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The official ANIMAL RIGHTS ONLINE newsletter
Publisher ~ EnglandGal@aol.com
Issue
# 11/05/00
Editor ~ JJswans@aol.com
Journalists ~ Park StRanger@aol.com
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MicheleARivera@aol.com
~ SavingLife@aol.com
THE NINE ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE ARE:
1 ~ Decisions, Decisions Revisited by
JJswans@aol.com
2 ~ Holiday Essay Contest from
BruceF@PETA-Online.org
3 ~ Vegans: Space Aliens or Compassionate Earthlings?
by sbest1@elp.rr.com
4 ~ Save A Stray from bmillman@ecentral.com
5 ~ Fair Game? by sugarangel79@hotmail.com
6 ~ Neglecting to Remember Spirit?
7 ~ A Thanksgiving Vigil for Turkeys from
franklin@upc-online.org
8 ~ Just A Pig by lindy@gbso.net
9 ~ Quote To Remember
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Decisions, Decisions
Revisited
by JJswans@aol.com - editor
In a recent issue of Animal Writes, I shared my
feelings about Election 2000 and how difficult it is to make the right choice
for the animals. This brought in several letters supporting either Ralph
Nader or Vice-president Gore. Strangely enough, I received no letters in
support of George Bush, which would seem to indicate his neglect in showing
support for any animal issues, at least to the knowledge of our subscribers.
The general consensus was that Ralph Nader has promised to do more for the
animals than Al Gore, however his odds for actually winning the election aren't
as good as Mr. Gores. Some of our subscribers felt that if we would all
vote our consciences, then Mr. Nader actually would have a good chance of
getting in, but will we?
Now, to add to the confusion, or to help clear up confusion, depending on which
way the reader is leaning, the Humane Society of the United States has issued
the following information for our consideration:
"Humane USA, the non-partisan political arm of the animal protection
movement, today endorses Vice President Al Gore for President and Senator
Joseph Lieberman for Vice President and urges animal protection advocates to
support them. Humane USA endorses candidates based on a single criterion: their
stands on animal protection issues. The organization is entirely non-partisan
and it is not directly affiliated with any single animal protection organization.
Humane USA has endorsed dozens of Democrats and dozens of Republicans in races
for Congress.
In October 2000, Humane USA received a "statement of principle and
policy" from the Gore-Lieberman campaign on animal issues. Here are policy
positions it sets out, with excerpts of the letter in quotes:
* Gore opposes commercial whaling and the trade in ivory. "The
Administration successfully opposed a proposal by the southern African
countries to allow the sale of current ivory stock at the April 2000 meeting of
the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), as
well as efforts by Norway and Japan to resume commercial whaling."
* Gore will promote alternatives to animal tests and work to validate
non-animal tests. "Al Gore will appoint an Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) Administrator who will end the use of animal test subjects where
alternative, non-animal test methods are feasible."
* Gore opposes the use of steel-jaw leghold traps. "As President, Al Gore
will continue to oppose the use of these inhumane devices."
* Gore opposes any trade in bear gall bladders or other viscera and supports
federal legislation to ban any interstate trade or import or export of bear
parts.
* Gore supports increased funding for enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act
(AWA). "The Administration's FY2001 Budget proposes $16 million for AWA
activities, an increase of $5 million above the current FY2000 estimate."
In the 106th Congress, Senator Lieberman had a 100 percent rating on The Humane
Scorecard from The Humane Society of the United States and The Fund for
Animals. He voted to ban the use of steel-jaw leghold traps on National
Wildlife Refuges for commerce or recreation and voted to limit funding for an
international program that encourages foreign tuna fleets to surround dolphins
with deadly nets as a means of catching tuna. He also cosponsored legislation
to combat cockfighting (S. 345) and the bear parts trade (S. 1109). He has led
efforts to combat whaling by Japan and Norway.
Texas Governor George W. Bush (an avid fisherman and hunter) has issued no
policy statement on animal issues. What's more, he has received strong support
from constituencies that are overly hostile to basic animal protection,
including the National Rifle Association and the American Farm Bureau. Most
disturbing, Governor Bush was named earlier this year "Governor of the
Year" by the Safari Club International (SCI), an extremist trophy hunting
organization that promotes killing rare mammals throughout the world. SCI
encourages worldwide trophy hunting through its Hunting Achievement Awards. In
order to win all 29 SCI Hunting Achievement Awards, a hunter has to kill 322
different species of big game mammals.
