From news-events at uarc.com Mon Oct 3 13:59:30 2005 From: news-events at uarc.com (news-events@uarc.com) Date: Mon Oct 3 13:59:32 2005 Subject: News and Events >> 3 October 2005 Message-ID: <20051003195930.GC13374@demeter.xmission.com> Hi Everyone, Here is some news of the goings on in the Utah Animal Rights Coalition. In This E-Mail: * KFC Demo Saturday * First Monthly Potluck and Video Screening * Calendar of Events * In the News * Volunteer Opportunities To be removed from this mailing list, follow the instructions at the bottom. ### KFC DEMO SATURDAY ### This is Peter Tucker. There is going to be a KFC Demo on Sat. Oct. 8th @ noon @ the KFC on 39th South and State St. It will last approx 2 hours. Invite all your friends. If anyone needs a ride call me and we'll see if we can get one for you. My cell # is 801.671.9621 if there are any questions. Chris Coffin can also be contacted @ (801) 918 4605 or coffin_chris@yahoo.com www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com ### FIRST MONTHLY POTLUCK AND VIDEO SCREENING ### For the cold months, UARC will be hosting a monthly indoor potluck and video screening. This week will be the first of these: Where: 529 N. Center St. (west of the capitol building) When: Thursday, 6 October @ 6:30 PM - video will start at 7:30 PM. What: Vegan potluck and video screening! To attend, please bring a potluck dish to share with others. If you can't bring a dish, you may bring $6.00 instead to eat, but we'd rather see food than money. Dishes and utensils will be provided. The video has yet to be decided, but we're thinking about one of the following: Babe, Chicken Run, Peaceful Kingdom, The Witness, Bambi, Finding Nemo Yes, they're mostly cute and furry, but all have distinct animal rights messages that we'd like to enjoy. If you have a good idea on what we should watch, let us know. To ensure good turnout of meals, please RSVP to Eric (ewaters@uarc.com, 560-8238) with what you will be bringing to make sure there is a good varied spread of food. Do not just bring chips or chocolate soymilk - we'd like to see home cooked food. Here's the categories we'd like to see filled: Finger Foods & Appetizers (chips fall into this) Soups & Stews Rice & other sides Entrees Deserts Drinks We look forward to seeing you there - it will be fun! ### CALENDAR OF EVENTS ### Wednesday, 5th -------------- - 7:00 PM - Weekly meeting of UARC at the Downtown Public Library. Look for the room number on the display board, but it's usually in a room on the lower floor, outside of the secured book area. Thursday, 6th ------------- - 6:30 PM - NEW! First monthly UARC potluck & video screening! (see above for details) Saturday, 8th ------------- - 12:00 PM - KFC Demo at 39th South and State St. (see above for details) - 12:00 PM - Ching Farm Sanctuary vegan cooking class. To be held at the Fort Union Wild Oats, Colleen is showing the wonderful world of chick'n salad as used in sandwiches, dip, etc. ... and next week ... Wednesday, 12th --------------- - 7:00 PM - Earthsave monthly potluck ### IN THE NEWS ### For more, visit http://news.yahoo.com/fc/World/Animal_Rights/ Tuesday ------- * Horse flu infects dogs in 11 states http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_3065425 A strain of flu virus that jumped from horses to dogs has caused sometimes deadly respiratory infections at dog tracks and kennels in at least 11 states and among some household pets as well, health officials reported Monday. ... Wednesday --------- * Dining Out: Oasis goes mainstream with expanded menu http://www.sltrib.com/food/ci_3067690 When Joel and Jill LaSalle made an offer to buy the holistic Golden Braid Bookstore four years ago, they hoped to wriggle out of acquiring the adjacent Oasis Cafe. The last thing he wanted was a "brown food" diner, Joel says, recalling his dismissive attitude about legume-laden vegan and vegetarian cuisine. ... * Elephant parade ushers in circus http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,615153601,00.html A parade of elephants in downtown Salt Lake City today will announce the arrival of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The parade of creatures, clowns and elephants will follow a police motorcycle patrol at noon. The route goes west from 100 South and 400 West to Rio Grande Street, then to 50 North, over to South Temple and ends at the southeast corner of the Delta Center Plaza on 300 West and 100 South. After the parade, the elephants will stomp and eat watermelons. For more information, visit www.ringling.com. Thursday -------- * Conservationists buy huge cattle ranches http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3070905 