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The
official ANIMAL RIGHTS ONLINE newsletter
Publisher ~ EnglandGal@aol.com
Issue # 03/14/01
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 ~ New (Veg) Kids On The Block
2 ~ Spring Cleaning
3 ~ How Did Your Legislators Score?
4 ~ Sixth Annual Animals & the Law Conference
5 ~ La Paz Mexico Dolphin Capture
6 ~ Puppy Mills: "A Cruel Industry"
7 ~ The Hunted
8 ~ Quote To Remember
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New (Veg) Kids on the Block
by Victoria Paal and Patrick Kwan
From The Animals' Agenda -- For our final
installment dedicated to "2000: Year of the Humane Child," we wanted
to hear directly from young people about how they became activists and the
challenges they face in their daily lives. Here, two teenagers describe their
dealings with parents, peers, school, and others.
Lettuce Lunches
by Victoria Paal
It was a bad day for a vegan in the school
cafeteria. The lunch options included egg noodles, meatballs, or soggy peas
soaking in lukewarm water. I moved to
the salad bar but the dressings had cheese or honey in them. I settled for some lettuce.
At my high school I am aware of two other vegans, both in the senior class with
me. I have been vegan for about three years. When I first decided to go
vegetarian five years ago, I knew very little about it; something just seemed
wrong about eating an animal. After all, I would never eat my dog. Two years later, after reading about
veganism on web sites, I decided it was a good option for me. At that
point, I was not very concerned with my health or the environment; I simply felt
that it was wrong that dairy cows and hens were killed prematurely and kept on
factory farms.
I will never forget the day I told my parents. "Vegan? What's that?"
my mom asked. After explaining it, she rolled her eyes. My parents' worst
nightmare was to have a liberal daughter. She continued, "It will be too
hard. You won't get enough nutrients. It's not a good idea." My dad sat
across the table, laughing, and swallowed a mouthful of steak.
Even after discussing the topic, my parents remained adamant that it would be a
bad idea. My mother was panicking that I would not be getting three glasses of
milk a day. I explained that there were other sources of vitamins and minerals,
and my parents eventually realized that this was a decision from which I was
not going to back down.
Now, more than three years later, my mom still likes to think it's a typical
adolescent phase. When I say I'm not going to eat something because it has whey
in it, I know to expect her to roll her eyes. My father still forgets
occasionally and will offer me fish at dinner. At the same time, however, they
seem to have grown used to my lifestyle. My mom gets excited when she finds a
new vegan ice cream, and my father loves trying to find good vegan food at
restaurants. They are even beginning to learn what vegan and non-vegan ingredients
are.
I, too, have learned a lot over time. By reading such books as Diet for a New
America, I better understand the implications of a meat-based society on human
health and the environment. I have also become more socially active and aware.
Through working with animal rights groups like Compassion Over Killing, I have
been given the opportunity to participate in protests and rallies. I was also
fortunate enough to find a great part-time job at a vegan store near my home.
My school is gradually becoming aware of students' lifestyle choices. When it
came time for the rat dissection in biology class, students were offered the
alternative of participating in a computer-based interactive virtual dissection
of the human body. However, when I took up this offer I was not spared from
several teachers' disapproving looks and lectures on how I would learn more by
actually dissecting.
Each day is a bit of a battle for a high school vegan. While the familial
arguments and occasional lettuce lunches can get aggravating, veganism is a
choice that pays off in the end. I am able to feel better about myself as a
person, knowing that I am doing a small part to protect the animals.
Victoria Paal, 17, is a high school senior in Bethesda, Maryland.
Growing Into It
by Patrick Kwan
When I was in fifth grade, I was sentenced to
spend a week in the back of the classroom for talking too much. I was alone and
bored with nothing but dozens of magazines stuffed on racks. What caught my eye
were the ones from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Before I knew it, my eyes were filled with tears. Though more than nine years
have passed, the picture of the "Gillette rabbit" still haunts
me. I became a vegetarian shortly
after, despite vehement protest from my parents (who are chefs). My first few
weeks were horrible. My parents purposely prepared an all-flesh meal one day --
I simply went to bed hungry. My sisters
were the only ones who were remotely supportive; after months had passed, my
parents started buying into a theory proposed by a family
friend that I would "grow out of it." Four years ago I took
another step to help animals by becoming vegan, but they still believe I will
one day grow out of it.
