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Compassion for Animals Road Expeditions
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2003-11-03
"Hold the bacon," nutritionist says
By Kira Lesley
As dieters across the country trade in salads for steaks and calorie counting for carb counting, Americans are relying increasingly on meat products as the core of their diets.
But nutrition expert Brenda Davis is setting out to reverse this trend, one state at a time.
Davis, a registered dietitian and best−selling co−author of five nutrition books, spoke to a small crowd in Starr Auditorium on Sunday as part of the Compassion For Animals Road Tour. The Tour, which also includes well−known Canadian animal rights activist Anthony Marr, began in August and will cover 41 states and seven provinces before concluding in April.
Davis' lecture, which was entitled "Exploding Nutrition Myths," failed to attract a large crowd. Julia Liu '06, head of the Brown Animal Rights Coalition, which sponsored the event, said in an e−mail to The Herald that animal rights programs are usually not well−attended at Brown. Sunday's event was cut short because of the low turnout.
In the lecture, Davis challenged several widely accepted nutritional ideas that support the consumption of animal products. These ideas have led to unhealthy diets, a strain on the world's ecosystems and inhumane treatment of animals in factory farms, she said...
2003-10-27
Posted by Susan K on October 27, 2003 at 20:38:05:
To the Australian who inquired about the PMU thing, just wanted to add a bit to that. I didn't have time when you first asked about it to write much, and thus just posted a reference to an article that could explain what PMU meant. I'd like to take the time now to mention what I have seen of the PMU situation first hand.
I have not been to the PMU farms personally, so I can't comment on that from my own experience. What I can say is that we have two PMU rescue horses in my barn, one is a belgian/QH cross who is five, and one who is a registered QH with supposedly good bloodlines -- an example of the efforts that are said to be being made to produce saleable horses that will not end up as meat. This filly is now two. She belongs to a girl who is a student of mine, and this girl bought her at an auction in Alberta, where most of the bidders were meat buyers. I was not there, so again, I cannot speak from having seen it firsthand, but what she told me was truly heartbreaking: dozens upon dozens of little babies, way too young to be weaned -- sick, scared and many showing obvious injuries -- some severe. The tiny filly she brought home was all of three months old. She was sick, terrified, and had a chronically spasming back, likely due to injury during transport, that gave her a rather strange muscular development over time, and a severe ewe-neck. That has now finally started to reverse, though she is still unnaturally stiff through the back for a horse of her age. Most of the other horses at the auction were purchased by the meat guys for peanuts. My student is still haunted by the ones she couldn't save. Her horse is now turning into a pretty little filly, though I think she is small for her age, and probably will always be rather stunted. She also has a severe issue with being in a confined space, and will immediately attempt to climb/jump out of any stall or paddock without very high walls. We can only speculate on the cause of this, but our feeling is that this may have something to do with how she was weaned/transported. She has improved a great deal with that issue with the work we have done, to the point where she can be turned loose in the roundpen and will not try to get out, but will work with her owner calmly and cooperatively, but if left alone somewhere like that, she would go over in a minute. I don't know if she'll ever be completely over that, though we are continuing to work on it. She had been pulled from her mother, packed into a truck full of other babies the same day, and shipped to the auction. So much for the well-bred ones not ending up at the slaughter auctions. It is common for babies to get injured in such transports, and not at all uncommon for them to die. This last was told to me by a guy we had working at our barn who had worked on a PMU farm back east a couple of years ago. I don't know if they have made changes in their weaning/transportation/auction policies since then, but I certainly hope that if they haven't, they will soon.
The belgian cross at our barn is a really sweet guy, but he has some nerve damage that causes his hind end to buckle sometimes, also, from what I've been told, likely due to injury as a youngster. A trainer was working with him recently and doesn't think he will ever be normal or capable of much work.
Of course, these are only two horses, but I also did some work with Anthony Marr, a Canadian animal welfare activist who has received international acclaim for his work in Asia, and for his efforts to save the wild tigers (a documentary about him was made for the "Champions of the Wild" series). Anyway, Anthony has spent several years researching the PMU industry, travelling to the farms, talking to the manufacturers of Premarin, and launching a large-scale, international campaign that has now started to see some results. What he had to say about what he had seen did not paint a pretty picture. I participated in a parade to raise awareness about the issue last year with Anthony, and there were quite a few PMU rescue horses in the group. They all seemed to have similar stories to my student's, and a lot of their horses have had health problems that they attribute to their treatment as youngsters.
I haven't kept up with the very latest changes going on in the PMU industry, and from the sound of the posts here, my hope is that the whole practice will be grinding to a halt sooner, rather than later. As for Australia, I would be curious to know what kind of hormone-replacement therapies are most commonly prescribed there. From what Anthony told me, there are completely viable, plant-based alternatives to Premarin, and very few women actually do better on Premarin than on the plant-derived ones.
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2003-10-28
Posted by Susan Kaufman on October 28, 2003 at 15:53:59:
In Reply to : thanks for the expla. posted by LJB on October 28, 2003 at 14:43:10:
Yes, there are synthetic versions, and plant-derived versions, from what I've been told. My own doctor said most women tolerate these Premarin alternatives extremely well. I think the recent news about hormone replacement therapy for post-menopausal women being unhealthy in the first place will go a long way towards toppling the Premarin empire.
