A n i m a l W r i t e s © sm
The
official ANIMAL RIGHTS ONLINE newsletter
Publisher ~ EnglandGal@aol.com
Issue #
11/14/01
Editor ~ JJswans@aol.com
Journalists ~ Park StRanger@aol.com
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THE ELEVEN ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE ARE:
1 ~ Chicken Big
2 ~ Calling All Activists for a Gentle Thanksgiving
3 ~ Going Vegan
4 ~ Adopt A Turkey
5 ~ Website of Note
6 ~ Farm Launches Information Archives
7 ~ Thanksgiving Websites
8 ~ Dog Mutilations in Spain
9 ~ Stop Olympic Rodeo
10 ~ Sibelius
11 ~ Memorable Quote
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Chicken Big
http://www.sevendaysvt.com/-thisweek/feat/01.html#top
This man's best friend was a handicapped hen
By Tyrone Shaw
No one knew the origin of the precocious
seven-week-old hen that jumped onto Nancy's lap during a visit to a friend in
Bakersfield, so she brought her home. I had just broken my foot and was in a
cast up to my knee. On the porch, we built a coon-proof cage and put the
chicken, Rosetta, there at night. On the third night, however, we awakened to
horrific squawks: a particularly determined raccoon had managed to spring the
top of that cage, ripping open our new hen's breast and shattering her right
leg.
Astonished that she had survived the attack at all, our vet sewed her up and
set the leg. In what has been the oddest bonding experience of my life, Rosetta
and I hung out on the porch for the next two weeks, our right legs encased in
white plaster.
Unfortunately, she never regained the use of hers, because the tendons to her
foot had been irreparably damaged, but she soon learned to navigate perfectly
on one leg, moving with incredible speed like a feathered, turbo-charged pogo
stick. She'd hop up the steps onto the porch and peck at the door until we let
her in. During meals, she stayed in the kitchen, often harassing guests for
food with gentle ankle pecks.
When the urge struck her, which was often, Rosetta would jump onto our laps for
some serious neck massages, her eyelids rolling up like window shades as she
emitted distinctly musical sighs. We constructed a secure pen for her outside
and a large pen inside beneath the stairs, where she slept at night.
For five years, life progressed as normally as it could with a one-legged lap chicken
living in the house. During that time, Rosetta became our constant dinner
companion - developing a sophisticated palate in the process - and alarm clock
and doorbell. One of our cats formed a deep friendship with her, and the two
would often cuddle by the woodstove during the winter months.
Of course, Rosetta began to give us eggs, and did so proudly for about four
years. Then one night we awoke to another eruption of squawks. We ran
downstairs, certain it meant the end of a by now beloved and indispensable part
of the family. Rosetta soon quieted down, however, after passing what appeared
to be a leathery, football-shaped object about the size of a softball.
Perplexed, I placed it in a box and presented it to our vet the next morning.
He stared at it skeptically, noting he had never seen anything like it come out
of a chicken - or any other animal, for that matter.
Science demanded further exploration, and a dissection revealed a perfect egg
encased within the leathery outer shell. "I don't know what to tell
you," the vet said. "I haven't the slightest idea what this is all
about." We never did find the answer.
About six months later, I found Rosetta sitting absolutely still in the front
yard, unable to move her one good leg. A few hours later, avian specialist Dr.
Steven Metz gave her an extensive examination in Shelburne. He ruled out
injury and viral infection, guessing she had most likely suffered a stroke. She
was extremely weak and would probably die, he suggested gently. She wasn't in
any pain, though, and so we had nothing to lose by keeping her hydrated and fed
with a medicine dropper. Aside from the obvious impairment, Metz noted that
Rosetta seemed curiously calm, alert and happy. She had a chance, however slim,
of surviving. We spent weeks feeding her baby formula and performing physical
therapy on her leg, including one ill-advised session of hydrotherapy in the
bathtub. Soon our hen was back on her foot, and on her way to recovery. She
would suffer three more strokes in the next three years, each of which should
have killed her, but she kept going.
A year after the initial one, I called WKDR during Dr. Metz' weekly pet show
and reminded him of Rosetta's visit, which he immediately recalled. Telling him
someone wanted to speak to him, I placed the receiver in front of her, and she
immediately began clucking happily into the mouthpiece. Metz was delighted and
later told the audience, "You know, it's things like this that make it all
so worth it."