I remember crying and feeling horrible after kids flung flesh in my face or
made fun of me for caring about animals. I also remember calling PETA when I'd
returned home from these ordeals. Everyone at PETA was extremely helpful,
especially Bobbi in the education department. Someone sent me a "Meat Stinks"
sticker after she heard about what kids were doing to me. I proudly brought the
sticker to school and kids started shutting up. I still have the sticker.
PETA sent me lots of literature, including a copy of Animal Liberation, which
molded my concerns into beliefs and first pointed out to me the commonality of
the oppression of animals and other disenfranchised groups. For years, I
thought all the animal rights activists in the world were in Washington, D.C.,
because I only knew the folks at PETA. When I was 12, my older sister got
involved in organizing with the National Mobilization Against Sweat Shops. I tagged along with my sister and started
becoming an activist. It wasn't until I was 14 that I found out that there were
actually animal rights activists in New York. I became an organizer for the
Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade when I was 15, then progressed to organizing
with the Animal Defense League of New York City, which I do to this day.
In the last few years, I've become extremely concerned that the animal rights
movement is failing its young activists. As opposed to other movements, where
there are specific organizations that concentrate on educating, supporting, and
training youth, the animal rights movement does little in this area. Even when
activists decide to reach out to youth, they focus exclusively on education
rather than education plus mobilization. Young activists are left to seek for
themselves the knowledge and skills necessary for informing their peers and
community, and suffer from unnecessary bruises in their attempts to be active
for the animals. A few manage to learn much from their struggles, but many
simply get discouraged from participating in any level of activism or
organizing. There needs to be a change of
attitude. The youth of today should not only be viewed as the leaders of
tomorrow, but also as the leaders of today. It is up to the animal rights
movement to realize the promise that young activists hold for the animals.
Patrick Kwan, 19, is currently majoring in Political Science and Energy &
Environmental Policy Studies at Hunter College in New York. He is also a
recipient of the Bill Rosenberg Award presented by the Farm Animal Reform
Movement for outstanding youth activism.
“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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Spring Cleaning
from humanelines@hsus.org
Get that old fur coat out of your closet (the one
you inherited from Granny or Auntie) and give it back to wildlife. The HSUS is
accepting donated fur coats for use in wildlife rehabilitation programs as
nesting material for orphaned and injured critters. Contact Danielle Bays at
301 258-3109 or furfree@hsus.org with your donation or if you are a rehabber
interested in participating in our program.
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How Did Your Legislators Score?
from humanelines@hsus.org
The
Humane Scorecard for the 106th Congress (second session) is now
available! The scorecard details how each member of the U.S. Senate and
House of Representatives cast his or her vote on the key animal protection
issues of 1999 and 2000! See a copy online at
http://www.hsus.org/programs/government/
or call (202) 955-3666 to order your copy of The
Humane Scorecard.
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Sixth Annual Animals & the
Law Conference
"SPEAKING
OUT! FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS FOR ACTIVISTS AND WHISTLEBLOWERS"
Saturday, April 7, 2001
8:30 A.M. until 4:30 P.M.
Pace Law School
78 North Broadway
White Plains, New York
The keynote speaker is Frank Serpico. Please forward to other
individuals, groups, and lists that would be interested. A
registration fee will be charged and the deadline to register is March
27. The complete brochure and registration form and directions will be
available on the Pace Law School website after March 5. The Website
address is
THE CONFERENCE AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS:
8:30--9:15 A.M.
Registration & Breakfast
9:15--9:30 A.M.
Welcome - Adjunct professor Suzan & Dean David Cohen
9:30--10:00 A.M.
Introduction - Professor Bennett L. Gershman, Pace Law School
"Introduction to Freedom Of statement"
10:00--10:40 A.M. Kathy Eldergill, Esq. - Beck &
Eldergill, P.C., Manchester CT - "The First Amendment: Protecting the
Right to Protest"
10:40--11:20 A.M. Philip Hirschkop, Esq. -
Hirschkop & Associates P.C., Alexandrea, VA. - "Mass Speech -- The
Effect of Demonstration in Sending A Message"
11:20--11:35 A.M. Break
11:35--12:25 P.M. Felicia Nestor, Esq. - Food
Safety Project Director and Staff Attorney Government Accountability Project,
Washington, D.C.; Alvin D. Sewell, Federal Inspector Food Safety &
Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture - "FOIA
and Whistleblower Rights:
Essential Tools for Sustained Partnerships in Public Service"
12:25--1:45 P.M. Lunch Break
1:45--2:45 P.M. Keynote Address -
Frank Serpico - "Integrity in the Written and Spoken Word" -
Introduced by Professor David Dorfman of Pace Law School
2:45--3:35 P.M. Jane Akre, Former FOX-TV
Reporter
Steve Wilson, Former FOX-TV Reporter
Thomas Johnson, Esq., Chamblee, Johnson, Haynes
& Martinelli, P.C., FL - "Snaring The Fox -- How the Little Guys Took
On Murdoch and Won !"