If you are interested, here's a link about the parade we had last fall that Anthony Marr organized. Shortly after this, he went on a huge tour to raise awareness about the Premarin issue. I haven't talked to him since then (don't even know if he's back in Vancouver), but he's a really interesting guy and dedicates his whole life to saving animals. I first became aware of him through his Save the Tigers campaign, and for the efforts he has made towards stopping the use of endangered animal parts in traditional Chinese medicine. Because he is Asian himself, he has been able to work on that issue without being labeled a racist. Lucky for us, he also happens to be a skilled equestrian with a deep love for horses, so having him take up the Premarin battle was a great thing.
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2003-summer
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animal issues magazinea publication of
The Responsible Animal Care Society (TRACS)
Canada plans on further
increasing the
East Coast Seal Hunt.
Anthony Marr Invites you to join
The Global Anti-Hunting Coalition
We.ve all asked at some point, .Wouldn.t it be powerful for all groups of like mind to collectively wage a single coordinated campaign, from coast to coast, against a single adversary?. Thus was born the concept of the Global Anti-Hunting Coalition.
In the seven months between August 29, 2003, and April 2, 2004, wildlife
preservationist and anti-hunting campaigner Anthony Marr, with best-selling local vegan author Brenda Davis and her son Cory Davis, will be conducting the Compassion for Animals Road Expedition (CARE) through 40 U.S. states and four Canadian provinces (see www.HOPE-CARE.org for the state-by-state itinerary). One of CARE.s main objectives is to form the American chapter of the Global Anti-Hunting Coalition. Anthony Marr will be holding meetings with the directors and giving presentations to the members of interested animal advocacy groups en route to discuss participation, campaigns, strategy and tactics.
The first campaign of the Global Anti-Hunting Coalition will be to apply external pressure on Canada focusing on its:
1. East Coast Commercial Harp Seal Hunt (current quota . 325,000/year . the largest marine mammal hunt in the world, known as .Canada.s Shame. . the HSUS has already taken boycott action against Canada on this issue, but the more groups, the better).
2. Western Canada Grizzly Bear Trophy Hunt (current quota ~300/year plus poaching deaths of ~300 out of a hotly debated estimated population of 4,000-13,000).
3. West Coast Commercial Harbour Seal Hunt (currently being tabled in parliament . quota: an incredible 50,000/year out of a total estimated
population of only 110,000 . this must be nipped in the bud).
4. West Coast Grey Whale Hunt (currently being planned . this must be nipped in the bud).
5. Central Canada Gopher Derby (2002 kill . ~60,000).
6. Eastern Arctic Bowhead Whale Hunt (this species is classified .endangered by CITES).
7. Trophy hunting and fur trapping (a passive-aggressive form of hunting . currently about 1,000,000/year) in general.
Groups need not have anti-hunting mandates in order to join. A vegan group, for example, is presumably intrinsically anti-animal-abuse, and therefore implicitly against hunting and trapping.
To join the Global Anti-Hunting Coalition, or if you have any questions, or if you wish to meet with Anthony Marr or arrange a presentation for him during the CARE tour, please contact him at:
[email protected], toll-free 1-866-822-1169.
Anthony Marr has also authoredOmni-science and the Human Destiny.
Visit: www.Omni-Science.org
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2004-02-17
Houston City Council
transcriptMs. Janice Blue, 1708 Rosewood, Houston, Texas 77004 (713-522-6899) appeared and stated that Mr. Tillman Fertitta wanted to add live tigers to his Downtown Aquarium complex; that she read the white tigers were on order but some cubs were not yet born; that she could not believe he would make spectacles of such magnificent animals; that tigers belonged in the wild and not in cages and white tigers could not survive in the wild but should not be bred just for entertainment purposes. Mayor White, Council Members Galloway and Sekula-Gibbs absent. Mayor Pro Tem Alvarado presiding.
Miss Anna Nugent, 1907 North Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77098 (713-522-4059) appeared and stated that she was in third grade and had been studying tigers about 2-1/2 years and did not think they should be used for entertainment and kept in cages, but instead should be left in the wild where they belonged; and if they were kept in cages they needed a professional to take care of them. Council Members Galloway and Sekula-Gibbs absent.
Upon questions by Council Member Khan, Ms. Blue stated that you could learn nothing about tigers from watching them in cages and it was absolutely and morally wrong. Council Member Galloway absent.
Upon questions by Council Member Garcia, Miss Nugent stated that tigers did not like being in cages and their lives would be better if left where they belonged. Council Member Garcia thanked Miss Nugent for coming to Council and expressing her concerns. Council Members Galloway and Ellis absent.
Council Member Edwards thanked Miss Nugent for being committed enough to come today. Council Members Galloway and Ellis absent.
Council Member Alvarado stated that she understood the white tigers were not in the wild and in fact were bred; and Ms. Blue stated that it was just horrible, but Mr. Marr was a tiger preservationist and could answer questions even better than she. Council Members Galloway and Ellis absent.