As far as I know, Rosetta is the only chicken to have spoken on a radio call-in
show, at least locally.
Two things about Rosetta struck all those who met her: an obvious joy of being
alive and her capacity for love. I will never forget the sight of my friend
Tudor Petrov, a colonel in the Moldovan Interior Ministry, lying on the kitchen
floor as he gently stroked Rosetta's back, saying in a distinctly child-like
voice, "Nice cheeekeeen, nice cheekeeen."
This twisted-up, somewhat spastic bird brought out the tenderness in all who
knew her. When travel took us away for protracted periods, a network of friends
came forward to care for her.
Soon after Thanksgiving last year, Rosetta stopped eating and began to fade
slowly away. Her death five days later was peaceful and leisurely. For eight
years, she taught our family and friends a lot about the compelling beauty of
unconditional love and the sentience of all creatures.
Published in:
Seven Days Newspaper
PO Box 1164, 255 So. Champlain St.
Burlington, VT 05402-1164
tel 802.864.5684
fax 802.865.1015
sevenday@together.net
http://www.sevendaysvt.com
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Calling All Activists
for a Gentle Thanksgiving
From Farm Campaigns - campaigns@farmusa.org
We
need activists to distribute Gentle Thanksgiving gift baskets to local talk
show hosts. It's fun and it's a great opportunity to meet your media, and to
reduce the number of animals abused and killed for America's dinner
table. Background information and the procedure involved are noted below.
FARM, with the kind cooperation of Now and Zen, Turtle Island Foods, Farm
Sanctuary, and other organizations, is continuing our annual tradition of
distributing Gentle Thanksgiving gift baskets to selected media. Each
basket contains a mock turkey with trimmings, a copy of the "Making of a
Turkey" video, and vegan literature.
Here is the procedure (with more details upon registering):
1) Obtain the name, position, show, station, and contact information of the
more influential talk show hosts, weather anchors, food editors, or other
popular media characters in your area
2) Register with our Communications Director Laurelee Blanchard at Laurelee@farmusa.org,
or 888-543-6325, providing the above information as well as your contact
information and organization (if any)
3) Once you receive Laurelee's approval, ask the approved folks whether they
would be interested in receiving a Gentle Thanksgiving gift basket containing a
mock turkey dinner and information on meatless Thanksgiving
4) Report your findings to Laurelee, who will then arrange for shipping the
'turkeys', video tape, and literature, as well as detailed instructions
5) Once you receive the materials, arrange a date/time for each delivery, pick
up the free 'turkeys' at a local health food store or coop, get baskets, and
prepare the meals, according to the instructions provided.
6) Report the results to Laurelee, so she can include you in our national
'media blitz.'
Enjoy! And thank you for caring enough, AlexH.
Thank you for making World Farm Animals Day the best ever.
Now, let's work on making this Thanksgiving a gentle one!
http://www.farmusa.org;
1-888-ASK FARM
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Going Vegan
By Tabatha Wheeler - Care Talk@aol.com
If
you have ever thought about going Vegan, yet seem to still find excuses to not
do so, then speak no further.
Let the animals do the speaking for you.
Have you ever noticed that when you go into grocery stores each holiday that
there is always a targeted animal used to represent the theme of that holiday,
if not then open your eyes.
Let the animals do the seeing for you.
This year as we embark on the beginning of the 21st Century let us all start
remembering that animals have no need to be tortured, mutilated, abused,
abandoned, or mistreated in any shape or form.
This year I'm starting a new tradition in the Animal Rights Movement, and I
hope each of you who belong to the movement decide to join me as well.
For this years ThanksGiving, a National Day of Observance has been
declared. For all the turkeys who were once silent may their voices now
be heard, as we sit in silence to hear them speak.
The National Day of Observance, which is to take place on Thursday, November
22, 2001 is entitled FastingThanks.
This year each and every Vegan all around the world will be sharing a National
Day of fasting in remembrance for all of the turkeys who have given their lives
in the name of food.
