A n i m a l W r i t e s © sm
The
official ANIMAL RIGHTS ONLINE newsletter
Publisher ~ EnglandGal@aol.com
Issue #
01/14/01
Editor ~ JJswans@aol.com
Journalists ~ Park StRanger@aol.com
~
MicheleARivera@aol.com
~ SavingLife@aol.com
THE SEVEN ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE ARE:
1 ~ Winterizing Yourself For Your
Animals by KMBWolf@aol.com
2 ~ A Conversation With a Sentient Being by MicheleARivera@aol.com
3 ~ Mad Cow USA
4 ~ Tatters in the Big Top by Marianne Merritt
5 ~ Job Opportunity
6 ~ Disassembly Line by lisa holt -
tryng2bme@aol.com
7 ~ Quote To Remember
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Winterizing Yourself For Your
Animals
by KMBWolf@aol.com - staff writer
Brrr!
It's that time of year again. Time to bring out the shovels and store away the
rakes. Snow is here to stay for the next few months, and we have to make sure
we are prepared -- for ourselves and our animals.
To help you out for the wintery season, here are a few tips to keep you and
your animals safe:
* Store that antifreeze up high -- Antifreeze tastes great to animals.
Unfortunately they won't live to get a second helping. Antifreeze is deadly
poisonous, so keep it stored tightly and way up out of animals' reach. Clean up
spills quickly. Use antifreeze made with propylene glycol, like Sierra, instead
of ethylene glycol.
* Rock salt warning -- The salt used to melt ice wears away ice -- and your
pup's paws! The chemicals in the salt can really hurt dog's paws. Get your dog
some "mittens," boots for dogs. Make sure when your walk is over,
Fido's paws, and the rest of his body, are wiped clean of any salt. Even
licking the salt off can be harmful. This goes for cats as well.
* Bring your animals inside -- Your animals should always be inside, but if
your animals are outsiders, bring them in. The cold can be too much for them,
and pesky kids throwing ice-balls don't add to the pleasure. Snow can also help
animals get lost easier. Everything looks the same to them in the snow, and
animals lose their scents in the snow and ice. Winter has the highest lost
animal count of all the seasons.
* Bang your car! -- Cats often hide in cars near engines where its nice and
warm. They can be severely injured and even killed when the car is started.
Bang on your hood to scare the cat from harm.
* Get a doghouse -- If you must have your dog outside, give your dog a proper
shelter. Wood or plastic doghouses are better. Don't use a metal one (would you
stick your tongue on a metal pole in winter?) Place the house in the sun, and
raise it off the ground a few inches. Make sure a flap is on the door to keep
winds out. Use hay or straw for bedding. Cloth and blankets get wet with snow
brought in by Rover.
* Feed more -- Give your animals more food during the cold winter. Since they
burn more calories to keep warm, they'll need all the food they can get!
* Help thy neighbor -- If you have a neighbor dog that is kept outside, get
him/her a dogloo or other doghouse to keep warm. If you notice neglect, or if
the dog is kept in horrid conditions, call your local SPCA to help.
* Leave them home! -- Never ever ever leave your animal in the car. Just as the
blistering heat of summer can kill animals in cars, freezing temperatures can
easily send animals into hypothermia, even death. Never leave your pet in the
running car. They are more susceptible to fumes than humans. Keep your animals
home.
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A Conversation With a Sentient
Being
by MicheleARivera@aol.com
I asked the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida
(ARFF) recently for a contact in my area who would be a good person to ask
about the psychology behind cruelty to animals and the link to cruelty towards
people. That's the nice thing about belonging to an animal rights group,
there is always a way to find just the right person we need no matter how far
we travel from home. Once, when my
friend's son was traveling across the country, he got in a little trouble with
the law. A call to the Animal Legal Defense Fund provided me with the
name of a good lawyer in that town who was oriented to animal rights.
Nice that we can find one of our own whenever we need to, anytime, any place.
I wanted to meet a psychologist with an orientation towards animal rights
because I am planning a First Strike workshop in Palm Beach County. For those
who are unaware of this crucial campaign, it is a Humane Society of the United
States (HSUS) effort to teach law enforcement, social workers, judiciary and
anyone else who has an interest in the concurrence between animal violence and
human violence. When you have a First Strike workshop in your area, you
bring these professionals together for the purpose of learning together just
how important it is for us as a society to take cruelty to animals very
seriously. My First Strike workshop will be held in November, and I am
working hard to bring together just the right combination of people. It's a big effort, but in the end, well
worth the effort for the animals. It is a labor of love, of course. I
would like to report on the progress of the planning of this workshop from time
to time to ARO readers, as I would hope to encourage others to plan one as
well. For information go to www.hsus.org and click on First Strike. Dr.