Mr. Cory Davis, 1094 Lampath, Kelowna, British Columbia V1C1N2 (216-346-0946) appeared and stated that he was from Canada, traveling the United States and Mr. Fertitta’s restaurant was very nice but tigers were endangered and the white tigers he wanted to purchase were being bred for his use; that there were only about 3,500 tigers left and it was because of the same point of view that they were objects; that he heard the gentleman say he was doing this for conservation of tigers, but it would do nothing for conservation because people would only think of them as objects. Council Members Galloway and Ellis absent.
Mr. Anthony Marr, 4118 W. 11th Ave., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6R2L6 (216-346-0946) appeared and stated that he was an international tiger preservationist specializing in the Bengal tiger; that Mr. Fertitta’s plan to install white tigers did not come down as tiger conservation for several reasons; that white tigers were of no conservation value whatsoever; that he had never seen one in a natural habitat and it was because it was poorly camouflaged and could not catch prey, to him the only reason to keep a tiger in captivity would be to try and protect its gene pool and keep them from becoming extinct, but white tigers were without that value; that breeding of white tigers was also very unethical as the white fur gene was recessive and for them to have white pups you had to inbreed and sometimes as closely as parent to cub and among siblings and because of the deliberate inbreeding they were full of genetic defects and deformities in the body; that the bred tigers which were not bought to be caged would be sold for hunting and shot point blank; that the entire business was onerous and carried no ethical or conservation merit. Council Members Galloway and Holm absent.
Upon questions by Council Member Alvarado, Mr. Marr stated that up to this point no tiger had so far been proven capable of being rehabilitated back into the wild. Council Members Galloway, Holm and Ellis absent.
Council Member Sekula-Gibbs stated that some thought the white tiger was beautiful and they bred them for their rarity and beauty and it would bring people to come and see; that in the natural state they could not survive but it was giving a life it would not normally have. Council Members Galloway, Garcia and Ellis absent.
Council Member Quan moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of continuing discussion by Council relating to tigers, seconded by Council Member Sekula-Gibbs. All voting aye. Nays none. Council Members Galloway, Garcia and Ellis absent. MOTION 2004-0177 ADOPTED
Upon questions by Council Member Goldberg, Mr. Marr stated that some zoos came in a wide range with some having wide motes and open spaces and so there were good and bad zoos; that in general he opposed human beings deriving pleasure from the suffering of animals. Council Members Lawrence, Galloway, Garcia, Ellis and Berry absent.
Upon questions by Council Member Quan, Mr. Marr stated that even releasing the yellow tiger into the wild had not been successful because they did not know how to hunt, raise babies or deal with local tigers; that if a tiger happened to be born in captivity out of a natural procedure it would be more humane to raise in captivity but that was the lesser of two evils, but in a puppy mill. Council Members Galloway, Holm, Garcia and Ellis absent.
Council Member Quan moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of continuing discussion by Council relating to tigers, seconded by Council Member Edwards. All voting aye. Nays none. Council Members Galloway, Holm, Garcia and Ellis absent. MOTION 2004-0178 ADOPTED
Upon questions by Council Member Edwards, Mr. Marr stated that white tigers were purposely bred to be white; that if you naturally bred 100 tigers none would be white the percentage was so low and then when one was born he could be raised until about 2-1/2 when they would then have to leave and would die; that he had never seen a white tiger in the wild in all his years and it was a fair statement to say if you saw a white tiger it was bred to be so. Council Members Galloway and Holm absent
Council Member Berry encouraged Mr. Marr to visit the Houston Zoo; and upon questions, Mr. Marr stated that his primary reason for being present today was that he was opposed to any captivity of animals. Council Members Galloway and Holm absent
Mr. James Prappas, 410 Bagby, Houston, Texas 77002 (713-515-9395) appeared and stated that he was director of animal operations at Landry’s Restaurants, Inc. with 23 years in animal care, conservation and research and he was aware of Mr. Marr’s work and it was significant; that Landry’s was dedicated to providing the best environment for their animals and all their staff was involved in conservation efforts; that AZA recognized Landry’s as a professional well run organization and knew they could give animals the best possible care and maintenance and they did participate in AZA’s goals. Council Members Galloway and Holm absent
Council Member Garcia moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of extending time for Mr. James Prappas to speak, seconded by Council Member Alvarado. All voting aye. Nays none. Council Members Galloway and Holm absent. MOTION 2004-0179 ADOPTED
Mr. Prappas stated that without abilities to go to countries and support them financially there would not be Bengal tigers, etc., for Mr. Marr to conduct research on to understand how to save them if not for captivity. Council Members Galloway and Holm absent
Upon questions by Council Member Lawrence, Mr. Prappas stated that their exhibits were being designed as an attachment to the building and by AZA members; that they did not do caging it was more of an emerging and would be top notch quality. Council Member Lawrence stated that once it was designed she would like it sent to her office. Council Members Galloway and Holm absent
Upon questions by Council Member Edwards, Mr. Prappas stated that AZA
was Association for Zoos and Aquariums; that they wanted the white tigers
as they were captivating and they felt it would generate excitement; that
there would not be a separate fee it was added on to what the existing
exhibit was; that they did allow one HISD school each day to attend free.
