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A V l s o a i c m e f o r A n i Animal Issues -Moving From “Fringe” to “Mainstream” Animal issues are now front page news, as well as the subjects of editorials, Good News across the country. Everyday a major media, such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, national TV and radio, features a story that has moved The New Jersey Supreme animal abuse and animal rights from fringe status to mainstream status. It is Court ruled that the state's envi- is up to us to use these high profile stories to further build mainstream sup- ronmental commissioner has the port for the animal bills listed below. final word over black bear hunts-- a major win for bears and a major It's easy. Just a short note from you thanking the newspaper or TV show for informing loss for sport groups and the you with their animal issue story or editorial will encourage them to write more. The hunter-dominated Fish & Council. * public will become increasingly educated on animal cause issues and legislators will see that concern for animals is important to their constituents (Add a question to your thank The Vietnamese Ministry of you note such as "Do you have any information on 'canned hunts?' ") Agriculture and Rural Development If you send us your email address, we will alert you when media articles appear, along (MARD) has signed a Memorandum of with directions on where to send your email "thank you" note. Ask all your sympathetic Understanding with WSPA, agreeing to friends, neighbors, etc., to do the same. If you don't have a computer to send and receive phase out bear farming in their country. email messages, ask a neighbor or friend who does, or your public library, to receive and Approximately 3,000 bears are kept confined send messages for you. to small cages so that bile can be extracted from their gall bladders for use in traditional An avalanche of our "thank you" emails can move important animal issues into the medicine remedies and products such as tea, "mainstream" and really make a difference. shampoo and wine. * Stop Killing Horses for Human Consumption An ongoing undercover investigation of Class B dealer C.C. Baird’s Martin Creek Throughout history, horses have symbolized beauty, grace, strength, Kennels and Pat’s Pine Tree Farms provided and companionship, and served us in countless ways. Killing these evidence used to close both businesses for loyal animals in U.S. slaughterhouses to satisfy the palates of diners in good. The licenses of C.C. Baird, his wife Italy, France, Belgium, and Japan is shameful. and their two daughters have been perma- Stop the commercial sale and slaughter of free-roaming horses and nently revoked and the USDA/APHIS also burros. Urge your U.S. Representative to co-sponsor HR 297. Urge imposed maximum fines. your U.S. Senators to co-sponsor S 576. These bills will reinstate the Following the successful passage of protections that America's wild horses and burros had until an amendment slipped into legislation in that will ban the the recently passed 2005 Omnibus Spending Bill. force feeding of birds for foie gras, several To prohibit the slaughter of ALL horses for human consumption and the trade and other states are now also considering similar transport of horseflesh and live horses intended for human consumption, urge your U.S. humane legislation. In addition to recently Representative to cosponser HR 503 and ask your U.S. Senators to introduce a similar bill. introduced bills in New York and Massa- chusetts, a bill was just introduced in Illinois End Canned Hunt Shooting Galleries that will prohibit foie gras cruelty if passed.* Unlike traditional hunts that take place in the wild, animals in canned hunt operations are Mercedes-Benz is offering to shed the fenced in with no valid hiding places and have virtually no chance for escape or survival. skins when it comes to leather seats on its Hunters often sit in blinds and pick the animals off at feeding stations with all the ease of ritziest models in the name of animal rights. children at a shooting gallery. And wanting an untarnished trophy, they will not adminis- Hopefully, other car manufacturers will fol- ter a fatal shot to the head that would quickly end the animal's pain. low this compassionate and practical lead. Because interstate commerce in exotic animals is essential to these cruel prac- tices, the Sportsmanship in Hunting Act of 2005, HR 1688 and S304 have been Law enforcement authorities shut introduced in Congress. They will prohibit the interstate commerce of exotic ani- down the nation's largest hog-dog fighting mals destined to be killed for trophies at canned hunting facilities. operation in , , South Carolina and . Several of the fighting Canned hunts can also pose a serious safety threat to domestic livestock and ring’s organizers were arrested on a variety native wildlife. Accidental escapes of exotic animals from game are not of felony charges of animal cruelty. The uncommon, posing a danger to nearby livestock and indigenous wildlife. practice of staging fights between pit bulls What you can do to halt the interstate traffic of exotic animals for the purpose of hunting and captured hogs is illegal. and trophy collecting. Ask your legislators to cosponsor the Sportsmanship in Hunting. Act of 2005. Ask your senators to co-sponsor S. 304, your representative to cosponsor HR 1688. *H.E.N. sent an advocacy letter on your behalf.