Peace On Earth
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Adopt A Turkey
From Animal Concerns News Links - anews@animalconcerns.org
November
is "Adopt a Turkey'' month. Farm Sanctuary, a nonprofit organization
devoted to providing shelter for rescued farm animals, has thousands of
families every year adopt a turkey at Thanksgiving time. Turkey adopters
will receive a photo of the adopted rescued turkey that their donation will
help feed and shelter, while saving lives and changing minds about compassion
for all animals.
full story
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/011107/nyfnsa56_1.html
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Website of Note
"The only thing I care about, is whether the monkeys will show
characteristics that I can publish. I never feel affection for
them. I don't like animals at all. I despise cats. I hate
dogs. How can you like monkeys?"
Prof. H. Harlow, one of the most famous vivisectors of non-human primates in
the psychiatric research field, in an interview which appeared in the 27th
October 1974 edition of the Pittsburgh Press Roto. Also quoted by H. Ruesch in
"Slaughter of the Innocent", 1983, page 52.
Graphics of vivisection
www.novivisezione.org/mostra/index_en.htm
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Farm Launches Information
Archives
From FARM - farm@farmusa.org
FARM
is pleased to announce the launching of Information Archives, a new service for
the farmed animal and vegetarian community. The Archives are comprised of
Reports, Articles, Newsletters, and Photographs. They can be accessed at http://www.farmusa.org/archives.htm
The Reports section provides tables of human and non-human animal deaths
associated annually with production and consumption of meat and other animal
products, as well as abstracts of recent developments reported in the Articles
section.
The Articles section contains thousands of articles on the merits of veg*ism
and the destructive impacts of animal agriculture, dating back to May 1997.
They were culled by a dozen people from news reports, scientific journals, and
industry web sites. They are organized into 150 specific categories to
facilitate retrieval.
The Newsletters section stores FARM newsletters dating back to 1997.
The Photographs section has photographs of factory farms, slaughterhouses, meat
industry operations, and impacts of animal agriculture on public health and
natural resources, as well as links to other pertinent photograph libraries.
We welcome your comments on how we can improve our service.
Lucy Goodrum, Esq., Director of Research
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Thanksgiving Websites
From Joplin1630@aol.com
Vegan Thanksgiving
http://www.vegan.com/current/thanks.html
A Vegetarian's Guide To Thanksgiving
http://vegetarian.about.com/cs/thanks/
Go Ahead! Make My Thanksgiving!
http://www.montelis.com/satya/go_ahead.html
A Vegetarian At Thanksgiving
http://www.montelis.com/satya/veg_thanks.html
Hosting A Vegetarian Thanksgiving
http://vegetarian.miningco.com/home/food/vegetarian/library/holidays/blhostveg
Tofurky
http://www.tofurky.com
Vegetarian Thanksgiving Recipes
http://www.peta.org/feat/canada/index.html
Everything But The Bird (Vegetarian, not vegan, however dairy
ingredients
could be substituted with vegan alternatives)
http://www.epicurious.com/b_ba/b02_menus/meatlessthanks.html
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Dog Mutilations in Spain
From we4care@hotmail.com
On
the night of 2nd November, at around 3.00am, one or several people broke into
Tarragona's Animal Protection Refuge (Spain), where more than 200 animals
sleep. These "people" chose 15 dogs of small-medium size amongst the
most sociable and friendly, and took them outside. The dogs were then
tied to a tree, covered with blankets, and were brutally mutilated – their
front paws were severed, either by a chain-saw or machete.
Nine of the fifteen dogs were still alive when the volunteer workers arrived on
Saturday morning. They still had the energy to wag their tails. Their lives
could not be saved, and they were euthanized, after spending an agonizing
night, bleeding to death. One of the dogs was a female, which dragged herself
to her 20 days old puppies to feed them.
By Sunday 4th November, 5 small-medium sized and several big dogs were still
missing.
A demonstration in Madrid, the Spanish capital, will take place on Saturday
17th November and a further demonstration is planned for Sunday 2nd December in
the Animal Protection Refuge where the dogs were tortured.
All the Spanish animal protection associations are asking for tougher penalties
for animal cruelty. In Spain you may only get a fine to pay, and that is not in
all the regions. Signatures are now being collected to ask the government for
national tough legislation against animal cruelty. In order for this to be
considered, 500,000 signatures from Spanish citizens are needed.
However, people from all over the world can put pressure on the Spanish government,
asking for appropriate measures to be taken. Spanish economy relies on
tourism, so that is the best place to start with. Please write to the Spanish
Prime Minister and ask him to do something for the animals, NOW. We have
included a sample letter (in English and Spanish) or alternatively you can
create your own. Please ask all your friends and family to support this
campaign and to send a letter or email.
