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(06/06/2004) Lulu the kangaroo wins bravery awardLulu the kangaroo has become the first marsupial to receive a bravery award. Similar awards have been received by dogs in the past.Lulu received the RSPCA's Australian Animal Valour Award for saving the life of a farmer knocked unconscious... [Link]
(07/06/2004) London ducks quack it louderLONDON - Ducks quack to each other in regional dialects, with London ducks brashly drowning out their relaxed rural relatives, a researcher says.Victoria de Rijke of Middlesex University compared ducks in central London to peers in quiet, rural Cornwall as part of her academic quest to answer the crucial question: 'Do ducks quack in the same way all over the world?'"There are definite differences between them, ... [Link]
(08/06/2004) Male sand gobies play "Mum" to woo a partnerWhat's a little male fish's secret weapon for attracting the lady fish? Something some guys but few other males in the animal kingdom have thought of: It acts like a good dad.Sand gobies, small fish native to the European coast, are among about 20 percent of fish families worldwide that display some form of care for eggs or hatchlings. But in recent experiments a team reports that male sand gobies work harder at building nests and taking care of eggs when females are present - the first time such “courtship parental care” has been documented in any species... [Link]
(09/06/2004) Environmentalists Seek Ban on Bottom Trawl FishingUNITED NATIONS - Environmental groups urged the United Nations yesterday to ban so-called bottom trawl fishing in international waters, calling the practice the most destructive fishing practice on the high seas.In bottom trawling, fishing boats drag massive nets along the ocean bottom in extremely deep water near underwater mountains known as seamounts, destroying the corals, sponges and deep-sea habitats in their paths... [Link]
FACTBOX - UN Warns on State of World's OceansBARCELONA, Spain - Over-fishing, pollution and global warming are threatening the world's oceans, the United Nations said in a report to mark World Environment Day on Saturday."Wanted! Seas and Oceans: Dead or Alive?" is the slogan for the U.N. Environment Program (UNEP) on the annual day, helping review the state of the planet... [Link]
UN Urges Fish Havens as World Marks Green DayBARCELONA, Spain - The United Nations urged the creation of ocean parks to protect depleted fish stocks on the weekend as activists marked World Environment Day by freeing turtles, planting trees and decrying global warming. "There's not a lot of reason for celebration," U.N. Environment Program (UNEP) chief Klaus Toepfer said in Barcelona of the state of the planet. UNEP's bleak slogan for June 5 is "Wanted! Seas and Oceans: Dead or Alive?."... [Link]
(10/06/2004) Galapagos Fishermen Call Off Sea Cucumber ProtestQUITO, Ecuador - Fishermen in Ecuador's pristine Galapagos islands yesterday called off a protest demanding more leeway in lucrative sea cucumber fishing after the government agreed to hold talks on new rules limiting their catch.The protest had threatened to hamper tourism to the famous archipelago, but demonstrators eased their road blocks yesterday and returned the Galapagos park offices to authorities... [Link]
(11/06/2004) France: Liberté will liveThe organization One Voice saved a cow from the butcher On 7 June 2004 one special cow on her way to the slaughterhouse in Auch may still have been called by another name but when she saved herself from the threatening death machinery by a jump into a garden, she became Liberté (liberty), a symbol for billions of animals, which are sacrificed each year on the altar of the human greed for meat.The cow was caught immediately but was too scared and stressed for slaughtering so that, in the interest of the meat quality, the killing was postponed.The French animal protection organization One Voice was informed about the incident and immediately contacted the slaughterhouse and the mayor of Auch with a request to buy the animal.Since the only reaction received was ridicule, One Voice asked activists and direct and indirect contact people and organizations to spread the work in a flash-action. So a lot of mails went out pleading for the life of the cow, sometimes with very moving texts: "Even if we cannot save all animals from slaughtering, let us fight for the life of this cow with all our energy."... [Link]
(12/06/2004) Norway: Abattoirs and Animal Trans;ports are Breaking EU RegulationsWelfare of animals in slaughterhouses and animal road not in compliance with EU regulations. The welfare of Norwegian animals in slaughterhouses and animal road transports has been checked and found not be in compliance with EU regulations.Norway is not a member of the European Union, but a vast majority of the EU legislation on animal welfare applies to Norway due to a bilateral treaty (Agreement on the European Economic Area)... [Link]
(13/06/2004) No more chimpanzees in 50 yearsHumans are getting lonely. We are about to chase our closest relative the chimpanzee off or common planet by eating him and destroying his habitat... [Link]
(14/06/2004) Australians chew mice to win holidayTwo Australian men may be prosecuted after they chewed live mice and bit off their tails as part of a pub competition to win a holiday.The RSPCA called the incident "outrageous" and said it would seek the maximum penalty against the men.RSPCA chief inspector Byron Hall said they could face two years in prison and fines of A$75,000 (US$52,050)... [Link]
