A n i m
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The official ANIMAL
RIGHTS ONLINE newsletter
Editor
~ JJswans@aol.com
Issue # 05/25/03
Publisher ~ Susan
Roghair - EnglandGal@aol.com
Journalists ~ Greg Lawson - ParkStRanger@aol.com
~ Michelle Rivera
- MichelleRivera1@aol.com
~ Dr. Steve
Best - sbest1@elp.rr.com
THE ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE ARE:
1 ~ The Broccoli Link by Greg Lawson
2 ~ For Angel by DogAdvocat@aol.com
3 ~ AR2003 Schedule Posted, DC Deadline Extended
4 ~ "What Dogs Try To Tell Cops" Video Now Available
5 ~ How Free Is "Free-Range"? from Compassion Over
Killing
6 ~ ACT Radio - Animal Concerns of Texas - reminder
7 ~ Sniper by WantNoMeat@aol.com
8 ~ Memorable Quote
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The Broccoli Link
By Greg Lawson - ParkStRanger@aol.com
A few days ago there was an article in the El
Paso Times with the headline "Broccoli May Help Fight Prostate
Cancer." It reported that researchers at the University of
California at Berkley think that a chemical in broccoli and other cruciferous
vegetables may be used in the future to help treat the disease. The article
went on to say it may be years though, before scientists can turn it into a
usable drug.
I had just finished a bowl of cream of broccoli soup, made with soymilk of
course, and so I was intrigued by this article. Dr. Durado Brooks,
director of prostate and colorectal cancers for the American Cancer Society was
quoted as saying "Prostate cancer rates are lower in countries where
people eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, but the exact link between diet and
the disease isn't clear."
Isn't clear? Isn't clear?
Three years ago the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reported a 41%
reduction in risk of prostate cancer for men whose intake of cruciferous
vegetables is high and a 70 percent increase in risk of prostate cancer for men
who consume high amounts of dairy products.
Five years ago in 1997, the World Cancer Research Fund analyzed more than 4500
cancer research studies. In their report, they concluded, "Vegetarian
diets decrease the risk of cancer." The number one dietary recommendation,
"Choose predominantly plant-based diets rich in a variety of vegetables,
fruits and legumes."
The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 180,000 men will develop
prostate cancer this year and more than 30,000 will die from it. It is
estimated that half of all men over 50 and virtually all men over 90 have
prostate cancer.
For years, medical studies have noted lower prostate cancer rates in countries
with low per-capita consumption of meat and dairy products. According to
the World Cancer Research Fund, daily meat consumption triples the risk of
prostate disease, regular consumption of cow's milk doubles it, and failure to
regularly consume vegetables almost quadruples it.
The link between diet and cancer seems pretty clear to me.
So, do you want to wait a few years until scientists develop a broccoli pill,
or do you want to join me for lunch?
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For Angel
By DogAdvocat@aol.com
I would like to tell you about an Angel I knew
and loved. Please read down to the bottom of this article so you can see
how to help thousands of dogs just like her. She was a purebred white toy
poodle. Her family no longer wanted her so gave her to a breeder.
Why didn't they want her? Who knows, they may have been moving and didn't
even think about her or one of the other thousands of reasons that this
throw-away society has when it comes to "pets." Whatever reason
they had, they obviously didn't realize what a special being they were giving
up. Did they know they were giving her to a breeder? Some people
think that all breeders are animal lovers. Some think that because the
dog is a purebred that it should be allowed to breed, as if this is a privilege
for a dog. Some breeders lie and tell people that they will give the dog
a good home. Whatever the reason that Angel lost her home, none was good
enough to excuse what she went through.
I first met Angel when we got a call about a "puppy-mill" in Agoura,
California that was closing down. The owner no longer wanted to be in the
breeding business, so he called animal rescue organizations to remove his
breeding stock before he took them all to the pound to be destroyed. He
had 300 dogs. They consisted of Old English Sheepdogs, Poodles, Yorkshire
Terriers, and Shih-Tsus. It wasn't easy, but we managed to remove all the
dogs. Many had to be euthanized because they were in such horrible
condition with tumors and other problems that were beyond fixing. There
was no point in making them suffer further. Any euthanizing that had to
be done, was done as gently as possible by veterinarians, with rescue workers
holding the dog and probably giving it the only love that it ever had.
