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PART 1: MAY KC DIGEST - Alerts From Kinship Circle Supporters http://www.kinshipcircle.org/digest/ PART 1: MAY KC Digest 1. Australia: Kangaroo Bloodbath Begins 2. URGENT ACTION: 9 Bulls In Trap at Duck Creek Face Slaughter 3. Stop The Killing At Caddo Parish, Louisiana 4. UK: “Healthy Eating” Trend Means More Animal Experimentation 5. Email/Call New Huntingdon Life Sciences Shareholder 6. Stop Korea From

Legalizing Dog Meat PART 2: MAY KC Digest PLEASE RESEND ME PART #2: kinshipcircle 7. Join Post Card Campaign For NYC Carriage Horses 8. Stop Ohio Bill To Ban And Euthanize All Pit Bulls 9. Egypt: Tragedy At Esma (Sakkara) & Request For Support 10. GUESS Brand Sponsors Bullfighting In Algarve, Portugal 11. 14- and 15-Year-Olds Hunt Big Game? Stop This Now. 12. Officers' Role In Death Of Black Lab Questioned ================================================================= 1. Australia Kangaroo Bloodbath Begins ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Brett Clifton, Canberra, Australia, brett A kangaroo at the base before the kill decision was made by the Australian government. Now dead. http://www.kangaroolives.com/ BACKGROUND (edited for length): Australia begins controversial kangaroo cull http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/19/australia.kangaroos.ap/index.html VIDEO: http://www.livenews.com.au/MultimediaPopUp.aspx?id=69262 & cat=11 On Monday May 19, 2008, government contractors started killing the kangaroos on the naval base in Canberra, Australia. Up to 70 kangaroos were rounded up and systematically killed in press and public view on the first day, despite a flimsy attempt to hide the actual execution process... MORE INFO + PHOTOS: http://www.kangaroolives.com * http://www.canberraroos.com CONTACT INFORMATION / TAKE ACTION: WRITE/FAX/CALL Australian officials. Urge them to stop this slaughter now: Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd ph: +61 (0)2 6277 7700; fax: +61 (0)2 6273 4100 Queensland: ph: +61 (0)7 3899 4031; fax: +61 (0)7 3899 5755 website: http://www.pm.gov.au/contact/index.cfm Minister for Defence, Joel Fitzgibbon ph: +61 (0)2 6277 7800; fax: +61 (0)2 6273 4118 email: J.Fitzgibbon.MP Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support, Dr Michael Kelly AM ph: +61 (0)2 6277 4840; fax: +61 (0)2 6277 8556 email:

ParliamentarySecretaryDS Minister for the Environment, Peter Garrett ph: +61 (0)2 6277 7640; fax: +61 (0)2 6273 6101 website: http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/memfeedback.asp?id=HV4 ================================================================= 2. URGENT ACTION: 9 Bulls In Trap at Duck Creek Face Slaughter ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Buffalo Field Campaign, BFC-Media http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org BACKGROUND (edited for length): 5/21/08: Nine bull bison are currently in the Duck Creek bison trap, located just outside of Yellowstone's western boundary. The Department of Livestock says they intend to send these bulls to slaughter. In mid-April, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer announced that NO MORE buffalo would be sent to slaughter this season. A few days later, the DOL sent three bull bison to their deaths. Due to winter's severe slaughter... the population may well be below 2,100. Under the Interagency Bison Management Plan, the agencies are supposed to use non-lethal methods when

the population is at or below 2,100 animals. CONTACT INFORMATION / TAKE ACTION: We must INSIST THAT THEY DO NOT SLAUGHTER THESE BULLS! Contact Montana decision-makers and urge them to let the bulls go! * Marty Zaluski, Montana State Vet: 406-444-0782 * Hal Harper, Governor Schweitzer's Chief Policy Advisor: 406-444-5546 * Mike Volesky, Governor Schweitzer's Policy Advisor for Natural Resources: 406-444-7857 ================================================================= 3. Stop The Killing At Caddo Parish, Louisiana ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: doni0210, savinglives http://www.thepetitionsite.com/13/stop-the-killing-at-Caddo-Parish%20 BACKGROUND (edited for length): 5/19/08: Caddo Parish Animal Control in Shreveport, Louisiana used to get as many animals adopted out as possible. Annette Lewis’ emphasis on adoptions and working with local rescues saved a lot of animals. Since taking over as Director, Matthew Pepper has changed the

