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Issue
# 12/09/01
Editor
~ JJswans@aol.com
Journalists ~ Park StRanger@aol.com
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MichelleRivera1@aol.com
~ sbest1@elp.rr.com
THE NINE ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE ARE:
1 ~ But What About the Animals by
MichelleRivera1@aol.com
2 ~ Christmas Puppies For Sale by IMA Shyster
3 ~ Animal Protection Group Exposes Brutality of Bow Hunting
4 ~ Puppy Protection Act
5 ~ Help Kids Be a Voice for Animals
6 ~ Holiday Health Tips to Help Make the Season Bright for
Pets
7 ~ Terrible Toys
8 ~ Beasts of England, Beasts of Ireland
9 ~ Memorable Quote
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But What About the Animals?
By MichelleRivera1@aol.com
As
Animal Rights Activists, we frequently shy away from mainstream organizations
and causes. We do this because we have been made to feel unwelcome with our
radical views and "fringe element" thinking. Consequently, animal
rights activists tend to preach to the choir, a complaint frequently heard
among activists and advocates who rarely think outside the box, and always tend
to ban together, and always in the name of animal rights.
One day, I was discussing my position as Director of Education for a local animal
rescue organization, with Wayne Pacelle, the Vice President of Government
Affairs for the Humane Society of the United States. I shared with him that as
an animal rights activist, it is sometimes difficult for me to think in an
animal welfare role. His comment to me was that in order to educate the
community, you have to get out into the community. I have always taken this to
mean, the community that consists of our own "people," that is,
animal-rights orientated thinkers. However, since taking this position I have
come to the conclusion that the best way for us to be a strong and powerful
voice for the animals is to become part of our own communities at home. As the
environmentalists in the 70's used to say, "Think globally, act
locally." This battle cry stands true today, as animal welfare, animal
rights, and animal control people try to come together for the benefit of the
animals. But in working together, sometimes we defeat our own purpose. I have
made some very important strides in my own community where the rights of
animals are concerned. I would like to share a few of the ways that I have been
able to do this, in the hopes that you will adopt some of these ideas and make
them your own.
Domestic Violence Awareness: I have joined the Domestic Violence Council of
Palm Beach County, and have been attending monthly meetings. I also joined a
sub-committee, the Children and Family Services sub committee. (Other sub
committees of the Domestic Violence Council include the Newsletter, Membership,
Judicial Review, Fatality Review, and the like). The committee for victims and
family services seemed the best place for me, because I was trying to get the
point across that animals are part of the family. We hear that said quite
often, but do we really think about what that means; "animals are part of
the family". You will often hear somebody say, "I love my dog, he's
part of the family," but what does that really mean?
What does it mean, for instance, when the family has to evacuate because of
flooding or a hurricane, and the animal is left behind? What does it mean when
there is a divorce in the family, and the children are given over to one parent
or the other, but the animal is sent to a shelter? My presence at these
Domestic Violence Council Meetings assures that the animals will always be part
of the consciousness of the group when they are coming up with new literature,
posters, campaigns to raise awareness about domestic violence and legislative
issues. More and more local humane societies have found that there is a great
need in the community to take the animals of domestic violence victims so that
they can go into a shelter themselves. But if those domestic violence victims
do not know that this remedy exists, they won't make that all-important first phone
call to the hotline. This is where membership in committees to raise awareness
becomes very important. If they start putting comments such as "is your
dog being beaten?" along with "are you being beaten," it helps
us to raise awareness of the importance of animals as part of the family. This
does take time and effort on your part, you do have to attend these meetings,
build alliances, foster relationships, and cultivate friendships within these
councils, but the benefit to the animals is well worth it. You can't just make
an irate phone call, out of the blue, to a domestic violence organization and
demand to know why they are not taking care of animals as part of their mission
statement. It just doesn't work that way. However, if you are part of the committee,
part of the group, part of the solution, your credibility is raised and they
will listen to you more. They will also be more inclined to put you in touch
with all the right people, (judges, politicians, and media people). Indeed,
going mainstream has never been more rewarding then when done for the right
reasons.
