ANIMAL RIGHTS ONLINE newsletter - Issue # 02/20/05

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The official ANIMAL RIGHTS ONLINE newsletter

 

Established 1997

 

Editor ~ JJswans

Issue # 02/20/05

 

 

Publisher ~ Susan Roghair - EnglandGal

Journalists ~ Greg Lawson - ParkStRanger

~ Michelle Rivera - MichelleRivera1

Webmasters ~ Randy Atlas - ranatlas

~ Trevor Chin - tmchin

Staff ~ Alfred Griffith - agriffith

~ Andy Glick - andy

~ Sheridan Porter - Pad4Paws21

Bill Bobo - RunRun

Katie Vann - Vann167

~ Michelle Michelson - LTEAM6

 

 

THE ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE ARE:

 

1 ~ CPR For Your Companion Animals by Michelle A. Rivera

2 ~ Facts Show Iditarod Is Barbaric by Margery Glickman

3 ~ 6th Annual Compassion For Animals Action Symposium

4 ~ Jungle Friends

5 ~ A Plea To Nature

6 ~ Memorable Quote

 

 

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CPR For Your Companion Animal

By Michelle A. Rivera - MichelleRivera1

 

 

There you are, walking along with your dog when suddenly he slips and

falls into the river and drowns. Would you know what to do?

 

Or maybe you come upon a dog having just been injured in a canine vs.

car accident and you want desperately to help. Would you know what

to do?

 

There are approximately *68 million dogs and 73 million cats residing

with American families. The majority of people with companion

animals polled said that they consider their dog or cat a member of

the family. Dogs and cats may find themselves in the water and

unable to rescue themselves. They may be victims of a car vs. animal

mishap or toxicity, suffocation or other injury, accidental or

intentional. Pet CPR classes and workshops are now being offered

around the country to help save the lives of the four-footed family

members in their time of need.

 

Here is a brief primer on the A,B,C's of CPR for your dog or cat.

Keep in mind that the following basic instruction is not intended to

take the place of a visit to your veterinary clinic or pet emergency

hospital, which should always be your first plan in an emergency.

However, if treatment can be started on the scene or en route to an

emergency veterinarian, a life may very well be saved.

 

Any animal, no matter how docile and sweet, can become fiercely

protective of himself when in pain so your safety should be your

first concern. Do not attempt CPR unless the animal is unconscious,

both for safety and for the health of the animal. CPR should never

be performed on a conscience, combative animal.

 

Airway: First: Call your pet's name to see if there is any

response. If no response, carefully lean down close and look, feel

and listen.

 

Look at the chest to see if there is a rise and fall, feel on your

cheek or the back of your hand for breath coming from the nose or

mouth, listen for breath sounds.

 

Breathing: If the animal is not breathing, pull the tongue out just

a little, close the mouth and tilt their head back slightly to open

the airway. Administer 4-5 breaths mouth to snout. That is, close

their mouth and breathe into their snout through your mouth. If

squeamish about this, cover the nose with a light tissue, gauze or

other flimsy material. You want to breath out just enough to make

the chest rise. Larger dogs will need more breath, little dogs and

felines will need much less. Don't give too much or you will injure

the lungs.

 

Circulation: Check to see if their heart is beating. Check for a

heartbeat (pulse). The pulse points on a dog is on the inside of the

rear leg, towards the top of the leg. This is the femoral pulse.

For cats, the pulse point is on the outside of the left front leg,

just behind the shoulder, this is the apical pulse.

 

If there is a pulse but no breathing, continue to perform mouth to

snout resuscitation at the rate of 1 breath every 3 seconds. For

small dogs or cats give 1 breath every two seconds. If there is no

pulse, begin CPR.

 

For a dog, place the dog on the ground or other hard surface with his

right side down. Bend the left front leg at the elbow, pushing the

shoulder back. The point on the rib cage where the elbow touches the

body is where you place your hands for compression. Place one hand

over the other and clasp fingers together. Lock your elbows and

perform compressions approximately 2-3 inches deep. Do compressions

first, then a breath at the following rates:

 

Giant Dogs: 1 breath for every ten compressions, check for pulse

Small, medium and large dogs: 1 breath for every five compressions,

check for pulse

 

For cats or toy breed dogs, the technique is a little different.