A pair of conservation organizations have finalized their purchase of the Kane and Two Mile ranches, which together sprawl over nearly 900,000 acres between the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and the Utah border. ... Friday ------ * Gorillas prove handy with tools in the wild http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_3074393 For the first time, biologists have documented gorillas in the wild using simple tools, such as poking a stick in a swampy pool of water to check its depth. ... * Informants in turkey slaughter paid http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3074445 A national animal-rights organization this week issued checks of $2,500 as a reward for three informants who helped police last year nab seven young men who killed more than 1,200 turkeys in Sanpete County. The checks on Thursday were in the possession of the Sanpete County attorney's office, which will distribute them to the informants, said Brody Keisel, a deputy county attorney. "It was money well-spent," said Stephanie Bell, a caseworker for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), based in Virginia. ... * Mercury alert: 2 duck species too toxic to eat http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3074414 Two days before the opening day of the duck hunting season, state officials warned Utah hunters not to eat northern shovelers or common goldeneyes that feed on Great Salt Lake marshes because tests of their flesh show toxic levels of mercury. ... * $10,000 price tag for 4 poached elk http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,615154180,00.html VERNAL \u2014 A Salt Lake man won't be going to jail, but he will pay a hefty penalty for illegally killing four bull elk in the Book Cliffs a little more than a year ago. Jerold Cushing Kennicott, 38, was ordered to pay more than $10,000 in fines and restitution and will lose his hunting privileges for up to 10 years for shooting four bull elk during the archery hunt in September 2004. ... Saturday -------- * Oh, where has his little dog gone? 2 boys asked to pet Crystal, then took her http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,615154414,00.html Call him the canine crusader. Robert Booth's purebred miniature dachshund, "Crystal," was stolen from under his nose nearly two weeks ago, and he's begging for someone to bring her back. ... Sunday ------ * Hunters get mixed message http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3080640 FARMINGTON BAY - Hunters flocked to the Great Salt Lake marshes Saturday for the opening of the 2005 waterfowl season despite a health warning that two species of duck carry levels of mercury that make them unsafe for human consumption. ... * Banning slaughterhouses has hurt the horse industry and horses http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_3079258 I'd like to address a bill the Senate passed Tuesday to ban slaughtering horses. My husband and I are ranchers and we buy slaughter horses. I guess you could call us the bad people. But let me tell you, I don't think the senators realize what they have done. ... ### 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: * 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! ### ######################################### 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 From news-events at uarc.com Sun Oct 9 09:57:12 2005 From: news-events at uarc.com (news-events@uarc.com) Date: Sun Oct 9 09:57:13 2005 Subject: News and Events >> 9 October 2005 Message-ID: <20051009155712.GB10659@demeter.xmission.com> Hi Everyone, Here is some news of the goings on in the Utah Animal Rights Coalition. In This E-Mail: * Calendar of Events * In the News * Volunteer Opportunities To be removed from this mailing list, follow the instructions at the bottom. Thanks to everyone who came out to Ching Farm for volunteer day - it was awesome! The farm is very greatful for all your hard work. ### CALENDAR OF EVENTS ### Monday, 10th ------------ - 7:00 PM - Ching Farm Sanctuary vegan cooking class with Colleen Gardner. The wonderful world of chick'n salad as used in sandwiches, dip, etc.. Held at the Downtown Wild Oats. Wednesday, 12th --------------- - 7:00 PM - Earthsave monthly potluck at the Downtown Wild Oats. Sunday, 16th ------------ - 5:00 PM - Ching Farm Sanctuary vegan cooking class with Cassandra. Bread is the subject. Held at the Sugarhouse Wild Oats. ### IN THE NEWS ### For more, visit http://news.yahoo.com/fc/World/Animal_Rights/ Thursday -------- * Everglades Coup?: Invading pythons say see ya later, gators http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_3091233 