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State University WEDNESDAY June 15, 2005 PM SHOWERS HIGH;74 LOWB KNOCK OUT: Aimee Mann's new CD, "The www.bgnews.com Forgotten Arm"; PAGE 5 independent student press VOLUME 99 ISSUE 166 Local man fights for horses Popular bartender over 21 of his favorite animals, would rather see the animals buyers don't go straight to one 17 of which he rescued from succumb to euthanasia than ol Ihe three foreign companies devotes life to saving being slaughtered. face the slaughterhouses. I le Some are kept at fcccllots. where horses from slaughter. In the United States, three said places like ihe University of they are fattened until the) slaughterhouses deal exclusively I'indlay 'put them to sleep" for reach the girth desiiecl In the with horses. The Belgian-owned approximately $225. slaughterhouses, By Jed Herrington Cavel International in DeKalb, 1 le sees many horse thefts "The bigger the horse, the bet R E PORIEII III., and BelTex Corporation in as being fueled by the equine ter," Lundgren said. The) want "I've been told when you find Port Worth, Texas, along with gourmand trend and is wean' of something with meat on them." your passion, lull™ II in life," the French-owned Dallas Crown becoming loo well-known as a i undgren has rescued two says Craig Lundgren, who is in Kaufman, Texas, buy and kill rescuer because of what he labels horses from the feedlotSi which one of the more familiar faces horses for human consumption. as a "horse mafia" operating he deems "deplorable," but it is of Bowling Crecn nightlife. According to Lundgren, Ohio within the trade. He said a Hern the process at the slaughterhouse "Something always brought me and Pennsylvania send the most from Kentucky called him one thai may be what causes the most back to horses." horses to death than any other evening and said she had a horse concern with animal enthusiasts landgren, the bald-headed, states in die country, many of stolen from her barn, so he drove like himself. fast-moving bartender at the them ending up in either Texas all night to a sale in Illinois where Before the horses are killed nightclub/sports bar, Uptown/ or Illinois. he believed the animal might they are rendered unconscious Downtown, is known in Bowling "Last year there were 65,976 Photo Provided have been by holt guns. Sometimes, horses slaughtered in the "I searched all the back trucks, Green for mixing up drinks, SMILE: Craig Lundgren poses with one of his 21 horses. Of those, 17 of as shown on the Web site. and is now gaining even more United States alone for human all the parking lots, all the sbarkonline.org. (SHARK stands the horses have heen rescued from being killed in slaughterhouses. recognition as a horse rescuer. consumption," he said. kill-pins, hut no horse," he said for SI lowing Animals Respect After tiring of the city life as Many equate horse meat with lundgren also said one and Kindness] it takes multiple a postman in Seattle, lundgren dog food - which it was until Europe and lapan. Specialized themselves. Many arc' purchased particular method of horse shots to knock them out, and decided to make the move to the latter pan of the 1960s, when butcher shops, like the bouchcr- by "kill-buyers," which are transportation exemplifies even then it may not be enough. Ohio in order to pursue a more the Fair Packaging and labeling ies chevalines in France, sell the traders that ultimately function inhumanity. According to Some videos from the Web site relaxed pace, which he hoped Act forced pet food companies to meat from S14 to $25 per pound. as middlemen lor the horsemeal Lundgren en route to sales, own- show shaky handling of the guns, would entail spending time with disclose to consumers what their Horses end up at companies, ers file the animals into crowded. with shots missing the head and horses. He bought three and canines where really eating. slaughterhouses for a variety of lundgren disapproves of the double-deck trailers, which are landing instead on the animal's with support from his friends, I lorse meat is a popular dietary reasons, ranging from old age and auctions, especially their end illegal to haul horses in. neck, shoulders or face. ended up taking on more than staple in some international overpopulation to acquisition at result, lie believes they are loo