Given these political associations, it is not surprising to learn that a
President Bush may make very troubling political appointments. MSNBC reported
on October 26 that Rep. Don Young would likely leave the U.S. House of
Representatives if appointed Secretary of the Interior. ".I think it [the
Secretary's position] will be offered," intoned Young. Rep. Young, who has
a grizzly bear trophy mounted in his office and who is Congress's only licensed
trapper, is virulently opposed to basic protections for animals. Rep. Young has
pushed to weaken the Marine Mammal Protection Act to promote trophy hunting of
polar bears and, in his capacity as chairman of the Resources Committee,
advocated the opening of even more federal land to hunting ("Hunting
Heritage Act," H.R. 4790). He bragged during a hearing on H.R. 4790 that
during his tenure as chairman not a single national wildlife refuge was created
that did not allow hunting.
Though he would undoubtedly assume a number of pro-animal positions and is
particularly strong on trade issues, Ralph Nader has no realistic chance of
becoming president. Beyond that, Nader has not reached out to the animal
protection community. One of his most notable statements on animals was uttered
in support of the treaty rights of the Makah Nation to hunt whales off the
coast of Washington state. Given that the race for the presidency is so close,
there is a real prospect that voting for Nader will elect Bush.
Given the above circumstances, I strongly
urge you to join Humane USA and myself with your support of Gore-Lieberman and
hope you will spread the word to other animal advocates. The full text of the
Gore-Lieberman statement on animals can be found at http://www.humaneusa.org.
On behalf of the animals, thank you for your kind consideration.
Joshua Kiess
jkiess@cybrtown.com
So, back to decisions, decisions -- which way to go. Vote wisely because
many animal lives depend on it. And be sure to vote in the other ballot
measures that pertain to animals. They are as follows:
ALASKA:
Measure 1- OPPOSE - Would bar all citizen ballot initiatives
relating to the
protection of wildlife.
For more information, contact: michelle@akvoice.org
Measure 6 - SUPPORT - Would retain the prohibition of same-day
airborne
("land-and-shoot") hunting of wolves, which Alaska
voters banned in 1996.
For more info., contact: alaskansforwildlife@hotmail.com
ARIZONA:
Proposition 102 - OPPOSE - Would require a two-thirds
supermajority to
approve any ballot initiative relating to the protection of
wildlife.
For more info., contact: webmaster@no102.com
MASSACHUSETTS:
Question 3 - SUPPORT - Would prohibit dog racing and
meetings at which
betting or wagering on dog racing occurs.
For more info, contact: info@grey2k.org
MONTANA:
Initiative 143 - SUPPORT - Would impose a moratorium on new game
farm
licenses and would ban "canned hunts."
For more info, contact: grhusmc@aol.com
NORTH DAKOTA:
Question 1 - OPPOSE - Would create a new section of the North
Dakota
Constitution relating to the right to hunt, trap, and fish.
For more info, contact: jleitner@fund.org
OKLAHOMA:
(Pending Certification) - SUPPORT - Would ban cockfighting and
make it
illegal to keep birds for fighting purposes.
Contact: ocac2000@aol.com
OREGON:
Measure 97 - SUPPORT - Would ban the use of steel-jawed leghold
traps &
other body-gripping traps for recreation and commerce in fur, and
would ban
the use of Compound 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate) and sodium
cyanide.
For more info, contact: crueltraps@aol.com
VIRGINIA:
Question 2 - OPPOSE - Would amend the Virginia Constitution to
establish
"a right to hunt, fish, and harvest game."
For more info, contact: noquestion2va@yahoo.com
WASHINGTON:
Initiative 713 - SUPPORT - Would ban the use of steel-jawed
leghold traps and
other body-gripping traps for recreation & commerce in fur,
and would ban the
use of Compound 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate) and sodium cyanide.
For more info, contact: kbragdon@seanet.com
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Holiday Essay Contest
from BruceF@PETA-Online.org
http://www.peta.com/feat/turk/index.html
You could win a free Tofurky, Unturkey, or Tofu Turkey to serve for the
holidays! Just write a short essay
about vegetarianism and Thanksgiving. If you're one of the lucky winners,
you'll get a free faux "turkey" delivered straight to your door in
time for your Thanksgiving feast. You may also find your essay quoted in an
upcoming issue of PETA's magazine Animal Times.
Salivating for that Tofurky but not sure what to write about? Whatever you like
-- as long as it's about both vegetariaanism and Thanksgiving. You can write
about why it's important to you not to serve turkey at the holidays, what
Thanksgiving is like for you with carnivores at the table, or even a funny
experience you've had involving a vegetarian Thanksgiving in years past.