(15/06/2004) Table Mountain Cull Has South Africa in a SpinCAPE TOWN - Park rangers have incurred the wrath of conservationists with a ruthless cull of a rare intruder on Table Mountain.South Africa National Parks (SANParks) says the Himalayan tahr is a threat to the unique ecosystems and rare plant species found on the imposing mountain that serves as Cape Town's breathtaking backdrop.Animal lovers say it is cruel to kill off the roughly 100 tahrs that are there and want them moved... [Link]
(16/06/2004) $14bn cost of protecting oceansA team of UK scientists has come up with a cost for establishing a global network of marine "parks" to protect threatened ocean ecosystems.A network with 30% coverage of the oceans would cost $12bn (£6bn) to $14bn (£7.7bn) per year to run, they say... [Link]
(17/06/2004) PETA: Reasons to become vegetarianwww.petatv.com/tvpopup/videodirect.asp
(18/06/2004) Animals mindsDo animals have minds of their own, and if they do, what might they be like? It is an innocent-sounding question, but one that has provoked tremendous strife among scientists and non-scientists alike. Try telling a dog-lover that their pet is devoid of personality. Yet there are those who insist that only humans have minds worthy of the name, because it is only humans who have complex language. Others apply the definition to humans and some other primates. Others still ascribe a mind of some description to all animals, and claim we just need more research to determine what sort of minds they have. Now we are on the verge of a revolution that may settle the question... [Link]
(19/06/2004) Alaska Men Admit Poaching Bear OrgansANCHORAGE, Alaska - Three Anchorage men implicated in a plot to illegally sell black bear organs to buyers in South Korea have pleaded guilty to poaching and other federal charges, officials said yesterday.Kwan Su Yi, Tae Won Ro and James Moon admitted setting bear traps in 2002 and killing at least nine bears around the shores of Prince William Sound for the purpose of cutting out their gallbladders, federal officials said. They intended to sell the bear parts to buyers in South Korea, where they would be used for medicinal purposes, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Steve Skrocki.The men were arrested after biologists found one dead bear in a salmon stream and state troopers discovered a cooler filled with bear gallbladders. Bear organ poaching may be occurring on a larger scale in the lush forests near Prince William Sound, Skrocki said. Federal officials say 50 more bears might have fallen prey to poachers, who can sell black bear gallbladders for up to $5,000 in Korea... [Link]
(20/06/2004) Native Protest Disrupts Canada Whale CaptureVANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - The effort to reunite a lonely orca with its family was disrupted on Wednesday by native Indian protesters who believe the animal is the spirit of a dead chief and do not want it to leave.Members of the Mowachaht-Muchalaht band used canoes to lure the curious killer whale, nicknamed Luna, away from a boat that scientists had hoped the animal would follow into a floating capture pen... [Link]
(21/06/2004) Scientists Puzzled by Dead Dolphins in MauritaniaNOUAKCHOTT - More than a hundred dolphins, eight marine turtles and five beaked whales have washed up dead on the windswept beaches of southern Mauritania in recent days, puzzling scientists and worrying the government.Experts from the West African country's Institute of Oceanographic Research and Fishing visited the scene but were unable to take any samples because of the advanced state of decay of the corpses, the government said late on Thursday... [Link]
(22/06/2004) Close Call for Toddler as Elk Crushes BedHELSINKI - An elk jumped through a townhouse window and crashed into a toddler's bed, scratching the cheek of a sleeping two-year-old and wreaking havoc in a Finnish family's home at the weekend, police said.The toddler's mother was shocked to find the beast in her bed and ran to a neighbor for help. "(We) were sitting in the living room and all of a sudden we heard a terrible clamor and clatter, as if an earthquake had begun," Mari Lahti told Finnish tabloid Ilta-Sanomat. "We opened the door and saw an elk in our bed."... [Link]
(Notice) Protest in favor of a dolphinarium-free BelgiumWhen? Sunday, 11 July at 2 pmWhere? Dolphinarium, Boudewijnpark, BrugesWithin the scope of the international week of dolphins in captivity, GAIA, together with Ric O'Barry (Marine Mammal Specialist and the former trainer of Flipper) and other organizations, will organize on the 11th of July in a peaceful protest in front of the Bruges dolphinarium. Dolphins are extremely sensitive, social and intelligent creatures that cannot possibly be held decently in captivity. Dolphins living in captivity in basins are exposed to a lot of stress and many of their diseases are a direct consequence of this.Normally dolphins live and hunt in close-knit family units with a very complex social structure. In dolphinaria they are being isolated in empty, often too small basins, and are fed dead fish. While wild dolphins can swim up to 80 kilometers a day and often dive to depths of 300 meters, it is perfectly legal according to the Belgian law to keep 3 to 5 bottle nose dolphins in a basin of 275 m2 and 3,5 m deep. We want Belgium to follow Great Britain’s example, and become dolphinarium-free. GAIA has worked together with Ric O'Barry before in a protest favoring the closing down of the Antwerp dolphinarium. In 1998 the Antwerp dolphinarium permanently closed down. All are welcome to participate in this peaceful protest at the Bruges dolphinarium.