shelter’s direction, turning it into a virtual slaughterhouse. Between 5/5/08 - 5/16/08, they euthanized over 300 animals. On 5/13/08 they euthanized 78 animals in one day. They use no sedation, and frequently not the right dosage, as animals are found alive in the freezer, quite often. The same person does the euthanasia. I was told there was a cat and her kittens euthanized right in their kennel...and are still there! Rescue was told a small "Benji" type puppy would be put down because of parvo. When it was pointed out the puppy was not sick, they said the puppy was not friendly and could not be adopted. There is a mama mixed breed dog (approx 30 lbs) and her 5-week-old

puppy who are under orders to be put down, for no apparent reason. There is a Pit puppy under orders to be killed because the dog is a Pit... They recently interviewed for a new rescue/adoption coordinator. A local rescuer familiar with the shelter was trained on a volunteer basis by Annette Lewis to be prepared to accept this job if offered. She was denied the position solely because of previous attempts to steer the shelter on a good track. She was told they were afraid that if she saw something she didn't like, she would engage in activities of this type again! CONTACT INFORMATION / TAKE ACTION: We are asking the Parish Administrator,

Woody Wilson, and the President of LA Animal Control Association to investigate Caddo Parish and to reinstitute humane policies and procedures. Shelter Director Matt Pepper: 318-226-6624 website: http://www.caddopets.com/ CADDO PARISH OFFICIALS http://www.eaglerosepro.com/CaddoParish.htm Woody Wilson, Parish Administrator: 318-226-6901, wwilson Randy M. Lucky, Asst. Par. Administrator: 318-226-6900, rlucky Karen K. Bell, Exec. Sec./Complaints: 318-226-6900, kbell Douglas Dominick,

Dist. 1 Commissioner: 318-375-2356, ddominick Rose McCulloch, Dist. 2 Commissioner: 318-227-0803, rmcculloch Carl A. Pierson Sr., Dist. 3 Commissioner/Pres: 318-222-0132, cpierson Gilford Gillen, Dist. 4 Commissioner: 318-222-2801, ggillen Sam L. Jenkins Jr., Dist. 5 Commissioner: 318-631-1608, sjenkins Lindora Baker, Dist. 6 Commissioner: 318-868-8340, lbaker Stephanie Lynch, Dist. 7 Commissioner: 318-636-1819, slynch John Escude, Dist. 8 Commissioner: 318-861-1131, jescude Bob Brown, Dist. 9 Comm./Parliamentarian:

318-797-1797, bbrown David Cox, Dist. 10 Commissioner/VP: 318-687-3127, dcox Jim Smith, Dist. 11 Commissioner: 318-686-7146, jsmith Clifford Ray Collins, Dist. 12 Commissioner: 318-635-1433, ccollins Jerry Spears, Commission Clerk: 318-226-6596, jspears Tim Weaver, Director: 318-226-6624, tweaver Herbert Pipkins, Asst. Director: 318-226-6624, hpipkins Brandon Daniel, PR Specialist: 318-226-6624, bdaniel Martha Van Horn, Robinson’s Rescue: 318-869-2715, marthafritz

STATE ANIMAL CONTROL ASSOCIATION Louisiana Animal Control Association, David Marcantel, President c/o Calcasieu Parish Animal Control 5500-A Swift Plant Rd.; Lake Charles, LA 70615 ph: 337-439-8879; email: dmarcantel website: http://www.lacainfo.org ================================================================= 4. UK: “Healthy Eating” Trend Means More Animal Experimentation ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: T. Gallett, London, England,

tony.gal001 BACKGROUND: The trend for healthier eating has led to a 368% increase in the number of laboratory experiments conducted on animals for food additives, sweeteners and health supplements. In fact, food products are being tested on animals even though they are already being used by consumers. These tests, when they involve natural ingredients such as raspberry juice and cabbage, cannot be for safety purposes. Health benefits of such foodstuffs are well known and documented and little more useful information can be learned this way. CONTACT INFORMATION / TAKE ACTION: It is important that the government knows the wishes of the

British people. Early Day Motion (EDM) 4, calls on the UK Government to stop granting licences for experiments for additives and other foodstuffs. If you want your MP to sign this EDM or want further information, visit: http://www.vote4animals.org.uk/edm4.htm ================================================================= 5. Email/Call New Huntingdon Life Sciences Shareholder ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Posted By: Shannon Morgan, fortheanmls BACKGROUND:

Healthinvest Partners AB have bought 171,104 shares in Huntingdon Life Sciences. Please contact them to let them know what they’re involved in! CONTACT INFORMATION / TAKE ACTION: Arsenalsgatan 4; SE-111 47 Stockholm; Sweden ph: +46 (0)8 440 38 30; fax: +46 (0)8 440 38 39 email: info website: http://www.healthinvest.se SAMPLE LETTER from [not identified in original alert] Dear Sir/Madam, You may not be aware that Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) is the world’s most exposed animal testing laboratory. HLS has been caught on film several times

committing acts of cruelty in the US and UK. They’ve been caught punching beagle puppies and cutting open primates without pain killers. They’ve been exposed for shoddy work and falsified data. During a study on wild caught baboons HLS broke the law over 520 times but was never prosecuted. Last year, a senior scientist from HLS in the US filed a lawsuit claiming he’d been pressured into falsifying data. This is a sham of a company with a poor reputation. I think you would not like to be associated with HLS. I don't expect you to take my word for it, but you can see the cruelty yourself, as shown on national TV: http://www.shac.net/HLS/exposed.html

For other exposes into HLS, see: http://www.shac.net/MISC/Inside_HLS.html I urge Healthinvest Partners AB to stop dealing with a lab involved in such horrific animal cruelty. Thank you for your time. I do hope you will reconsider your position and not hold shares in HLS. Yours sincerely, ================================================================= 6. Stop Korea From Legalizing Dog Meat ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Forwarded Message: mentayflor,

planetanimal WestSouthAsia BACKGROUND (edited for length): Anger as Seoul aims to reclassify dog meat http://www.admh.org/data/kimhs.htm 4/8/08: The Seoul city government seeks to classify man's best friend as livestock in order to set food safety standards for South Korean lovers of dog meat. Between two and four million dogs are estimated to be consumed in South Korea every year but slaughtering and processing are carried out in dirty environments that pose risks to diners' health, officials

said... "Dogs are consumed in their millions in this country every year. That's a fact. We have to take care of this situation," Lee Hae-Woo, head of the city government's department of food safety, said. "We plan to recommend to the central government that dogs are classified as livestock...” South Korea's capital has always been ambivalent about dog meat. To avoid adverse publicity before the 1988 Olympics, the city banned dog meat and snake meat as "abhorrent food." The order is now largely ignored and an estimated 500 dog meat restaurants operate in Seoul alone... "No other country in the world but South Korea gives a legal green light to dog meat consumption," the Korea

Association for Animal Protection said in a statement... Lee Won-Bok, association president, said if the proposal became reality, dog meat consumption would increase drastically. CONTACT INFORMATION / TAKE ACTION: Korean President Lee Myung-bak: webmaster Cheongwadae: 1 Cheongwadae-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea Mayor Oh Se-hoon: ohsehoon Cc: president, webmaster, webmaster SAMPLE LETTER from Zelda Penzel, zpenzel Honorable President Lee Myung-Bak, Honorable Mayor Oh Se-Hoon: The civilized world is shocked by the news that South Korea is planning to

classify dogs as livestock. Appeals from compassionate people everywhere to end the consumption of dog meat, seem to have fallen on deaf ears in the past, but we pray that as the new President of Korea, you will be open to reason and appeals from caring and concerned people around the globe. Throughout the world, dogs and cats are considered to be companion animals; they have evolved through millions of years of evolution and, in modern times, through selective breeding, to be loving, affectionate, protective and faithful family members. Their gifts of pre-cognition and a superior sense of smell, hearing, etc. have made them invaluable companions to blind, deaf, sick and handicapped

people. They have made extraordinary contributions in times of war, natural disasters and even as K9 units helping law enforcement in the wars against terror, drugs and illegal trafficking. Their natural and intuitive instincts have helped to save lives, find lost children and because of their readiness to please, to bring companionship, devotion and affection to the old, lonely and afflicted. Dogs are not livestock or commodities. They are living beings, capable of suffering and pain. Surely, South Korea does not want to be seen by modern nations as a culture that is backward, barbaric or uncivilized, one that will be shunned by tourists, businesses and consumers worldwide. Rather than

taking measures that will result in the sanctioning and consequently, the expansion of the dog-meat industry, we urge and implore you to take every action possible to educate, legislate and enforce laws against the vile and hideous practice of eating dogs or exploiting them in any cruel and inhumane manner. Citizens around the globe await your response. Respectfully, ================================================================= EACH MONTHLY KC DIGEST INCLUDES: ALERTS forwarded by Kinship Circle supporters. DO NOT HIT REPLY! Respond to author of alert,

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