Winter 2004
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ESA Listing for Tibetan Antelope Likely For nearly a quarter of a century the Tibetan Antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii), popularly known as the "chiru" has received international protection under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). At... more...
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An Ounce of Prevention Monkeypox entered America by way of exotic species imported primarily for the pet trade (see Summer 2003 AWI Quarterly ). After more than 70 people contracted the disease and approximately a dozen people required hospitalization including two children who needed intensive care,... more...
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A Successful System for Housing Pregnant Sows in Groups Left : Deep-bedded group sow housing on a Swedish pig farm. Marlene Halverson/AWI Right : A pregnant sow in the deep-bedded building at University of Minnesota. Dr. Rebecca Morrison In August 1997, an Alternative Swine Systems Task Force (ASSTF)... more...
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The Corporate Corruption of Science by Jeff Short, Research Chemist Still threatened in most of the US, bald eagles thrive in Alaska. Hundreds died in Prince William Sound following the Exxon... more...
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Will AVMA See the Light? Sows Should Not Be Confined to Crates Pregnant sows forced into uncomfortable positions by their crate "homes" at one of the nations' largest pig factories, a supplier to a major US fast food chain. Diane Halverson/AWI It has been estimated that about 70% of the... more...
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Keiko-Free at Last Keiko plays in Taknes Fjord-a long way from a concrete tank. www.keiko.com Ten years ago I led a delegation to... more...
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ONE at a Time
A Week in an American Animal Shelter By Diane Leigh and Marilee Geyer No Voice Unheard, Santa Cruz, CA 2003; ISBN:0972838708 160 pages with 75 black and white photos; $16.95 A065350, "Scrunchie," a male orange tiger kitten with white on his face, ADOPTED. A066769, "Kelly," a spayed female reddish-brown German... more... -
The Global Captivity Challenge In mid-October 2003 the Summerlee Foundation teamed up with Earth Island Institute to convene a three day workshop in San Francisco with one focus-ending the international business of taking whales and dolphins from their... more...
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A Busy Autumn for Congress Young tigers belong in their wild jungle homes, not in backyard cages. No one should keep these exotic, potentially dangerous animals as pets. CWAPC Database... more...
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This Mad Cow Went to Market... With a brush of (perhaps false) bravado, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Ann Veneman defiantly declared plans to serve beef at Christmas dinner, while admitting the presence of mad cow disease in the US. Meanwhile, more than 50 countries from Australia to... more...
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US Expands Hemispheric Trade Domination The United States, continuing to envelop developing countries' domestic markets, just concluded the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) with El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Costa Rica walked away from the negotiations. Proudly, the... more...
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Ethiopian Wolves Hit by Rabies Outbreak Ethiopian wolves live in large, social family packs at altitudes as high as three to four thousand meters. Martin Harvey... more...
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John Gleiber Begins Sleeping Late... The dapper Mr. Gleiber in whiskers and furry ears at a "Party for the Animals" held in the Stevens' garden. There is a Washington legend... more...
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The New Miami Dolphins by Ben White I was born in 1951, the same year as AWI. My maternal grandparents had a small farm in tidewater Virginia. At least 80% of what they consumed came from their own land and waters or from their neighbors. If one of these neighbors mistreated his... more...
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Coalition Formed to Pass the Horse Slaughter Act Building on the American public's growing opposition to the slaughter of horses, the Society for Animal Protective Legislation (SAPL) has joined forces with a diverse group of organizations to form the National Horse Protection Coalition (NHPC). The NHPC consists... more...
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Activists Battle Whale and Dolphin Slaughter in Japan A boatload of toxic Taiji dolphins en route to the fish market. Brooke McDonald/Sea Shepherd In a... more...
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The Cormo Express: Australia's Latest Live Export Shame by Carole de Fraga, Compassion in World Farming This trading of live animals is inhumane and must end. At the very least, journey length should be... more...
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The Taiping Four Gorilla Scandal by Shirley McGreal, International Primate Protection League One of the four gorillas smuggled from Nigeria to Malaysia in January 2002: her fate still hangs in the balance, will it be a zoo... more...
