UARC News and Events >> 14 May 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:

  * Potluck in the Park -- TODAY
  * Calendar of Events
  * In the News

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### POTLUCK IN THE PARK ###

Now that it's summer, we've decided to move our popular vegan potluck to the park!  Please join us:

  When:  Sunday (today) @ 5:00 PM
 Where:  North East corner pavillion of Liberty Park

Please bring your own plate and utensils, and some food to share.  A BBQ grill will be provided for those who want to grill up some vegan meats or vegetables!


### 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, 15th
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- 7:00 PM - UARC Steering meeting at The Bridge (512 W. 200 S.).  All are welcome.


Wednesday, 17th
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- 1:15 PM - High school leafletting.  Meet at The Bridge to carpool to a to-be-decided High School where you will help pass out animal rights leaflets and/or CDs.  Contact Jason (jasonh at uarc.com) for more details.


Sunday, 21st 
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- 5:00 PM - Ching Sanctuary cooking class @ Sugarhouse Wild Oats re "Homemade Pasta"


### IN THE NEWS ###

Monday
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* Bluebloods vie to collar Best in Show
  1,400 pooches, hundreds of owners, 38 judges strut their stuff in S. Jordan
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635205768,00.html
SOUTH JORDAN ? If anyone can confirm that owners look like their pets, it's Ric Byrd. He's been to thousands of dog shows over 44 years either as an owner or a judge.
  "'d be surprised what you come across on the road," he said. "You'll see some fat, pudgy guy showing a bulldog, or a man with a gray, straight beard showing a schnauzer." ...


Tuesday
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* Dumpster a staple of freegan lifestyle
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635205936,00.html
There's a new breed of Dumpster diver in town.
  They are freegans ? a modernistic sort of urban hippie forsaking overconsumption for a more stark lifestyle. It's a lifestyle ? freeganism as it's called that is catching on, even in Salt Lake City.
  "It's becoming more mainstream and less stigmatized," Seattle resident Courtney Szper said in a telephone interview. ...


Saturday
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* Idaho wolf killing ruled to be within wildlife laws
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3818177
VICTOR, Idaho - Officials with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game say a ranch worker who shot a wolf earlier this week acted within the law.
  The rancher reported within 24 hours that the 2- to 3-year-old wolf was chasing cattle when it was shot Monday in southeastern Idaho. ...


Sunday
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* Research to aid grizzly bear recovery
  Comprehensive study: Officials hope to use the information to record bear population trends
  http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3821337
BILLINGS, Mont. - The grizzly bear population in and around Glacier National Park is one of the largest in the Lower 48, but for years wildlife officials have only been able to guess at the numbers that support that conclusion. And they can't say whether the population is growing, stable or even in free fall. ...

* Orangutan's mothering a success story at zoo
  http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635207396,00.html
It's been a year since Bornean orangutan Eve gave birth to baby girl Acara on Mother's Day, but she's still taking to life as a mom.
  Sharing her food, teaching Acara safety around the pen, carrying the 17-pound 1-year-old ? they may seem like simple tasks for a new mother, but for 15-year-old Eve, three official months of successful motherhood is cause for celebration for zookeepers at Hogle Zoo. ...


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