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The official ANIMAL RIGHTS ONLINE newsletter
Publisher ~ EnglandGal@aol.com
Issue # 04/25/01
Editor ~ JJswans@aol.com
Journalists ~ Park StRanger@aol.com
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MichelleRivera1@aol.com
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THE SIX ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE ARE:
1 ~ Vegetarian Questions
2 ~ It's Kitten Season - Remember Your Local Animal
Shelter
3 ~ Animal Rights Festival
4 ~ USDA Files Charges Against UConn
5 ~ A Poem in Hope of a Second Chance
6 ~ Memorable Quote
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Vegetarian Questions
Source: Anonymous
* Aren't veganism and vegetarianism
socially difficult?
Although vegetarianism has become widely accepted now, veganism is still
regarded with suspicion by most people. This will only change as veganism
grows, so rather than an excuse for complacency it is a reason in itself to do
what you can now.
The priorities are clear, no animal should have to suffer or die to save you a
little social inconvenience. Any life is worth more than that.
* Does a vegetarian/vegan diet require specialist knowledge?
The basic principles of healthy eating are not difficult to grasp and have
nowadays become almost common knowledge. The same principles apply
whether you be vegan, vegetarian or otherwise: eat more fresh fruit,
vegetables, and wholefoods and cut down on saturated fats, sugar, salt and
alcohol.
There is nothing in animal products that has to be carefully compensated for
(except, perhaps, vitamin B12). Many of them do us a lot more harm than
good. Cutting out animal products only makes a 'healthy' diet healthier.
* What about iron?
The average vegan diet not only supplies twice the minimum daily requirement of
iron but also up to three times the daily requirement of vitamin C.
Vitamin C enhances the absorption of iron in the body, consequently vegans
rarely suffer from anemia. Studies have shown the incidence of anemia in
vegetarians and meat eaters to be roughly the same.
Rich plant sources of iron include dried fruits, whole grains nuts, green leafy
vegetables, seeds, pulses, molasses, and seaweeds. Using iron pots and
pans can also contribute to a dietary intake.
* What about calcium?
There have been no reports of calcium deficiencies in vegans. It has been
shown that animal protein causes the body to excrete calcium more quickly than
plant protein does. This may be one reason why vegans and vegetarians are
less at risk from osteoporosis.
Rich plant sources of calcium include tofu (contains more than four times the
calcium of cow's milk), green leafy vegetables, dried fruit, nuts, seeds,
molasses and seaweeds.
* What about protein?
Protein deficiency is almost unheard of in the West. Vegans certainly
needn't worry, the average vegan diet easily fulfills the daily protein
recommendations of the Department of Health, World Health Organization (WHO)
and the National Committee on Nutrition Education (NACNE).
One of the problems with animal proteins is that they usually come with
saturated fats and so are a major risk factor in heart disease -- our
biggest killer. Plant proteins on the other hand are associated with
dietary fiber which is one of the most important parts of a healthy diet.
In fact vegans as a dietary group have been found to be the most likely of all
to achieve their daily fiber requirement.
The proteins in animal products are very highly concentrated and most people
who eat meat take in far more protein than their bodies can cope with.
This can lead to conditions like gout, arthritis, rheumatism, fibrositis and
deficiencies in niacin, vitamin B6, calcium, magnesium and other
minerals. A high protein diet also puts enormous strain on the pancreas
-- an organ that produces enzymes for the digestion of proteins but also for
fighting cancer.
It is not widely known that most vegetables contain useful amounts of
protein. Particularly rich sources include nuts, pulses, grains, seeds,
green leafy vegetables and potatoes.
* What about vitamin D?
Vitamin D is produced by the action of the sunlight on the skin. Although
it is available in fortified foods like margarine, a little fresh air every day
(even if it's cloudy) is all you need.
* What about vitamin B12?