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Australian Sheep Need Your Help Employee of the Month Gives Mulesling is practiced on sheep that produce Merino knitting wool. Sloppy Kisses Because hey often suffer from flystrike or maggot infestation in their rear skin folds, farmers flip lambs onto their backs, restrain them between The employee of the month at Sierra metal bars, and without painkillers, use shears to cut chunks of flesh from their Vista Health Care Center runs across backsides. the courtyard when he comes to work. Sheep no longer used for wool production are shipped for slaughter in the Middle He lies on his back and pouts when it's East. There, while fully conscious, their throats are slit. Those sick or injured while time to go home. aboard ship are ground up alive in mincing machines or thrown overboard. Residents at the Loveland nursing home thought DO NOT BUY Merino wool. To be safe, do not buy wool at all. Cotton, cotton flan- Barkley, a 5-year-old Golden Retriever mix, nel, synthetic shearling, and polyester fleece are alternative cruelty-free fibers. deserved special recognition and voted him best Please contact Australian officials to demand an immediate end to mulesling employee in October. It's the first time a four- and the export of live sheep. The Honourable John Howard, Prime Minister of , legged staff member has received the honor. Parliament House, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia; email: www.pm.gov.au/email.cfm. "He's not specially trained or anything,'' said Beth The Honourable Mark Latham, MP. House of Representative, Parliament House, Roth, Barkley's owner and a physical therapist at Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia; email: [email protected]. the center. ''He's just nice.'' Teen Voices for Animals Barkley comes to Sierra Vista with Roth to visit residents and sometimes help staff members in In this FIFTEENTH year of H.E.N.’s A VOICE FOR ANIMALS high school essay contest, therapy sessions. His job description includes get- we received entries from across the country on subjects ranging from abuses suffered by ting brushed, playing fetch and giving sloppy factory farmed and laboratory animals to declawing cats and horse slaughter. Entrants kisses.' were asked to explain what inhumane treatment in the of one animal species (domestic, wild, or captive) or of one animal issue that concerns them, the rea- “He just makes everybody really happy,'' said sons it should be ended, and what measures they and others can take to end it. Karen Bode, an occupational therapist at the cen- We are indebted to our wonderful panel of judges -- Shelley Frost, Miguel Rodriguez, ter. ''All the residents just love him. You always and Colleen Crangle for their expertise and time spent picking the following winners: hear people yelling down the hall, 'Barkley! Barkley!''' •First Place and $500 is awarded Lisette Arellano of Cupertino, a junior at Archbishop Mitty HS, for her essay "Wildlife : A Deplorable Oxymoron". Sierra Vista has used specially trained dogs in the past, but none were quite like Barkley, resi- Sarah Davis of Redwood City, a freshman at Notre Dame HS in Belmont is awarded • dents and workers said. ''He knows what you are Second Place and $250 for her essay "Horse Slaughter: Our Nation's Dirty Secret". thinking, and he is never too rough with a •For his essay "21st Century Holocaust" about testing, Steven Huang, of Edmonds, patient,'' said Sally Conroy, a physical therapy Washington, a senior at Kamiak HS, wins Third Place and $100. assistant. •Honorable Mentions were given to: •Wayne Boom of San Jose, a senior at Westmont "Barkley knows when to be gentle and when it's HS, for "Back on Your Feet and Good as New" about declawing cats. He receives the time to play. He also knows if someone doesn't book: Dominion by Matthew Scully. •Bof Safford, Arizona, a junior at Thatcher HS, for like dogs, and he'll leave those people alone," "Protecting the Prairie Dogs", receives the book The Pig Who Sang to the Moon: The Conroy said. Emotional Lives of Farm Animals by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson •Michelle Boire of At first Barkley didn't want to go to work with Redwood City, a senior at Carlmont HS, for "The Inhumane Treatment of Animals in the Roth, because he didn't like traveling in cars. He United States: The Fur Trade” is awarded the book When Elephants Weep: The Emotional would get on his back in the driveway and pout Lives of Animals by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson. •We congratulate these young people to avoid being put in the car. Now, all Roth has to for their success and for showing concern for animals through their writing. do is say ''Let's go to work,'' and Barkley jumps in Look for the winning essays to be posted on our website www.hennet.org in the near the back seat. The lying-on-his-back routine is future. To support this unique program that makes teenagers aware and excited about ani- now done when it's time to go home, she said. mal issues, please specify, “Essay Contest”, on your donation check. Thank you.