I fostered two litters of puppies and their moms. All were placed in new
loving homes except one of the moms - Angel. I decided to offer Angel a
lifetime home. When we got Angel, she was covered with sores and
fleas. She was riddled with infections. She had very few teeth, and
had to have most of the rest of them pulled. Some time in her past she
had both front feet broken and with no medical care, they had formed to the
side and she was only able to hobble on her "wrist" joints. Her
kneecaps on the back legs were twisted to the inside. It took one month
of nightly ear cleaning before the "black yuck" was completely
removed from her ears. When she was touched by people, she held her
breath in fear. It was difficult for the vet to listen to her lungs
because she would hold her breath every time he tried. It was obvious
that she had received minimum care, poor quality food, and in the opinion of
her vets, she had been given hormones to help increase production of
puppies. These puppies were being sold in pet shops. You don't have
to worry if your breeding stock is dying, there are enough purebreds free in
the newspaper and low cost in the pound to put much effort into trying to keep
them alive for long.
We got Angel in 1986 and most of her time was spent in her bed where she seemed
to enjoy watching the world go by. She would come out occasionally and
pick up dog toys -- tennis balls, squeaky toys, etc. She would take these
toys back into her bed and try to nurse them like they were her puppies.
She was very protective of them. She loved to roll on her back in the
grass. Since she had been living in a cement run, it took her awhile to
learn that grass wasn't to be feared. She loved to eat lettuce and would
come hobbling over anytime I was making a salad. She never did learn to
trust people, except for our own volunteer veterinary technician. Angel
wagged like crazy whenever this volunteer came into the room. It's
amazing that she could accept any human at all after what she had gone through,
especially one that had to take care of her medical needs.
No one ever wanted to adopt Angel. She wasn't perfect enough. But
she gave us a lot of joy for the short time we had her. After a few years
she had to be rushed to the emergency vet clinic because of breathing
problems. It turned out that she had a cancerous tumor in her throat that
was inoperable, and likely contributed to by the hormones the breeder gave
her. We chose to euthanize her so that she wouldn't suffer anymore.
The one person that she trusted held her. We miss our little Angel, but
we know that we gave her the best part of her life, and we'll never regret
that.
You can prevent other dogs from going through what Angel went through.
How? Don't support the industry that supports
"puppy-mills." Don't buy puppies from pet shops. One of
Angels' pups was born with a sluggish immune system. We don't know how
many times Angel was bred. We don't know how many of her purebred,
pedigreed, AKC papered puppies were sold in pet shops. And of course, we
don't know how many of those puppies went on to breed more puppies, all
carrying numerous genetic defects with them.
The next time you are looking at those puppies in the pet shop window, please
remember our beloved little Angel and walk away.
And now, you can do even more. There's simply no excuse for animal
activists to not write to the USDA in support of their proposed new regulation.
If passed, this
regulation will force puppy millers to keep medical records for every shot,
pill, wormer, and vet visit, etc., on every dog in their kennels for at least
one year after they dispose of the dog. The USDA wants to better monitor their
veterinary care program. This volume of recordkeeping will inevitably put a
substantial number of puppy millers out of business.
Time is short. Your don't have to compose a lengthy letter. Just reference the
docket number and say you support the proposed regulation.
Please do it TODAY!
You must contact the USDA before June 10, 2003. You may submit
comments by postal mail or e-mail. If you use Post Office please submit 4
copies to:
Docket No. 97-033-1
Regulatory Analysis and Development
PPD, APHIS, Station 3C71
4700 River Road Unit 118
Riverdale, MD. 20737-1238
Please state that your comments refer to Docket No. 97-033-1
If you use e-mail, address your comments to:
regulations@aphis.usda.gov
Please include your name and address in your message and Docket No.
97-033-1 on the Subject line.
This will not shut down puppymills, but it will be another hoop they have to
jump through that will make it that much more likely to reduce their profit and
encourage them to get an ethical job.
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AR2003 Schedule Posted; DC
Deadline Extended
The tentative program schedule for Animal Rights
2003 East has just been posted at www.animalrights2003.org/schedule2003.html.
Consequently, the discounted $140 registration deadline for the DC area
conference has been extended till Monday, May 26. After that, the rate goes up
to $160. The discounted registration deadline for the AR2003 West conference
follows on June 15. Please visit www.animalrights2003.org for details and
registration.
Scores of people have already taken advantage of the discounted rates. Don't be
left out. If you're still not sure whether you can make it, it's actually
cheaper to register now and get a refund, if you decide not to go. Low income
discounts and work scholarships are available.
Animal Rights 2003 East will be held between June 27 - July 2 at the McLean
(VA) Hilton (same place as the past three years), just outside the nation's
capital. Animal Rights 2003 West will be held between August 1-6 at the Westin
- LAX Hotel in Los Angeles. Nearly 1,000 people are expected.
