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ANIMAL RIGHTS ONLINE newsletter
Publisher ~ EnglandGal@aol.com Issue # 02/23/00
Editor ~ JJswans@aol.com
Journalists ~ PrkStRangr@aol.com
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~ SavingLife@aol.com
THE TEN ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE ARE:
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~ The Rest of the Story by MRivera008@aol.com
2
~ Keep Animals Out of Florida State Fair by KMBwolf@aol.com
3
~ HSUS & Fund For Animals Call For Apology
4
~ $10,000 Reward For Stolen Labrador Retriever
5
~ Youth Activist Training
6
~ Save Rockledge's Gopher Tortoises
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~ Animal Rights Symposium
8
~ Tuna Noodle Casserole Veganized!
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~ The Millionth Execution
10 ~ Quote To Remember
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The Rest of the Story
by
MRivera008@aol.com
In
a recent Animal Writes article, I wrote about situations in which dogs may bite
and our reaction to them. In this
follow-up piece, I would like to share some facts about avoiding dog bites that
I learned during animal control officer training.
There
are many lists circulating that purport to identify the “top ten biting
dogs”. I think these lists do a great
disservice to dogs and humans alike.
Any dog will bite. Any dog can
and will bite at any time. To believe
that the dog you are dealing with won’t bite you, because his breed isn’t
listed, is to invite trouble. Strangely
enough, these lists change from year to year, probably based on the popularity
of any one breed, at any time. For
example, there was quite a stir when it was revealed that Golden Retrievers
were among the top ten biting dogs.
Upon further inspection, we learn that Goldens were also among the most
popular for that year. More Goldens =
more reports of bites by Goldens. Makes
sense. There are many breeds that get a
bad rap simply for being. Doberman
Pinschers, Rottweilers, Akitas, Chow Chows or American Staffordshire Terriers
all have reputations to live down. The
true nature of the dog lies in his or her genetics, not her breed. If her genes are descended from dogs that
bite out of fear, anxiety or just plain meanness, then she’ll bite too. If she is genetically predisposed to
benevolence, then she’s gentle unless she is carefully trained to be
aggressive. Some people train
aggressiveness by design, others by ignorance, but the end result is still the
same.
Having
said all that, here is the lowdown on how to avoid being bitten. There are telltale signs, body language at
its best, that you will observe when a dog is about to bite. The dog will have his head up, eyes staring
you down, his ears will be erect, body very tense. His tail is usually held
erect, or could be wagging in a nervous gesture, the dog will stiffen when
touched or approached. Sometimes a dog
will growl, but not always. It isn’t a
scientific fact, but large dogs usually send out signals when they are
agitated, whereas small dogs usually don’t.
A Chihuahua or Lhasa will simply just snap and that’s that. Big dogs give you time to react, little dogs
usually do not. Most people who work
with strange dogs will tell you they almost always prefer working with big dogs
to small ones for that very reason.
But
what is your reaction? What should you
do when you know you are about to be attacked?
Try to stay calm, which sounds like a pretty stupid statement under the
circumstances, but the fact is, if you pretend you are in control, it will go a
long way toward psyching out the dog.
Assume an air of being in charge, in essence, the Alpha, and you have a
much better chance of winning this contest.
It may be an act, but the dog doesn’t know that! Keep the animal in view, but avoid direct
eye contact. Dogs in the wild, when
they are looking for a fight, stare down their opponent. If you look the dog directly in the eye, he
will interpret this as a challenge.
During
a disaster-preparedness training session, the instructor told the story of how
so often Animal Control Officers (ACO’s) will be called to the scene of a
situation involving an angry dog. The
scene, as he described it, is pretty comical.
The ACO arrives to find several big, brave macho cops atop their patrol
cars, weapons drawn, surrounding an angry pit bull who has them all at
bay. A pretty, petite blonde-haired,
blue-eyed ACO shows up and proceeds to exit her truck. As the police officers shout at her to “stay
back”, she comes within a few feet of the dog, squats to the dogs level, looks
off into the distance and pats the ground, all the while chattering “happy
talk” to the dog. The dog happily trots
over to her, tail wagging, and she leads him away to her truck, leaving the
astonished law-enforcement officers to wonder how they were outsmarted by a
lowly dog-catcher!