3:35--4:15 P.M. Jonathan Lovett, Esq.,
Lovett & Gold, P.C., White Plains, NY - "Actionable First
Amendment Retaliation in the Public Sector"
4:15--4:30 P.M. Closing Statements
REGISTRATION:
FIRST NAME AND LAST NAME
COMPLETE ADDRESS
PHONE NUMBER WITH AREA CODE
Advanced registration is required. The deadline for registration and
payment is March 27, 2001. Payment by check or money order
accepted.
REGISTRATION DETAILS:
$25 registration fee. Everyone attending the conference, except Pace Law
students currently enrolled, must pay this fee to attend. The
registration includes the conference, conference materials, and a light vegan
breakfast consisting of a selection of vegan muffins, coffees, and teas with
soy and rice milks provided from Manna Foods, Inc., White Plains NY.
There will be available (pre-ordered) for #11 a boxed vegan lunch from Manna
Foods, Inc., which will include 1 vegan meatloaf wrap consisting of textured
protein, tofu, pasta sauce, sauteed vegetables, soy (vegan) cheese, whole wheat
breadcrumbs, oats, corn, soy butter and spices and 1 organic or natural soda
and 1 large vegan cookie. Payment must be received by March 27th.
Conference participants who do not wish to reserve/purchase a boxed lunch may
bring their own or may purchase lunch at the Law School Cafeteria which will
have limited, non-vegan, service that day.
Cancellations after the March 27th deadline will not be entitled to a
refund. The funds will be considered a donation to the Jolene Marion
Memorial for the Advancement of Animal Law.
Please send your check or money order (with your contact information) made
payable to:
The Jolene Marion Memorial Fund/Conference
Pace Law School
78 North Broadway
White Plaines, NY 10603
PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY MARCH 27TH.
For further information, please contact Professor Porto at 914-937-5605 or
SPORTO@LAW.PACE.EDU.
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La Paz Mexico Dolphin Capture
from orcaman@idmail.com
Great
news: La Pas dolphinarium is taken over by federal agency.
We are just returning from La Paz, Mexico, where we gave our support to Dr.
Yolanda Alaniz Pasini's intense campaign to close the so-called "Dolphin
Learning Center" in La Paz and return the victim dolphins to their home
waters in Magdalena Bay. (As you all know, one dolphin has already died at the
facility.) The team consisted of Yolanda, Juan Antonio Ramirez, Gerardo
Huertas of the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), Ric O'Barry,
Wildlife consultant for WSPA, and Helene O'Barry,
field correspondent for the Dolphin Project.
Here is an overview of what happened:
February 27, we meet with Juan Antonio Ramirez who is monitoring the Dolphin
Learning Center very closely and works together with Yolanda to shut down the
facility. Juan Antonio showed us the video he shot on the evening of December
31, 2000, when the eight dolphins that had been captured in Magdalena Bay of
the Pacific Ocean arrived in La Paz after a very hard eight-hour truck
ride. The video shows a group of men handling the dolphins. Among them
are Dr. Javier Enriquez who owns the Dolphin Learning Center, workers from La
Concha Hotel, and dolphin trainer Javier Aedo Sordo, who has also worked for
the infamous dolphin trafficker Jay Sweeney.
The video is devastating to watch. It shows trainer Javier A. Sordo open one of
the transport boxes with a hammer, the dolphin cringing at every blow. It
shows the team carrying a large dolphin in a stretcher of inferior
quality. The stretcher, which has no holes for the pectoral fins, is
ripped open under the
weight of the heavy dolphin. The scene is characterized by chaos and confusion,
with people yelling orders in Spanish. The men drop the dolphin on the ground
several times. The dolphin looks frightened and exhausted and repeatedly tries
to bite the handlers.
Later, an eyewitness tells us that she went to the beach the morning after the
dolphins arrived. "I saw the transport boxes and mattresses. One of the
mattresses was covered in blood. I tried to pick it up, but it was dripping
blood and so heavy I couldn't lift it. When I asked Enriquez about it, he told
me that it was normal to see blood when you transport dolphins."