Randall Lockwood, Ph.D, HSUS is coming to speak at the one I am planning.
He's the one who put forward the Tangled Web of Violence, a report that
he did with the FBI.
So, sadly, even though I met a wonderful psychologist here in Palm Beach
County, I will be asking him to attend as an attendee not a speaker, but what
Dr. Halpern had to say during our conversations was so important, I wanted to
share them just the same.
Dr. Halpern believes that respect for others' feelings, respect for life, and
compassion are attributes that we must be taught. They are not something that
humans are naturally born with. It is the responsibility of our parents and
community to show sensitivity and caring values through actions and
role modeling. Children always seek out role models and will pick
whoever is readily available, and imitate behaviors they witness. The role
models they pick are not always the ones we want for them.
Our schools do not have curricula on compassion and responsibility. Yet, we
expect our kids to behave in responsible, nonviolent ways.
Animal neglect and abuse is an extension of our lack of sensitivity to the
feelings of those different from ourselves. It is no different from racism,
sexism, ageism, or nationalism. We objectify the animal, and use it without realizing
how it feels. All studies show that animals feel profound pain, and have a deep
desire to live. The more we treat things like objects the easier it is to
become abusive and neglectful to other people and even ourselves.
There are numerous studies that show that children who have become violent were
permitted to inflict pain on defenseless animals.
All people need a sense of power in their lives. When power over our own lives
is taken away from someone they will exert power in some other, often destructive,
way. Power can take the form of violence. It can also take the form of
compassion. But young people need to know that compassion is an option that is
rewarded and rewarding.
In the book "Pay It Forward" (released as a movie) you can see how simple
acts of unrequited compassion can change the world.
The Talmud says that the highest form of kindness is kindness to animals,
because there is no return action expected. Maslow in his hierarchy of values
talks about the levels of reasons for doing good deeds. This starts from
avoiding punishment and ends at the highest level of doing good for the
implicit reward of doing good. That is the goal we should expect of all of us.
Well said, Dr. Halpern.
I hope to hear more of this, and many other ideas like them at our First Strike
Workshop, and invite anyone who has hosted one to write me with any advice or
ideas. My door is always open to a friend. No matter how far away you may
live. We are all the same in our thinking, for the most part. So, welcome!
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Mad Cow USA
from Allen Schubert - alathome@panix.com
The
acclaimed book "Mad Cow USA: Could the Nightmare Happen Here?'' is now
available free on the web at http://www.prwatch.org . In it authors Sheldon
Rampton and John Stauber predicted the spread of mad cow disease across Europe.
They also document how the U.S. is failing to protect itself from a similar
disaster since mad cow-type diseases already infect U.S. sheep, deer, elk and
possibly cattle and pigs. Each year billions of pounds of slaughterhouse wastes
are fed back as feed supplements to livestock in the U.S., and this is how mad
cow disease spread through Europe.
full story
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010111/wi_center_.html
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Tatters in the Big Top
by Marianne Merritt
The
Animals' Agenda Online: News
http://www.animalsagenda.org/articledetail.asp?menu=News&NewsID=381
The image of the circus as a vestige of an
honorable American entertainment tradition is falling to shreds. Through the
work of dedicated activists, as well as individuals who have worked in the
circus industry, the inherent cruelty of animal-based circuses is not only
being criticized, but is increasingly no longer being tolerated.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus touts itself as "The
Greatest Show on Earth," but its show, and others of its ilk, have been
under growing attack by animal advocates, local legislators, and even members
of Congress. Legislative initiatives and grassroots activities challenging the
use of exotic animals in circuses are proliferating.
Animals in circuses suffer horribly under deplorable conditions. They are
forced to live in dirty, crowded quarters; are not provided with consistent
veterinary care (many circuses don't travel with veterinarians); and are
trained and kept under control through the use of such devices as bullhooks
(sticks with sharpened hooks at one end), clubs, whips, chains, electric
"hotshot" prods, food and water deprivation, and other forms of what
is unemotionally labeled "negative reinforcement." Elephants are kept
in chains
up to 95 percent of the time, and exotic cats and other animals are housed in
small cages where they are barely given room to stand up, move around, or
stretch. Baby elephants are torn from their mothers at unnaturally young ages
to be trained. One (literally) shocking training method entails hosing down
elephants prior to applying a hotshot, thereby making their sensitive skin even
more vulnerable to pain.
