Category: Activists & Organizations

Fur

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, March 1993:

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service has proposed to take red, western
gray, and eastern gray kangaroos off the
threatened species list, which would mean
their pelts could be imported in greater
numbers. Protected since 1974, the
Australian kangaroos now number about
18 million, up from 10 million in 1984,
and are killed for pelts at the rate of about
5.2 million a year. Public comments will
be received until March 22. Address
Office of Public Affairs, USFWS, Dept.
of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240.

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COURT CALENDAR

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, March 1993:

Humane Enforcement
Houston police and animal con-
trol officers on January 2 seized 16 pit bulls
at the scene of a dogfight––the fourth big
dogfighting bust in the U.S. in two months.
Simultaneous raids on January
1 7 netted 35 spectators at a cockfight in
Mossy, West Virginia, and five alleged
cockfight organizers in Gilroy, California,
where more than 500 fighting cocks were
seized. About 20 to 25 people evaded the
police in West Virginia, and an estimated 60
got away in California.

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ANIMAL CONTROL & RESCUE

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, March 1993:

Los Angeles County on January 5 became the
largest and most populous jurisdiction in the U.S. to require
cat licensing. Cats must wear either collar identification or
ear tags. The new ordinance is modeled after ordinances
already in effect in Carson and Lomita, California, but
enforcibility remains in doubt. The ordinance was passed at
the urging of Citizens for Sheltered Animals, who argue
that it will reduce the euthanasia rate for cats picked up by
animal control: 39,000 of 42,000 in 1992.
Zoocheck Canada seeks letters supporting pas-
sage of the Ontario Animal Welfare Act, eight years in
development, “which would license and set standards for
the care and keeping of animals in zoos, aquaria, wildlife
displays, pet stores, pounds and shelters, breeding and
boarding establishments, and native wildlife rehabilitation
centers.” Address Bob Rae, Office of the Premier,
Legislative Bldg., Room 281, Queen’s Park, Toronto,
Ontario M7A 1A1.

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Salvation Army denies link to Sportsmen Against Hunger

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, March 1993:

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia ––
Trying to boost the image of hunting,
Sportsmen Against Hunger again this winter
urged hunters to donate kills to soup kitchens,
prominently mentioning the Salvation Army.
But Salvation Army national com-
munications director Colonel Leon R. Ferraez
reiterated February 4 that “The Salvation
Army does not have an agreement with
Sportsmen Against Hunger. The organiza-
tion has misrepresented that fact a number of
times. “Sportsmen Against Hunger has
assured us they are not using the name of the
Salvation Army, but we continue to receive
reports that they do use our name, then deny
it later. We have tried to overcome this prob-
lem for a number of years,” he added,
“including with the threat of legal action.”

Woofs and growls…

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, March 1993:

Fed up with nonprofit executives who hide the size of
their salaries by dividing them among related groups who file sepa-
rate returns, the Internal Revenue Service asks on the 1992 Form
990, “Did any officer, director, trustee, or key employee receive
aggregate compensation of more than $100,000 from your organiza-
tion and all related organizations, of which more than $10,000 was
provided by the related organization?” If the answer is yes, detailed
explanations are required.
The Senate Select Committee on Prisoners of War and
Missing In Action Affairs has recommended that the IRS should
crack down on charities who report fundraising costs as “educational”
program expenses. This would affect many animal-related charities;
see the notes accompanying the financial tables on over 60 national
groups published in the December 1992 and January/February issues
of ANIMAL PEOPLE. (Copies are still available at $2.00 each.)

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What’s next for the Canadian SPCA? FORMER STAFFERS STRENGTHEN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, March 1993:

MONTREAL, Quebec –– Embattled Canadian
SPCA president Joan Clark has pledged to resign at the
organization’s next annual meeting, to be held in June, but
observers aren’t betting heavily that Clark will be replaced,
or even that the CSPCA will remain open.
Founded in 1869, the CSPCA is Canada’s oldest
humane organization, but has rarely exercised national lead-
ership during more than a decade of internal turmoil marked
by a declining donor base, and has no staff or programs out-
side the province of Quebec. Although more than 80% of
the Quebec population is French-speaking, the CSPCA
directors and senior staff are primarily English-speaking,
contributing to a image of isolation from the community that
the organization has done little about during a series of pro-
tracted power struggles.

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Hirings and firings

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, March 1993:

The World-Wide Fund for Nature, known in
the U.S. as the World Wildlife Fund, announced January
22 that Prince Philip of Britain would remain president
until 1996. Philip, whose term was to end in 1994, was
president of the British branch from its founding in 1961
until 1981, when he took his present post. An avid partic-
ipant in blood sports, Philip has led WWF in frequent
alignment with trophy hunters and wildlife traffickers,
opposing most other animal and habitat protection groups.

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Vivisection

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, December 1992:

The winter 1992/1993 edition of
National Boycott News, a well-reputed
annual directory of boycotts, includes
detailed coverage of the ongoing boycott of
Carme Inc., a cruelty-free cosmetics manu-
facturer acquired by International Research
and Development Corp. in 1989. The boy-
cott, called but not recently promoted by
PETA, might be forgotten by now except
that attorneys for IRDC, a major animal-
testing laboratory, have threatened numer-
ous protesters and media who have covered
the situation with lawsuits––including
National Boycott News, when the editors
offered them the opportunity to respond to
various allegations made by boycott litera-
ture. IRDC did sue two cruelty-free dis-
tributors who dropped the Carme product
line. The case was settled out of court by
the firms’ insurance companies.

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Zoos & Aquariums

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, December 1992:

The American Association of
Zoological Parks and Aquariums
announced November 6 that it would rein-
state the accreditation of the Columbus Zoo
in Columbus, Ohio, effective January 1.
The zoo and former director Jack Hanna
were suspended in April for violating the
AAZPA code of ethics by importing two
pandas from China for an exhibit that closed
in September after attracting 925,000 of the
zoo’s 1.5 million visitors. AAZPA con-
tends––along with most other wildlife pro-
tection advocates––that China’s panda
rentals are not in the best interest of either
the species or the individual animals. A
week after the AAZPA announcement, the
Columbus Zoo executive committee named
Hanna “director emeritus” and replaced him
with longtime general manager Gerald
Borin.

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