The
dynamics of what has just happened here are pretty simple, the ACO didn’t
challenge the dog. She assumed an air
of being “in charge”, she didn’t look the dog in the eye, she acted as if there
was nothing wrong, and the dog followed her lead. Had the dog not fallen for the “happy talk”, the ACO could have
still won him over by assuming a commanding presence, using soft, low tones
(simulating the growl of an Alpha wolf) and offered her clipboard or bite stick
for him to bite while she positioned her catch pole around her neck.
We
have all seen little puppies who “mouth” the arm of the nearest person. They do this to calm themselves. Biting calms the dog, and you may be able to
get him to calm down enough just by offering something to bite.
In
an episode of E.R. a few seasons back, Dr. Mark Green came upon a person in a
car who needed medical assistance. But
there was a dog in the car, and the dog, understandably, wouldn’t allow anyone
near. After a few tense moments, Dr.
Green held out an object, like a brace or crutch, and the dog bit the
object. Keeping his mouth on the
object, the dog was gently “led” away from the car so the paramedics could get
in. I was thrilled to see that what I
had been taught in officer training was demonstrated on a television show with
such precision and success!
The
old adage about not running still holds true.
Dogs will give chase, but standing still is usually pretty hard to
endure. The best advice is to back away
slowly, always facing the animal. Try
to put a barrier between you. Anything
that you can place between you and the dog should be immediately pressed into
service. A chair works great in this
situation but you may also want to consider your HMO manager, your collection
of Barry Manilow records, a vacuum cleaner, or a small city.
The
best advice is, as always, to avoid a situation where you are likely to become
involved in an altercation with an angry dog.
But if you have managed to really piss off one of your canine friends
and he isn’t falling for the “Mommy has a cookie” trick, remember these four
things: never look the dog in the eye;
become the ALPHA: LARGE AND IN CHARGE; offer ‘em something (other than your
appendage) to bite; and put something between you and the dog. Good luck, we’ll be right behind you!
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Keep Animals Out of Florida State Fair
by
KMBWolf@aol.com
The
annual Florida State Fair has for years used animals in their entertainment
events. Animals are forced to perform in front of humans in uncomfortable
situations.
Some
of the several events include:
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Bee Bearded Man -- Endangering the lives of the bees if they feel the need to
sting
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BULL-ennium 2000 -- A rodeo-like event exploiting and torturing bulls, calves,
and steer
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Insect Encounter -- "Petting zoo" for insects and arachnids
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Milk a Cow -- Where the inexperienced get to yank and pull at cow's udders for
entertainment
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Mooternity Ward -- Pregnant cows giving birth in front of an audience
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Ugliest Chicken Contest -- Exploiting chickens in front of audiences, making
light of the actual plight of chickens
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Baboon Lagoon -- "The largest group of performing primates in the
world", consisting of 9 baboons and "their jungle friends"
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Wynn's Petting Zoo -- Baby and adult farm animals touched and fondled by
visitors, including children who tend to be rough around animals
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Spectacular Bengal Tiger Show -- Tigers forced to dance and entertain an
audience
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The Welde Bear Show -- 5 bears performing tricks for visitors
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Rosaire's Royal Racers -- Pigs forced to race against each other
...and
much more...
The
fair glorifies dairy farmers, keeping the truth of how animals are really
treated. Based on the scheduled events, this fair teaches that animals are
entertaining objects, things to laugh at.