Council Member Edwards stated that he had made a previous statement that
third world countries had no interest in caring; and upon questions, Mr.
Prappas stated that the only tigers existing in the U. S. would be in
private breeders hands or zoos, but what he said was most endangered
species exist in countries which were incapable of educating their public
properly to manage their resources and so through many programs in AZA
they sent people to participate in classrooms and in building schools and
in getting them interested; that many in Kenya and many wildlife refugees
were supported by tourism which generated here in the United States and
Great Britain where the money went to help pay authorities; and Council
Member Edwards stated that she did not know he was an expert on Kenya’s
ability to… on whether or not they wanted to educate their children but
appreciated his comments Council Members Galloway, Holm, Sekula-Gibbs and
Berry absent.
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2004-02-17
Aquarium owner looking to bring in more wild life
Tilman Fertitta would like to add a white-tiger exhibit to his downtown aquarium.
Aquarium owner Tilman Fertitta says the tigers will be a first-class attraction for his restaurant and the downtown area in general. But not everyone agrees it’s so humane.
In a restaurant already filled with exotic ocean animals, Fertitta is hoping to go a step further with the addition of five white tigers. They’re the same kind of animals that attract hordes of tourists in Las Vegas.
"I think it would bring a lot of excitement," said Jim Prappas, Aquarium Restaurant.
Those at the aquarium say the animals would make their restaurant, and therefore downtown Houston, a more attractive destination for tourists and conventions, as well as Houstonians.
But don't try telling that to Tiger Preservationist Anthony Marr.
"To keep five tigers for entertainment is not within the realm of acceptability," he said.
Marr has led three tiger-saving expeditions in rural India and championed the rights of dwindling species. He opposes the idea of bringing white tigers to the Aquarium, mainly because of the way they're bred.
Because white-tigers are such a genetic rarity, animal traders often inbreed them with family members to increase the likelihood of a baby white tiger.
"Inbreed to the point where it causes genetic defects," said Marr.
Meanwhile, Aquarium officials respond by saying humane treatment is their first and foremost priority, along with raising awareness of the plight of endangered animals among those who go to their restaurants.
"Education is what we're all about, teaching people about conservation, so hopefully we can implement this exhibit," said Prappas.
But the Aquarium could face opponents with far more authority in Houston than animal conservationists. Some city officials argue that tigers in the downtown area violates a number of city ordinances.
Marr will voice his concerns to the Houston City Council at their meeting on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Fertitta hopes to have the white tigers on view at his restaurant by the time the Major League All-Star Game arrives in July.
2004-02-17 HOUSTON (AP)--A downtown restaurant that already features sharks and
other exotic aquatic life wants to add another attraction from the animal
kingdom: white tigers. Houston businessman Tilman Fertitta is working to display three tigers
at his Downtown Aquarium restaurant by Major League Baseball's All-Star
game in July at Minute Maid Park. But animal rights activists are condemning the proposal, and some
council members say it would violate a city ordinance barring people from
having a wild animal in the city. Restaurant officials say their establishment and downtown Houston would
be a more attractive destination for residents, tourists and conventions
if the animals were there. They also promise to treat the tigers humanely. Fertitta, president and chief executive of Landry's Restaurants Inc.,
which operates the Downtown Aquarium, hopes to get around the city's
exotic animal ordinance by seeking accreditation from the American
Zoological Association. ``We feel like this is a zoo facility,'' said Jeff Cantwell senior vice
president of development for Landry's. ``This is about entertainment and
education. It's no different from the Houston Zoo in that respect.'' Landry's has received that accreditation for a similar exhibit at a
Denver restaurant. But animal rights activist Anthony Marr said Fertitta's plan is a
commercial enterprise and that ``there does not seem to be a single
thought for the well-being of these animals or the future of the
species.'' City Controller Annise Parker, who was primarily responsible for
drafting the city's exotic animal ordinance, sent a memo to Mayor Bill
White and City Council members against the idea. But many suspect the plan by Fertitta, a successful businessman and a
big campaign contributor, will be approved. ``He's very well-connected,'' councilman Mark Goldberg said. ``He's
aggressive. And he's successful because he is driven.'' 
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Feb. 17, 2004, 9:36AM
Downtown Aquarium has new plan to win OK for tigers
Fertitta applies for zoo accreditation as critics blast idea
By KRISTEN MACK
Tilman Fertitta's plan to glitz up his Downtown Aquarium eatery by adding white tigers faces legal obstacles, but the restaurateur already has a plan that may help him avoid them.
Fertitta has applied for accreditation of the aquarium as a public zoo, which would allow him to exhibit the tigers under the city's exotic animal ordinance.
According to the ordinance, it is "unlawful for any person to be in possession of a wild animal within the city." But there are exceptions to the rule, including one that allows wild animals to be kept at a public zoo that is accredited by a nationally recognized zoological association.
Meanwhile, an animal rights activist says the display of the tigers is unethical and serves no purpose beyond "fetish" entertainment.
"What this gentleman (Fertitta) is trying to do is undignified," said Anthony Marr, a wildlife preservationist who is in Houston as part of a nationwide tour promoting compassion for animals. "It is plainly a commercial enterprise. There does not seem to be a single thought for the well-being of these animals or the future of the species."
