Sydney this week to try to catch a monkey running loose on the vessel. Crew on the freighter spotted the monkey sitting on top of a
container
last week and reported it to the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS). Australian quarantine authorities have warned the Chinese ship it
will
not be allowed to dock unless the monkey is caught or "dealt with" in an appropriate - and humane - manner. The crew managed to take some blurry photos of the animal that
were
passed on to Taronga Zoo, with experts tentatively identifying it as a rhesus macaque monkey. The monkey has not been seen for almost three days and the ships'
crew
believe it has probably died. "We are probably dealing with a threat that is no longer viable,"
an
AQIS spokesman said. "(But) we are not making any assumptions just yet."
The crew have left food out for the monkey in a bid to tempt it
out
into the open. A spokesman for AQIS said the ship would be directed to a buoy
off
Sydney where quarantine agents, vets and animal handlers would board the vessel to try to catch the monkey. The ship is expected to arrive in Australian waters on Thursday or
Friday.
The agency would not name the vessel.
The AQIS spokesman said it was fairly common for animals
to
mysteriously appear aboard incoming cargo ships, though a stow-away monkey was highly unusual. "We've had dogs, cats, bats ... we certainly don't get many
monkeys,"
the spokesman said. Quarantine officials fear the monkey could be carrying rabies or
other
diseases. A spokeswoman for the RSPCA said yesterday she hoped the animal
would
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By Jessica Marszalek, www.news.com.au Nov 7 - A COW has gone for a four-hour swim in the surf in a
bizarre
bovine spectacle before drowning off Queensland's coast. The two-year-old Brahman-cross escaped from a nearby paddock during
a
muster at Elliott Heads, near Bundaberg, on Sunday and travelled 2km to where it was spotted by beachgoers paddling 300m out to sea. Owner Neville Atkinson said when police phoned him to report
his
missing cow had been sighted swimming in the ocean it was the strangest thing he had ever heard. "She jumped through the fence and raced down towards the ocean
and
that was the last they (the drovers) saw of her," Mr Atkinson said. "We searched all along the ocean front ... well, we didn't look in
the
water, we didn't expect her to be in the water. "She was probably a bit upset from the morning chase but why she
went
in the water I'll never know." A crowd of more than 100 were drawn to the beach as word spread
about
the body surfing cow, which swam for three hours, coming to shore twice before returning to the waves. Mr Atkinson and a friend eventually took a tinnie out to try to
rescue
the cow which was paddling in water around 7m deep but could not bring her to land. She eventually drowned from swallowing water.
University of Queensland school of animal studies lecturer
John
Gaughan said it was the first time in 20 years he had heard of such strange behaviour. Dr Gaughan, who researches cattle heat stress, said cows were
good
swimmers and often waded out into dams. But he said to swim in the ocean for that long was bizarre.
"If it was very hot it might have been just trying to cool off
but
it's unusual behaviour to actually go out and start swimming around the ocean," he said. "It is unusual, I've never seen anything like that."
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FEARS FOREST BURNING THREATENING WILDLIFE
Nov 1 - Wildlife carers at Nannup are calling on WA's Department
of
Environment and Conservation to stop or modify its plans to carry out prescribed burning in a forest home to endangered animals. The Helms Forest is being logged by the Forest Products
Commission,
and the department plans to burn the remaining 3,500 hectares this spring. Wildlife carer Dave Paterson says while nothing can be done to
stop
the logging, burning will further threaten the existence of wildlife, in particular the black cockatoo. The Department of Environment and Conservation says the burning
is
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TRI-NATIONS US LAMB PROMOTION 'HUGE BREAKTHROUGH'
By Marius Cuming, www.farmonline.com.au Nov 1 - Australia, New Zealand and America have united to promote
lamb
together in the US. A thrilled Meat and Livestock Australia managing director,
David
Palmer, announced the breakthrough earlier this week, three years after the tri-nations group was formed. "Everyone is chipping in equal funding for a nutritionally
based
program worth about $A650,000 to lift the overall consumption of lamb in the massive US market. "This is a huge breakthrough for us," Mr Palmer said.
