Guest guest Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY - PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST PART 2: KC UPDATES / AUG - OCT 2008 Victories * Setbacks * Progress For Animals http://www.kinshipcircle.org/updates/ PART 2: KC UPDATES / AUG - OCT 2008 11. Humane Society Legislative Fund Endorses Obama 12. Police Sgt. Acquitted In Dog’s Death In Locked Car 13. Who Dumped HLS Animal Killers Lately? 14. Shooting Mayor’s Dogs Is “Justified.” Huh? 15. Freedom For Unlawfully Jailed Austrian Activists 16. 8 Little Lambs Left A Lab - To Live At A Sanctuary 17. New Development Proves: IAMS Kills 18. Nepal Bans Monkey Export To Research Labs 19. Korea to Classify Dogs as Livestock 20. NJ: Landmark Legal Victory For Farm Animals 21. EU Proposes Total Ban On Some Seal Goods 22. Calif. Law Bans Slaughter Of Downers 23. Hits & Misses For Animals PART 1: KC UPDATES / AUG - OCT 2008 PLEASE RESEND ME PART #1: kinshipcircle 1. Dogfighting Don’s First Day In Louisiana Court 2. Ringling Goes To Federal Trial October 20, 2008? 3. Dog Poisoner Gets 30 Jail Days + Counseling 4.. HSUS Sues United Egg Producers 5. Bush Admin Objects, But Polar Bears Get Habitat 6. Our Visit To The Vice Prez Debate, St. Louis, MO 7. After AETA: Another Law To Silence Activists 8. Prop 2 Looks Good As Nov.. 4 Elections Approach 9. Bush Admin VS. Gray Wolves: GOP Losing 10. Politics Trumps Mercy: Still No Downer Ban RE: 10/10/08: Don’t Let Soldiers Kill Beloved Dog In Iraq NO ANSWERS YET, BUT SEE: Puppy love denied by U.S. army rules http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2008/10/14/7080146-ap.html ================================================================ 11. Humane Society Legislative Fund Endorses Obama ================================================================ DATE: 9/22/08 SOURCE: Humane Society Legislative Fund Endorses Obama-Biden http://hslf.typepad.com/political_animal/2008/09/humane-society.html EDITED FOR LENGTH The HSLF board of directors -- comprised of both Democrats and Republicans -- has voted unanimously to endorse Barack Obama for President... Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), as an Illinois state senator, backed at least a dozen animal protection laws, including those to strengthen penalties for animal cruelty, to help animal shelters, to promote spay/neuter, and to ban slaughter of horses for human consumption. In the U.S. Senate, he has consistently co-sponsored multiple bills to combat animal fighting and horse slaughter, and has supported efforts to increase funding for adequate enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act, Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, and federal laws to combat animal fighting and puppy mills. MORE: http://hslf.typepad.com/political_animal/2008/09/humane-society.html Michael Markarian is the president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund, a 501©(4) social welfare organization that lobbies for animal welfare legislation and works to elect humane-minded candidates to public office. ================================================================ 12. Police Sgt. Acquitted In Dog’s Death In Locked Car ================================================================ DATE: 9/10/08 SOURCE: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/09/10/20080910Lovejoy-claim0911.html EDITED FOR LENGTH Chandler Police Sgt. Tom Lovejoy's legal saga continued... Lovejoy and his wife, Carolynn, filed a notice of claim against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, alleging the sheriff of initiating a malicious prosecution in the death of Lovejoy's K-9 partner, Bandit. The claim seeks $350,000 in damages. Last month, a Justice of the Peace in the San Tan Justice Court acquitted Lovejoy of animal abuse. Bandit died in the back of Lovejoy's SUV in August 2007 after being forgotten for at least 12 hours.... Attendees of the memorial signed a photo of Bandit which was going to be given to the Chandler Police Department. Julio Jimenez, Tribune, http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/95496 READ MORE ABOUT THIS CASE: Chandler cop acquitted in animal cruelty case http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/123207 Trial Begins In Death Of Chandler Police Dog http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/123142 Hundreds gather to honor fallen K-9 officer (PHOTOS) http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/95437 KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES: OCT. 2007 UPDATE: 1/10/08 Trial For Sergeant Who Let Dog Die In Patrol Car http://www.kinshipcircle.org/updates/updates_oct-dec_2007.html#anchor16 9/30/07: Bandit Died Waiting In Officer’s Scorching Car http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter.asp?LetterID88 & seriesfirst=true ================================================================ 13. Who Dumped HLS Animal Killers Lately? ================================================================ MERCK DUMPS HUNTINGDON “LIFE” SCIENCES! DATE: 9/9/08 SOURCE: Merck DUMPS Huntingdon "Life" Science! http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/144114/index.php EDITED FOR LENGTH SHAC-UK, http://shac.net -- A huge victory in the SHAC Customer Campaign: Global giant Merck has abandoned HLS and released the following statement: "We hereby state as follows: Merck KGaA has no plans to be an HLS customer in the future which plans apply to Merck KGaA globally as well as to Merck´s subsidiaries globally. According to our phone-conversation on last Friday this statement will effect that Merck KGaA will be delisted from any shac-list globally. Yours sincerely Merck KgaA" 3 COMPANIES DUMP MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION HLS/LSR SHARES IN A MONTH DATE: 7/30/08 SOURCE: Indy Media UK, https://publish.indymedia.org.uk SHAC-UK, http://shac.net For The Animals 7, http://www.myspace.com/fortheanimals7 EDITED FOR LENGTH After Raymond James/Eagle Asset Management and H Partners decided that shares in HLS blood money were not for them, Old Mutual, 2 Lambeth Hill, London who had shares in HLS torture through their company Acadian Asset Management also made another quick escape from the campaign against HLS and sold all LSR shares. This shows a strong message that companies still won't deal with HLS once they find out about them! KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES: http://www.kinshipcircle.org/fact_sheets/WhoIsHuntingdonLifeScienc.pdf http://www.kinshipcircle.org/fact_sheets/HLS2005Report.pdf ================================================================ 14. Shooting Mayor’s Dogs Is “Justified.” Huh? ================================================================ DATE: 9/5/08 SOURCE: Killing of Mayor's 2 Dogs Justified, Pr. George's Finds http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090402746.html EDITED FOR LENGTH Prince George's County Sheriff's Office has concluded in an internal review that deputies were justified when they shot and killed two dogs belonging to the mayor of Berwyn Heights during a July drug raid. Sheriff Michael Jackson said one dog was engaging an officer and the other was running toward a second officer at the time the black Labs were shot... A necropsy requested by Mayor Cheve Clavo concluded one dog was shot four times and the other twice, including once in the dog's back legs. Calvo said the necropsy bolstered his contention that neither dog was threatening law enforcement officers during the raid and that one dog was shot from behind as he fled into a back room. A sheriff's department SWAT team and county police narcotics officers burst into the mayor's home July 29 after police intercepted a 32-pound package of marijuana [falsely] addressed to Trinity Tomsic, Calvo's wife... KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES: 8/9/08: Mayor’s Dogs Gunned Down In Police Raid http://www..kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter_new.asp?LetterID56 & seriesfirst=true ================================================================ 15. Freedom For Unlawfully Jailed Austrian Activists ================================================================ DATE: 9/2/08 SOURCE: Austrian Solidarity, http://www.austriasolidarity.com, info EDITED FOR LENGTH Christof, Elmar, Felix, Jan, Jürgen, Kevin, Leo, Martin and Sabine -- the remaining 9 Austrian activists -- are finally free! Since the end of May, 9 activists (Christian had been released earlier) have been charged with Forming a Criminal Organization, under 278a StGB of the Austrian penal code. The Appellate court explained...the pre-trial detention cannot be upheld if the expected penalties are in no relation to it.... Every letter, petition and demo directly impacted the campaign to demand justice for the TEN... KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES: 6/11/08: Austria - Animal Activists Unlawfully Jailed http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter_new.asp?LetterID45 & seriesfirst=true ================================================================ 16. 