UARC News and Events >> 27 August 06

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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

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### CALENDAR OF EVENTS ###

Sunday, 27th (today)
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- 6:00 PM - UARC potluck at Leici's house at 1585 S. 900 E., Salt Lake.  Bring food to share!


Monday, 28th
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- 6:30 PM - Monthly meeting at The Bridge


### IN THE NEWS ###

Wednesday
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* Police shoot attacking dog during trespass call
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,645195436,00.html
Police officers shot a dog that attacked them while they were responding to a call about teenagers trespassing at a golf course Tuesday.
  The dog's owner saw the police near his home, at 2400 South and 2500 East, and came out to see what was going on, said Salt Lake City police Lt. J.R. Nelson. The owner said he didn't know the dog, believed to be a Labrador-hound mix, was following him outside of his fenced yard.
  When the dog attacked the officers, one of them fired a shot at the dog and injured it, Nelson said. The dog was taken to a veterinarian and later euthanized because it was not expected to recover.
  The owner was cited for having a dog at large. The officers were not injured.

* Dog dead; owner cries foul
  Shot by police: Officers say 'Rottweiler' came at them; witnesses say no
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_4223697
Parker Smith pauses for a minute after burying his dog Jasper in the backyard of his family home. Jasper was shot by Salt Lake City Police on Monday night and later euthanized by a vet. (Al Hartmann/The Salt Lake Tribune ) 	
  Salt Lake City police describe Jasper as a Rottweiler who attacked officers. Jasper's owner describes the dog as a mix of Labrador retriever and hound who was skittish but docile.
  One thing the cops and the owner agree on is an officer shot Jasper on Monday night. A veterinarian later euthanized the dog. ...


Thursday
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* Neighbors protest planned python-breeding farm
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_4230241
Posted: 6:46 AM- MAPLETON - A public meeting was cut short when tempers rose over Dan and Colette Sutherland's plan to move their online ball python breeding business to Mapleton.
  Dan Sutherland held an informational meeting at the City Building on Wednesday but was unable to finish his presentation as tempers flared on both sides.
  "If you're going to bring snakes here, it's going to be over my dead body," one woman shouted as she stormed out of the meeting. ...


Friday
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* Moe the hippo is a dad
  Hogle Zoo's beloved former resident hippo Moe is now a proud papa.
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,645196004,00.html
The 32-year-old spent some 30 years of his life in Hogle's 30,000-gallon tank and lived much of it single. But in February 2005, zoo staff decided to send Moe off to the Rio Grande Zoo in Albuquerque, N.M., to live in a state-of-the-art exhibit. ...


Saturday
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* 4 falcons at home in Utah capital
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,645196274,00.html
Salt Lake City residents' chances of spotting a peregrine falcon are better than they have been in years. No fewer than four of the once-endangered raptors are at home in Utah's capital.
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  A young male dubbed Peewee and his sister, Wendy, have joined their parents in patrolling city streets and searching for pigeons or other prey. ...

* Egg farm to shell out $105,000 over spill
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_4242207
A Cache County poultry company responsible for a spill of up to 2 million gallons of chicken waste into the Cub and Bear rivers last year has agreed to pay a six-figure fine and take steps to ensure that such a disaster does not occur again.
   Ritewood Egg, based in northern Cache County, will pay a $105,000 penalty in three installments, the Utah Water Quality Board announced Friday. The company also will develop a nutrient management plan and construct improved compost and disposal facilities as part of a negotiated settlement with the division completed last week. ...


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That's it for this week.  Thanks for reading!