Fertitta has applied for accreditation from the American Zoological Association, according to Jeff Cantwell, senior vice president of development for Landry's Restaurants Inc. Landry's has received that accreditation for a similar exhibit at a restaurant in Denver.
"We feel like this is a zoo facility," Cantwell said of the establishment. "This is about entertainment and education. It's no different from the Houston Zoo in that respect."
Fertitta already has ordered the three tigers, which he said he was hoping to have in place by the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in July. Because the application process is lengthy, however, it may be early fall before it is complete.
"The timing of this is a concern, but we just want it to be done correctly," Cantwell said.
City Controller Annise Parker, who was largely responsible for drafting the city's exotic animal ordinance, sent a memo to Mayor Bill White and City Council members opposing the idea.
"While I am confident that great care would be taken to ensure the safety of the public, the city cannot turn a blind eye to the double standard it would be creating by allowing Mr. Fertitta to follow through on his plans," it reads. " I believe it is simply wrong to say no to residents, while at the same time saying yes to a proposal that appears to be in direct violation of the law."
The city's Legal Department is studying the matter.
But many suspect that Fertitta's plan will come to fruition. Fertitta, president and CEO of Landry's Restaurants, is a wildly successful businessman, a prominent fixture in Houston's social and philanthropic scenes and a big campaign contributor.
"He's very well-connected," Councilman Mark Goldberg said. "He's aggressive. And he's successful because he is driven."
Goldberg said that if the tiger display were able to draw more people downtown, the city should look into making an exception to the rule.
"We have an ordinance that was created without keeping in mind that we are trying to attract tourists and businesses downtown," Goldberg said.
Fertitta and his aquarium have been the subjects of controversy before. Under political and public pressure, he jettisoned a plan to erect a 200-foot-high observation tower at the restaurant. And just last week, council members bristled upon learning that a city contract for downtown establishments paid for peripheral security for the restaurant.
Councilwoman Ada Edwards said the city's exotic animal ordinance is clear.
"I don't see how he can get around it," she said. "We made it for a reason. I don't see why an exception should be made. I wouldn't be inclined to do it."
Having said that, Edwards added that she does not doubt that Fertitta has gotten the go-ahead from somebody to continue pursing the tiger exhibit.
"It wouldn't surprise me if he got it, although I would be disappointed," she said.
Even if Fertitta is able to work around the exotic animals ordinance, there is another city law that prohibits animals -- with the exception of seeing-eye dogs and fish in tanks -- in establishments that serve food. Fertitta has responded that the tigers would not be housed in the restaurant but on the first floor of the establishment in a professionally designed enclosure.
Regardless, Marr, the animal rights activist, said it is unethical to keep endangered and exotic animals in captivity.
"Although people have a fascination for it, there are several negative ramifications," said Marr, who is scheduled to address City Council during its public session today.
“Captive bred white tigers are mostly products of deliberate inbreeding to bring out the recessive white gene,” said Marr, “and the color comes with a range of genetic defects. Even so, the white color shows up only 25% of the time. The other 75% are genetically defective orange tigers which are just sold to canned hunt ranches for whatever.”
Cantwell contends that the tigers Fertitta has "on order" were already born in captivity and not bred for the Houston aquarium.
Jim Prappas, associate director of animal husbandry for Landry's Restaurants Inc. maintains that the aquarium is focused on education, research and conservation of the tigers.
"There's always going to be someone ... saying they think these should not be displayed," Prappas said. "We are never going to get away from that kind of opposition."
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2004-05-30
American Vegan Society
The Winter issue
of American Vegan (V.3 #3)
reports on World Vegan Day (November 1) celebrations in Philadelphia and Chicago, and a New Jersey Vegan Festival. We look at recent steps taken to improve school lunches, and ruminate on the mad cow crisis. Anthony Marr speaks out on tiger preservation and Dr. Charles Vaclavik reviews vegetarian mortality studies. Philadelphia's Kind Café shares some of its health supporting recipes. University of Chicago Vegan Society members are shown competing in an iron skillet contest. Freya Dinshah accompanies Bill Sciarappa
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on field studies of soybeans for human consumption. Jerry Simonelli talks about non-violence and the animal rights movement, and Joy Katz from Gentle World tells how she has evolved as a vegan campaigner. On the raw beet, Paulette Eisen samples dessert recipes from Cherie Soria. Anne Dinshah interviews Hildegard Richter of Brazil. Hildegard and Marly Winckler invite us to attend the International Vegetarian Congress in November 2004 ( http://www.ivu.org/ ). Harry Gershenowitz examines the life of Isaac Bashevis Singer, and Charles Patterson explains how Singer's vision inspired him to write The Eternal Treblinka . Earth Vegan Footwear announces a new line of breathable simulated leather shoes. Book reviews: Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker, -Robertson ($14.95 from AVS), Plant Based Nutrition and Health –Walsh ($17.95 from AVS)
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2004-02-20
University of Texas, El Paso
Philosophy Dep't
Host - Dr. Stephen Best
"A New Model of the Universe and Human Destiny"
Friday, February 20
Guest: Anthony Marr
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Worrell Hall 205
Over 25 years, internationally renowned wildlife preservationist and scientific philosopher Anthony Marr has developed a new model of the Universe called Omniscientific Cosmology, which embraces all of the physical, biological, and social sciences, and shows the optimal human destiny. Marr demonstrates striking and consistent parallels in different levels of organization in Earth's biosphere, from molecules to cells to multicellular organisms to animal societies to nations, which can be used to extrapolate on to the interplanetary realm and beyond. Marr's original and unique synthesis shows how the components of each level undergo a four-quadrant "O.S.E.S. Cycle" of the "I.T. Spiral" to advance to the next level. Such understanding is critical at this juncture of world history, because population saturation, international conflict, resource depletion and potential nuclear holocaust threaten to reverse the multi-billion-year, multi-level process of "Integrative Transcendence," from nations back down to simple multicellular organisms or even unicellular organisms. Either our nations will collectively organize into a harmonious "planetary organism," or global disaster seems inevitable.