Another alliance I have formed is with our local fire department. Most
departments have a community education specialist. I learned that our community
education specialist has specially-made dog and cat mannequins on which to
teach CPR, first-aid and the Heimlich maneuver. I have since been working
to get this educator into the schools, civic groups, humane organizations and
"pet" clubs so that she can teach CPR and first aid. When the fire
department begins to take animal emergencies so seriously that they teach an
animal CPR class along with their regular CPR classes, the rights of animals to
be treated in emergencies is almost a given. Again, here was a mainstream
solution to an animal-rights issue.
Another organization that I have joined is a support group for those who work
with dying patients and their families. The Association of Death
Education Counselors (ADEC) is a national organization with local
chapters. As an animal-assisted therapist, I joined this group thinking
that I could learn more about the dying process in humans. Instead, I
have been able to bring much more than that to the table. My presence in the
monthly meetings and my service on the board of our local chapter insures that
the grief and bereavement over a companion animal, and the compassion fatigue
experienced by shelter workers who perform euthanasia is a legitimate and
important consideration for those who work in the field of death and dying.
I recently learned that there was a disaster drill being planned for our
area. Fire departments, police agencies, the FBI and medical personnel
were all present at a meeting where a mock disaster was being planned.
Mine was the lone voice that raised any consideration for any animals that may
be present during such a disaster, and what the ramifications and plans were in
the case of animals being hurt as well as humans. It was a golden moment
when the planners said, "We never thought of that, but we should!"
So thinking outside the box is more than just a good way for corporations to
exist. It's a way for us to bring our message mainstream and help the
animals in our community, our state and our world.
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Christmas Puppies For Sale
by IMA Shyster
From: Puppies For Sale
http://www.critterhaven.org/pup4sale.htm
Its
that time of year again. It is so hard to find an original gift. Why not a
puppy? They are so cute and sure to be a big hit on Christmas morning. Even
somebody that doesn't like dogs will get attached to the fuzzy little puppy
with the big eyes. Puppies are truly a gift for everyone.
Our company produces thousands of puppies each year. We manufacture puppies by
the truck load and ship them to pet stores all over the country. Now for the
first time you can buy direct from the mill and save hundreds of dollars.
We have all breeds and will have thousands available for Christmas ranging from
3 weeks old to 6 months. We recommend that you get them as young as possible
because they are so cute when they are tiny. Sure they may suffer nutritionally
from not having the mother milk, and they may not be able to relate socially to
other dogs but its worth it to get one while they are so cute.
All of our dogs will come with authentic papers. Not that we give a hoot about
the pedigree or even make an attempt to ensure that the papers match the pup
but the papers are authentic and are suitable for framing. Won't that impress
the special someone on your Christmas list? These authentic papers mean that
you can also breed your dog and make back your original investment many times
over. Don't worry about producing too many puppies, most local governments have
an animal control depart that will destroy the unwanted dogs for free. That's
the beauty of our business, if you sell someone a bad pup they can have it
killed and you can sell them a new breed next year.
All of our puppies are raised in small wire cages and learn to relieve
themselves where they sleep. This means you will never have to house train your
pup. You can keep him in the small crate his entire life. If you have guests
over you can always take him out and clean him up and he will look like a
normal dog. Of course if you do take him out of the crate be careful, you may
never be able to house train your puppy. Be prepared for other behavioral
problems that may arise out of living in a wire cage for the first part of his
life.
Health Problems: Some have accused us of selling sickly puppies and some even
ask if we have any type of health guarantee. We guarantee that your puppy will
be alive when you get it. We may have more health problems than legitimate
breeders but a few trips to the vet should clear up most problems. If it gets
too bad, you can always buy a new puppy. Some breeders waste thousands of
dollars testing for potential genetic health problems, not us, we save that
money and use it to buy nice stuff for ourselves.
The bottom line is, if you are looking for long term family pet to be part of
your household for years to come go to a reputable breeder. If you are looking
for a disposable puppy that looks just as cute and care to save a few bucks
stop by your local pet store and be sure to ask for Puppy Mills Farm brand of
puppies. Or better yet, order yours direct from the mill and save even more.
Take advantage of our Christmas special now for a limited time only, buy 2
sickly dogs at the regular price and get one nearly dead dog for free. Call
today to ensure delivery by Christmas morning 1 900 SICKDOG.