Having been the MLA's regional manager for North America, he has
been
frustrated by the lack of headway lamb has made into a market that shows such potential for lamb. Much of the gain Australian lamb has enjoyed in the United States
in
recent years has been due to the falling domestic production in that market with Australian lamb mostly replacing dwindling US product. Mr Palmer said the US industry had studied the MLA campaigns that
have
lifted domestic demand here in Australia and were impressed with the results. The focus of the campaign is health, with dieticians,
health
professionals and peer reviews set to form a major part of the literature that will be aimed at well educated, moderate to high earning professionals. SOURCE: Extract from story in Stock & Land, Vic, November
2.
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ANIMAL WELFARE COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY UPGRADE
Nov 2 - A national communications strategy on animal welfare
issues,
including a dedicated website, will be developed over the next six months to raise awareness levels in the general community. Agriculture Minister, Peter McGauran, said Australia could be proud
of
its animal welfare record, but was determined not to rest on its laurels. Mr McGauran was speaking following a meeting of government,
industry
and community representatives involved in the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy. "The public rightly demands the highest standards of animal
welfare,"
he said. "Australia already leads the world in animal welfare practices and
our
farmers are constantly improving the way they raise their animals. "It is essential that the general public understands the
importance
farmers place on this issue and the work that is continuing in this critical area. "Research has found there is a need to provide the public
with
balanced information and that the Government has a role in this process." The communications strategy will include a dedicated animal
welfare
website to provide information such as national codes of practice. Mr McGauran reiterated his push for State and Territory governments
to
review their animal welfare legislation to provide consistency across Australia. "Farmers and other stakeholders want a consistent approach to
animal
welfare," he said. "The Government is also considering ways to strengthen
national
legislation to counter the destructive impact animal activists have on farming practices. "Australian farmers operate legitimate businesses.
"They need to be protected from extreme groups whose
unlawful
trespassing often creates a biosecurity risk." SOURCE: Rural Press national rural news service, Parliament
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- WA CATTLE NUMBERS BUILDING UP IN PADDOCKS
Nov 3 - Cattle numbers are building up in parched Western
Australian
paddocks, as drought-stricken farmers are unable to shift stock due to a shortage of kill space at local abattoirs. WA farmers fear the problem with excess cattle numbers has reached
a
new crisis point, and if something is not done soon the effect could push prices down. Pastoralists and Graziers Association livestock chairman, Tim
D'Arcy,
says the kill space shortage is forcing prices down and putting significant pressure on the industry. Mr D'Arcy says a hot spell could have a devastating effect as
farmers
have too many cattle stacked up and a low supply of feed. "The feed shortage is responsible for the overload of stock
because
farmers are pushing to get their cattle killed," Mr D'Arcy said. Source: www.farmonline.com.au
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Nov 3 - Plans to put tasmanian devils back on the mainland to
control
feral animals have received limited support. One of the country's leading ecologists, professor David
Lindenmayer,
says devils lived in many parts of Australia before dingoes were introduced. "It's a reasonable idea to think about putting tasmanian devils
back
onto the mainland because they were here up until very recently," Professor Lindenmayer said. He says it is a good idea in principle but any moves to put
devils
back on the mainland must be well thought out. "It's got to have good science behind it, got to have good
management
behind it and it's got to be resourced appropriately," he said. "You can't just sail a ship across from Tasmania to the mainland
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>From correspondents in Baghdad, www.news.com.au Nov 2 - IRAQI security forces patrolling near the Iranian border
found
six donkeys carrying dozens of high-explosive anti-tank mines, the US military said. "The donkeys were later released unharmed into the local area,"
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From Animal Net
Please view this. These are the actions of the host of the new
olympic games.
China with its terrible human rights record and treatment of the
Tibetan people and other minorities have make hosting the 2008 Olympics a
farce. China Massive Dog Massacre begins again (recently they killed
over 50,000 pet dogs, many forcefully taken from their owner).
from November 7, 2006, the Beijing Municipal government will also
start this massive dog killing campaign.