8 Little Lambs Left A Lab - To Live At A Sanctuary ================================================================ DATE: 8/28/08 SOURCE: Karen Straight, Director of Outreach, The Kindness Ranch, dr.straight Meet The Miracle Sheep Babies, http://picasaweb.google..com/thekindnessranch/TheSheep# The Arrival, http://www.kindnessranch.org/sheep.html EDITED FOR LENGTH Kindness Ranch rescues and rehabilitates former laboratory animals...even though labs rarely relinquish their animals. But one lab did release these 8 beautiful sheep to Kindness Ranch.. Here they are in a natural setting -- paving the way to haven for more lab survivors in the future. Late one evening eight little lambs arrived at the ranch. We introduced them to their new home in our barn.. The next morning they were ready to come out and explore... They are all growing fast and enjoying the freedom at the ranch. http://www.kindnessranch.org/sheep.html A special thank you to the Castelli Family, Lamb Family, and all the other donors for the generous donations to make this project possible. We also greatly appreciate the assistance of Brenda Shoss of Kinship Circle and Jennifer Warner is spreading the word about this project. READ MORE ABOUT KINDNESS RANCH: WIPE YOUR PAWS http://www.trib.com/articles/2008/09/13/news/wyoming/4c026df5a71bce7f872574c30021089e.txt KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES: 8/3/08: From Research To Ranch – Help A Miracle! http://www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/08-08-03.html ================================================================ 17. New Development Proves: IAMS Kills ================================================================ DATE: 8/28/08 SOURCE: UPDATE - Boycott Iams Pet Food For Its Cruel Treatment of Animals http://www.rushprnews.com/2008/08/28/boycott-iams-pet-food-for-animal-cruelty/#more-2843 EDITED FOR LENGTH WASHINGTON, DC (RUSHPRNEWS) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released an official complaint stating that the contract laboratory investigated by PETA in 2002 and 2003 -- employed by pet-food manufacturer Iams -- “has shown a lack of good faith.” The government complaint alleges that the violations were documented by government inspectors at the contract laboratory from 2002 to 2005. VIDEO: PETA’S 9-MONTH UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION: http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/video.asp?video=iams & Player=wm KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES: 4/2/07: TOXIC FOOD - Updates & Action Against Menu Foods http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter.asp?LetterID38 & seriesfirst=true 1/5/05: IAMS Doublespeak Spells Misery For Cats And Dogs http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter.asp?LetterID84 & seriesfirst=true http://www.kinshipcircle.org/fact_sheets/DyingForKibble.pdf ================================================================ 18. Nepal Bans Monkey Export To Research Labs ================================================================ DATE: 8/25/08 SOURCE: Nepal Bans Exports Of Monkeys For Vivisection http://www.animalliberationfront.com/ALFront/Actions-Nepal/BansMonkeyExports.htm EDITED FOR LENGTH The Nepalese government announced a ban on the export of monkeys for vivisection. Whilst we welcome this move we still call for the release of monkeys from farms and a complete end to all bio-medical research using monkeys in Nepal. WATCH CAMPAIGN VIDEO OF THE MONKEY FARMS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uGqiJnbe30 THEN TAKE ACTION TO FREE THE MONKEYS HERE: http://www.animalliberationfront.com/ALFront/Actions-Nepal/BansMonkeyExports.htm KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES: 6/24/08: Nepal's Monkeys Sold To Animal Experimenters http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter_new.asp?LetterID46 & seriesfirst=true 10/14/06: End Breeding/Export Of Nepal’s Monkeys For Research http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter.asp?LetterID83 & seriesfirst=true ================================================================ 19. Korea to Classify Dogs as Livestock ================================================================ DATE: 8/14/08 SOURCE: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/08/117_29358.html It’s Their Destiny, http://www.2kat.net/itstheirdestiny/ EDITED FOR LENGTH The Ministry of Environment will categorize dogs as livestock to regulate sanitation practices of large-scale dog breeders. Central and local governments have refrained from putting dogs on a par with cattle, chickens and other livestock as an official recognition of dog meat as food. Under current law, it’s “illegal” to butcher dogs and trade their meat. However, under the revised law, which will come into effect Sept. 28, large-scale “dog farmers" [who breed dogs for human consumption] must build facilities to handle the disposal of dog excretion and report it to regional authorities... According to the ministry, there are about 720,000 dog farms nationwide, raising some 2.3 million dogs as of December of 2005... KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES: MAY 2008 DIGEST: Stop Korea From Legalizing Dog Meat http://www.kinshipcircle.org/digest/2008_05.html#anchor5 11/8/07: No More Dogs For Dinner in Philippines