A n i m a l W r i t e s © sm
The official ANIMAL
RIGHTS ONLINE newsletter
Publisher ~ EnglandGal@aol.com
Issue # 08/11/02
Editor ~ JJswans@aol.com
Journalists ~ ParkStRanger@aol.com
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MichelleRivera1@aol.com
~ sbest1@elp.rr.com
THE ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE ARE:
1 ~ Be A Responsible Animal Guardian By Greg
Lawson
2 ~ "Adopt and Save A Life" PSA Available
3 ~ Job Opportunity
4 ~ How I Did Not Quite Kill My Dogs
5 ~ Vegan "Blue Cheese" Dressing
6 ~ How Many Die?
7 ~ Just Yesterday
8 ~ Memorable Quote
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Be a Responsible Animal Guardian
By Greg Lawson, ParkStRanger@aol.com
Join us in remembering all the lost ones, all the
discarded ones, the ones who need our love. August 17th is National
Homeless Animals Day. Spread the word about the five points of
responsible animal guardianship...
* Consider if you can adequately provide food, medical care and a safe
environment before you acquire a companion animal. Remember, it's a long
time commitment.
* Adopt a homeless animal rather than buying from a pet store.
* Have your companion animal spayed or neutered.
* Identify your animal with a tag or microchip.
* If your animal friend has behavioral problems, invest in obedience
training. Don't let problems become an excuse to discard someone who
depends on you.
Twelve animal rights/welfare/protection groups will be holding a candlelight
vigil in my city of El Paso on August 17 in memory of the 22,000 companion
animals euthanized here each year. Learn more about this national
campaign, where a vigil is being held near you or request a Vigil Packet by
visiting
http://www.isaronline.org/campaign_NHAD.htm
ISAR Campaigns: National
Homeless Animals' Day
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"Adopt and Save a
Life" PSA Available
From In Defense of Animals - ida@idausa.org
IDA’s
PSA “Adopt and Save a Life” Continues to Air on CNN
In Defense of Animals’ public service announcement, entitled “Adopt and Save a
Life,” has been airing on CNN’s regular PSA cycle and on local stations across
the country, educating viewers about the plight of millions of dogs and cats
killed in our nation’s shelters each year. The poignant 30-second spot urges
people to adopt animals from shelters rather than purchase them from pet stores
or breeders.
What You Can Do:
We would like to see this PSA aired on local TV stations in every community.
Please contact IDA at (415) 388-9641 x16 to find out how to get this powerful
and moving piece aired on stations in your area. As more people learn of the
overpopulation crisis in our nation’s shelters through the PSA, adoptions and
spay/neuter surgeries are sure to increase.
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Job Opportunity
Position
Open: Director of Humane Education
The ASPCA, the nation’s leading companion animal welfare organization, seeks a
professional to supervise the design and implementation of programs and
strategies for its National Humane Education program.
Focus your energy on developing and implementing educational materials,
overseeing a staff of three. Duties include workshop presentations to the
education community, marketing and fund raising, media and special events, and
writing a quarterly column for our magazine.
Additional Qualifications:
Qualifications include a Masters degree in an appropriate field (Doctorate
pref’d). Background in education curriculum development, excellent verbal and
writing skills and a general knowledge of animal issues are required, a
background in supervision, budgeting and management would be highly beneficial.
How to Apply:
Forward letters with salary history and resumes to:
A S P C A
HR Dept-Dir. Humane Education
424 E 92nd St, NY, NY 10128
FAX: (212) 876-0014
Email: HR@aspca.org NO ATTACHMENTS PLEASE!!
EOE.
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How I Did Not Quite Kill My
Dogs...
By Annie Fitt - ragtaghorde@cs.com
I
apologize if you have already seen this on the other lists I have posted this
to, but I feel quite strongly that I need to pass my experience on to as wide
an audience as possible...
Folks, I know we all try our best to cover all bases, but sometimes things that
seem perfectly obvious in hindsight come out of nowhere to bite us in the butt.
If the past 60 hours have taught me anything it is that there is no such thing
as being too careful.
It has been very, very hot here in Virginia and the dogs haven't gotten their
usual exercise which has led to bored dogs with lots of energy and few outlets.
