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THE NINE ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE ARE:
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~ A&E to Present Story on Bison Slaughter by PrkStRangr@aol.com
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~ The Vegan Evolution by Light and Sun - gentle@aloha.net
3
~ Chicken Protest
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~ RESCUE HELP NEEDED ASAP !!!!!!!! (irony)
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~ Vegan Cookie Recipes by Corrynthia@aol.com
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~ Educators For Animal Rights
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~ Learning To Heal Without Causing Harm
By Marc Bekoff
- bekoffm@spot.Colorado.EDU
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~ The Emerald Green Bird by parogers@mindspring.com
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~ Quotes To Remember
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A&E to Present Story on Bison Slaughter
by
PrkStRangr@aol.com
Mark
your calendars and email your friends that the A&E cable network will be
airing an investigative report Thursday, Feb. 24th, (check your local listing
for time) on the Yellowstone bison situation and the efforts of the activist
group Buffalo Field Campaign.
The
program entitled, "War on The Range," will examine the slaughter of
the bison of Yellowstone National Park by the state of Montana to protect the
profits of cattle ranchers who graze their cattle on public land just outside
the park.
Buffalo
Field Campaign is a group of grassroots activists who have been in the field
trying to protect the bison for the last two years and who have been spreading
the word of how the government of Montana is destroying a piece of American
heritage which belongs to all the people.
To
learn more about this intolerable theft and killing by Montana and what you can
do to help, visit the Buffalo Field Campaign website at:
Buffalo Field
Campaign
http://www.wildrockies.org/buffalo
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The Vegan Evolution
by Light and
Sun - gentle@aloha.net
VEGAN: One who abstains from supporting businesses
or consumer products derived from cruelty to animals.
THE
Vegan Concept is not a fad that will pass with time. It is the birth of compassion, a concern for others, which is the
single most important step in the next evolution of humankind.
Some
of the brightest, most significant minds in the history of our world, such as;
Pythagorus, Socrates, Plato, Plutarch, DaVinci, Tolstoy, Tagore, Buddha,
Rousseau, Shelley, Thoreau, Isaac Bashevis Singer, George Bernard Shaw,
Einstein, Gandhi and Schweitzer, were vegetarians, for ethical reasons. In their quest for truth, they all
experienced a similar epiphany: that
compassion is the heart of the soul.
Vegetarianism
for them was a religion, based upon a concept of God as perfect love. They reasoned that in order to understand
God, one must first aspire to understand love.
When they realized that the essence of love is compassion, opposing
cruelty became an essential prerequisite for this aspiration.
In
these present times, we see so much that we long to change: violence, world hunger, greed, waste, war,
disease. Too often, we feel powerless
to do anything about it. And yet,
simply by refusing to support cruelty, we, like Gandhi and Martin Luther King,
Jr., will exert a power over insensitive bigotry, be it toward other humans, or
other species. Miguel Cervantes says in
Don Quixote, "The maddest thing of all is to see life as it is and not as
it should be" For those of us who
seek, the higher spiritual levels, it is not enough to see life as it should
be; we must do all we can to make life as it should be.
The
pitiable plight of animals calls out to our conscience, pleading with us to
extend our boundaries of compassion to encompass their suffering. Vegans hearing these cries, are experiencing
a new form of self-esteem, which invariably accompanies acts of kindness and
altruism. Better health of body and
mind, a safer, cleaner environment, and a spiritual renaissance, offer even
further inspiration for such commitment.
Try
this life giving experiment, stop using all animal products for two weeks and
at the end of those two weeks see how you feel. See if you feel better about
your health, your life and your environment.
Gentle World, Inc.
P.O. Box 110, Paia, HI. 96779-0110
Phone # 808-878-4008 E-mail:
gentle@aloha.net
http:www.veganbooks-gentle.com
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Chicken Protest
No
one makes it easier to "Git a Bukit of Chikin" than Kentucky Fried
Chicken. We need to enlighten people
that instant gratification to their addiction to animal fat comes at a cost;
monumental suffering and death to beings as sentient as the parrot in the vet's
office, astronomical amounts of organic and inorganic waste into air, land and
atmosphere, and health hazards too many to count. Signs? We got 'em. Banners? Got those too!