sciences, and shows the optimal human
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2004-02-29
Brenda Davis is one of just a handful of the top vegetarian / vegan nutritionists in North America. Don't miss this opportunity to hear her speak! Come to the VegForum in Denver on Sunday afternoon, February 29, where she will be speaking with Anthony Marr, champion of the Bengal tiger and leader of the Global Anti-Hunting Coalition! This event is co-sponsored by Rocky Mountain Animal Defense.
Additional opportunities to hear Brenda will be at the following times and places:
Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Colorado Springs. 8 p. m. "Eating for Life -- Constructing the Optimal Diet." East Rastall in the Waner Student Center at Colorado College (northwest corner of Cascade and Cache La Poudre).
Wednesday, Feb. 25, in Denver at Auraria Campus, 12 noon -- "Defeating Diabetes," at St. Cajetan's Center on the Auraria downtown campus. Sponsored by the VSC and by the Health Center at Auraria.
Wednesday, Feb. 25th, in southeast Denver, 6:00 p. m.: vegetarian potluck and talk and discussion with Anthony Marr. 2865 S. Gilpin St., Denver, CO. Topic: "Animal rights, the CARE tour, and cosmology." Gather at 6:00 p. m., eat at 6:30 p. m., then talk and discussion afterwards. Bring a vegetarian dish with recipe card and your own utensils. Seating limited, RSVP to 303-300-2368 if you want to come. Directions: from I-25, take exit 205 to S. University Blvd. Go south on S. University for about a dozen blocks until you get to traffic light at Yale. Then right (west) on Yale, seven blocks to S. Gilpin; make a left (south) on S. Gilpin for a block and a half to 2865 S. Gilpin St. (red brick house).
Thursday, Feb. 26, in Boulder at the Coors Events Center, conference room 4, at CU Boulder; 7 p. m. "The Optimum Diet." Cosponsored by Partnership for Animal Welfare (PAW) and the VSC.
Brenda is a past chair of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group, a group of professionals in the American Dietetic Association. She's co-authored numerous books, including "Becoming Vegetarian," "Becoming Vegan," and "Defeating Diabetes." (Her co-author on the first two books, Vesanto Melina, visited us in 2001 and spoke to the VSC then.) She's one of just a handful of top experts in North America on vegan and vegetarian nutrition -- she's not to be missed!
Anthony Marr is the originator of this tour. He is a world known tiger preservationist, a tireless animal advocate, and a dynamic speaker, not to mention an acclaimed scientific philosopher! He is promoting the Global Anti-Hunting Coalition. He often debates hunters on radio and TV.
Cory Davis is Brenda's 15-year-old son. He is a gourmet cook and a devoted animal advocate, with a keen interest in defending food animals. During this tour he will be operating the 54" Raw Truth TV, which will be showing videos in public places along the lines of the sort of showings in "The Witness."
The aim of their road show is "to bring about a continental awareness breakthrough, to rally the activists from coast-to-coast to concerted action." Continental awareness is something we desperately need! Our society continues to "not get it" with respect to diet and health: a majority of Americans is now overweight, and diabetes is a growing problem in North America, which increasingly affects even teenagers. Yet harmful and unhealthy diets such as the Atkins diet are growing in popularity.
Americans also "don't get it" concerning animals. The threat to the Bengal tiger is the tip of the iceberg of a pattern of global extinction. As so-called "civilization" progresses, animals are heartlessly and systematically destroyed.
Call the VSC at 303-777-4828 or stay tuned to this web site for further details.
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2004-03-07
Awesome Animal lib roadshow here tonight!
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Tonight at the mission valley library!
The Presentation will consist of the following:
4:15 - 4:45: Cory Davis, 16, will present on the Anti-Hunting,
Anti-Trapping, Anti-Factory Farming Coalition. This is something that
activists won't want to miss.
4:45 - 6:45: Anthony Marr, originator
of the CARE Tour, will present his Tiger Slide Show, featuring his work to
save the Bengal Tiger from extinction in India, and will further expand on
the Global Anti-Hunting Coalition.
