A n i m
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The official ANIMAL RIGHTS ONLINE newsletter
Publisher ~ EnglandGal@aol.com
Issue # 10/01/00
Editor ~ JJswans@aol.com
Journalists ~ Park StRanger@aol.com
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MicheleARivera@aol.com
~ SavingLife@aol.com
THE EIGHT ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE ARE:
1 ~ Life as a Vegetarian Teen by
Linzd519@aol.com
2 ~ The Rebirth of The Animals' Voice Magazine
3 ~ Dedicated To A Nameless Bull by
WantNoMeat@aol.com
4 ~ The Witness
5 ~ Warning !! Household Hazard to Companion
Birds
6 ~ Job Opportunity
7 ~ Big Jack by Patricia Rogers -
parogers@mindspring.com
8 ~ Quote To Remember
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Life as a Vegetarian Teen
by Linzd519@aol.com
If
it seemed as if going vegetarian is becoming more popular these days, you are
correct, and especially among teenagers. A recent poll conducted by Roper
found that 11% of girls aged 13-17 ate no meat. Also, about 25% of
teenagers say being a vegetarian is "in" according to Teenage
Research Unlimited. Vegetarians choose
not to eat meat and this diet has many benefits. However, some people
choose to be vegans. Most people have not heard the word vegan before,
but veganism is defined as a way of living which excludes, as far as possible,
all forms of cruelty to animals for food, clothing or any other purpose.
Teens who go vegan say that even though cows aren't killed during milk
production, they don't want to support any industry that confines animals for
human use. Rice or soymilk are great replacements for dairy milk.
And in dietary terms being a vegan is eating no animal produce including meat,
fish, poultry, eggs, animal milks, honey and other derivatives.
I have found that many people think this diet is crazy and extremely
difficult. But, in fact it is not at all hard to do, perhaps the hardest
part is explaining to people why you want to live like this because many people
do not know, or choose not to know how livestock are treated on farms.
Some well-known young people who are vegetarians: Drew Barrymore, Fiona Apple,
Daniel Johns from the Australian band silverchair (vegan,) Alicia Silverstone,
Jennie Garth, Liv Tyler, Natalie Portman, and Rider Strong. Even Albert
Einstein was a vegetarian and once said, "Nothing will benefit human
health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the
evolution to a vegetarian diet."
I lived the first fourteen years of my life a meat-eater, living quietly and
unaware of the inhumane and cruel conditions at slaughterhouses from which the
meat I ate came from. Last July, on a whim, while sitting at the dinner
table with a sausage on a roll in my hand, I told my family that this is the
last piece of meat I will ever eat. They looked at me in disbelief, they
doubted this newly found compassion toward animals would last and to be honest,
so did I. True, I have not been a vegan for long but as I looked into it
more in books and on the internet I found the factory farming of animals more
and more disturbing and I am confident that it is not a faze as most might
think.
There are three main reason that make people want to become vegetarians or
vegans. Cruel and inhumane practices in dairy, livestock and poultry
farming is probably the single most common reason to become a vegan, but some
do it for health, environmental, or other reasons. Anina, 15 says,
"I'm a vegan for ethical reasons, because I don't believe that human
animals are above non-human animals and [I believe] that we don't have the
right to use animals as we wish." Lauren Elberson, a senior at
Starpoint High School says, "I always wanted to become a vegetarian for
mostly philosophical reason but, also to cut back on fat."
Many teens become vegetarians for the simple premise that animals can feel pain
just like we can. About 8 billion animals die or are slaughtered every
year in the US for the production of flesh food; millions more die of stress,
suffocation, injury, or disease. There are virtually no laws against
cruelty to animals raised for food in the US. The Animal Welfare Act,
which governs the humane treatment of animals, excludes animals intended for
food consumption. In his or her lifetime, the average meat-eater is
responsible for the abuse and deaths of 2,400 animals.