Brochures with United Poultry Concerns' present address? Bing bing bing!
Chants? We'll do only cool ones. Peacefulness?
Totally. We are not against anyone, except maybe Colonel Slaughter, and
he.... "Hello Down There!".....probably won't be released for the
protest. Details? Got those kind of tails below:
WHEN:
Sunday, February 27th, from 12:00 noon to 1:30 PM
WHERE:
Kentucky Fried Killing Clinic, 2001 University Blvd. Langley Park, Maryland
HOW
TO GET THERE: From I-495 take Exit MD193 East/University Blvd.
Drive 2.6 miles to KFC. It is caddie
corner from Tick-Tock Liquor.
Need
a Ride? Meet at Forest Glen Metro Station in Silver Spring at 11:30 AM
The
Forest Glen Metro is on Forest Glen Rd., just off Georgia Ave in Silver Spring
MD. Metro Parking free on Sundays.
Contact Jamey at 301-990-0593 or e-mail me at watkinsgl@usa.net
Source:
watkinsgl@usa.net (VeggieBiggs)
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RESCUE HELP NEEDED ASAP !!!!!!!!
Please
help! After two long years of being on a waiting list for an exotic rare breed
dog, we were finally notified by the breeder that at long last, our number has
come up, and... WE'RE HAVING A PUPPY!
We
must IMMEDIATELY get rid of our children now, because we just KNOW how time
consuming our new little puppy is going to be! Since our puppy will be arriving
on Monday, we MUST place the children in new homes this weekend!!!
They
are described as:
One
male, white, brown hair, blue eyes. Four years old. Excellent disposition. He doesn't
bite. Name is David. Temperament tested. Current on all shots. Tonsils removed
already and very healthy condition! David eats everything, is very clean, house
trained and gets along well with others.
Does not run with scissors and with a little time and training, he will
do well in a new home
One
male, brown hair, blue eyes. Two years old. Can be surly at times. Non-biter, thumb sucker. His name is Jared.
Temperament tested, but needs a little attitude adjusting occasionally. He is
current on all shots, tonsils out, and is very healthy and happy (mostly.) Gets
along well with little boys, but does not like to share toys. He is house
trained, and would do best in a one child household.
We
really LOVE our children, and want to do what is best for them. I hope you
understand, that ours is a UNIQUE situation, and we have a real emergency here!
They MUST be placed by Sunday night at the latest.
-- anonymous
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Vegan Cookie Recipes
by
Corrynthia@aol.com
Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies
1/2 cup soy margarine
1/2 cup organic peanut butter
1/2 cup unrefined sugar (Florida
Crystals)
1/2 cup Succanat
1 substitute egg (En R G egg
replacer)
1 1/4 cup unbleached flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder (no aluminum)
Mix
thoroughly the soy margarine, peanut butter, unrefined sugar, Succanat and egg
substitute. Blend in flour, baking
soda, and baking powder. Cover and chill.
Heat
oven to 375 degrees. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 3 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheet. With fork dipped in flour, flatten in
crisscross pattern to 2 inches. Bake 10
to 12 minutes or until set but not hard.
Cool on wire rack.
Makes
about 3 dozen.
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Vegan
Butterscotch-Pecan Cookies
1 cup soy margarine
1 cup Sucanat
2 egg substitutes
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
3 cups unbleached flour
1/2 baking soda
Pecan halves (a few extra for
nibblin' on)
Mix
thoroughly soy margarine, Sucanat, egg replacer and vanilla. Stir in flour and baking soda. Divide dough into 3 equal parts; shape each
part into a roll 1 1/2 inches in diameter and about 7 inches long (!) Wrap in waxed paper; chill at least 4
hours.
Heat
oven to 400 degrees. Unwrap dough and slice into 1/8-inch slices. Place 1 inch
apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press
pecan half into top of each cookie.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Immediately remove from baking sheet.
The
wrapped dough can also be frozen, for use at the spur of the moment on a later
date!