6:45 - 8: Brenda Davis, Registered Dietitian, will present Cutting Edge
Vegan Nutrition. Brenda is co-author of several books on vegetarian
nutrition, including Becoming Vegetarian, Becoming Vegan, Dairy-Free and
Delicious, and Defeating Diabetes. Books will be available for sale
e-mail:: [email protected]
2004-03-14
Animal Concerns of Texas
El Paso, TX
Be sure to listen to ACT, Animal Concerns of Texas with cohosts Greg Lawson and Steve Best tonight, March 14, at 7:30pm Mountain time. We will be talking with Anthony Marr of CARE, Compassion for Animals Road Expedition, which is touring the country with their message of animal rights and vegan nutrition. We will focus on the threat to the tigers and bears of the world from Chinese medicine.
Great friends sharing a relaxing moment together out of a hectic schedule: (left to right) Lester Karpus (Boulder CO), Coby Siegenthaler (LA CA), AM (Vancouver BC), Jerry Cook (Outerbanks NC), Brenda Davis (Kelowna BC), Janet Allen (LA CA) & Cory Davis (Kelowna BC).
2004-03-18
The Santa Barbara Independent
Who CAREs?
The current state of animal rights
awareness in Santa Barbara is embarrassingly low. As a six-year vegetarian
I am pleased that most Santa Barbara restaurants are veggie-friendly, but
disappointed that we do not have a completely vegetarian restaurant in the
area.
I am aware of the difficulty in uniting vegetarians with animal rights
activists. It is not a surprise that groups who center around one issue
are difficult to unite for common campaigns or even just a vegetarian
potluck.
You can understand my enthusiasm around two local groups that are hoping
to change this cycle of separation. The newly formed S.B. Vegetarian
Society and the S.B. Animal Advocates are working together to host the
Compassion for Animals Road Expedition
(CARE) on its trip to Santa Barbara. CARE has brought national attention
to issues concerning nutrition, vegetarianism, animal abuse, hunting,
rodeos, and factory farming. The two main speakers for this event include
Anthony Marr and Brenda Davis. Marr’s
main goal is to unite animal advocates across the county to develop
concerted action. He is currently working to pass a referendum to abolish
cruel hunting, trapping, and factory-farming practices in many states.
Brenda Davis is a registered dietitian and author of The New Becoming
Vegetarian and Becoming Vegan.
Through this event we are hoping to form a coalition of S.B.’s isolated
organizations so that we are better prepared, motivated, and funded to
fight local animal abuses and bring awareness to a healthier lifestyle
through vegetarianism. Santa Barbara County has a proud history of
supporting the environment. It seems logical that we place as much effort
on maintaining that environment through sustainable agriculture and animal
welfare. The CARE tour will be in Santa Barbara on Thursday, March 18 from
6-9 p.m. at the Faulkner Gallery in the S.B. Public Library. To learn more
about the tour you can visit
www.hope-care.org.
Jennifer Rogers
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Preservationist urges: Save the Tiger
Charlotte, NC – July 1, 2004 – In the new movie, "Two Brothers," a couple of tiger cubs are separated and taken into captivity, then reunited years later when they’re forced to fight as enemies.
If only a tiger’s life were that easy, believes renowned tiger preservationist, Anthony Marr. Instead, tigers are under more deadly attack – from poachers, smugglers and traders of endangered species products, as well as the increasing human destruction of their habitat. In August, Marr will bring his message to Charlotte in two presentations at the Independence and Morrison Regional libraries.
Marr is one of 30 active tiger preservationists in the world. He has
led several tiger-saving expeditions and has conducted undercover
operations in both India and North America to catch illegal traders of
tigers and tiger products. He was honored as the Champion of the Bengal
Tiger in the TV documentary series, "Champions of the Wild," which aired
on the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet. At the libraries, he will
focus on the dire plight of wild tigers due to poaching and habitat loss,
and will encourage the public to help save them.
Though both presentations are designed for children and parents, a few
slides and descriptions may seem harsh, and parents are encouraged to
decide if the library events would be appropriate for their children.
Founded in 1903 as a Carnegie Free Library, PLCMC provides community service and outreach to the citizens of the Charlotte area. It is one of the premiere libraries in the country – named "Library of the Year" and "Library of the Future" in the 1990s – with 23 branches, 1.6 million volumes, and 28,000 videos and DVDs and compact disks. The library also sponsors a variety of community-based programs – from computer- and Internet-education workshops to the award-winning Novello Festival of Reading, a celebration that accentuates the fun of reading and learning.
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Nearly 800 animal rights activists from throughout the U.S. and several
other countries packed the Sheraton Premiere Hotel near the nation's
capital on July 8-12, 2004 to map the movement's national strategy for the
coming year.
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The Animal Rights 2004 National Conference featured more than 80 speakers
from 60 groups representing every faction of the movement. They presented
in 70 sessions, including keynote addresses, briefings on various forms of
animal abuse, workshops on organizing and outreach skills, 'rap' sessions,
and campaign reports.
Get the whole scoop!
and ...
If you don't know about the Compassion for Animals Road Expedition, get
the skinny on the CARE TOUR, a seven-month project that covered 40 states.