Place the animal flat on the ground but place your hands on either

side of the chest directly behind the shoulder blades. Your palms

should be over the heart, sandwiching the animals' chest between both

hands. Begin compressions at only ½-1 inch deep and give one breath

for every three compressions, check for pulse.

 

For more information on pet cpr and first aid, visit

www.animals101.com and follow the links for CPR or register for a cpr

workshop.

 

* American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA) 2001-2002

National Pet Owners Survey.

 

 

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Facts Show Iditarod Is Barbaric

By Margery Glickman - SledDogAC

 

 

Billed as the Last Great Race, the reality behind the Iditarod's

phony image is enough to make your stomach turn.

 

The first Saturday in March is the start of Alaska's annual

exploitation of dogs in the Iditarod. Alaska law allows dog mushers

and the Iditarod to knowingly inflict severe and prolonged pain or

suffering on dogs. And that's just what they do every year.

 

What shocks people is that the carefully constructed image created by

the Iditarod promoters and mushers is nothing like the cruel

realities the dogs face. When we strip away the hype about the

Iditarod, we find a harrowing portrait of people with no trace of

compassion. Although the dogs are bred to run, it is shameless

cruelty for mushers to force them to race huge distances at peak

speeds.

 

The Iditarod is 1,150 miles, the approximate distance between New

York City and Miami, Florida, over a grueling terrain. Mushers now

complete the race in 8 to 15 days, less than half the time it took to

complete the original Iditarod. The dogs pay a terrible price when

their running ability is pushed to these unnatural extremes.

 

These dogs are not the indomitable animals Iditarod promoters and

mushers portray. What happens to the dogs during the race is well

documented and includes: death, paralysis, penile frostbite, bleeding

ulcers, broken bones, pneumonia, torn muscles and tendons, ruptured

discs, diarrhea, vomiting, hypothermia, broken teeth, viral diseases,

torn footpads, and lung damage.

 

Dogs are often sick before the Iditarod starts but are made to race

anyway. While some sick dogs are dropped during the race, others are

given massive doses of antibiotics to keep them going.

 

The cruelty quotient is boosted by the fact that mushers, race

officials and veterinarians allow the dogs to be whipped. Iditarod

winner Dick Mackey wrote in Iditarod Classics, admitting that he and

Rick Swenson used whips to drive their dogs across the finish

line: " I reached in my sled bag and pulled out a whip just as he

glanced around and saw it. So he reached in and pulled out his. And

that's the way we came down the street, just driving those dogs for

all there was in us. "

 

Stories about the dogs receiving top-notch health care don't square

with the facts. At least 122 dogs have died in the race. The dogs who

died in the 2004 Iditarod had undiagnosed stomach ulcers, a condition

often found in Iditarod dogs. One dog died from blood loss due to

ulcers, while the other dog regurgitated and then inhaled his own

acidic stomach contents, which caused him to choke to death.

Veterinarians and mushers ignored the detectable signs of ulcers--

lack of interest in food, severe vomiting and abdominal discomfort.

 

These two episodes are part of the Iditarod's long, documented

history of dog deaths, illnesses, injuries and poor veterinary care.

On the average, 53 percent of the dogs who start the race do not make

it across the finish line. According to a report published in the

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 81

percent of the dogs who finish the race have lung damage. A report

published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine said that

48.5 percent of the dogs who participate in the Iditarod have

ulceration, tissue erosion, gastric hemorrhage, or a combination of

these conditions. These figures come as no surprise to people who

know that many teams pass through checkpoints without stopping for

veterinary physical exams.

 

The dogs have suffered horribly. There is no accounting of dog deaths

in the race's early years and no one knows how many dogs die in

training or after the race each year.

 

Iditarod administrators promote the race as a commemoration of when

sled dogs saved the children of Nome by bringing diphtheria serum

from Anchorage in 1925. This romantic notion was just publicized at

the 2005 Westminster Dog Show. However, the co-founder of the

Iditarod said the race was not established to honor the sled drivers

and dogs who carried the serum. In fact, 600 miles of this serum

delivery was done by train and the other half was done by dogs

running in relays, with no dog running over 100 miles. This isn't

anything like the 1,150 mile Iditarod.