Stop Dog Killings in China Due to 2008 Olympics!
http://www.gopetition.com/sign.php?currentregion=237&petid=8997 China Viciously Massacres 54,000 Dogs in Rabies Scare by In Defense
of
Animals (IDA) http://ga0.org/campaign/ChinaDogCull Yunan Dog Massacre by the International Organization for Animal
Protection
(OIPA) http://www.oipa.org/appelli/abandonment_china.htm Demand Change from the Chinese Government by People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals (PeTA UK) http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/china_UK Say NO to mass dog slaughter in China by Care2
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/131317412 For pictures on dog cull, (warning graphic photos) go to http://www.chinapet.net/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=754644&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 Email from Shanghai:
Posted by: "jilllee24" Jill.Li@sssworldwide.com jilllee24 Mon Nov 6, 2006 3:31 am (PST) To whom it might concern, The following is a letter from Jill Robinson, founder and CEO of
Animals Asian Foundation, to the Mayor of Beijing. ( Translated back into
English from the Chinese version of the letter)
Dear Mayor Mr. Wang Qishan
We have heard about Beijing’s recent massive dog cull targeting at
big breed dogs and unregistered dogs. We also received letters as well as
phone calls from many Beijing dog keepers who expressed their concern over
their dogs. We feel shocked and sad upon hearing this. As the
representative of Animals Asian Foundation, I hope Beijing municipal
government could give more consideration to the feelings of dog keepers
and dog lovers all over the world and find a more effective way to manage
the dogs in Beijing.
Animals Asian Foundation represents the animal welfare supporters all
over the world, supporting the government in protecting wild and domestic
animals and in formulating legislations against animal abuse and cruelty.
We understand your concern over lupomania.
However, according to what we have heard, the actions Beijing
municipal government is about to take will decimate not only the large
breed dogs but many small ones only because they exceed the one family one
dog quota. As the capital of China and the host city of 2008 Olympic Game,
such brutal way of handling dogs will only tar the international image
Beijing has.
Dogs have been more and more recognized by society as valuable
members. Especially in today’s society, many couple who choose not to have
children and aged people living by themselves see their dogs as their
dearest companion and emotional support. In fact, a Beijing dog keeper
told us over the phone that they moved to Beijing from other provinces and
they didn’t have child yet. They viewed their dog as a family member.
Another dog keeper said as a single child born in 1980s, they seek
emotional support and invaluable comfort from their dogs. Only because
their dogs exceed the size rule, they have to be separated with their
guardians. This will be a very difficult decision for many families.
Though we understand the government’s concern over city environment
and disease control, and the necessity to manage the dogs in Beijing , we
suggest a more effective, scientific and human way to deal with it. It is
proven in many places in the world that lupomania could be controlled by
taking vaccination shots or de-sexing dogs. The government could also
launch an education campaign to educate some of the uncivilized dog
keepers. As a Hong Kong based animal welfare group, we are more than
willing to offer our support and assistance in this area.
Keeping pet is an irreversible trend in today’s world. People can
afford to keep pets and they need pets as their companion. Dogs have long
been accepted by human society. Dogs are not only pets that can support
their guarding family emotionally, but can improve people’s health. They
play other wonderful and important roles in our society, such as guiding
the blind, helping people with hearing difficulties, helping the police.
Their smart noses can detect hidden bombs, drugs and prohibited wild
animals; they are also used to find survivors of natural disasters.
Many large breed dogs such as Saint Bernard, golden retriever are
actually mild tempered. They can provide good service for the blind and
people with special needs. They are also wonderful family dogs. Many large
breed dogs work as Dr. Dog in the Dr. Dog project launched by Animals
Asian Foundation. Not so long ago a box success Laporlado Q also featured
a large breed laporlado dog. We recommend Chinese government to give more
consideration when formulating dog keeping rules and learn from other
countries who ban dogs based on the species’ traits instead of simply by
size.
More academic groups and more average people have started to respect
animal rights. There are also more animal welfare organizations
mushrooming in China. You must have learnt already that when Mou Ding
county’s dog killing was exposed on the internet, numerous dog loving
individuals as well as organizations have expressed their rage towards
such atrocities. Many media outlets also criticized the barbaric practice.