http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter.asp?LetterID97 & seriesfirst=true 11/2/07: Outlaw Korean Cat/Dog Meat For Good http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter.asp?LetterID95 & seriesfirst=true 3/16/05: Korea Moves To Legalize Dog Meat http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter.asp?LetterID18 & seriesfirst=true http://www.kinshipcircle.org/fact_sheets/CompanionCuisine.pdf ================================================================ 20. NJ: Landmark Legal Victory For Farm Animals ================================================================ DATE: 7/30/08 SOURCE: http://www.farmsanctuary.org/mediacenter/2008/pr_nj_decision08.html EDITED FOR LENGTH Farm Sanctuary scored a precedent-setting victory in its decade-long battle against the New Jersey Department of Agriculture's (NJDA) inhumane standards of farm animal care. In a monumental legal decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously declared that factory farming practices cannot be considered "humane" simply because they are "routine husbandry practices." The Court also rejected the practice of tail-docking cattle, the manner in which the NJDA had provided for farm animals to be mutilated without anesthesia, and ordered the agency to readdress many of the state-mandated standards for the treatment of farm animals... KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES (past campaigns no longer online): 7/7/04: Comments - NJ “Humane” Policies For Farmed Animals 12/11/03: Last Chance For Humane Bill in New Jersey 7/5/03: Cruelty As Usual On NJ Factory Farms 5/21/03: NJ Humane Standards Waived For Economic Gain 1/18/03: NJ Humane Veal Bill Reaches Assembly Floor 7/7/02: New Jersey Humane Veal Bill 1/24/01: New Jersey Initiative To Ban Intensive Confinement Systems ================================================================ 21. EU Proposes Total Ban On Some Seal Goods ================================================================ DATE: 7/24/08 SOURCE: http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2008/07/24/in_seal_hunt_protest_eu_weighs_ban_on_some_imports/ EDITED FOR LENGTH BRUSSELS -- The European Union proposed a total trade and import ban on products from seals killed in a cruel way despite warnings it could hurt the world's largest annual seal hunt in Canada. The plan covers hunts worldwide, but focuses on Canada because of assertions by hunt opponents that it is the cruelest... The EU proposal says trade in seal products would be allowed from countries that can offer guarantees their hunting techniques are "consistent with high animal-welfare standards"... and recommends labels making clear seal products meet strict EU conditions... KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES: 8/5/08: The Other Canadian Seal Hunt - Grey Seals Of Nova Scotia http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter_new.asp?LetterID55 & seriesfirst=true Apr-June 2008 UPDATES: Canada's Seal Hunt Ends With Lower Kill Numbers http://www.kinshipcircle.org/updates/updates_apr-jun_2008.html#anchor21 1/15/08: Canada's Disgrace - Stop The Seal Slaughter http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter%5Flibrary/letter_new.asp?LetterID14 & seriesfirst=true http://www.kinshipcircle.org/fact_sheets/BloodPrintOnIce.pdf ================================================================ 22. Calif. Law Bans Slaughter Of Downers ================================================================ DATE: 7/23/08 SOURCE: Humane Farming Association, hfa EDITED FOR LENGTH Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law the nation's most comprehensive legislation to protect sick and injured farm animals... AB 2098 will prohibit the transport and marketing of downed animals and will allow prosecutors to file criminal charges against any slaughterhouse that butchers downed animals for human consumption. In addition, HFA's legislation will prohibit marketing of other diseased and disabled farm animals, including pigs, sheep, and goats. This bill also for the first time prohibits factory farms and other producers from transporting disabled farm animals to stockyards, auctions, or other marketing facilities... ================================================================ 23. Hits & Misses For Animals ================================================================ Moni, a 17-year-old orangutan, carries her four-day-old baby at Gembira Loka zoo in Yogyakarta, Indonesia... The number of orangutans in Indonesia and Malaysia had declined sharply due to illegal logging and the rapid expansion of palm oil plantations, researchers say. STUDY: ORANGUTANS COULD FACE EXTINCTION IN WILD DATE: 7/5/08 SOURCE: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25540331/ EDITED FOR LENGTH ANGKOK, Thailand -- Orangutan