Your submission can be as short as 30 words or as long as 400 words. Got
your essay done and you're ready to submit it? Go to:
http://www.peta.com/feat/turk/essay.html
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Vegans: Space Aliens
or Compassionate Earthlings?
by Steve Best - sbest1@elp.rr.com
"Present global culture is a kind of
arrogant newcomer. It arrives on the planetary stage following four and a half
billion years of other acts, and after looking around for a few thousand years
declares itself in possession of eternal truths."
--
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan's novel Contact (1985) and its recent film adaptation (1997)
concerns the odyssey of Dr. Ellie Arroway, her passionate search for
extraterrestrial intelligence. A brilliant scientist with a promising career,
she has marginalized herself by focusing on issues considered disreputable by
many of her peers. But when contact is actually made, her beliefs are
vindicated and the position of homo sapiens in the universe is changed
irrevocably.
Able to decode "the message" from outer space, scientists realize
that it is a blueprint for constructing a machine for rapid space (and perhaps
time) travel. The machine is built, and
Ellie and her team make contact, but their entire trip and conversation takes
only twenty minutes. Lacking evidence that their conversations with aliens were
real, their testimony is rejected by their peers. We are left to wonder for ourselves as to the actuality of
contact in the story, the possibility for it in real life, and the implications
such contact might have for human beings.
Contact is a literary mapping of Sagan's scientific ideas. Both the book and
film versions dramatize encounters with a vastly superior cosmic intelligence
and prompt fascinating reflection on the limitations of science and human
understanding, and the fragility of life on the "pale blue dot."
Contact is a symptom that human beings are starting to raise seriously the
question -- as one of science rather than science fiction -- for the first time:
are we alone? The fact that NASA has
sent cosmic messages in a radio-satellite bottle shows that there is at least
some belief in the possibility of alien life.
Following Sagan's scenario (where the first images aliens picked up were those
of a Hitler rally), it is somewhat amusing and embarrassing to consider that
the messages that might be received are not those representing our greatest
achievements in science, philosophy, and art, but rather the most insipid
products of American mass culture. If aliens were to receive the sounds and
images of Three's Company, The Jenny McCarthy Show, and Wheel of Fortune,
rather than the dialogues of Plato, the sonatas of Mozart, the equations of
Einstein, and the peaceful visions of Gandhi and King, they might wonder,
indeed, if there is intelligent life on earth and pass us by.
The most critical theme of Contact concerns less the possibility of
extraterrestrial intelligence, than the reality of an earthbound technological
rationality which is so narrow and control-oriented that it is destroying the
evolutionary opulence from which it emerged. The main message of Contact is
that human beings have to overcome their hubris to recognize that they are not
the most important, or certainly the only, life form on earth and likely within
the cosmos at large.
If she only gets to ask one question to the alien "Vegans," Ellie
says, it will be this: "How is it that you are so technologically
advanced, and yet have not destroyed yourself?" How can a culture, in
other words, be technologically advanced, peaceful, and sustainable all at
once? In their dialogue with Ellie, the Vegans frankly state that they see us
as backwards socially, economically, and technologically, and knew our planet
was in serious trouble when they received televised images of Hitler. We learn
that the Vegans are cosmic shepherds, part of a community of space beings who
for billions of years have cooperated in stopping the dissipation of the
universe by recycling galaxies through black holes.
Clearly Sagan is issuing a warning that our current society, intensely driven
by science, technological innovation, an insatiable profit motive, and bitter
rivalries is completely unsustainable, tailspinning into oblivion. Sagan is
also suggesting, however, that things could be different, that we need not be
embarking on a path of ecocide if, among other things, we related to the earth
and its myriad life forms in a more respectful and compassionate way.
A satellite-mediated contact would mean "that someone has learned to live
with high technology, that it is possible to survive technological adolescence.
That alone, quite apart from the contents of the message, provides a powerful
justification for the search for other civilizations" (Cosmos: 251). It
would mean, in other words, that there is no inherent logic of technological
destruction, no necessary path from the slingshot to the atom bomb, and that
human beings can develop sciences and technologies that are advanced,
sustainable, peaceful, and life-promoting instruments of Eros rather than
Thanatos.
Sagan also believes that contact with an alien culture would lead to "a
profound deprovincialization of the human condition" (Cosmos: 259). By
learning our place in the cosmos at large, by understanding our cosmic roots,
by realizing that we live together on one fragile planet with no real national
boundaries, Sagan hopes we might develop more peaceful and sustainable
societies. It is likely, he holds, that the Watson we might speak to on the
other end of the cosmic phoneline would be far more intelligent and
technologically advanced than us, such that we could not but be humbled. As
Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring, emphasized, we are still in the
paleolithic stage of science, given our ignorance of ecology and lack of
eco-wisdom.