MIAMI - A meeting between two of the largest and fiercest predators in the Everglades - a Burmese python and an American alligator - ended in a scene as rare as it was bizarre. ... Friday ------ * Monroe may stock its irrigation pond with sport fish http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3094995 MONROE - The City Council is considering using this central Utah city's existing irrigation pond at 850 E. Canyon Road to stock fish for community recreation. ... Sunday ------ * 'Species Recovery Act' is road to extinction http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_3099485 Congressman Richard Pombo's deceptively named "Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act" now goes to the Senate. If it becomes law, it will put a great many species of plant and animal on a fast track to extinction. ... * Just say nay to the slaughter of horses for food http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_3099482 Horses are many things to Americans: They helped us settle this country. They have served us faithfully in battle. They have entertained us in racing and competition. For 400 years, they were a primary means of transport for Americans. And they are beloved companions to millions today. But there's one thing to Americans that horses are not: food. ... * Nevada fed bashers ax protection for threatened fish http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3100703 Shovel brigade: Fish and Wildlife Service says bull trout needs thousands of miles of undisturbed habitat, except in northeast Nev. RENO, Nev. - While Congress debates the future of the Endangered Species Act, the Bush administration's enforcement of the landmark wildlife law is under renewed scrutiny due to its designation of critical habitat for a threatened Western trout species. ... ### 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: * 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! ### ######################################### 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 From news-events at uarc.com Sun Oct 16 14:19:58 2005 From: news-events at uarc.com (news-events@uarc.com) Date: Sun Oct 16 14:20:00 2005 Subject: UARC News and Events >> 16 October 2005 Message-ID: <20051016201958.GB27809@demeter.xmission.com> Hi Everyone, Here is some news of the goings on in the Utah Animal Rights Coalition. In This E-Mail: * Miyun Park Banquet * Demonstration Against Fur * Halloween Potluck * KCPW Fundraising Drive * Calendar of Events * In the News To be removed from this mailing list, follow the instructions at the bottom. ### MIYUN PARK BANQUET ### As you hopefully already know, UARC will be hosting Miyun Park, the director of Farm Animal Welfare at The Humane Society of the United States in Washington, D.C., and the former president of Compassion Over Killing, at a benefit dinner on 23rd of October. More details will follow in another email, and are also available online at http://www.uarc.com/miyun_park/ . If you don't already have a ticket now, this is the perfect time to get one. You can also pick up a membership to UARC for only $15 more. We need your help! We are looking for volunteers to assist with this production: Food preparation (4 people) - requires food handlers permit - * Saturday food preparation and cooking * Sunday food transport to venue and load in * Serving at the venue Venue help (4 people) * Sunday general assistance in the venue itself for putting up directional signs, table decorations, arranging tables, etc. As a big thank you for service, with more than four hours of help, you can get a free ticket to the event. Of course, you are encouraged to donate the at-cost price oft he event (probably $7) as this is a benefit for UARC. Thanks! Get in touch with Eric (560-8238, ewaters@uarc.com) and Jason (809-6873, jasonh@uarc.com) to get involved! ### DEMONSTRATION AGAINST FUR ### As the cold weather approaches, retailers are unfortunately going to be rampimg up the sale of fur. Items such as fur trim and full length fur coats are the products of a cruel and barbaric industry, and need to be opposed by humane people at every turn. In an effort to educate the stop this atrocity, UARC will be starting a weekly demonstration at the downtown Gateway mall. Where: The north west corner of 100 S. 400 W. (this location may change) When: Every Saturday from 12:00 noon until 1:00 pm While we will be demonstrating in general to all the holiday & winter shoppers, we will begin by targetting the J. Crew line which recently began selling fur in it's line of clothing (for more details about this, visit