News and Events >> 22 August 2005

Mon Aug 22 08:31:29 MDT 2005

Hi Everyone,

Here is some news of the goings on in the Utah Animal Rights Coalition. In This E-Mail:

  (1) Announcements
  (2) Calendar of Events
  (3) In the News
  (4) Volunteer Opportunities

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###(1) ANNOUNCEMENTS ###

UARC will be putting together a third edition of the Wasatch Front Vegetarian Dining Guide (see http://www.vegetarianvoice.com/ for the previous two editions).  If you'd like to help with this, help gather restaurant information, get ads, or design the guide, please contact Eric (ewaters at uarc.com, 560-8238).

###(2) CALENDAR OF EVENTS ###

Wednesday, 24th
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- Noon - SOAR feed-in at the U of U for the first day of school.  Contact Jason for more details (jasonh at uarc.com, 809-6873)

Thursday, 25th
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- 9:00 PM until 10:30 PM - Leafletting at the Gallivan Center; see below for details.

Friday, 26th
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- 5:00 PM - Tabling at the Sugar House Farmers Market; see below for details.

Saturday, 27th
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- 12:00 noon until 2:00 PM - Ching Farm Sanctuary will be bringing Jen to teach Comfort Foods at their weekly vegan cooking class; Jordan Landing Wild Oats.  www.chingsanctuary.org

Sunday, 28th
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- 5:00 PM - UARC special BBQ in conjunction with SOAR

###(3) IN THE NEWS ###
  For more, visit http://news.yahoo.com/fc/World/Animal_Rights/

Monday, 15th
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* Hogle Zoo is helping to protect cheetahs
  Group from Kenya praises zoo's efforts
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600155866,00.html
Cosmas Musya Wambua's love for animals began at an early age. He grew up around the wildlife in Kenya, Africa, where game roamed freely around his home.
  "But by the time I was 10 years old, they were gone," he said. "Wildlife parks are the only way you can see them now." ...

Wednesday, 17th
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* Overfishing keeps cod from bouncing back
  New England: The fish's population is falling despite all the extra government protections
  http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_2948084
WASHINGTON - Cape Cod's population of its namesake fish dipped by 25 percent between 2001 and 2004, according to preliminary findings by federal scientists, indicating the once-abundant fish has yet to rebound despite years of government protection. ...

* Arsonist must still pay debt
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600156382,00.html
A federal judge has ruled that an animal rights activist convicted of setting fire to a McDonald's restaurant in 1997 cannot get out from under a $240,000 restitution order by filing for bankruptcy.
  In his opinion published Monday, U.S. District Judge Bruce Jenkins ruled that Jason Derek Troff's restitution is not considered just any debt but punishment for a criminal act. ...

Thursday, 18th
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* Big, tufted-ears pet that's brought to vet for spaying is no house cat
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600156717,00.html
OGDEN \u2014 The cat Karen Goeckect brought to a veterinarian to be spayed and declawed was actually a lynx \u2014 a threatened species that wildlife officials say is illegal to own in Utah. ...

* Great Plains could go wild with African lions, elephants
  Resistance: A proposal to introduce the species to the U.S. heartland makes some scientists growl
  http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_2951436
DENVER - Lions stalking deer in the stubble of a Nebraska corn field. Elephants trumpeting across Colorado's high plains. Cheetah slouching through the West Texas scrub.
  Prominent ecologists are floating an audacious plan that sounds like a ''Jumanji'' sequel - transplant African wildlife to the Great Plains of North America.  ...

* Downtown falcons gone
  Peregrines: The last survivor of three fledglings hasn't been seen for 3 weeks, is presumed dead
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2951490
The last time we heard of Slowpoke, a fledgling peregrine falcon, she was finding her wings in downtown Salt Lake City around the Salt Lake Temple.
  Now it appears she has perished. Just like a brother and a sister that both crash-landed after being hatched on a Main Street rooftop. ...

