Wise-Use Wiseguys

September 1, 1994 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, September 1994:

Champion steer wrestler Bob

Marshall, whose work somewhat resembles bes –

tiality and involves frequent bumps on the head,

claimed recently in the Friends of Rodeo

newsletter that opposition to animal rights was

ordained by Paul in the name of Jesus because

animal rights activists “listen to seducing spirits

that teach the doctrine of demons,” promoting

“sex without marriage” and “sexual perver –

sions,” which “basically expresses the view –

point of our liberal leaders.” Thus, he said,

“The devil is who we really stand against.”

This came to him, he hinted, in a vision.

Spectacles

July 1, 1994 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 1994:

Bullfights and rodeos have been banned i n

Sao Paulo, Brazil, scene of more than 100 such events in

1993. The ban took effect in May.

Trying to slow the pace of the Iditarod dog

sled race from Anchorage to Nome, the Iditarod Trail

Committee has eliminated five food dropoff points, to

require mushers to pack heavier loads, and has cut the

maximum number of dogs in a team from 20 to 16. To

make up for sponsorship losses, the entry fee has been

increased from $500 to $1,750.

Anti-rodeo vet was performer

July 1, 1994 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 1994:

BURLINGTON, Vermont– –

“I raced two of my horses at local

rodeos,” veterinarian Peggy Larson

recalls of her youth in North Dakota,

“and often rode other people’s horses in

races. I also rode bareback bucking

horses for two years at local rodeos.

Once I rode a steer. Damned near killed

myself.”

Now an outspoken rodeo critic,

Larson remained involved in rodeo long

after becoming a veterinarian. “Duane

Howard, a national champion bull and

saddle bucking horse rider, was a client

of mine,” she recalls. “He was retired

from rodeo because of a serious injury

which left him partially deaf and ataxic.

He also rode in the same small town

rodeos where I rode.”

Killing wildlife for fun & profit

June 1, 1994 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, June 1994:

Austrian scientist Dr. Martin

Balluch, now at Cambridge University,

reportedly may be deported from Britain

because he opposes fox hunting. Letters of

protest may be sent to the Right Honorable

Michael Howard, Home Secretary, Home

Office, 50 Queen Anne’s Gate, London

SW1H 9AT, United Kingdom.

The winter of 1993-1994 was

among the harshest on record, forcing deer

to yard up sooner and stay yarded longer––but

early field reports indicate that few deer

starved despite hunters’ claims of deer over-

population. Wild turkeys were hard-hit, how-

eve––and may decline, warns National Wild

Turkey Federation representative Tom Baptie

of Castleton, Vermont, because undigested

grain from cow manure is a staple of their

winter diet, but anti-pollution laws now

restrict where and when manure can be spread.

COURT CALENDAR

June 1, 1994 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, June 1994:

Crimes Against Humans

Odd jobs man Joseph Bales,

33, and Helene LeMay, 31, a mail-

order vegetarian diet consultant, were

charged April 19 with illegally disposing

of their 10-week-old infant’s remains in

the woods near Eastman, Quebec, a

short drive from their St. Romain home,

and then filing a false kidnapping report

in New York City to cover up for the

baby’s death. Their story fell apart within

hours. An autopsy seemed to confirm

their story that the baby died of natural

causes, as there were no evident signs of

abuse or malnutrition. They did not

report the death, they said, because they

feared they would be charged with abuse,

after having been accused last year of

abusing a mentally retarded foster child.

Spectacles

June 1, 1994 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, June 1994:

Florida attorney general Bob

Butterworth on May 6 ruled that so-

called hog-dog rodeos violate the state

animal cruelty law. The rodeos pit dogs

against hogs in an enclosed arena. The

dog who corners a hog fastest is the win-

ner. Videos of dogs biting pigs’ snouts,

ears, and legs have been widely broadcast

in recent weeks, as members of United

Bay Pens Association, a hog-dog rodeo

front group, have defended the events as

“good clean family fun,” and Hardee

County sheriff Rickey Dick has refused to

arrest either organizers or participants.

State attorney Joseph D’Alessandro

promised on May 13 that no one would be

arrested if the rodeos cease, but a UBPA

spokesman said they would continue until

arrests were made.

ANIMAL HEALTH

June 1, 1994 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, June 1994:

“Often dogs show signs of lead intoxication

before children, and the signs in humans are more subtle

than in dogs,” University of Missouri veterinary toxicologist

Stan Casteel advises. Canine symptoms include prolonged

diarhea, vomiting, and stomach upset.

Fort Dodge Laboratories, a division of

American Home Products, has introduced the first vac-

cine for treating and preventing ringworm in cats. T h e

vaccine replaces traditional oral and topical treatments.

Michigan State University professor of veteri-

nary medicine Sally Walshaw, 49, on May 1 became the

ninth annual winner of the Leo K. Bustad Companion

Animal Veterinarian Award––and the first female recipient.

Walshaw teaches laboratory techniques. Said Richard

Walshaw, her husband and a fellow member of the MSU

veterinary teaching staff, “Before Sally, few people really

ever bothered understanding laboratory animals’ feelings,

and they indeed have a lot of feelings.”

Animal control & rescue

May 1, 1994 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, May 1994:

A DISMAL TUNE FROM DOWN BY THE BANKS OF THE OHIO

MANSFIELD, Ohio––A recent

survey of Ohio county animal control depart-

ments done by neutering advocate Diana

Nolen found that 64% consider their shelters

to be overcrowded, 58% see parvovirus as

their greatest health problem (a disease associ-

ated with overcrowding), and only 27%

expect to be able to expand or improve their

facilities soon. Two-thirds of the departments

depend wholly upon dog licensing, fines, and

redemption fees for their income.

Nolen’s survey forms were returned

by the animal control departments in 33 of the

88 Ohio counties, containing 47% of the

human population. The findings indicate that

Ohio animal control agencies took in about

197,000 dogs and cats in 1993; euthanized

135,000, or 69%; adopted out 37,000 (19%);

and returned 25,000 (13%) to their owners.

Thirty percent reported declining intake and

euthanasia figures, 42% reported no change,

and 24% reported increases.

SPECTACLES

May 1, 1994 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, May 1994:

Bill Petersen, county commission

chair in Glades County, Florida, is leading

an effort to ban “hog dog rodeos,” in which

dogs are set upon semi-feral pigs in enclosed

arenas. The winner is the owner whose dog

brings down a pig the fastest. Held in Glades,

Highlands, and Hardee counties, “hog dog

rodeos” are popular with hunters, says pro-

moter Roger Vickery.

The World Society for the

Protection of Animals seeks letters protest-

ing the Jaripeo rodeo, held each February 23

in San Matias, El Salvador, in which a clown

bites a calf’s tongue and pulls it back as far as

he can stretch it. Address Lic. Carlos

Hilermann, Presidente, Inst. Salvadoreno de

Turismo, Calle Ruben Dario 619, San

Salvador, El Salvador.

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