 

The Iditarod is a morally bankrupt race run by people who won't tell

the true story about the cruelties the dogs suffer. The Iditarod a

public relations ploy designed to turn mushers into sports heroes,

and to line the pockets of mushers, race officials and Alaskan

businesses. The salaries of race officials are never disclosed, but

we do know that in 2004 the prize pot was $700,000. The race's

economic impact for Anchorage (pop. 260,283 per 2000 census), the

home of the ceremonial start, is estimated to be well over $5

million. For many mushers, participation in the Iditarod has meant

lucrative book deals, advertising contracts, speaker fees and a big

boost for their sled dog tour and dog breeding businesses.

 

When they are not racing, what happens to the dogs in their prison-

like puppy mills is enough to make your stomach turn. Many kennels

have over 100 dogs and some have as many as 200. It is standard for

the dogs to spend their entire lives outside tethered to metal chains

that can be as short as four feet long. Dogs are very social

creatures and chaining keeps them in solitary confinement, unable to

touch or interact normally. Tethers make them easy marks for attacks

by wolves, coyotes and other animals, and vulnerable to lightning

strikes and injuries. Contrary to their natural instincts, the dogs

are forced to eat, sleep, urinate and defecate in the same space.

 

Mushers breed large numbers of dogs to get a handful of good racers.

Boosting the cruelty quotient, dogs who aren't good enough to compete

or who aren't worth breeding, who are simply unwanted, are routinely

shot, clubbed or dragged to death. An article in Alaska's Bush Blade

newspaper said that " On-going cruelty is the law of many dog lots.

Dogs are clubbed with baseball bats and if they don't pull are

dragged to death in harnesses..... "

 

The Iditarod is not a legitimate sport in which humans do the work.

The truth about the Iditarod shows the race to be a crime against

animals.

 

Take Action

 

The Sled Dog Action Coalition's web page

http://www.helpsleddogs.org/sponsors.htm has an extensive list of

2005 Iditarod sponsors and promoters as well as individual musher

sponsors. It also has a sample letter, and on the bottom of the page

there are email addresses in block form to copy and paste. Please

send these organizations letters or emails to protest their

involvement with the Iditarod.

 

Margery Glickman is the director of the Sled Dog Action Coalition,

http://www.helpsleddogs.org

 

 

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6th Annual Compassion

For Animals Action Symposium

 

 

Below is the application form / flyer for this years' Compassion for

Animals Action Symposium. Please register as early as possible and if

you can, please make many copies and distribute them around your

city. Good places to distribute the flyer would be Natural Food

Stores, Libraries, Humane Societies, College campuses, Festivals or

any event with like minded people. Let me know by email or call me

about where you are distributing them and I'll coordinate things so

that you don't over lap with others in your travels.

 

Let's make this the best one yet. Bring some new people and encourage

others who haven't attended in awhile. The purpose of the symposium

is to get activists energized to get out in the community, schools,

etc., spreading the message of compassion. The format will be

different from past symposiums with interactive sessions being the

focus. We all have different ways of presenting our arguments for

animal liberation and we can all learn from one another.

 

Make the weekend a mini vacation and stay over on Monday and enjoy a

picnic and canoe ride on the Santa Fe River in High Springs, FL. The

symposium is a very informal affair so dress casual, bring folding

chairs, blankets, bicycles. Some of the sessions may take place under

the trees outside the community center where the event is to take

place. The VegEvents website will be updated as needed and that will

start after this weekend with a list of alternative motels, camp

grounds and directions. Hope to see you all there.

 

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Presented By: VegEvents

April 16-17, 2005

ALACHUA, FLORIDA

( 12 miles north of GAINESVILLE, FL )

 

CITY of ALACHUA COMMUNITY CENTER

14300 NW 146th TER., ALACHUA, FL

(directions will be posted on our Website or call 386-454-4341)

 

YOU CAN AND DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Interactive, Open Forum Format.