I have been getting up at dawn to run their little heinies off before the heat
of the day, but even that wasn't enough for Soup, who is *very* bright, fit,
and energetic. He is a kleptomaniac of epic proportions at the best of times.
Early Sunday morning he stole my purse from the top of a 5' bookcase and snuck
it out the dogdoor. This would have merely been a major irritation (the wallet,
the cash, the credit card, the driver's license, the $450 pair of glasses) but
also in the purse was a major
timebomb.
All human and canine medicines, etc., live on a high shelf in a closet in my
bathroom, and the door is kept shut to the bathroom at all times.
Cleaning materials are kept safe from curious dog jaws. I make a real effort to
keep my guys safe.
The danger I overlooked was the bottle of 25 Advils I keep in my purse for
those times when my aging body tells me it needs a little comfort...
3 to 6 200 mg tablets of ibuprofen (the generic name of Advil) is enough to
give a dog bleeding ulcers. More than that can cause permanent kidney and liver
damage, and even kill. With 25 tablets we are talking *well* into the lethal
dose for a dog the size of a Whippet.
That was mistake #1. Mistake # 2 was even though I always keep a bottle of
peroxide on hand to make a dog vomit if I have to, the bottle was too old and
had lost its fizz. Flat peroxide does NOT cause vomiting. Trust me on this.
Some things I did do right. I didn't listen to the receptionist at the nearer
emergency clinic (only 45 miles away who said "Feed him a couple of slices
of bread and keep an eye on him". I *did* call the Animal Poison Control
Hotline. I did get Soup and Bean into the Richmond emergency clinic, and Goose
into my regular vet.
Soup and Goose are fine and will be released from care after 72 hours on IV
fluids and various meds. They are looking at bland food and oral acid blockers
for a week or so, and a couple of more blood tests to monitor their recovery.
Bean was not so lucky, and it is too early to tell if she will have permanent
kidney and liver damage. She will be on
fluids until she gets better or there is no more improvement. Hopefully she will
fully recover, but even now she should have decent quality of life if we are
careful about her diet and maintenance...
So, *please* go through your purses/tack bags/whatever -- anywhere you might
have medicine that could injure your dogs and make sure it is removed or put
into a truly dog-proof container (i. e., NOT plastic...).
Go through your emergency kit and make sure your hydrogen peroxide is fresh and
bubbly and make sure it is replaced often. A couple of dollars is a cheap price
to pay to avoid a lot of grief.
Keep the Animal Poison Control Hotline number available where you can find it
even in a dead panic. It costs $45 to consult them but is worth every penny.
They will know whether you have nothing to worry about or just minutes to get
to a vet. The number is 1-888-426-4435. This is the number for the USA.
If you aren't in the US, find out if there is a hotline available to you and
write the number in a prominent place.
It is perhaps odd to feel lucky after spending close to $2,000 with no end yet
in sight, but all I can think is I *am* lucky. Lucky that things ended up no
worse, that 2 of the 3 dogs affected seem to have dodged the bullet, that Bean
may never get back to normal, but should be OK. Lucky that even though it was
NOT what I had planned to spend all this money on I had it available when I
needed it. Soup is lucky, too, because I was too busy being worried to get
mad...
Annie Fitt <ragtaghorde@cs.com> & the Ragtag Horde ~ Whippets,
of course!
PS: Permission to repost is given as long as my name and address stay with it.
In fact, the more places it is posted the more likely it is that someone else
and their dogs will avoid going through the same kind of experience!
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Vegan "Blue Cheese"
Dressing
By Greg Lawson - ParkStRanger@aol.com
My
father used to make a great blue cheese dressing which I loved. Here is a
fair substitute made veganically.
One half of a 16 oz jar of Follow Your Heart brand Vegenaise
( http://www.followyourheart.com/ )
1/2 cup diced VeganRella Mozzarella style "cheese"
1/2 cup grated VeganRella Mozzarella style "cheese"
( http://www.rella.com/veganv.html )
juice of 1/4 lime
2 to 3 cloves of garlic, minced
teaspoon of dried parsley and/or dried chives (or fresh)
optional 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder for more garlic flavor
optional 1/2 teaspoon nutritional yeast
a bit of water
Mix all ingredients. Blend in a tablespoon of water at a time until a
pourable consistency is reached. (Left thick it makes a good dip for chips and
veggies.) Store in the fridge for a few hours or overnight to let the
flavors blend.