* State agency denies request to test levels of mercury in fish
  Appeal: The environmental group Great Salt Lakekeeper says it will fight the ruling
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2951485
An environmental group says it will fight a state ruling that blocks an independent study of toxic mercury in fish from the Great Salt Lake Basin. ...

* Biologists say prospects OK for Utah archery deer hunt
  http://www.sltrib.com/outdoors/ci_2951216
As of Monday, there were 2,671 permits remaining for the archery hunt. Permits can be purchased at the Division of Wildlife Resources' Web site - http://www.wildlife.utah.gov - the six regional DWR offices or the more than 190 hunting-license agents in Utah.
    Biologists say hunters should see more animals during the Utah archery deer season, which opens Saturday and ends Sept. 16. ...

Friday, 19th
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* Lawsuit seeks to preserve caribou
  Snowmobiles targeted: But recreationists question whether the machines are responsible for decline
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2955322
SPOKANE, Wash. - Only a handful of endangered caribou remain in the remote Selkirk Mountains near the Canadian border, and a federal court lawsuit seeks to ban snowmobiles from their winter range. ...

* Police kill pit bull after it attacks two
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2955329
Salt Lake City police shot and killed a pit bull terrier Tuesday after it bit one woman then tried to attack a cop. The incident occurred at 3:43 p.m. near 600 East and 700 South. A 33-year-old woman, police said, was walking west on the south side of 700 South when the pit bull ran out from its house and bit her on the calf. ...

* Nuisance beavers are a dam problem all over Provo
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2955320
PROVO - At least once a week, the state Division of Wildlife Resources office in Springville receives a call complaining of a dam nuisance.
  Beavers are wreaking havoc on the city's waterways, prompting Steve Gray, a wildlife specialist with DWR, to respond to ''nuisance beaver'' calls. He has trapped beavers and dismantled dams all over the city, from backyard canals to the Provo River, he said. ...

* Converting manure into electricity nets farmers fed reward
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600156932,00.html
MORONI, Sanpete County \u2014 Owners of a dairy and turkey farm turning manure into electricity are among the first farmers in Utah qualified to receive federal payments for environmentally sensitive practices. ...

###(4) VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ###

There are many opportunities any given week for volunteers to help with UARC's goals.  Here's a few of things we need your help on:

  * Big Ass Show Tabling *

    Where:  Utah State Fair Park
     When:  Saturday, September 24th, all day long
     What:  Tabling at the show

  UARC will be getting a booth at the X96 Big Ass Show.  We are looking for four volunteers who will get free passes to the show to table the event.

  * Gallivan Center Leafletting *

    Where:  Gallivan Center at 200 S. 50 E., northern entrance
     When:  9:00 PM - 10:30 PM on Thursday, 25th of August
     What:  Pass out vegan literature

  Every Thursday through the month of August we will be leafletting the attendees of the Twilight Concert Series.  So far we've passed out over 1,900 brochures and leaflets, and we'd like to keep it up!

  * Sugar House Farmers Market *

    Where:  Sugar House at 2100 S. 1300 E.
     When:  5:00 PM - 9:00 PM on Fridays until Sept. 30th
     What:  Tabling for UARC

  Every Friday until Sept. 30th Sugar House will be having a farmers market to promote the local stores and farmers in the area.  Raphael of the Free Speech Zone (2144 S. Highland dr. #130) is graciously allowing us to table with him.  We are looking for volunteers to help with this.

  * Adopt a VSK Stand *

  PETA has graciously given UARC thousands of Vegan Starter Kits and stands upon which to put them.  We would like to place these stands across the valley and have them frequently refilled.  Your responsiblities would include finding a highly trafficed place to put the stand, get permission from the owner of the building to place it, and refill the stand frequently.

To volunteer for any of these things, simply reply to this email.  Thanks to Julie, Sean and David for volunteering!

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That's it for this week.

Please consider becoming a member of UARC; with your membership card, you will get discounts to Coffee Under the Bridge, Sage's Cafe, Bangkok Thai, Bag Lady Boutique, Good Times Tattoo, and the Health Deli in St. George.  To become a member, visit http://www.uarc.com/membership.html

Thanks!

Eric Waters