We strongly recommend Beijing municipal government to adopt more
humane and scientific measures to prevent the spread of lupomania and
solve dog-related social issues. Beijing government could also learn from
other Asian countries to provide more comprehensive protections to the
animals and educate the public on topics such as the prevention of
lupomania and management of stray dogs and cats. Dog keepers should also
be encouraged to take responsibilities. Animals Asian Foundation and other
animal welfare organizations will all be very happy to cooperate with
relevant Chinese government organizations.
Animals Asian Foundation is a Hong Kong based Non-for-Profit animal
welfare organization, who is engaged in stopping the bear bile practice in
Si Chuan with the help of China Wild Animal Protection Association and Si
Chuan Forestry Bureau. Last year we successfully launched Dr. Dog program
in Cheng Du. We have been paying close attention to the animal welfare in
China and received extensive support from Chinese media and public.
We sincerely hope that relevant government organizations could have
more understanding and fully respect the companion animals’ rights when
regulating Beijing’s dogs to create a truly harmonious society.
Urge everyone to contact the Olympic Committee Members, the Sponsors,
the
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Covance Eyes New Chandler Location for Animal-Testing Facility http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=TF567CV3pCHkJKx9dZTHdQ.. Faced with immense citizen opposition, Covance Laboratories may be changing its strategy in building a new animal-testing facility in Chandler, Ariz., to avoid the possibility of a referendum and public vote. PCRM is urging Chandler residents to continue letting their mayor and City Council members know that they don’t want Covance in their town. What you can do > PCRM Files Lawsuit Over Carcinogens in Grilled Chicken http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=nNSDXJ0-5xai2r7BD8HGRg.. Everyone knows that fried chicken is not a health food, but most consumers are unaware that grilled chicken also poses a disturbing health risk: carcinogens. PCRM has filed suit under California’s Proposition 65 to compel seven national restaurant chains in the state to warn consumers about the dangerous cancer-causing compound found in their grilled chicken. Learn more > http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=m72gCgTQLn5XPfyWu_xTbA.. University of Rochester Drops Live Animal Labs From Medical School Curriculum http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=8JPEuM1YISUUATt7Xbn_Wg.. Another medical school has embraced humane alternatives to live animal labs. A third-year surgery clerkship’s live pig lab was replaced with modern medical simulators and other non-animal teaching methods, and the school joined the vast majority of U.S. medical schools that have completely eliminated live animals from their undergraduate medical education curricula. What you can do > http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=syda0t0iqCWP_NTMPkKO6g.. PCRM Public Service Announcements Reach Wide Audience http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=mKDETeS1skka3vg6SOttHg.. PCRM’s message of good nutrition has probably been in a newspaper, on a television broadcast, or on the radio airwaves near you. PCRM’s public service announcements, which are designed to educate consumers about different aspects of nutrition and health, have been picked up by publications, radio stations, and television stations across the country. Read more> http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=HghNTAzFUDkIW32-39AXLg.. PCRM Announces Golden Carrot Award Winners http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=UoPnTXzsi8njmUjwyaL4mQ..