Paul and Linda McCartney (both vegetarians) once said, "If slaughterhouses
had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian." The conditions in
slaughterhouses are horrendous. For example, up to six hens are crowded into a
cage with floor space hardly larger than a record-cover, for their entire
life-time; their legs and feet grow twisted and deformed from standing on the
slanted wire cage bottoms. Many
factory-farmed animals never see a blade of grass in their life. Animals
are transported to be slaughtered without food and water for a long time,
millions die on the way to the slaughter. Cows that are injured or become
sick during the transport to the stockyards or slaughterhouses often become
unable to stand. They are referred to as "downers" and are
often pushed around with bulldozers into piles and are left to die a horrific
death. Up to 50,000 chickens live in a typical warehouse to increase
profits, farmers feed them growth hormones and as a result, many birds suffer
from crippling bone disorders and spinal defects.
Pigs are confined to stalls barely larger than their bodies, the stench is
often so overpowering even the farmers only spend a few minutes a day in the
pig buildings. Lack of exercise causes the pigs to become so weak that
they can barely walk 50 yards. Pigs are naturally clean animals who roll in the
mud only to cool off or escape the flies. Pigs are at least as
intelligent as dogs, and like dogs are friendly and gregarious.
Josh, 17 says, "It's amazing how much being a vegan has changed my perspective.
I see a lot more injustices than I used to." There are many
injustices for livestock in the US. The US Department of Agriculture for
meat and poultry inspectors regularly witness the following by livestock
handlers: beating animals, poking the animals in the eyes, anus, or vulva,
overcrowding of pens so that animals are trampled, tormenting the animals for
no reason, and leaving dead animals on trucks with the live ones. Animals
have no voice so it is up to us to stand up for them to stop their suffering.
Vegans also choose not to wear such animal products as wool, leather, or
down. Leather goods are made from the byproducts of the slaughterhouse,
while you may not be contributing to the destruction of animals; you will be
contributing to the profits of these establishments.
The making of down is also inhumane. This down or goose feathers is
normally used as filling for winter "bubble" jackets, pillows, or bed
comforters. The process of the live plucking of geese is wide
spread. The terrified birds are lifted by their necks, with their legs
tied, and then have all their body feathers ripped out. This torture,
which has been described as "extremely cruel" by veterinary surgeons
and even geese breeders, begins when the geese are only eight weeks old, and is
repeated in eight-week intervals throughout their life. As a result, many
geese suffer from crippling bone disorders and spinal defects.
Teens may also choose to be a vegan or vegetarian for the astonishing health
benefits. Diets that include meat/dairy products are linked to many types of
cancer, heart ailments, diabetes, obesity, gallbladder disease, hypertension,
and other deadly diseases and disorders. By being a vegan, you reduce
your risk of a heart attack by 90%. Also, meat contains approximately 14
times more pesticides than plant foods. And up 95-99% of toxic chemical
residues in the American diet comes from animal sources.
The Environment is also suffering because of the meat industry. Livestock
production is the major cause of desertification as well as the loss of
trees. Every year in the US, an area the size of Connecticut is lost to
topsoil erosion and 85% of erosion is associated with livestock
production. As many as twenty vegans could be fed on the same amount of
land needed to feed just one person consuming a meat-based diet. Also,
for each quarter-pound hamburger sold that came from cattle raised on former
rainforest, 55 square feet of rainforest was destroyed. Animal production
also requires a lot of fossil fuels and the burning of these fuels, as well as
methane produced by animals, is one cause of global warming. A vegetarian
saves one full acre of trees every year.
At first, vegans may get overwhelmed and think that vegan diets require
elaborate planning and lots of expensive test and supplements. Yes, it
does take some planning, but it's not all that difficult. Things to
remember:
*Eat lots of fruits, and especially veggies
*Base your diet on whole grains
*Watch your calcium intake (most soy milk contains the same amount of calcium
as regular dairy milk.)
*Eat enough food
If you are still worried, round out your diet with a multivitamin/mineral
supplement for extra insurance. Also, since teenagers are active and
growing, it is important that they get enough calories, and as long as you are
getting enough calories, you don't need to be worried about getting enough
protein. Green leafy vegetables are as good or better than milk as a calcium
source. Lauren Elberson also says, "I cook all my own meals, I
get home after practice and I just make some pasta and a vegetable or a
gardenburger. I also really like to eat fruit and yogurt."