Ima Shyster
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Animal Protection Group
Exposes Brutality of Bow Hunting
The League of Animal Protection Voters
From Stu Chaifetz - veganman@hnva.net
www.HonorandNonViolence.com
Hearing
to be held Thursday, Dec. 6 10:00 am
Committee Room 15
Contact: Stuart Chaifetz 856-428-2635
In an effort to expand their 'recreation,' the bow hunting community of
NJ is pushing for a law to allow them to shoot and kill deer on Sundays.
Currently it is illegal to hunt on this day. The League, it's member organizations
and the 18,000 NJ residents it represents are vehemently opposed to this
legislation.
"Assembly bill 3899 and Senate bill 2463 steals from the people of our
state the only day in which they have to walk peacefully in our woods,"
states Stuart Chaifetz, co-founder of LAPV. "When you consider
the rash of hunting accidents in the past few weeks, including the killing of
one man and the wounding of a 13 month old girl, we should be restricting
hunting, not expanding it."
The Art Of Bow Hunting: Wound The Animal And Let It Bleed To Death
By its' nature, shooting an arrow into a living target is an inaccurate and
vicious way to kill that animal. In fact, bow hunting is centered on wounding
the creature who then bleeds to death. Hunting magazines are full of articles
that teach bow hunters the rules of the game, such as when they should begin to
track an animal that they just pierced with an arrow:
"The rule of thumb has long been that we should wait 30 to 45 minutes on
heart and lung hits, an hour or more on a suspected liver hit, eight to 12
hours on paunch hits, and that we should follow up immediately on hindquarter
and other muscle hits, "to keep the wound open and bleeding"."
Glenn Helgeland - Fins and Feathers Winter 1987.
"For a bow hunter to easily recover a wounded deer, the blood loss must be
extensive. A deer will have to lose at least 35 percent of its total blood
volume for the hunter to recover it rapidly." Rob Wegner - Deer and
Deer Hunting August, 1991.
"It is horrifying to think of any living creature dying in such a slow,
painful way," states Chaifetz. "What makes this nightmare so
much worse is that it happens to thousands of deer in our state every year. The
documented wounding rates that bow hunters inflict upon deer are appalling."
In their report An Assessment of Deer Hunting in New Jersey
(p.25) the NJ Division of Fish and Game documented the percentage of deer that
bow hunters shoot but do not eventually find:
"Langenau (1986) found that archery deer hunters were estimated to have
retrieved 43% of the deer hit by arrows..."
The state agency that promotes and supports hunting admits that bow hunters do
not find 57% of the deer that they wound. In the 1998-99 hunting season, bow
hunters killed 20,975 deer. The 57% wounding rate for hunting with bow
and arrow means that another 11,956 deer were shot and wounded. Some of these
wounded animals made their ways to roads where they were hit by cars. Others,
no longer capable of feeding themselves, starved.
Bow hunting is barbaric entertainment that best deserves to reside in the
dark ages, not in the 21st century and not in a country that deems itself
humane. We must not only defeat the Sunday hunting bill, but we must as a
people turn our eye and conscience to this most bloody and unnatural 'sport'
and defeat it as well.
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Puppy Protection Act
CYBERACT,
CALL, EMAIL AND SNAIL!
Support the Puppy Protection Act!
Prepared letter on web: (Edited version below)
http://capwiz.com/aspca/issues/alert/?alertid=78085&type=CO
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SOURCES:
The ASPCA
The United States Senate is currently considering approving legislation that
would provide better enforcement of violations by commercial breeders, better
known as "puppy mills" and improve the conditions of dogs at these
facilities.
SEND FREE FAX ON WEB SITE above.
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HUMANElines Issue 173 - December 4, 2001
http://www.hsus.org/programs/government/humanelines.html
ADDITIONAL PUSH FOR PUPPY PROTECTION ACT NEEDED: Once again, we must ask
you to devote your attention to making two phone calls on this most critical
issue - the Puppy Protection Act. While many of you have been making calls in
support of S. 1478 over the past weeks, we must ask you to CALL AGAIN.
Additional misinformation from the puppy mill industry has been flooding
Congressional offices in the past few days, and we need your calls to your
Senators in support of S. 1478, the Santorum-Durbin Puppy Protection Act.