http://www.jcruel.com). Please dress according to the weather. Signs and leaflets will be provided. ### HALLOWEEN POTLUCK ### The Utah Zombie Rights Coalition will be taking a break from our fight for equality for zombies and undead creatures to have a little scream of a social. Our monthly potluck dinner will be held on October 30th at the residence of not-dead-yet Leici "Maybe" Hendrix and Ben "Gob" Warden at 1012 S. 800 E.. Meet a bit before the witching hour at 7:00 PM for a night of screams. Come dressed in your finest rags, bags, and whatever else you'll be wearing on All Hallows Eve. Bring the most revolting, creepy and crawly vegan mash you can concoct. Please RSVP to Eric "Buster" Waters at ewaters@uarc.com or 560-8238 with what dish you'll be bringing. ### KCPW FUNDRAISING DRIVE ### Volunteers with UARC will be helping with the phones at KCPW this Friday from 6:00 to 9:15 a.m. This is our third and final time slot on this drive. Please join us in supporting KCPW. It's our community radio station and a vital source of news and information on Salt Lake City and Northern Utah. Tune in to 88.3 or 105.3 FM or 1010 AM from 6:00 to 9:15 a.m. Friday, October 21st - if you were planning to donate to KCPW, please pledge during this time and say that you're a UARC supporter. As an added bonus, UARC may be offering a pledge gift of a Miyun Park banquet ticket + one year UARC Membership, so stay tuned! ### CALENDAR OF EVENTS ### Sunday, 16th (today) ------------ - 5:00 PM - Ching Farm Sanctuary vegan cooking class at the Sugarhouse Wild Oats to cover homemade Tofu. Monday, 17th (tomorrow) ------------ - 7:00 PM - Button making party at Eric Waters house (529 N. Center St.). We will be eating some food and making animal rights buttons on two button machines. Come on by and help out! If we have enough people, we'll make some posters for the upcoming Fur protest as well. Friday, 21st ------------ - 6:00 AM to 9:15 AM - UARC volunteers handle the phones for the KCPW Fundraising Drive (see above) Saturday, 22nd -------------- - 12:00 Noon - Demonstration Against Fur @ The Gateway mall (see above) - 12:00 Noon - Ching Farm Sanctuary vegan cooking class at the Jordan Landing Wild Oats to discuss halloween treats. Sunday, 23rd ------------ - 6:30 PM - Miyun Park benefit banquet at the University of Utah Officers Club (see above) ... and next week ... Sunday, 30th ------------ - 7:00 PM - UARC Halloween Potluck (see above) ### IN THE NEWS ### For more, visit http://news.yahoo.com/fc/World/Animal_Rights/ Monday ------ * Utah prairie dog gains useful friends http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3102539 The embattled Utah prairie dog faces an uncertain future, but plans are afoot to give the critter a boost. And the help is coming from some unlikely sources. ... * Legal wrangles leave island cattle feral http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3102538 ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A scrappy herd of cattle is on its own once more, foraging for beach rye and other grasses on a solitary, storm-battered Alaska island, surviving much as it has for more than a century - without a human caretaker. ... Saturday -------- * Pet lovers worried sick over dog flu http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_3118812 CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y. - Every inch the pampered purebred, the fluffy white dog Curry stands like a statue for his haircut at the Best Friends Pet Resort and Salon. ... Sunday ------ * A state reptile \u2014 with bite? http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635153590,00.html ST. GEORGE \u2014 Laura Graf's fourth-graders are big fans of the diamondback rattlesnake, and they're pretty sure the rest of Utah will love the slithery creature, too \u2014 if it becomes the new state reptile. ... ### ######################################### That's it for this week. Thanks for reading! From news-events at uarc.com Sun Oct 23 10:07:04 2005 From: news-events at uarc.com (news-events@uarc.com) Date: Sun Oct 23 10:07:05 2005 Subject: EXTRA EXTRA: Miyun Park free talks Message-ID: <20051023160704.GB20847@demeter.xmission.com> Friends, Sorry, but I forgot to include this in the email I just sent out. Miyun Park, director of Farm Animal Welfare with HSUS and former president of Compassion Over Killing, will be presenting the following free talks tomorrow (Monday, 24th of October): "Helping Animals With Every Bite You Take" Salt Lake Community College Skylight Lounge - South Campus 11:00 AM "Helping Animals With Every Bite You Take" University of Utah East Ballroom - Union Building 12:30 PM If you