Vegetarian cooking can be fun, it is good to be experimental and open to new
recipes.
Another great source of protein, iron, calcium, and other vitamins and minerals
is tofu. When I first decided to go vegan I swore I would never eat tofu
but things didn't go as I planned. Tofu is actually soy bean curd; it has
a natural mild flavor and the ability to absorb the flavors of other ingredients,
and it is actually quite good. Tofu took some getting used to but now, it
is one of my favorite foods especially grilled and barbecued on a roll with
fresh lettuce. Tofu can also be used to make frosting for cakes, dips,
stir-frys, and soups.
However it can be hard for most young people to want to adopt this new diet,
especially in the teenage years when most kids want to fit in and being a vegan
or vegetarian is making yourself different from your peers. Being a
vegetarian or vegan can be uncomfortable when approached with social
situations. For example, at parties pizza is a popular meal, and while it
doesn't bother me that my friends choose to eat meat and dairy, it can be
uncomfortable watching everyone else eat. Kathleen, 17, a vegan says,
"I choose not to eat meat, flesh, or whatever you want to call it, and
other people choose to eat it. I want people to respect my decision and
to allow me to eat what I want without being hassled for it." Also,
sometimes people tend to go out of their way to make sure you have something to
eat, and that could make you feel like a burden.
Yes, I have heard all the "veggie" jokes mostly coming from my lunch
table at school full of predominantly adolescent boys staring in wonder and
disgust at my tofu sandwiches, and occasionally cracking a joke to annoy me, or
getting the whole table to sarcastically chant "Vegans Rule!"
Probably the best thing to do is laugh about it. Perhaps they will never
quite get it. But most of my friends don't mind me being a vegan and have
grown used to it. Andrea, 19 says, "Just the other day I had to
answer my friend's questions about being a vegetarian. I'm happy because
I think she gets it. Maybe she'll decide to go veggie." To me,
being a vegan is more of a statement and a boycott of the meat industry rather
than just a diet. As teenagers we are the future and the little things we
do like cutting back on our meat-consumption can help build ourselves a
healthier body and environment.
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The Rebirth of The Animals'
Voice Magazine
From: Laura A. Moretti - moretti@animalsvoice.com (Animals Voice Online)
ANNOUNCING THE REBIRTH OF THE ANIMALS' VOICE
MAGAZINE. REMEMBER: THE POWER OF THE PRESS BELONGS TO THOSE WHO OWN
ONE. EVEN IF IT'S ONLINE.
Hello friends.
Some of you know me, but perhaps most of you don't, so allow me to introduce
myself and The Animals' Voice Magazine. If you're already familiar with the
publication, you can skip this introduction and go directly to http://www.animalsvoice.com
where you'll find the magazine reborn on the Internet. You'll find there more
than 100 pages of editorial, as many images, and nearly 200 outside links. This
introduction will give you an overview of what The Animals' Voice Magazine was,
what it has become, and where we know it's going.
Like its print version, your news is our news. We are still all about exposés,
global networking, and moving the heart a bit closer to truth. We invite you to
check out www.animalsvoice.com right now, and then let us know how we can
further help you help animals (reciprocal links, editorial and photographic
contributions, advertising, reaching our database‹activists, groups, the media,
legislators, the clergy, et al, with your message of animal defense).
If you help us (by word-of-mouth advertising, exchanging ads with us on your
web site or newsletter, letting your readership or members know about us,
etc.), we'll help you in return. And that makes us a team, which is what we
need to be!
Oh, and don't worry about seeing graphic photography. These times and the
Internet were made for us. Unless you CHOOSE to (ah, yes, the magic of
"rollover images"), you won't see anything graphic on any page of the
web site.