Alter the auctions, mam ol that. Now lundgren is watching markets today, especially in auctions by the slaughterhouses accessible to kill-buyers and the horses purchased by kill- LUNDGREN,PAGE 3 BGSU SEAL STOLEN Delegate becomes US citizen at BBS By Sean Corp suppported one of Uieir peers. EDlfOR-IN-CHItf l)n this night, Buckeye Boys The evening began with cheers State delegate Antoine I'eiretia of discension pouring through became a U.S. citizen. the crowd. As a stream of 1,300 He walked high school aged delegates towards ihe slowly poured Into Anderson stage with Arena, Ihe cheers got more a nervous frequent and more raucous. look. con- Taking on ihe life of a political stantly looking convention ,the crowd was down, seem- deeply partisan, cheering for ing embar- those they supported, trying to rassed by all outdo all ihe other groups. the attention TOM CADMUS Yells for people like Bangham he was receiv- National and llarlpence, only to be ing from 1,300 Commander counteracted with cheers for of his peers. Brady and Gardner. The 1300 With his mother, Cathy, and delegates of Buckeye Boys Stale father, loe. on stage, and two were enjoying Ihe chance to well behaved but rambunctious be playfully' political and argue young siblings, Alexander, 5, and over candidates. Sophie, 3, on their laps, he took However, the night soon an (Kith to become a citizen to changed as the pockets of dis- sension became unified as they BUCKEYE.PAGE 2 BGSU senior up for 'Face of FOX Toledo' By Bridget Tharp cally trying lo make somebody CAMPUS SEWS IDItOH famous by doing our promos and ller face has been Bashing on sending them out in public to television between commercial meet people," liussell said. breaks on FOX Toledo WUPW all That will mean speaking at summer. And viewers might see schools, meeting advertisers, and IMMI more of her face.if University working wild non-profit groups senior Leah D'Fmilio is chosen on behalf of the station. Also, as the winner of a competition the winner of the contest will being held by the1 station. probably drive the pace car in the After a series of auditions, there junior Achievement Grand Prix are only three contestants left who Race. Russell said still have die chance to become There will lie a final series of the "Face of FOX Toledo." auditions for the remaining three The winner will lie die station's contestants this wevk. I be winner "human mascot." represent- will he chosen by My 4,2005. bulges from ihe station will ing FOX at local events like fairs, ultimately choose the winner, but sporting events, and "all sorts of viewers have given their input anything," according to WUPW's via the Web site, www.foxtolcdo. creative services director, Belsy com. Viewers emailed comments Russell. She will lie ihe "Face of Ptioto Illustration By HIKI Mtt;ger BGNnn about file contestants, and the FOXToledo" for one year, and will judges considered Ihe feedback. receive a paycheck. THIEF: The seal of Bowling Green State Universiy was stolen on May 4, during finals week. The seal is located between McFall "We've gotten a tremendous and Williams Hall and was last seen at 2 a.m. According to the police report, no information has yet been received regarding the "You hire someone famous lo whereabouts of the seal or who might have taken it. do your commercials. We're basi- FOX.PAGE 2 FOUR-DAY FORECAST THURS FRI SUN Showers High: 78- Showers High: 82' The four-day forecast is taken Partly High:75" lijw:53" Low: 56" from weather.com Cloudy Low-53' FOR All THE NEWS VISIT WWW.BGNEWS.COM I 2 Wednesday. June 15.2005 WWW.BGNEWS.COM Student group Boys State delegate becomes US citizen BUCKEYE, FROM PAGE 1 opposes private the country he has called home since he moved from France at 9-months-old. The process that started innocently enough, with social security Anloine asking if he would be able to run for a position in the By Sandy Heade to any proposal that would Boys State program if he was not RlPOfitfR cut guaranteed Social Security a U.S. citizen. Then things slowly Students United to Protect benefits for older or younger evolved and more people got on Social Security is a movement Americans—or increase public Ixianl and soon a proud group of that opposes I'resident Bush's debt or divert Social Security veterans in the American Legion plan to privatize social security.