(Notice) EUROPEAN VEGETARIAN UNION - NEWSLETTER JUNE/JULY 2004
Just a word regarding the elections: I would like to take this opportunity to thank the departing board members Irina Medkova, André Méry, Claude Pasquini and Ulla Troeng for all their help and precious guidance and to welcome the newcomers Guido Barth (GE), Vanessa Clarke (UK) and Francisco Martin (ES) who are already very actively working for the EVU. Thank you all! EVU Secretariat www.european-vegetarian.org (2) Religion/Philosophy (3) Health Snippets (4) Animals (5) Oceans - Fish (6) Animal Diseases (7) Meat: Dangerous Stuff (8) Diary (9) Contest (10) Links Saurabh Dalal of Lanham loves pizza, frequently ordering it with green peppers, black olives, onions and tomatoes. While many people indulge in the Italian cuisine for its high-calorie cheese, Mr. Dalal, 38, does without the dairy product… http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20040426-092921-1606r.htm Hollywood has portrayed them as muscle-bound and handsome, but Austrian anthropologists have found evidence suggesting that Roman gladiators were fat vegetarians who bore scant resemblance to Russell Crowe… http://dsc.discovery.com/news/afp/20040405/gladiator.html http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/videodirect.asp?video=chew_on_this Please don't ask me why I am a vegetarian. Seriously, don't ask. I will give you the most obvious response: I don't like meat. To that, you are going to (quizzically) ask me "why?" http://www.oudaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/06/16/40cfac15f21fd Jainism is a religion and a way of live. For thousands of years, Jains have been practicing vegetarianism, yoga, mediation, and environmentalism. Jains believe in the existence of Soul - in each living being - which is eternal and divine. Jain philosophy has three core practices: Non-Violence, Non-Absolutism, and Non-Possessiveness. ( Ahimsa Times April 2004 Issue - www.jainsamaj.org) http://www.quangduc.net/English/vegetarian/index.html ... The strategy emphasizes the need to limit the consumption of saturated fats and trans fatty acids, salt and sugars, and to increase consumption of fruit and vegetables and levels of physical activity…. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/releases/2004/wha4/en/ By popular demand, The Vegetarian Society has produced a brand new pregnancy and infant diet guide. ‘Vegetarian pregnancy, vegetarian babies’ is an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to ensure optimum nutrition prior to conception and throughout pregnancy. It is also essential reading for anyone whose baby is approaching the weaning stage as it offers sound nutritional information and practical tips for moving your child onto suitable food at the appropriate stages of development. free copy The Vegetarian Society on 00 44 161 925 2000 http://www.vegsoc.org/ Eating fruit regularly earlier in life may help ward off macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss in older adults, a study said yesterday… http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/25529/story.htm People in danger of developing type 2 diabetes often have high levels of insulin; because they are "insulin resistant," glucose is not processed properly and the pancreas compensates by producing more insulin... http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/25530/story.htm Among more than 1,700 men with and without prostate cancer, those who ate the most fiber -- particularly from vegetable sources -- had a lower risk of developing the disease, Italian researchers found… http://www.fayettehospital.org/healthnews/reuters/20040414elin002.htm http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/news/hs518796.html Hens will be free to run around barnyards, lions and tigers will vanish from circus acts, and Dobermans will sport what nature intended—floppy ears and longer tails—thanks to tough new animal-rights law adopted last week in Austria… http://www.peta.org/feat/AustrianARLaw/ Not wanting to become just another roast dinner, two Tamworth pigs escaped from a slaughterhouse in January 1998. Butch and Sundance, as they were christened by an over-excited media, became folk-heroes as they avoided capture for over a week. They were eventually saved …. http://www.bbcshop.com/invt/bbcdvd1468 On 7 June 2004 one special cow on her way to the slaughterhouse in Auch may still have been called by another name but when she saved herself from the threatening death machinery by a jump into a garden, she became Liberté (liberty), a symbol for billions of animals, which are sacrificed each year on the altar of the human greed for meat…. http://vegetarismus.ch/vegi.info/index.php?id=175&lang=en passed an uecedented animal-protection law Protecting the world's oceans will cost governments far less than the amount they spend on subsidies for fishing fleets and will lead to bigger catches in the long run, according to a new study…. http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=25531&newsdate=15-Jun-2004 http://reports.eea.eu.int/signals-2004- http://reports.eea.eu.int By caring for the Sea, we bring Life and health to All - http://www.whalesong.net/ Rome/Paris, 25 