HISTORY
I founded and then began producing "The Animals' Voice" out of my
typewriter, on my living room coffee table, back in 1982. I had the four-page
black-and-white "newsletter" photocopied, then circulated among the
rural countryside of upstate New Jersey. Its mission was to provoke
unprecedented discussion about a little known but growing concept: that
animals, differing from humans only in degree but not in kind, had inherent
rights, among them the right to freedom from human exploitation.
In its first year of humble production, The Animals' Voice played a critical
role in turning New Jersey into a steel-jawed trap-free state. Its
uncompromising position on behalf of animals, coupled with its in-depth
investigative editorial, was as informative as it was transformative. It then
took on a life of its own (and I became a means to its end).
A full-color, global networking magazine was born. It never retreated from its
position of being an effective voice on behalf of animals: from activist
frontlines to the hidden recesses of animal abuse and exploitation, from
bullfighting to bear-baiting, veal crates to vivisection. And its truth-telling
presence on the world stage brought the wrath of its adversaries for hitting
too close to home ("If nothing has got you fired up yet to stop the animal
rights movement," Trapper and Predator Caller warned its readership,
"then this magazine should.").
The magazine also gave birth to activist organizations in remote corners of the
globe. Hong Kong's first animal rights organization, for example, credited The
Animals' Voice Magazine with its inception. There are now a couple of animal
defense organizations thriving there.
For 11 years, the international Animals' Voice Magazine topped the charts in
publishing excellence, both in design and editorial, taking the 1990 Maggie
Award for Best Overall Issue in Politics and Current Affairs. Spearheaded by
its Board President Sudhir Amembal, the magazine was the first, and only, of
its kind to be commended by a mainstream audience.
But such a position is costly, both in terms of finances and in taxing the
environment (even though we used recycled paper in its later years). And the
amount of money it took to reach the amount of people we did was dismaying at
best. So, after more than a decade of production, The Animals' Voice Magazine
opted to merge with its sister publication, The Animals' Agenda, an equally
strident activist periodical, and thereby effectively shut down the presses.
I then turned my focus to the Internet. For a third of the cost, one can
reach ten times as many people, and all without paper.
So Amembal and I have teamed up again. I taught myself web design (and that
wasn't without heartache in itself!), and with his backing, we have launched
AnimalsVoice Online, everything the print magazine was, and more! This
first-rate web site (at least we think so) contains the same timely news,
current and eloquent commentary, priceless in-depth investigative reports,
compelling prose and poetry, and thought-provoking philosophy, as well as
award-winning design and powerful (and sometimes) graphic photography.
With your support, our site will also feature an annotated anthology of humane
thought, an extensive resource section of books, film, media and legislative
contacts, animal defense organizations and their propaganda, links to hundreds
of groups and related sites, as well as selected, timeless highlights from the
pages of The Animals' Voice Magazine's eleven-year reign.
We also have two sister sites in the plans, one on the celebration of animals
and nature (www.coyotenation.com), and the other on animal rescue and
sanctuary (www.kingdomkeepers.net).
Future plans also include the inclusion of video spotlights of animal issues
and interviews, musicians' audios, artistic and photographic gallery exhibits,
and live, online chats with celebrities and activists from around the world. A
grassroots section, interactive bulletin board, and photographic archive will
make AnimalsVoice Online the single most powerful Internet tool for animal
activists and newcomers worldwide, bar none.
The goal of AnimalsVoice Online is to become an Internet "household"
word. But we want to reach far and beyond the animal defense community.
We want it to be THE place to go regarding information about animal rights, its
defenders, and the critical issues affecting animals. We want the mass media to
use it. We want Congress to use it. We want the global clergy to use it.
We want university libraries to use it. And we're not stopping there, either.
We want to turn every visitor to www.animalsvoice.com into an activist.
Stop on by: www.animalsvoice.com the online magazine for animals. The
power of the press still belongs to us.
Thanks for "listening."