February 28, O'Barry is interviewed for "el Sudcalifornio," the
biggest newspaper in the state of Baja California. He makes it very clear that
the purpose of his trip is to educate the public about the inherent cruelty
connected with capturing and confining dolphins. He urges Enriquez to return
the seven
dolphins to the capture site and release them.
In the afternoon, we visit the captive dolphin facility, which is nothing but
an ugly cage in the bay. It is located right next to La Concha Hotel. We are
accompanied by Concepcion Sanchez, a prominent journalist from Televisa, the
biggest TV station of Latin America. Sanchez follows us around at all
times and documents the campaign for national television.
When we make a request to see the dolphins, the dolphin trainer's wife, who
says we have not come "in good faith", denies us access. Sanchez then
makes a phone call to government officials Victor Martinez of PROFEBA and
Fernando A. Garcia, the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources. They
agree to come right away to clear the way for us to inspect and photograph the
facility. Furthermore, they will join the inspection and take O'Barry's
recommendations into consideration.
The dolphin pen is divided into two small holding pens and a larger area.
There are two dolphins in the larger area, and five in one of the small holding
pens. The enclosure is so small, the dolphins can barely move. We are told they
are kept here "for training purposes." The trainer gives us the names
of the dolphins. One of the very young dolphins is identified as
Cappuccino. The trainer tells us he is
the calf of Aqua. "We captured them together. We didn't want to separate
them," he says. There is an even younger calf in the group. We do not know
who the calf's mother is.
All dolphins - except the youngest calf - have severe stretcher burns under
their pectoral fins. The five dolphins kept in the training pen stay very
closely together in one corner, looking out at the open sea through the chain
link fence. They seem very confused and frightened.
O'Barry points out several problems connected with this facility, one of them
being that the sea pen gets very shallow at low tide. In the wild, dolphins are
able to seek cooler water when needed. In this cage, the dolphins are trapped
in warm (90 degrees Fahrenheit in summer), shallow water, and O'Barry questions
whether the dolphins will be able to survive the heat of the summer. He
concludes that this pen is a death sentence for the dolphins and urges the
government officials to ensure that the dolphins are reunited with their pod in
Magdalena Bay as soon as possible. He points out that the five dolphins are
clearly suffering in such a small cage, constantly fighting the strong tides
and unable to move. He recommends giving all of the dolphins complete access to
the entire enclosure immediately.
Enriquez denies any wrongdoing. He calls Juan's damaging video footage of the
handling of the dolphins "manipulated" and in an interview later that
day declares that he will set the dolphins free on one condition: All other
captive dolphin facilities in Mexico must shut down, too. In other words:
Enriquez is not going to give the dolphins up voluntarily.
On March 1, we meet with Siria Verdugo, a member of the agency
"Environmental Issues of Local Congress." Also present are congress
member Dr. Francisco Amador and journalist Sanchez. Verdugo and Amador are very
receptive to O'Barry's arguments against keeping dolphins captive. However,
they make it clear that they do not have the power to shut down the Dolphin
Learning Center. This can only happen from the agency in Mexico City who issued
the permits to begin with. They tell us that the dolphins will be confiscated
form Enriquez if it is documented that there is a case of neglect. Verdugo has
read the necropsy report for Luna, the dolphin that died February 3. When asked
if she thinks the report shows that Luna died of negligence, her answer is yes.
The necropsy report, which was announced in the news, was translated to us from
Spanish. If the translation is correct, the report says the following:
Luna has scars on her dorsal fin and a deep cut on her melon.
She
has cuts on her pectoral fins, about 3 inches deep. The wounds
were
inflicted on the animal while she was still alive. The
report says that
the abundance of both deep and artificial wounds seen in Luna,
are not
to be considered normal in capture and transport
procedures. The
dolphin's throat is stuffed full of whole fish. There are
signs of antibi-
otics that have been administered orally. Luna's intestines
have ulcers.
Her respiratory track is inflamed. The dolphin's blockage of the
intes-
tines is directly linked to the way she was captured and
transported.
The report states that Luna has experienced intense pain and
stress
and that the capture and handling of the dolphin played a part in
her
death, as did the oral administration of antibiotics.
Despite the outcome of the necropsy report, both Enriquez and trainer Javier
Sordo maintain that no harm was done to Luna. They declare that all remaining
seven dolphins are in good health.