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Gingerbread
Cookies with Lemon Icing
1/2 cup soy margarine
1/2 cup Sucanat
1/2 cup dark molasses, unsulphured
1/4 cup water
2 1/2 cups unbleached flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp ground cloves
Cream
soy margarine and Sucanat. Blend in molasses, water, flour, baking soda,
spices. Cover; chill 2 to 3 hours.
Heat
oven to 350 degrees. Remove dough from bowl and place on floured board. If dough seems sticky, knead in a bit more
flour -- one heaping tablespoon at a time -- until stickiness is gone. Roll dough 1/4 inch thick on lightly floured
board. Cut with cookie cutters into
desired shapes. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8-12 minutes, depending on size of cookie. Immediately
remove from baking sheet. Cool on wire
rack. When cookies are completely cool,
frost with lemon icing, recipe below.
Lemon
Icing
Confectioner's sugar (Jack Frost
claims they do not filter their sugar thru
bone char)
Lemon juice
Put
about 2 cups of confectioner's sugar in a medium bowl. Stir in lemon juice, one teaspoon at a time,
to make the frosting a thick spreading consistency. Spread on completely cooled cookies. Decorate with raisins, cinnamon red hots, nuts, or anything else
you'd like. Enjoy!! =)
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Chewy
Chocolate Cookies
1 1/4 cups soy margarine, softened
2 cups unrefined sugar
2 egg substitutes
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups unbleached flour
3/4 cup cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
Heat
oven to 350. In large mixer bowl cream
soy margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg replacer and vanilla; beat well. In medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa and
baking soda; gradually blend into creamed mixture. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8 to 9
minutes (do NOT overbake -- cookies will be soft. They will puff while baking and flatten while cooling.) Cool slightly. Remove from cookie sheet onto
wire rack. Cool completely.
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Educators For Animal Rights
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Learning To Heal Without Causing Harm
By Marc Bekoff
- bekoffm@spot.Colorado.EDU
http://www.bouldernews.com/opinion/columnists/bekoff.html
Boulder
Camera - November 14, 1999
Rapidly
increasing pressure against the use of animals in education is generating
growing interest in the development and use of non-animal alternatives
("alternatives"). For responsible educators, the Three R's - Reduction,
Refinement, and Replacement are guides. Reduction alternatives use fewer
animals. Refinement alternatives lessen animal pain and distress. Replacement
alternatives don't involve live animals. These include computer, clay and
plastic models, videos, CD ROMS, and mannequins.
In
the United States, about 170 species, including at least 10 million
vertebrates, are used annually for education. Many come from underhanded
Class-B dealers, and include stolen animals and those obtained from auctions,
pounds and unidentified "random sources." Many schools require or pressure students to dissect dead animal
specimens, or to vivisect live animals. Frequently, students don't express
their objections to animal use and many don't know there are numerous
alternatives readily available
(http://www.aavs.org;http://www.pcrm.org;http://www.hsus.org). Often, students
are given short notice about labs or aren't told about alternatives. Ridicule,
humiliation and intimidation from peers and teachers coerce many students to dissect
or vivisect. They fear consequences of resisting tradition. Often they have to
face school administrators, an unnerving experience.
Supporters
of dissection and vivisection frequently claim "hands on" experience
on animals is essential to education. However, there's no evidence this is so;
their claims are based more on tradition than facts. What about dogs and future doctors? Medical school dog labs
generate much controversy (http://www.pcrm.org). Currently, more than one-half
of American medical schools, including such prestigious institutions as
Harvard, Yale, Columbia and Stanford, don't use live animals to teach students.
Alternatives are offered in 125 of 126 medical schools. Similar trends are
developing in veterinary schools (http://www.enviroweb.org/avar).
Why
do dog labs continue at CU's medical school? Dr. Ron Banks, the Health Sciences
Center veterinarian, claims alternatives to dog labs are ineffective:
"Until we find a good replacement, we have chosen to use dogs."
(Colorado Daily, 7-9 May, 1999) But, there are very effective alternatives.