The
fair has a number of sponsors, including
-Pepsi
-Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission
-Dairy Farmers, Inc,
-Pantene
-Planters Peanuts
-Vicks VapoRub
Please
call the Florida State Fair Authority and tell them to take the animals out of
their fair, and tell them why you are upset:
1-800-345-FAIR
Also,
please contact the sponsorship executive and let her know that some of her
sponsors are not animal friendly:
Emily Howell
Senior Sponsorship Executive
howelle@doacs.state.fl.us
(813) 627-4227
Fax: (813) 740-3505
To
see the list of events in its entirety, visit their website:
http://www.floridastatefair.com/fair_contact_info.html
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HSUS & Fund For Animals Call For Apology
WASHINGTON
- Today [February 16], The Humane Society of the United States and The Fund for
Animals called on State Representative Ronald W. Gauch to publicly apologize
for his false charge that a photograph included in an advertisement about
trapping in the Boston Globe was a "fabrication." Gauch, who has led the effort in the State
House to repeal voter-approved Question 1 and reinstate the use of inhumane and
indiscriminate body-gripping traps in the Commonwealth, issued a press
statement calling an advertisement from The Humane Society of the United States
(HSUS) and The Fund for Animals (The Fund) a fraud. The HSUS and The Fund ran the ad in The Boston Globe on February
3, in anticipation of a Senate vote on a modified version of the Gauch bill to
weaken Question 1. Voters approved
Question 1 in a landslide vote in November 1996, favoring it with a 64 percent
majority.
"Representative
Gauch has violated the public trust by using his office to make false and
scurrilous charges against reputable animal protection organizations,"
states Wayne Pacelle, a senior vice president of The Humane Society of the
United States. "In the process, he
has damaged his credibility and cast even greater doubt about his effort to
substitute his judgment for that of 1.4 million voters who approved Question 1
and sought to ban inhumane traps."
"The
fact is, family pets and wildlife are caught in inhumane and indiscriminate
traps," adds Michael Markarian, executive vice president of The Fund for
Animals. "Laddie, the animal
pictured in our advertisement, was just one of many victims caught in the
deadly grip of a Conibear trap."
Just
days after Gauch made his charge about the authenticity of the photo, the
reporter who covered the original incident wrote a column entitled "I
remember Laddie." Also, the owner
of Laddie, Patricia Cotter of South Natick, wrote, "This was not
fraud. This was a very sad experience
in our family. Laddie was never the
same. The right side of his head was
severely affected...as was his hearing."
A
statewide poll conducted in early February by Opinion Dynamics revealed that 64
percent of voters oppose any legislation to allow the use of body-gripping
traps to kill muskrats and beavers.
"Despite propaganda from Gauch and other longtime critics of
Question 1, there has been absolutely no attrition in public support for
Question 1. Legislators should respect
the will of the people, and not follow the lead of legislators prone to make
reckless charges," concludes Pacelle of The HSUS.
The
Humane Society of the United States and The Fund for Animals were two primary
backers of Question 1.
Source: Michael
Markarian <mmarkarian@fund.org>
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$10,000 Reward For Stolen Labrador Retriever
My
name is Dewayne Eubanks. I am a
neurosurgeon, conservationist, dog lover, horseman and all -'round country
boy. I was brought up to believe in
caring for the animals that we own and I love my 4 year old black Lab, Rebel,
like my kids. He was stolen from my
home on Dec 18, 1999. I have solid information
that he was taken by (or for) a nearby "buncher" who sells dogs to
research facilities. I am working on
proving it. For now, I am working very hard to get him back, realizing that it
is extremely unlikely.
He
is a 70 # male, has a tattoo on inner thigh (but it is EXTREMELY hard to see),
and a HOME AGAIN MICROCHIP implanted.
He is a typical black lab, with no white patch anywhere. Close inspection will reveal scattered
INDIVIDUAL white hairs, especially in the neck/chest area. He had cut his left rear leg (inside
"knee") about two weeks before being stolen and had two staples in
place when he was taken. He has also
had the right foreleg sewn up last year.
He has a seizure disorder and in hot weather will have a heat stroke if
not carefully watched. He carries his
tail curled up over his back (like an Akita) when he is happy.
My
home on County Road 464 in Jonesboro, AR.
