AR-News Letters, Nov 24th, 2009

[Dave Shishkoff]

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----- Original Message -----
From: "bob pomilla" <bo_...@yahoo.com>
To: <ARNews...@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 4:04 PM
Subject: Pete the Moose


Vermont looking to kill Pete
http://www.savepetethemoose.org/

"But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh we deprive a soul of the
sun and light, and of that proportion of life and time she had been born
into the world to enjoy."
- Plutarch

If the screams and moans of the animals used to provide for us could be
heard, the sound would be deafening. If their misery and suffering could be
felt by us, it would be unbearable. --- "Think occasionally of the suffering
of which you spare yourself the sight." ~ Albert Schweitzer

"Until one has loved an animal, a part of the soul remains unawakened."
- Anatole France

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----- Original Message -----
From: <ISPE...@aol.com>
To: <ARNews...@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 8:56 PM
Subject: What will happen to Indian elephants removed from zoos


Are we helping elephants by banning from India zoos, or just taking them
out of public view for PR reasons?

Quote:

...The animals have great use for departmental work, eco-tourism,
patrolling etc and a decision has been taken to send them to national
parks and
tiger reserves where they can be under the supervision of mahauts," said A
N Prasad, director, Project Elephant.


Elephant care manual for mahouts and camp managers...
http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/ae943e/ae943e08.htm

GCC: IPAN: Loki: Report to Minister Maneka Gandhi (4/16/99)
http://www.gcci.org/ipan/loki/pat_derby041699.html

www.gcci.org/ipan/loki/pat_derby041699.html

Protests against Mahouts in India
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/students-wildlife-activists-spread-awareness-against-cruelty-to-elephants_100240385.html

Elephants are being banned from circus and zoos. These elephants are only
about 2% of the captured elephants in Indian. They will now go to
possibly worse tourist trade conditions,
http://www.indiamike.com/india/dogs-cats-and-langurs-f109/the-sad-life-of-india-s-captive-elephants-t1700/