Performing animals are hauled from town to town, day in and day out, in boxcars
or trucks, without any ability to exercise the full range of their natural
behaviors or to otherwise be left alone for any substantial period of time
without being poked, prodded, and trotted out before the masses. Once they
outlive their commercial usefulness, they are frequently sold to captive
hunting ranches, sent to roadside zoos, auctioned off to private animal
collectors, or otherwise meet dismal fates. A lucky few animals find homes at
sanctuaries such as those operated by the Fund for Animals, the Performing
Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), and The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald
(Tennessee).
Activists all over the world have taken steps to expose and prevent the abuses
that occur regularly in circuses. Many U.S. animal protection groups have
extensive anti-circus campaigns, and more and more state and local governments
have passed or considered banning circuses with exotic animals.
To counter these measures, Ringling Bros. and other circuses have launched
well-financed public-relations counterstrikes. Feld Entertainment, Ringling's
parent company, was estimated by Fortune magazine in 1999 to have generated
more than $500 million that year from its various business ventures. A 1995 New
York Times article estimated Ringling's advertising budget at $25 million, a
figure that has likely grown in the face of court challenges and legislative
hearings aimed at restricting circus activity.
A RECORD OF MISTREATMENT
Ringling Bros., with its formidable pocketbook and impetus to protect its
profit margin and reputation, has formed a defense based on offense. For
example, it has resorted to passing out glossy pamphlets to circus patrons,
claiming that its relationship with its animals is "based on constant
contact, daily routines and nurturing, which foster trust and affection.
Training involves a system of repetition and reward that build on respect and
reinforces the trust between animal and trainer." However, documentation
provided by government inspection reports and by individuals who have worked at
Ringling Bros. reveals a far grimmer picture.
For example, Ringling touts its purported success at its Center for Elephant
Conservation (CEC), where it has bred ten Asian elephants. Of those offspring,
however, two babies are dead: Kenny, whose death resulted in the imposition of
Animal Welfare Act charges that Ringling settled in 1998 for $20,000; and
Benjamin, who drowned in 1999 under suspicious circumstances and who reportedly
was beaten by his handlers. Of the remaining eight, two were found during a
1999 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspection to have "large
visible lesions on [their] rear legs." According to two trainers
interviewed during the routine inspection, the young elephants -- Doc and
Angelica -- suffered rope burns while being forcibly separated from their
mothers. One inspection memo noted that Bill Lindsay, Ringling's chief
veterinarian, attempted to downplay the seriousness of the lesions found on the
babies: "Dr. Lindsay was very upset and asked repeatedly why we could not
be more collegial and call him before we came. I explained to him that all our
inspections are unannounced. We also asked at that time to take pictures of Doc
and Angelica. All Ringling personnel were very reluctant to let us take
pictures..." The inspectors returned to the CEC the next day to take
photographs, and it was noted that the babies "appeared 'cleaned
up.'" The inspectors also noticed that there were additional scars on the
babies' front legs. The memo notes that Lindsay "was upset that we had
even written a note about the scars and stated that we were 'silly' for making
such a big issue over a little thing." Ringling Bros. called the
separation method "standard industry practice," but the USDA consulted
with six elephant experts about the inspection and thereafter communicated to
Feld Entertainment that "we consider the handling of these two elephants
as reported on our inspection report of February 9-10 to be noncompliant with
the Animal Welfare Act regulations....we believe there is sufficient evidence
that the handling of these animals caused unnecessary trauma, behavioral
stress, physical harm and discomfort to these two elephants..."
In addition to information from government inspections, more has been learned
from three former Ringling employees who have come forward with stories about
the company's animal-handling practices. A complaint filed on behalf of PAWS
with the USDA in April identifies Tom Rider, a former Ringling elephant
handler, as an eyewitness to abuse. The complaint charges that "Mr. Rider
has identified several handlers and trainers by name who he personally
witnessed repeatedly beat the elephants in the Blue Unit, including the babies.
Mr. Rider also traveled with the elephants on tour, and said that they live on
cramped stock cars, are chained for more than 23 hours per day, and exposed to
extreme temperatures, and left to stand in their own waste for hours at a
time."
In January 1999, another former Ringling employee, Glenn Ewell, executed an
affidavit in which horrendous treatment of elephants was documented. One incident was described as follows:
"[A]fter one of the performances in Denver, one of the adult
females by
the name of Nicole was severely beaten by Randy and Adam because she
performed poorly. The elephants were taken back to the holding area and
after the other elephants were chained in place, Randy took Nicole and
tried
to get her to do the routine she refused to do during the performance.