The human body needs only minute amounts of vitamin B12 and is able to conserve
it when supplies are scarce. Deficiency is extremely rare and actually
doesn't affect vegans any more than it affects nonvegans. It is usually
caused by an inability to absorb the vitamin rather than a dietary deficiency.
Vitamin B12 is produced by bacteria in the small intestine, it is possible that
the body can absorb all it needs from there. Not enough research has been
done yet, but it may explain how some life-long vegans, who never take
supplements, remain in excellent health.
Vitamin B12 is not found in most plants but it is often present in
micro-organisms living on them. Although most of these organisms are
destroyed by modern chemical agriculture, it does suggest that fresh, raw and
organically grown produce could be a valuable source. But again, the
research has not yet been done.
Vegans generally needn't worry too much about B12 but it is probably prudent to
take a supplement occasionally.
* You would have to eat so much, don't you?
Totally untrue as any vegan or vegetarian will tell you. Try it and see!
* Is vegetarianism/veganism safe during pregnancy?
Pregnant women have special dietary needs and must always take care to ensure
they receive all the nutrients that they and their developing children
need. These nutrients can all be easily obtained on vegan and vegetarian
diets.
A 1987 survey found that a well-planned vegan diet during pregnancy could
reduce the incidence of pre-eclampsia.
* Is vegetarianism/veganism safe for babies and children?
The British Medical Journal report 'Nutrition and Health' states that:
"the vegetarian diet is adequate for the nutritional needs of
infants". Vegan and vegetarian children thrive. Vegan children
in particular tend to be slimmer than their peers and therefore less prone to
obesity-related diseases.
* Don't animals convert plants we can't eat into meat we can?
True, but more relevant is the fact that to keep us in animal products we
don't need we feed the livestock alone in this country with enough food for 250
million people. There are over 500 million severely undernourished people
in the world. Thirty-million die of starvation every year.
* There wouldn't be enough food, would there?
90% of the agricultural land in this country is used either directly or
indirectly to feed livestock. We actually produce enough food to feed 250
million people. There are over 500 million severely undernourished people
in the world, 50 thousand die every day of starvation. It has been
estimated that a vegan country could be self-sufficient in food on about 25% of
the land currently being farmed.
* How do you know that plants don't suffer?
To experience suffering you must have a central nervous system to feel pain and
a degree of intelligence to suffer from that pain or to feel grief. A plant has neither. We therefore have
no reason to believe that they suffer.
* Shouldn't a plant have rights?
We attribute rights to an individual because without those rights they may
suffer. As plants are incapable of suffering they cannot possess
rights. This does not excuse the wanton destruction of plant life as is
happening now all over the world because we animals, who do possess rights,
depend on those plants for our survival. Without plant life there can be
no life on Earth.
* Wouldn't there be fewer animals in the world?
90% of the agricultural land in this country is used either directly or
indirectly to feed livestock. It has been estimated that a vegan country
could be self-sufficient in food on about 25% of the land currently being
farmed. This would free vast areas of land that could be returned to the
wild, all those millions of acres of sterile crops would become densely
populated ecosystems. There would be more animals in this country than
there have been for hundreds of thousands of years.
* Wouldn't we be overrun with livestock?
There are huge numbers of farm animals but it is not as if they would ever
be let loose overnight. They are only farmed in such large numbers
because it is profitable. As vegetarianism and veganism grow so the
demand for meat will decline and farm animals will be bred in decreasing
numbers. Those that are left will undoubtedly be well cared for by a
society that has put compassion before taste and profit.
* Wouldn't many customs and traditions be destroyed?
Other examples of customs and traditions include sexism, racism, torture,
public executions and witch burning. For society to progress some customs
and traditions have to be abandoned.
* Wouldn't many people lose their jobs?
The move towards vegetarianism/veganism is a gradual process. As less and
less people are employed in the animal-based industries so more and more will
find work in the industries that replace them. Some people may well lose
their jobs and every effort must be made to find them new employment. But
let us not forget that the animals upon whom their jobs are based are losing
their lives.
