UARC News and Events >> 16 July 06

Sun Jul 16 12:14:57 MDT 2006

Hi Everyone,

Here is some news of the goings on in the Utah Animal Rights Coalition. In This E-Mail:

  * Days of '47 Rodeo Protest
  * National Veggie Dog Day
  * Calendar of Events
  * In the News

Thanks to Rich, Zoe, Jason and Carl for helping pass out leaflets at Wednesday nights Gallivan Center event!  Also, a big thanks to Jason, Kristen, David, Jil, Ksenia and Danielle who helped with the National Soy Ice Cream Day feed-in.

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### DAYS OF '47 RODEO PROTEST ### 

 What:  Protest the Rodeo
Where:  Delta Center, corner of 100 S. & 300 W., Salt Lake City
 When:  Monday, 17-July at 6:00 PM (Rodeo starts at 7:00)
        Monday, 24-July at 3:00 PM (Rodeo starts at 4:00)

UARC will be protesting the Days of '47 Rodeo this year for the first and last days, the 17th and the 24th.  Rodeos are torture for the animals involved.  To learn more, visit http://www.idausa.org/facts/rodeos.html

If you are interested in protesting other days of the rodeo (it's happening every day this next week except for Sunday, Mon-Sat at 7pm), contact us and we will organize a protest.  If no one shows an interest in other days, we don't plan on being there.

### NATIONAL VEGGIE DOG DAY ###

 What:  Pass out veggie dog's to audience members of the X96 4play concert series
Where:  Gallivan Center
 When:  Wednesday, 19-July at 6:00 PM

In celebration of National Veggie Dog Day, UARC activists will be passing out vegan hot dogs to audience members of the X96 4play concert series in association with the City Weekly booth.  If interested, please contact Jason (jasonh at uarc.com) for how you can help.

### 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.  PETA, VFS, ARM and Ching Farm are not affiliated with UARC. )

Monday, 17th
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- 6:00 PM - Days of '47 Rodeo Protest at the Delta Center (see above)

Wednesday, 19th
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- 6:00 PM - National Veggie Dog Day at the Gallivan Center (see above)

Thursday, 20th
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- 9:45 PM - Gallivan Center leafletting on 200 South and 50 West

Friday, 21st
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- 7:00 PM - Gallery Stroll leafletting on Pierpont Ave between 200 and 300 West

Saturday, 22nd
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- All Day - Warped Tour at the Salt Lake County Fair Grounds (UARC is trying to table at this event; if interested, reply to this email)

- 2:00 PM - Ching Sanctuary cooking class at Jordan Landing Wild Oats "Comfort Foods"

### IN THE NEWS ###

Monday
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* Scientists jump to the aid of vanishing amphibians
  'Big, big trouble': A USU prof and his peers write in 'Science' that cash is needed to halt the loss of species
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_4032003
With each frog species that disappears, another voice is lost from the chaotic choir of creatures that live in the world's rain forests. 
  This is the call amphibian experts are putting out for a coordinated international effort to preserve the remaining species before further disaster strikes. About 50 scientists issued a joint policy paper in Friday's edition of Science, asking the U.S. government to kick in $400 million over five years toward amphibian preservation for a start. ...

* Survey: Employees say they would work better with dogs
  http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_4031525
Would you work like a dog if your dog joined you in the office? According to a recent survey, a majority of dog owners would work longer hours if man's best friend were sleeping under the desk.
  Two-thirds of dog owners would put in more time at the office, while 55 percent would commute a greater distance to a dog-friendly company. Nearly half would switch jobs, and 44 percent would take a salary reduction. ...

* Davis tops in animal euthanizing
  County facility draws fire for inaccessibility, low rate of adoption
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,640193639,00.html
Davis County Animal Control put down 6,253 animals last year ? mostly cats and dogs. That's more animals than any similar agency in the state.
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  Statewide, 30,000 cats and dogs are put down each year in shelters, said Holly Sizemore, spokeswoman for No More Homeless Pets in Utah, an organization dedicated to ending euthanizations of animals. ...

Tuesday
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* $34.3M aquarium unlikely to make November ballot
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_4035166
Sending the Living Planet Aquarium to the November ballot appears sunk, but its tide could be rising in Sandy.
  Judging by a straw poll, the Salt Lake County Council today will deny placing before voters a $34.3 million bond to build the aquarium. ...