When Nicole refused to do the movements as instructed Randy took a bull
hook and began beating Nicole in the head, on the trunk and behind the
front feet. The beating continued until the handle of the bull hook
shattered.
While Randy was beating Nicole in the head and trunk area, Adam began
beating her on the lumbar and hindquarter area on the right hand side.
One
of the strikes by Adam to the lumbar area resulted in the metal hook
pene-
trating the skin and causing an open wound from which blood began
flowing.
After the beating was over a person by the name of Sonny doctored the
wound with some type of powder to stop the bleeding. No other
veterinary
care was provided to my knowledge. All of the animal crew
previously
identified were present and witnessed the beating."
PAWS -- joined by the Fund, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, the Animal Welfare Institute, and two former Ringling employees --
has now filed a civil suit against Ringling Bros. for allegedly violating both
the Endangered Species Act and the Animal Welfare Act in its treatment of Asian
elephants.
Since 1992, 11 Ringling Bros. elephants have died in all, and other animals in
the circus haven't fared much better. In February 1999, a 15-year-old horse who
performed for Ringling collapsed and died shortly after being unloaded from his
train car. In January 1998, a tiger confined to his cage was shot to death by a
Ringling employee, apparently as payback shortly after the tiger mauled the employee's
brother, the cat's trainer. The USDA issued a "serious warning" to
Ringling about the incident.
Other circuses have similarly dismal track records. In 1999, the Clyde
Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus was charged with, and later settled, a complaint filed
by the USDA under the auspices of the Animal Welfare Act for the "abusive
use of an ankus" [bullhook] on several of its elephants. In February 2000,
Clyde Beatty again was cited by the USDA for bullhook scars on two of its
elephants. Indeed, the circus had been cited in January 1999 for even failing
to provide the USDA with access to records pertaining to the health of its
elephants. The Sterling & Reid Circus was cited in April 1999 for poking
and prodding exotic cats with poles and for striking a lion across the face, as
well as for leaving camels tethered in direct sunlight for a lengthy period
without any shelter. The same circus, while under investigation by the USDA,
turned over three of its tigers to the Oakland Zoo in 1999. Sterling & Reid
also featured in its acts a trainer named Brian Franzen, who was convicted of
animal cruelty charges after eight ponies in his care were seized from Sterling
& Reid after being found dehydrated, malnourished, and living in
substandard conditions. In 1997 in Britain, Mary Chipperfield -- once
considered a grand dame of the circus industry -- was convicted of beating a
chimpanzee with a riding crop. This is just a sampling of the recently
documented abuses occurring behind the scenes.
RECENT LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES
Because of animal abuse and the inherent dangers of bringing wild animals in
close contact with the public, many jurisdictions and lawmakers are working to
get rid of animal-based circus "entertainment" once and for all. Initiatives have come before city councils
on up to the U.S. Congress.
At the national level, the most recent congressional action has been the
introduction of the Captive Elephant Accident Prevention Act (H.R. 2929), which
would criminalize the use of elephants in traveling shows or for riding
purposes. As noted by the bill's sponsor, Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA), "Since
1983, at least 28 people have been killed by captive elephants performing in
circuses and elephant ride exhibits. More than 70 others have been seriously
injured, including at least 50 members of the general public who were
spectators at circuses and other elephant exhibits. More than a dozen children
have been injured, many of them hospitalized, due to elephant ride
accidents." Although hearings were held on the bill in July --
prompting strong debates between animal advocates and circus promoters -- the bill is not expected to pass this
session, but Farr vows to reintroduce it in the next Congress.
At the state level, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed a bill in
June that would prohibit elephants, bears, tigers, and lions from being used in
circuses, carnivals, and parades that perform in the state. This is the first
time such a bill has been passed by a component of a state legislature, and
approved despite heavy lobbying by the circus industry. The bill was not
introduced into the state Senate before it recessed, but likely will be in the
future. In Maryland, a bill that would have restricted the use of elephants in
performances narrowly failed to pass a committee vote, but it too will probably
be reintroduced.
Elsewhere, thanks to local ordinances, exotic animal acts are currently banned
or tightly restricted in Corona, California; Redmond, Washington; Stamford,
Connecticut; Takoma Park, Maryland; Quincy and Revere, Massachusetts; Estes
Park, Colorado; Pompano Beach, Hollywood, and Lauderdale Lakes, Florida; and
Collinsville, Illinois. In one of the most hotly contested debates, and one
that received national media coverage, the Seattle city council nearly passed
an ordinance that would have made it illegal to use exotic animals for
entertainment. The circus industry lobbied heavily against the ban, and the
measure failed by only one vote. However, such anti-circus activism occurring
all over the country has been taking its toll on the industry. As noted in the
May/June 2000 edition of White Tops, a circus trade periodical, " [t]here
were a noticeable number of cities and towns not wanting to sponsor
circuses..."
