News and Events >> 6 September 2005

Tue Sep 6 11:47:48 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 ###

Sorry to any who came to the library last week for our biweekly meeting.  We weren't able to have the meeting.  The next meeting though is this week; I encourage any who want to get involved to attend!

Also I apologize for the delay in getting this email out.  I was out of town and away from a computer.

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

Wednesday, 7th
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- 7:00 PM - UARC biweekly meeting in the downtown public library, lower level.

Friday, 9th
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- 5:00 PM - Tabling at the Sugar House Farmers Market; see below for details.

Saturday, 10th
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- 12:00 noon - Colleen Gardner will be doing a vegan cooking workshop with Ching Sanctuary at the Ft. Union Wild Oats.

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

Monday, 29th
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* Scientist's discovery may mean a test for mad cow
  http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_2982082
  Prions: A Texas professor finds a way to make the disease agents in blood samples grow
WASHINGTON - One of the biggest hurdles in fighting ailments such as mad cow disease and its human version has been the lack of a way to diagnose the illness. A new process may point the way to a useful blood test. ...

* Vets are helping maimed elephant to remember how to walk on four feet
  http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_2982077
LAMPANG, Thailand - A Thai elephant that attracted worldwide attention when its foot was amputated after it stepped on a land mine has been fitted with a temporary prosthesis, a wildlife conservation worker said Sunday. ...

* Glen Canyon Dam set for flow test to revive habitat
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2982114
  New twist: Officials will reduce high-low water fluctuations in hopes of restoring the environment for native fish species
They will be slowing the flow at Glen Canyon Dam this week, the latest installment in a series of attempts to analyze and ultimately revive the habitat for endangered native fish species in the lower Colorado River. ...

* Greens aim new ethics plaint at BLM boss
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2982126
  Conflict of interest? An environmental group is expected to file today
A Washington, D.C.-based environmental group is expected to file an ethics complaint today charging that Bureau of Land Management Director and Utah native Kathleen Clarke violated conflict of interest laws and regulations, and showed improper favoritism during her involvement in a dispute over grazing rights in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. ...

Wednesday, 30th
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* Three states sue to keep forests road-free
  http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_2987550
SAN FRANCISCO - California, New Mexico and Oregon sued the Bush administration Tuesday over the government's decision to allow road building, logging and other commercial ventures on more than 90,000 square miles of the nation's remaining pristine forests. ...

Thursday, 1st
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* DNA of chimps, humans compared
  http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_2991246
SAN JOSE, Calif. - An international team of scientists Wednesday announced the first comprehensive comparison of the genetic blueprints of humans and chimps, an effort that explains what makes us so similar to our closest living relative - yet so strikingly different. ...

* Sheepdogs to strut their stuff
MIDWAY \u2014 Simple calls directed the sleek black-and-white-dogs to herd eight sheep into an open trailer.
  On command, the dogs circled and darted at the sheep, pushing them toward the trailer's door. They collected a stray and forced it with the others. Then, with all eight inside, the stock man shut the trailer door and thanked the dog handlers Wednesday afternoon. ...

Friday, 2nd
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* Grizzlies get fat on salmon, but toxins increase
  http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_2994834
  Hazards: The fish, themselves carnivores, appear to have absorbed dangerous chemicals blown into the ocean from Asia
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - British Columbia grizzly bears that feasted on salmon grew more robust than their interior cousins, but took on something less desirable with the added calories - concentrations of toxic chemicals. ...

Sunday, 4th
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* It's a bird! It's a plane hazard
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3000289
  Keeping a Watchful Eye on the Sky: Animal strikes are costly and increasing risk to small craft and airlines
Tony Fizer was on final approach to Vancouver International Airport when his SkyWest jet hit a goose.
  "Things happened so fast," says Fizer, SkyWest's chief pilot in Salt Lake City. "I remember a blurry thing out of the corner of my eye and then a thud on the nose. It ended up impaling itself on one of my instruments." ...

* Use little pigs to scare away unwanted birds
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3000311
Airports with bird problems are using more than pyrotechnics and noisemakers to scare off the hazardous nuisances.
   An airport in south Florida has a border collie on full-time patrol. Several airports have falconers and falcons to dive-bomb unwanted feathered guests. But as far as the Rudy Duck Club knows, no one is using its bird control measures: Pigs. ...

* Rodeo teaches diversity appreciation, pardner
  http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_2999020
I like to imagine that I'm someone who appreciates diversity, someone who seeks to learn from the new, the different, the not-like-me. But it's one thing when you choose the milieu; when it's imposed, then things get interesting.
  The unchosen experience, the compulsory encounter with "the other"; that's where we're really tested. ...

Monday, 5th
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* Animal refuge: Utah businesses and volunteers offer help
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3002352
BLUFFDALE - Hurricane Katrina took Donnie Panarello's home and belongings. But the 45-year-old longshoreman from Chalmette, La., saved his most precious possessions. ...

* Red-tailed hawk earns its wings
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600160993,00.html
  After months of training, the rescued bird is set free in W.V.
The red-tailed hawk nicknamed "UDOT" made its first flight in the wild Saturday after spending three months learning to fly and hunt at Utah Wilderness Rehabilitation. ...

* Hogle Zoo plans benefit Monday for cheetahs
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600161047,00.html
Hogle Zoo's annual benefit for cheetah conservation, the Eighth Cheetah Cha-Cha, will be on Labor Day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  Sponsored by the Utah Chapter of the American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK), proceeds will go to the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) in Namibia and Kenya, Africa. Raising awareness of the endangered cheetah and the challenges the big cat faces to survive in the wild is the goal. ...

###(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:

  * New Dining Guide *

  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).

  * 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.

  * 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