Fresh garlic can have some heat to it. If you prefer it a bit milder,
nuke the garlic cloves in the microwave until soft, about 15 to 20 seconds.
Optional step for radical fake food extremists.....using a toothpick and blue
food coloring, paint little patches of blue on the diced chunks of VeganRella,
allow to dry, add them just before serving so the whole mess doesn't turn blue.
No chickens or cows were harmed in the making of this recipe.
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How Many Die?
From FARM - farm@farmusa.org
In
2000, 1.32 million, or 54%, of all U.S. deaths were attributed to diseases for
which consumption of animal products represents a substantial risk factor. The
number was compiled from the latest mortality figures reported in the October
2001 National Vital Statistics Report by the U.S. Public Health Service.
The total included 633.5 thousand deaths from several forms of heart disease,
166 - from stroke,
58.2 - from other circulatory diseases,
258.8 - from several types of cancer,
68.7 - from diabetes mellitus,
40.5 - from kidney and gallbladder failure, and
98 - from a pro-rated number of 'ill-defined' diseases.
The diseases for which meat consumption is a substantial risk factor, were
identified by a panel of physicians specializing in diet and health.
Identification of meat-linked diseases was conservative. Thus, cancer of lung and
pancreas was not included, although a plant-based diet appears to reduce the
risk. For 'ill-defined' and 'other' diseases, the number of deaths included in
the total was prorated according to the ratio of meat-linked deaths to all
other deaths.
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Just Yesterday
By Anita Martin
Just yesterday I saw you
Standing alone
Icicles forming a crystal beard under your wooly chin
Your breath came in ragged gasps
As you stood, head down, feet spread wide - exhausted
at the top of a steep incline
The gray night was coming on fast
The men had turned on the headlights of their snowmobiles
The noise of which blasted through the cold still air
Like fingernails on a chalkboard in an empty room
They came in a circle around you,
I could hear them yelling, whooping and cursing
and something else - was it laughter???
They came to within 50 feet of you
As you stood stock still - sides heaving
An icy cloud of breath coming out of your nostrils
You faced them - head on - you knew the fight was over
They had cut you off from your herd
And chased you down to the point of exhaustion
Just for sport
And then -there you were - an innocent victim - guilty
Your crime?
Just being you - a big wild buffalo - walking on ground
That had been yours for thousands of years
Only now it wasn't yours anymore
It belonged to the Public Porkbellies
And was being used to fatten their cattle - and subsequently,
Their pocketbooks
But you didn't know any of this
You only wanted to eat some wild herbs that day - just yesterday
You wanted to begin rebuilding your strength
After an unusually long, cold and hungry winter
And you trod lightly on the soil that day
Not harming anyone or anything - not even their precious cattle
But still the men came on their noisy machines
Before you realized it, they had come between you and the rest of your herd
And the chase was on - it went on for hours
Well into the dusky twilight - when you came to an exhausted standstill
Unable to run any more
One of the men, a big burly man in thick winter clothes
Pulled out his rifle,
Squared you up in his sight - and as you looked death head on
He shot you right between your deep brown eyes
You fell heavy and quick - of that I was grateful - as I watched
helplessly, unseen
I got a few pictures, but who will I show?
Who will stand up?
Who really cares what happened to you that day?
I care - and I'll stand up
I'll speak for you
I'll remember
your brave stance
As you fought hard and lost
But then looked death bravely right in the eye
As time stood still
Just yesterday
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Buffalo Field Campaign
(formerly Buffalo Nations)
PO Box 957
West Yellowstone, MT 59758
406-646-0070 phone
406-646-0071 fax
buffalo@wildrockies.org
www.wildrockies.org/buffalo
For The Buffalo
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Memorable Quote
"If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin Into his nest again,
I shall not live in vain."
~ Emily Dickinson
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