#1 -NOV. KC DIGEST - Primate Clones, Euro Lab Agony, Feral Cats Dead? ...

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#1: NOV. KC DIGEST - Primate Clones, Euro Lab Agony, Feral Cats Dead? ... KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY - PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN 11/27/07 PART 1: November KC DIGEST - Alerts From Members View past KC Digest Newsletters: http://www.kinshipcircle.org/digest/ PART 1: November KC Digest 1. Researcher Wants To Clone Primates For Human Diseases 2. PETITIONS, VIDEOS, WEB CAMPAIGNS

3. Guantánamo For Animals - Monkeys Imported To European Labs 4. Uphill Struggle For Jamaica Shelter After Hurricane Dean 5. Bird Loyalists Want Feral Cats Dead? Stop H.R. 767 6. Greece: Severe Abuse Of Donkeys 7. Is An Animal A Thing? Or A Being? PART 2: November KC Digest If you did NOT get PART 2, request it: kinshipcircle 8. MORE PETITIONS, VIDEOS, WEB CAMPAIGNS 9. Keep Pressure On JFK Airport: Stop Killing Cats Now! 10. Tammy Grimes Jury Selected - Gag Order Issued 11. Fourth Annual Stray Cat Club Gala Event for Stray Cat Alliance 12. Support

Animal Acres Fire Evacuation Program 13. Spain - 200 Dogs Found In Awful Situation 14. Pet Store Leafleting, Pigeon Vigil, Blog 15. SHAC National March And Rally (UK) ================================================================= ================================================================= Goodbye gentle ones... PHOTO: Kinship Circle According to ABC network news: 46 million turkeys were slaughtered to commemorate this year’s gratitude at Thanksgiving tables. Americans gave thanks with the carcass of a genetically mutilated, factory-farmed bird. Poultry Pardon: http://www.kinshipcircle.org/columns_articles/0021.html ================================================================= ================================================================= 1. Researcher Wants To Clone Primates For Human Diseases ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Wayne Johnson, seiku BACKGROUND: In what will probably be the main Science story of 2007, the New York Times reports (page 1, 11/15/07) that a team of scientists have cloned cells from

a 9-year-old male Macaque named Semos. The lead researcher, Shoukrat Mitalipov of the Oregon Regional Primate Center, says that he wants to use this breakthrough to model all major human diseases in non-human primates. This comes in the same week that PETA has exposed the Oregon center as a serial violator of the Animal Welfare Act. CONTACT INFORMATION TO PROTEST: Please let Dr. Mitalipov know how you feel about this research. Shoukrat Mitalipov, Oregon Regional Primate Center: mitalipo ================================================================= 2. PETITIONS, VIDEOS, WEB CAMPAIGNS

Stop Cloned Food - Act Today! http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/119508427?z00m=11183351 VIDEO / WATCH IT: The Feds' War on the Animal Rights Movement http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaL8I8_iZz8 JAPAN: Cats And Dogs Need Our Help http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/903445567?z00m=3822149%3cl=1166362 Stop Internet Hunting https://community.hsus.org/campaign/internet_hunting_2007?rk=Z1qJCo11tJf7W Replace All Animal Experiments In Europe http://www.endeuanimaltests.org/languages.php Stop Volkswagen's Deadly Bird Experiments http://ga0.org/campaign/vw/buxwsur0dx8t8w? Justice For Little Dog Hanged By Metrovias Company Personnel http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/justicia-por-perrito-ahorcado-por-personal-de-metrovias VIDEO / SPAIN: Undercover Footage Inside Primate Supply Centre

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=q1n229l_HZo Justice For Spirit http://www.petitiononline.com/spirit01/petition.html UK: Protect Foxes From So-Called “Hunting Accidents” http://www.league.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=2019 Stop Brutal ASPHYXIATION Of Pets In Yadkin County, NC Gas Chamber http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-gassing-carolina-pets Caddo Parish Animal Shelter Dogs Abused and Neglected