(We have a copy of the necropsy. If anyone would like to see it and translate
it into English, please let us know.)
March 2, Yolanda and O'Barry give a talk at the marine biology department at
the university of La Paz. Both the trainer and Ricardo Perez, manager of La
Concha Hotel, are present, and the auditorium is packed. The majority in the
audience seems to be supporters of the Dolphin Learning Center. When we show an
excerpt from Juan's video documenting the rough handling of the dolphins, some
in the audience laugh. O'Barry asks the trainer if he thinks the dolphins would
make it in the wild if they were released immediately. The trainer's answer is
"yes." "Do you think that's the right thing to do," asks
O'Barry. The trainer replies, "No." When asked if he thinks the
dolphins should remain in their cage, he answers "yes."
MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH:
On March 3, the newspaper Sudcalifornio announces that PROFEBA has taken over
the seven dolphins. This is a major breakthrough. The first thing PROFEBA did
was to let the five dolphins into the larger area of the pen. On March 5, a
committee will be formed to reevaluate the permits that Enriquez was given to
capture and keep dolphins. We have a very good chance of freeing these
dolphins. The next step in the process is having the dolphins confiscated and
returned home.
LET'S KEEP THE PRESSURE ON THEM
Yolanda stresses that it is VERY important that we continue to write letters,
urging the government to release the dolphins back into the wild. The most
important person to write to is Dr. Victor Lichtinger of SEMARNAT. (You will
find the address on several websites, including the websites of WDCS, HSUS, and
the Dolphin Project. If you can't find the addresses, please contact Yolanda or
Gwen McKenna for help.)
Furthermore, Yolanda needs letters of support from people in Mexico. If anybody
has contacts there, please ask them to send letters. The letters have a big
impact
Helene O'Barry
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Puppy Mills: "A Cruel
Industry"
from In Defense of Animals - ida@idausa.org
News Article From the St Louis Post Dispatch Puts
The State Of MO In A Bad Light
www.postnet.com
A CRUEL INDUSTRY
IT is Missouri's long-running shame to lead the nation in the manufacture of
puppies for profit. Manufacture is precisely the right word.
Every month, some 13,000 puppies are whelped, stacked in cages and shipped out
of Missouri like canned goods to pet stores. The legality of this industry
doesn't make it any less contemptible.
The dogs spend most of their lives in cages, and are bred over and over again.
Sometimes the dogs have become so ill from neglect that the puppy mill owners
hand them over to rescuers without a fight. It is bad enough that the lax laws
governing puppy mills allow most of these conditions. But state Auditor Claire
McCaskill found that state inspectors did not cite a single breeder for any
kind of violation in a two-year period. To make matters worse, two men in the
state inspection program had puppy mill money flowing directly into their
family coffers from facilities run by their wives.
It is unacceptable for so-called inspectors to fail to find serious fault with
facilities that prompt rescues like the one led by Stray Rescue of St. Louis in
early 1999. Of 16 purebred American Eskimo dogs taken from three puppy mills in
southwestern Missouri, three were so seriously ill they had to be euthanized.
Underfed and sitting in a fecund stew of their own feces, the rest suffered from
maladies ranging from malnutrition to ear mites to frost bite. A few required
surgery.
An industry that pumps $2 billion a year into the state economy has
successfully ignored the protests of those who would like to see the commercial
venture radically reformed, if not outlawed. The taxpayers who pay inspectors'
salaries must demand an oversight team that, at the very least, enforces the
generous limits of an unkind industry. Reforming the laws themselves is the
next step.
If you're looking for a pet, veterinarians advise, first check the animal
shelters in your area, or contact a reputable breeder and visit his
facility. The most effective way to put
an end to the inhumane conditions at puppy mills is to help put them out of
business.
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The Hunted
by Lavanya Ramanujam
contributed by Verush@aol.com
I am so tired
If only I could stay here for a while
but I have to go on
run for my life
If I want to live another day
and watch another sunrise
I am so tired
If only I could lie down for a while
but my breath comes faster
my world has become a little dimmer
If only they would give up
I could be free again
I am so tired
If only I could rest for a while
but they will not leave me be
and I cannot run anymore
If only I could see my family again
if only..
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Quote
To Remember
"One
act of pure love in saving life is greater than spending the whole of one's
time in religious offerings to the gods ...
~ Dhammapada (Buddhist)
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