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The
official ANIMAL RIGHTS ONLINE newsletter
Publisher ~ EnglandGal@aol.com
Issue # 06/28/00
Editor ~ JJswans@aol.com
Journalists ~ PrkStRangr@aol.com
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THE ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE ARE:
1 ~ Animal Experimentation by Marc Bekoff
2 ~ Warning
3 ~ HSUS Dissection Brochures Available
4 ~ Animal Rights Hall of Fame
5 ~ PeTA Wins Landmark Cybersquatting Case
6 ~ A Parrot's Prayer by SBcharley@aol.com
7 ~ Job Opportunity
8 ~ Grants Available
9 ~ Derry Down (Poem)
10 ~ Quote To Remember
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Animal Experimentation
by Marc Bekoff -
bekoffm@spot.Colorado.EDU
So,
what did you do today?
Last week the American Society of Primatologists met in Boulder. One
question that came to mind was how many 1000s of animals are these (and other)
researchers responsible for keeping alone in small cages, subjecting to
horrible experimental treatments (infecting them with diseases, tinkering with
brains, ripping apart youngsters from care-givers to study once again the
development of parent-infant bonds and socialization, and get this - studying
the effect of different types of music on chimpanzees housed alone) and, yes,
"sacrificing" = killing them "in the name of science." It
was no surprise that the music study was done at the Coulston Foundation in
Alamogordo, New Mexico, a ghastly research prison that's been repeatedly found
in violation of the federal Animal Welfare Act. To be fair, there were some
very interesting studies on cognition and various aspects of the behavior of
free-ranging wild primates.
I also wondered how these researchers tell others about what they do in the
course of a normal day. I imagined the following scene. A child asks of a
parent: "So, what did you do today?" After getting rid of all
the jargon and fluff her parent's response boils down to such statements as:
"Oh, I took a monkey from his mother and sibs to see what would happen,"
"I killed chimpanzees to study drug reactions," "I blinded cats
to learn about vision," or "I trained rats first to avoid shock and
then didn't allow them to do it, and watched them go berserk, squeal for help,
give up, and passively accept the shock." Well, I sure wouldn't miss those
mealtime conversations.
Numerous studies have shown how smart and emotional many animals are, and how
they deeply suffer from anxiety and pain, so how in the world do some people do
what they do - rob animals of their spirits and souls - and then go home and
eat? Ah, they're helping humankind. Hmm, do unto others...Oh, I just wonder...
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Warning
My
husband got a call from a lady who is with the State Dept. of Agriculture.
It was about a man calling himself Tom who calls people in the paper who have
found lost dogs. He goes on to tell the people a story of how he is
having family problems and that he needs a very loving dog. He is from
the Bradenton [Oklahoma] area. He's actually using the dogs for HIS
OWN PERSONAL EXPERIMENTS! Please pass this along to anyone you know.
Source: sdurbin@tulsa.cc.ok.us
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HSUS Dissection Brochures
Available
We have about 200 of our dissection brochures for
pre-college students ("Dissection: Want to Know a Simple Way to Say
No Way?") that we would like to give away. If you would like some or all
of these for tabling purposes or other forms of distribution, please reply to
this message with your mailing address and we'll send them to you on a first
come first served basis.
Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Education
Animal Research Issues
The Humane Society of the United States
Ph: 301-258-3046
Fx: 301-258-7760
http://www.hsus.org
Source: "Jonathan
Balcombe" <JBalcombe@hsus.org>
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Animal Rights Hall of Fame
We are requesting nominations for election to the
US Animal Rights Hall of Fame. All US residents, living or dead, currently
active or not, are eligible (except for Alex Hershaft, because of his key role
in launching the project). Each nomination, including a brief summary of the
person's contribution, should be sent privately to ARHOF@AnimalRights2000.org
The Hall of Fame will be launched at Animal Rights 2000, the national
conference taking place July 1-5 near the nation's capital. The purpose is to
recognize the outstanding contribution of selected individuals to the
recognition of animal rights.
In order to give due consideration to the past two decades of our movement's
history, four of the five individuals elected this year must have begun their
activity before 1991. In future years, this number should decrease gradually,
until the starting year is no longer a limiting factor.
The voting will be conducted by the speakers at Animal Rights 2000 and
subsequent national animal rights conferences. In years when there is no
national conference, the Summit for the Animals will be asked to conduct the
election.
The US Animal Rights Hall of Fame will be governed by a committee composed of
two representative of past inductees, one representative of the Summit for the
Animals Executive Committee, and one representative of the national conference
organizers.
Your comments on the concept and management of the US Animal Rights Hall of
Fame should be sent privately to USARHOF@AnimalRights2000.org.
--
ANIMAL RIGHTS 2000 -- Washington, DC; July 1-5
Be there for the animals and bring a friend!
http://www.AnimalRights2000.org; 1-888-FARM USA
Source: FARM
<farm@farmusa.org>
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PeTA Wins Landmark Cybersquatting Case
http://www.peta-online.org/news/600/600dotorg.html
"People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has won its case
hands-down against Michael Doughney for his use of the Internet domain name
"PETA.ORG." In 1995, Doughney registered "PETA.ORG" with
Network Solutions, Inc., for "People Eating Tasty Animals," which he
fraudulently represented as a nonprofit organization."