* Utah kills 30,000 pets a year
  'A societal problem': Davis, Utah, Salt Lake counties lead the pack, and many say resources too slim to save more
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_4035176
Each year, 30,000 cats and dogs are put to death in state animal shelters, an anti-euthanization organization said.
  Davis County was responsible for 21 percent of the euthanizations last year, followed by Utah County with 19 percent, according to information from those animal agencies.
  Third was Salt Lake County Animal Services, which covers Salt Lake City, Herriman, Taylorsville, Cottonwood Heights and unincorporated areas, at 18 percent. ...

* Aerial tracking of wolves is sought
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_4035196
BOISE, Idaho - A plan for handling cattle predators in wilderness areas may aid a proposal to land helicopters in Idaho for the purpose of tracking gray wolves.
  The revision of a 1993 policy would allow the Forest Service ''last resort'' animal sharp-shooting from helicopters, all-terrain vehicles and poison baiting in protected wilderness areas, Katie Armstrong, a Forest Service spokeswoman, said Monday. ...

* Thomas: New approaches needed to ensure a future for forestry, wildlife
  http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_4034795
A new age of forestry is needed in the United States. Recent dramatic declines in forest management have brought some undesirable consequences for forest health and wildlife.
  Public concerns over retention of biodiversity (such as compliance with the intent of the Endangered Species Act) have thrust concerns for wildlife front and center in forest management debates. Where those debates lead remains to be seen. ...

Wednesday
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* Aquarium's bait hooks S.L. Council
  Living Planet: Surprising many, the board votes 8-1 to extend its bond-request review
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_4039629
The Living Planet Aquarium is alive.
  Calling Tuesday's presentation "very impressive," Salt Lake County Council members voted 8-1 to extend their review for a month before deciding whether to place a $34.3 million bond on November's ballot.
  The reprieve surprised many observers, who predicted the council would deep-six plans to ask voters to help pay for construction of the 90,000-square-foot inland-sea attraction. ...

Thursday
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* Aquarium pitch makes a splash
  County Council will reconsider putting the issue on ballot
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,640194408,00.html
A reference to a Wendy's extra-value meal may have helped seal the deal for the Living Planet Aquarium.
  Aquarium officials told the Salt Lake County Council on Tuesday that for the price of a burger, fries and a drink, county residents could help build a 90,000-square-foot aquarium downtown. That amounts to $5.50 a year on a $200,000 home.
  The sales pitch, along with thousands of red Swedish Fish packed into tanks representing the aquarium's attendance since June 2004, persuaded the County Council to think again about putting a $34 million bond on the ballot in November to fund the project.

* Environmentalists and ranchers debate new grazing regulations
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,640194358,00.html
Depending on whom you ask, federal grazing regulations announced Wednesday are either a roadblock to good management or a rollback from bad rules.
 The rules apply to 160 million acres of Bureau of Land Management land in the West, including Utah, and impact 15,000 livestock operators. ...

Friday
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* Rancher sue over owl habitats
  Protected: They say much of the designated area is not part of the bird's natural territory
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_4049636
A California-based legal firm and Arizona cattlemen have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's designation of critical habitat for the Mexican spotted owl in four states - including Utah.
  The Pacific Legal Foundation, acting on behalf of the Arizona Cattle Growers Association, contends that the Fish and Wildlife Service did not follow laws governing the Endangered Species Act in setting aside more than 8 million acres for the Mexican spotted owl in Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado. ...

* Lawsuit protests owl-habitat designation
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,640194640,00.html
The designation of more than 8 million acres, including 2.2 million acres in Utah, as critical habitat for the Mexican spotted owl was done illegally, according to a lawsuit filed in Arizona Thursday.
  According to the lawsuit, the government acted "illegally" because it did not sufficiently justify the critical habitat or examine the economic impacts of the designation, which was made Aug. 31, 2004, by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Arizona by the Arizona Cattle Growers Association, seeks to have that designation voided. ...

* Mountain lion encounters becoming more common
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_4049626
EVERGREEN, Colo. - Carrie Ann and Shaffer Warner have repeatedly called authorities about the stalker that peers into their 6-year-old son's bedroom window at night, has killed the family cat and even chased them into their home in the wooded hills west of Denver.
 The culprit is a tannish-brown mountain lion that has eluded wildlife officers perched on the porch with shotguns, traps baited with roadkill and even a motion-detection camera fastened to a pine tree. ...

Saturday
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* Biologists look for killer of bighorn sheep
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,640195049,00.html
BOISE ? Something is killing Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in Hells Canyon, and for the first time biologists in the three Northwest states that border the rugged chasm have started capturing sick lambs to figure out the cause.
  Researchers at Washington State University are examining tissue taken from the lambs. Their findings could have ramifications for wild sheep throughout North America. ...

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