The thieves are believed to have been in an older car, dilapidated, and
probably 2 men. They were seen in an old, grayish midsize car (?Ford?) working
this area again a few days later. I
have not found out for certain if he was sold to a puppy mill, black market
trainer, or (worse case scenario) a research facility. I know that USDA regulations require labs to
refuse any animal that is chipped or tattooed, but I have been told that this
is routinely ignored. I know that there
are only 60 inspectors for the entire country to try to enforce the Animal
Welfare Act.
My
goal is to post this notice on every animal Website that I can find and send it
to every USDA licensed Class "A" and Class "B" animal
dealer and every licensed research facility, vet school and medical school in
the country. I would appreciate it if you
could keep your eyes open for my friend.
I will pay $3000 dollars for his safe return, no questions asked. I will
pay $7000 MORE for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the
thieves and others involved in the conspiracy.
If
you are a research facility and have received this notice, I beg you to
CAREFULLY check your animals for implanted chips (all brands) and tattoos. As a neurosurgeon, I support animal research
for worthwhile purposes when the data cannot be acquired any other way and when
the animals are PROPERLY PROCURED and properly cared for -- but NOT WHEN THEY
ARE OUR PETS THAT HAVE BEEN STOLEN. Two
months ago, I had no idea that there was such a vast network of criminal
activity in this area but I have learned volumes lately about the seedy underbelly
of animal procurement. I am planning a
Website specifically devoted to the problem of stolen animals, making public
the incredible evidence that I have uncovered in only 6 weeks as well as
serving as a database for others who have had pets stolen. Please feel free to forward this to anyone
or anywhere you wish. If you would like
to be notified when the Website is up and going, please forward to me your
e-mail address.
Thank You.
K. Dewayne Eubanks, M.D.
Jonesboro, AR
SkyDoc314@aol.com
870-931-5511 (home), 870-931-5599 (fax)
Please
pass this on to anyone you can think of who would be able to help.
Source: info@uan.org
(UNITED ANIMAL NATIONS)
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Youth Activist Training
The
Center for Environmental Citizenship and the League of Conservation Voters
Education Fund will be holding 6-day training for youth activists in Los
Angeles, Chicago, and Washington DC this summer. The "Summer Training
Academies" will teach youth activists organizing and political skills to
protect the environment. As someone who
was at one of the training last year, it is certainly the best training I've
ever received (and I've been an activist for nearly half my life).
There
will also be an Environmental Journalism Academy to teach students to use
journalism to protect the environment. Learn about how to report, research, and
get action out of your stories. The EJA will also be in the summer, and it will
be in Washington, DC.
All
these academies are taught by top-notch trainers and feature well-known
activists as its guest trainers and speakers. Check out their website for more
information and applications, www.envirocitizen.org Apply NOW!
If
you would like more info on CEC (besides checking out their website), check out
E Magazine's feature on CEC and one of its programs, Campus Green Vote,
http://www.emagazine.com/november-december_1999/1199curr_seeds.html
Source:
Wackko8281@aol.com
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Save Rockledge's Gopher Tortoises
Please
voice your concerns to Rockledge City Hall 690-3978
and Florida Game and Fish Commission
(352) 955-2330.
Call Earl Jacobs if you can help
504-3668.
In
March, the city of Rockledge plans to begin construction of phase one on their
new community sports park where they plan to level 35 acres of pine flatwoods
and bulldoze over 50 gopher tortoise burrows.
The city plans to bury alive this large population of tortoises that
will slowly suffocate or starve to death.
Most of the tortoises are concentrated in a small area near the eastern
border. No considerations were made in
the design to protect the gopher tortoises and their habitat. Rockledge is now applying for an Incidental
Take Permit that will legally allow them to destroy their natural habitat and
kill the tortoises. The gopher
tortoises cannot be relocated because they carry a common contagious infection
known as Upper Respiratory Tract Disease, URTD. Glatting Jackson, the consulting and planning firm for the city,
misled the Rockledge city council by telling them that URTD is fatal and
compared it to AIDS. When in fact, the
mortality rate is not known. URTD is a
bacterial infection and gopher tortoises can recover from the illness. URTD is no justification for killing gopher
tortoises.