May 2004 -- In response to an increase of transboundary animal diseases, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and FAO have decided to strengthen their collaboration. Animal diseases spreading between countries, such as foot-and-mouth disease and avian influenza, are often having a severe economic and social impact, the two agencies said in joint statement today. … Such animal diseases are on the rise as a result of international trade and the movement of people and animals … http://www.fao.org/newsroom/ nationally known BSE expert Dr. Michael Greger is now online in mp3 format at http://mikehudak.com/Radio/040223DL-MG-M44k-32-32.mp3. A massive research programme to find out whether BSE is circulating in British sheep has turned up its first suspicious result. But while scientists say the sheep did not have conventional BSE, they cannot rule out the possibility that it could have had a new form of mad cow disease that has adapted to sheep…. http://www.newscientist.com/news/print.jsp?id=ns99994869 Cows are everywhere, and they are not just for dinner anymore. Their carcasses provide the glues that hold the human universe together, like the gelatin in Gummy Bears, the lipids in lipsticks, the foam in fire extinguishers and the rubber in tires. With a few exceptions, public health experts say, there is little chance that these products will cause harm as a result of mad cow disease. Nonetheless, the rare exceptions are startling, like diet supplements containing raw cow brain… http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/29/national/nationalspecial2/29COWS.html? The Amazonian rainforest, home to some 30% of the Earth's animal and plant species, has been called "the lungs of the world" due to its capacity to produce oxygen. Cattle ranchers are making "mincemeat" of it… http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1184092,00.html Most meat eaters could be risking food poisoning by unnecessarily washing chicken under the tap…. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/3797427.stm The American habit of eating large amounts of meat is a major threat to human health, the environment, small communities and farmers … http://www.jhunewsletter.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/04/23/4088513e2b0e1 New data from the US suggests that carcinogens such as heterocyclic amines (HCAs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), formed when meat is cooked may be responsible for the risk of rectal cancer and not the consumption of the meat itself…. http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/news-NG.asp?id=51294 ….Severing the lobster from the waist down with a single thwack of his cleaver, the sushi chef dispatched the hapless creature. Or so we thought. The act was graphic, even violent, but it seemed more merciful than throwing a lobster into a pot of boiling water and certainly better than heating the water after adding the lobster, as some thoughtless people do. The chef draped the lobster's torso with a white napkin, cloaking the barbaric exercise in civility, and left it atop the sushi display case while he carried off the tail to fix it. While the chef was gone, we sipped our sake and imagined the treat in store. How would he prepare the tail? And then, to our dismay, the cloth napkin started to crawl around, threatening to tumble off the display case. Horrified, we kept poking the napkin back so it wouldn't fall, but we couldn't bear to raise the napkin and set eyes on half a lobster dragging itself around by its front claws… http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/pc/extreme_eating.html CALF@alrob.freeserve.co.uk - http://www.veganfestival.freeserve.co.uk A global photography contest to highlight the importance of rice as a staple food crop and a symbol of cultural and global identity has been launched by FAO and the United Nations.. … deadline 3 0 July 2004 - http://www.fao.org/rice2004/en/photog.htm Fast Food: http://www.worldwatch.org/pubs/goodstuff/fastfood Meat : http://www.worldwatch.org/pubs/goodstuff/meat/ Shrimp: http://www.worldwatch.org/pubs/goodstuff/shrimp/ http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/tm_objectid... http://amacord.com/taste/ http://www.abbeysvegetarianrecipes.com/ http://vegetarian.about.com/?once=true& http://aboverubies.org/health/cheese.html http://www.all-creatures.org/recipes.html http://www.boutell.com/vegetarian/index.html http://www.catteacorner.com/recipes.htm http://www.fatfree.com/ http://www.foodweb.com/virtualcookbook/vegrecipes.html http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/egg/egg1097/vegecbs.html http://www.t2ta.com/meatlessmenu.html http://www.ivu.org/recipes/regions.html http://www.jewishvegan.com/recipes.html http://www.peta.org/liv/recipe.html http://www.recipesource.com/special-diets/vegetarian/ http://www.veganchef.com http://www.veganoutreach.org/starterpack/recipes.html http://www.vrg.org/journal/ http://www.vrg.org/recipes/ http://www.vegsoc.org/health/ http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/ Robin Williams was invited to meet Koko, the gorilla who communicates using Sign Language. 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