The program will include plenary sessions, workshops, 'rap' sessions, campaign
reports, videos, and exhibits, as well as Newcomer Orientation, planning
meetings, group workouts, Employment Clearinghouse, networking receptions, and
Awards Banquet. A number of post-conference activities are scheduled for July 2
in DC and August 6 in LA.
Key speakers scheduled thus far include Carol Adams, Neal Barnard, the
Baustons, Alan Berger, Steve Best, Linda Blair, Theo Capaldo, Lawrence
Carter-Long, Joseph Connelly, Karen Davis, Karen Dawn, Joyce D'Silva, Michael Greger,
Alex Hershaft, Steve Hindi, Kevin Jonas, Elliot Katz,
Patrick Kwan, Howard Lyman, Greg Lawson, Mike Markarian, Jim Mason, Jack
Norris, Martin Rowe, Peter Singer, Joyce Tischler, Paul Watson, and Zoe Weil.
The conferences are co-sponsored by the American Anti-Vivisection Society,
Animal Legal Defense Fund, Animals Voice, Animal Protection Institute, Dairy
Education Board, FARM, Farm Sanctuary, Fund For Animals, HSUS, In Defense of
Animals, Lantern Books, New England Anti-Vivisection Society, United Poultry
Concerns, Veg News, Vegan Outreach, and Vegetarian Times.
Please visit www.animalrights2003.org for details and registration. To arrange
an exhibit, e-mail exhibits@animalrights2003.org. To join discussion group,
send a blank e-mail to AR2003-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
Be there for the animals, and bring your friends!
Alex Hershaft, National Chair, Animal Rights 2003
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"What Dogs Try To Tell Cops"
Video Now Available
Last
January, the death of Patton, a bulldog/boxer mix, in Cookeville, TN, shocked
the nation. The friendly family dog died needlessly after being shot by a
police officer. His human family was mistakenly stopped when officers noticed
money flying from the vehicle -- it was later found that the driver had
accidentally left his wallet on the roof. During the stop, Patton ran up to the
officers with a wagging tail; tragically, he was killed with a shotgun.
To ensure that this never happens again, a new video is available to help
officers correctly "read" a dog's behavior and avoid using excessive
force. Produced by Ron Barber of "IN THE LINE OF DUTY," the 23-minute
training video is designed exclusively for law enforcement officers; it also
features animal control officers plus ASPCA staff members. For more
information, or to order this video for your police department, visit In the
Line of Duty or call (800) 462-5232.
Rita Fazio, Media Liaison, Sirius Global Animal Org. Charitable Trust.
http://sirius.2kat.net Korea Animal Protection Society (KAPS) International Aid
for Korean Animals (IAKA)http://www.koreananimals.org/index.htm
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/voicesforRahkim/
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How Free Is “Free-Range”?
www.cok.net/lit/freerange.php
Compassion Over Killing
"Just because it says free-range does
not mean that it is welfare-friendly.”
—Dr. Charles Olentine, editor of Egg Industry magazine, an industry
trade journal(1)
As concern grows over the way animal agribusiness treats the animals we eat, so
does the number of animal products labeled “free-range” or carrying
certifications claiming humane treatment. What do these labels mean? Do
“free-range” or “animal care certified” chickens, pigs, turkeys, and cows
receive less inhumane treatment? Are they slaughtered in less violent ways?
Should we opt for these meats, cheeses, eggs, and milk?
While producers are hoping these labels will put to rest consumers’ concerns about
the mistreatment of farmed animals, more often than not, “free-range” and
“animal care certified” labels make little difference for the animals
themselves.
“Free-Range”
Eggs
No laws or governmental standards regulate the use of terms like “free-range”
and “free-roaming” on egg cartons.
Old MacDonald’s Farm: The Myth Shattered
The popular myth that “free-range” laying hens enjoy fresh grass, sunlight,
scratch the earth, sit on their nests, and engage in other natural habits
couldn’t be further from the truth. In most commercial “free-range” egg farms,
hens are kept inside windowless sheds at all times, packed nearly wing to wing.
And, while “free-range” laying hens are given more space than those kept in
battery cages (on average 1 to 2 square feet as opposed to 50 square inches),
most of these birds are never able to travel outside their sheds during their
entire lives. Even those facilities boasting outdoor access rarely offer more
than a single, narrow exit leading to an enclosure, too small to accommodate
more than a few birds at once.
The Death Toll
Both battery cage and “free-range” egg hatcheries kill all male chicks shortly
after birth. Since male chicks cannot lay eggs and are different breeds than
those raised for meat, they are of no use to the egg industry. Standard killing
methods, even among “free-range” producers, include grinding male chicks alive
or throwing them into trash bags while still alive, leaving them to suffocate.