* I didn't kill the animal.
The people who buy meat are solely responsible for the deaths, in Britain
alone, of over 700 million animals every year. The killing is done at
their request and financed with their money. Their guilt is inescapable.
* The animals are killed humanely, right?
In their 1984 report, the Government's own advisory committee, the Farm
Animal Welfare Council (FAWC) said that animal welfare in British
slaughterhouses had a "low priority." They criticized the
"woeful ignorance" of the slaughterhouse staff, the continuous and
unnecessary use of painful electric goads to move the animals and thought it
"highly probable" that stunning methods used before killing did not
render the animals insensitive to pain. All in all they made 117
recommendations for improvement, only a few of which have ever been
implemented.
In America, the USDA is so understaffed and overworked that the slaughterhouse
industry basically polices itself, and the profit motive always wins out over
humane issues. The conditions at slaughter though are not the main
issue. It is the killing itself that is wrong and it remains wrong
however 'humanely' it is done. Would we ever excuse a child murderer for
killing his victims 'humanely'?
* The animals are bred for it.
Animals that are bred for food are just as capable of suffering as their wild
counterparts and it is their suffering which is at issue.
* The animals are here to be used.
Animals are not a means to a human end; they are independent, free-thinking
individuals with their own needs and desires. We have no need and
therefore no right to cause them suffering and death.
* The animals have never known anything better.
Not having known anything better does not alleviate the suffering of the
animal. Its fundamental desires remain and it is the frustration of those
desires that is a great part of its suffering. There are so many
examples: the dairy cow who is never allowed to raise her young, the battery
hen who can never walk or stretch her wings, the sow who can never build a nest
or root for food in the forest litter etc. Eventually we frustrate the
animal's most fundamental desire of all -- to live.
* Animals have adapted to farming.
Animals have been forced into adaptations that increase their productivity
by straining their bodies often beyond their physical limits. Typical
examples include the dairy cow who may go lame as she breaks down her own body
tissues to produce 10 times her natural yield, and broiler chickens, 6% of whom
die from the physical strain of increasing their body weight 50-60 times in
seven weeks. Forced adaptations only increase the suffering of farm
animals.
* The animals have got to die sometime/or somehow.
So have humans but that does not give you a reason or excuse to kill someone.
* A great deal of pleasure is gained from animal products.
To cause the suffering and death of others for pleasure is wrong.
This is common moral sense and is believed by most people in the world.
Surely, in our endless ingenuity, we can find other ways to enjoy ourselves?
* Just my turning vegan/vegetarian wouldn't make any difference.
In their lifetime the average meat-eater eats 36 pigs, 36 sheep, 8 cattle
and 550 poultry. That may be only a comparatively tiny contribution to
the meat industry but vegetarianism grows. If someone is inspired by
others to become vegetarian (and later vegan), people will follow and still
others will follow them. We can all make a difference because none of us
is alone.
* Animal product industries are worth a lot of money.
You cannot justify or defend a practice on the grounds that it is
profitable. After all, a great many crimes are very profitable too.
We should ask ourselves not how much an animal's life is worth to us but how
much it is worth to the animal -- for whom it is everything.
* Vegan/vegetarian food is too expensive.
Animal products, especially meat and cheese are the most expensive of all our
staple food stuffs. The more of them you cut out and replace with the
much cheaper (and healthier) fruit and vegetables the more money you are going
to save.
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It's Kitten Season -
Remember Your Local Animal Shelter!
from Cats2Save@aol.com
Now is about the time my phone starts ringing off
the hook with people who have litters of kittens that they, of course, do not
want. This goes on all year long, but as soon as the weather turns warmer, the
calls increase.
Besides educating people on the importance of spay/neuter, please remember your
local animal shelter especially during this time. Not only will they be dealing
with people bringing in litters of kittens, but they will have to cope with the
jerks who dump litters of kittens on the doorstep.