One sign that animal circuses -- particularly Ringling Bros. -- know their days
are numbered is the fact that Feld Entertainment has created and heavily
promotes its new circus venture, Kaleidoscape, which does not use any exotic
animals. As reported in a 1997 edition of Circus Report, another trade
publication, "Times are changing, and people are changing, and maybe we
need to change also; maybe animals aren't going to be in circuses because
people don't want them to be. The majority will rule someday, and maybe that
time is here."
Marianne R. Merritt is an attorney with the firm of Hirschkop &
Associates,
P.C., which practices in Virginia and Washington, D.C. She specializes
in animal law and works on matters involving the use of animals in
entertainment.
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When animal acts come to your town, contact the corporate and/or local sponsors
and give them detailed information about what animals in circuses endure.
Remind them that the informed public will link their businesses with cruelty
for supporting such acts. Performance schedules can be found at
www.circuses.com.
Work with local governments to get exotic animal acts banned. Contact the
Animal Protection Institute for sample model legislation. Many additional
organizations, such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the
Performing Animal Welfare Society, The Humane Society of the United States, and
the Elephant Alliance, can provide activists with tips and materials for
organizing against circuses.
“Reprinted with permission from The Animals’ Agenda, P.O. Box 25881,
Baltimore, MD 21224; (410) 675-4566; www.animalsagenda.org.”
Email: office@animalsagenda.org
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Job Opportunity
from office@lcanimal.org
Last
Chance for Animals, based in Los Angeles currently has two excellent
opportunities for a Campaigns Person and Lead Investigator.
Public Information/Campaign Director
Job Description:
The person shall act as a media relations expert, working in conjunction with
LCA'S investigation's team. Also must be able to implement and generate
campaign events and media relations. The individual will coordinate and
develop promotional activities and materials, including, but not limited to, a
quarterly newsletter, direct mailings, and other projects. Also
responsible for maintaining/updating LCA website.
Qualifications:
Selected candidate must have P.R./Media experience. Should also have
proven success in campaigns, preferably with a non-profit. A self
directed, and highly organized individual who is personable and able to work
collaboratively with others. Written and Verbal Skills a must, as well as
familiarity in web design and general PC knowledge.
Salary & Benefits
Salary commensurate with experience.
Benefits are included.
Lead Investigator
This person will use his/her skills with investigations working for a
non-profit animal rights organization. Responsible for gathering and
recording evidence against perpetrators of animal abuse and exploitation.
Investigator may follow established leads or may pursue their own.
Creativity, safety, thorough documentation and flexibility are all paramount to
this position. As investigator, candidate cannot have any felony
convictions. Must be able to travel in the U.S. and have a broad based
knowledge of various surveillance equipment. Looking for someone who is
committed, long term, discrete, innovative and thorough in all aspects of the
job. At least 3 years experience required.
Salary DOE [depends on experience]
Benefits are included
Both are Full Time Positions and based in Los Angeles. Please note, once
again, neither are telecommute.
If interested, please send resume to the attention of Sam Destro at
Last Chance for Animals
8033 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
OR
Email manager@LCAnimal.org
Fax 310/271-1890
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Disassembly Line
by lisa holt - tryng2bme@aol.com
blood is blood and blood is rain
as ash that billows out
the smokestack towers of the
slaughterhouse
upon the mighty Mississippi
and along her filmy shores
the powder dusts the fish that line
mother earth's clogged pores
the stench you get used to,
yeah the stink of charring bone
but half-sights that escape it
still manage to hit home
cause the ventilated trucks
make their pilgrimage
others bring home the bacon
(carting off the dead)
and the waiting cattle low
eyes roll back, show white
the veal calves underfoot
tucked from easy sight
prodded up the ramp they go
and then onto the hooks
just before, they shut the doors
(but no one cares to look)
we heard about the plant once
when that worker sued
seems the machine took off an arm
(forget the hocks accrued)
identical, fluids mingled
that bony pointed day
for blood is blood is rain as ash
(a slaughterhouse's way)
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Quote To Remember
"What
I think about vivisection is that if people admit that they have the right to
take or endanger the life of living beings for the benefit of many, there will
be no limit for their cruelty."
~ Leo
Tolstoy
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