Inside commercial “free-range” egg farms, mortality rates are even higher than
those in battery cage facilities, as uncaged birds must live in their own
excrement, spending their lives among filth and disease. In contrast, caged
hens are suspended over vast manure pits.
Whether kept in sheds or cages, laying hens are considered “spent” when they
are just one or two years old. (Chickens can naturally live more than ten
years.) As their egg production wanes, rather than being retired, “free range”
hens are slaughtered to make room for another shedful of birds.
Food
Industry Egg Certification Programs
Currently, hens in battery cages are given an average of 50
square inches of space per bird in which they must sleep, eat, defecate, and
lay eggs. This living space—less than half the size of a single sheet of paper—is
far from adequate; the industry publication Poultry Digest reports that
an average laying hen needs 290 square inches merely to flap her wings.(2)
As a result of the increasing opposition to the cruelties suffered by
egg-laying hens, in 2001 and 2002, three fast-food giants—McDonald’s, Burger
King, and Wendy’s—required that their egg suppliers immediately provide between
72 and 75 square inches per bird, prohibited forced molting (starving birds to
induce a new laying cycle) and discouraged debeaking (searing off parts of
chicks’ beaks to minimize the impact of stress-induced aggression).
Shortly thereafter in 2002, the egg industry trade group United Egg Producers
(UEP) announced a new voluntary program for UEP member producers. Companies
agreeing to abide by the UEP’s new welfare guidelines will be able to label
their products “Animal Care Certified.”
However, unlike the fast-food reforms, the UEP guidelines mandate only 67
square inches per bird, and, instead of immediate implementation, there is a
six-year phase-in period. Moreover, the UEP guidelines neither prohibit forced
molting nor discourage debeaking.
While the UEP guidelines fall short of even the minimal fast-food guidelines,
none of the reforms ensures the welfare of egg-laying hens. No matter which
company is using their eggs, hens in battery cages will never see sunlight,
touch the earth, or even flap their wings. They will still live suspended above
manure pits, sometimes dying in their cages, forcing other hens to eat and sleep
on top of their corpses.
“Free-Range”
Broilers
Chickens and turkeys raised for their meat (“broilers”) may
be sold as “free-range” if they have U.S. Department of Agriculture-certified
access to the outdoors. No other criteria—environmental quality, the size of
the outdoor area, the number of birds confined in a single shed, or the space
allotted per animal—are considered in applying the label. As with “free-range”
laying hens, many “free-range” broilers must live in a facility with only one
small opening at the end of a large shed, letting only a few birds outside at
any given time.
According to The Washington Post Magazine, in the case of birds, the
term 'free-range’ “doesn’t really tell you anything about the [animal’s] …
quality of life, nor does it even assure that the animal actually goes
outdoors.”(3)
As with factory farmed birds raised for their meat, “free-range” chickens and
turkeys may undergo the same grueling and sometimes fatal transport to
slaughterhouses when reaching market weight. Workers gather these birds up to
four at a time, carrying them upside down by their legs before throwing them
into crates on multi-tiered trucks without protection from the heat or cold and
without access to food or water. “Free-range” birds end up at the same
slaughterhouses as other birds, where they are hung upside down, have their
throats slit, and bleed to death, often while still fully conscious.
“Free-Range”
Cows, Sheep, and Pigs
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA), “free-range” meat is loosely defined as coming from animals who ate
grass and lived on a range. No other criteria—such as the size of the range or
the amount of space given to each animal—are required before beef, lamb, and
pork can be called “free-range.” “Free-range” and “free-roaming” facilities are
rarely inspected or verified to be in compliance with these two criteria. The
USDA relies “upon producer testimonials to support the accuracy of these
claims.”(4)
Even when “free-range” cows, sheep, and pigs are allowed to live outdoors, they
are still subjected to excruciating mutilations without painkiller, such as
castration, branding, dehorning, tail-docking, and tooth-grinding. Once they
are fattened, they are trucked to slaughterhouses. They are denied food, water,
and adequate protection from extreme temperatures once in the vehicles, and
many die during the trip. For those still alive at the journey’s end, the cows,
sheep, and pigs are still slaughtered in the same horrific ways as factory
farmed animals: They are pushed along conveyor belts, hung upside down, and
have their throats slit; many are dismembered while still fully conscious.
Is a
Truly Free-Range World Possible?
The U.S. animal agribusiness industry currently confines and
slaughters more than ten billion land animals each year, the overwhelming
majority of whom live on factory farms. Would it be possible to raise ten
billion animals without intense confinement? Probably not.