Below is a Wish List that you can use as an example of things that your local
shelter may need. You might want to call your shelter first to make sure you
are bringing them needed supplies. Also, check what types of food and litter
the shelter uses before buying.
Example Wish List:
*cat & dog food
*kitten & puppy milk replacer
*cat litter & litter boxes
*kitty litter scoopers
*safe cat and dog toys
*cat and dog treats such as Chewsticks for dogs, Pounce for cats
*blankets and towels
*sheets
*flea shampoo
*grooming supplies for cats & dogs (professional groomers - please consider
donating your services!)
*q-tips
*clipper blades
*cat scratching posts
*carrying crates
*collars and leashes
*newspaper
*bleach
*paper towels
*toilet paper
*trash bags
*dish and laundry soap
*laundry baskets
*cleaning supplies
*office supplies - note paper, copy machine paper, fax machine paper, index
cards, etc.
*Find out if your shelter houses animals other than cats and dogs. Do they need
food or supplies for different animals such as rabbits, birds, etc?
Please do your part to help ease the burden on shelters and rescue workers.
Spay/Neuter your companion animals and if you are going to add a new critter to
your family, always adopt! Do not support the breeding industry which
contributes to companion animal overpopulation. There are all ready plenty of
companion animals here - in shelters, in rescues, and on the street - who
desperately need homes.
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Animal Rights Festival
from New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance -
njara@superlink.net
New
Jersey Animal Rights Alliance presents our 8th Annual Animal Rights Festival
May 12, 2001
10:30am - 6:00pm
Unitarian Church of Princeton
50 Cherry Hill Road
Princeton, New Jersey
$3.00 Admission ($4.00 at the door)
Informative And Energizing Presentations! / Educational Exhibits! / Lots of
Great Info and Merchandise! Learn How to Expand your Activism! / Great Vegan
Food! / Meet Other Animal Rights Activists!
10:30 - 11:00 Registration
11:00- 12:00
New Jersey Lawyers In Defense of Animals Workshop: Activism Law, Tenant Law,
Current Lawsuits, etc. Presented by Niel Lewis, Esq.; Linda Niedweske, Esq.;
Isabelle Strauss, Esq.; William Strazza, Esq.; and Catherine Tamasik, Esq.
12:10 -1:10
Lobbying and Legislation: Demystifying the Process
Presented by Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-15) Assistant Minority Leader, NJ
General Assembly; Jeff Kolakowski, Legislative Aide (D-15); Diana Jeffrey,
Director, Animal Welfare Federation of New Jersey; and Terry Fritzges, Special
Projects, NJARA
1:10 - 2:40
Lunch Break (Note: In a departure from years past, food will only be available
during this time.) All food is vegan. Also, take some time to visit our Vendors
& Displays!
2:40 - 3:55
Why Animal Models of Human Disease Should be Replaced with More Modern Research
Methodologies
Presented by Ray Greek, MD - President, Americans For Medical Advancement;
Scientific Advisor, National Anti-Vivisection Society
4:05 - 5:05
Huntingdon Life Sciences - Building on the Momentum of the United Kingdom
Campaign
Presented by Kevin Kjonaas, Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty/ UK & USA
5:15 - 6:00
Don't Agonize, Veganize! Three Men in a Vegan Kitchen
Presented by Charlie Bivona, Organizer, New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance; Ben
Crimaudo, Advisory Board, New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance; Joe Miele,
Organizer, New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance
DIRECTIONS TRAVELING NORTH:
ROUTE 295: Go past Trenton. Go past exit for Rt 1. Take exit for Rt 206N.
**Go nearly 6 miles. As you approach downtown Princeton, stay in the left lane.
At the light, at the edge of town, make a left to stay on Rt. 206N. ##At 3rd
light, make a left onto Cherry Hill Rd. The church is on the left. Take 2nd
driveway to the upper parking lot.
