News and Events >> 3 October 2005

Mon Oct 3 13:59:30 MDT 2005

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

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### 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 at 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 at 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
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- 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
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- 6:30 PM - NEW!  First monthly UARC potluck & video screening!  (see above for details)

Saturday, 8th
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- 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
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- 7:00 PM - Earthsave monthly potluck

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

Tuesday
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* 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
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* 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
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* 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
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* 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
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* 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
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* 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!

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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