If intense confinement operations were banned, it’s highly unlikely producers
could feed an entire nation of 280 million meat-, egg-, and dairy consumers. In
short, without considering the ethical problems inherent in raising and
slaughtering animals for food, from a practical perspective, there is no way to
produce animal products for such a large population without cruelty.
The
Bottom Line
Granted, living in cramped conditions is better than living
in even more cramped conditions. Laying hens who have 67 square inches of space
per bird likely suffer less than those who have only 50, and giving even 10 out
of 10,000 turkeys access to sunlight and the outdoors is better than denying
all of them such basic needs. But does this mean “free-range” farming is the
answer to ending animal abuse? No.
The animals killed so we can have steak, milk, and omelets feel pain and
experience joy just like the dogs and cats we pamper. And, like dogs and cats,
they want to live free from torture and suffering. By choosing vegetarian
foods, we can improve their lives and our own. Indeed, eating meat, eggs, and
dairy products is not necessary for our survival and, in fact, has been shown
again and again in medical research to clog our arteries, raise our
cholesterol, and contribute to heart disease, some cancers, and stroke.(5)
Becoming vegetarian, rather than looking for less inhumane animal products, is
the most ethical decision to make.
1) Olentine, Charles. “Welfare and the Egg Industry: The Best Defense Is an
Offense,” Egg Industry, October 2002, p. 24.
2) “British Scientists Want More Hen Space,” Poultry Digest, May 1990,
p. 44.
3) Perl, Peter. “The Truth About Turkeys,” The Washington Post Magazine,
November 5, 1995.
4) Donovan, Michael E. Official U.S. Department of Agriculture/Food Safety and
Inspection Service letter, April 11, 1996.
5) “Position of the American Dietetic Association: Vegetarian Diets,” Journal
of the American Dietetic Association, November 1997, volume 97, issue 11,
pp. 1317–21.
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ACT Radio - Animal Concerns of
Texas
By Greg Lawson - ParkStRanger@aol.com
Be sure to listen to ACT Radio tonight at 9:30pm
EST (7:30pm, mountain time) with cohosts and Animal Rights Online journalists
Greg Lawson and Steve Best, and biologist Dr. Elizabeth Walsh. KTEP can be
heard over the web with Real Radio, which is a free download.
Tonight, Steve, Liz and I have our second conversation with Michael Robinson
from the Center for Biological Diversity. Our topic is the extermination
of the wolves from the U.S. and the wolf reintroduction programs: are they
working?
If you enjoy the show, please contact KTEP and tell them you support ACT Radio
and are pleased to hear this kind of programming.
General Feedback: http://www.ktep.org/index.ssd
A note about getting Real Radio if you don't already have it...
On the KTEP website you will see an icon on the left that says Listen to KTEP
Online, click it. The next page will say "In order to listen to KTEP
on-line you will need the Real Player, which is available for free on the Real
website. Click here to visit their download area." Go there.
That page will try to sell you the deluxe RealOne Player, but look in the top
right hand corner, there is a link that says "Free RealOne
Player." Go there.
Now on this page, on the bottom right, you will see a link that says
"Download the Free RealOne Player Only." This is what you want.
The download takes a little time, so be sure to do this early so you won't miss
today's installment of ACT Radio.
El Paso NPR - KTEP 88.5 :
National Public Radio for the Southwest
http://www.ktep.org/program_detail.ssd?id=103
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Sniper
By WantNoMeat@aol.com
An unknowing buck comes into view
the call has worked, anticipation grew
This killing field once a nature park
sweaty hands grasp the bow and prepare it's mark
Arrow readied he's taken aim
this sniper has waited without shame
Premeditating his murder plot
mercilessly, he takes the shot
The arrow rips into the buck's side
not an instant kill but he tried
With a leap of terror, shock and pain
his blood sprays like fierce rain
Panicked and injured he attempts to run
his hell on earth is another's fun
The arrow sinks deeper and he swings around
weakening he staggers to the ground
Useless brutality once again will win
all hope is lost the buck starts to give in
One last thrash and a labored breath
he can't fight the stronghold of death
His warm blood steams the frigid air
his eyes grow dim and cast an empty stare
Meanwhile tucked in a nearby tree
the smiling youngster sits in safety
Dad pats his son's brainwashed head
"I'm proud of you" he smiled and said
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Memorable Quote
"A hundred years from now, it will not matter the sort of house I lived
in, what my bank account was, or the car I drove...but the world may be
different because I was important in the life of the animals and the creatures
on this earth." - Author Unknown
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