Laura A. Moretti, Executive Editor
The Animals' Voice
1354 East Ave #252
Chico, CA 95926
530-343-2498
email: moretti@animalsvoice.com
web: www.animalsvoice.com
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Dedicated To A Nameless Bull
by WantNoMeat@aol.com
I
had known from an early age where meat came from and the horrific way it made
it to our tables, but I found excuses for eating it as most people do.
Ten years ago, my ways of thinking were changed. It was through only one
short experience that I found my way, my reason, and my soul. In all
honesty, it was all due to one bull that I saw for only moments. Those
moments will no doubt be remembered all my life since they have already lasted
so clearly for all these years. It was August of 1990 and the heat
was unbearable. I pulled into McDonald's for a burger and some much
needed Coke. I was in a hurry and had to eat and drive. Just 1 mile
away, hidden and out of sight was a slaughterhouse. The only clue to it's
existence was all the cattle trucks. And because of them, the
intersections were always blocked and miserably long. To get to the
slaughterhouse, the trucks had to take a left turn at the stoplight. I
was going straight at this same stoplight. A cattle truck pulled up right
next to me in the turning lane. I could have reached out my window and
touched the truck it was so close. I looked over at it and through almost
every available hole there was a nose sticking out. They struggled to get
fresh air and by the looks of it, each stale, hot breath burned. One hole
toward the back of the truck had a hoof stuck out of it and the poor thing most
certainly had been trampled since the truck was so packed. I glanced back
up toward the front and a bull pulled his nose from the hole and put his eye
there. His black eye stared out at me in my air conditioned car.
Through his eye, I could see his soul........ the very same soul that most
people say he doesn't possess. He had a cut just above his eye that was
trickling beside his eye and down his face. I had never actually looked
into the eyes of bull with the intent to understand. His eyes reflected
such terror, hopelessness and pain that it put a chill up spine. He
couldn't move, couldn't breath fresh air, bleeding from the face and knowing he
was going to die. I have no doubt that he knew. I wanted to jump
from my car and rescue him, but that wasn't possible. I had even thought
about following and attempting to rescue him there at the slaughterhouse.
The truck began to pull away with a jerk and I never saw him again except in
memory. Still waiting at the intersection I looked at the big Mac resting
on my lap. I got a whole new prospective in that second. Simply
put, it just wasn't worth it. I didn't finish my burger needless to say.
All these years, I had been taking lives for granted and not seeing the living
breathing animal that was reduced to such a simple meal. I can only hope
that his death came relatively quick and painless. That the "humane
Slaughter Law" was upheld and he died while unconscious. Nothing
good came from his death, but he didn't go unnoticed amongst the masses.
Unfortunately, it took his unjustifiable terror, agony and death to teach me to
care for ALL living beings. He opened my eyes to the suffering when it
was so much easier to keep them closed, and with that, he has changed my
life. I can see now that every morsel of meat comes with a price far
beyond money and every morsel casts the shadow of what it once was. I
dedicate this to that bull and all those in the same situation that have
suffered so much by the hands of man. Those animals born to a world that
lacks compassion and mercy. He died 10 years ago, but I will never forget
what he has done for me and I am indebted to him for all those years ago when
he made me who I am today.
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The Witness
submitted by RannnD@aol.com
How does a construction contractor from a tough
Brooklyn neighborhood become an impassioned animal activist?
In the award-winning documentary THE WITNESS, we learn how Eddie feared and
avoided animals for most of his life, until the love of a kitten opened his
heart, inspiring him to rescue abandoned animals, become a vegetarian, and
ultimately, to bring his message of compassion to the streets of New York City.
With humor and sincerity, Eddie tells the story of his remarkable change in
consciousness, sharing along the way some of the shocking realities of the meat
and fur industries.
Featuring the song "Angel" by Sarah McLachlan, this is a story of
beauty and transcendence in the face of tragedy and despair.
This is a video not to be missed. For more information, including where
to see upcoming screenings, see the following website:
Welcome to Tribe of Heart
http://www.tribeofheart.com/wit5.htm
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Warning !!