Is it merely a coincidence that "vegans" are also earthlings who
embody principles of a compassionate diet and lifestyle? Is it only accidental
that vegetarians -- and vegans especially -- are considered utterly alien to
the dominant culture of carnivores? Isn't it the case that, for all intents and
purposes, we are from another galaxy?
Every vegetarian has encountered ignorance, bias, and prejudice. We aren't
targeted -- at least not yet -- by bigots for violence, as are many people of color
and homosexuals, but it is interesting how our lifestyle choices that are
informed by awareness and compassion are routinely assaulted when the topic of
food choice arises. I have noticed that most polite and liberal people would
never directly challenge the beliefs, say, of a muslim fundamentalist or a
homosexual, yet don't hesitate to put vegetarians on the defensive with a
barrage of misinformed questions such as "Where do you get your
protein?!" While such queries superficially may regard pragmatic issues,
the tone of voice and vehemence suggests that they really are attempts at
character assassination.
Why is it that vegetarians are treated with contempt, mistrust, and disrespect,
whereas liberal culture seems better able to tolerate any other form of
difference and deviation from the norm? I don't think it is because we wear
onion rings in our noses, dye our hair with spirulina and beet juice, or have
orgies with cucumbers and cantaloupes (vive le difference!).
Clearly, vegetarians are treated with prejudice and open hostility because we
raise repressed feelings of guilt in the conscience of the carnivore (such as
it is), and because we violate the most fundamental norm of this society --
THOU SHALL NOT REFUSE TO DINE ON THE REMAINS OF MURDERED ANIMALS! Tearing the flesh of chickens, drinking the
blood of cows, and gnawing on the bones of pigs -- such is the tao of the
"civilized."
In our culture, eating animal flesh is associated with masculinity,
modernization, and social status. Yet people of any race, gender, creed, class,
and sexual preference can always sit down over a burger to gossip, to argue
over current affairs, or even to discuss their differences. However weird or
strange one carnivore may view another, they share one main thing in common
(besides high cholesterol rates and proclivities toward disease): they believe
the purpose of animals is for human consumption. Still, even the vegetarian can
belly up in solidarity with the carnivores, if the animal-derived food is a
milkshake or cheese pizza. But the vegan -- ah, the lonely vegan, a prisoner to
principles -- must part ways with them all.
Sagan says nothing about the diet of the Vegans -- indeed, they seem to be
disembodied spirits -- but their level of wisdom, spiritual insight, care for
the world, and compassion is something for which every ethically and
philosophically oriented vegetarian here on earth should strive. Every
vegetarian knows that one should become a vegan for the same reasons that one
becomes a vegetarian: to enhance one's health, to renounce the torture and
slaughter of animals, and to improve the earth as a whole. Every damn dairy
dollar of the vegetarian goes to raising cholesterol rates, perpetuating the
suffering of chickens and dairy cows, and eroding ecological sustainability.
Well, who knows, maybe vegans are from another galaxy. Wherever we're from, we
have "a message" for others -- carnivores and vegetarians alike --
regarding why we have broken with animal products completely and irrevocably. I
hope we can make contact.
This review originally appeared in "Life Giving Choices", the
newsletter of the Vegetarian Society of El Paso (VSEP).
Steve Best is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at the
University of Texas, El Paso. He is Vice-president of the Vegetarian Society of
El Paso, a long time vegan and animal rights activist, and author of numerous
books and articles in the areas of social theory, postmodernism, and cultural
studies. Some of his writings are posted at http://utminers.utep.edu/best/.
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Save A Stray
from Barbara Millman - bmillman@ecentral.com
As
many as 12 million homeless dogs and cats will enter US animal shelters in
2000. A staggering 90% of these animals will be destroyed simply because there
are too many dogs and cats and not enough homes.
The Save A Stray web site
SNAP is a national non-profit animal protection organization operating spay and
neuter clinic facilities in Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio, Texas.
Additionally, SNAP provides free spaying and neutering for dogs and cats
throughout the Navajo, Hopi and Zuni Indian Reservations in New Mexico,
Arizona, Utah and Colorado. SNAP's newest program will bring spaying and
neutering services to dogs and cats in Mexico through the first clinic to open
in Monterey, Neuvo Leon.