GARDEN STATE PARKWAY: Take Exit 98 for Rt 195W. Stay on 195 past Exit 1 and
take exit for Rt 295N. Go past exit for Rt 1. Take exit for Rt 206N. Proceed as
above **.
FROM PA: Take Rt 95N into NJ. Go past exit for Scotch Rd and Rt 31. Take exit
for Rt 206N. Proceed as above **.
TRAVELING SOUTH:
NJ TURNPIKE: Take Exit 9 to Rt 18N to Rt 1S. Proceed as below ++.
GARDEN STATE PKWY: Take Exit 130 for Rt 1S. ++As you near Princeton, you will
pass College Rd & Harrison St. Make a right at the light onto Washington
Rd. At 3rd light make a left onto Nassau St. At 3rd light make a right onto Rt
206N. Proceed as above ##.
ROUTE 287: Take exit for Rt 202/206. Get on Rt 206S. Travel through
Hillsborough and Montgomery. At Rocky Hill, go past Rt 518. Go 2 miles to 3rd
light & make a right onto Cherry Hill Rd. Church is on left. Take 2nd
driveway to upper parking lot.
!!NOTICE!! Princeton traffic police WILL ticket. Obey all laws and yield to
pedestrians!
Advance Tickets Are Available Now and Pre-Registration is Requested! Don't
Wait! Send a check payable to NJARA, PO Box 174, Englishtown, NJ
07726. Any questions? Call us at 732-446-6808 or email Janine at
njara@superlink.net.
NOTE:
A new speaker has been added. Join us to learn more about the history of the
campaign against Huntingdon Life Sciences in the United Kingdom and the future
of the campaign here in the United States!
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USDA
Files Charges Against UCONN
from In Defense of Animals - Contact: Eric Kleiman, 717-939-3231
USDA
FILES FORMAL CHARGES AGAINST UCONN FOR MULTIPLE AND GRAVE VIOLATIONS OF THE
ANIMAL WELFARE ACT
Gruesome Animal Suffering Documented, Including Rabbits with Severed Spinal
Cords Who Received No Anesthetic or Veterinary Care
Storrs, CT (April 23, 2001) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has
filed formal charges against the University of Connecticut for multiple and grave
violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act, In Defense of Animals (IDA)
announced today.
The 16-page complaint, filed March 28, documents evidence of at least 99
separate violations of the Act, and describes severe animal suffering and a
totally nonfunctional system of oversight, veterinary care and training.
Incredibly, UConn failed to provide *any* veterinary care *at all* to a rabbit
who had his spinal cord intentionally severed, and eventually became paralyzed
after *8 days* of unrelieved suffering.
UConn also failed to provide any veterinary care for *11 days* to another
rabbit who also had his spinal cord severed. Only after a USDA inspector
noted that this rabbit was "unable to stand" on his hindlimbs, had a
sore on his back, and was "lying in a metal slatted cage in feces"
did UConn provide care. The UConn veterinarian, who saw this rabbit
"for the first time" during the USDA inspection, euthanized him the
next day.
*Unbelievably, the USDA also found that UConn could not demonstrate that these
rabbits were even given anesthetics while their spinal cords were being
severed.*
"If UConn cared at all about this egregious suffering, it would summarily
dismiss everyone involved in these gruesome violations," said IDA Research
Director Eric Kleiman. "Unfortunately, the state anti-cruelty
statute exempts research facilities. This exemption must be
removed. If the suffering of these rabbits - and others who died from
stress caused by deficient feeding and sanitation - does not constitute sheer,
unmitigated cruelty to animals that should be prosecuted, what does?"
Filing formal charges is the most serious step the USDA can take against a
research facility, and one that the agency rarely takes.
"UConn's previous attempts to minimize the severity of these violations
indicate both a callous indifference to extreme animal suffering and a blatant
disregard for federal law," stated Kleiman. "These are some of
the most serious violations we have ever seen, and demonstrate UConn's multiple
failures to comply with the very cornerstones of all animal welfare laws."