have the time, please attend one of these presentations, and let your friends and family who are also able to attend know about them. Eric Waters Utah Animal Rights Coalition From news-events at uarc.com Sun Oct 30 10:14:35 2005 From: news-events at uarc.com (news-events@uarc.com) Date: Sun Oct 30 10:14:35 2005 Subject: UARC News and Events >> 30 October 2005 Message-ID: <20051030171435.GA19972@demeter.xmission.com> Hi Everyone, Here is some news of the goings on in the Utah Animal Rights Coalition. In This E-Mail: * Demonstration Against Fur * Halloween Potluck * Calendar of Events * In the News To be removed from this mailing list, follow the instructions at the bottom. ### DEMONSTRATION AGAINST FUR ### Where: The intersection of 100 S. and 500 W. (inside the Gateway mall) When: Every Saturday from 12:30 pm until 1:30 pm NOTE: Yesterday's protest was called off due to rainy weather. If rain or snow is falling at or up to 12:30, we'll not be there, as neither will shoppers most likely. As the cold weather approaches, retailers are unfortunately going to be rampimg up the sale of fur. Items such as fur trim and full length fur coats are the products of a cruel and barbaric industry, and need to be opposed by humane people at every turn. In an effort to educate the stop this atrocity, UARC is holding a weekly demonstration at the downtown Gateway mall. While we will be demonstrating in general to all the holiday & winter shoppers, we will begin by targetting the J. Crew line which recently began selling fur in it's line of clothing (for more details about this, visit http://www.jcruel.com). Please dress according to the weather. Signs and leaflets will be provided. ### HALLOWEEN POTLUCK ### The Utah Zombie Rights Coalition will be taking a break from our fight for equality for zombies and undead creatures to have a little scream of a social. Our monthly potluck dinner will be held on October 30th at the residence of not-dead-yet Leici "Inara" Hendrix and Ben "Jayne" Warden at 1012 S. 800 E.. Meet a bit before the witching hour at 7:00 PM for a night of screams. Come dressed in your finest rags, bags, and whatever else you'll be wearing on All Hallows Eve. Bring the most revolting, creepy and crawly vegan mash you can concoct. Please RSVP to Eric "Simon" Waters at ewaters@uarc.com or 560-8238 with what dish you'll be bringing. We have one desert and one entree RSVP'ed so far. ### CALENDAR OF EVENTS ### Sunday, 30th (today) ------------ - 7:00 PM - UARC Halloween Potluck (see above) Monday, 31st ------------ All Hallows Eve! Saturday, 5th ------------- - 12:30 PM - Fur protest at the Gateway (see above) ### IN THE NEWS ### For more, visit http://news.yahoo.com/fc/World/Animal_Rights/ Wednesday -------- * Horse slaughter may remain legal http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_3155316 WASHINGTON - A ban on slaughtering horses that won initial approval in the House and Senate seemed in jeopardy on Wednesday as Republicans acknowledged they may kill the proposal. ... Saturday -------- * Tahoe's burglar bear shot dead in the act http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_3163360 Destructive: The bear was blamed for up to $1 million in damage to about 100 homes RENO, Nev. - A hungry black bear that broke into about 100 Sierra Nevada vacation homes and caused up to $1 million in damage was shot and killed by a caretaker while exiting a home at Lake Tahoe. ... Sunday ------ * Bringing home the bison Antelope Island's annual event brings cowboys back to round 'em up http://www.sltrib.com/ci_3166040 ANTELOPE ISLAND - Antelope Island was home to a dying breed this week - the Western cowboy. While careful wildlife management at the state park has preserved now-thriving populations of bighorn sheep, elk, deer, bobcats, coyotes, birds and American bison, a change in the 19th annual Great Bison Roundup program also inspired hundreds of horsemen and women to abandon modern conveniences in exchange for an authentic experience on the range. ... * Disabled girl's aid dog barred from her school http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_3166053 WASHINGTON - Sarah Garvin and her dog, Satin, are a team. When Sarah, 15, a special-education student, goes to the doctor, Satin goes, too. At Sarah's therapeutic horseback-riding class, Satin waits outside the ring. During Sarah's elementary school years, the dog accompanied her to class several days a week, and the principal even introduced the 60-pound black Labrador retriever mix as ''our new staff member.'' ... ### ######################################### That's it for this week. Thanks for reading!