numbers have declined sharply on the only two islands where they still live in the wild and they could become the first great ape species to go extinct if urgent action isn't taken, a new study says. The declines in Indonesia and Malaysia since 2004 are mostly because of illegal logging and the expansion of palm oil plantations... GREYHOUNDS RECEIVE PROTECTION OF ANTI-CRUELTY LAW DATE: 7/2/08 SOURCE: http://www.grey2kusa.org/news/070208.htm EDITED FOR LENGTH Governor John Lynch has signed our bill to restore racing greyhounds to the protection of New Hampshire’s anti-cruelty statute. For the first time in 9 years, individuals who abuse greyhounds at commercial racetracks can be prosecuted for animal cruelty. The new law also applies to racing horses... TAKOMA PARK CITY COUNCIL: FOIE GRAS TOO CRUEL TO SWALLOW DATE: 7/1/08 SOURCE: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/takoma-park-city-council-says,453623.shtml EDITED FOR LENGTH TAKOMA PARK, MD -- Takoma Park City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing the force-feeding of ducks and geese for foie gras. This resolution, initiated by Mayor Bruce Williams and introduced by Council Member Reuben Snipper, states that the council "opposes the production and sale of foie gras" and further "encourages Takoma Park residents not to buy foie gras in order to avoid supporting this extreme form of animal cruelty." NC SLAUGHTERHOUSE WORKER CHARGED: 6 COUNTS ANIMAL CRUELTY DATE: 7/1/08 SOURCE: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,374703,00.html EDITED FOR LENGTH A worker allegedly videotaped abusing pigs at a North Carolina slaughterhouse was charged with six counts of animal cruelty. Elio Miguel Marrero is among a number of workers reportedly filmed mistreating pigs at Murphy Family Ventures, which supplies pork to industry giant Smithfield Foods. The Sampson County District attorney's office charged Marrero with six misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty in five separate cases... The alleged abuse came to light after an investigator from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) got a job at the slaughterhouse and secretly videotaped workers beating and dragging swine with a metal prod, castrating the babies without painkillers and gouging out their eyes... TWO MAKAHS TO SERVE TIME FOR ILLEGALLY KILLING WHALE DATE: 7/1/08 SOURCE: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008026795_makah01m.html EDITED FOR LENGTH TACOMA -- A federal judge decided to lock up two Makah tribal members for illegally killing a gray whale last fall, while three others received two years' probation. As part of the plea deal reached with federal prosecutors, whalers William Secor, Theron Parker and Frankie Gonzales also will perform community service in Neah Bay ranging from 100 to 150 hours, according to the sentence imposed by United States Magistrate Judge Kelley Arnold... KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES: 1/16/06: 100+ Orangutans Stolen From The Wild http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter.asp?LetterID65 & seriesfirst=true 10/10/04: Black Market Orangutans: Prized Babies, Dead Mothers http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter.asp?LetterID78 & seriesfirst=true 5/14/08: Chicago Overturns Foie Gras Ban http://www.kinshipcircle.org/updates/updates_apr-jun_2008.html#anchor12 TOXIC LINK: Animal Factories & Mother Earth http://www..kinshipcircle.org/columns_articles/0049.html 9/4/078: Help Philly Go Foie Gras Free http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter.asp?LetterID78 & seriesfirst=true 8/13/07: Foie Gras For Sale On Amazon.com http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter.asp?LetterID69 & seriesfirst=true 5/28/08: No More Makah Tribal Whaling http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter_new.asp?LetterID43 & seriesfirst=true http://www.kinshipcircle.org/fact_sheets/FactsAboutPoultyEggIndustr.pdf http://www.kinshipcircle.org/fact_sheets/FactsAboutThePorkIndust.pdf =========================================================== Due To Lack Of Funding, Kinship Circle May Fold =========================================================== This decision is by no means final, as we struggle for a “miracle” grant in these difficult economic times. Your donations are cherished...Anything contributed is tax-deductible and goes directly to our programs. Still, we need an operating budget grant to remain “in business” for you and the animals. We will certainly keep our supporters updated...and function as usual until such time we must close. AGAIN, PLEASE NOTE: We are not folding right now. But it may happen within the year, if we don’t secure funding to pay for overhead and projects. 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