In a May 15, 2000 article in the UConn newspaper Advance, then-vice provost for
graduate education and research Robert Smith claimed that the animal care
problems were "limited." UConn also claims on its web site that
it is has "long recognized an ethical responsibility for the humane
care" of animals in research. But the formal USDA complaint
documents egregious animal care transgressions, including the following
violations of the Animal Welfare Act:
* Conducting research without approval of the Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee (IACUC)
* Failure of the IACUC to perform required reviews of animal care program and
to prepare said reports
* Failure to provide appropriate personnel and keep adequate records for
adequate veterinary care
* Failure to properly care and treat animals, to have the Attending
Veterinarian available, and to ensure that scientists, technicians and other
personnel were qualified to perform their duties
* Failure to make training and instruction available, and to review personnel
qualifications
* Failure to ensure that the Attending Veterinarian had authority to ensure
adequate veterinary care
* Failure to include training on proper experimental techniques, use of
painkillers, methods of reporting deficiencies in animal treatment, proper
methods of animal care and use, and alternatives to animal use
* Failure to observe animals daily to assess their health and to communicate
problems to veterinarian
* Failure to provide adequate post-procedural care and methods to prevent,
control and treat diseases
* Failure to maintain proper housing facilities to prevent injuries and to have
non-expired medicines
The complaint also indicates that UConn breached the terms of a previous 1998
settlement with the USDA, relating to yet more violations of the Animal Welfare
Act, in which UConn agreed to pay a $4,500 fine and to comply with the Act.
Kleiman noted that the sweeping, fundamental failures documented by the USDA to
provide adequate oversight through UConn's IACUC and, consequently, adequate
veterinary care and training are a searing indictment of UConn's entire animal
care program. Both the USDA and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
have stated that a properly functioning IACUC is essential to proper animal
care and compliance with animal welfare laws. The USDA "relies on the
facility to monitor its own house" through the IACUC, while the NIH has
described it as "pivotal" in "ensuring the ethical and sensitive
care and use of animals in research" and the "cornerstone of its
approach to ensuring the highest standards for animal use."
UConn's IACUC members are listed at
http://www.iacuc.uconn.edu/membership.html
"UConn
received over $44 million in taxpayer research funds from the NIH last year,
yet has proved it cannot meet the minimum standards of animal care *required*
for receipt of that money," said Kleiman.
Federal law requires that the NIH "*shall* suspend or revoke" federal
funds to any facility that has uncorrected, repeated violations of animal
welfare laws. According to IDA, the USDA's March 28, 2001 formal
complaint against UConn, coupled with the finding that UConn had breached a
previous 1998 settlement with the agency, demonstrates a pattern of violations.
"We believe the NIH must revoke tax funds to this facility that has
demonstrated such a blatant disregard for both egregious animal suffering and
compliance with federal law," Kleiman concluded.
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A Poem in Hope of a Second
Chance
by Melanie
The sweetest cat I'll ever
know,
that is sadly, and unfortunately on death row.
Sitting candidly, happily in a cage all night, all day.
I almost wonder if he was or wasn't happier outside,
free on his own as a stray.
I'll never understand why this world is so cruel,
how people can just create and terminate life
as if it's this entire universe that we rule.
It disgusts me; it's not fair.
No one else seems to, but even if I'm the only one... I care.
So let this be a poem in hope of a second chance
-- a second chance to the wonderful faaded orange bobtail
whose presence still lingers in my mind and
whose soft fur still caresses my fingers...
and let it be a second chance to the Earth...
that we don't euthanize her, too.
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Memorable Quote
"Cow's
milk is not suited for human consumption. Milk causes constipation,
biliousness, coated tongue, headache, and these are the symptoms of intestinal
auto-intoxication. Soybean milk, and nut milks are excellent substitutes, and
have practically the same analyses, and the danger of disease is removed."
~ Jethro Kloss, Back to Eden, 1939
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