To learn more about SNAP, please visit
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Fair Game?
by Lisa Carter - sugarangel79@hotmail.com
Mountain
lions are cautious, elusive creatures. Proposition 197 brings back the hunting
of these animals for sport. For large sums of money, a hunter hires a
professional tracker and his pack of hounds fitted with radio collars. In a
remote area, a wild cougar is pursued by the dogs until, frantic and exhausted,
the mountain lion climbs a tree in desperation. In his vehicle, the tracker
follows the radio signals at a distance. The cougar may remain treed for days,
until the hunter can be called to the scene. Sometimes the cougar is shot
in the paws by the tracker to ensure that it will remain alive, but
immobilized, while the client-hunter flies in from out-of-state. Finally, a
handgun is used to kill the cougar at point-blank range.
California's current law designates the mountain lion as a specially protected
mammal, a classification that simply means that it is not a game or trophy
animal, and may not be killed by hunters for sport. The law was passed
overwhelmingly in 1990 by the voters of California, under Proposition 117, and
was intended to protect California's cougars from cruel and indiscriminate
trophy hunting by people lacking training in wildlife management.
Current law also requires the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) to
remove or take any mountain lion, or authorize an appropriate local agency with
public safety responsibilities to remove or take any mountain lion that is
perceived to be an imminent threat to public health or safety. Mountain
lions can be killed in California when they pose a risk to people, property,
pets, or livestock. In 1994 alone, 122 mountain lions were killed under
depredation permits issued by the California Department of Fish and Game
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Neglecting to Remember Spirit?
Chicago
-- To needy families, Oprah's Angel Nettwork may seem more like the grinch who
stole Christmas. The network, founded by talk show host Oprah Winfrey, has
rejected more than $100,000 worth of brand-new shoes -- 2,200 pairs in all-donated
to it by animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
and online retailer Aesop, Inc., which specializes in leather-free footwear and
accessories and sells under the trade name AESOP: The Leather Alternative.
Oprah's Angel Network backed out hours before the shoes were set to be shipped
over fears that the public would learn that the donation came from PETA.
"We love Oprah. I've been on her show, and she's a kind person," says
PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. "It was a chance to help animals and people
at the same time." Massachusetts-based Aesop and PETA instead donated the
boots, sneakers, loafers, and other shoes to the Salvation Army.
PETA and Aesop urge consumers to choose pleather, not leather, because of the
extreme suffering animals endure in today's skin trade.
PETA has previously donated tofu "turkeys" to soup kitchens and
unwanted fur coats to the homeless. For more information about PETA's Skins
Campaign, please visit www.CowsAreCool.com. To learn about Aesop, please visit
www.AesopInc.com.
Source: PeTA
peta@norfolk.infi.net
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A Thanksgiving Vigil for
Turkeys
from Franklin Wade - franklin@upc-online.org
We will not forget the turkeys who lived and died
this year in factory farms. Not a happy thought, 40 million birds, that were
brought into the world, for such a brief and miserable existence.
Please join us in showing that the animal rights movement is very much alive
and YES we even care about "food" animals like turkeys.
We have lots of signs, banners, brochures and candles. Just bring
yourself and help get the message out of compassion for all God's creatures.
Date: Friday, November 17th
Time: 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Where: Intersection of Wisconsin Ave, & East-West Highway. At
the top of the
Bethesda Metro. Park at meter parking along side streets or in parking
garages
nearby.
For more information: contact Jamey West at 301-990-0593.
United
Poultry Concerns - http://www.upc-online.org
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Just A Pig
by lindy@gbso.net
As the man opened the door
and let me out of the pen
to run around the yard I thought
oh no please not again.
There was no place for me to hide
and I could not get away
so I tried to hide behind a bush
but I knew I was not safe.
First the man turned loose a dog
that sniffed around and found me
They call him a "tracking" dog
and he just stood there barking.
Next the man and his so called friends
while drinking beer and laughing
turned loose their big, bad "catch" dogs
then I knew that I had had it.
One dog caught me by my throat
and the other by my ear
and they shook me like a rag doll
While I screamed from pain and fear.
The men they were all gleeful
and the dogs were having fun
but then they pulled the dogs off me
and I was left alone.
Then after a few minutes passed
they let the dogs loose again
and this game of theirs went on and on
until my life came to an end.
You poor little creature........I am sorry for your pain.
My heart still hurts.......my tears still fall.....
because this story will happen again. Linda Peacock
lindy@gbso.net
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Quote To Remember
"The
food industry is projecting increases of one million vegetarians a year. As the
benefits of plant-based diets become increasingly known, nutrition
professionals must prepare themselves to respond to the growing
nationwide trend toward vegetarianism. The more dietitians who are capable
of counseling vegetarian clients/patients, the more we advance the health of
Americans and the planet."
--Cyndi Reeser, MPH, RD, LD
Writing in issues in
Vegetarian Dietetics.
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