A regional gathering of activists and presenters. Come share your

experiences. Some topics to be discussed: Humane Education, Vegan

Lifestyle, Undercover Investigations, Media Relations, Non-violent

Civil Disobedience/Direct Action/Protests, Burn-Out, Legislation and

starting a Florida Vegan Community. Other topics will be considered.

 

Let's join together to foster programs and campaigns to make Florida

more animal/vegan friendly. Network with like-minded individuals and

form friendships that will last a lifetime! Join the fun on Monday,

April 18th, picnic and canoe the Santa Fe River in High Springs, FL

 

Workshops by:

(So Far)

* Don Barnes, former Vivisector, independent activist

* Heather Carpenter, Florida coordinator for Vote No 0n 4

* Joyce DiBenedetto-Colton, Earth Ethics Institute, Miami Dade College

* Gail Eisnitz, author, " Slaughterhouse "

* Tim Gorski and Val Silidker, Rattle the Cage Productions (Save

Lolita Film)

* Susan Hargreaves, Humane Educator, Wildlife Care Center (Ft.

Lauderdale)

* Holly Jensen, Animals and the Environment

* Rick Kump, (TAB) Teen Activists of Brevard

* Lt. Sherry Schlueter (Animal Cruelty Division), Broward County

Sheriffs Department

* Cary Theil, Grey2K

…and others from various organizations

 

Questions? Contact Event Coordinator: Chas Chiodo @ 386-454-4341

chasmo www.vegetarianevents.com

 

FOR BEST RATES, REGISTER EARLY. LIMITED SPACE

Please register early, your contribution helps VegEvents offset pre-

symposium expenses. This years' event is a fund raiser for

VegEvents " Vegan Tour of Rural Florida " and to repair our " Mobile

Video Van. "

 

SYMPOSIUM DETAILS

Schedule:

Saturday, April 16, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 17, 9 a.m.

to 4 p.m.

Monday, April 18, Canoe trip and picnic on the Santa Fe River

 

Housing:

The Quality Inn Alachua (Symposium Headquarters) has a special rate

of $63.00 for symposium attendees (up to 4 people per room), $10.00

for companion animals. For reservations call the Quality Inn at 386-

462-2244 and request the Compassion for Animals Action Symposium

rate. The Quality Inn is at exit # 399 off Interstate 75 in Alachua,

two miles (5 minutes) from the symposium site.

Check our website for other accommodations. www.vegetarianevents.com

 

Meals:

Symposium meals are Vegan and Organic. There will be 3 catered meals

(Sat. and Sun. lunch, Sat. dinner).

Prices for all meals are at the bottom of the page.

 

 

How Do I Pay?

Only Checks & Money orders will be accepted.

Make payable to VegEvents and mail to: PO Box 1057, Alachua, FL 32616

 

List additional names w/ phone numbers, addresses and e-mails on

separate sheet of paper.

 

Number in Party:______

Name:____________

 

Address:

_________________

 

E-mail:___________

 

Phone # Day:______________________Eve:______________________

 

Please Note: even though this is a fundraiser for VegEvents a limited

number of discounts for volunteers are available.

No one will be turned away because of financial difficulties. Call

VegEvents at: 386-454-4341

 

Meals provided ONLY w/reservations postmarked by April 9th

Register early for best rates; space is limited.

 

All dates are postmarked. Please check to reserve:

 

____ $35 Full Symposium by Mar. 1st w/no meals

____ $55 w/3 meals by Mar. 1st

 

____ $45 Full Symposium by Mar. 24th w/no meals

____ $65 w/3 meals by Mar. 24th

 

____ $50 Full Symposium by Apr. 9th w/no meals

____ $70 w/3 meals by Apr. 9th

 

____ $55 Full Symposium after Apr. 9th w/no meals

 

Student rates

 

____$15 Full Symposium by Mar. 1st w/no meals

____$35 w/3 meals by Mar. 1st

 

____$20 Full Symposium by Mar. 24th w/no meals

____$40 w/3 meals by Mar. 24th

 

____$25 Full Symposium by Apr. 9th w/no meals

____$45 w/3 meals by Apr. 9th

 

____ $30 Full Symposium after Apr. 9th w/no meals

 

