UARC News and Events >> 8 January 06

Sun Jan 8 11:54:36 MST 2006

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

Thanks to all those who came out for our Holiday potluck.  It was lots of fun!  Hope everyone had a safe and happy new year.

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### CALENDAR OF EVENTS ###
  ( UARC lists other groups' events in our calendar as a service to the
    community, for solidarity with others fighting for animal liberation )

Monday, 9th (tomorrow)
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- 7:00 PM - UARC Steering meeting at The Bridge (512 W. 200 S.).  All are welcome; paying members have voting privileges.

Saturday, 14th
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- 12:00 Noon - VFS fur demo at L'Ours Blanc furs
- 2:00 PM - ARM KFC demo at 5900 S. State.

Sunday, 15th
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- 5:00 PM - SOAR weekly meeting

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

Monday 26th
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* The sad facts: Owners have responsibility when pets run wild
  http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_3344283
  CONTROLLING DOGS
It is sad that a family pet, a husky named Rowdy, was shot and killed by deputy sheriffs as the dog attacked a deer near Park City just a couple of weeks before Christmas.
  The dog's untimely death, however, was not the fault of the officers, who were simply performing one of their many duties: protecting wildlife. It was not Rowdy's fault. He was doing one of the things dogs do, when they are allowed to do it: stalking a winter-ravaged animal, intent on killing it. ...

* State reptile nomination stirs up a nest of controversy
  No diamondback rattlers in Utah, snake experts say
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635171682,00.html
SALT LAKE CITY \u2014 A project by fourth-grade students at Diamond Valley Elementary School to promote the diamondback rattler as an official state symbol has run into a host of scientific criticism.
  The problem with the students' nomination, based on their St. George school mascot, is that no such snake exists in Utah. ...

Tuesday 27th
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* Control your dogs
  http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_3346295
In regard to \u201cDeputy kills dog\u201d (Tribune, Dec. 21), I hope that all dog owners take the lesson from this incident that they need to control their animals. ...

Wednesday 28th
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* Handouts for mooching eagles create a touchy issue in Alaska
  Dumpster divers? Some say the birds are turning into bums; others say it helps winter survival
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3349236
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The eagles are returning to the Homer Spit again, as the ''Eagle Lady'' has resumed her winter feeding program. The professional photographers and expensive photo safaris will follow soon. ...

* Dozens of prize sheep struck, killed by a train
  Dog chases the purebreds; each worth about $1,300
SPANISH FORK \u2014 Dozens of prize-winning purebred sheep are dead after they were hit by a train after being chased to the tracks by a dog.
  Jim Jensen, one of four people who own the group of sheep, said eight of the 132 sheep in the flock are still alive. Thirteen immediately survived the accident but five have since died as the result of injuries. ...

Thursday 29th
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* Sheep killed when chased onto tracks
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3352072
SPANISH FORK - Just eight sheep remain from a flock of 132 hit by a train after being chased to the tracks by a dog, the owners say.
  Jim Jensen, one of four people who own the group of sheep, said 13 immediately survived the Dec. 19 accident but five have since died. ...

* Tiny dog goes 8 days in coyote land
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635172385,00.html
ELKO, Nev. (AP) \u2014 The biggest Christmas present came a day late this year for Lee and Irene DellaSilva of Ogden. But it's one they'll never forget.
  Eight days after the DellaSilvas' 6-year-old poodle, Miss Lizzie, was lost during a rollover accident east of Carlin, a Union Pacific crew spotted the black pooch Monday morning on railroad tracks near the crash site. ...

Monday 2nd
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* Wolves are federally protected in wolfless Nevada
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3363612
  Just in case: The state wants the feds to drop its endangered listing
RENO, Nev. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is refusing to take the gray wolf off the list of endangered species in Nevada, even though agency biologists acknowledge the animals have been extinct in the state for decades. ...

Tuesday 3rd
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* Zoo's penguins march to their own drummer
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635173455,00.html
First there were the hilarious 3-D zoo escapees Skipper, Private, Kowalski and Rico in the smash hit "Madagascar." Then the heart-touching, dangerous quest to start a family and keep the baby alive in "March of the Penguins." And after being nominated as VH1's Biggest Breakout Star, starring in a Coke commercial and making headlines for an infamous New York Central Park Zoo gay couple, 2005 has been the year of the penguins.
  Here in Utah, the state has its own animated flightless birds \u2014 namely, Hardy, Gia, Puff, Rocky, Bluebird, Blackbird, Whitebird, Greenbird, Newton, Dancer, Scrappy, Smooty, Flap and Shaker. ...

Wednesday 4th
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* Carriage driver in coma [in New York]
  http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/380029p-322651c.html
The horse-drawn carriage driver critically injured when his frightened horse bolted in midtown had long feared the unruly gelding would run wild.
  ...Spotty suffered a broken leg and was euthanized late Monday after ejecting Vargas from the carriage and galloping several blocks before ramming into a station wagon at W. 50th St. and Ninth Ave. ...

Friday 6th
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* Chicken industry hopes to test every flock
  http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_3376383
  For avian flu: Companies accounting for 90 percent of U.S. chickens produced last year are on board for the new testing program
WASHINGTON - Seeking to reassure people that chicken is safe to eat, companies that raise chickens said Thursday they will test every flock for bird flu before the birds are slaughtered.
  Companies that account for more than 90 percent of the nearly 10 billion chickens produced in 2005 in the U.S. have signed up for the testing program and said it expects more to follow, according to the National Chicken Council, a trade group that represents producers. ...

* Cows shot; reward is offered for the culprit
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3376234
A cattle rancher in Tooele County is offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for shooting and killing seven cows.
  The dead cows, all pregnant at the time of the slaying, were discovered on Dec. 29 by a neighbor who was putting up a fence on adjacent property near Mile Marker 32 of State Road 36 north of Vernon. The neighbor noticed the cows lying down and walked over to check on them, according to Tooele County sheriff's Detective Ron Johnson. The cows appeared to be shot in the head and neck and were fanned out across the range about 200 yards from each other, he said. ...

* Spring bear hunt is back; board says risk to females low
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3376231
Utah Wildlife Board members Thursday reinstated a controversial statewide spring bear hunt after a 14-year absence, saying females should not be overly affected, as once feared.
  Concerns that too many females were being killed in the spring, leaving orphan cubs, led the state to drop the hunt after the 1992 season. But the results of a five-year study showed that was not the case, officials said. ...

Saturday 7th
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* Sheep die when train hits truck
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635174593,00.html
SPANISH FORK \u2014 Twenty-eight sheep were killed Friday when a freight train smacked into the rear-end of a semitrailer that was hauling the flock to a Utah Valley farm.
  Police say the driver of the truck was making a right turn from U.S. 6 onto 3450 East in Spanish Fork. He was cautiously watching the cars behind him because he had to make such a wide turn and did not look for a train. ...

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