Guest guest Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 - " karin ridgers " <veganessex Monday, September 01, 2003 8:20 PM VegSX Media Watch > > VegSX Media Watch > > A brand new service from Vegan Essex! > > Bringing you local Essex, national and international press 'cuttings', > relating to animals and anything vegan and veggie! > > If you see anything in your local 'paper, daily paper or other magazines, > periodicals, etc. please let us know. A brief idea of the story, where it's > sourced from (name of newspaper, etc.), and date issued, is all we need. > > Essex > > Echo 13/8. Wickford Woman banned from selling sick puppies. Essex County > Council used new powers under Enterprise Act 2002, to stop Loretta Bastin, > Bailey Kennels, Dobe Farm, Meadow Lane, Wickford from selling unhealthy > puppies. > > Echo 13/8. Leader of Rochford District Council defends Council's animal > welfare policy. Peter Webster responds to critics asking why Rochford > allows circuses. Webster states there's nothing the Council can do about > circuses on private land and he is personally opposed to exploitation of > animals. > > Echo 22/8. Letter from Matthew Dunn, Benfleet. In response to letter in > support of hunting. " ......To see a fox is a refreshing reminder that not > all is lost in our ever changing environment. " (Good on yer Matthew!) > > Yellow Advertiser 27/9. Letter from Mrs D.F.Megee complaining about foxes > ruining her runner beans and pot plants. Wants to see something done about > " ...the area they now inhabit.. " (Sorry, Mrs Megee, but it's their area > that you're now inhabiting - sorry about the beans!) > > Nationals > > Guardian 15/8. Damien Hirst plucks wings off butterflies, in the name of > art! > The man who made his name sawing up cows, pickling sheep and suspending > sharks in tanks of formaldehyde has been busy over the summer plucking the > wings off thousands of tropical butterflies. > Animal rights activists, who have previously taken a dim view of his stark > meditations on life and death, are not amused. > Dawn Carr, PETA's European director, said: " One has to wonder if Hirst was > the sort of demented child who would pull the wings off flies for fun. He > certainly has become that sort of an adult. Butterfly wings are beautiful on > a butterfly but tearing small creatures to bits is not art, it's sadism. " > David Beckham bought a Hirst butterfly painting for £250,000. Another Hirst > butterfly painting is on display at the Saatchi gallery in London. (Well, > we're not surprised at kangaroo killer Beckham, are we. Seems like he > supports sadistic artists as well as kangaroo killers!) > > > Daily Star (date unknown). Rock star Pink has given Prince William a royal > ear-bashing over his passion for hunting. > The US singer is a firm favourite with the Prince and he had wanted her to > headline the acts playing at his 21st birthday party, according to The Daily > Star. > But Pink refused after hearing that he enjoyed blood sports, and, in > particular, a report that he had killed an antelope while hunting with Masai > warriors in Kenya. > In an open letter to Buckingham Palace, she wrote: " I was happy to hear I > was your first choice to play a 21st bash - then disgusted to learn that you > hunt and kill animals for fun and that you purposely rammed a spear through > a tiny deer in Africa. > " We all make mistakes in our lives and we can change. Hopefully, you'll have > a change of heart and find more interesting things to do with your time than > kill animals, " she wrote. > " Then maybe I'll come play at your next birthday. " > A source close to the Prince told the Daily Star he laughed when he got the > letter: " He said 'harsh but fair' when he read it and (was) pleased that > Pink was speaking her mind. " (Well done Pink! - love yer music too!) > > Around the world > > Detroit News (USA) 28/8. Almost one third of American adults are officially > obese (nearly 59 million people!), due to high intake of fast foods and > other foods with high fat and sugar content. 300,000 adults die due to > being overweight, each year in the USA. > Pawtucket Times (USA) 28th Aug. Poachers in northern Chile are killing sea > lions for their testicles, which are being sent to Asia where they are > considered an aphrodisiac, authorities reported Tuesday. > From Alaska. Bear tourist attraction. Organisation must first prove they > can keep pigs in the bears enclosure (two large tanks in a disused mill!), > before being allowed to move bears in. The organisation is not sure what > will become of the pigs after the test project is finished in a year. He > suggested perhaps raffling them off or selling them as pets -- but not > feeding them to the bears. (details forwarded to PETA USA) > > > > Karin > > check us out: > www.veganessex.org.uk > > NATIONAL VEGAN WEEK > 26th October to 2nd November. > World Vegan Day is 1st November every year - Join us for another big event > in Essex! > > want a local campaigning group!? > join vegan essex/viva! Essex 07092 369280 > we meet the 1st Tuesday of the month > 8pm @ The Brentwood School Sports Hall > > _______________ > Express yourself with cool emoticons - download MSN Messenger today! > http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). 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