Household Hazard to Companion Birds
From Bill Dollinger - foa@igc.org
Recently, Friends of Animals was contacted by a
very distressed man who had just found thirteen of his sixteen birds lying dead
in their cages. The deaths were due to something called PTFE intoxication, or
Teflon poisoning. The deaths were traced back to a Teflon-coated pressure
cooker the family had just used for the first time. When the pot was heated,
gaseous fumes were given off causing the birds to suffer respiratory distress
and failure. According to necropsy reports, one bird's brain exploded and two
others' lungs filled with blood, drowning them.
If you live with companion birds, please take the following precautions to
minimize their risk of PTFE intoxication:
1. Never keep birds in the kitchen. (In addition to PTFE toxicity, they run the
risk of burning themselves.) However, note that birds do not have to be in the
same room where Teflon fumes start in order to be poisoned.
2. Don't leave Teflon cookware unattended.
3. Do not overheat Teflon cookware.
4. Do not use heat lamps or portable heaters made with Teflon.
5. Do not use the self-cleaning feature on your oven.
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Job Opportunity
from Gail Zwicker - nshs.zwicker@ns.sympatico.ca
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA)
The Nova Scotia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty, a non-profit charitable
organization, is seeking a proven dynamic leader who has the skills and vision
to manage the Society as it's Executive Director.
As the Executive Director, you will work closely with a volunteer Board of
Directors and stipendiary staff. You will be responsible for managing the
operation and continued development of the Society and ensure the integration
of the organization's vision in all of its activities. You have worked
extensively with volunteer Boards and Committees and appreciate the dynamics of
a volunteer-directed organization. You are an open, collaborative team
player with exceptional interpersonal abilities and accomplishments, sound
public and media relations skills and preferably investigative
experience. You have proven fund-raising skills, are a visionary and a
diplomat and possess a genuine compassion for animal welfare.
To succeed in this challenging role, applicants should ideally have:
1. A business degree or comparable experience with a financial
background;
2. Background in animal welfare;
3. Experience in business management, administration and staffing;
4. Superior communications and public relation skills;
5. Ability to develop and implement effective fundraising strategies.
If you feel that you are our ideal candidate, please respond in writing
to:
N.S.S.P.C.A., c/o Box 335, Yarmouth NS B5A 4B3.
Applications must be received by October 6, 2000 to qualify. NO phone
calls please.
You must reside within a 30 km radius of the Provincial Office in Bedford, be
available for liaison at any time and regularly work gratuitous hours. We
are committed to employment equity and thank all applicants in advance, however
we will be corresponding only with those selected for an interview.
Salary will be commensurate with experience.
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Big Jack
by Patricia Rogers - parogers@mindspring.com
This is my poem about my very old and very loved big-headed cat.
With Apologies to Anne Sexton (title)
You have no right to him, Big Jack.*
When the spark within became him
it wasn't yours anymore.
Once freely given, it's gone-
not for the taking
even by the likes of you.
Let him go! He'll come back
to you
in his own time.
In the meantime, he is mine-
a part of my heart,
my soul.
From the first
I knew that our lives
would become entwined.
Take his light
and you dim mine.
Go away Big Jack.
You aren't wanted here.
See his soft easy breathing.
Come close, but not too close.
Smell his warm sweet breath.
How can you think of stopping that.
No!
Take that now and there will be no spring flowers.
For he is the very breeze that brings the early rains.
Sweetly raining down on the hungry earth.
See the wet shimmering shoot swaying in his wake.
Don't take him.
I may never bloom again.
*Anne Sexton entreated God, Jack of all Trades, All Powerful, All
Knowing, All Loving, Big Jack, to save her young God-child.
Her poem is called "Praying to Big Jack".
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Quote To Remember
"Our
mistake in the past has been to assume that because other forms of life
perceive things differently from us, they are necessarily inferior: they are
not. Pioneering scientific work is now
opening up the immense diversity of sensory worlds experienced by other
creatures: extraordinary worlds which we may never be able to enter, but which
we can at least start to appreciate through our awareness of animal
'supersenses.'"
~ John Downer
Wildlife photographer, zoologist
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Animal Rights Online
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