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/caddo-parish-animal-shelter-dogs-abused-and-neglected Reform Carroll County (GA) Animal Control Shelter http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/save-carroll-county-animals VIDEO / Alley Cat Allies: Save This Cat http://www.alleycat.org/savethiscat/ ================================================================= 3. Guantánamo For Animals - Monkeys Imported To European Labs ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Breaking News: BUAV Undercover Investigation Revealed http://www.buav.org/b2_postcards_from_spain.php BACKGROUND (edited for length): Read full article: http://www.buav.org/b2_postcards_from_spain.php Where: Camarles, Spain Who: BUAV undercover investigator What: Massive development and expansion of primate breeding/supply facility A few years ago, BUAV investigators went to Spain...to campaign

against the construction of a primate breeding and supply facility near Barcelona. This is where macaque monkeys are shipped to from their homes in Mauritius. Here, they wait out a miserable existence unless they are shipped again to a laboratory somewhere in Europe to be subjected to abuse and lingering death. Subsequently, local authorities banned further developments like this in the region, but we couldn't stop this one. Then three years ago all went quiet; some people said it had closed down, but BUAV continued to watch... Find out what we witnessed: http://www.buav.org/b2_postcards_from_spain.php#witnessed - After following sounds of animals crying

out, our investigator saw row upon row of barren, concrete cages baking in the sun. - Inside the cages were hundreds of macaque monkeys. - Massive development and expansion - there are already almost 1,000 caged monkeys. The owners are now building cages for at least 3,000. - Cages appeared overcrowded. No earthen floors or plant material and insufficient attempts at enrichment for these social, intelligent animals... - Ownership can be traced back to Covance, the animal testing company disgraced in 2004 following another BUAV undercover investigation... VIEW FOOTAGE: http://www.buav.org/b2_postcards_from_spain_video.php Summary: http://www.buav.org/b2_postcards_from_spain.php#summary CONTACT INFORMATION TO PROTEST: 1. Commissioner Stavros Dimas, European Commission B-1049 Brussels * Belgium email: stavros.dimas 2. Spanish Embassy Head of Mission, HE Don Carlos Miranda 39 Chesham Place * London, SW1X 8SB 3. UK Government, Home Office Meg Hillier MP * 2 Marsham Street * London, SW1P 4DF email: Public.enquiries

SAMPLE LETTERS: 1. LETTER TO EUROPEAN COMMISSION http://www.buav.org/b2_postcards_from_spain_ec.php "This new primate breeding and supply centre near Barcelona is an inherently cruel and inappropriate place to keep primates. The expansion of the existing facility is particularly alarming given the current revision of the European law on animal experimentation. Please do all you can to oppose this unwelcome facility, which will only fuel an increase in primate research within the EU." 2. LETTER TO SPANISH EMBASSY http://www.buav.org/b2_postcards_from_spain_se.php

"This new primate breeding and supply centre near Barcelona is an inherently cruel and inappropriate place to keep primates. The expansion of the existing facility is particularly alarming given the current revision of the European law on animal experimentation. I urge the Spanish Government to close down this unwelcome facility which can only lead to an increase in primate research within the EU." 3. LETTER TO UK HOME OFFICE http://www.buav.org/b2_postcards_from_spain_ho.php "This new primate breeding and supply centre near Barcelona is an inherently cruel and inappropriate place to keep primates. The expansion of the

existing facility is particularly alarming given the current revision of the European law on animal experimentation. I urge the UK Government to strongly oppose the development of such centres within Europe which can only lead to an increase in primate research." DONATE TO BUAV: We desperately need funds to bring this shocking evidence to the attention of politicians and legislators: https://www.secureweb-services.com/buav/?ref=bu ================================================================= 4. Uphill Struggle For Jamaica Shelter After Hurricane Dean ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:

If you can help, contact Maureen, animalhousejamaica BACKGROUND (edited for length): The Animal House (Jamaica) is a British-founded and run animal shelter on Jamaica's north coast. We are one of only two shelters on the island and the only no-kill. Since 2005 we have been through four hurricanes - yes, four! The last one was category 5 Hurricane Dean which hit us on August 19 leaving much destruction behind... WSPA provided funds to replace the roofs or our main kennel blocks which blew away in the storm... We are however, still fighting for our survival given the rest of the damage which has to be repaired and

the large influx of lost and injured animals who came in after the storm (and of course need to be spayed and neutered). At any given time we care for approximately 150 of Jamaica's forgotten animals...many of whom are rehomed in the U.S. and Canada (and would have been in the U.K. had the laws allowed). But, since the hurricanes it has been a serious uphill struggle to survive. DONATIONS, SUPPLIES & VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: website: http://www.theanimalhousejamaica.org/home.html email: info ph: 1-876-801-8386; Maureen Sheridan,

1-876-975-4812 MAIL CHECK: The Animal House (Jamaica) * PO Box 775 * Ocho Rios, Jamaica WI DONATE ONLINE: Click on PayPals, bottom of home pg: KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES: 9/4/07: JAMAICA: Animal Group Struggles in Dean’s Aftermath http://www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/07-09-04.html#7 ================================================================= 5. Bird Loyalists Want Feral Cats Dead? Stop H.R. 767 ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:

Friends of Animals, info http://groups.google.comAR-News/browse_thread/thread/e068916bd34409a7 BACKGROUND (edited for length): H.R. 767 (also known as Refuge Ecology Protection and Immediate Response Act) is possibly the most sweeping feral animal extermination mandate ever put before Congress, according to Merritt Clifton, editor of Animal People. This bill lets the federal government kill whomever it deems a harmful, non-native species within our national wildlife refuge system. As Lee Hall notes, so many plants and animals, such as humans, can be considered

invasive, yet people choose to kill certain species and not others. STATUS OF H.R. 767: 10/23/07: Unanimously passed House of Representatives. Currently: In Committee On Environment and Public Works. If passed through committee, bill will continue to Senate for a vote. ANIMAL PEOPLE ARTICLE / OCTOBER 2007 Read to learn how destructive H.R. 767 is for feral cats. Non-native species extermination bill clears U.S. House unopposed http://www.animalpeoplenews.org/07/10/nonnativespeciesexterm10_07.htm CONTACT INFORMATION TO PROTEST: Please call, write

and/or email your senator now. Let them know you oppose this bill, and request they oppose it as well. If you call your senators office, be aware the person on the phone might attempt to put a different spin on the spirit of the bill. Be sure to mention specific concerns, i.e. the fact that feral cats and other animals are, indeed, not protected. To identify your senator and find contact info, try: Congress.org - http://www.Congress.org USA Senate - http://www.senate.gov Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121 ================================================================= 6. Greece: Severe Abuse Of Donkeys ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Vesna Jones, vesna BACKGROUND (edited for length): Daily Express’ crusade to boycott Santorini's suffering donkeys got a major boost as cruise companies disclosed their concern about treatment of the animals. Two major cruise operators...said they do not "actively encourage" tourists to use donkeys. Instead, they tell thousands of passengers disembarking from vessels to use the cable car instead. And they

said any crusade to end animal cruelty should be applauded. Their policy will pressure dozens of other cruise companies visiting the Aegean destination to implement a similar strategy. It means our bid to end the abuse of hundreds of donkeys who spend their lives carrying tourists up a steep path from the port to the main resort of Fira 800 ft. above has taken a major step forward... The poor 'beasts of burden' are forced to work all day, without a break or at least given some water. At night, when they're supposed to “rest,” they are crammed together in caves or so-called stables, but their saddles remain on their backs. When donkeys are “spent,” they’re abandoned or shipped to

