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The official ANIMAL RIGHTS ONLINE newsletter
Publisher ~ EnglandGal@aol.com
Issue # 06/21/00
Editor
~ JJswans@aol.com
Journalists ~ PrkStRangr@aol.com
~ MRivera008@aol.com
~ SavingLife@aol.com
THE SEVEN ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE ARE:
1 ~ The Miracle of Life by Barry Taylor,
DVM
2 ~ What Sayeth the Wise Hunter to the Young Boy? by
DogmaDay@aol.com
3 ~ Job Opportunity
4 ~ Website of Note
5 ~ Tofu Spinach Stuffed Shells by VegeTexan@aol.com
6 ~ Responsibly Numb by Tapster@mindspring.com
7 ~ Quote To Remember
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The "Miracle of Life"
from Barry Taylor, DVM
"Come quick, come quick," their
mother said "The time is getting near."
She feels that when the kittens come the children should be here.
She told them that a big orange Tom took "Kitty" as his wife.
"It's wonderful, a gift from God, the miracle of life."
At half a year young "Kitty" feels too painful and too scared
To appreciate six miracles, blind-eyed and yellow haired.
But she knows these lives depend on her and nature tells her how
And as she cleans them, children ask "Mom, can we go now?"
But now and then for six more weeks the children visit her
To play with six new magic toys made of life and fur.
The six weeks pass, the newness gone and new homes yet unfound,
Mom bundles up six miracles and takes them to the pound,
Where lovingly, with gentle hands and no tears left to cry,
The shelter workers kiss them once and take them off to die.
And "Momma Kitty" now she's called, mourns her loss and then,
She's put outside, and of course, she's pregnant once again.
Dad tells "Kitty" STOP THIS NOW or you won't live here long!
But deep inside of Momma Cat, this time something's wrong.
Too young, too small, too often bred, now nature's gone awry,
Momma Kitty feels it too, and she crawls away to die.
She too is freed from this cruel world, and from her time of strife.
How harsh the truth, how high the price, this "Miracle of
Life"?
Source: Meowvet@aol.com
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What Sayeth The Wise Hunter To
The Young Boy?
Boy: O Wise Hunter, how can I learn to
respect animals and to respect life?
Hunter: Buy a rifle and get a hunting license. Then hunt the animals down
and kill them.
Boy: And that will help me attain a respect for animals and for life?
Hunter: Yes, of course it will, boy. Plus, if you go hunting with
your father or your grandfather, then you can really bond with them.
Boy: But couldn't I bond with them at a baseball game or at an amusement
park?
Hunter: I guess so. But then you couldn't kill anything.
Boy: O Wise Hunter, what happens to some of the deer during the winter?
Hunter: Well, some of the weak ones starve to death. And that's a
very cruel way to die. So - instead - hunters shoot some deer, cut off
their heads for trophies, dismember their bodies and eat their flesh in order
to save them from the cruelties.
Boy: But, uh, uh, how come hunters never shoot starving deer - only big,
healthy ones?
Hunter: Uh, uh, uh, boy. Now you just keep quiet about that.
Boy: And another thing, Wise One, if hunters were really concerned about
starving animals, wouldn't they feed them?
Hunter: Let me get this right, boy. You're saying that we should be
feeding starving deer - instead of killing them? But…
Boy: Is it true, Wise Hunter, that deer-car accidents have more than
tripled over the past 30 years?
Hunter: Well, uh, yeah.
Boy: But I thought hunters killed deer in order to reduce the herd so
deer-car accidents would decrease.
Hunter: Well, uh, you sure ask a lot of questions, boy.
Boy: O Wise Hunter, how come the Department of Natural Resources always
promotes the killing of animals?
Hunter: Well, just between you and me, the hunting community and the DNR
are allies. You know, real good buddies.
Boy: You mean most of the people who work for the DNR - hunt?
Hunter: Yes, of course, boy. And those fees from the hunting
licenses - around 90 percent of that money goes toward the hiring of DNR
officers and the marketing of programs to recruit young people, like yourself,
into the hunting community.
Boy: What about the commission that oversees the DNR in Michigan?
Hunter: You mean, the Natural Resources Commission?
Boy: Yes, Wise Hunter.
Hunter: Well, uh, eight of the nine commissioners 'live to hunt and hunt
to live!'
Boy: Ohhh. You mean, people who hunt make decisions about the fate
of wild animals?
Hunter: Now, now, boy. You just keep that bit of information to
yourself.
Boy: Would hunters ever try to conserve some of the land if they couldn't
hunt on it?
Hunter: Let me get this right, boy. You mean, we should just conserve
some of the land and some of the animals that live on that land for the heck of
it - with no killing. Uh, that would be a pretty kind gesture of
humanity.
Boy: I know, Wise Hunter, I know.
Hunter: Well, uhhh…
Boy: O Wise Hunter, how can I help advance the, uh, sport of hunting?