See and read about this amazing project in its new website
HOPE-CARE.org which contains 2,500 digital images of the tour and
the hundreds of participating activists, as well as excerpts from the
field journals of CARE campaigners Anthony Marr
and Brenda Davis.
*Those with dial-up internet connections, be aware: the images on the site
are HUGE and take quite a while to load in, but it's worth it!
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This excerpt is from April 2004:
"2004-04-03-6 (In RV in the driveway of Mike and Gina Myers in Talent
(near Ashland), OR, 168398 km. Our drive from San Francisco to here was by
I-5 and uneventful. We arrived at the Meyers' about as expected, and were
warmly received.
I gave my tiger slideshow at the local library of Ashland. Only 4 people
came, "Ah well," thought I, "we're winding up the tour. So, what the
hell." And I gave a hearty presentation to the four, one of whom being
Mike Meyers, our giant of a host who dwarfs even the 6-foot-plus Cory.
Upon our return, we found Janette, PETA's second in command, there
visiting. We socialized for awhile. After that, Cory and I went playing
chess in the RV. In mid-game, Mike came knocking, and we invited him to
sit down on my bed. He quite casually made an offering I found hard to
believe, but even harder to refuse. US $100,000 for my next trip to India,
on the condition that he goes as a volunteer as well. He stuck out his
hand, and I had to ask more than once, "Are you serious?" His hand did not
waver, so I took it and shook it. Cory just sat there dumbfounded. Mike
shook his hand too. I welcomed Cory to come to India as well. He did not
say yes or no, at least not at the moment. So, the CARE tour is ending not
with a whimper, but with a bang."
Anthony Marr and CARE campaigner Cory Davis both spoke at the AR 2004
conference just a couple of weeks ago.
These people are really putting themselves and animal rights out there and
we're proud to introduce their efforts to you!
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2004-12-12
Posted:
Sun Dec 12, 2004 10:36 pm
Post subject: "TIGERS IN HIS TANK",
With reference to "TIGERS
IN HIS TANK", I was one of the wildlife preservationists who voiced
oppositon to Mr. Fertitta's plan when it was being considered. I was
priviledged to speak at City council as a "tiger expert", hoping that the
plublic would see the light. Unfortunately what I said was not well
represented in the subsequent Houston Chronicle article, and the public
remain morbidly fascinated by Mr. Fertitta's offering. So, at risk of
repating myself, I would like to state my reasons as succinctly as
possible, in a letter-to-the-editor not subject to misquotation.
My reasons are four:
1. White tigers are products of
deliberate inbreeding (i.e. father with daughter, mother with son, brother
with sister) which brings out the recessive white color. This in itself is
obscene.
2. But further, the inbreeding also
brings out the otherwise unexpressed genetic defects. These tigers are of
no value in the preservation of the species. What they do is to take up
precious room of those which are of value, considering that we cannot have
an infinite number of captive tigers.
3. Only between a quarter to a
third of the offspring of inbreeding are white. The others are just
normally colored tigers with genetic defects. These are the saddest tigers
of all, tigers of human making. These
sad tigers have nowhere to go, not even in zoos (which want unblemished
specimens). Ah, maybe there is one place for them to go : canned-hunt
farms - one of the saddest places in the world.
4. As you wisely said, after the
tigers, then what? Elephants? Dolphins? Maybe even an Orca or two? "More"
by definition is boundless. So is greed. So is the total absence of
compassion. The only thing more boundless, sadly, is the appetite of the
consuming public.
I hope this letter will make a difference.
Anthony Marr
wildlife
preservationist
tiger specialist
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February's Guardian of the Month:
Anthony Marr
Anthony Marr (center) with CARE participants
After a decade of full-time activism on behalf of animals, Anthony Marr decided to take his message on the road. He started the seven-month, 41 state Compassion for Animals Road Expedition (CARE) tour to show people all across the country how animals are treated in our society and tell them what they can do about it. He bought a used 21' RV and a 10' trailer, and equipped the mobile unit with a 54" TV to bring behind-the-scenes videos to the public and spread awareness of animal issues.
Joining Anthony on the nationwide tour was dietitian and best-selling author Brenda Davis (who penned "Becoming Vegetarian," "Becoming Vegan," "Dairy-Free and Delicious" and "Defeating Diabetes"), and her then 14-year-old son Cory. The trio partnered with vegetarian and animal advocacy groups throughout the U.S. to deliver educational presentations at hundreds of universities, high schools, middle schools, and public venues between September 2003 and April 2004!
As part of their message, the CARE tour supported IDA's Guardian Campaign by urging people to use compassionate language. "If one insists on having an animal for companionship or partnership of some kind, it is a responsibility above all else to safeguard the well-being of the animal," says Anthony. "The prime currency should not be money, nor utility, nor performance, nor even companionship; it should be love, unconditionally given, gratefully received and joyfully returned." Well put, Anthony!
Anthony is featured on the Guardian Campaign Website at http://www.guardiancampaign.com/. IDA honors an extraordinary guardian each month in our e-news, and you can learn about past Guardians of the Month on our Website.
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In the last
decade of full time campaigning in defense of animals, Anthony Marr
created another way to spread awareness of animal issues and rally
activists from coast-to-coast.
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