Italy for meat. The Daily Express has been inundated with hundreds of messages of support from readers determined to end the archaic and cruel practice... Their comments come as it emerged other cruise companies do not advise against using the donkeys -- and the only concerns are for passenger welfare. Another massive ship carrying 2,000 American passengers from Holland American cruise line docked in the port yesterday. Anticipating the influx of visitors, the steep path to the port was lined with even more donkeys -- double the numbers seen on Sunday... CONTACT INFORMATION TO PROTEST: GREEK GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS arissp, stavros.dimas, aoikono, ka6u016 EU MP'S cab-kyprianou, sarnaoutakis, kbatzeli, pbeglitis, gdimitrakopoulos, igklavakis, khatzidakis, gkaratzaferis, rkratsa, slambrinidis, dmanolakou, mmatsouka, mmavrommatis, tpafilis, mpanayotopoulos, dpapadimoulis, gpapastamkos, asamaras,

nsifunakis, gtoussas, atrakatellis, etzampazi, nvakalis, ivarvitsiotis, xenogiannakopoulou CC YOUR LETTER TO: sylvia, k9mailbox BLIND-COPY YOUR LETTER TO: info ================================================================= 7. Is An Animal A Thing? Or A Being? ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: This news story, dated 11/12/07, is no longer online. But, it is so

powerful, I felt compelled to share it with you. I am also the mother of a 7-year-old boy, Elijah, who is vegan and animal-aware. I’d like to think he’d react the same way as wonderful Noah, 7, in the story below... Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle IS AN ANIMAL A THING? OR A BEING? By JAMPA WILLIAMS and NOAH S.B. WILLIAMS The Hartford Courant, http://www.courant.com/ 11/12/07 -- Recently, my son Noah ran afoul of his school's curriculum when he refused to classify an animal as a "thing" during a grammar lesson. Thing, as in "person, place or thing," a time-worn method of identifying whether something is a

noun. Noah, being 7 and an animal lover, would not back down and "correct" his classification of animals, which he felt should be regarded as "beings," and he was less than fully cordial when his teacher gently insisted he change his response. Noah felt that, rather than "persons, places and things," the classification system should be "Beings, Places and Things." As Noah's mother, it is my responsibility to instill in Noah the proper habit of cordiality and respect when disagreeing with others. I encouraged him to show greater respect for his teacher in the style of his response, but I also told him I was proud of him for speaking up on behalf of beings who cannot speak up on behalf

of themselves. Language is powerful. I am raising Noah with an abolitionist ethic. He is conscious of the vulnerability experienced by any being who is regarded as a thing, as an "it," rather than as a sacred companion in our midst. To be regarded as a thing is to be regarded as an object lacking liberty, protection or rights. A being regarded as a "thing" or an "it" lives or dies, thrives or suffers, according to the consent or even whims of those who hold power over him or her. Often, human beings have bestowed and continue to bestow upon other human beings the classification of "it," and the results are, and always have been, horrific and unconscionable. Treating any sentient

being as a "thing" or an "it" produces results no less horrific, no less cruel. Noah wrote this essay when I encouraged him to find a positive way to express his beliefs. He wrote from the very heart of his heart, where his love for all beings warms his very existence... HERE IS 2ND GRADER NOAH’S ESSAY: Why Animals Should Not Be Called Things, By Noah S.B. Williams Animals should not be called things because they are beings, not things. Shame on the people who call animals things. If I could I would give the person who first called animals things a talking-to. I would not call animals things. Think about this. If you loved someone,

would you call them a thing? I wish no one had ever called animals things. Why would you call your pet a thing? A rug or something is a thing, but not an animal. He or she is not a thing! This is not funny, it's all true. I would not lie to you about this. It's not a joke. Do not lie to me, either. Jampa Williams is a poet, writer and activist in West Hartford. Noah S.B. Williams is a second-grader and political activist in West Hartford. HERE IS 1ST GRADER ELIJAH’S REBUTTAL: An animal is not a thing. An animal is a boy or girl. And an animal is a live being. It’s true! Elijah and mom volunteer at Flaw Dogs, a sanctuary for rescued puppy mill dogs where we adopted our Lhasa girl, Mandy. Brenda Shoss, KINSHIP CIRCLE *************************************************************************************************** *************************************************************************************************** EACH MONTHLY KC DIGEST INCLUDES: NEWS and CALL-TO-ACTION, forwarded by Kinship Circle members. CONTACT INFO to reply

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