Thanks a lot.
Mari-Carmen and Celia
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Address:
Excmo. Sr. Jose Maria Aznar
Presidente del Gobierno
Complejo de la Moncloa
Edf. Semillas
28071 Madrid
Spain
Phone + 34 –91- 335 3535 Fax + 34 –91- 390 0329
Email: jmaznar@presidencia.gob.es (@presidencia.gob.es)
C.C. we4care@hotmail.com (@hotmail.com)
Estimado Sr. Aznar,
Me he enterado del reciente trágico suceso cometido en la Protectora de
Animales de Tarragona, donde a quince de los perros se les dejo morir en un
charco de su propia sangre después de que unos criminales no identificados les
hubieron mutilado las patas delanteras. Encuentro todavía peor el hecho de que
si los criminales son encontrados y penalizados ningún castigo penal será
aplicado debido a la ausencia de leyes en la Constitución Española dirigidas a
la protección de los derechos de los animales. Si los criminales son alguna vez
identificados solo tendrían que pagar una multa por sus crimines en lugar de
pasar tiempo en prisión. Quiero añadir mi voz a la de aquellos ciudadanos
españoles que piensan que tal crimen no debe ir sin castigo.
Le pido a Ud. y a su gobierno que creen nuevas leyes para proteger a los
animales y para castigar a individuos que cometan crueldades tales como la
reciente masacre de Tarragona. Ha sido demostrado por especialistas que la
crueldad contra animales es el primer paso hacia el asesinato de otros seres
humanos, y la mayoría de los asesinos en serie han manifestado crueldad contra
los animales durante su infancia. Espero que esto le haga comprender la
seriedad del caso.
Espero que tome los pasos necesarios para establecer los tan necesitados
derechos de los animales en su país, de lo contrario no visitare España y
pediré a mis familiares y amigos que hagan lo mismo. No aceptare visitar un
país donde tales atrocidades son permitidas.
Name
Address
Country (very important)
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(English version)
Dear Mr Aznar,
I have been informed about the recent tragic events perpetrated in the Refuge
for Dogs in Tarragona where fifteen of their dogs were left to die in a pool of
their own blood after having their front paws mutilated by some unidentified
criminals. I am even more appalled to hear that if the criminals are to be
found and prosecuted no punishment will be applied due to the lack of any laws
in the Spanish Constitution aimed at protecting animal rights. If the criminals
are ever identified they would only be required to pay a fine for their crimes
instead of serving some time in prison. I want to add my voice to those of the
Spanish citizens who think such a crime should not go unpunished.
I urge you and your Government to create new laws to protect animals and to
punish individuals who perpetrate cruelties such as the recent massacre in
Tarragona. It has been proved by scientists that animal cruelty is the first
step in ladder to murdering other fellow human-beings, and most serial killers
have been identified as animal abuser in their childhood. I trust this will
make you understand the seriousness of the case.
I hope you will take the necessary steps to establish the so much needed animal
rights in your country, otherwise I will not visit Spain and will ask my family
and friends to do the same. I am not prepared to visit a country where such
atrocities are allowed.
Waiting to hear encouraging news.
Yours sincerely,
Name
Address
Country (very important)
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Stop Olympic Rodeo
From - cjkj2000@yahoo.com
There
is a petition here to sign along with the addresses to send letters (samples
also provided). Please do all you can to raise your voice against this
absurdity. Scroll down the homepage to find the areas for the petition
and the letters.
http://www.stopolympicrodeo.org/
[Editor's Note: If rodeo becomes an Olympic event, can
bullfighting be far behind?]
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Sibelius
by Diana Moreton - tapster@mindspring.com
I walk by Sibelius and hear cold cutting steel
streets of unforgiveness without much control
death marches remind me of the friendly animals
walking to their torturous deaths for you each year.
What can we celebrate this year with your death
turkey here, ham there, let's spread the pain around
for humans it means heart attack and stroke
for animals one can only imagine. Poor bloke.
We are in the eye of Hurricane Uncompassion
shifting and drifting balances of living for pleasure
as we suit our needs, God's wrath whips around us
I hope I am sleeping soundly for my cold blow.
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Memorable Quote
"Peace is not an absence of war, it is a
virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence,
justice."
~ Gibran
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