Hunter: Tell people to have compassion for hunters.
Boy: You mean, tell people to have compassion for those who have no
compassion?
Hunter: Yes, boy.
Boy: But, uh, wise hunter, these things you say make no sense.
Hunter: I know, boy, I know. But if we say these things enough, the
public will eventually believe us and then they will make sense.
Boy: Ohhh!
Source: Gary
Yourofsky - DogmaDay@aol.com
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Job Opportunity
The Animal Research Issues Section of The Humane
Society of the United States (HSUS) is seeking a summer intern to help with
various projects, particularly those associated with its Pain & Distress
Campaign, whose ultimate goal is to eliminate pain and distress in animals used
in laboratory settings by the year 2020. This position pays $1,000 per month,
and allows the intern to gain valuable professional experience with animal
protection. The successful applicant will be a college student (high-school
graduates are eligible) preferably pursuing studies in the life sciences, and
have a demonstrable commitment to animal advocacy. The work location will be
The HSUS's operations center located in Gaithersburg, Maryland (a suburb of
Washington, DC).
Please reply with a cover letter and resume either to the e-mail address below
or mail it to:
Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D.
The Humane Society of the US
2100 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 301-258-3046
Fax: 301-258-3082
E-mail: jbalcombe@hsus.org
Source: "Jonathan
Balcombe" <JBalcombe@hsus.org>
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Website of Note
The new AnimalConcerns.org website is available now!
Animal Concerns, formerly the Animal Rights Resource Site (ARRS), is a
project of the EnviroLink Network and has been maintained by volunteers around
the world since 1995. Animal Concerns is a clearinghouse for animal-related and
vegetarian news, information and resources.
Animal Concerns focuses on every aspect of the animal rights community, from
animal cruelty to vegetarianism to animal adoption and pet care. Animal
Concerns provides a comprehensive list of animal-related organizations, educational
essays, FAQs and reference pages dealing with these topics. Individuals interested in obtaining a job in
an animal-related field will find our unique list of animal-related job
listings useful.
The Animal Concerns discussion groups offer a way for concerned individuals to
interact with each other and respectfully exchange information, ideas and
opinions. These discussion groups are some of the most active groups
through-out the EnviroLink Forum. Animal-related organizations can also take
advantage of EnviroLink's offer of free Internet services for non-profits.
The interface is customizable for the individual user's needs and offers
searches for organizations as well as internet resources. [Organizations
and maintainers of various internet resources should check the information for
their resource for accuracy and suggest changes as needed.]
Visit Animal Concerns Community now!
http://www.AnimalConcerns.org/
Source:
allen schubert <alathome@clark.net>
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Tofu Spinach Stuffed Shells
from VegeTexan@aol.com
Mori-Nu
makes a product that used to be named Tofu Helper but is now called Tofu
Hero. It is a vegan packaged herb mix that is carried by many health food
stores. The Italian Herb Medley style turns tofu into a great stuffing
for pasta shells, manicotti and lasagna.
1 package Mori-Nu extra firm tofu
1 package Mori-Nu Tofu Hero, Italian Herb Medley style
1 and 1/2 cup frozen cup leaf spinach
2 large cloves fresh garlic
Jumbo Shell pasta
Home made or canned spaghetti sauce
Soy cheese, mozzarella style
Mince the garlic cloves and place in a large skillet with few tablespoons of
water. Saute for a couple of minutes. Add 1/2 cup water and
the Tofu Hero to the skillet. Add 1 box Mori-Nu tofu and mash with a fork
into tiny crumbles. Add the frozen spinach and cook uncovered for about
ten to twelve minutes until most of the water is gone.
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Cook jumbo shell pasta according to directions on the box. Drain pasta
and then fill with the tofu-spinach mixture. Oil a large baking dish and
spread a layer of spaghetti sauce along the bottom. Place filled shells
in the dish and add some more spaghetti sauce to almost cover the shells.
Top with grated mozzarella soy cheese. Bake covered at 325 for forty
minutes.
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Responsibly Numb
by tapster@mindspring.com
Screw meateaters, I will....
revile your every move as you
set out to consume them
tell tall tales about fathead fish
Petal pushers at dusk, dirty from dust
I smell a roast beef in the distance
I entrust my senses to what I see
I'll pet a dog, but won't pet thee
I belong to no particular human group
I have outdone my stay, my welcome
cynic in ‘human dominion' kingdom
moral agent doomed with vicarious pain
I love the woman who didn't know
in childhood kitchens of gingham
what I learned was hatred for them
Eating flesh in ecstacy as a child
I bid you forgive me my cruel actions
it is what I was taught so young
to love only some sentient creatures
toward the rest act responsibly numb
2000 By Diana Morton.
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Quotes To Remember
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should
have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore
him."
-- Dereke Bruce, Taipei, Taiwan
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