Students at Harvard observe procedures in operating rooms that incur no extra
costs. Listening to lectures, viewing videotapes or using CD ROMS such as
SimBioSys also conveys information in more humane and cost-effective ways than
learning human physiology or pharmacology on dogs. In one study, 110 medical
students rated computer demonstrations higher for learning about cardiovascular
physiology than demonstrations using dogs. Many studies show equal knowledge or
equivalent surgical skills are acquired using alternatives
(http://www.hsus.org). Often
alternatives are more effective and they're invariably less expensive. More CU (and other) medical students choose
to opt out of dog labs each year, but often there's pressure to participate
although the labs aren't required. Thus, the labs aren't truly unconditionally
optional in that some students feel pressured and intimidated. The American
Medical Student Association condemns pressuring students who choose not to kill
animals. Since the labs are optional,
one must ask if they're really essential.
Many professors say "no." Also, having completed dog labs
isn't a prerequisite for practicing medicine at CU's Health Sciences Center or
elsewhere. Clearly, dog labs aren't essential.
The
sources of CU's dogs are also suspect (Colorado Daily, 27 October 1999).
Students are often told the dogs who will be killed are condemned animals from
local pounds. However, many come from a class-B dealer whose business has been
under investigation. CU admits they buy dogs from this dealer and other
"random sources." Large numbers of dogs (122) and other animals are
involved, including more than 26,000 rodents, 240 rabbits, 146 sheep, 65 pigs
and 20 primates.
What
can you do? Question time worn tradition. You'll be in good company. Charles
Darwin reportedly left medical school because he was "repulsed" by
dog experiments. He wrote of a man who experimented on dogs: ". . . unless
he had a heart of stone, [he] must have felt remorse to the last hour of his
death." You can always request
alternatives. Gary Francione and Anna Charlton's book, "Vivisection and
Dissection in the Classroom: A Guide to Conscientious Objection," provides
useful guidelines. These include: know how far you're willing to go to assert
your right not to engage in vivisection or dissection; raise your objection as
soon as possible; be prepared to discuss why you object; be ready to present
one or more alternatives; document everything; if necessary seek legal help
early and organize your network of support.
Increasingly,
students are seeking out alternatives (http://www.hsus.org). Questioning how medical (and other) science
is taught isn't to be against science, anti-intellectual or
"radical." Rather, better and
more responsible education will result. Many excellent schools are turning away
from animal labs.
Dissection
and vivisection aren't all they're cut out to be. It's not essential to kill
animals to learn about life. There are always ways to improve education and
provide compassionate alternatives to cruelty. Caring for other animals doesn't
mean not caring about people. Indeed, using dogs when there are better
non-animal educational alternatives is a disservice to future doctors and
patients alike. The art of healing can be well-learned without harming.
Marc
Bekoff teaches in Environmental, Population, and Organismic Biology at
CU-Boulder. He left a graduate medical program because he didn't want to kill
dogs or cats.
November
14, 1999
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The Emerald Green Bird
by
parogers@mindspring.com (Patricia Rogers)
I tried again
today.
I tried so
hard.
To make it
right.
But even as I
tried,
the bird died.
The little
bird you left behind,
without a
thought,
died.
You were all
she had.
But she was
only a bit of color,
a splash of
emerald green,
to set off the
reading nook
in your trendy
loft
on your upward
climb.
I hear you've
done your new flat
in uptown
silver and grey.
Lots of glass
and steel.
Not the sort
of place
for a little
emerald bird.
She knew you
weren't coming back for her.
She stopped
singing
a week before
she died.
The old man at
the cleaners
said he saw
you last Friday.
Said you came
to pick up your suit;
Said you had
two afghan dogs;
on a double
lead.
Well behaved,
he said;
a matched set.
"Very
uptown," he added
as I turned to
leave.
I didn't have
to ask what color.
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Quotes To Remember
"Be kind
to animals, don't eat them."
"Be kind
to animals, don't wear them."
"HEART
ATTACK: Gods revenge for eating his
friends."
"MEAT,
THEIR MURDER, YOUR SUICIDE: Heart
disease, stroke, cancer, osteoporosis, kidney disease, diabetes, and other
degenerative diseases."
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