Source: allen
schubert <alathome@clark.net>
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A Parrot's Prayer
by Sally Brooks - Sbcharley@aol.com
For
all the wild caught parrots so savagely netted and swept away from their
families while their babies dumped into burlap sacks cried out in terror.
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER..........
For all the exotic birds that witnessed the destruction of all the blessed
trees and fled fires in fear from man's thirst to dominate, stripping the land
of all its inhabitants, leaving nothing but bare ground behind.
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER..........
For all the parrots that struggled through the capture, but died unmercifully
in transport from the stress of overcrowded, barbaric, confinements and
inconceivable horror.
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER.......
For all the survivors that made it into captivity, but exist in a nightmare
of confinement unable to use their God given wings of flight as they once
remembered.
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER.........
For all the baby birds bred in captivity whose crop's burned or have died
needlessly from harshness of human hands.
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER..........
For all the captive birds that have been erased from their owner's
consciousness and are abandoned to a lifeless existence with only a distant
memory of what is was like to hear a gentle voice from someone that used to
care.
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER...........
For all those creatures who don't know what it's like to live life as a
bird or even to feel the breeze or sunlight but are doomed to darkness in
closets or garages, trapped inside covered cages or shackled.
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER......
For all the macaws, cockatoos, amazons and conures that are stripped of their
vocal cords for screaming, their sensitive beaks cut back to prevent biting.
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER.......
For all birds that end up for sale in pet shops or breeders, like used
merchandise unwanted and frightened in strange surroundings with nothing more
than the familiar sight of bars on a cage.
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER.....
For all the neglected birds that are sick with infections from filthy
conditions and malnourishment that may never recover and know what it is to
feel healthy and be playful.
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER.........
For all the misconceived parrots who were beaten, stabbed, blinded and
burned for just being a parrot.
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER.............
For every African Grey and Cockatoo that punishes itself from confinement
and boredom by maiming their bodies and plucking their feathers and for those
who have lost all spirit of life and sway their head low from side to side
slowly into insanity.
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER.........
We ask humbly of you, dear Lord to look upon all of your magnificent
feathered creations. Protect them from
evil and harm caused by man and to bring forth an awakening in the human heart
and make it a kinder and gentler world for all captive birds........Amen
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Parrots are the most misunderstood pet and the third most popular. Most buyers
are unaware of what they are getting into when purchasing a parrot and because
of the mess and their desire to chew, they are unfortunately caged. What's
worse is the owners find that it is much easier to leave the bird inside the
cage all the time until the bird usually resorts back to wild behavior where
the owner has no control then its sold.
I have just read an inspiring article in Birdtalk magazine, August edition
about a man who started taking in so many unwanted macaws and tried to
build them suitable housing, but it wasn't enough. It was still confinement and
in his heart he knew that these birds belonged to be free and is now in the
process of introducing them back into the wild with very careful planning. It
is truly remarkable how this man wants to go against all odds to see that birds
can do what nature has intended them to do, fly free.
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Job Opportunity
Southern Animal Rescue Association is looking for
a full time staff member to act in an administrative assistant capacity.
Responsibilities could include answering phones, writing correspondence, help
w/ newsletters, brochures, etc., operating photocopier and fax machines,
sending out literature, filing, opening mail and coding membership donations,
making deposits, doing data entry, and general writing, as well as some work
with animals.
We are looking for someone who is highly organized and self-directed.
To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to:
Tracy Frank
Director
SARA
1050 Rawhide Road
Seguin, Texas 78155
email: sarasanc@swbell.net
www.sarasanctuary.org.
Source:
sarasanc@swbell.net
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Grants Available
Small grants for activists fighting primate
vivisection are now available. For more information see:
http://www.primatefreedom.com/Grant%20application.html
Visit
the CEPE website at http://www.enviroweb.org/cepe
For information about Primate Freedom Tags go to
http://www.primatefreedom.com
Source: Coalition to End Primate Experimentation
cepemail@yahoo.com
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Derry Down
by tapster@mindspring.com
We lost another from our ancient tribe
wind whipped across our cherub faces
we were angels because we cared for them
we did not cannibalize those with souls
Celtic pleats were ironed at the brim
we pranced beaten paths near rivers
embraced behind cold twisted brambles
loved the early lambs that were slain
Chills of the Blarney beat my breast
the saint who gave me life will leave
in primordial tenderness I weave tales
of dark-haired women near Derry Down
Strange and ancient cabalic sounds
float rhythmically over hill and dale
Emerald Isle shines and sparkles
forever as their women bear seeds
2000 by diana moreton.
(written for my mother, Joan, who suffers
from Alzheimer's now,
after a life time of meat and dairy)
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Quote To Remember
"I quote others only to better express myself."
~ Michel de
Montaigne
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