At many schools across the country, lunch consists of high-fat fare such as chicken nuggets, french fries, pizza, and cheeseburgers. But some schools are making important improvements. For National School Lunch Week, PCRM recognized five food service directors doing an exceptional job of improving the healthfulness of school lunches. Read more > http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=hiBFYk_8iHp5UDpsePoWLw.. V ~^+^~ E ~^++^~ G ~^+^+^~ A ~^++^~ N cfp: Animals and Society II: Considering Animals (Australia)
ANIMALS AND SOCIETY II: CONSIDERING ANIMALS
Hobart, Tasmania; Australia, 3-6 July 2007 http://www.cdesign.com.au/AS2007 Following on the success of the inaugural Animals and Society Conference held at the University of Western Australia in 2005, the Animals and Society Study Group (Australia) and the University of Tasmania are pleased to be hosting Animals and Society II: Considering Animals. The conference aims to bring together researchers from a broad range of academic disciplines spanning the humanities, social sciences and physical sciences, as well as representatives from non-government organisations, industry and government, to examine the relationships between animals and humans from social, cultural, historical, geographical, environmental, moral, legal and political perspectives. The burgeoning academic field of human-animal studies is rapidly gaining international prominence. Considering Animals provides an important opportunity for researchers to share knowledge and experience in this exciting field and will encourage a critical approach to our relations with non-human animals. We see this conference as consolidating the field of human-animal studies in Australia and particularly welcome contributions from new disciplinary areas. Keynote speakers: Steve Baker, Helen Tiffin, Adrian Franklin, Tim Low. Papers are invited on topics addressing human-animal relations, particularly those relating to one or more of the areas listed below: - animals in human histories, humans in animal histories
- animal agency and performativity
- animals out of place, wildlife in the city
- wild, domesticated, native, introduced, companion animals
- animals at work, animals in sport
- animals and ethics, religion, politics, law
- human health, animal health, veterinary and medical science
- zoos, circuses and rodeos
- extinction, experimentation, modification, management of
animals
- representations of animals in popular culture, media,
literature,
science and technology Presentations will be 15 minutes long, with 5 minutes for discussion. Abstracts of up to 250 words should be submitted electronically
by
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N landmark day for animals, voters in Arizona and Michigan cast their ballots in favor of animals on Election Day. Your HSUS has been a leader in passing ballot initiatives in past
years to ban cockfighting, steel-jawed leghold traps and other
body-gripping traps, bear baiting, hound hunting, and gestation crates.
Now, we have achieved two remarkable wins for animals that will affect the
lives of millions of animals, and we are so grateful to the people of
Arizona and Michigan for leading the way and to our supporters who make
our work possible.
Michigan voters stepped up for mourning doves, crushing Proposal 3 on the ballot and restoring the 100-year tradition of protecting the state's official bird of peace from target shooting. The vote was 68 percent to 32 percent. The Humane Society of the United States spearheaded the effort to protect mourning doves, from garnering more than 1,000 endorsements to relentlessly canvassing the state in support of the issue. Michigan voters listened, and the gentle backyard songbird will remain safe from target shooters. In Arizona, humane treatment of farm animals won the day when voters
cast their ballot in favor of Proposition 204, which bans gestation crates
for breeding pigs and veal crates for young calves. Agribusiness and other
special interests spent $2.5 million to defeat Proposition 204. It is the
second state in the nation to ban gestation crates and the first state to
ban veal crates. The vote was 61 percent in favor and only 39 percent
opposed.
If you're interested in learning more about this momentous night for animals at the ballot box, click here. https://community.hsus.org/ct/s1zzpgs1wRjj/ Thank you again for your remarkable support and take time to savor these important victories. Sincerely,
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Minister for Environment and Multiculturalism
The Honourable Lindy Nelson-Carr Wednesday, November 01, 2006 QUEENSLAND BANS DUCK AND QUAIL HUNTING
The Queensland Government tonight passed laws banning recreational duck and quail hunting. Environment Minister Lindy Nelson-Carr told State Parliament the
shooting of ducks and quail for sport was not an appropriate recreational
activity in this day and age.
“While it may once have been acceptable, community attitudes have
changed and combined with environmental concerns, it has reached a stage
where it is time to make a permanent decision about this practice,” Ms
Nelson-Carr said.
“The new laws follow findings by the Animal Welfare Advisory
Committee that the wounding rates in hunting these animals was
unacceptably high.
“The committee found that up to 90 per cent of birds shot were not
killed outright.”
Ms Nelson-Carr said the laws would not impact on the existing rights
of landholders to protect their crops from damage should they need to, nor
did it impact on the traditional hunting rights of indigenous
Queenslanders.
“This Bill also does not prevent recreational shooters from targeting
feral animals such as pigs or rabbits which cause economic and
environmental harm,” she said.
Ms Nelson-Carr said community feedback indicated that many people in
the community saw the practice as barbaric and outdated.
In 2004, the last declared season in which duck and quail hunting was
permitted, only 374 permits were issued while 20 years ago, in 1984, 1800
permits were issued
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