EVEN IF YOU'VE CALLED BEFORE, THE PUPPIES NEED YOU TO CALL AGAIN. The Puppy
Protection Act (S. 1478) will act to remedy the cruelties of the nation's
puppy mills by strengthening the enforcement of the AWA.
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Help Kids Be a Voice For
Animals
Source: Doris Days Animal League's Winter 2001
"Animal Guardian" magazine.
http://www.ddal.org
Animals
and Kids Together to Influence Our Nation (AKTION) has a kit that introduces
kids to the legislative process. This colorful full-size poster is
designed for kids who want to learn more about current animal protection issues
and our federal government.
Four interactive "Action Items" guide kids to finding their
legislators, researching animal issues and contacting their representative and
senators. Each AKTION comes with a special pen, designed to write on
black paper.
The kits are free, but supplies are limited. Contact the DDAL to request
a kit or for more information at: 202-546-1761 or http://www.ddal.org
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Holiday Health Tips
To Help Make The Season Bright For Pets
From ASPCA News Alert - news-alert@aspca.org
"We
see an increased number of calls related to pet poisoning during the time
between Thanksgiving and New Year's," says Dr. Steven Hansen, director of
the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC). Here's one holiday list you can
use to keep the furry members of your family happy and healthy this
season. Season's eatings shouldn't include holiday greenery such as
holly, mistletoe, lilies and amaryllis. While commonly used to deck the halls,
they can make your pet sick if ingested.
Look before you light. Lit candles produce fumes that can be harmful to
birds if inhaled. And don't forget, your pet's wagging tail can easily knock
over a burning candle. Liquid potpourri is also dangerous to pets, who could
ingest it from decorative bowls and simmering pots.
Oh, Christmas tree! Their branches definitely delight pets, who've been
known to chew on them--and whatever decorations may be hanging from them. Place
small, breakable ornaments high up, and keep tinsel and garland out of your
pet's reach, as these can get caught in his throat. And make sure that pine
needles, which can be toxic, don't get eaten.
Keep batteries--loose and in packages--away from pets. They contain
corrosives that can cause ulceration in your animal companion's mouth, tongue
and gastrointestinal tract if bitten or swallowed.
Shy animals can get stressed with the hustle and bustle of holiday
guests, so make sure there's a quiet room to which your pets can retreat.
Don't allow your pet access to holiday spreads, especially if you've got
a chow hound. Alcoholic beverages, chocolate, coffee, onions, fatty foods,
yeast dough and macadamia nuts can all cause problems. If you suspect
your pet has gotten into a potentially poisonous substance, call your
veterinarian or the APCC's emergency hotline--1-888-4-ANI-HELP--for
round-the-clock telephone assistance. For more information on poison
prevention,
visit APCC online.
http://www.aspca.org/site/R?i=1154.cc521936
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Terrible Toys
http://www.peta.org/feat/toys/index.html
It
seems that the Grinch has once again infiltrated the North Pole, producing toys
that compassionate Santas wouldn't dream of putting in their sacks this holiday
season. PETA has released its annual list of "misfit" toys that
aren't "fun and games" for animals.
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Beasts of England, Beasts of Ireland
By George Orwell - "Animal Farm"
Beasts of England, beasts of Ireland,
Beasts of every land and clime,
Hearken to my joyful tidings
Of the golden future time.
Soon or late the day is coming,
Tyrant Man shall be o'erthrown,
And the fruitful fields of England
Shall be trod by beasts alone.
Rings shall vanish from our noses,
And the harness from our back,
Bit and spur shall rust forever,
Cruel whips no more shall crack.
Riches more than mind can picture,
Wheat and barley, oats and hay,
Clover, beans, and mangel-wurzels
Shall be ours upon that day.
Bright will shine the fields of England,
Purer shall its water be,
Sweeter yet shall blow its breezes
On the day that sets us free.
For that day we all must labour,
Though we die before it break;
Cows and horses, geese and turkeys,
All must toil for Freedom's sake.
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Memorable Quote
"The assumption that
animals are without rights and the illusion that our treatment of them has no
moral significance is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and
barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality.
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Schopenhauer
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