The
gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) population has been reduced 80% in the
last 100 years by rampant urbanization.
In Florida it is listed as a "species of special concern". Ecologists consider it a keystone species
because their large burrows provide shelter for over 358 species. Gopher tortoises can live 40 to 60
years. Rockledge needs to change it's
plans for the park so that the tortoises and their habitat are preserved.
Source:
John.E.Cielukowski@jci.com
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Animal Rights Symposium
Sponsor:
The Alliance For Animals in Virginia
Date:
Virginia's 14th Animal Rights
Symposium, Sat. March 25, 2000
Place:
Norfolk Airport Hilton, Norfolk, VA.
Registration
fee: $25.00; Students $15.00
Checks
payable to: Alliance for Animals in Virginia, P.O. Box 68065
Virginia Beach, VA 23471
*
Five excellent speakers, merchandise and literature.
*
Payment in advance required by 21 March.
For
information: Doreen Dykes: Tel. (757) 464-5284; Fax (757) 554-0982
Source:
rosenb1@juno.com (Bettylou Rosen)
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Tuna Noodle Casserole Veganized!
by Scott -
sfrizz@hotmail.com
Just
wanted to let you know that I successfully veganized Tuna Noodle casserole the
following way:
I
used Rokeach mushroom soup (no dairy and it's 100% vegetarian). It has the
taste and texture of cream of mushroom soup, only it is dark brown in color
which is easily remedied with the addition of Edensoy original soymilk or that
and tofu sour cream (Tofutti's Sour Supreme).
The "tuna" is drained, canned chickpeas which I put in the
blender blade bowl of a food processor and pulsed until it had the ground
flakiness of tuna.
For
the "egg" noodles, I used "Light and fluffy" macaroni
dumplings
Mix
2-3 cans of the soup (and a little soymilk if using it) with the cooked
dumplings and the ground chickpeas and bake in the oven at 350-400 until heated
through and presto! You'll never need tuna again. You can even put some Tofutti
vegan American cheeze slices on top which are vegan.
Enjoy!
( I found the soup at Murray Ave. Kosher. I imagine the kosher section of a lot
of grocery stores would carry the Rokeach line.)
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Postscript
by Animal Rights Online Vegan Cooking expert, VegeTexan@aol.com
I
like to add some diced onion and celery to my tu-No casserole. Many health food stores carry pastas that
are not made with eggs, including ribbon noodles which would work well in this
recipe if you can't find the macaroni dumplings. Vegan mushroom soup can be made from scratch if you can't find
the brand Scott suggested. Cook minced
mushrooms (portabello mushrooms have a lot of flavor) in a neutral tasting milk
alternative, oatmilk or a soymilk like Edensoy original, don't use vanilla
flavored) and add a bit of cornstarch or whole wheat flour to thicken. There are also at least two tuna substitutes
available in cans called Tuno, one from Loma Linda and one from Worthington,
but they are a bit salty and oily. But
hey, if that bothers you, just think back to the last time you had sex on the
beach....not so bad anymore is it?
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The Millionth Execution
Gentle spirit,
let me lay
cheek on furry
breast
Let my tear
wet tender paw
Before your
skin they wrest
Let me ease
your suffering
the moment
that you go
to be hung, to
be scourged
Korean song of
woe
Gentle spirit,
rock with me
through our
silent night
let us sneak
together off
Escape the
bully's bite
Your pain is
mine, I lay my cheek
upon your
battered breast
bone of dog,
whisk' of cat
In you I pass
love's test.
2000 Written
By Diana Morton
Email: tapster@mindspring.com
www.koreananimals.org
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Quote To Remember
"But for the sake of some little
mouthful of flesh, we deprive a soul of the sun
and light and of that proportion of
life and time it had been born into the
world to enjoy."
-Plutarch
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