Individual Meals per day: Sat. and Sun. Lunches $7.50 each, Saturday

Dinner $7.50

 

Registration and Meal Total: _____

 

Please register early; your contribution helps VegEvents offset pre-

symposium expenses. This year's event is a fundraiser for

VegEvents " Vegan Tour of Rural Florida " and to repair our " Mobile

Video Van. "

 

 

 

 

 

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Jungle Friends

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Friends of Jungle Friends,

 

" Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man

will not himself find peace. " ~Albert Schweitzer

 

Jungle Friends has been given the opportunity to extend our

compassion to 13 monkeys who are currently at a lab and are being

retired from research. There are 9 capuchins and 4 squirrel monkeys

ready to relocate to Jungle Friends. We have been given until spring

to prepare a home for the monkeys' retirement here at Jungle Friends.

To do this, we are asking for your help.

 

Sandie Friedland, Jungle Friends monkey sponsor, is hosting our Share

Your Heart campaign this year. Sandie painted a beautiful Portrait of

Howard for this year's Share Your Heart card and campaign. Howard is

one of the squirrel monkeys recently retired to Jungle Friends from

the same lab.

 

We will send a beautiful Share Your Heart card with the Portrait of

Howard on the front. We will include with the card, original monkey

art on a 3 x 5 canvas for a donation of only $25 and original monkey

art on a 5 x 7 canvas for a donation of $50. We are making the cards

right here at Jungle Friends, so if you would like to send it as a

gift we will type in any sentiment that you would like, from " Be My

Valentine " to " Happy Birthday " . Just let us know by filling out the

donation form (www.aesop-project.org/Share_Your_Heart_form.pdf) that

you will find on the Share Your Heart

(www.junglefriends.org/share.shtml) page.

 

Sandie is also donating beautiful 8 x 10 canvas Portraits of Howard

to Jungle Friends. Howard's Portrait will be your gift for your $100

donation to Jungle Friends. All of the donations in the Share Your

Heart (www.junglefriends.org/share.shtml) campaign will go directly

toward the lab monkeys' retirement.

 

If you are in the area or are going to be in Gainesville, we could

sure use your help building the habitats. Our normal " Volunteer Day "

is Saturday starting at 10 am; however, we will be working on

habitats for the lab monkeys every day.

 

Please make a contribution toward this very important mission today.

Please Share Your Heart (www.junglefriends.org/share.shtml) and send

this beautiful Valentine Card to your friends and loved ones. Help us

help those who cannot speak for themselves. Thank you so much for

your generosity!

 

Lots of monkey love,

Kari and the monks

 

Click here to read Jungle Friends' Fall 2004 newsletter in Adobe

Acrobat .pdf

(www.aesop-project.org/Monkey_Business_Fall_2004.pdf)

 

Please pass this post on to anyone that may have an interest in our

work here at Jungle Friends.

 

Kari Bagnall, Director

kari

www.junglefriends.org

 

Jungle Friends is a non-profit 501©3 organization. Donations are

tax deductible and can be made on your credit cards from the website

www.junglefriends.org

 

*A copy of the official registration and financial information may be

obtained from the division of consumer services by calling toll-free

within the state. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval,

or recommendation by the state. (1-800-435-7352)

 

 

 

 

 

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A Plea to Nature

By Marguerite Wegner

 

I call on sun and wind and rain,

to put the Earth in order again.

I call on scientists to stop

genetically engineering the crops.

For those subjecting animals to hell,

to stop the slaughter houses as well,

and of people to multiply much less

to relieve the Earth of overpopulation stress.

For mankind to return the earth to a time

when peace and harmony reigned divine,

and greenhouse gasses were unknown,

as across the world mankind did roam.

If mother nature, you here my plea,

and return the bounties to the sea,

I will try to spread the word

that overfishing is absurd.

Please give us all a second chance,

and allow us your beauty to enhance

with human children born to know

to respect nature as they grow.

 

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Memorable Quote

 

" As custodians of the planet it is our responsibility to deal

with all species with kindness, love,

and compassion. That these animals suffer through human

cruelty

is beyond understanding.

Please help to stop this madness. "

~Richard Gere

 

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